September 2, 1979 Seattle Mariners at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
MIN 1 TEX 7
@BOS 6
(11) MIL 7
@CHW 2 CAL 5
@CLE 2 OAK 5
@DET 4 NYY 6
KCR 5
(10) TOR 8
SEA 5 PHI 2
@ATL 1
(10) NYM 5
@HOU 4 LAD 6
CHC 2 MON 13
CIN 1 STL 2
@SDP 1 PIT 5
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 14,776

Sunday, September 2, 1979, 1:31PM
Time of Game: 2:26

Mariners

58-80

Lost 1

6th, 16½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mariners        0  0  0   1  1  0   0  2  1    5 12  2
Blue Jays       0  0  0   4  2  0   2  0  X    8 10  1

W: D Stieb (6-5), L: W Twitchell (5-5), S: J Jefferson (1)

Blue Jays

44-92

Won 1

7th, 45 GB

BATTING

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cruz 2B                     5   0   1   1    0   1  .269  .679    0    1   2   
R Jones CF                    5   2   3   1    0   0  .266  .822    0    6   0   SB,GDP
B Bochte 1B                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .319  .872    0    8   0   2·2B
W Horton DH                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .276  .776    0    0   0   2B
D Meyer 3B                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .290  .818    0    1   0   
T Paciorek LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .310  .824    0    2   0   
J Simpson RF                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .290  .683    0    1   0   GDP
L Milbourne SS                4   0   0   0    0   0  .281  .661    0    3   3   
L Cox C                       3   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .601    0    1   2   
  B Stinson C                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .249  .697    0    1   0   

W Twitchell P                                                            0   2
  R Hinton P                                                             0   1
  R Stein P                                                              0   0
Totals                       38   5  12   5    1   2                    24  10

BATTING

2B: B Bochte 2 (32, 2 off D Stieb); W Horton (15, off D Stieb).

TB: B Bochte 4; R Jones 3; W Horton 3; D Meyer 2; B Stinson; J Cruz; T Paciorek.

GIDP: J Simpson (5); R Jones (15).

RBI: D Meyer (71); B Bochte (85); R Jones (70); W Horton (90); J Cruz (23).

2-out RBI: D Meyer; R Jones.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Cox-L Milbourne.

E: D Meyer (18); J Simpson (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Jones (27, 2nd base off D Stieb/R Cerone).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Griffin SS                  4   2   2   0    0   0  .274  .670    0    3   5   3B,HBP
B Bailor RF                   4   2   1   0    0   0  .236  .586    0    0   0   HBP
T Solaita DH                  1   0   0   1    0   0  .261  .807    0    0   0   SF
  R Carty PH                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .254  .696    0    0   0   
J Mayberry 1B                 2   1   1   1    2   0  .284  .868    0   20   0   IW
R Bosetti CF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .265  .655    0    0   0   CS
R Howell 3B                   4   1   3   4    0   1  .252  .718    0    0   5   HR
R Cerone C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .629    0    2   0   
A Woods LF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .278  .720    0    1   0   
D Ainge 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .555    0    1   8   SH

D Stieb P                                                                0   2
  J Jefferson P                                                          0   2
Totals                       32   8  10   8    3   2                    27  22

BATTING

3B: A Griffin (7, off W Twitchell).

HR: R Howell (12, off W Twitchell; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: T Solaita (1, off W Twitchell).

SH: D Ainge (7, off W Twitchell).

IBB: J Mayberry (7, by R Stein).

HBP: A Griffin (4, by R Stein); B Bailor (5, by W Twitchell).

TB: R Howell 6; A Griffin 4; R Carty; B Bailor; R Bosetti; A Woods; J Mayberry.

RBI: R Howell 4 (68); R Bosetti (55); R Carty (43); T Solaita (11); J Mayberry (71).

2-out RBI: R Howell 4; R Carty; J Mayberry.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 15.

FIELDING

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

E: A Griffin (27).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Bosetti (10, 2nd base by W Twitchell/L Cox).

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
W Twitchell, L (5-5)           4.1   3   5   4    2   1   1   5.23   18     -       ·  ·      3· 7· 1· 3     38    -     1.08  -0.26
R Hinton                       1.2   5   3   2    0   0   0   5.90   11     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 5          1-1    0.52  -0.10
R Stein                        2     2   0   0    1   1   0   5.94   10     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 2          2-2    0.13  -0.00
Totals                         8    10   8   6    3   2   1          39     -       ·  ·     11·10· 1·10          3-3

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 Stieb, W (6-5)               7.1  10   4   3    1   2   0   4.18   33     -       ·  ·     17· 3· 0·10     45    -     0.86   0.02
J Jefferson, S (1)             1.2   2   1   1    0   0   0   5.84    6     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 2          3-0    0.70   0.12
Totals                         9    12   5   4    1   2   0          39     -       ·  ·     21· 3· 0·12          3-0

R Hinton faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: W Twitchell (3); R Hinton (1).

IBB: R Stein (4; J Mayberry).

HBP: W Twitchell (6; B Bailor); R Stein (1; A Griffin).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Terry Cooney.

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 14,776.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 75° F.

LINEUPS

   Seattle Mariners              Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. J Cruz               2B    1. A Griffin            SS 
2. R Jones              CF    2. B Bailor             RF 
3. B Bochte             1B    3. T Solaita            DH 
4. W Horton             DH    4. J Mayberry           1B 
5. D Meyer              3B    5. R Bosetti            CF 
6. T Paciorek           LF    6. R Howell             3B 
7. J Simpson            RF    7. R Cerone             C  
8. L Milbourne          SS    8. A Woods              LF 
9. L Cox                C     9. D Ainge              2B 

   W Twitchell          P        D Stieb              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  1-1  1-3      28%  84% R Howell        W Twitchell     Home Run; Bailor Scores; Mayberry Scores
   t 4   2  0-0  -2-     -12%  40% D Meyer         D Stieb         Single to LF; Jones Scores; Meyer to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 4   0  1-0  ---      12%  55% A Griffin       W Twitchell     Triple to CF
   t 5   1  4-2  12-      11%  81% R Jones         D Stieb         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 8   1  8-4  123      11%  99% J Simpson       J Jefferson     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Cruz          Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  R Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      52%  B Bochte        Double to RF
   O      -2-      55%  W Horton        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Wayne Twitchell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  A Griffin       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      51%  B Bailor        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  T Solaita       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  D Meyer         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  T Paciorek      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      55%  J Simpson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Wayne Twitchell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  J Mayberry      Flyball: CF
          ---      55%  R Bosetti       Single to CF
   OO     1--      50%  R Howell        Double Play: Strikeout, Bosetti Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  L Milbourne     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  L Cox           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      56%  J Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Wayne Twitchell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  R Cerone        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      51%  A Woods         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Ainge         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 2-3-4
          ---      46%  R Jones         Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  B Bochte        Strikeout
   O      1--      52%  W Horton        Groundout: 2B-1B; Jones to 2B
   R      -2-      40%  D Meyer         Single to LF; Jones Scores; Meyer to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      43%  T Paciorek      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Wayne Twitchell facing 1-2-3
          ---      55%  A Griffin       Triple to CF
          --3      59%  B Bailor        Hit By Pitch
   RO     1-3      58%  T Solaita       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Griffin Scores; Bailor to 2B
          -2-      62%  J Mayberry      Wild Pitch; Bailor to 3B
          --3      64%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      56%  R Bosetti       Flyball: 1B
   RRR    1-3      84%  R Howell        Home Run; Bailor Scores; Mayberry Scores
   O      ---      83%  R Cerone        Lineout: 3B
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-4, Dave Stieb facing 7-8-9
          ---      79%  J Simpson       Walk
   O      1--      83%  L Milbourne     Flyball: SS
          1--      77%  L Cox           Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Simpson to 3B
   R      1-3      70%  J Cruz          Single; Simpson Scores/unER; Cox to 2B
   OO     12-      81%  R Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Wayne Twitchell facing 8-9-1
          ---      83%  A Woods         Walk
   O      1--      82%  D Ainge         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Woods to 2B
                  Rich Hinton replaces Wayne Twitchell pitching
          -2-      83%  A Griffin       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      12-      81%  B Bailor        Flyball: CF
                  Rico Carty pinch hits for Tony Solaita batting 3rd
   R      12-      88%  R Carty         Single to LF; Woods Scores/unER; Griffin to 3B
   R      1-3      93%  J Mayberry      Single to RF; Griffin Scores/unER; Carty to 2B
   O      12-      92%  R Bosetti       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-6, Dave Stieb facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      93%  B Bochte        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      91%  W Horton        Double to RF
   O      -2-      93%  D Meyer         Groundout: 2B-1B; Horton to 3B
   O      --3      95%  T Paciorek      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-2, Rich Hinton facing 6-7-8
          ---      96%  R Howell        Single to CF
   O      1--      95%  R Cerone        Groundout: SS-1B; Howell to 2B
   O      -2-      95%  A Woods         Flyball: CF
          -2-      95%  D Ainge         Wild Pitch; Howell to 3B
   O      --3      94%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-6, Dave Stieb facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  J Simpson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  L Milbourne     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  L Cox           Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-2, Rich Hinton facing 1-2-3
          ---      97%  A Griffin       Single to CF
          1--      99%  B Bailor        Single to RF; Griffin to 3B/Adv on E9
                  Randy Stein replaces Rich Hinton pitching
   O      1-3      98%  R Carty         Fielder's Choice SS; Griffin out at Hm/SS-C-SS; Bailor to 3B; Carty to 2B
                  Bob Stinson replaces Larry Cox playing C batting 9th
          -23      98%  J Mayberry      Intentional Walk
   RO     123      99%  R Bosetti       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Bailor Scores; Carty to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  R Howell        Single to CF; Carty Scores; Bosetti to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  R Cerone        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Blue Jays 8.

Top of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-8, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  J Cruz          Flyball: LF
          ---      99%  R Jones         Single to LF
          1--      99%  B Bochte        Jones Steals 2B
   R      -2-      98%  " "             Double to RF; Jones Scores
   R      -2-      96%  W Horton        Single to LF; Bochte Scores
          1--      94%  D Meyer         Single to RF; Horton to 2B
          12-      88%  T Paciorek      Single to CF; Horton to 3B; Meyer to 2B
                  Jesse Jefferson replaces Dave Stieb pitching
   OO     123      99%  J Simpson       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 4, Blue Jays 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-4, Randy Stein facing 8-9-1
          ---      99%  A Woods         Single to RF
   O      1--      99%  D Ainge         Strikeout
          1--      99%  A Griffin       Hit By Pitch; Woods to 2B
   O      12-      99%  B Bailor        Flyball: LF
   O      12-      98%  R Carty         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 4, Blue Jays 8.

Top of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 4-8, Jesse Jefferson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  L Milbourne     Groundout: P-1B
          ---      98%  B Stinson       Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  J Cruz          Groundout: P-1B; Stinson to 2B
   R      -2-      99%  R Jones         Single to LF; Stinson Scores
   O      1--     100%  B Bochte        Groundout: 2B-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, Blue Jays 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation