September 8, 1984 Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
MIL 3 NYY 12
@BOS 6 CAL 6
@CHW 5 OAK 9
@CLE 5 KCR 5
SEA 4 MIN 5
TEX 4 DET 10
@TOR 4 LAD 6
CIN 3 MON 4
PHI 0 CHC 6
@NYM 0 STL 9
@PIT 2 SFG 4
ATL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 41,059

Saturday, September 8, 1984
Time of Game: 3:06

Tigers

91-51

Won 3

1st

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

W: B Scherrer (2-1), L: L Leal (13-6), S: A Lopez (13)

Blue Jays

80-61

Lost 3

2nd, 10½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Whitaker 2B                 3   2   1   0    2   0  .286  .749    0    3   2   CS
A Trammell SS                 5   1   3   3    0   1  .314  .851    0    0   4   2B
K Gibson RF                   5   0   1   2    0   1  .285  .889    0    2   0   
L Parrish C                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .237  .734    0    7   0   
D Evans 3B                    3   1   1   1    0   0  .235  .745    0    0   2   HR
  M Castillo 3B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .601    0    0   2   SH
R Jones LF                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .280  .851    0    1   0   
  L Herndon PH-LF             2   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .686    0    0   0   
J Grubb DH                    4   3   2   2    1   1  .284  .868    0    0   0   2·HR,IW
C Lemon CF                    3   1   0   0    1   2  .286  .849    0    2   0   
D Bergman 1B                  3   1   1   1    1   2  .272  .803    0    8   2   3B
  M Laga 1B                   0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         2   0   

J Morris P                                                               2   0
  B Scherrer P                                                           0   0
  A Lopez P                                                              0   0
Totals                       36  10  10   9    6   9                    27  12

BATTING

2B: A Trammell (30, off L Leal).

3B: D Bergman (5, off L Leal).

HR: D Evans (15, off L Leal; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out); J Grubb 2 (7, 2 off L Leal; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SH: M Castillo (3, off B Clark).

IBB: J Grubb (4, by D Lamp).

TB: J Grubb 8; A Trammell 4; D Evans 4; D Bergman 3; L Whitaker; K Gibson; L Parrish.

RBI: A Trammell 3 (64); K Gibson 2 (82); J Grubb 2 (15); D Bergman (44); D Evans (60).

2-out RBI: A Trammell 3; K Gibson 2; D Bergman.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

BASERUNNING

CS: L Whitaker (5, 2nd base by L Leal/E Whitt).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Garcia 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .292  .706    0    2   5   HBP
D Collins LF                  5   0   2   1    0   1  .307  .809    0    2   0   SB
R Mulliniks 3B                4   0   1   0    1   1  .326  .840    0    0   4   2B
W Upshaw 1B                   5   0   2   1    0   1  .290  .848    0   10   0   2B
G Bell RF                     4   2   2   1    1   0  .300  .843    0    0   0   HR,2B
W Aikens DH                   1   0   0   0    1   0  .213  .683    0    0   0   
  C Johnson PH                2   0   0   0    0   1  .295  .884    0    0   0   
E Whitt C                     2   0   1   1    0   0  .249  .767    0    7   1   
  M Webster PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .846    0    0   0   
  B Martinez C                1   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .658    0    2   0   
J Barfield CF                 4   0   0   0    0   3  .291  .826    0    1   0   
A Griffin SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .231  .532    0    2   0   

L Leal P                                                                 1   0
  B Clark P                                                              0   1
  D Lamp P                                                               0   0
  J Acker P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37   4  10   4    3   7                    27  11

BATTING

2B: R Mulliniks (20, off J Morris); W Upshaw (28, off A Lopez); G Bell (34, off J Morris).

HR: G Bell (22, off J Morris; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

HBP: D Garcia (9, by A Lopez).

TB: G Bell 6; W Upshaw 3; R Mulliniks 2; D Collins 2; E Whitt; D Garcia; A Griffin.

RBI: D Collins (40); E Whitt (39); G Bell (75); W Upshaw (81).

2-out RBI: W Upshaw.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

E: A Griffin (21); G Bell (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Collins (52, 2nd base off J Morris/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
J Morris                       4.1   5   2   2    1   2   1   3.68   19     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 0· 5     46    -     0.99  -0.00
B Scherrer, W (2-1)            1.2   0   0   0    1   3   0   4.53    6     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.13   0.11
A Lopez, S (13)                3     5   2   2    1   2   0   2.73   16     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 5          0-0    0.35   0.09
Totals                         9    10   4   4    3   7   1          41     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 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
L Leal, L (13-6)               6.2   7   4   4    3   9   3   3.67   29     -       ·  ·      3· 7· 0· 7     50    -     1.01  -0.19
B Clark                        0.2   1   1   1    0   0   0   4.97    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          1-0    0.77   0.01
D Lamp                         0.2   2   5   0    3   0   0   3.68    8     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 2          1-1    0.71  -0.12
J Acker                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.41    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    10  10   5    6   9   3          43     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 0·10          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: L Leal (5).

IBB: D Lamp (7; J Grubb).

HBP: A Lopez (2; D Garcia).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Dave Phillips.

Time of Game: 3:06.

Attendance: 41,059.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. L Whitaker           2B    1. D Garcia             2B 
2. A Trammell           SS    2. D Collins            LF 
3. K Gibson             RF    3. R Mulliniks          3B 
4. L Parrish            C     4. W Upshaw             1B 
5. D Evans              3B    5. G Bell               RF 
6. R Jones              LF    6. W Aikens             DH 
7. J Grubb              DH    7. E Whitt              C  
8. C Lemon              CF    8. J Barfield           CF 
9. D Bergman            1B    9. A Griffin            SS 

   J Morris             P        L Leal               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  2-2  ---      19%  69% J Grubb         L Leal          Home Run
   t 5   0  2-1  ---      14%  50% J Grubb         L Leal          Home Run
   b 4   1  1-1  ---     -13%  34% G Bell          J Morris        Home Run
   t 7   2  2-3  -2-      13%  80% A Trammell      L Leal          Double; Whitaker Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  ---      11%  58% D Evans         L Leal          Home Run

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  L Whitaker      Walk
   O      1--      48%  A Trammell      Whitaker Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      46%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  K Gibson        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Garcia        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  D Collins       Strikeout
          ---      47%  R Mulliniks     Double
   O      -2-      50%  W Upshaw        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Leal facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  L Parrish       Strikeout
   R      ---      58%  D Evans         Home Run
          ---      60%  R Jones         Walk
   O      1--      58%  J Grubb         Strikeout
   O      1--      56%  C Lemon         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Morris facing 5-6-7
          ---      49%  G Bell          Double
   O      -2-      51%  W Aikens        Groundout: 1B-P; Bell to 3B
   RO     --3      49%  E Whitt         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bell Scores
   O      ---      50%  J Barfield      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Luis Leal facing 9-1-2
          ---      60%  D Bergman       Triple
   O      --3      55%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3      49%  A Trammell      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      --3      44%  K Gibson        Groundout: 2B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Jack Morris facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  A Griffin       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      49%  D Garcia        Flyball: CF
          ---      47%  D Collins       Single
          1--      46%  R Mulliniks     Collins Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Luis Leal facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  L Parrish       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      45%  D Evans         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      44%  R Jones         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Jack Morris facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  W Upshaw        Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      34%  G Bell          Home Run
          ---      31%  W Aikens        Walk
          1--      28%  E Whitt         Single; Aikens to 2B
   O      12-      32%  J Barfield      Strikeout
   O      12-      36%  A Griffin       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Luis Leal facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      50%  J Grubb         Home Run
   O      ---      47%  C Lemon         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  D Bergman       Strikeout
          ---      46%  L Whitaker      Walk
          1--      49%  A Trammell      Single; Whitaker to 2B
   O      12-      43%  K Gibson        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      46%  D Garcia        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Bill Scherrer replaces Jack Morris pitching
   O      ---      48%  D Collins       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  R Mulliniks     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Luis Leal facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  L Parrish       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      44%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      42%  R Jones         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Bill Scherrer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      46%  W Upshaw        Strikeout
          ---      42%  G Bell          Walk
                  Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Willie Aikens batting 6th
   O      1--      46%  C Johnson       Strikeout
                  Mitch Webster pinch hits for Ernie Whitt batting 7th
   O      1--      50%  M Webster       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 2-2, Luis Leal facing 7-8-9
                  Buck Martinez replaces Mitch Webster playing C batting 7th
   R      ---      69%  J Grubb         Home Run
   O      ---      67%  C Lemon         Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  D Bergman       Strikeout
          ---      66%  L Whitaker      Single
          1--      67%  A Trammell      Wild Pitch; Whitaker to 2B
   R      -2-      80%  " "             Double; Whitaker Scores
                  Bryan Clark replaces Luis Leal pitching
   O      -2-      78%  K Gibson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-4, Aurelio Lopez facing 8-9-1
                  Aurelio Lopez replaces Bill Scherrer pitching; Marty Castillo replaces Darrell Evans playing 3B batting 5th
   O      ---      82%  J Barfield      Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  A Griffin       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      82%  D Garcia        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      86%  D Collins       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bryan Clark facing 4-5-6
          ---      88%  L Parrish       Single
   O      1--      87%  M Castillo      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Parrish to 2B
                  Dennis Lamp replaces Bryan Clark pitching; Larry Herndon pinch hits for Ruppert Jones batting 6th
   O      -2-      85%  L Herndon       Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      86%  J Grubb         Intentional Walk
          12-      87%  C Lemon         Walk; Parrish to 3B; Grubb to 2B
   R      123      93%  D Bergman       Walk; Parrish Scores; Grubb to 3B; Lemon to 2B
   R      123      97%  L Whitaker      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Grubb Scores/No RBI/unER; Lemon to 3B; Bergman to 2B
   RR     123      99%  A Trammell      Single; Lemon Scores/unER; Bergman Scores/unER; Whitaker to 3B; Trammell to 2B/Adv on E9
   RR     -23     100%  K Gibson        Single; Whitaker Scores/unER; Trammell Scores/unER
   O      1--     100%  L Parrish       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  6 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 10, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-10, Aurelio Lopez facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Laga replaces Dave Bergman playing 1B batting 9th; Larry Herndon moves to LF
          ---     100%  R Mulliniks     Walk
          1--      99%  W Upshaw        Double; Mulliniks to 3B
   O      -23      99%  G Bell          Flyball: 2B
   O      -23     100%  C Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      -23     100%  B Martinez      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 10, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 10-2, Jim Acker facing 5-6-7
                  Jim Acker replaces Dennis Lamp pitching
   O      ---     100%  M Castillo      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  L Herndon       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Grubb         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 10, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-10, Aurelio Lopez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  J Barfield      Strikeout
          ---     100%  A Griffin       Single
          1--     100%  D Garcia        Single; Griffin to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  D Collins       Single; Griffin Scores; Garcia to 2B
   O      12-     100%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: 2B-1B; Garcia to 3B; Collins to 2B
   R      -23     100%  W Upshaw        Single; Garcia Scores; Collins to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  G Bell          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 10, Blue Jays 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198409080

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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