July 20, 1985 Oakland Athletics at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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KCR 7
@BAL 5 CAL 5
@BOS 3 CHW 8
CLE 6 DET 6
TEX 5
(15) SEA 13
@MIL 10 NYY 8
@MIN 3 OAK 5
@TOR 1 PHI 10
@CIN 6 LAD 3
STL 0 MON 6
HOU 1 NYM 16
ATL 4 SDP 4
PIT 2 CHC 2
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 35,187

Saturday, July 20, 1985
Time of Game: 2:24

Athletics

48-42

Won 1

2nd, 6 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  4  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    5 11  0
Blue Jays       0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  4  1

W: T Birtsas (6-2), L: D Stieb (9-6), S: S Ontiveros (2)

Blue Jays

54-37

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Collins LF                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .245  .612    0    1   0   
C Lansford 3B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .282  .758    0    1   1   
B Bochte 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .314  .811    0    6   1   GDP
D Kingman DH                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .251  .785    0    0   0   2B
M Davis RF                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .299  .894    0    5   0   HR,2B
D Murphy CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .207  .712    0    4   0   
M Tettleton C                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .275  .775    0    2   0   
D Hill 2B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .254  .608    0    2   3   
A Griffin SS                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .275  .651    0    4   2   3B

T Birtsas P                                                              0   0
  S Ontiveros P                                                          2   0
Totals                       36   5  11   5    0   2                    27   7

BATTING

2B: M Davis (21, off D Stieb); D Kingman (12, off D Stieb).

3B: A Griffin (5, off D Stieb).

HR: M Davis (16, off D Stieb; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: M Davis 6; A Griffin 3; C Lansford 2; D Collins 2; D Kingman 2; M Tettleton 2; D Hill.

GIDP: B Bochte (7).

RBI: A Griffin 2 (47); M Davis 2 (51); D Collins (18).

2-out RBI: A Griffin 2; D Collins.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Griffin-D Hill-B Bochte.

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Garcia 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .658    0    3   3   
L Moseby CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .702    0    2   0   
J Burroughs DH                2   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .777    0    0   0   
  A Oliver PH                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .252  .669    0    0   0   2B
G Bell LF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .284  .837    0    7   0   
J Barfield RF                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .252  .788    0    2   0   HR,GDP
C Fielder 1B                  1   0   1   0    1   0 1.000 3.000    0    5   1   2B
  W Upshaw PH-1B              2   0   1   0    0   0  .241  .709    0    3   0   
G Iorg 3B                     1   0   0   0    1   0  .318  .823    0    0   1   
  R Mulliniks PH-3B           2   0   0   0    0   0  .321  .894    0    0   0   
G Allenson C                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   0   
  E Whitt PH-C                1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .846    0    0   0   
T Fernandez SS                2   0   0   0    1   0  .275  .701    0    1   4   

D Stieb P                                                                2   1
  J Acker P                                                              0   0
Totals                       30   1   4   1    4   2                    27  10

BATTING

2B: A Oliver (6, off S Ontiveros); C Fielder (1, off T Birtsas).

HR: J Barfield (15, off T Birtsas; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: J Barfield 4; C Fielder 2; A Oliver 2; W Upshaw.

GIDP: J Barfield (8).

RBI: J Barfield (42).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. D Garcia-T Fernandez-C Fielder; D Stieb-C Fielder; D Garcia.

E: W Upshaw (7).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Birtsas, W (6-2)             5     2   1   1    4   2   1   3.26   20     -       ·  ·      4· 8· 0· 2     57    -     0.93   0.19
S Ontiveros, S (2)             4     2   0   0    0   0   0   0.59   14     -       ·  ·      3· 9· 0· 2          0-0    0.55   0.13
Totals                         9     4   1   1    4   2   1          34     -       ·  ·      7·17· 0· 4           -

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 Stieb, L (9-6)               8    11   5   5    0   2   1   2.06   33     -       ·  ·      7·13· 0·11     42    -     0.58  -0.19
J Acker                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.60    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9    11   5   5    0   2   1          36     -       ·  ·      9·14· 0·11           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Vic Voltaggio.

Time of Game: 2:24.

Attendance: 35,187.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. D Collins            LF    1. D Garcia             2B 
2. C Lansford           3B    2. L Moseby             CF 
3. B Bochte             1B    3. J Burroughs          DH 
4. D Kingman            DH    4. G Bell               LF 
5. M Davis              RF    5. J Barfield           RF 
6. D Murphy             CF    6. C Fielder            1B 
7. M Tettleton          C     7. G Iorg               3B 
8. D Hill               2B    8. G Allenson           C  
9. A Griffin            SS    9. T Fernandez          SS 

   T Birtsas            P        D Stieb              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-1  12-      17%  77% A Griffin       D Stieb         Triple; Tettleton Scores; Hill Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  -2-      10%  66% M Davis         D Stieb         Double; Kingman Scores
   t 2   0  0-1  -2-      -9%  56% D Murphy        D Stieb         Double Play: Flyball: 2B unassisted
   b 4   0  4-1  1--       8%  82% J Barfield      T Birtsas       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 2   1  4-0  ---      -7%  77% J Barfield      T Birtsas       Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Collins       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  C Lansford      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  B Bochte        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Birtsas facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Garcia        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  L Moseby        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      50%  J Burroughs     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 4-5-6
          ---      56%  D Kingman       Double
   R      -2-      66%  M Davis         Double; Kingman Scores
   OO     -2-      56%  D Murphy        Double Play: Flyball: 2B unassisted
          ---      58%  M Tettleton     Single
          1--      59%  D Hill          Single; Tettleton to 2B
   RR     12-      77%  A Griffin       Triple; Tettleton Scores; Hill Scores
   R      --3      83%  D Collins       Single; Griffin Scores
          1--      84%  C Lansford      Single; Collins to 3B
   O      1-3      81%  B Bochte        Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Tim Birtsas facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      83%  G Bell          Flyball: 2B
   R      ---      77%  J Barfield      Home Run
          ---      73%  C Fielder       Double
          -2-      70%  G Iorg          Walk
   O      12-      75%  G Allenson      Strikeout
   O      12-      79%  T Fernandez     Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dave Stieb facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      78%  D Kingman       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      77%  M Davis         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      76%  D Murphy        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-4, Tim Birtsas facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      78%  D Garcia        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      80%  L Moseby        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      81%  J Burroughs     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dave Stieb facing 7-8-9
          ---      83%  M Tettleton     Single
   O      1--      81%  D Hill          Flyball: LF
   OO     1--      78%  A Griffin       Double Play: Flyball: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-4, Tim Birtsas facing 4-5-6
          ---      74%  G Bell          Walk
   OO     1--      82%  J Barfield      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      81%  C Fielder       Walk
   O      1--      83%  G Iorg          Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
          ---      85%  D Collins       Single
          1--      88%  C Lansford      Single; Collins to 2B
   OO     12-      83%  B Bochte        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Collins to 3B
   O      --3      80%  D Kingman       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-4, Tim Birtsas facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      83%  G Allenson      Flyball: RF
          ---      80%  T Fernandez     Walk
   O      1--      83%  D Garcia        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      86%  L Moseby        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dave Stieb facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      91%  M Davis         Home Run
   O      ---      91%  D Murphy        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      90%  M Tettleton     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      90%  D Hill          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-5, Steve Ontiveros facing 3-4-5
                  Steve Ontiveros replaces Tim Birtsas pitching; Al Oliver pinch hits for Jeff Burroughs batting 3rd
          ---      85%  A Oliver        Double
   O      -2-      89%  G Bell          Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      92%  J Barfield      Flyball: SS
                  Willie Upshaw pinch hits for Cecil Fielder batting 6th
   O      -2-      94%  W Upshaw        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dave Stieb facing 9-1-2
                  Willie Upshaw moves to 1B
   O      ---      93%  A Griffin       Flyball: 2B
          ---      94%  D Collins       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Collins to 2B
   O      -2-      94%  C Lansford      Flyball: LF; Collins to 3B
   O      --3      92%  B Bochte        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-5, Steve Ontiveros facing 7-8-9
                  Rance Mulliniks pinch hits for Garth Iorg batting 7th
   O      ---      94%  R Mulliniks     Flyball: LF
                  Ernie Whitt pinch hits for Gary Allenson batting 8th
   O      ---      96%  E Whitt         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  T Fernandez     Flyball: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Dave Stieb facing 4-5-6
                  Ernie Whitt moves to C; Rance Mulliniks moves to 3B
   O      ---      96%  D Kingman       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  M Davis         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  D Murphy        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-5, Steve Ontiveros facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      97%  D Garcia        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  L Moseby        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jim Acker facing 7-8-9
                  Jim Acker replaces Dave Stieb pitching
   O      ---      98%  M Tettleton     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  D Hill          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  A Griffin       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-5, Steve Ontiveros facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  G Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Barfield      Flyball: SS
          ---      99%  W Upshaw        Single
   O      1--     100%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Blue Jays 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198507200

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation