April 15, 1981 New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 7
BAL 2 OAK 5
@CAL 3 CHW 5
MIL 4 DET 4
@KCR 0 SEA 6
MIN 5 TEX 8
CLE 0 NYY 6
@TOR 3 HOU 2
ATL 0 MON 5
CHC 4 NYM 5
STL 3 PHI 4
PIT 3
(11) CIN 10
@SDP 1 LAD 4
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 16,280

Wednesday, April 15, 1981, 7:39PM
Time of Game: 2:37

Yankees

3-2

Won 1

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: R May (2-0), L: J Todd (0-1), S: R Gossage (1)

Blue Jays

2-3

Lost 1

6th, 2 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Randolph 2B                 1   1   0   1    3   0  .235  .946    0    1   5   SF
J Mumphrey CF                 4   0   0   1    1   0  .182  .535    0    5   0   SB
D Winfield LF                 4   0   1   2    1   2  .333  .867    0    3   0   
O Gamble RF                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .417 1.616    0    0   0   HR
  L Piniella PH-RF            2   0   1   0    0   0  .429 1.071    0    1   0   
B Murcer DH                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .273 1.012    0    0   0   
  B Watson PH                 1   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .833    0    0   0   GDP
G Nettles 3B                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .176  .829    0    0   1   
J Spencer 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .237    0    6   1   
  D Werth PH-1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200    0    2   0   
R Cerone C                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .188  .528    0    7   0   
B Dent SS                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .333 1.090    0    0   2   2B

R May P                                                                  2   0
  R Davis P                                                              0   0
  T Underwood P                                                          0   0
  R Gossage P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   6   6   6    9   4                    27   9

BATTING

2B: B Dent (1, off J Todd).

HR: O Gamble (2, off J Todd; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).

SF: W Randolph (1, off J Todd).

TB: O Gamble 4; B Dent 2; D Winfield; L Piniella; R Cerone; B Murcer.

GIDP: B Watson (1).

RBI: D Winfield 2 (3); R Cerone (3); J Mumphrey (2); O Gamble (3); W Randolph (2).

2-out RBI: D Winfield 2; J Mumphrey.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

E: J Mumphrey (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Mumphrey (2, 2nd base off J Todd/E Whitt).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Griffin SS                  2   1   0   1    1   0  .158  .498    0    1   2   SF
L Moseby CF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .294  .762    0    3   0   
D Garcia 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .378    0    3   4   
J Mayberry 1B                 3   0   0   1    1   0  .214  .829    0   10   2   
O Velez DH                    3   0   1   1    1   2  .267  .783    0    0   0   
A Woods LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .266    0    3   0   
B Bonnell RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .517    0    1   0   
D Ainge 3B                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .494    0    1   2   
  W Upshaw PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .111  .444    0    0   0   
E Whitt C                     4   1   2   0    0   1  .167  .389    0    4   0   2B

J Todd P                                                                 0   3
  J McLaughlin P                                                         1   0
  J Garvin P                                                             0   0
  M Barlow P                                                             0   1
  M Willis P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   3   5   3    4   7                    27  14

BATTING

2B: E Whitt (1, off R Davis).

SF: A Griffin (2, off R May).

TB: E Whitt 3; L Moseby; D Ainge; O Velez.

RBI: A Griffin (7); J Mayberry (5); O Velez (2).

2-out RBI: O Velez; J Mayberry.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Mayberry-A Griffin-J Mayberry.

E: A Woods (1).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R May, W (2-0)                 7     4   1   1    0   4   0   1.20   25     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0· 4     69    -     0.62   0.21
R Davis                        0.2   1   2   2    2   1   0   6.75    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.79  -0.01
T Underwood                    0     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          3-1    1.17  -0.04
R Gossage, S (1)               1.1   0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          3-1    1.63   0.08
Totals                         9     5   3   3    4   7   0          36     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0· 5          6-2

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
J Todd, L (0-1)                3.2   3   6   6    5   2   1  14.73   19     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 0· 3     28    -     1.07  -0.18
J McLaughlin                   2.1   1   0   0    2   1   0   2.08   10     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 0· 1          3-3    0.39  -0.10
J Garvin                       1     0   0   0    2   0   0   6.75    5     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
M Barlow                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   6.75    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.11   0.00
M Willis                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0  13.50    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.17   0.01
Totals                         9     6   6   6    9   4   1          41     -       ·  ·     11·11· 0· 6          3-3

T Underwood faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R Davis (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Ken Kaiser.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 16,280.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 43° F, Wind 12mph in unknown direction, Night.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. W Randolph           2B    1. A Griffin            SS 
2. J Mumphrey           CF    2. L Moseby             CF 
3. D Winfield           LF    3. D Garcia             2B 
4. O Gamble             RF    4. J Mayberry           1B 
5. B Murcer             DH    5. O Velez              DH 
6. G Nettles            3B    6. A Woods              LF 
7. J Spencer            1B    7. B Bonnell            RF 
8. R Cerone             C     8. D Ainge              3B 
9. B Dent               SS    9. E Whitt              C  

   R May                P        J Todd               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   0  0-0  1--      12%  66% B Dent          J Todd          Double (LF-CF); Cerone to 3B
   t 4   0  0-1  ---      11%  74% O Gamble        J Todd          Home Run (CF-RF)
   b 8   2  6-3  123      10%  97% A Woods         R Gossage       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   t 4   2  0-4  123       6%  96% D Winfield      J McLaughlin    Single to LF; Dent Scores; Randolph Scores; Mumphrey to 3B; Winfield to 2B/Adv on E7
   b 8   2  6-2  123      -6%  87% O Velez         R Gossage       Walk; Griffin Scores; Moseby to 3B; Mayberry to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Jackson Todd facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  W Randolph      Walk
   O      1--      50%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: P-SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      52%  D Winfield      Mumphrey Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      45%  O Gamble        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rudy May facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  A Griffin       Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---      49%  L Moseby        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Garcia        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Jackson Todd facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  B Murcer        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  G Nettles       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  J Spencer       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Rudy May facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  J Mayberry      Flyball: CF
          ---      45%  O Velez         Single to CF
   O      1--      48%  A Woods         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      50%  B Bonnell       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Jackson Todd facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  R Cerone        Walk
          1--      66%  B Dent          Double (LF-CF); Cerone to 3B
   RO     -23      67%  W Randolph      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Cerone Scores; Dent to 3B
   O      --3      61%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3      57%  D Winfield      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Rudy May facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      60%  D Ainge         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      62%  E Whitt         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      63%  A Griffin       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jackson Todd facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      74%  O Gamble        Home Run (CF-RF)
          ---      76%  B Murcer        Single to CF
          1--      81%  G Nettles       Walk; Murcer to 2B
   O      12-      81%  J Spencer       Groundout: P-1B; Murcer to 3B; Nettles to 2B
   RO     -23      82%  R Cerone        Groundout: P-3B-1B; Murcer Scores
          -2-      82%  B Dent          Walk
          12-      83%  W Randolph      Walk; Nettles to 3B; Dent to 2B
                  Joey McLaughlin replaces Jackson Todd pitching
   R      123      89%  J Mumphrey      Walk; Nettles Scores; Dent to 3B; Randolph to 2B
   RR     123      96%  D Winfield      Single to LF; Dent Scores; Randolph Scores; Mumphrey to 3B; Winfield to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -23      95%  O Gamble        Flyball: 3B
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 6, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-6, Rudy May facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      96%  L Moseby        Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  D Garcia        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  J Mayberry      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-0, Joey McLaughlin facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  B Murcer        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  G Nettles       Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  J Spencer       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-6, Rudy May facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  O Velez         Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  A Woods         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  B Bonnell       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-0, Joey McLaughlin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      97%  R Cerone        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      97%  B Dent          Popfly: 1B
          ---      97%  W Randolph      Walk
   O      1--      97%  J Mumphrey      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-6, Rudy May facing 8-9-1
          ---      96%  D Ainge         Single to RF
          1--      92%  E Whitt         Single to RF; Ainge to 3B
   RO     1-3      95%  A Griffin       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Ainge Scores
          1--      92%  L Moseby        Single to CF; Whitt to 3B/Adv on E8
   O      1-3      95%  D Garcia        Flyball: 2B
   O      1-3      97%  J Mayberry      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 6, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-1, Jerry Garvin facing 3-4-5
                  Jerry Garvin replaces Joey McLaughlin pitching
          ---      98%  D Winfield      Walk
                  Lou Piniella pinch hits for Oscar Gamble batting 4th
   O      1--      97%  L Piniella      Flyball: CF
                  Bob Watson pinch hits for Bobby Murcer batting 5th
          1--      98%  B Watson        Walk; Winfield to 2B
   O      12-      97%  G Nettles       Flyball: 2B
                  Dennis Werth pinch hits for Jim Spencer batting 7th
   O      12-      97%  D Werth         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 6, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-6, Rudy May facing 5-6-7
                  Dennis Werth moves to 1B; Lou Piniella moves to RF
   O      ---      98%  O Velez         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      98%  A Woods         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  B Bonnell       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mike Barlow facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Barlow replaces Jerry Garvin pitching
          ---      99%  R Cerone        Single to LF
   O      1--      98%  B Dent          Flyball: LF
   O      1--      98%  W Randolph      Groundout: P-1B; Cerone to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-6, Ron Davis facing 8-9-1
                  Ron Davis replaces Rudy May pitching
   O      ---      99%  D Ainge         Flyball: LF
          ---      98%  E Whitt         Double to RF
          -2-      96%  A Griffin       Walk
          12-      95%  L Moseby        Wild Pitch; Whitt to 3B; Griffin to 2B
          -23      93%  " "             Walk
   O      123      97%  D Garcia        Strikeout
                  Tom Underwood replaces Ron Davis pitching
   R      123      93%  J Mayberry      Walk; Whitt Scores; Griffin to 3B; Moseby to 2B
                  Rich Gossage replaces Tom Underwood pitching
   R      123      87%  O Velez         Walk; Griffin Scores; Moseby to 3B; Mayberry to 2B
   O      123      97%  A Woods         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 6, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-3, Mike Willis facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Willis replaces Mike Barlow pitching
   O      ---      97%  D Winfield      Strikeout
          ---      97%  L Piniella      Single to LF
   OO     1--      96%  B Watson        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-6, Rich Gossage facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  B Bonnell       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Willie Upshaw pinch hits for Danny Ainge batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  W Upshaw        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  E Whitt         Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Blue Jays 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198104150

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation