August 1, 1983 Cleveland Indians at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 6
@BOS 2 CHW 4
NYY 1 DET 3
KCR 2 CAL 12
@MIN 6 MIN 7
CAL 0 OAK 4
@SEA 3 CLE 6
@TOR 0 CIN 4
@LAD 2
(10) PHI 2
CHC 1 SDP 7
HOU 4
(10) ATL 8
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 20,781

Monday, August 1, 1983
Time of Game: 2:55

Indians

42-60

Won 2

7th, 18½ GB

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

W: L Barker (8-11), L: D Alexander (0-5)

Blue Jays

57-44

Lost 2

3rd, 3 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Hargrove 1B                 3   1   2   2    0   0  .288  .773    0    2   0   2B
  B Perkins PR-1B             2   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .632    0    3   0   CS
T Harrah 3B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .282  .780    0    1   0   SB
B McBride RF                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .313  .691    0    0   0   2B,SB,CS
  G Vukovich RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .537         0   0   
A Thornton DH                 4   1   2   1    0   1  .298  .876    0    0   0   2B
P Tabler LF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .297  .787    0    2   0   2B
G Thomas CF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .195  .671    0    6   0   2B
J Franco SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .725    0    2   3   
J Essian C                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .143  .420    0    9   0   2B
M Fischlin 2B                 4   1   0   0    0   2  .196  .500    0    2   2   

L Barker P                                                               0   0
Totals                       36   6   9   5    1   6                    27   5

BATTING

2B: P Tabler (11, off D Alexander); A Thornton (19, off D Alexander); J Essian (2, off D Alexander); B McBride (5, off J Acker); G Thomas (15, off D Alexander); M Hargrove (19, off D Alexander).

TB: M Hargrove 3; B McBride 3; A Thornton 3; G Thomas 2; P Tabler 2; J Essian 2.

RBI: M Hargrove 2 (43); J Essian (4); P Tabler (39); A Thornton (52).

2-out RBI: M Hargrove 2; J Essian; A Thornton; P Tabler.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Harrah (12, 2nd base off D Alexander/E Whitt); B McBride (6, 2nd base off D Alexander/E Whitt).

CS: B Perkins (2, 3rd base by D Alexander/E Whitt); B McBride (2, 2nd base by D Alexander/E Whitt).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Collins LF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .242  .598    0    4   0   
R Mulliniks 3B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .846    0    0   2   
L Moseby CF                   3   0   1   0    1   2  .304  .858    0    1   0   SB
W Upshaw 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .302  .900    0    9   0   
J Orta DH                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .275  .794    0    0   0   
E Whitt C                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .257  .779    0    6   2   
B Bonnell RF                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .305  .804    0    2   0   
G Iorg 2B                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .672    0    4   1   3B
A Griffin SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .667    0    1   5   

D Alexander P                                                            0   1
  J Acker P                                                              0   0
  D Geisel P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   0   3   0    3   9                    27  11

BATTING

3B: G Iorg (2, off L Barker).

TB: G Iorg 3; L Moseby; A Griffin.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

E: D Alexander (); G Iorg (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Moseby (18, 2nd base off L Barker/J Essian).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Barker, W (8-11)             9     3   0   0    3   9   0   5.15   33     -       ·  ·      5·13· 0· 3     87    -     0.39   0.26
Totals                         9     3   0   0    3   9   0          33     -       ·  ·      5·13· 0· 3           -

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 Alexander, L (0-5)           4.2   8   6   4    1   4   0   5.66   23     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 8     31    -     0.76  -0.26
J Acker                        3.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.23   11     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 0· 1          1-0    0.08   0.02
D Geisel                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.90    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     9   6   4    1   6   0          37     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0· 9          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: D Alexander (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jim Evans.

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 20,781.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. M Hargrove           1B    1. D Collins            LF 
2. T Harrah             3B    2. R Mulliniks          3B 
3. B McBride            RF    3. L Moseby             CF 
4. A Thornton           DH    4. W Upshaw             1B 
5. P Tabler             LF    5. J Orta               DH 
6. G Thomas             CF    6. E Whitt              C  
7. J Franco             SS    7. B Bonnell            RF 
8. J Essian             C     8. G Iorg               2B 
9. M Fischlin           2B    9. A Griffin            SS 

   L Barker             P        D Alexander          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  0-3  1-3      10%  91% M Hargrove      D Alexander     Double to LF; Essian Scores/unER; Fischlin Scores/unER
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-       9%  57% A Thornton      D Alexander     Single to LF; Harrah Scores
   t 4   2  0-2  -2-       9%  80% J Essian        D Alexander     Double to LF; Thomas Scores
   t 3   2  0-1  1-3       9%  69% A Thornton      D Alexander     McBride Steals 2B; Hargrove Scores/Wild Pitch
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-      -3%  48% B McBride       D Alexander     Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Hargrove      Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  T Harrah        Walk
          1--      52%  B McBride       Harrah Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      57%  A Thornton      Single to LF; Harrah Scores
   O      1--      55%  P Tabler        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Len Barker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      57%  D Collins       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      59%  R Mulliniks     Flyball: CF
          ---      58%  L Moseby        Walk
          1--      57%  W Upshaw        Moseby Steals 2B
   O      -2-      60%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Doyle Alexander facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      58%  G Thomas        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      56%  J Franco        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  J Essian        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Len Barker facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      58%  J Orta          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      60%  E Whitt         Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  B Bonnell       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Doyle Alexander facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      59%  M Fischlin      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      61%  M Hargrove      Single to LF
   O      1--      58%  T Harrah        Flyball: CF
          1--      61%  B McBride       Single to LF; Hargrove to 3B
   R      1-3      69%  A Thornton      McBride Steals 2B; Hargrove Scores/Wild Pitch
   O      -2-      67%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Len Barker facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      69%  G Iorg          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      71%  A Griffin       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      73%  D Collins       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Doyle Alexander facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      71%  P Tabler        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      74%  G Thomas        Double to LF
   O      -2-      71%  J Franco        Strikeout
   R      -2-      80%  J Essian        Double to LF; Thomas Scores
          -2-      81%  M Fischlin      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Essian to 3B
   RR     1-3      91%  M Hargrove      Double to LF; Essian Scores/unER; Fischlin Scores/unER
                  Broderick Perkins pinch runs for Mike Hargrove batting 1st
   O      -2-      90%  T Harrah        Perkins Caught Stealing 3B (C-SS)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-5, Len Barker facing 2-3-4
                  Broderick Perkins moves to 1B
   O      ---      92%  R Mulliniks     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      93%  L Moseby        Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  W Upshaw        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-0, Doyle Alexander facing 2-3-4
          ---      94%  T Harrah        Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      93%  B McBride       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      92%  A Thornton      McBride Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      93%  " "             Double to LF
   R      -2-      96%  P Tabler        Double to LF; Thornton Scores
                  Jim Acker replaces Doyle Alexander pitching
   O      -2-      95%  G Thomas        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-6, Len Barker facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  J Orta          Foul Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      97%  E Whitt         Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  B Bonnell       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jim Acker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  J Franco        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  J Essian        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  M Fischlin      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-6, Len Barker facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      97%  G Iorg          Flyball: CF
          ---      96%  A Griffin       Single to RF
   O      1--      98%  D Collins       Strikeout
   O      1--      98%  R Mulliniks     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jim Acker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  B Perkins       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  T Harrah        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      98%  B McBride       Double to LF
   O      -2-      98%  A Thornton      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-6, Len Barker facing 3-4-5
                  George Vukovich replaces Bake McBride playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---      99%  L Moseby        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  W Upshaw        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      99%  J Orta          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jim Acker facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  P Tabler        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  G Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  J Franco        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-6, Len Barker facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  E Whitt         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Bonnell       Strikeout
          ---      99%  G Iorg          Triple to LF
   O      --3     100%  A Griffin       Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-0, Dave Geisel facing 8-9-1
                  Dave Geisel replaces Jim Acker pitching
   O      ---     100%  J Essian        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---     100%  M Fischlin      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  B Perkins       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-6, Len Barker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  D Collins       Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  L Moseby        Single to LF
          1--     100%  W Upshaw        Walk; Moseby to 2B
          12-      99%  J Orta          Walk; Moseby to 3B; Upshaw to 2B
   O      123     100%  E Whitt         Flyball: SS
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 6, Blue Jays 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198308010

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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