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5
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@KCR		6
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@MIL		1
2
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@NYY		8
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4
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@SFG		1
2
Sunday, September 16, 1979, 1:33PM
, Exhibition Stadium
Attendance: 17,078, Time of Game: 1:59
Indians
2
74-74
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
 at Blue Jays
8
49-99
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
W: Tom Underwood (8-16)
L: Wayne Garland (4-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  1  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  2
Blue Jays       0  1  0   4  2  0   1  0  X    8 12  0

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mike Hargrove LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .290 .836 -0.025 0.65 0.026 -0.051 -0.3 3 0
Rick Manning CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .631 -0.089 0.67 0.000 -0.089 -1.1 3 0 GDP
Toby Harrah 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .280 .824 -0.005 0.34 0.020 -0.025 0.0 0 0
Andre Thornton 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .230 .787 -0.071 0.71 0.000 -0.071 -1.0 4 1
Gary Alexander DH 3 2 2 0 1 0 .226 .715 0.045 0.52 0.059 -0.014 0.6
Ron Pruitt RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 .303 .718 0.171 0.80 0.176 -0.006 1.0 4 0 GDP
Dave Rosello 2B 2 0 0 1 1 1 .257 .804 -0.085 1.09 0.002 -0.087 -1.1 2 3 SF
Bo Diaz C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .172 .467 0.065 0.86 0.111 -0.045 0.3 4 0 2B
Tom Veryzer SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .215 .523 -0.084 0.99 0.000 -0.084 -1.0 3 3
Wayne Garland P 1 0
   Sid Monge P 0 0
Team Totals 31 2 7 2 3 4 .226 .544 -0.078 0.73 0.394 -0.472 -2.7 24 7
2B: B Diaz (2, off T Underwood).
SF: D Rosello (2, off T Underwood).
TB: R Pruitt 3; G Alexander 2; B Diaz 2; M Hargrove.
GIDP: R Manning (12); R Pruitt (4).
RBI: B Diaz (1); D Rosello (11).
2-out RBI: B Diaz.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Rosello-T Veryzer-A Thornton.
E: D Rosello 2 (6).

Toronto Blue Jays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alfredo Griffin SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 .280 .678 -0.079 0.47 0.000 -0.079 -1.1 2 2
Bob Bailor RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .227 .581 -0.018 0.42 0.024 -0.042 -0.9 3 0
Roy Howell 3B 5 3 2 1 0 0 .254 .723 0.046 0.56 0.097 -0.051 1.0 0 1 HR,GDP
Tony Solaita DH 4 2 2 0 0 1 .274 .818 0.138 0.82 0.144 -0.006 2.0 2B
John Mayberry 1B 3 2 3 2 0 0 .281 .855 0.197 1.01 0.197 0.000 2.2 9 0 HR,SF
Rick Bosetti CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 .266 .662 0.078 1.15 0.107 -0.029 0.8 5 0 2B
Al Woods LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 .278 .722 0.048 0.90 0.082 -0.034 0.6 3 0
Rick Cerone C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .629 -0.087 0.69 0.000 -0.087 -1.8 4 0
Tim Johnson 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 .164 .443 0.100 0.83 0.128 -0.028 1.1 1 3
Tom Underwood P 0 4
Team Totals 37 8 12 7 1 3 .324 .874 0.423 0.74 0.779 -0.356 3.8 27 10
2B: T Solaita (10, off W Garland); R Bosetti (34, off W Garland).
HR: J Mayberry (21, off W Garland; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); R Howell (13, off W Garland; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: J Mayberry (2, off W Garland).
TB: J Mayberry 6; R Howell 5; T Solaita 3; R Bosetti 3; A Woods 2; A Griffin.
GIDP: R Howell (9).
RBI: J Mayberry 2 (74); R Bosetti 2 (60); T Johnson (6); A Woods (32); R Howell (70).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. T Johnson-A Griffin-J Mayberry 2.

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Wayne Garland, L (4-10) 7 11 8 4 1 1 2 5.23 35 31 -0.423 0.82 -4.3
Sid Monge 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.40 4 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 8 12 8 4 1 3 2 4.50 39 31 0 0 -0.422 0.73 -3.8

Toronto Blue Jays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Underwood, W (8-16) 9 7 2 2 3 4 0 3.69 35 66 0.078 0.73 2.7
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 3 4 0 2.00 35 66 0.078 0.74 2.7
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - (none), 3B - Don Denkinger.
Time of Game: 1:59.
Attendance: 17,078.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 68° F.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Toronto Blue Jays
1 Mike Hargrove LF 1 Alfredo Griffin SS
2 Rick Manning CF 2 Bob Bailor RF
3 Toby Harrah 3B 3 Roy Howell 3B
4 Andre Thornton 1B 4 Tony Solaita DH
5 Gary Alexander DH 5 John Mayberry 1B
6 Ron Pruitt RF 6 Rick Bosetti CF
7 Dave Rosello 2B 7 Al Woods LF
8 Bo Diaz C 8 Rick Cerone C
9 Tom Veryzer SS 9 Tim Johnson 2B
Wayne Garland P Tom Underwood P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 3-2 1 123 RR TOR T. Johnson W. Garland 13% 90% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Mayberry Scores/unER; Bosetti Scores/unER/No RBI; Woods to 3B; Johnson to 2B
t2 0-0 2 1-3 R CLE B. Diaz T. Underwood -11% 39% Double to LF; Alexander Scores; Pruitt to 3B
t4 1-1 1 1-- CLE R. Pruitt T. Underwood -10% 40% Single to LF; Alexander to 3B; Pruitt to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
b4 1-2 0 123 R TOR R. Bosetti W. Garland 10% 74% Single to RF; Howell Scores/unER; Solaita to 3B; Mayberry to 2B
b4 1-2 0 12- TOR J. Mayberry W. Garland 9% 64% Single to RF; Howell to 3B; Solaita to 2B

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, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Tom Underwood facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CLE M. Hargrove T. Underwood 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O CLE R. Manning T. Underwood 2% 54% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O CLE T. Harrah T. Underwood 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Wayne Garland facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O TOR A. Griffin W. Garland -2% 53% Lineout: LF
b1 0-0 1 --- TOR B. Bailor W. Garland 2% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- OO TOR R. Howell W. Garland -5% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Jays' Tom Underwood facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O CLE A. Thornton T. Underwood 2% 52% Flyball: 1B
t2 0-0 1 --- CLE G. Alexander T. Underwood -3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- CLE R. Pruitt T. Underwood -7% 43% Single to CF; Alexander to 3B
t2 0-0 1 1-3 O CLE D. Rosello T. Underwood 7% 50% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 1-3 R CLE B. Diaz T. Underwood -11% 39% Double to LF; Alexander Scores; Pruitt to 3B
t2 1-0 2 -23 O CLE T. Veryzer T. Underwood 6% 44% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Indians' Wayne Garland facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- TOR T. Solaita W. Garland 7% 51% Double to CF
b2 0-1 0 -2- TOR J. Mayberry W. Garland 7% 58% Single to CF; Solaita to 3B
b2 0-1 0 1-3 RO TOR R. Bosetti W. Garland -3% 55% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Solaita Scores
b2 1-1 1 1-- O TOR A. Woods W. Garland -3% 52% Flyball: RF
b2 1-1 2 1-- O TOR R. Cerone W. Garland -2% 50% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Blue Jays' Tom Underwood facing 1-2-3
t3 1-1 0 --- O CLE M. Hargrove T. Underwood 3% 53% Flyball: CF
t3 1-1 1 --- O CLE R. Manning T. Underwood 2% 54% Groundout: P-1B
t3 1-1 2 --- O CLE T. Harrah T. Underwood 1% 56% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Indians' Wayne Garland facing 9-1-2
b3 1-1 0 --- O TOR T. Johnson W. Garland -3% 53% Flyball: CF
b3 1-1 1 --- O TOR A. Griffin W. Garland -2% 51% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 1-1 2 --- O TOR B. Bailor W. Garland -1% 50% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 1.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Blue Jays' Tom Underwood facing 4-5-6
t4 1-1 0 --- O CLE A. Thornton T. Underwood 3% 53% Flyball: LF
t4 1-1 1 --- CLE G. Alexander T. Underwood -3% 50% Single to CF
t4 1-1 1 1-- CLE R. Pruitt T. Underwood -10% 40% Single to LF; Alexander to 3B; Pruitt to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
t4 1-1 1 -23 RO CLE D. Rosello T. Underwood -0% 40% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Alexander Scores
t4 2-1 2 -2- O CLE B. Diaz T. Underwood 4% 43% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Indians' Wayne Garland facing 3-4-5
b4 1-2 0 --- TOR R. Howell W. Garland 5% 48% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
b4 1-2 0 1-- TOR T. Solaita W. Garland 7% 55% Fielder's Choice ; Howell to 2B
b4 1-2 0 12- TOR J. Mayberry W. Garland 9% 64% Single to RF; Howell to 3B; Solaita to 2B
b4 1-2 0 123 R TOR R. Bosetti W. Garland 10% 74% Single to RF; Howell Scores/unER; Solaita to 3B; Mayberry to 2B
b4 2-2 0 123 R TOR A. Woods W. Garland 8% 83% Single to LF; Solaita Scores/unER; Mayberry to 3B; Bosetti to 2B
b4 3-2 0 123 O TOR R. Cerone W. Garland -6% 77% Flyball: RF
b4 3-2 1 123 RR TOR T. Johnson W. Garland 13% 90% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Mayberry Scores/unER; Bosetti Scores/unER/No RBI; Woods to 3B; Johnson to 2B
b4 5-2 1 -23 O TOR A. Griffin W. Garland -4% 86% Lineout: LF
b4 5-2 2 -23 O TOR B. Bailor W. Garland -3% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 5.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Blue Jays' Tom Underwood facing 9-1-2
t5 2-5 0 --- O CLE T. Veryzer T. Underwood 2% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 2-5 1 --- CLE M. Hargrove T. Underwood -3% 83% Single to RF
t5 2-5 1 1-- OO CLE R. Manning T. Underwood 5% 88% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-2, Indians' Wayne Garland facing 3-4-5
b5 5-2 0 --- R TOR R. Howell W. Garland 5% 93% Home Run
b5 6-2 0 --- O TOR T. Solaita W. Garland -1% 92% Strikeout
b5 6-2 1 --- R TOR J. Mayberry W. Garland 3% 96% Home Run
b5 7-2 1 --- TOR R. Bosetti W. Garland 1% 96% Double to LF
b5 7-2 1 -2- O TOR A. Woods W. Garland -0% 96% Groundout: 1B-P; Bosetti to 3B
b5 7-2 2 --3 O TOR R. Cerone W. Garland -1% 95% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 7.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-7, Blue Jays' Tom Underwood facing 3-4-5
t6 2-7 0 --- CLE T. Harrah T. Underwood -2% 93% Walk
t6 2-7 0 1-- O CLE A. Thornton T. Underwood 2% 95% Lineout: LF
t6 2-7 1 1-- O CLE G. Alexander T. Underwood 1% 96% Lineout: RF
t6 2-7 2 1-- CLE R. Pruitt T. Underwood -1% 95% Single to LF; Harrah to 2B
t6 2-7 2 12- O CLE D. Rosello T. Underwood 2% 97% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 7-2, Indians' Wayne Garland facing 9-1-2
b6 7-2 0 --- O TOR T. Johnson W. Garland -0% 97% Flyball: LF
b6 7-2 1 --- O TOR A. Griffin W. Garland -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 7-2 2 --- O TOR B. Bailor W. Garland -0% 97% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 7.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-7, Blue Jays' Tom Underwood facing 8-9-1
t7 2-7 0 --- O CLE B. Diaz T. Underwood 1% 98% Lineout: 2B
t7 2-7 1 --- O CLE T. Veryzer T. Underwood 1% 98% Flyball: CF
t7 2-7 2 --- O CLE M. Hargrove T. Underwood 0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 7-2, Indians' Wayne Garland facing 3-4-5
b7 7-2 0 --- TOR R. Howell W. Garland 0% 99% Single to RF
b7 7-2 0 1-- TOR T. Solaita W. Garland 1% 99% Single to LF; Howell to 3B
b7 7-2 0 1-3 RO TOR J. Mayberry W. Garland 0% 99% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Howell Scores
b7 8-2 1 1-- O TOR R. Bosetti W. Garland -0% 99% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b7 8-2 2 1-- TOR A. Woods W. Garland 0% 99% Single to CF; Bosetti to 2B
b7 8-2 2 12- O TOR R. Cerone W. Garland -0% 99% Flyball: RF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 8.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-8, Blue Jays' Tom Underwood facing 2-3-4
t8 2-8 0 --- O CLE R. Manning T. Underwood 0% 100% Flyball: RF
t8 2-8 1 --- O CLE T. Harrah T. Underwood 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 2-8 2 --- O CLE A. Thornton T. Underwood 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 8.
Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-2, Indians' Sid Monge facing 9-1-2
Sid Monge replaces Wayne Garland pitching
b8 8-2 0 --- O TOR T. Johnson S. Monge -0% 100% Strikeout
b8 8-2 1 --- TOR A. Griffin S. Monge 0% 100% Single to CF
b8 8-2 1 1-- O TOR B. Bailor S. Monge -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
b8 8-2 2 1-- O TOR R. Howell S. Monge -0% 100% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 8.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-8, Blue Jays' Tom Underwood facing 5-6-7
t9 2-8 0 --- CLE G. Alexander T. Underwood -0% 99% Single to RF
t9 2-8 0 1-- OO CLE R. Pruitt T. Underwood 1% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t9 2-8 2 --- CLE D. Rosello T. Underwood -0% 100% Walk
t9 2-8 2 1-- O CLE B. Diaz T. Underwood 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 8.

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