May 28, 1977 California Angels at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
MIN 1 BOS 17
KCR 12 OAK 5
@CLE 1 SEA 3
@DET 1 MIL 3
TEX 1 CHW 9
@NYY 4 TOR 6
CAL 4 CHC 6
PIT 3 CIN 6
@LAD 3 PHI 4
NYM 2
(10) SDP 6
HOU 5 ATL 2
@SFG 1 STL 7
MON 5

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 30,034

Saturday, May 28, 1977, 1:32PM
Time of Game: 2:28

Angels

22-22

Lost 1

4th, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          0  1  0   0  2  1   0  0  0    4  6  1
Blue Jays       1  0  4   0  1  0   0  0  X    6 10  0

W: J Jefferson (3-3), L: W Simpson (3-4), S: P Vuckovich (3)

Blue Jays

18-26

Won 1

7th, 8½ GB

BATTING

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Flores CF                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .351  .907    0    3   0   2·2B
J Remy 2B                     4   0   1   1    0   2  .274  .725    0    3   0   
T Solaita 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .716    0    6   1   
J Rudi DH                     4   1   1   1    0   3  .265  .831    0    0   0   HR
B Bonds RF                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .271  .857    0    1   0   
D Baylor LF                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .193  .706    0    2   0   SB
D Chalk 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .331  .799    0    1   3   2B,SB
B Grich SS                    2   0   0   1    1   1  .256  .764    0    3   1   SF
A Etchebarren C               2   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .614    0    4   1   
  M Guerrero PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T Humphrey C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .589         1   0   
  W Aikens PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .938    0    0   0   

W Simpson P                                                              0   1
  M Scott P                                                              0   0
  D LaRoche P                                                            0   1
Totals                       32   4   6   4    3  11                    24   8

BATTING

2B: D Chalk (10, off J Jefferson); G Flores 2 (5, 2 off J Jefferson).

HR: J Rudi (9, off J Jefferson; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SF: B Grich (3, off J Jefferson).

TB: J Rudi 4; G Flores 4; D Chalk 2; D Baylor; J Remy.

RBI: G Flores (7); J Rudi (40); B Grich (21); J Remy (18).

2-out RBI: J Remy; G Flores.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Chalk-T Solaita.

E: D Chalk (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Baylor (7, 3rd base off J Jefferson/A Ashby); D Chalk (6, 2nd base off J Jefferson/A Ashby).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Scott CF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .218  .495    0    3   0   CS
B Bailor SS                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .364  .901    0    0   0   
R Howell 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .307  .766    0    1   2   2B
R Fairly DH                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .308  .875    0    0   0   
O Velez RF                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .302 1.000    0    2   0   2B
S Ewing LF                    2   1   2   1    0   0  .342  .814    0    1   0   3B
  S Bowling PH-LF             1   0   0   1    0   0  .148  .442    0    0   0   SF
D Ault 1B                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .252  .760    0    7   0   
A Ashby C                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .230  .650    0   11   0   
H Torres 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .607    0    2   4   GDP

J Jefferson P                                                            0   1
  P Vuckovich P                                                          0   0
Totals                       31   6  10   6    2   5                    27   7

BATTING

2B: O Velez (10, off W Simpson); R Howell (2, off M Scott).

3B: S Ewing (1, off W Simpson).

SF: S Bowling (1, off M Scott).

TB: S Ewing 4; R Howell 2; J Scott 2; O Velez 2; R Fairly 2; A Ashby; D Ault.

GIDP: H Torres (5).

RBI: R Fairly 2 (20); D Ault (27); S Bowling (2); O Velez (32); S Ewing (3).

2-out RBI: R Fairly 2; D Ault; O Velez; S Ewing.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Scott (3, 2nd base by M Scott/A Etchebarren).

PO: S Bowling (1st base by D LaRoche).

PITCHING

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Simpson, L (3-4)             2.2   8   5   5    1   3   0   5.67   16     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 8     24    -     1.11  -0.33
M Scott                        3.1   2   1   0    0   1   0   4.05   12     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 1· 2          1-0    0.50   0.00
D LaRoche                      2     0   0   0    1   1   0   4.39    6     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.32   0.04
Totals                         8    10   6   5    2   5   0          34     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 1·10          1-0

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
J Jefferson, W (3-3)           7     6   4   4    2   8   1   4.64   29     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 0· 6     55    -     1.08   0.06
P Vuckovich, S (3)             2     0   0   0    1   3   0   3.15    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.07   0.15
Totals                         9     6   4   4    3  11   1          36     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 0· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: W Simpson (5); J Jefferson (2).

IBB: None.

PO: D LaRoche (1; S Bowling, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Bill Kunkel.

Time of Game: 2:28.

Attendance: 30,034.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 79° F.

LINEUPS

   California Angels             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. G Flores             CF    1. J Scott              CF 
2. J Remy               2B    2. B Bailor             SS 
3. T Solaita            1B    3. R Howell             3B 
4. J Rudi               DH    4. R Fairly             DH 
5. B Bonds              RF    5. O Velez              RF 
6. D Baylor             LF    6. S Ewing              LF 
7. D Chalk              3B    7. D Ault               1B 
8. B Grich              SS    8. A Ashby              C  
9. A Etchebarren        C     9. H Torres             2B 

   W Simpson            P        J Jefferson          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  1-2  1--      11%  75% O Velez         W Simpson       Double to RF; Fairly Scores
   b 3   2  1-1  -2-      11%  65% R Fairly        W Simpson       Single to RF; Bailor Scores
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-       9%  62% R Fairly        W Simpson       Single to RF; Scott Scores
   b 2   1  1-1  12-      -9%  50% H Torres        W Simpson       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
   t 6   0  6-3  ---      -8%  78% J Rudi          J Jefferson     Home Run (Deep LF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Jesse Jefferson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      44%  G Flores        Double to CF (CF-RF)
   O      -2-      48%  J Remy          Strikeout
   O      -2-      52%  T Solaita       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      55%  J Rudi          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Wayne Simpson facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  J Scott         Single to CF
   O      1--      57%  B Bailor        Groundout: P-1B; Scott to 2B
   O      -2-      53%  R Howell        Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-      62%  R Fairly        Single to RF; Scott Scores
   O      1--      60%  O Velez         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Jesse Jefferson facing 5-6-7
          ---      56%  B Bonds         Walk
          1--      50%  D Baylor        Walk; Bonds to 2B
   O      12-      56%  D Chalk         Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Baylor to 2B
          12-      51%  B Grich         Baylor Steals 3B; Chalk Steals 2B
   RO     -23      52%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Baylor Scores
   O      -2-      55%  A Etchebarren   Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Wayne Simpson facing 6-7-8
          ---      59%  S Ewing         Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  D Ault          Strikeout
          1--      59%  A Ashby         Single to LF (LF-CF); Ewing to 2B
   OO     12-      50%  H Torres        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Tied 1-1, Jesse Jefferson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  G Flores        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  J Remy          Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  T Solaita       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Wayne Simpson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  J Scott         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      56%  B Bailor        Walk
          1--      58%  R Howell        Wild Pitch; Bailor to 2B
   O      -2-      54%  " "             Popfly: SS
   R      -2-      65%  R Fairly        Single to RF; Bailor Scores
   R      1--      75%  O Velez         Double to RF; Fairly Scores
   R      -2-      84%  S Ewing         Triple to CF; Velez Scores
   R      --3      89%  D Ault          Single to CF; Ewing Scores
                  Mickey Scott replaces Wayne Simpson pitching
   O      1--      88%  A Ashby         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-5, Jesse Jefferson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      89%  J Rudi          Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  B Bonds         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      91%  D Baylor        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-1, Mickey Scott facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      91%  H Torres        Lineout: RF
          ---      91%  J Scott         Single to CF
   O      1--      90%  B Bailor        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      90%  R Howell        Scott Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-5, Jesse Jefferson facing 7-8-9
          ---      85%  D Chalk         Double to LF (LF Line)
   O      -2-      87%  B Grich         Flyball: CF; Chalk to 3B
   O      --3      91%  A Etchebarren   Popfly: 2B
   R      --3      86%  G Flores        Double to RF; Chalk Scores
   R      -2-      78%  J Remy          Single to CF (CF-RF); Flores Scores
   O      1--      81%  T Solaita       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-3, Mickey Scott facing 3-4-5
          ---      85%  R Howell        Double to CF (CF-RF)
   O      -2-      83%  R Fairly        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          -2-      86%  O Velez         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Howell to 3B
                  Steve Bowling pinch hits for Sam Ewing batting 6th
   RO     1-3      87%  S Bowling       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Howell Scores/unER
   O      1--      86%  D Ault          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 3-6, Jesse Jefferson facing 4-5-6
                  Steve Bowling moves to LF
   R      ---      78%  J Rudi          Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      81%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
          ---      78%  D Baylor        Single to LF
          1--      76%  D Chalk         Wild Pitch; Baylor to 2B
   O      -2-      81%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      85%  B Grich         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-4, Mickey Scott facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      83%  A Ashby         Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  H Torres        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      82%  J Scott         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 4-6, Jesse Jefferson facing 9-1-2
                  Mario Guerrero pinch hits for Andy Etchebarren batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  M Guerrero      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      87%  G Flores        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      89%  J Remy          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-4, Dave LaRoche facing 2-3-4
                  Dave LaRoche replaces Mickey Scott pitching; Terry Humphrey replaces Mario Guerrero playing C batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  B Bailor        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      87%  R Howell        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      86%  R Fairly        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 4-6, Pete Vuckovich facing 3-4-5
                  Pete Vuckovich replaces Jesse Jefferson pitching
   O      ---      90%  T Solaita       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  J Rudi          Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  B Bonds         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-4, Dave LaRoche facing 5-6-7
          ---      95%  O Velez         Walk
   O      1--      94%  S Bowling       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      93%  D Ault          Bowling Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      92%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 4-6, Pete Vuckovich facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  D Baylor        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  D Chalk         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      96%  B Grich         Walk
                  Willie Aikens pinch hits for Terry Humphrey batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  W Aikens        Popfly: 1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Blue Jays 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR197705280

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