September 2, 1983 Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 5
CHW 1 CAL 6
MIL 5 BAL 1
@MIN 0 CLE 4
@OAK 2 NYY 5
@SEA 4 TEX 7
KCR 0 DET 9
@TOR 8
(10) TOR 8
DET 7 PIT 4
@ATL 1 HOU 6
@CHC 5 LAD 4
@MON 1 NYM 7
SDP 3 PHI 5
SFG 3 CIN 4
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 41,667

Friday, September 2, 1983, 9:26PM
Time of Game: 2:57

Tigers

76-58

Lost 1

2nd, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  3  1   3  0  0    7 15  0
Blue Jays       2  0  4   1  1  0   0  0  X    8 14  0

W: J Acker (4-1), L: M Wilcox (8-9), S: D Geisel (5)

Blue Jays

74-63

Won 1

5th, 7 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Whitaker 2B                 5   1   2   1    0   0  .321  .853    0    0   4   2B
A Trammell SS                 5   1   1   1    0   0  .322  .877    0    2   1   2B
L Herndon LF                  4   0   1   2    1   1  .292  .808    0    0   0   
L Parrish DH-C                5   1   3   2    0   0  .284  .839    0    0   0   HR,CS,GDP
K Gibson RF                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .209  .661    0    1   0   
  G Wilson PH-RF              2   0   0   0    0   2  .266  .722    0    2   0   
J Wockenfuss C                1   0   1   0    0   0  .282  .816    0    2   0   
  M Castillo PR-C             2   0   0   0    0   1  .198  .528    0    4   1   
  L Jones PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .630    0    0   0   
  D Gumpert P-P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  J Martin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .500         0   0   
C Lemon CF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .264  .853    0    4   0   HR,2B
R Leach 1B                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .243  .638    0    7   0   
  E Cabell PH-1B              1   0   0   0    0   1  .307  .763    0    0   1   
T Brookens 3B                 4   2   2   0    0   1  .223  .635    0    1   2   2B

M Wilcox P                                                               0   0
  H Bailey P                                                             0   0
Totals                       40   7  15   7    1   7                    24   9

BATTING

2B: A Trammell (26, off J Acker); C Lemon (17, off J Acker); T Brookens (13, off J Acker); L Whitaker (32, off J Acker).

HR: L Parrish (23, off J Acker; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF-RF); C Lemon (21, off J Acker; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: C Lemon 6; L Parrish 6; T Brookens 3; L Whitaker 3; A Trammell 2; K Gibson; L Herndon; L Jones; J Wockenfuss; R Leach.

GIDP: L Parrish (14).

RBI: L Parrish 2 (97); L Herndon 2 (76); L Whitaker (59); A Trammell (59); C Lemon (56).

2-out RBI: L Herndon 2; L Parrish 2; C Lemon.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

BASERUNNING

CS: L Parrish (3, 2nd base by J Acker/E Whitt).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Collins LF                  4   0   0   0    1   2  .272  .663    0    1   0   SB
R Mulliniks 3B                5   2   3   1    0   1  .277  .838    0    1   3   HR
L Moseby CF                   3   2   2   0    0   0  .318  .896    0    0   0   SB
  M Webster CF                2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
W Upshaw 1B                   5   0   1   1    0   1  .297  .853    0    9   1   
C Johnson DH                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .271  .882    0    0   0   2B
E Whitt C                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .250  .783    0    7   1   
J Barfield RF                 4   1   3   2    0   0  .250  .805    0    1   0   3B,CS
G Iorg 2B                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .279  .690    0    4   2   3B
A Griffin SS                  3   0   1   2    0   0  .255  .647    0    3   6   SF

J Acker P                                                                1   0
  D Geisel P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   8  14   8    3   5                    27  13

BATTING

2B: C Johnson (22, off D Gumpert).

3B: J Barfield (2, off M Wilcox); G Iorg (5, off M Wilcox).

HR: R Mulliniks (7, off H Bailey; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: A Griffin (3, off D Gumpert).

TB: R Mulliniks 6; J Barfield 5; G Iorg 4; C Johnson 2; L Moseby 2; E Whitt; A Griffin; W Upshaw.

RBI: A Griffin 2 (41); J Barfield 2 (51); W Upshaw (80); G Iorg (36); R Mulliniks (41); E Whitt (45).

2-out RBI: J Barfield 2; E Whitt; A Griffin; G Iorg.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Griffin-G Iorg-W Upshaw.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Collins (21, 2nd base off M Wilcox/M Castillo); L Moseby (25, 2nd base off M Wilcox/M Castillo).

CS: J Barfield (2, 2nd base by D Gumpert/M Castillo).

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, L (8-9)              2.2   8   6   6    2   3   0   4.09   18     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 8     19    -     0.93  -0.30
H Bailey                       1.1   2   2   2    1   1   1   4.57    7     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 2          1-0    0.15  -0.03
D Gumpert                      3.1   4   0   0    0   1   0   2.25   13     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 4          2-1    0.48   0.06
J Martin                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.33    2     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.67   0.03
Totals                         8    14   8   8    3   5   1          40     -       ·  ·      8·10· 0·14          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
J Acker, W (4-1)               6.2  12   7   7    1   2   2   4.30   31     -       ·  ·     11· 4· 1·12     23    -     0.67  -0.05
D Geisel, S (5)                2.1   3   0   0    0   5   0   4.17   10     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 3          0-0    3.11   0.31
Totals                         9    15   7   7    1   7   2          41     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 1·15           -

H Bailey faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Wilcox (8).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Larry McCoy.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 41,667.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 5mph in unknown direction, Night.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. L Whitaker           2B    1. D Collins            LF 
2. A Trammell           SS    2. R Mulliniks          3B 
3. L Herndon            LF    3. L Moseby             CF 
4. L Parrish            DH    4. W Upshaw             1B 
5. K Gibson             RF    5. C Johnson            DH 
6. J Wockenfuss         C     6. E Whitt              C  
7. C Lemon              CF    7. J Barfield           RF 
8. R Leach              1B    8. G Iorg               2B 
9. T Brookens           3B    9. A Griffin            SS 

   M Wilcox             P        J Acker              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  8-5  -2-     -15%  76% L Parrish       J Acker         Home Run (CF-RF); Trammell Scores
   t 9   2  8-7  12-      14% 100% G Wilson        D Geisel        Strikeout
   b 3   2  0-2  -23      12%  89% J Barfield      M Wilcox        Triple to RF; Moseby Scores; Johnson Scores
   t 9   0  8-7  ---     -12%  72% L Whitaker      D Geisel        Single to RF
   t 9   0  8-7  1--      11%  82% A Trammell      D Geisel        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Acker facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Whitaker      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  A Trammell      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      55%  L Herndon       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Wilcox facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  D Collins       Strikeout
          ---      55%  R Mulliniks     Single to RF
          1--      58%  L Moseby        Single to 3B; Mulliniks to 2B
   R      12-      68%  W Upshaw        Single to RF; Mulliniks Scores; Moseby to 2B
   O      12-      64%  C Johnson       Strikeout
   R      12-      72%  E Whitt         Single to LF; Moseby Scores; Upshaw to 2B
   O      12-      69%  J Barfield      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Acker facing 4-5-6
          ---      66%  L Parrish       Single to LF
   O      1--      69%  K Gibson        Strikeout
   O      1--      73%  J Wockenfuss    Parrish Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      72%  " "             Single to RF
                  Marty Castillo pinch runs for John Wockenfuss batting 6th
          1--      68%  C Lemon         Double to RF; Castillo to 3B
   O      -23      74%  R Leach         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Milt Wilcox facing 8-9-1
                  Marty Castillo moves to C
   O      ---      73%  G Iorg          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      72%  A Griffin       Flyball: CF
          ---      73%  D Collins       Walk
          1--      73%  R Mulliniks     Collins Steals 2B
   O      -2-      71%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Acker facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      73%  T Brookens      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      75%  L Whitaker      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      76%  A Trammell      Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Milt Wilcox facing 3-4-5
          ---      79%  L Moseby        Single to CF
          1--      80%  W Upshaw        Moseby Steals 2B
   O      -2-      78%  " "             Flyball: CF
          -2-      79%  C Johnson       Walk
          12-      82%  E Whitt         Wild Pitch; Moseby to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   O      -23      77%  " "             Foul Popfly: C
   RR     -23      89%  J Barfield      Triple to RF; Moseby Scores; Johnson Scores
   R      --3      93%  G Iorg          Triple to RF; Barfield Scores
   R      --3      95%  A Griffin       Single to RF; Iorg Scores
                  Howard Bailey replaces Milt Wilcox pitching
   O      1--      95%  D Collins       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Jim Acker facing 3-4-5
          ---      93%  L Herndon       Walk
   OO     1--      96%  L Parrish       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      96%  K Gibson        Single to P
   O      1--      97%  M Castillo      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-0, Howard Bailey facing 2-3-4
   R      ---      98%  R Mulliniks     Home Run
   O      ---      98%  L Moseby        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  W Upshaw        Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  C Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 7.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-7, Jim Acker facing 7-8-9
                  Mitch Webster replaces Lloyd Moseby playing CF batting 3rd
   O      ---      98%  C Lemon         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      98%  R Leach         Single to LF
          1--      97%  T Brookens      Single to LF; Leach to 2B
   R      12-      93%  L Whitaker      Double to LF; Leach Scores; Brookens to 3B
   O      -23      96%  A Trammell      Flyball: RF
   RR     -23      91%  L Herndon       Single to CF; Brookens Scores; Whitaker Scores
   O      1--      93%  L Parrish       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Blue Jays 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 7-3, Howard Bailey facing 6-7-8
          ---      94%  E Whitt         Walk
          1--      95%  J Barfield      Single to LF; Whitt to 2B
                  Dave Gumpert replaces Howard Bailey pitching
          12-      97%  G Iorg          Single to LF; Whitt to 3B; Barfield to 2B
   RO     123      97%  A Griffin       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Whitt Scores; Barfield to 3B
   O      1-3      96%  D Collins       Strikeout
   O      1-3      95%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Blue Jays 8.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-8, Jim Acker facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  K Gibson        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  M Castillo      Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      94%  C Lemon         Home Run
   O      ---      95%  R Leach         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-4, Dave Gumpert facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      94%  M Webster       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      94%  W Upshaw        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      95%  C Johnson       Double to RF
   O      -2-      94%  E Whitt         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 8.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-8, Jim Acker facing 9-1-2
          ---      90%  T Brookens      Double to RF
   O      -2-      92%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 2B-1B; Brookens to 3B
   R      --3      88%  A Trammell      Double to RF; Brookens Scores
   O      -2-      91%  L Herndon       Groundout: SS-1B
   RR     -2-      76%  L Parrish       Home Run (CF-RF); Trammell Scores
                  Dave Geisel replaces Jim Acker pitching; Glenn Wilson pinch hits for Kirk Gibson batting 5th
   O      ---      79%  G Wilson        Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Blue Jays 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-7, Dave Gumpert facing 7-8-9
                  Glenn Wilson moves to RF
          ---      81%  J Barfield      Single to LF
   O      1--      79%  G Iorg          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      75%  A Griffin       Barfield Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      74%  " "             Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Blue Jays 8.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 7-8, Dave Geisel facing 6-7-8
                  Lynn Jones pinch hits for Marty Castillo batting 6th
          ---      65%  L Jones         Single to LF
   O      1--      73%  C Lemon         Popfly: 3B
                  Enos Cabell pinch hits for Rick Leach batting 8th
   O      1--      81%  E Cabell        Strikeout
   O      1--      86%  T Brookens      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Blue Jays 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-7, Dave Gumpert facing 1-2-3
                  Dave Gumpert replaces Lynn Jones pitching and batting 6th; Lance Parrish moves to C (team loses DH); Enos Cabell moves to 1B
   O      ---      85%  D Collins       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      86%  R Mulliniks     Single to LF
                  John Martin replaces Dave Gumpert pitching and batting 6th
   O      1--      85%  M Webster       Popfly: 3B
   O      1--      83%  W Upshaw        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Blue Jays 8.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 7-8, Dave Geisel facing 1-2-3
          ---      72%  L Whitaker      Single to RF
   O      1--      82%  A Trammell      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      92%  L Herndon       Strikeout
          1--      86%  L Parrish       Single to LF; Trammell to 2B
   O      12-     100%  G Wilson        Strikeout
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Blue Jays 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198309022

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation