April 16, 1981 Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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OAK 5
@CAL 1 CLE 1
@MIL 0 DET 2
@TOR 0 MON 7
CHC 0 STL 5
@NYM 1 PHI 5
PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 11,058

Thursday, April 16, 1981
Time of Game: 2:49

Tigers

5-1

Won 3

1st

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

W: M Wilcox (2-0), L: D Stieb (0-2), S: A Lopez (1)

Blue Jays

2-4

Lost 2

7th, 3 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Peters CF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .318  .966    0    4   0   3B,CS,SH
A Trammell SS                 5   0   1   1    0   1  .208  .573    0    1   4   2B
S Kemp LF                     3   0   1   0    2   0  .450 1.080    0    3   0   
R Hebner 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .160  .440    0    4   1   GDP
C Summers DH                  2   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .585    0    0   0   CS,HBP
  J Wockenfuss PH             0   0   0   0    1   0  .250 1.080    0    0   0   
  L Jones PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 5.000         0   0   
K Gibson RF                   4   0   4   0    0   0  .385  .814    0    2   0   SB
L Parrish C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .238  .685    0    8   0   GDP
M Kelleher 3B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .222  .541    0    0   2   
L Whitaker 2B                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .333  .793    0    5   2   

M Wilcox P                                                               0   1
  K Saucier P                                                            0   0
  A Lopez P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   2  10   2    5   6                    27  10

BATTING

2B: A Trammell (1, off D Stieb).

3B: R Peters (2, off D Stieb).

SH: R Peters (3, off D Stieb).

HBP: C Summers (1, by D Stieb).

TB: K Gibson 4; R Peters 3; A Trammell 2; L Whitaker; S Kemp; C Summers; L Parrish.

GIDP: R Hebner (2); L Parrish (2).

RBI: L Whitaker (2); A Trammell (2).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 15.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Gibson (2, 2nd base off D Stieb/E Whitt).

CS: C Summers (1, 3rd base by D Stieb/E Whitt); R Peters (1, 2nd base by D Stieb/E Whitt).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Griffin SS                  4   0   1   0    1   2  .174  .570    0    3   3   2B,CS
L Moseby CF                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .263  .743    0    1   0   
O Velez DH                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .222  .695    0    0   0   
J Mayberry 1B                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .235  .829    0    7   0   
  R Bosetti PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  K Macha 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     2   0   
A Woods LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .158  .316    0    2   0   
D Garcia 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .310    0    3   3   
B Bonnell RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .176  .398    0    0   0   
D Ainge 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .417    0    2   3   
  W Upshaw PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .700    0    0   0   2B
E Whitt C                     2   0   0   0    2   1  .150  .427    0    6   2   

D Stieb P                                                                1   3
  J Garvin P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   0   4   0    7   8                    27  14

BATTING

2B: A Griffin (2, off M Wilcox); W Upshaw (1, off A Lopez).

TB: W Upshaw 2; A Griffin 2; A Woods; J Mayberry.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

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

BASERUNNING

CS: A Griffin (1, 2nd base by M Wilcox/L Parrish).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Wilcox, W (2-0)              7.1   3   0   0    7   6   0   1.20   31     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 0· 3     71    -     1.24   0.42
K Saucier, H (2)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0  16.20    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.44   0.05
A Lopez, S (1)                 1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          1-0    1.87   0.13
Totals                         9     4   0   0    7   8   0          37     -       ·  ·      8·10· 0· 4          2-0

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, L (0-2)               7     9   2   2    3   6   0   4.15   31     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 1· 9     54    -     1.11   0.06
J Garvin                       2     1   0   0    2   0   0   2.70    8     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.62   0.04
Totals                         9    10   2   2    5   6   0          39     -       ·  ·     12· 4· 2· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Stieb (3; C Summers).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Derryl Cousins.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 11,058.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 52° F, Wind 15mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. R Peters             CF    1. A Griffin            SS 
2. A Trammell           SS    2. L Moseby             CF 
3. S Kemp               LF    3. O Velez              DH 
4. R Hebner             1B    4. J Mayberry           1B 
5. C Summers            DH    5. A Woods              LF 
6. K Gibson             RF    6. D Garcia             2B 
7. L Parrish            C     7. B Bonnell            RF 
8. M Kelleher           3B    8. D Ainge              3B 
9. L Whitaker           2B    9. E Whitt              C  

   M Wilcox             P        D Stieb              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-0  --3       8%  64% A Trammell      D Stieb         Double to LF; Peters Scores
   t 3   1  0-0  ---       8%  55% R Peters        D Stieb         Triple to CF (CF-RF)
   t 2   0  0-0  12-      -8%  52% L Parrish       D Stieb         Summers Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Gibson to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   b 9   1  2-0  ---      -7%  89% W Upshaw        A Lopez         Double to RF (CF-RF)
   b 9   1  2-0  -2-       7%  95% E Whitt         A Lopez         Foul Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  R Peters        Walk
   O      1--      50%  A Trammell      Strikeout
   O      1--      46%  S Kemp          Peters Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      47%  " "             Single to LF
   O      1--      45%  R Hebner        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Wilcox facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  A Griffin       Walk
   O      1--      47%  L Moseby        Griffin Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---      49%  " "             Strikeout
          ---      48%  O Velez         Walk
          1--      45%  J Mayberry      Single to RF; Velez to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  A Woods         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  C Summers       Single to LF
          1--      60%  K Gibson        Single to LF; Summers to 2B
   O      12-      52%  L Parrish       Summers Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Gibson to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      45%  M Kelleher      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Wilcox facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  D Garcia        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  B Bonnell       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  D Ainge         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  L Whitaker      Strikeout Looking
          ---      55%  R Peters        Triple to CF (CF-RF)
   R      --3      64%  A Trammell      Double to LF; Peters Scores
   O      -2-      60%  S Kemp          Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      57%  R Hebner        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Milt Wilcox facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      60%  E Whitt         Strikeout
          ---      55%  A Griffin       Double to RF
          -2-      52%  L Moseby        Walk
   O      12-      58%  O Velez         Strikeout
   O      12-      63%  J Mayberry      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Stieb facing 5-6-7
          ---      66%  C Summers       Hit By Pitch
          1--      72%  K Gibson        Single to CF; Summers to 2B
          12-      79%  L Parrish       Single to LF; Summers to 3B; Gibson to 2B
   O      123      72%  M Kelleher      Strikeout Looking
   RO     123      74%  L Whitaker      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Summers Scores; Gibson to 3B
   O      1-3      70%  R Peters        Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Milt Wilcox facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      73%  A Woods         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      75%  D Garcia        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      76%  B Bonnell       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dave Stieb facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      74%  A Trammell      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      76%  S Kemp          Walk
   OO     1--      72%  R Hebner        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Milt Wilcox facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      75%  D Ainge         Flyball: CF
          ---      72%  E Whitt         Walk
   O      1--      76%  A Griffin       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      73%  L Moseby        Walk; Griffin to 2B
   O      12-      79%  O Velez         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dave Stieb facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      77%  C Summers       Groundout: 2B-P
          ---      79%  K Gibson        Single to RF
          1--      80%  L Parrish       Gibson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      78%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      75%  M Kelleher      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Milt Wilcox facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      79%  J Mayberry      Strikeout Looking
          ---      75%  A Woods         Single to RF
   O      1--      79%  D Garcia        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      82%  B Bonnell       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dave Stieb facing 9-1-2
          ---      85%  L Whitaker      Single to CF
   O      1--      84%  R Peters        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Whitaker to 2B
   O      -2-      81%  A Trammell      Popfly: 1B
          -2-      82%  S Kemp          Walk
   O      12-      79%  R Hebner        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Milt Wilcox facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      83%  D Ainge         Flyball: LF
          ---      78%  E Whitt         Walk
   O      1--      83%  A Griffin       Strikeout
   O      1--      87%  L Moseby        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jerry Garvin facing 5-6-7
                  Jerry Garvin replaces Dave Stieb pitching; John Wockenfuss pinch hits for Champ Summers batting 5th
          ---      89%  J Wockenfuss    Walk
                  Lynn Jones pinch runs for John Wockenfuss batting 5th
          1--      91%  K Gibson        Single to P (Ground Ball); Jones to 2B
   OO     12-      86%  L Parrish       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Gibson to 2B
          -2-      87%  M Kelleher      Walk
   O      12-      84%  L Whitaker      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Milt Wilcox facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      89%  O Velez         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      83%  J Mayberry      Walk
                  Kevin Saucier replaces Milt Wilcox pitching; Rick Bosetti pinch runs for John Mayberry batting 4th
   O      1--      89%  A Woods         Flyball: RF
                  Aurelio Lopez replaces Kevin Saucier pitching
   O      1--      93%  D Garcia        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jerry Garvin facing 1-2-3
                  Ken Macha replaces Rick Bosetti playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---      92%  R Peters        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  A Trammell      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      91%  S Kemp          Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Aurelio Lopez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  B Bonnell       Strikeout
                  Willie Upshaw pinch hits for Danny Ainge batting 8th
          ---      89%  W Upshaw        Double to RF (CF-RF)
   O      -2-      95%  E Whitt         Foul Flyball: LF
   O      -2-     100%  A Griffin       Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198104160

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