August 8, 1985 Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 7
BOS 6 BOS 6
@CHW 1 KCR 10
DET 3 KCR 6
DET 4 MIN 4
CAL 2 NYY 8
CLE 1 NYY 7
CLE 6 OAK 11
@SEA 2 MIL 7
@TEX 4 MIL 3
@TEX 1 TOR 7
BAL 2 TOR 7
BAL 4 CIN 6
@LAD 5
(13) NYM 14
@MON 7 PHI 7
PIT 3 SDP 6
HOU 5 ATL 2
@SFG 0 STL 8
CHC 0

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Thursday, August 8, 1985
Time of Game: 2:27

Orioles

53-51

Lost 1

5th, 14½ GB

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

W: D Alexander (12-6), L: S McGregor (9-9)

Blue Jays

68-39

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Wiggins 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .220  .567    0    2   1   
L Lacy RF                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .321  .784    0    3   0   
C Ripken SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .780    0    1   2   2·GDP
E Murray DH                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .288  .867    0    0   0   
F Lynn CF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .263  .757    0    2   0   
J Dwyer LF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .758    0    1   0   
  G Roenicke PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .817    0    0   0   
L Sheets 1B                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .256  .764    0    5   0   HR
F Rayford 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .326  .858    0    3   1   
A Pardo C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .179  .421    0    7   0   

S McGregor P                                                             0   0
  S Stewart P                                                            0   0
  T Martinez P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   2   6   2    1   2                    24   4

BATTING

HR: L Sheets (12, off D Alexander; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: L Sheets 4; L Lacy 2; F Rayford; E Murray; A Wiggins.

GIDP: C Ripken 2 (20).

RBI: L Sheets (36); E Murray (81).

2-out RBI: E Murray.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Ripken-L Sheets.

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Garcia 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .288  .688    0    3   4   SB
  M Lee 2B                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .254         0   1   
L Moseby CF                   4   1   2   3    0   0  .240  .722    0    1   0   HR,2B
J Burroughs DH                3   0   0   0    0   2  .266  .813    0    0   0   
  A Oliver PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .720    0    0   0   
G Bell LF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .284  .840    0    2   0   
J Barfield RF                 3   2   3   0    1   0  .266  .838    0    4   0   2·SB
C Fielder 1B                  2   0   0   0    1   2  .313  .827    0   10   0   
  W Upshaw PR-1B              1   1   0   0    0   0  .257  .758    0    4   1   GDP
G Iorg 3B                     2   0   1   1    0   0  .316  .802    0    0   1   2B
  R Mulliniks PH-3B           2   1   1   1    0   0  .333  .945    0    0   0   2B
G Allenson C                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .450    0    1   1   
  E Whitt PH-C                1   1   0   0    1   1  .275  .847    0    0   0   IW
T Fernandez SS                4   1   2   2    0   0  .270  .682    0    1   6   SB

D Alexander P                                                            1   1
  G Lavelle P                                                            0   0
Totals                       33   7  11   7    3   7                    27  15

BATTING

2B: R Mulliniks (21, off S Stewart); L Moseby (24, off S Stewart); G Iorg (12, off S McGregor).

HR: L Moseby (7, off S McGregor; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

IBB: E Whitt (7, by S Stewart).

TB: L Moseby 6; J Barfield 3; R Mulliniks 2; T Fernandez 2; G Iorg 2; G Bell; D Garcia.

GIDP: W Upshaw (5).

RBI: L Moseby 3 (39); T Fernandez 2 (35); R Mulliniks (44); G Iorg (15).

2-out RBI: L Moseby 3; G Iorg.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Iorg-D Garcia-C Fielder; T Fernandez-D Garcia-W Upshaw.

E: T Fernandez (22).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Fernandez (9, 2nd base off S Stewart/A Pardo); J Barfield 2 (15, 2nd base off S McGregor/A Pardo 2); D Garcia (26, 2nd base off S McGregor/A Pardo).

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S McGregor, L (9-9)            5.1   8   4   4    1   5   1   4.68   24     -       ·  ·      0·10· 0· 8     40    -     1.34   0.00
S Stewart                      0.1   3   3   3    1   0   0   3.49    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 3          2-2    1.39  -0.34
T Martinez                     2.1   0   0   0    1   2   0   4.70    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.06   0.01
Totals                         8    11   7   7    3   7   1          36     -       ·  ·      3·12· 0·11          3-2

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 (12-6)          8     6   2   2    1   2   1   3.98   30     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 0· 6     63    -     0.73   0.16
G Lavelle                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.73    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9     6   2   2    1   2   1          33     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 0· 6           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Stewart (7; E Whitt).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - John Shulock.

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. A Wiggins            2B    1. D Garcia             2B 
2. L Lacy               RF    2. L Moseby             CF 
3. C Ripken             SS    3. J Burroughs          DH 
4. E Murray             DH    4. G Bell               LF 
5. F Lynn               CF    5. J Barfield           RF 
6. J Dwyer              LF    6. C Fielder            1B 
7. L Sheets             1B    7. G Iorg               3B 
8. F Rayford            3B    8. G Allenson           C  
9. A Pardo              C     9. T Fernandez          SS 

   S McGregor           P        D Alexander          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  2-2  12-      19%  82% R Mulliniks     S Stewart       Double; Barfield Scores; Upshaw to 3B
   b 5   2  2-1  ---      15%  52% L Moseby        S McGregor      Home Run
   b 2   0  2-0  1-3     -12%  36% C Fielder       S McGregor      Barfield Steals 2B; Bell out at Hm/SS-3B
   b 6   1  2-3  123      11%  93% T Fernandez     S Stewart       Single; Upshaw Scores; Mulliniks Scores; Whitt to 3B
   b 3   0  2-1  1--      11%  59% D Garcia        S McGregor      Single; Fernandez to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  A Wiggins       Single
          1--      41%  L Lacy          Single; Wiggins to 2B
   OO     12-      51%  C Ripken        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Wiggins to 3B
   R      --3      43%  E Murray        Single; Wiggins Scores
          1--      41%  F Lynn          Walk; Murray to 2B
   O      12-      45%  J Dwyer         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott McGregor facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      43%  D Garcia        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      41%  L Moseby        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      40%  J Burroughs     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Doyle Alexander facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      31%  L Sheets        Home Run
   O      ---      32%  F Rayford       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      34%  A Pardo         Strikeout
   O      ---      35%  A Wiggins       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Scott McGregor facing 4-5-6
          ---      39%  G Bell          Single
          1--      48%  J Barfield      Single; Bell to 3B
   O      1-3      36%  C Fielder       Barfield Steals 2B; Bell out at Hm/SS-3B
   O      -2-      33%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      43%  G Iorg          Double; Barfield Scores
   O      -2-      39%  G Allenson      Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Doyle Alexander facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      41%  L Lacy          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      43%  C Ripken        Strikeout
          ---      42%  E Murray        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Murray to 1B
   O      1--      44%  F Lynn          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Scott McGregor facing 9-1-2
          ---      48%  T Fernandez     Single
          1--      59%  D Garcia        Single; Fernandez to 3B
   O      1-3      52%  L Moseby        Flyball: 2B
          1-3      54%  J Burroughs     Garcia Steals 2B
   O      -23      45%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -23      38%  G Bell          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Doyle Alexander facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      40%  J Dwyer         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      42%  L Sheets        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      43%  F Rayford       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Scott McGregor facing 5-6-7
          ---      48%  J Barfield      Single
          1--      51%  C Fielder       Barfield Steals 2B
   O      -2-      46%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      41%  G Iorg          Flyball: 2B
   O      -2-      36%  G Allenson      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Doyle Alexander facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      39%  A Pardo         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      41%  A Wiggins       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      42%  L Lacy          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Scott McGregor facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      39%  T Fernandez     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      36%  D Garcia        Foul Flyball: 1B
   R      ---      52%  L Moseby        Home Run
   O      ---      50%  J Burroughs     Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, Doyle Alexander facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  C Ripken        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      56%  E Murray        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      58%  F Lynn          Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Scott McGregor facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      54%  G Bell          Flyball: RF
          ---      58%  J Barfield      Single
          1--      63%  C Fielder       Walk; Barfield to 2B
                  Sammy Stewart replaces Scott McGregor pitching; Rance Mulliniks pinch hits for Garth Iorg batting 7th; Willie Upshaw pinch runs for Cecil Fielder batting 6th
   R      12-      82%  R Mulliniks     Double; Barfield Scores; Upshaw to 3B
                  Ernie Whitt pinch hits for Gary Allenson batting 8th
          -23      82%  E Whitt         Intentional Walk
   RR     123      93%  T Fernandez     Single; Upshaw Scores; Mulliniks Scores; Whitt to 3B
   O      1-3      91%  D Garcia        Flyball: 3B
          1-3      91%  L Moseby        Fernandez Steals 2B
   RR     -23      97%  " "             Double; Whitt Scores; Fernandez Scores
                  Tippy Martinez replaces Sammy Stewart pitching; Al Oliver pinch hits for Jeff Burroughs batting 3rd
   O      -2-      97%  A Oliver        Flyball: CF
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 7.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-7, Doyle Alexander facing 6-7-8
                  Ernie Whitt moves to C; Willie Upshaw moves to 1B; Rance Mulliniks moves to 3B
   O      ---      98%  J Dwyer         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  L Sheets        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      98%  F Rayford       Single
   O      1--      98%  A Pardo         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 7-2, Tippy Martinez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  G Bell          Strikeout
          ---      98%  J Barfield      Walk
   OO     1--      98%  W Upshaw        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 7.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-7, Doyle Alexander facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  A Wiggins       Flyball: RF
          ---      98%  L Lacy          Single
   OO     1--      99%  C Ripken        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 7-2, Tippy Martinez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  E Whitt         Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 7.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-7, Gary Lavelle facing 4-5-6
                  Gary Lavelle replaces Doyle Alexander pitching; Manuel Lee replaces Damaso Garcia playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  E Murray        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  F Lynn          Flyball: RF
                  Gary Roenicke pinch hits for Jim Dwyer batting 6th
   O      ---     100%  G Roenicke      Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198508081

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