September 3, 1983 Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 9
@BOS 6 MIL 4
@CAL 3 BAL 13
@MIN 0 CLE 13
@OAK 6 NYY 5
@SEA 3 KCR 5
@TEX 0 TEX 8
KCR 1 DET 7
@TOR 4 PIT 6
@ATL 2 CHC 9
HOU 3 LAD 4
@MON 0 NYM 4
SDP 3
(15) SFG 5
@PHI 4 CIN 3
@STL 2
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 35,268

Saturday, September 3, 1983, 1:03PM
Time of Game: 2:37

Tigers

77-58

Won 1

2nd, 3½ GB

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

W: D Petry (15-8), L: J Clancy (14-8), S: J Martin (1)

Blue Jays

74-64

Lost 1

5th, 8 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Whitaker 2B                 3   1   0   1    1   0  .320  .848    0    1   4   SF
A Trammell SS                 5   0   2   1    0   1  .323  .881    0    4   5   2·2B
L Herndon LF                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .289  .801    0    0   0   
L Parrish C                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .283  .842    0    3   1   HR
G Wilson RF-CF                4   1   1   0    0   0  .265  .720    0    1   0   
E Cabell 1B                   3   2   2   1    1   0  .311  .777    0   13   4   2·2B
C Lemon CF                    3   1   1   2    0   1  .265  .861    0    3   0   HR,HBP,GDP
  L Jones PR-RF               0   1   0   0    0   0  .262  .630         0   0   
K Gibson DH                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .212  .666    0    0   0   
T Brookens 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .628    0    0   2   SH

D Petry P                                                                2   0
  J Martin P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   7   9   7    2   3                    27  16

BATTING

2B: A Trammell 2 (28, 2 off J Clancy); E Cabell 2 (21, 2 off J Clancy).

HR: L Parrish (24, off J Clancy; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); C Lemon (22, off J Clancy; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: L Whitaker (7, off J Clancy).

SH: T Brookens (4, off J Clancy).

HBP: C Lemon (17, by J Clancy).

TB: L Parrish 4; C Lemon 4; A Trammell 4; E Cabell 4; K Gibson 2; G Wilson.

GIDP: C Lemon (8).

RBI: L Parrish 2 (99); C Lemon 2 (58); E Cabell (34); A Trammell (60); L Whitaker (60).

2-out RBI: C Lemon 2; L Parrish 2; A Trammell; E Cabell.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 4. E Cabell-A Trammell-D Petry; L Whitaker-A Trammell-E Cabell; T Brookens-L Whitaker-E Cabell; E Cabell-A Trammell.

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Collins LF                  2   1   0   0    2   1  .271  .664    0    2   0   
R Mulliniks 3B                3   2   1   0    1   0  .277  .841    0    1   3   2B,GDP
L Moseby CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .318  .893    0    4   0   
W Upshaw 1B                   4   1   3   3    0   0  .301  .864    0    6   1   HR
J Orta DH                     3   0   1   1    0   0  .239  .681    0    0   0   GDP
  C Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .880    0    0   0   GDP
E Whitt C                     2   0   0   0    1   0  .248  .779    0    4   0   GDP
  T Fernandez PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
J Barfield RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .802    0    6   0   
D Garcia 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .298  .707    0    3   1   
A Griffin SS                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .254  .646    0    1   3   

J Clancy P                                                               0   1
  D Cooper P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   4   7   4    5   4                    27   9

BATTING

2B: R Mulliniks (30, off D Petry).

HR: W Upshaw (22, off D Petry; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

TB: W Upshaw 6; R Mulliniks 2; L Moseby; J Barfield; J Orta.

GIDP: C Johnson (10); R Mulliniks (11); E Whitt (8); J Orta (6).

RBI: W Upshaw 3 (83); J Orta (28).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Griffin-D Garcia-W Upshaw.

E: A Griffin (23).

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
D Petry, W (15-8)              7.1   7   4   4    5   4   1   3.67   31     -       ·  ·     12· 3· 0· 7     47    -     1.38   0.04
J Martin, S (1)                1.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.24    4     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.29   0.20
Totals                         9     7   4   4    5   4   1          35     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 0· 7          1-0

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
J Clancy, L (14-8)             8.2   9   7   5    2   2   2   3.45   38     -       ·  ·      9·15· 0· 9     42    -     0.66  -0.27
D Cooper                       0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.35   0.01
Totals                         9     9   7   5    2   3   2          39     -       ·  ·      9·15· 0· 9          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Clancy (1; C Lemon).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 35,268.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 61° F, Wind 8mph in unknown direction.

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            C     4. W Upshaw             1B 
5. G Wilson             RF    5. J Orta               DH 
6. E Cabell             1B    6. E Whitt              C  
7. C Lemon              CF    7. J Barfield           RF 
8. K Gibson             DH    8. D Garcia             2B 
9. T Brookens           3B    9. A Griffin            SS 

   D Petry              P        J Clancy             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  1--      18%  65% L Parrish       J Clancy        Home Run (LF-CF); Whitaker Scores/unER; Parrish Scores/unER
   b 8   1  5-4  1--      15%  83% C Johnson       J Martin        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 6   1  5-3  12-      14%  81% E Whitt         D Petry         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
   b 8   0  5-3  ---     -11%  72% R Mulliniks     D Petry         Double to CF
   b 3   1  2-0  12-      10%  73% R Mulliniks     D Petry         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  L Whitaker      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      50%  A Trammell      Strikeout
   O      1--      47%  L Herndon       Flyball: CF
   RR     1--      65%  L Parrish       Home Run (LF-CF); Whitaker Scores/unER; Parrish Scores/unER
   O      ---      64%  G Wilson        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Dan Petry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      67%  D Collins       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      68%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      69%  L Moseby        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Clancy facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      68%  E Cabell        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      66%  C Lemon         Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  K Gibson        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Dan Petry facing 4-5-6
          ---      61%  W Upshaw        Single (CF-RF)
   OO     1--      70%  J Orta          Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
          ---      68%  E Whitt         Walk
   O      1--      71%  J Barfield      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Clancy facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      69%  T Brookens      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      68%  L Whitaker      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      67%  A Trammell      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Dan Petry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      69%  D Garcia        Strikeout
          ---      66%  A Griffin       Walk
          1--      62%  D Collins       Walk; Griffin to 2B
   OO     12-      73%  R Mulliniks     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Clancy facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      71%  L Herndon       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      69%  L Parrish       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      70%  G Wilson        Single (LF-CF)
   R      1--      80%  E Cabell        Double to RF; Wilson Scores; Cabell to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   RR     --3      91%  C Lemon         Home Run; Cabell Scores
   O      ---      90%  K Gibson        Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-5, Dan Petry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      92%  L Moseby        Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      87%  W Upshaw        Home Run (CF-RF)
   O      ---      88%  J Orta          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      89%  E Whitt         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jim Clancy facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      88%  T Brookens      Flyball: RF
          ---      89%  L Whitaker      Walk
          1--      92%  A Trammell      Double to LF; Whitaker to 3B
   O      -23      89%  L Herndon       Fielder's Choice SS; Whitaker out at Hm/SS-C
   O      12-      87%  L Parrish       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-5, Dan Petry facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      89%  J Barfield      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      91%  D Garcia        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      91%  A Griffin       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jim Clancy facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      91%  G Wilson        Flyball: RF
          ---      91%  E Cabell        Walk
   OO     1--      90%  C Lemon         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-5, Dan Petry facing 1-2-3
          ---      86%  D Collins       Walk
          1--      80%  R Mulliniks     Walk; Collins to 2B
          12-      72%  L Moseby        Single to RF; Collins to 3B; Mulliniks to 2B
   RO     123      75%  W Upshaw        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Collins Scores; Mulliniks to 3B
   R      1-3      67%  J Orta          Single to RF; Mulliniks Scores; Upshaw to 2B
   OO     12-      81%  E Whitt         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jim Clancy facing 8-9-1
          ---      83%  K Gibson        Single to RF
   O      1--      82%  T Brookens      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Gibson to 2B
   O      -2-      80%  L Whitaker      Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      -2-      77%  A Trammell      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, Dan Petry facing 7-8-9
          ---      71%  J Barfield      Single (LF-CF)
   O      1--      75%  D Garcia        Groundout: 2B-1B; Barfield to 2B
   O      -2-      81%  A Griffin       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      86%  D Collins       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jim Clancy facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      85%  L Herndon       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      83%  L Parrish       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      83%  G Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, Dan Petry facing 2-3-4
          ---      72%  R Mulliniks     Double to CF
   O      -2-      77%  L Moseby        Flyball: CF; Mulliniks to 3B
   R      --3      68%  W Upshaw        Single to CF; Mulliniks Scores
                  John Martin replaces Dan Petry pitching; Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Jorge Orta batting 5th
   OO     1--      83%  C Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jim Clancy facing 6-7-8
          ---      88%  E Cabell        Double (CF-RF)
          -2-      89%  C Lemon         Hit By Pitch
                  Lynn Jones pinch runs for Chet Lemon batting 7th
          12-      93%  K Gibson        Single to P; Cabell to 3B; Jones to 2B
   O      123      90%  T Brookens      Flyball: RF
   RO     123      92%  L Whitaker      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Cabell Scores
   R      12-      97%  A Trammell      Double to LF; Jones Scores; Gibson to 3B
                  Don Cooper replaces Jim Clancy pitching
   O      -23      95%  L Herndon       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 4-7, John Martin facing 6-7-8
                  Glenn Wilson moves to CF; Lynn Jones moves to RF; Tony Fernandez pinch hits for Ernie Whitt batting 6th
   O      ---      98%  T Fernandez     Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      99%  J Barfield      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Garcia        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Blue Jays 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198309030

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