September 2, 1981 Toronto Blue Jays at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
SEA 2
(11) BOS 3
CAL 1 DET 5
@CHW 4
(10) CLE 2
OAK 0 CLE 10
OAK 4 KCR 5
MIL 4 MIN 4
NYY 3 TEX 4
TOR 1 ATL 3
PHI 2 CIN 7
MON 0 HOU 8
NYM 0 LAD 6
PIT 2 SDP 5
CHC 4
(10) STL 5
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 6,851

Wednesday, September 2, 1981
Time of Game: 2:23

Blue Jays

26-53

Lost 1

7th, 20 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  2
Rangers         1  0  1   0  0  0   2  0  X    4  8  1

W: R Honeycutt (9-3), L: L Leal (4-10)

Rangers

43-33

Won 1

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Griffin SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .209  .536    0    8   0   2B
G Iorg 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .254  .590    0    0   4   
L Moseby CF                   4   1   1   1    0   3  .245  .697    0    3   0   HR
O Velez DH                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .818    0    0   0   
G Bell RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .256  .674    0    0   0   3B
J Mayberry 1B                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .232  .742    0    4   0   
  W Upshaw PR-1B              1   0   0   0    0   1  .180  .588    0    1   0   
A Woods LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .563    0    2   0   
D Ainge 3B                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .188  .487    0    1   0   
B Martinez C                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .218  .679    0    5   1   2B,GDP

L Leal P                                                                 0   1
  J Garvin P                                                             0   0
  R Jackson P                                                            0   1
Totals                       33   1   6   1    1   5                    24   7

BATTING

2B: A Griffin (16, off R Honeycutt); B Martinez (5, off R Honeycutt).

3B: G Bell (1, off R Honeycutt).

HR: L Moseby (9, off R Honeycutt; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: L Moseby 4; G Bell 3; B Martinez 2; A Griffin 2; G Iorg; J Mayberry.

GIDP: B Martinez (4).

RBI: L Moseby (38).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Iorg-A Griffin; B Martinez-A Griffin.

E: A Griffin 2 (25).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rivers CF                   3   2   1   0    1   0  .260  .626    0    2   0   SB
B Sample LF                   4   0   2   3    0   0  .277  .738    0    1   0   2B
A Oliver DH                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .330  .808    0    0   0   
B Bell 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .312  .862    0    2   5   
B Jones RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.166    0    2   0   CS
J Sundberg C                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .279  .744    0    5   0   
J Ellis 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .175  .539    0    9   0   
  P Putnam 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .681         1   0   
B Wills 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .243  .601    0    4   2   
M Mendoza SS                  3   2   2   0    0   0  .259  .579    0    1   2   2B

R Honeycutt P                                                            0   3
Totals                       32   4   8   4    1   5                    27  12

BATTING

2B: M Mendoza (6, off L Leal); B Sample (14, off J Garvin).

TB: B Sample 3; M Mendoza 3; A Oliver; B Bell; M Rivers; J Sundberg.

RBI: B Sample 3 (19); A Oliver (41).

2-out RBI: B Sample 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Bell-B Wills-J Ellis.

E: B Wills (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Rivers (8, 2nd base off L Leal/B Martinez).

CS: B Jones (1, 2nd base by R Jackson/B Martinez).

PITCHING

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Leal, L (4-10)               6.2   5   3   2    1   3   0   3.49   27     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 1· 5     56    -     0.90   0.04
J Garvin                       0.1   2   1   1    0   1   0   3.49    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 2          1-1    0.88  -0.16
R Jackson                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.73    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.16   0.00
Totals                         8     8   4   3    1   5   0          33     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 1· 8          1-1

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Honeycutt, W (9-3)           9     6   1   1    1   5   1   2.92   34     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 3· 5     75    -     1.12   0.38
Totals                         9     6   1   1    1   5   1          34     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 3· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - George Maloney.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 6,851.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Texas Rangers                        
1. A Griffin            SS    1. M Rivers             CF 
2. G Iorg               2B    2. B Sample             LF 
3. L Moseby             CF    3. A Oliver             DH 
4. O Velez              DH    4. B Bell               3B 
5. G Bell               RF    5. B Jones              RF 
6. J Mayberry           1B    6. J Sundberg           C  
7. A Woods              LF    7. J Ellis              1B 
8. D Ainge              3B    8. B Wills              2B 
9. B Martinez           C     9. M Mendoza            SS 

   L Leal               P        R Honeycutt          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  1-2  12-      15%  95% B Sample        J Garvin        Double to LF; Mendoza Scores; Rivers Scores
   t 4   1  2-0  ---     -11%  67% L Moseby        R Honeycutt     Home Run
   b 1   1  0-0  -2-       9%  66% A Oliver        L Leal          Single to CF; Rivers Scores/unER
   t 3   0  1-0  1--       9%  67% B Martinez      R Honeycutt     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 3   0  0-1  12-       8%  84% B Sample        L Leal          Single to LF; Mendoza Scores; Rivers to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Honeycutt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      44%  A Griffin       Double to LF
   O      -2-      48%  G Iorg          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      51%  L Moseby        Strikeout
   O      -2-      55%  O Velez         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Leal facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  M Rivers        Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball)
          1--      61%  B Sample        Rivers Steals 2B
   O      -2-      57%  " "             Flyball: LF
   R      -2-      66%  A Oliver        Single to CF; Rivers Scores/unER
   O      1--      63%  B Bell          Popfly: SS
   O      1--      62%  B Jones         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Honeycutt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      64%  G Bell          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      66%  J Mayberry      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      67%  A Woods         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Luis Leal facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      65%  J Sundberg      Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  J Ellis         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      63%  B Wills         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Honeycutt facing 8-9-1
          ---      58%  D Ainge         Walk
   OO     1--      67%  B Martinez      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      68%  A Griffin       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Luis Leal facing 9-1-2
          ---      74%  M Mendoza       Double to RF
          -2-      76%  M Rivers        Walk
   R      12-      84%  B Sample        Single to LF; Mendoza Scores; Rivers to 2B
   OO     12-      78%  A Oliver        Double Play: Groundout: 2B-SS/Interference called; Rivers stays at 2B
   O      -2-      75%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Honeycutt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      78%  G Iorg          Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      67%  L Moseby        Home Run
   O      ---      69%  O Velez         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      67%  G Bell          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      70%  J Mayberry      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Luis Leal facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      68%  B Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      70%  J Sundberg      Single to LF
          1--      73%  J Ellis         Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Sundberg to 2B
   O      12-      69%  B Wills         Strikeout
   O      12-      66%  M Mendoza       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 2.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Rick Honeycutt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      69%  A Woods         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      71%  D Ainge         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      68%  B Martinez      Double to LF
   O      -2-      72%  A Griffin       Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Luis Leal facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      70%  M Rivers        Lineout: SS
   O      ---      69%  B Sample        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      68%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 2.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Rick Honeycutt facing 2-3-4
          ---      62%  G Iorg          Single to LF
   O      1--      67%  L Moseby        Strikeout
   O      1--      72%  O Velez         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      76%  G Bell          Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Luis Leal facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      74%  B Bell          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      73%  B Jones         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      72%  J Sundberg      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 2.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Rick Honeycutt facing 6-7-8
          ---      64%  J Mayberry      Single to CF (Pop Fly)
                  Willie Upshaw pinch runs for John Mayberry batting 6th
   O      1--      71%  A Woods         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      76%  D Ainge         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      81%  B Martinez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Luis Leal facing 7-8-9
                  Willie Upshaw moves to 1B
   O      ---      79%  J Ellis         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      78%  B Wills         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      79%  M Mendoza       Single to CF
                  Jerry Garvin replaces Luis Leal pitching
          1--      80%  M Rivers        Single to CF; Mendoza to 2B
   RR     12-      95%  B Sample        Double to LF; Mendoza Scores; Rivers Scores
   O      -2-      94%  A Oliver        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 4.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-4, Rick Honeycutt facing 1-2-3
                  Pat Putnam replaces John Ellis playing 1B batting 7th
   O      ---      96%  A Griffin       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      97%  G Iorg          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  L Moseby        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Roy Lee Jackson facing 4-5-6
                  Roy Lee Jackson replaces Jerry Garvin pitching
          ---      98%  B Bell          Single to RF
   O      1--      98%  B Jones         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      97%  J Sundberg      Double Play: Strikeout, Jones Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 4.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-4, Rick Honeycutt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  O Velez         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---      97%  G Bell          Triple to RF (CF-RF)
   O      --3      99%  W Upshaw        Strikeout Looking
   O      --3     100%  A Woods         Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 4.

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