July 26, 1977 Texas Rangers at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 4
MIL 3 CHW 8
DET 3 NYY 5
BAL 4
(10) OAK 2
CAL 1 SEA 9
MIN 7 TEX 14
@TOR 0 CHC 3
CIN 0 LAD 5
PHI 1 PHI 5
@LAD 1 PIT 3
HOU 2 SDP 4
MON 3 MON 5
@SDP 2
(15) NYM 8
@SFG 3 STL 4
ATL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 22,357

Tuesday, July 26, 1977, 7:32PM
Time of Game: 2:41

Rangers

51-44

Won 5

4th, 8 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         2  3  1   3  0  2   0  3  0   14 17  1
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  2

W: B Blyleven (10-9), L: J Clancy (0-1)

Blue Jays

34-63

Lost 6

7th, 21½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Hargrove 1B                 4   2   0   0    2   1  .305  .798    0   11   1   
B Campaneris SS               2   2   1   2    1   1  .255  .669    0    0   2   3B,SH
  J Mason SS                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .194  .476    0    1   3   2B
C Washington CF               5   3   3   2    0   0  .298  .755    0    0   0   SB,SF
W Horton DH                   5   2   4   2    0   1  .293  .780    0    0   0   3·2B
T Harrah 3B                   3   0   1   1    0   1  .277  .887    0    0   1   2B
  K Bevacqua PR-3B            2   2   2   3    0   0  .667 2.334    0    0   0   HR
B Wills 2B                    4   2   2   1    1   1  .293  .786    0    3   5   2B,SB
D May RF                      5   0   0   0    0   1  .234  .621    0    2   0   
E Kirkpatrick LF              5   0   1   1    0   1  .145  .512    0    3   0   
J Sundberg C                  3   1   2   1    0   1  .257  .642    0    4   1   2B
  J Ellis PH-C                2   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .645    0    2   0   

B Blyleven P                                                             1   0
Totals                       42  14  17  13    4   9                    27  13

BATTING

2B: J Mason (4, off C Hartenstein); T Harrah (19, off D DeBarr); B Wills (16, off P Vuckovich); W Horton 3 (14, 2 off J Clancy, off D DeBarr); J Sundberg (10, off J Clancy).

3B: B Campaneris (5, off J Clancy).

HR: K Bevacqua (1, off P Vuckovich; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: C Washington (2, off J Clancy).

SH: B Campaneris (15, off J Clancy).

TB: W Horton 7; K Bevacqua 5; J Sundberg 3; B Wills 3; C Washington 3; B Campaneris 3; T Harrah 2; J Mason 2; E Kirkpatrick.

RBI: K Bevacqua 3 (3); C Washington 2 (30); B Campaneris 2 (31); W Horton 2 (46); J Sundberg (30); E Kirkpatrick (6); T Harrah (47); B Wills (31).

2-out RBI: E Kirkpatrick; J Sundberg.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 10 for 19.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Wills-J Mason-M Hargrove.

E: C Washington (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Wills (16, 2nd base off J Johnson/A Ashby); C Washington (15, 2nd base off P Vuckovich/A Ashby).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Staggs 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .288  .813    0    2   2   
B Bailor CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .322  .772    0    2   1   
R Howell 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .259  .691    0    1   0   2B
R Fairly DH                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .295  .868    0    0   0   
D Rader 1B                    1   0   0   0    2   0  .251  .806    0    9   1   HBP
A Woods LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .721    0    2   0   
S Ewing RF                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .289  .708    0    1   0   
H Torres SS                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .249  .642    0    0   2   
A Ashby C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .199  .566    0   10   0   GDP

J Clancy P                                                               0   0
  J Johnson P                                                            0   0
  D DeBarr P                                                             0   1
  P Vuckovich P                                                          0   0
  C Hartenstein P                                                        0   1
Totals                       30   0   4   0    5   6                    27   8

BATTING

2B: R Howell (8, off B Blyleven).

HBP: D Rader (3, by B Blyleven).

TB: R Howell 2; B Bailor; A Woods; H Torres.

GIDP: A Ashby (8).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

E: S Staggs 2 (2).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Blyleven, W (10-9)           9     4   0   0    5   6   0   2.39   36     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 1· 4     80    -     0.25   0.11
Totals                         9     4   0   0    5   6   0          36     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 1· 4           -

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 Clancy, L (0-1)              2     5   5   5    3   1   0  22.50   13     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 5     24    -     0.93  -0.33
J Johnson                      0.2   2   1   0    0   2   0   4.61    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.37  -0.03
D DeBarr                       0.2   2   3   3    1   0   0   5.91    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 2          2-0    0.24  -0.02
P Vuckovich                    3.2   3   2   2    0   6   1   3.49   14     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 3          1-1    0.02  -0.01
C Hartenstein                  2     5   3   1    0   0   0   6.59   11     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 5          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    17  14  11    4   9   1          48     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 1·17          3-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Blyleven (5; D Rader).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Nick Bremigan.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 22,357.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 67° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. M Hargrove           1B    1. S Staggs             2B 
2. B Campaneris         SS    2. B Bailor             CF 
3. C Washington         CF    3. R Howell             3B 
4. W Horton             DH    4. R Fairly             DH 
5. T Harrah             3B    5. D Rader              1B 
6. B Wills              2B    6. A Woods              LF 
7. D May                RF    7. S Ewing              RF 
8. E Kirkpatrick        LF    8. H Torres             SS 
9. J Sundberg           C     9. A Ashby              C  

   B Blyleven           P        J Clancy             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  0-2  12-      14%  87% B Campaneris    J Clancy        Triple to RF; Sundberg Scores; Hargrove Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-      10%  61% C Washington    J Clancy        Single to CF; Hargrove Scores; Washington to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 1   1  0-1  -2-       9%  70% W Horton        J Clancy        Double to RF; Washington Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  ---       3%  53% M Hargrove      J Clancy        Walk
   t 1   2  0-2  12-      -3%  65% D May           J Clancy        Groundout: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  M Hargrove      Walk
   O      1--      52%  B Campaneris    Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Hargrove to 2B
   R      -2-      61%  C Washington    Single to CF; Hargrove Scores; Washington to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   R      -2-      70%  W Horton        Double to RF; Washington Scores
   O      -2-      67%  T Harrah        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          -2-      68%  B Wills         Walk
   O      12-      65%  D May           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      67%  S Staggs        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      69%  B Bailor        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      70%  R Howell        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Clancy facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      68%  E Kirkpatrick   Strikeout
          ---      71%  J Sundberg      Double to RF
          -2-      73%  M Hargrove      Walk
   RR     12-      87%  B Campaneris    Triple to RF; Sundberg Scores; Hargrove Scores
   RO     --3      88%  C Washington    Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Campaneris Scores
   O      ---      88%  W Horton        Double to CF; Horton out at 3B/CF-3B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-5, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      89%  R Fairly        Strikeout Looking
          ---      87%  D Rader         Hit By Pitch
          1--      85%  A Woods         Single to 2B; Rader to 2B
   O      12-      88%  S Ewing         Strikeout
   O      12-      91%  H Torres        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jerry Johnson facing 5-6-7
                  Jerry Johnson replaces Jim Clancy pitching
   O      ---      90%  T Harrah        Strikeout Looking
          ---      91%  B Wills         Single to RF
   O      1--      90%  D May           Strikeout
          1--      90%  E Kirkpatrick   Wills Steals 2B
          -2-      91%  " "             Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Wills to 3B
   R      1-3      94%  J Sundberg      Single to LF; Wills Scores/unER; Kirkpatrick to 2B
                  Dennis DeBarr replaces Jerry Johnson pitching
   O      12-      93%  M Hargrove      Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-6, Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      94%  A Ashby         Flyball: 2B
          ---      93%  S Staggs        Walk
   O      1--      94%  B Bailor        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      95%  R Howell        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Dennis DeBarr facing 2-3-4
          ---      96%  B Campaneris    Walk
   O      1--      95%  C Washington    Groundout: P-1B; Campaneris to 2B
   R      -2-      97%  W Horton        Double to CF; Campaneris Scores
   R      -2-      98%  T Harrah        Double to CF; Horton Scores
                  Pete Vuckovich replaces Dennis DeBarr pitching; Kurt Bevacqua pinch runs for Toby Harrah batting 5th
   R      -2-      99%  B Wills         Double to LF; Bevacqua Scores
   O      -2-      99%  D May           Groundout: SS-1B; Wills stays at 2B
   O      -2-      99%  E Kirkpatrick   Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 9, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-9, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
                  Kurt Bevacqua moves to 3B
   O      ---      99%  R Fairly        Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      99%  D Rader         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  A Woods         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 9, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 9-0, Pete Vuckovich facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  J Sundberg      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  M Hargrove      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  B Campaneris    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 9, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-9, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  S Ewing         Strikeout Looking
          ---      99%  H Torres        Single to RF
   O      1--      99%  A Ashby         Flyball: RF
   O      1--     100%  S Staggs        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 9, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 9-0, Pete Vuckovich facing 3-4-5
          ---     100%  C Washington    Single to 1B
   O      1--     100%  W Horton        Strikeout
          1--     100%  K Bevacqua      Washington Steals 2B
   RR     -2-     100%  " "             Home Run; Washington Scores
   O      ---     100%  B Wills         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D May           Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 11, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-11, Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Mason replaces Bert Campaneris playing SS batting 2nd
   O      ---     100%  B Bailor        Lineout: 1B
          ---     100%  R Howell        Double to LF
   O      -2-     100%  R Fairly        Flyball: LF
          -2-     100%  D Rader         Walk
   O      12-     100%  A Woods         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 11, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 11-0, Pete Vuckovich facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  E Kirkpatrick   Flyball: LF
                  John Ellis pinch hits for Jim Sundberg batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Ellis         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  M Hargrove      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 11, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-11, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
                  John Ellis moves to C
          ---     100%  S Ewing         Walk
   O      1--     100%  H Torres        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--     100%  A Ashby         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 11, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 11-0, Chuck Hartenstein facing 2-3-4
                  Chuck Hartenstein replaces Pete Vuckovich pitching
   O      ---     100%  J Mason         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---     100%  C Washington    Single to CF
          1--     100%  W Horton        Single to RF; Washington to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  K Bevacqua      Single to CF; Washington Scores; Horton to 2B
   O      12-     100%  B Wills         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Horton to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  D May           Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); Horton Scores/No RBI/unER; Wills to 3B; May to 2B
   RO     -23     100%  E Kirkpatrick   Single to 3B; Wills Scores/unER; May out at Hm/1B-C
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 14, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-14, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  S Staggs        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  B Bailor        Single to CF; Bailor to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -2-     100%  R Howell        Strikeout
          -2-     100%  R Fairly        Walk
          12-     100%  D Rader         Walk; Bailor to 3B; Fairly to 2B
   O      123     100%  A Woods         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Rangers 14, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 14-0, Chuck Hartenstein facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     100%  J Ellis         Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---     100%  J Mason         Double to LF
   O      -2-     100%  C Washington    Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 14, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-14, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  S Ewing         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  H Torres        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  A Ashby         Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 14, Blue Jays 0.

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