May 21, 1979 Cleveland Indians at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 3
NYY 1 SEA 12
@KCR 7 MIN 7
@TEX 6 TOR 8
CLE 1 ATL 7
HOU 5 PIT 4
@MON 2 PHI 5
STL 3 SDP 3
LAD 2

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 12,260

Monday, May 21, 1979, 1:32PM
Time of Game: 2:30

Indians

16-23

Lost 1

6th, 10 GB

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

W: D Lemanczyk (4-2), L: R Wise (3-5)

Blue Jays

11-31

Won 1

7th, 16½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bonds DH                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .289  .823    0    0   0   CS,HBP
P Dade RF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .274  .647    0    4   0   
R Manning CF                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .265  .675    0    3   0   SB
A Thornton 1B                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .188  .670    0    5   1   2B
J Norris LF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .222  .612    0    1   0   GDP
T Harrah 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .226  .713    0    1   0   GDP
G Alexander C                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .203  .640    0    6   1   
D Kuiper 2B                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .258  .575    0    0   2   
T Veryzer SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .578    0    3   1   

R Wise P                                                                 1   0
  D Hood P                                                               0   1
  V Cruz P                                                               0   0
Totals                       30   1   7   1    3   8                    24   6

BATTING

2B: A Thornton (8, off D Lemanczyk).

HBP: B Bonds (3, by D Lemanczyk).

TB: D Kuiper 2; A Thornton 2; G Alexander; J Norris; R Manning; T Harrah.

GIDP: J Norris (1); T Harrah (4).

RBI: G Alexander (22).

2-out RBI: G Alexander.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Manning (10, 2nd base off D Lemanczyk/R Cerone).

CS: B Bonds (5, 2nd base by D Lemanczyk/R Cerone).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Griffin SS                  5   1   3   2    0   0  .252  .664    0    4   2   3B,2B
B Bailor RF                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .255  .629    0    2   0   CS
R Howell 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .264  .699    0    0   2   2B
R Carty DH                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .270  .764    0    0   0   2B
  T Wilborn PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
J Mayberry 1B                 3   1   0   0    1   0  .282  .830    0   10   0   
A Woods LF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .277  .699    0    1   0   
R Bosetti CF                  4   1   1   2    0   2  .232  .574    0    1   0   2B,SB
R Cerone C                    3   0   0   1    0   1  .205  .622    0    8   1   SF
D Ainge 2B                    4   3   3   1    0   0  .750 1.500    0    1   5   

D Lemanczyk P                                                            0   1
Totals                       35   8  13   8    2   4                    27  11

BATTING

2B: R Carty (6, off R Wise); A Griffin (5, off V Cruz); R Bosetti (7, off R Wise); R Howell (9, off R Wise).

3B: A Griffin (4, off R Wise).

SF: R Cerone (1, off R Wise).

TB: A Griffin 6; R Carty 3; D Ainge 3; R Bosetti 2; R Howell 2; A Woods 2; B Bailor.

RBI: R Carty 2 (17); R Bosetti 2 (18); A Griffin 2 (8); R Cerone (17); D Ainge (1).

2-out RBI: A Griffin 2; D Ainge.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Lemanczyk-A Griffin-J Mayberry; D Ainge-A Griffin-J Mayberry.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Bosetti (5, 2nd base off R Wise/G Alexander).

CS: B Bailor (1, 2nd base by R Wise/G Alexander).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Wise, L (3-5)                3.2   8   5   5    1   1   0   3.94   19     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 0· 8     25    -     1.11  -0.32
D Hood                         2.1   2   2   2    0   1   0   5.02    9     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 2          1-0    0.20   0.03
V Cruz                         2     3   1   1    1   2   0   3.72   10     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 3          2-2    0.09  -0.01
Totals                         8    13   8   8    2   4   0          38     -       ·  ·      7·12· 0·13          3-2

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
D Lemanczyk, W (4-2)           9     7   1   1    3   8   0   2.57   34     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 1· 7     74    -     0.74   0.19
Totals                         9     7   1   1    3   8   0          34     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 1· 7           -

D Hood faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Lemanczyk (2; B Bonds).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Kunkel.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 12,260.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 59° F.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. B Bonds              DH    1. A Griffin            SS 
2. P Dade               RF    2. B Bailor             RF 
3. R Manning            CF    3. R Howell             3B 
4. A Thornton           1B    4. R Carty              DH 
5. J Norris             LF    5. J Mayberry           1B 
6. T Harrah             3B    6. A Woods              LF 
7. G Alexander          C     7. R Bosetti            CF 
8. D Kuiper             2B    8. R Cerone             C  
9. T Veryzer            SS    9. D Ainge              2B 

   R Wise               P        D Lemanczyk          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  1-0  123      21%  76% R Bosetti       R Wise          Double to LF; Carty Scores; Mayberry Scores; Woods to 3B
   t 4   2  0-0  12-     -12%  39% G Alexander     D Lemanczyk     Single to LF; Thornton Scores; Harrah to 2B
   b 4   1  1-0  12-       8%  56% A Woods         R Wise          Single to LF; Carty to 3B; Mayberry to 2B
   b 4   2  1-3  --3       7%  85% D Ainge         R Wise          Single; Bosetti Scores
   b 4   2  1-4  1--       6%  91% A Griffin       R Wise          Triple to RF; Ainge Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Lemanczyk facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  B Bonds         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      52%  P Dade          Bonds Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      54%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  R Manning       Walk
          1--      52%  A Thornton      Manning Steals 2B
   O      -2-      55%  " "             Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  A Griffin       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      55%  B Bailor        Single to LF
   O      1--      51%  R Howell        Bailor Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      53%  " "             Double to RF
   O      -2-      50%  R Carty         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Lemanczyk facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  J Norris        Single to CF
   O      1--      48%  T Harrah        Groundout: 3B-1B; Norris to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  G Alexander     Lineout: LF
   O      -2-      55%  D Kuiper        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  J Mayberry      Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      55%  A Woods         Single to RF
   O      1--      52%  R Bosetti       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      53%  R Cerone        Bosetti Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Lemanczyk facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  T Veryzer       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      54%  B Bonds         Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  P Dade          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  D Ainge         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  A Griffin       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      50%  B Bailor        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Lemanczyk facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  R Manning       Strikeout
          ---      50%  A Thornton      Walk
   O      1--      53%  J Norris        Strikeout
          1--      51%  T Harrah        Single to LF; Thornton to 2B
   R      12-      39%  G Alexander     Single to LF; Thornton Scores; Harrah to 2B
   O      12-      43%  D Kuiper        Single/runner struck by batted ball and is out; Alexander out at 2B/2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Wise facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      40%  R Howell        Strikeout
          ---      45%  R Carty         Double to RF
          -2-      48%  J Mayberry      Walk
          12-      56%  A Woods         Single to LF; Carty to 3B; Mayberry to 2B
   RR     123      76%  R Bosetti       Double to LF; Carty Scores; Mayberry Scores; Woods to 3B
   RO     -23      78%  R Cerone        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Woods Scores; Bosetti to 3B
   R      --3      85%  D Ainge         Single; Bosetti Scores
   R      1--      91%  A Griffin       Triple to RF; Ainge Scores
                  Don Hood replaces Rick Wise pitching
   O      --3      89%  B Bailor        Flyball: CF
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Dave Lemanczyk facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      91%  T Veryzer       Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  P Dade          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-1, Don Hood facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  R Howell        Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  R Carty         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      92%  J Mayberry      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Dave Lemanczyk facing 3-4-5
          ---      89%  R Manning       Single to CF
   O      1--      91%  A Thornton      Strikeout
   OO     1--      95%  J Norris        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-1, Don Hood facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      95%  A Woods         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      94%  R Bosetti       Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  R Cerone        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Dave Lemanczyk facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  T Harrah        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  G Alexander     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      96%  D Kuiper        Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  T Veryzer       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-1, Don Hood facing 9-1-2
          ---      97%  D Ainge         Single to CF
          1--      98%  A Griffin       Single; Ainge to 2B
                  Victor Cruz replaces Don Hood pitching
          12-      99%  B Bailor        Walk; Ainge to 3B; Griffin to 2B
   O      123      98%  R Howell        Foul Flyball: C
   RR     123      99%  R Carty         Single to CF; Ainge Scores; Griffin Scores; Bailor to 2B
                  Ted Wilborn pinch runs for Rico Carty batting 4th
   O      12-      99%  J Mayberry      Foul Flyball: C
   O      12-      99%  A Woods         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 7.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-7, Dave Lemanczyk facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  B Bonds         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  P Dade          Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  R Manning       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 7-1, Victor Cruz facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  R Bosetti       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  R Cerone        Strikeout
          ---     100%  D Ainge         Single to RF
   R      1--     100%  A Griffin       Double to RF; Ainge Scores
   O      -2-     100%  B Bailor        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 8.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-8, Dave Lemanczyk facing 4-5-6
          ---     100%  A Thornton      Double to LF
          -2-      99%  J Norris        Walk
   OO     12-     100%  T Harrah        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B; Thornton to 3B
   O      --3     100%  G Alexander     Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR197905210

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation