September 4, 1977 Seattle Mariners at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 17,084

Sunday, September 4, 1977, 1:33PM
Time of Game: 2:15

Mariners

55-83

Won 3

7th, 27 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mariners        2  0  2   0  2  1   0  0  0    7 13  0
Blue Jays       0  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  0    2  8  0

W: P Mitchell (2-5), L: J Garvin (9-14)

Blue Jays

45-87

Lost 8

7th, 36½ GB

BATTING

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Baez 2B                     5   1   2   0    0   0  .275  .664    0    5   5   2B
J Bernhardt DH                3   0   1   0    0   1  .248  .622    0    0   0   CS,SH
R Jones CF                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .268  .808    0    1   0   HR
L Stanton RF                  4   1   2   2    0   1  .274  .834    0    2   0   HR
B Stein 3B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .261  .694    0    0   2   
D Meyer 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .272  .761    0   10   0   
S Jutze C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .253  .673    0    7   0   2·GDP
S Braun LF                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .219  .638    0    1   0   HR
J Sexton SS                   4   2   2   1    0   1  .167  .584    0    1   4   HR

P Mitchell P                                                             0   0
  T House P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   7  13   6    1   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: J Baez (12, off J Garvin).

HR: L Stanton (21, off J Garvin; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); R Jones (22, off J Garvin; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs); S Braun (5, off J Garvin; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); J Sexton (1, off J Garvin; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SH: J Bernhardt (3, off T Murphy).

TB: J Sexton 5; L Stanton 5; R Jones 4; S Braun 4; J Baez 3; B Stein 2; S Jutze; D Meyer; J Bernhardt.

GIDP: S Jutze 2 (2).

RBI: R Jones 2 (67); L Stanton 2 (74); S Braun (31); J Sexton (1).

2-out RBI: R Jones 2; L Stanton 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Sexton-J Baez-D Meyer 2; B Stein-J Baez-D Meyer.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Bernhardt (3, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by J Garvin).

PO: S Jutze (1st base by J Garvin).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Staggs 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .252  .688    0    1   2   
A Woods LF                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .281  .720    0    1   0   
R Howell 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .292  .742    0    0   1   GDP
R Fairly RF                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .285  .836    0    3   1   HR,2B
D Rader DH                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .252  .798    0    0   0   2B
D Ault 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .254  .740    0    8   1   
S Bowling CF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .191  .609    0    4   0   2B,GDP
A Ashby C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .207  .577    0    6   0   
T Nordbrook SS                2   0   0   0    1   0  .208  .620    0    4   6   GDP

J Garvin P                                                               0   2
  T Murphy P                                                             0   1
  M Willis P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   2   8   2    2   7                    27  14

BATTING

2B: S Bowling (6, off P Mitchell); D Rader (23, off T House); R Fairly (21, off P Mitchell).

HR: R Fairly (17, off P Mitchell; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: R Fairly 6; S Bowling 2; D Rader 2; A Ashby; S Staggs; R Howell; D Ault.

GIDP: T Nordbrook (1); R Howell (12); S Bowling (7).

RBI: R Fairly (59); S Bowling (10).

2-out RBI: S Bowling; R Fairly.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. S Staggs-T Nordbrook-D Ault 2.

PITCHING

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Mitchell, W (2-5)            7     7   2   2    0   7   1   7.86   26     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 2· 7     62    -     0.55   0.17
T House                        2     1   0   0    2   0   0   4.93    8     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.39   0.02
Totals                         9     8   2   2    2   7   1          34     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 2· 8           -

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 Garvin, L (9-14)             4     8   6   6    0   4   4   4.07   19     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 8     26    -     0.69  -0.32
T Murphy                       3     4   1   1    1   1   0   5.28   12     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 4          1-0    0.18   0.01
M Willis                       2     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.57    6     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.06   0.01
Totals                         9    13   7   7    1   5   4          37     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 0·13          1-0

J Garvin faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J Garvin 2 (22; J Bernhardt, 2nd base (CS); S Jutze, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Vic Voltaggio.

Time of Game: 2:15.

Attendance: 17,084.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 75° F.

LINEUPS

   Seattle Mariners              Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. J Baez               2B    1. S Staggs             2B 
2. J Bernhardt          DH    2. A Woods              LF 
3. R Jones              CF    3. R Howell             3B 
4. L Stanton            RF    4. R Fairly             RF 
5. B Stein              3B    5. D Rader              DH 
6. D Meyer              1B    6. D Ault               1B 
7. S Jutze              C     7. S Bowling            CF 
8. S Braun              LF    8. A Ashby              C  
9. J Sexton             SS    9. T Nordbrook          SS 

   P Mitchell           P        J Garvin             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  --3      17%  66% L Stanton       J Garvin        Home Run; Baez Scores
   t 3   2  0-2  1--      15%  84% R Jones         J Garvin        Home Run; Sexton Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1-3      -8%  54% R Jones         J Garvin        Bernhardt Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   b 3   0  4-0  1--       6%  87% T Nordbrook     P Mitchell      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 1   0  0-0  -2-       6%  62% J Bernhardt     J Garvin        Fielder's Choice ; Baez to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Garvin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  J Baez          Double to RF
          -2-      62%  J Bernhardt     Fielder's Choice ; Baez to 3B
   O      1-3      54%  R Jones         Bernhardt Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      --3      49%  " "             Strikeout
   RR     --3      66%  L Stanton       Home Run; Baez Scores
   O      ---      65%  B Stein         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Paul Mitchell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      67%  S Staggs        Strikeout
   O      ---      69%  A Woods         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      68%  R Howell        Single to CF
   O      1--      70%  R Fairly        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jerry Garvin facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      68%  D Meyer         Flyball: CF
          ---      70%  S Jutze         Single to CF
   O      1--      67%  S Braun         Jutze Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      66%  " "             Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Paul Mitchell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      68%  D Rader         Strikeout
          ---      66%  D Ault          Single to RF
   OO     1--      71%  S Bowling       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jerry Garvin facing 9-1-2
          ---      74%  J Sexton        Single to LF
   O      1--      71%  J Baez          Foul Flyball: RF
   O      1--      69%  J Bernhardt     Strikeout
   RR     1--      84%  R Jones         Home Run; Sexton Scores
   O      ---      84%  L Stanton       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Paul Mitchell facing 8-9-1
          ---      80%  A Ashby         Single to LF
   OO     1--      87%  T Nordbrook     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  S Staggs        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jerry Garvin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      87%  B Stein         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      86%  D Meyer         Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  S Jutze         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Paul Mitchell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      88%  A Woods         Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  R Howell        Strikeout
   R      ---      83%  R Fairly        Home Run
   O      ---      84%  D Rader         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jerry Garvin facing 8-9-1
   R      ---      90%  S Braun         Home Run
   R      ---      94%  J Sexton        Home Run
          ---      95%  J Baez          Single
                  Tom Murphy replaces Jerry Garvin pitching
   O      1--      94%  J Bernhardt     Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Baez to 2B
   O      -2-      93%  R Jones         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      93%  L Stanton       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 6, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-6, Paul Mitchell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      94%  D Ault          Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      95%  S Bowling       Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      95%  A Ashby         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 6, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 6-1, Tom Murphy facing 5-6-7
          ---      96%  B Stein         Single to LF
          1--      97%  D Meyer         Single to RF; Stein to 3B
   ROO    1-3      97%  S Jutze         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Stein Scores/No RBI
          ---      97%  S Braun         Walk
   O      1--      97%  J Sexton        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 7, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-7, Paul Mitchell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      98%  T Nordbrook     Flyball: LF
          ---      97%  S Staggs        Single
   O      1--      98%  A Woods         Strikeout
   O      1--      98%  R Howell        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 7, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 7-1, Tom Murphy facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  J Baez          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      98%  J Bernhardt     Single to LF
   O      1--      98%  R Jones         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      98%  L Stanton       Single to RF; Bernhardt to 3B; Stanton out at 2B/RF-SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 7, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-7, Paul Mitchell facing 4-5-6
          ---      96%  R Fairly        Double to RF
   O      -2-      98%  D Rader         Groundout: SS-1B; Fairly stays at 2B
   O      -2-      99%  D Ault          Groundout: 3B-1B; Fairly stays at 2B
   R      -2-      97%  S Bowling       Double to RF; Fairly Scores
   O      -2-      98%  A Ashby         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 7, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 7-2, Mike Willis facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Willis replaces Tom Murphy pitching
          ---      99%  B Stein         Single to LF
   O      1--      98%  D Meyer         Flyball: RF
   OO     1--      98%  S Jutze         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 7, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-7, Tom House facing 9-1-2
                  Tom House replaces Paul Mitchell pitching
          ---      96%  T Nordbrook     Walk
   O      1--      98%  S Staggs        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      96%  A Woods         Walk; Staggs to 2B
   OO     12-      99%  R Howell        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 7, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 7-2, Mike Willis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  S Braun         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  J Sexton        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  J Baez          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 7, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-7, Tom House facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  R Fairly        Flyball: RF
          ---      99%  D Rader         Double to LF
   O      -2-     100%  D Ault          Flyball: RF
   O      -2-     100%  S Bowling       Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 7, Blue Jays 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR197709040

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