September 2, 1984 Minnesota Twins at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 31,000

Sunday, September 2, 1984
Time of Game: 2:00

Twins

69-67

Lost 5

1st

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

W: D Alexander (13-5), L: F Viola (14-12)

Blue Jays

79-57

Won 4

2nd, 8½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Puckett CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .661    0    1   0   
M Hatcher LF                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .301  .747    0    3   0   
  A David LF                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .748    0    0   0   
K Hrbek 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .319  .905    0    8   0   
P Putnam DH                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .190  .510    0    0   0   2B
T Brunansky RF                3   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .804    0    3   0   
T Teufel 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .768    0    5   2   
G Gaetti 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .671    0    0   3   
J Reed C                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .554    0    3   0   
R Washington SS               3   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .708    0    1   3   

F Viola P                                                                0   1
  A Williams P                                                           0   0
Totals                       30   0   2   0    1   0                    24   9

BATTING

2B: P Putnam (7, off D Alexander).

TB: P Putnam 2; T Brunansky.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

PB: J Reed (1).

E: F Viola ().

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Garcia 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .701    0    0   3   
L Moseby CF                   3   2   1   0    0   0  .280  .838    0    1   0   HBP
G Bell LF                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .301  .843    0    1   0   3B,2B
C Johnson DH                  2   0   1   1    1   1  .298  .898    0    0   0   2B,HBP
J Barfield RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .295  .846    0    7   0   
W Upshaw 1B                   4   1   3   1    0   0  .297  .871    0   12   0   2B
B Martinez C                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .218  .658    0    0   0   2B
G Iorg 3B                     4   1   1   2    0   1  .229  .559    0    2   0   HR
T Fernandez SS                4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .715    0    4   5   

D Alexander P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   6  10   6    1   3                    27   8

BATTING

2B: B Martinez (12, off F Viola); W Upshaw (27, off F Viola); C Johnson (21, off F Viola); G Bell (32, off F Viola).

3B: G Bell (4, off A Williams).

HR: G Iorg (1, off F Viola; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

HBP: L Moseby (7, by F Viola); C Johnson (3, by A Williams).

TB: G Bell 5; G Iorg 4; W Upshaw 4; C Johnson 2; B Martinez 2; L Moseby; T Fernandez.

RBI: G Iorg 2 (21); W Upshaw (80); C Johnson (53); G Bell (73); B Martinez (32).

2-out RBI: G Iorg 2; B Martinez; W Upshaw.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

E: T Fernandez (4).

BASERUNNING

PO: L Moseby (1st base by F Viola).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Viola, L (14-12)             6     7   6   6    1   3   1   3.20   27     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 0· 7     36    -     0.66  -0.19
A Williams                     2     3   0   0    0   0   0   5.35   10     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 3          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         8    10   6   6    1   3   1          37     -       ·  ·     10·11· 0·10           -

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, W (13-5)          9     2   0   0    1   0   0   3.26   31     -       ·  ·     12·16· 0· 2     82    -     0.59   0.31
Totals                         9     2   0   0    1   0   0          31     -       ·  ·     12·16· 0· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: F Viola (2; L Moseby, 1st base).

HBP: F Viola (3; L Moseby); A Williams (7; C Johnson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Tim McClelland.

Time of Game: 2:00.

Attendance: 31,000.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. K Puckett            CF    1. D Garcia             2B 
2. M Hatcher            LF    2. L Moseby             CF 
3. K Hrbek              1B    3. G Bell               LF 
4. P Putnam             DH    4. C Johnson            DH 
5. T Brunansky          RF    5. J Barfield           RF 
6. T Teufel             2B    6. W Upshaw             1B 
7. G Gaetti             3B    7. B Martinez           C  
8. J Reed               C     8. G Iorg               3B 
9. R Washington         SS    9. T Fernandez          SS 

   F Viola              P        D Alexander          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  -2-      10%  66% G Bell          F Viola         Double; Moseby Scores
   b 1   2  0-1  12-       9%  73% W Upshaw        F Viola         Single; Bell Scores; Johnson to 2B
   b 3   1  0-2  1--       8%  85% C Johnson       F Viola         Double; Moseby Scores
   t 2   2  2-0  1-3       5%  75% R Washington    D Alexander     Flyball: SS
   b 6   2  0-3  -2-       4%  95% B Martinez      F Viola         Double; Upshaw Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  K Puckett       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  M Hatcher       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      53%  K Hrbek         Walk
   O      1--      55%  P Putnam        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  D Garcia        Flyball: RF
          ---      55%  L Moseby        Hit By Pitch
          1--      57%  G Bell          Moseby Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Moseby to 2B
   R      -2-      66%  " "             Double; Moseby Scores
          -2-      68%  C Johnson       Walk
   O      12-      64%  J Barfield      Strikeout
   R      12-      73%  W Upshaw        Single; Bell Scores; Johnson to 2B
          12-      74%  B Martinez      Passed Ball; Johnson to 3B; Upshaw to 2B
   O      -23      70%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Doyle Alexander facing 5-6-7
          ---      66%  T Brunansky     Single
   O      1--      70%  T Teufel        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      72%  G Gaetti        Flyball: RF
          1--      70%  J Reed          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Brunansky to 3B; Reed to 1B
   O      1-3      75%  R Washington    Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Frank Viola facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      73%  G Iorg          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      72%  T Fernandez     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      71%  D Garcia        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      74%  K Puckett       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      75%  M Hatcher       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      77%  K Hrbek         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Frank Viola facing 2-3-4
          ---      79%  L Moseby        Single
   O      1--      77%  G Bell          Flyball: 2B
   R      1--      85%  C Johnson       Double; Moseby Scores
   O      -2-      83%  J Barfield      Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      81%  W Upshaw        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Doyle Alexander facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      84%  P Putnam        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      85%  T Brunansky     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  T Teufel        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Frank Viola facing 7-8-9
                  Andre David replaces Mickey Hatcher playing LF batting 2nd
   O      ---      85%  B Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      84%  G Iorg          Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  T Fernandez     Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Doyle Alexander facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      86%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  J Reed          Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      88%  R Washington    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      87%  D Garcia        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      87%  L Moseby        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  G Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      89%  K Puckett       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      90%  A David         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      91%  K Hrbek         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Frank Viola facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      90%  C Johnson       Strikeout
   O      ---      90%  J Barfield      Flyball: SS
          ---      91%  W Upshaw        Double
   R      -2-      95%  B Martinez      Double; Upshaw Scores
   RR     -2-      98%  G Iorg          Home Run; Martinez Scores
   O      ---      98%  T Fernandez     Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Doyle Alexander facing 4-5-6
          ---      97%  P Putnam        Double
   O      -2-      98%  T Brunansky     Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      99%  T Teufel        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-      99%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-0, Albert Williams facing 1-2-3
                  Albert Williams replaces Frank Viola pitching
   O      ---      99%  D Garcia        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      99%  L Moseby        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      99%  G Bell          Triple
          --3      99%  C Johnson       Hit By Pitch
   O      1-3      99%  J Barfield      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Doyle Alexander facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  J Reed          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Washington    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  K Puckett       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-0, Albert Williams facing 6-7-8
          ---     100%  W Upshaw        Single
   O      1--     100%  B Martinez      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Martinez to 1B
   O      1--     100%  G Iorg          Flyball: RF
          1--     100%  T Fernandez     Single; Martinez to 2B
   O      12-     100%  D Garcia        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Doyle Alexander facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  A David         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  K Hrbek         Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  P Putnam        Flyball: SS
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198409020

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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