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MIN
@BAL		1
3
TEX
@BOS		7
6		 
(11)
MIL
@CHW		7
2
CAL
@CLE		5
2
OAK
@DET		5
4
KCR
@NYY		5
6		 
(10)
SEA
@TOR		5
8
PHI
@ATL		2
1		 
(10)
NYM
@HOU		5
4
CHC
@LAD		2
6
CIN
@MON		1
13
STL
@SDP		2
1
PIT
@SFG		5
3
Sunday, September 2, 1979, 1:31PM
, Exhibition Stadium
Attendance: 14,776, Time of Game: 2:26
Mariners
5
58-80
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Blue Jays
8
44-92
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Dave Stieb (6-5)
 
                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

Seattle Mariners

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Julio Cruz 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 .269 .679 0.022 0.78 0.072 -0.050 -0.1 1 2
Ruppert Jones CF 5 2 3 1 0 0 .266 .822 -0.074 0.77 0.055 -0.129 0.6 6 0 SB,GDP
Bruce Bochte 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .319 .872 -0.038 0.67 0.032 -0.070 0.4 8 0 2·2B
Willie Horton DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 .276 .777 -0.010 0.83 0.044 -0.055 0.7 2B
Dan Meyer 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .290 .819 0.104 0.97 0.151 -0.047 0.8 1 0
Tom Paciorek LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .310 .824 -0.017 0.98 0.055 -0.072 -0.2 2 0
Joe Simpson RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 .290 .683 -0.094 1.13 0.040 -0.134 -1.6 1 0 GDP
Larry Milbourne SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .660 -0.082 0.82 0.000 -0.082 -1.0 3 3
Larry Cox C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .600 0.039 0.70 0.062 -0.023 0.4 1 2
   Bob Stinson C 1 1 1 0 0 0 .249 .697 0.010 0.24 0.010 0.000 0.3 1 0
Wayne Twitchell P 0 2
   Rich Hinton P 0 1
   Randy Stein P 0 0
Team Totals 38 5 12 5 1 2 .316 .728 -0.140 0.83 0.521 -0.662 0.3 24 10
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

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alfredo Griffin SS 4 2 2 0 0 0 .274 .669 0.113 0.61 0.136 -0.022 1.7 3 5 3B,HBP
Bob Bailor RF 4 2 1 0 0 0 .236 .585 0.046 0.85 0.092 -0.046 0.5 0 0 HBP
Tony Solaita DH 1 0 0 1 0 0 .261 .807 -0.022 1.24 0.000 -0.022 -0.3 SF
   Rico Carty PH 3 1 1 1 0 0 .254 .696 0.070 0.47 0.077 -0.007 0.2
John Mayberry 1B 2 1 1 1 2 0 .284 .868 0.043 0.85 0.066 -0.024 1.1 20 0 IW
Rick Bosetti CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .265 .655 -0.085 0.96 0.030 -0.115 -1.2 0 0 CS
Roy Howell 3B 4 1 3 4 0 1 .252 .717 0.265 0.80 0.294 -0.030 3.7 0 5 HR
Rick Cerone C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .629 -0.035 0.39 0.000 -0.035 -1.1 2 0
Al Woods LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .278 .720 -0.001 0.40 0.024 -0.025 0.2 1 0
Danny Ainge 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .237 .554 -0.033 0.44 0.000 -0.033 -1.1 1 8 SH
Dave Stieb P 0 2
   Jesse Jefferson P 0 2
Team Totals 32 8 10 8 3 2 .312 .863 0.361 0.68 0.719 -0.359 3.8 27 22
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).

Seattle Mariners

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Wayne Twitchell, L (5-5) 4.1 3 5 4 2 1 1 5.23 18 38 -0.259 1.09 -2.1
Rich Hinton 1.2 5 3 2 0 0 0 5.90 11 1 1 -0.098 0.50 -2.1
Randy Stein 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 5.94 10 2 2 -0.003 0.11 0.4
Team Totals 8 10 8 6 3 2 1 6.75 39 38 3 3 -0.360 0.83 -3.8
R Hinton faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave Stieb, W (6-5) 7.1 10 4 3 1 2 0 4.18 33 45 0.018 0.85 -1.4
Jesse Jefferson, S (1) 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.84 6 3 0 0.122 0.69 1.1
Team Totals 9 12 5 4 1 2 0 4.00 39 45 3 0 0.140 0.68 -0.3
Balks: None.
WP: W Twitchell (3); R Hinton (1).
HBP: W Twitchell (6; B Bailor); R Stein (1; A Griffin).
IBB: R Stein (4; J Mayberry).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Terry Cooney.
Time of Game: 2:26.
Attendance: 14,776.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 75° F.

Starting Lineups

Seattle Mariners         Toronto Blue Jays
1 Julio Cruz 2B 1 Alfredo Griffin SS
2 Ruppert Jones CF 2 Bob Bailor RF
3 Bruce Bochte 1B 3 Tony Solaita DH
4 Willie Horton DH 4 John Mayberry 1B
5 Dan Meyer 3B 5 Rick Bosetti CF
6 Tom Paciorek LF 6 Roy Howell 3B
7 Joe Simpson RF 7 Rick Cerone C
8 Larry Milbourne SS 8 Al Woods LF
9 Larry Cox C 9 Danny Ainge 2B
Wayne Twitchell P Dave Stieb P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-1 2 1-3 RRR TOR R. Howell W. Twitchell 28% 84% Home Run; Bailor Scores; Mayberry Scores
t4 0-0 2 -2- R SEA D. Meyer D. Stieb -13% 40% Single to LF; Jones Scores; Meyer to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
b4 0-1 0 --- TOR A. Griffin W. Twitchell 12% 55% Triple to CF
t5 2-4 1 12- OO SEA R. Jones D. Stieb 11% 81% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t8 4-8 1 123 OO SEA J. Simpson J. Jefferson 11% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O SEA J. Cruz D. Stieb 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O SEA R. Jones D. Stieb 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- SEA B. Bochte D. Stieb -2% 52% Double to RF
t1 0-0 2 -2- O SEA W. Horton D. Stieb 3% 55% 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, Mariners' Wayne Twitchell facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O TOR A. Griffin W. Twitchell -2% 53% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O TOR B. Bailor W. Twitchell -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 --- O TOR T. Solaita W. Twitchell -1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O SEA D. Meyer D. Stieb 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O SEA T. Paciorek D. Stieb 2% 54% Groundout: P-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O SEA J. Simpson D. Stieb 1% 55% 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, Mariners' Wayne Twitchell facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O TOR J. Mayberry W. Twitchell -2% 53% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 1 --- TOR R. Bosetti W. Twitchell 3% 55% Single to CF
b2 0-0 1 1-- OO TOR R. Howell W. Twitchell -5% 50% 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, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O SEA L. Milbourne D. Stieb 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O SEA L. Cox D. Stieb 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- O SEA J. Cruz D. Stieb 1% 56% 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, Mariners' Wayne Twitchell facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- O TOR R. Cerone W. Twitchell -3% 53% Flyball: RF
b3 0-0 1 --- O TOR A. Woods W. Twitchell -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- O TOR D. Ainge W. Twitchell -1% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- SEA R. Jones D. Stieb -4% 46% Single to RF
t4 0-0 0 1-- O SEA B. Bochte D. Stieb 4% 50% Strikeout
t4 0-0 1 1-- O SEA W. Horton D. Stieb 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B; Jones to 2B
t4 0-0 2 -2- R SEA D. Meyer D. Stieb -13% 40% Single to LF; Jones Scores; Meyer to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t4 1-0 2 -2- O SEA T. Paciorek D. Stieb 4% 43% 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, Mariners' Wayne Twitchell facing 1-2-3
b4 0-1 0 --- TOR A. Griffin W. Twitchell 12% 55% Triple to CF
b4 0-1 0 --3 TOR B. Bailor W. Twitchell 4% 59% Hit By Pitch
b4 0-1 0 1-3 RO TOR T. Solaita W. Twitchell -1% 58% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Griffin Scores; Bailor to 2B
b4 1-1 1 -2- TOR J. Mayberry W. Twitchell 4% 62% Wild Pitch; Bailor to 3B
b4 1-1 1 --3 TOR J. Mayberry W. Twitchell 2% 64% Walk
b4 1-1 1 1-3 O TOR R. Bosetti W. Twitchell -8% 56% Flyball: 1B
b4 1-1 2 1-3 RRR TOR R. Howell W. Twitchell 28% 84% Home Run; Bailor Scores; Mayberry Scores
b4 4-1 2 --- O TOR R. Cerone W. Twitchell -1% 83% Lineout: 3B
4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, Blue Jays 4.
Top of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-4, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 7-8-9
t5 1-4 0 --- SEA J. Simpson D. Stieb -4% 79% Walk
t5 1-4 0 1-- O SEA L. Milbourne D. Stieb 4% 83% Flyball: SS
t5 1-4 1 1-- SEA L. Cox D. Stieb -6% 77% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Simpson to 3B
t5 1-4 1 1-3 R SEA J. Cruz D. Stieb -7% 70% Single; Simpson Scores/unER; Cox to 2B
t5 2-4 1 12- OO SEA R. Jones D. Stieb 11% 81% 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, Mariners' Wayne Twitchell facing 8-9-1
b5 4-2 0 --- TOR A. Woods W. Twitchell 2% 83% Walk
b5 4-2 0 1-- O TOR D. Ainge W. Twitchell -1% 82% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Woods to 2B
Rich Hinton replaces Wayne Twitchell pitching
b5 4-2 1 -2- TOR A. Griffin R. Hinton 1% 83% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
b5 4-2 1 12- O TOR B. Bailor R. Hinton -3% 81% Flyball: CF
Rico Carty pinch hits for Tony Solaita (DH) batting 3rd
b5 4-2 2 12- R TOR R. Carty R. Hinton 8% 88% Single to LF; Woods Scores/unER; Griffin to 3B
b5 5-2 2 1-3 R TOR J. Mayberry R. Hinton 5% 93% Single to RF; Griffin Scores/unER; Carty to 2B
b5 6-2 2 12- O TOR R. Bosetti R. Hinton -1% 92% 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, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 3-4-5
t6 2-6 0 --- O SEA B. Bochte D. Stieb 2% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 2-6 1 --- SEA W. Horton D. Stieb -3% 91% Double to RF
t6 2-6 1 -2- O SEA D. Meyer D. Stieb 2% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B; Horton to 3B
t6 2-6 2 --3 O SEA T. Paciorek D. Stieb 2% 95% 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, Mariners' Rich Hinton facing 6-7-8
b6 6-2 0 --- TOR R. Howell R. Hinton 1% 96% Single to CF
b6 6-2 0 1-- O TOR R. Cerone R. Hinton -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B; Howell to 2B
b6 6-2 1 -2- O TOR A. Woods R. Hinton -1% 95% Flyball: CF
b6 6-2 2 -2- TOR D. Ainge R. Hinton 0% 95% Wild Pitch; Howell to 3B
b6 6-2 2 --3 O TOR D. Ainge R. Hinton -1% 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, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 7-8-9
t7 2-6 0 --- O SEA J. Simpson D. Stieb 2% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2-6 1 --- O SEA L. Milbourne D. Stieb 1% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 2-6 2 --- O SEA L. Cox D. Stieb 0% 97% 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, Mariners' Rich Hinton facing 1-2-3
b7 6-2 0 --- TOR A. Griffin R. Hinton 0% 97% Single to CF
b7 6-2 0 1-- TOR B. Bailor R. Hinton 1% 99% Single to RF; Griffin to 3B/Adv on E9
Randy Stein replaces Rich Hinton pitching
b7 6-2 0 1-3 O TOR R. Carty R. Stein -0% 98% 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
b7 6-2 1 -23 TOR J. Mayberry R. Stein 0% 98% Intentional Walk
b7 6-2 1 123 RO TOR R. Bosetti R. Stein 0% 99% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Bailor Scores; Carty to 3B
b7 7-2 2 1-3 R TOR R. Howell R. Stein 1% 99% Single to CF; Carty Scores; Bosetti to 3B
b7 8-2 2 1-3 O TOR R. Cerone R. Stein -0% 99% 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, Blue Jays' Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
t8 2-8 0 --- O SEA J. Cruz D. Stieb 0% 100% Flyball: LF
t8 2-8 1 --- SEA R. Jones D. Stieb -0% 99% Single to LF
t8 2-8 1 1-- SEA B. Bochte D. Stieb -0% 99% Jones Steals 2B
t8 2-8 1 -2- R SEA B. Bochte D. Stieb -1% 98% Double to RF; Jones Scores
t8 3-8 1 -2- R SEA W. Horton D. Stieb -2% 96% Single to LF; Bochte Scores
t8 4-8 1 1-- SEA D. Meyer D. Stieb -3% 94% Single to RF; Horton to 2B
t8 4-8 1 12- SEA T. Paciorek D. Stieb -5% 88% Single to CF; Horton to 3B; Meyer to 2B
Jesse Jefferson replaces Dave Stieb pitching
t8 4-8 1 123 OO SEA J. Simpson J. Jefferson 11% 99% 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, Mariners' Randy Stein facing 8-9-1
b8 8-4 0 --- TOR A. Woods R. Stein 0% 99% Single to RF
b8 8-4 0 1-- O TOR D. Ainge R. Stein -0% 99% Strikeout
b8 8-4 1 1-- TOR A. Griffin R. Stein 0% 99% Hit By Pitch; Woods to 2B
b8 8-4 1 12- O TOR B. Bailor R. Stein -0% 99% Flyball: LF
b8 8-4 2 12- O TOR R. Carty R. Stein -0% 98% 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, Blue Jays' Jesse Jefferson facing 8-9-1
t9 4-8 0 --- O SEA L. Milbourne J. Jefferson 1% 99% Groundout: P-1B
t9 4-8 1 --- SEA B. Stinson J. Jefferson -1% 98% Single to RF
t9 4-8 1 1-- O SEA J. Cruz J. Jefferson 1% 100% Groundout: P-1B; Stinson to 2B
t9 4-8 2 -2- R SEA R. Jones J. Jefferson -1% 99% Single to LF; Stinson Scores
t9 5-8 2 1-- O SEA B. Bochte J. Jefferson 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, Blue Jays 8.

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