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@BAL		2
3		 
(11)
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@BOS		1
3
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@CHW		5
4		 
(10)
OAK
@CLE		0
2
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@CLE		4
10
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@KCR		4
5
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@MIN		3
4
TOR
@TEX		1
4
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@ATL		2
3
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@CIN		0
7
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@HOU		0
8
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@LAD		2
6
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@SDP		4
5		 
(10)
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@SFG		5
2
Wednesday, September 2, 1981
, Arlington Stadium
Attendance: 6,851, Time of Game: 2:23
Blue Jays
1
26-53
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
7th, 20 GB
 at Rangers
4
43-33
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 1½ GB
L: Luis Leal (4-10)
 
                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

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alfredo Griffin SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .209 .536 -0.013 0.95 0.064 -0.076 0.0 8 0 2B
Garth Iorg 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 .589 -0.016 1.06 0.062 -0.078 -0.4 0 4
Lloyd Moseby CF 4 1 1 1 0 3 .245 .696 0.016 1.18 0.112 -0.095 0.3 3 0 HR
Otto Velez DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .817 -0.112 1.15 0.000 -0.112 -0.9
George Bell RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .256 .674 -0.021 0.79 0.039 -0.060 0.4 0 0 3B
John Mayberry 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .232 .742 0.029 1.15 0.073 -0.044 0.0 4 0
   Willie Upshaw PR-1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .180 .588 -0.023 0.96 0.000 -0.023 -0.6 1 0
Al Woods LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .563 -0.118 1.28 0.000 -0.118 -0.9 2 0
Danny Ainge 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 .188 .487 -0.029 1.43 0.045 -0.074 -0.0 1 0
Buck Martinez C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .218 .679 -0.098 1.34 0.032 -0.131 -0.7 5 1 2B,GDP
Luis Leal P 1
   Jerry Garvin P
   Roy Lee Jackson P 1
Team Totals 33 1 6 1 1 5 .182 .600 -0.385 1.13 0.427 -0.811 -2.8 24 7
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. B Martinez-A Griffin; G Iorg-A Griffin.
E: A Griffin 2 (25).

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mickey Rivers CF 3 2 1 0 1 0 .260 .626 0.082 0.98 0.101 -0.019 1.0 2 0 SB
Billy Sample LF 4 0 2 3 0 0 .277 .738 0.174 1.21 0.229 -0.056 2.3 1 0 2B
Al Oliver DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 .330 .808 0.011 0.77 0.092 -0.081 -0.6
Buddy Bell 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .312 .862 -0.059 0.66 0.003 -0.063 -0.4 2 5
Bob Jones RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1.167 -0.055 0.46 0.000 -0.055 -1.1 2 0 CS
Jim Sundberg C 4 0 1 0 0 2 .279 .744 -0.008 0.47 0.022 -0.030 -0.3 5 0
John Ellis 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .175 .539 0.003 0.76 0.032 -0.029 0.0 9 0
   Pat Putnam 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .681 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Bump Wills 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .243 .600 -0.058 0.87 0.000 -0.058 -0.7 4 2
Mario Mendoza SS 3 2 2 0 0 0 .259 .580 0.029 0.88 0.066 -0.038 0.3 1 2 2B
Rick Honeycutt P 3
Team Totals 32 4 8 4 1 5 .250 .585 0.119 0.79 0.545 -0.429 0.6 27 12
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).

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Luis Leal, L (4-10) 6.2 5 3 2 1 3 0 3.49 27 56 0.036 0.87 0.8
Jerry Garvin 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 3.49 3 1 1 -0.156 0.73 -1.8
Roy Lee Jackson 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.73 3 0 0 0.005 0.13 0.4
Team Totals 8 8 4 3 1 5 0 3.38 33 56 1 1 -0.115 1.13 -0.6

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Honeycutt, W (9-3) 9 6 1 1 1 5 1 2.92 34 75 0.384 1.13 2.8
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 1 5 1 1.00 34 75 0.384 0.79 2.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - George Maloney.
Time of Game: 2:23.
Attendance: 6,851.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Toronto Blue Jays         Texas Rangers
1 Alfredo Griffin SS 1 Mickey Rivers CF
2 Garth Iorg 2B 2 Billy Sample LF
3 Lloyd Moseby CF 3 Al Oliver DH
4 Otto Velez DH 4 Buddy Bell 3B
5 George Bell RF 5 Bob Jones RF
6 John Mayberry 1B 6 Jim Sundberg C
7 Al Woods LF 7 John Ellis 1B
8 Danny Ainge 3B 8 Bump Wills 2B
9 Buck Martinez C 9 Mario Mendoza SS
Luis Leal P Rick Honeycutt P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 2-1 2 12- RR TEX B. Sample J. Garvin 15% 95% Double to LF; Mendoza Scores; Rivers Scores
t4 0-2 1 --- R TOR L. Moseby R. Honeycutt -11% 67% Home Run
b1 0-0 1 -2- R TEX A. Oliver L. Leal 9% 66% Single to CF; Rivers Scores/unER
t3 0-1 0 1-- OO TOR B. Martinez R. Honeycutt 9% 67% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b3 1-0 0 12- R TEX B. Sample L. Leal 8% 84% Single to LF; Mendoza Scores; Rivers to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Rick Honeycutt facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- TOR A. Griffin R. Honeycutt -6% 44% Double to LF
t1 0-0 0 -2- O TOR G. Iorg R. Honeycutt 4% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 1 -2- O TOR L. Moseby R. Honeycutt 3% 51% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 -2- O TOR O. Velez R. Honeycutt 3% 54% 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, Blue Jays' Luis Leal facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- TEX M. Rivers L. Leal 4% 58% Reached on E6 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 0 1-- TEX B. Sample L. Leal 3% 61% Rivers Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- O TEX B. Sample L. Leal -4% 57% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 -2- R TEX A. Oliver L. Leal 9% 66% Single to CF; Rivers Scores/unER
b1 1-0 1 1-- O TEX B. Bell L. Leal -2% 64% Popfly: SS
b1 1-0 2 1-- O TEX B. Jones L. Leal -2% 62% 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, Rangers' Rick Honeycutt facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- O TOR G. Bell R. Honeycutt 2% 64% Groundout: P-1B
t2 0-1 1 --- O TOR J. Mayberry R. Honeycutt 2% 66% Flyball: LF
t2 0-1 2 --- O TOR A. Woods R. Honeycutt 1% 67% 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, Blue Jays' Luis Leal facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- O TEX J. Sundberg L. Leal -2% 65% Strikeout
b2 1-0 1 --- O TEX J. Ellis L. Leal -1% 64% Flyball: CF
b2 1-0 2 --- O TEX B. Wills L. Leal -1% 63% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Rangers' Rick Honeycutt facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- TOR D. Ainge R. Honeycutt -4% 58% Walk
t3 0-1 0 1-- OO TOR B. Martinez R. Honeycutt 9% 67% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t3 0-1 2 --- O TOR A. Griffin R. Honeycutt 1% 68% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Blue Jays' Luis Leal facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- TEX M. Mendoza L. Leal 6% 74% Double to RF
b3 1-0 0 -2- TEX M. Rivers L. Leal 2% 76% Walk
b3 1-0 0 12- R TEX B. Sample L. Leal 8% 84% Single to LF; Mendoza Scores; Rivers to 2B
b3 2-0 0 12- OO TEX A. Oliver L. Leal -6% 78% Double Play: Groundout: 2B-SS/Interference called; Rivers stays at 2B
b3 2-0 2 -2- O TEX B. Bell L. Leal -2% 75% 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, Rangers' Rick Honeycutt facing 2-3-4
t4 0-2 0 --- O TOR G. Iorg R. Honeycutt 2% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-2 1 --- R TOR L. Moseby R. Honeycutt -11% 67% Home Run
t4 1-2 1 --- O TOR O. Velez R. Honeycutt 2% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1-2 2 --- TOR G. Bell R. Honeycutt -2% 67% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
t4 1-2 2 1-- O TOR J. Mayberry R. Honeycutt 3% 70% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Blue Jays' Luis Leal facing 5-6-7
b4 2-1 0 --- O TEX B. Jones L. Leal -2% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2-1 1 --- TEX J. Sundberg L. Leal 2% 70% Single to LF
b4 2-1 1 1-- TEX J. Ellis L. Leal 3% 73% Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Sundberg to 2B
b4 2-1 1 12- O TEX B. Wills L. Leal -4% 69% Strikeout
b4 2-1 2 12- O TEX M. Mendoza L. Leal -4% 66% 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, Rangers' Rick Honeycutt facing 7-8-9
t5 1-2 0 --- O TOR A. Woods R. Honeycutt 3% 69% Groundout: P-1B
t5 1-2 1 --- O TOR D. Ainge R. Honeycutt 2% 71% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1-2 2 --- TOR B. Martinez R. Honeycutt -3% 68% Double to LF
t5 1-2 2 -2- O TOR A. Griffin R. Honeycutt 5% 72% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Blue Jays' Luis Leal facing 1-2-3
b5 2-1 0 --- O TEX M. Rivers L. Leal -2% 70% Lineout: SS
b5 2-1 1 --- O TEX B. Sample L. Leal -1% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 2-1 2 --- O TEX A. Oliver L. Leal -1% 68% 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, Rangers' Rick Honeycutt facing 2-3-4
t6 1-2 0 --- TOR G. Iorg R. Honeycutt -6% 62% Single to LF
t6 1-2 0 1-- O TOR L. Moseby R. Honeycutt 6% 67% Strikeout
t6 1-2 1 1-- O TOR O. Velez R. Honeycutt 5% 72% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t6 1-2 2 1-- O TOR G. Bell R. Honeycutt 4% 76% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Blue Jays' Luis Leal facing 4-5-6
b6 2-1 0 --- O TEX B. Bell L. Leal -2% 74% Flyball: LF
b6 2-1 1 --- O TEX B. Jones L. Leal -1% 73% Flyball: CF
b6 2-1 2 --- O TEX J. Sundberg L. Leal -1% 72% 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, Rangers' Rick Honeycutt facing 6-7-8
t7 1-2 0 --- TOR J. Mayberry R. Honeycutt -7% 64% Single to CF (Pop Fly)
Willie Upshaw pinch runs for John Mayberry (1B) batting 6th
t7 1-2 0 1-- O TOR A. Woods R. Honeycutt 7% 71% Flyball: RF
t7 1-2 1 1-- O TOR D. Ainge R. Honeycutt 5% 76% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
t7 1-2 2 1-- O TOR B. Martinez R. Honeycutt 4% 81% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Blue Jays' Luis Leal facing 7-8-9
Willie Upshaw moves from PR to 1B
b7 2-1 0 --- O TEX J. Ellis L. Leal -2% 79% Popfly: SS
b7 2-1 1 --- O TEX B. Wills L. Leal -1% 78% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b7 2-1 2 --- TEX M. Mendoza L. Leal 1% 79% Single to CF
Jerry Garvin replaces Luis Leal pitching
b7 2-1 2 1-- TEX M. Rivers J. Garvin 1% 80% Single to CF; Mendoza to 2B
b7 2-1 2 12- RR TEX B. Sample J. Garvin 15% 95% Double to LF; Mendoza Scores; Rivers Scores
b7 4-1 2 -2- O TEX A. Oliver J. Garvin -1% 94% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 4.
Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-4, Rangers' Rick Honeycutt facing 1-2-3
Pat Putnam replaces John Ellis playing 1B batting 7th
t8 1-4 0 --- O TOR A. Griffin R. Honeycutt 2% 96% Lineout: 3B
t8 1-4 1 --- O TOR G. Iorg R. Honeycutt 1% 97% Flyball: CF
t8 1-4 2 --- O TOR L. Moseby R. Honeycutt 1% 98% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Blue Jays' Roy Lee Jackson facing 4-5-6
Roy Lee Jackson replaces Jerry Garvin pitching
b8 4-1 0 --- TEX B. Bell R. Jackson 0% 98% Single to RF
b8 4-1 0 1-- O TEX B. Jones R. Jackson -0% 98% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b8 4-1 1 1-- OO TEX J. Sundberg R. Jackson -0% 97% 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, Rangers' Rick Honeycutt facing 4-5-6
t9 1-4 0 --- O TOR O. Velez R. Honeycutt 2% 99% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t9 1-4 1 --- TOR G. Bell R. Honeycutt -2% 97% Triple to RF (CF-RF)
t9 1-4 1 --3 O TOR W. Upshaw R. Honeycutt 2% 99% Strikeout Looking
t9 1-4 2 --3 O TOR A. Woods R. Honeycutt 1% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Rangers 4.

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