April 8, 1987 Cleveland Indians at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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TEX 6
@BAL 4 CAL 7
SEA 1 NYY 6
@DET 5 KCR 9
CHW 3 MIL 3
BOS 2 MIN 4
OAK 1 TOR 5
CLE 1 CIN 7
MON 2 HOU 7
LAD 3 SFG 2
SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 20,388

Wednesday, April 8, 1987
Time of Game: 2:33

Indians

0-2

Lost 2

5th, 2 GB

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

W: J Clancy (1-0), L: G Swindell (0-1)

Blue Jays

2-0

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Bernazard 2B                5   0   1   0    0   1  .111  .222    0    1   4   
B Butler CF                   4   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .125    0    4   0   3·SB
J Franco SS                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .286  .946    0    1   5   2B
J Carter 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .250  .625    0    8   0   2B,SB
M Hall LF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    1   0   
P Tabler DH                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .375 1.125    0    0   0   SB
B Jacoby 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125    0    1   1   GDP
C Snyder RF                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .167 1.042    0    1   0   
R Dempsey C                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .667 1.334    0    6   0   
  C Castillo PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   

G Swindell P                                                             0   1
  R Yett P                                                               0   0
  E Vande Berg P                                                         1   0
Totals                       35   1   8   1    2   5                    24  11

BATTING

2B: J Carter (1, off J Clancy); J Franco (2, off J Clancy).

TB: J Carter 3; R Dempsey 2; J Franco 2; M Hall; P Tabler; T Bernazard.

GIDP: B Jacoby (1).

RBI: B Butler (1).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Franco-T Bernazard-J Carter.

BASERUNNING

SB: P Tabler (1, 2nd base off J Clancy/M Stark); J Carter (1, 2nd base off M Eichhorn/M Stark); B Butler 3 (3, 2nd base off M Eichhorn/M Stark, 2nd base off J Clancy/M Stark 2).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Fernandez SS                4   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.306    0    2   2   
K Gruber 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   5   GDP
L Moseby CF                   4   1   0   0    0   1  .250  .875    0    3   0   
G Bell LF                     3   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.238    0    1   0   
  R Leach LF                  0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
J Barfield RF                 2   2   1   1    2   0  .500 1.792    0    1   0   HR
W Upshaw 1B                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .250 1.250    0   11   1   HR
M Stark C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    5   0   
C Fielder DH                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   0   
M Sharperson 2B               3   1   1   0    0   2  .286  .715    0    3   3   

J Clancy P                                                               0   1
  J Musselman P                                                          0   0
  M Eichhorn P                                                           0   1
Totals                       30   5   7   4    3   6                    27  13

BATTING

HR: J Barfield (1, off G Swindell; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF); W Upshaw (2, off G Swindell; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF).

TB: J Barfield 4; W Upshaw 4; T Fernandez 2; M Stark; M Sharperson; G Bell.

GIDP: K Gruber (1).

RBI: W Upshaw 2 (3); G Bell (1); J Barfield (2).

2-out RBI: G Bell.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Gruber-M Sharperson-W Upshaw.

E: T Fernandez (1).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Swindell, L (0-1)            6     7   5   5    2   5   2   7.50   26     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 0· 7     41    -     0.65  -0.12
R Yett                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
E Vande Berg                   1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.07   0.00
Totals                         8     7   5   5    3   6   2          33     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 0· 7           -

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, W (1-0)              6     7   1   1    2   2   0   1.50   27     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 1· 7     54    -     1.14   0.28
J Musselman                    0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-1    1.09   0.05
M Eichhorn                     2.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   2.08    8     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 0· 1          1-0    0.53   0.06
Totals                         9     8   1   1    2   5   0          37     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 1· 8          3-1

J Clancy faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Rich Garcia.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 20,388.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. T Bernazard          2B    1. T Fernandez          SS 
2. B Butler             CF    2. K Gruber             3B 
3. J Franco             SS    3. L Moseby             CF 
4. J Carter             1B    4. G Bell               LF 
5. M Hall               LF    5. J Barfield           RF 
6. P Tabler             DH    6. W Upshaw             1B 
7. B Jacoby             3B    7. M Stark              C  
8. C Snyder             RF    8. C Fielder            DH 
9. R Dempsey            C     9. M Sharperson         2B 

   G Swindell           P        J Clancy             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  3-0  1-3      12%  90% B Jacoby        J Clancy        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 4   1  0-1  ---      10%  76% J Barfield      G Swindell      Home Run
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-       9%  62% G Bell          G Swindell      Single to CF; Moseby Scores
   t 6   0  3-0  -2-      -8%  71% M Hall          J Clancy        Single to LF; Carter to 3B
   t 6   0  3-0  1-3       7%  79% P Tabler        J Clancy        Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Bernazard     Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      54%  B Butler        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      52%  J Franco        Double to CF
   O      -2-      55%  J Carter        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  T Fernandez     Single to RF
   O      1--      57%  K Gruber        Groundout: 2B-1B; Fernandez to 2B
   O      -2-      53%  L Moseby        Fielder's Choice P; Fernandez out at 3B/P-SS-3B; Moseby to 2B
   R      -2-      62%  G Bell          Single to CF; Moseby Scores
          1--      64%  J Barfield      Walk; Bell to 2B
   O      12-      60%  W Upshaw        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Clancy facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      62%  M Hall          Flyball: CF
          ---      60%  P Tabler        Single to 3B
   O      1--      63%  B Jacoby        Popfly: 1B
          1--      62%  C Snyder        Tabler Steals 2B
   O      -2-      65%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Swindell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      63%  M Stark         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      62%  C Fielder       Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  M Sharperson    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Clancy facing 9-1-2
          ---      56%  R Dempsey       Single to CF
   O      1--      60%  T Bernazard     Flyball: RF
   O      1--      64%  B Butler        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      63%  J Franco        Butler Steals 2B
          -2-      61%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      66%  J Carter        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      64%  T Fernandez     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      63%  K Gruber        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      62%  L Moseby        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Clancy facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      65%  M Hall          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      61%  P Tabler        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Tabler to 1B
   O      1--      65%  B Jacoby        Lineout: CF
   O      1--      68%  C Snyder        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Swindell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      66%  G Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      76%  J Barfield      Home Run
   O      ---      75%  W Upshaw        Flyball: CF
          ---      76%  M Stark         Single to LF
   O      1--      74%  C Fielder       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Clancy facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      77%  R Dempsey       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      74%  T Bernazard     Single to RF
   O      1--      77%  B Butler        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      76%  J Franco        Butler Steals 2B
   O      -2-      80%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Greg Swindell facing 9-1-2
          ---      83%  M Sharperson    Single to CF
          1--      88%  T Fernandez     Single to RF; Sharperson to 3B
   ROO    1-3      86%  K Gruber        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Sharperson Scores/No RBI
   O      ---      85%  L Moseby        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Clancy facing 4-5-6
          ---      79%  J Carter        Double to LF
          -2-      71%  M Hall          Single to LF; Carter to 3B
   O      1-3      79%  P Tabler        Strikeout
   OO     1-3      90%  B Jacoby        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Greg Swindell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      90%  G Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      90%  J Barfield      Walk
   RR     1--      97%  W Upshaw        Home Run; Barfield Scores
   O      ---      97%  M Stark         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  C Fielder       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Jim Clancy facing 8-9-1
                  Rick Leach replaces George Bell playing LF batting 4th
          ---      95%  C Snyder        Walk
          1--      90%  R Dempsey       Single to LF; Snyder to 3B
                  Jeff Musselman replaces Jim Clancy pitching
   O      1-3      94%  T Bernazard     Strikeout
   RO     1-3      95%  B Butler        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Snyder Scores
                  Mark Eichhorn replaces Jeff Musselman pitching
          1--      95%  J Franco        Butler Steals 2B
   O      -2-      97%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-1, Rich Yett facing 9-1-2
                  Rich Yett replaces Greg Swindell pitching
   O      ---      96%  M Sharperson    Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  T Fernandez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  K Gruber        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Mark Eichhorn facing 4-5-6
          ---      93%  J Carter        Single to SS
          1--      93%  M Hall          Carter Steals 2B
   O      -2-      95%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      97%  P Tabler        Groundout: P-1B; Carter to 3B
   O      --3      99%  B Jacoby        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-1, Ed Vande Berg facing 3-4-5
                  Ed Vande Berg replaces Rich Yett pitching
   O      ---      98%  L Moseby        Flyball: SS
          ---      99%  R Leach         Walk
   O      1--      99%  J Barfield      Groundout: P unassisted; Leach to 2B
   O      -2-      98%  W Upshaw        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Mark Eichhorn facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  C Snyder        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Carmen Castillo pinch hits for Rick Dempsey batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  C Castillo      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  T Bernazard     Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198704080

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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