April 17, 1981 Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 4
MIN 0 BOS 8
@CHW 5 BAL 3
@KCR 2 OAK 16
SEA 1 NYY 2
@TEX 1 DET 8
@TOR 5 SFG 6
@ATL 2 STL 9
@CIN 5 PIT 4
@HOU 3 PHI 6
CHC 2 SDP 3
LAD 2
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 15,196

Friday, April 17, 1981
Time of Game: 3:32

Tigers

6-1

Won 4

1st

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

W: H Bailey (1-1), L: L Leal (1-1), S: K Saucier (1)

Blue Jays

2-5

Lost 3

7th, 4 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Peters CF                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .296  .901    0    2   0   2B
A Trammell SS                 4   1   2   2    1   0  .250  .657    0    0   2   
S Kemp LF                     5   1   2   1    0   0  .440 1.067    0    2   0   2B
R Hebner 1B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .434    0   12   0   
C Summers DH                  4   1   1   1    1   0  .214  .603    0    0   0   
K Gibson RF                   2   2   2   2    1   0  .467 1.196    0    3   0   HR
  A Cowens PH-RF              2   0   0   0    0   1  .308 1.000    0    0   0   
L Parrish C                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .240  .696    0    8   0   2B
M Kelleher 3B                 2   0   0   0    1   1  .200  .523    0    0   4   SH
L Whitaker 2B                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .360  .825    0    0   4   

H Bailey P                                                               0   1
  D Tobik P                                                              0   0
  K Saucier P                                                            0   0
Totals                       37   8  12   8    4   4                    27  11

BATTING

2B: R Peters (3, off M Willis); L Parrish (1, off J McLaughlin); S Kemp (2, off L Leal).

HR: K Gibson (1, off L Leal; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).

SH: M Kelleher (2, off J McLaughlin).

TB: K Gibson 5; S Kemp 3; R Peters 2; L Whitaker 2; L Parrish 2; A Trammell 2; C Summers; R Hebner.

RBI: K Gibson 2 (2); A Trammell 2 (4); L Whitaker (3); S Kemp (6); C Summers (1); L Parrish (2).

2-out RBI: K Gibson 2; C Summers.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Griffin SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .148  .515    0    3   1   HBP
L Moseby CF                   5   0   1   1    0   3  .250  .678    0    1   0   
B Bonnell RF                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .182  .399    0    3   0   
J Mayberry 1B                 1   1   1   0    3   0  .278  .944    0    5   1   
  W Upshaw PR-1B              1   1   0   0    0   0  .182  .637    0    3   0   
O Velez DH                    4   1   2   3    1   2  .273  .903    0    0   0   HR
A Woods LF                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    3   0   
D Garcia 2B                   3   1   2   1    1   0  .200  .459    0    1   4   
D Ainge 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .432    0    1   1   
E Whitt C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .174  .457    0    6   0   SB
  K Macha PH-C                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   

L Leal P                                                                 0   0
  J McLaughlin P                                                         1   2
  M Willis P                                                             0   1
  R Jackson P                                                            0   0
Totals                       36   5   9   5    5   7                    27  10

BATTING

HR: O Velez (1, off H Bailey; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).

HBP: A Griffin (1, by H Bailey).

TB: O Velez 5; D Garcia 2; L Moseby; E Whitt; B Bonnell; D Ainge; J Mayberry.

RBI: O Velez 3 (5); L Moseby (2); D Garcia (1).

2-out RBI: O Velez 3; L Moseby.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Garcia-A Griffin.

BASERUNNING

SB: E Whitt (1, 2nd base off H Bailey/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
H Bailey, W (1-1)              5     6   4   4    4   3   1   6.55   26     -       ·  ·     10· 3· 0· 5     38    -     1.01  -0.07
D Tobik                        1.2   3   1   1    1   1   0   4.50    9     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 0· 3          2-1    1.56   0.02
K Saucier, S (1)               2.1   0   0   0    0   3   0   6.75    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.87   0.14
Totals                         9     9   5   5    5   7   1          42     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 0· 8          4-1

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
L Leal, L (1-1)                2.2   4   4   4    3   3   1   5.06   15     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 4     34    -     0.69  -0.30
J McLaughlin                   2.2   3   2   2    1   0   0   3.86   11     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 1· 3          3-0    1.22  -0.02
M Willis                       2.2   5   2   2    0   1   0   9.64   13     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 0· 5          1-1    0.37  -0.10
R Jackson                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         9    12   8   8    4   4   1          42     -       ·  ·     11·10· 1·12          4-1

H Bailey faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: H Bailey (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: H Bailey (1; A Griffin).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:32.

Attendance: 15,196.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 59° F, Wind 5mph 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. B Bonnell            RF 
4. R Hebner             1B    4. J Mayberry           1B 
5. C Summers            DH    5. O Velez              DH 
6. K Gibson             RF    6. A Woods              LF 
7. L Parrish            C     7. D Garcia             2B 
8. M Kelleher           3B    8. D Ainge              3B 
9. L Whitaker           2B    9. E Whitt              C  

   H Bailey             P        L Leal               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  4-1  -2-     -18%  62% O Velez         H Bailey        Home Run (LF-CF); Mayberry Scores
   t 1   2  0-2  1--      15%  82% K Gibson        L Leal          Home Run; Summers Scores
   t 6   0  3-4  1--      13%  83% L Parrish       J McLaughlin    Double to LF; Gibson Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  1--      12%  62% S Kemp          L Leal          Double to CF (CF-RF); Trammell Scores
   t 4   1  3-4  12-      -9%  58% A Trammell      J McLaughlin    Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Leal facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Peters        Popfly: SS
          ---      50%  A Trammell      Walk
   R      1--      62%  S Kemp          Double to CF (CF-RF); Trammell Scores
   O      -2-      59%  R Hebner        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Kemp to 3B
   R      --3      67%  C Summers       Single to CF; Kemp Scores
   RR     1--      82%  K Gibson        Home Run; Summers Scores
   O      ---      82%  L Parrish       Strikeout
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Howard Bailey facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      83%  A Griffin       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      84%  L Moseby        Strikeout
          ---      83%  B Bonnell       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--      82%  J Mayberry      Walk; Bonnell to 2B
   R      12-      74%  O Velez         Single to CF (CF-RF); Bonnell Scores; Mayberry to 3B
   O      1-3      79%  A Woods         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Luis Leal facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      77%  M Kelleher      Strikeout
   O      ---      77%  L Whitaker      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      76%  R Peters        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-4, Howard Bailey facing 7-8-9
          ---      72%  D Garcia        Single to CF
   O      1--      74%  D Ainge         Groundout: 3B-1B; Garcia to 2B
   O      -2-      77%  E Whitt         Groundout: P-1B; Garcia to 3B
   O      --3      80%  A Griffin       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Luis Leal facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      79%  A Trammell      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      81%  S Kemp          Single to CF
   O      1--      79%  R Hebner        Strikeout
          1--      80%  C Summers       Walk; Kemp to 2B
          12-      82%  K Gibson        Walk; Kemp to 3B; Summers to 2B
                  Joey McLaughlin replaces Luis Leal pitching
   O      123      78%  L Parrish       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-4, Howard Bailey facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      80%  L Moseby        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      81%  B Bonnell       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      80%  J Mayberry      Walk
          1--      79%  O Velez         Wild Pitch; Mayberry to 2B
   RR     -2-      62%  " "             Home Run (LF-CF); Mayberry Scores
   O      ---      63%  A Woods         Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Joey McLaughlin facing 8-9-1
          ---      66%  M Kelleher      Walk
          1--      72%  L Whitaker      Single to CF; Kelleher to 2B
   O      12-      67%  R Peters        Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Whitaker to 2B
   OO     12-      58%  A Trammell      Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-4, Howard Bailey facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      61%  D Garcia        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      63%  D Ainge         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      61%  E Whitt         Single to CF
          1--      60%  A Griffin       Whitt Steals 2B
          -2-      59%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   O      12-      64%  L Moseby        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Joey McLaughlin facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      62%  S Kemp          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      60%  R Hebner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      59%  C Summers       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-4, Howard Bailey facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      63%  B Bonnell       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      59%  J Mayberry      Walk
   O      1--      63%  O Velez         Strikeout
   O      1--      67%  A Woods         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Joey McLaughlin facing 6-7-8
          ---      70%  K Gibson        Single to CF
   R      1--      83%  L Parrish       Double to LF; Gibson Scores
   O      -2-      83%  M Kelleher      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Parrish to 3B
                  Mike Willis replaces Joey McLaughlin pitching
   R      --3      87%  L Whitaker      Single to RF; Parrish Scores
          1--      91%  R Peters        Double to RF (CF-RF); Whitaker to 3B
   RR     -23      96%  A Trammell      Single to CF; Whitaker Scores; Peters Scores
   O      1--      95%  S Kemp          Foul Flyball: C
          1--      96%  R Hebner        Single to CF (CF-RF); Trammell to 2B
   O      12-      95%  C Summers       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-8, Howard Bailey facing 7-8-9
          ---      93%  D Garcia        Walk
          1--      87%  D Ainge         Single to RF; Garcia to 3B
                  Dave Tobik replaces Howard Bailey pitching
   O      1-3      92%  E Whitt         Flyball: LF
   O      1-3      95%  A Griffin       Strikeout
   R      1-3      91%  L Moseby        Single to RF; Garcia Scores; Ainge to 3B
   O      1-3      95%  B Bonnell       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-4, Mike Willis facing 6-7-8
                  Al Cowens pinch hits for Kirk Gibson batting 6th
   O      ---      94%  A Cowens        Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  L Parrish       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      93%  M Kelleher      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-8, Dave Tobik facing 4-5-6
                  Al Cowens moves to RF
          ---      90%  J Mayberry      Single to RF
                  Willie Upshaw pinch runs for John Mayberry batting 4th
          1--      85%  O Velez         Walk; Upshaw to 2B
   O      12-      90%  A Woods         Flyball: CF
   R      12-      83%  D Garcia        Single to CF; Upshaw Scores; Velez to 2B
   O      12-      89%  D Ainge         Foul Flyball: C
                  Kevin Saucier replaces Dave Tobik pitching; Ken Macha pinch hits for Ernie Whitt batting 9th
   O      12-      93%  K Macha         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-5, Mike Willis facing 9-1-2
                  Ken Macha moves to C; Willie Upshaw moves to 1B
   O      ---      93%  L Whitaker      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      92%  R Peters        Flyball: RF
          ---      93%  A Trammell      Single to RF (CF-RF)
   O      1--      92%  S Kemp          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 5-8, Kevin Saucier facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      95%  A Griffin       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  L Moseby        Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  B Bonnell       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-5, Roy Lee Jackson facing 4-5-6
                  Roy Lee Jackson replaces Mike Willis pitching
   O      ---      97%  R Hebner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  C Summers       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      96%  A Cowens        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 5-8, Kevin Saucier facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  W Upshaw        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  O Velez         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  A Woods         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Blue Jays 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198104170

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