September 14, 1987 Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 8
MIN 2 DET 3
BOS 0 KCR 8
CAL 5 MIL 6
@NYY 4 CLE 11
@SEA 8 TEX 2
OAK 1
(11) TOR 18
BAL 3 ATL 3
CIN 2 HOU 8
@LAD 1 NYM 6
CHC 5 PHI 3
STL 2
(11) MON 6
@PIT 4
(14) SFG 4
SDP 3

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 27,446

Monday, September 14, 1987
Time of Game: 3:18

Orioles

62-81

Lost 7

6th, 24 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  1   0  0  1   0  1  0    3 11  0
Blue Jays       0  5  2   1  1  1   7  1  X   18 21  0

W: J Clancy (13-10), L: K Dixon (7-10)

Blue Jays

86-57

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Stanicek DH                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .293  .643    0    0   0   
B Ripken 2B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .308  .733    0    2   5   
L Sheets RF                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .315  .934    0    2   0   
E Murray 1B                   4   0   3   0    0   0  .277  .837    0    8   0   2B
C Ripken SS                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .251  .769    0    1   2   2B
  R Washington SS             0   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .668         0   0   
R Knight 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .259  .690    0    0   1   GDP
  R Gonzales 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .614         0   0   
T Kennedy C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .689    0    3   1   
  C Nichols C                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    1   0   
M Young LF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .241  .740    0    2   0   
M Hart CF                     4   1   1   1    0   2  .200  .706    0    5   0   HR

K Dixon P                                                                0   0
  E Bell P                                                               0   0
  M Griffin P                                                            0   0
  M Kinnunen P                                                           0   0
  T Arnold P                                                             0   0
  J O'Connor P                                                           0   0
Totals                       37   3  11   3    1   8                    24   9

BATTING

2B: E Murray (25, off J Clancy); C Ripken (24, off J Clancy).

HR: M Hart (4, off J Clancy; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: M Hart 4; E Murray 4; C Ripken 3; L Sheets 2; B Ripken; C Nichols; P Stanicek.

GIDP: R Knight (14).

RBI: C Ripken 2 (89); M Hart (11).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Ripken-B Ripken-E Murray.

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Liriano 2B                  4   3   3   1    2   0  .288  .784    0    4   3   2B
L Moseby CF                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .273  .810    0    1   0   HR
  R Ducey CF                  2   1   1   3    0   1  .158  .535    0    1   0   HR
T Fernandez SS                4   0   1   1    0   0  .325  .819    0    2   2   
  M Lee SS                    2   1   1   0    0   0  .288  .643    0    0   2   
G Bell LF                     4   2   2   2    0   0  .313  .988    0    0   0   2·HR
  L Thornton LF               1   1   1   0    0   0  .500 1.167    0    0   0   
E Whitt C                     5   3   3   5    0   0  .272  .790    0    6   0   3·HR
  G Myers C                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     2   0   
J Barfield RF                 5   1   4   0    0   0  .260  .794    0    2   0   2B
R Mulliniks 3B                3   2   2   3    0   0  .313  .863    0    0   0   2·HR
  K Gruber PH-3B              2   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .698    0    0   0   GDP
F McGriff DH                  4   2   1   1    1   2  .256  .907    0    0   0   HR
W Upshaw 1B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .248  .717    0    8   1   

J Clancy P                                                               1   1
  M Eichhorn P                                                           0   1
  T Henke P                                                              0   0
Totals                       44  18  21  18    4   4                    27  10

BATTING

2B: N Liriano (4, off K Dixon); J Barfield (20, off K Dixon).

HR: E Whitt 3 (17, off T Arnold, off M Griffin, off K Dixon; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF); R Mulliniks 2 (10, off E Bell, off K Dixon; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); F McGriff (19, off T Arnold; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); R Ducey (1, off M Kinnunen; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); L Moseby (23, off K Dixon; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); G Bell 2 (45, off M Kinnunen, off E Bell; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: E Whitt 12; G Bell 8; R Mulliniks 8; J Barfield 5; N Liriano 4; R Ducey 4; F McGriff 4; L Moseby 4; M Lee; L Thornton; W Upshaw; T Fernandez.

GIDP: K Gruber (10).

RBI: E Whitt 5 (68); R Ducey 3 (6); R Mulliniks 3 (38); G Bell 2 (122); L Moseby 2 (86); T Fernandez (64); N Liriano (6); F McGriff (42).

2-out RBI: E Whitt 3; R Ducey 3; L Moseby 2; R Mulliniks; N Liriano; G Bell; T Fernandez.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Fernandez-N Liriano-W Upshaw.

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
K Dixon, L (7-10)              1.2   5   5   5    1   2   3   6.43   11     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 5     26    -     0.80  -0.29
E Bell                         1.1   2   2   2    0   1   2   5.52    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.18  -0.05
M Griffin                      2     3   2   2    2   0   1   4.10   11     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 3          0-0    0.08  -0.02
M Kinnunen                     1.2   6   6   6    1   0   2   5.94   11     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 6          0-0    0.01  -0.00
T Arnold                       0.2   5   3   3    0   0   2   5.79    7     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 5          1-1    0.00   0.00
J O'Connor                     0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.99    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    21  18  18    4   4  10          48     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0·21          2-1

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 (13-10)            7     7   2   2    1   6   1   3.67   28     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 2· 7     60    -     0.46   0.13
M Eichhorn                     1     2   1   1    0   0   0   3.32    5     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.01   0.00
T Henke                        1     2   0   0    0   2   0   2.54    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    11   3   3    1   8   1          38     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 2·11           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Clancy (9).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - Larry Barnett.

Time of Game: 3:18.

Attendance: 27,446.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. P Stanicek           DH    1. N Liriano            2B 
2. B Ripken             2B    2. L Moseby             CF 
3. L Sheets             RF    3. T Fernandez          SS 
4. E Murray             1B    4. G Bell               LF 
5. C Ripken             SS    5. E Whitt              C  
6. R Knight             3B    6. J Barfield           RF 
7. T Kennedy            C     7. R Mulliniks          3B 
8. M Young              LF    8. F McGriff            DH 
9. M Hart               CF    9. W Upshaw             1B 

   K Dixon              P        J Clancy             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-1  -2-      11%  81% R Mulliniks     K Dixon         Home Run; Barfield Scores
   b 2   2  0-3  1--      10%  90% L Moseby        K Dixon         Home Run; Liriano Scores
   b 2   0  0-0  ---      10%  65% E Whitt         K Dixon         Home Run
   t 1   2  0-0  -23       6%  55% C Ripken        J Clancy        Groundout: SS-1B
   b 1   0  0-0  ---       6%  61% N Liriano       K Dixon         Double to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  P Stanicek      Lineout: SS
          ---      50%  B Ripken        Walk
   O      1--      53%  L Sheets        Strikeout
          1--      49%  E Murray        Double to LF; Ripken to 3B
   O      -23      55%  C Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Dixon facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  N Liriano       Double to LF
   O      -2-      57%  L Moseby        Strikeout
   O      -2-      54%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Liriano to 3B
   O      --3      50%  G Bell          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Clancy facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  R Knight        Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  T Kennedy       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      55%  M Young         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Dixon facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      65%  E Whitt         Home Run
          ---      70%  J Barfield      Double to CF
   RR     -2-      81%  R Mulliniks     Home Run; Barfield Scores
   O      ---      80%  F McGriff       Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  W Upshaw        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      80%  N Liriano       Walk
   RR     1--      90%  L Moseby        Home Run; Liriano Scores
                  Eric Bell replaces Ken Dixon pitching
   O      ---      90%  T Fernandez     Flyball: 2B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-5, Jim Clancy facing 9-1-2
   R      ---      85%  M Hart          Home Run
   O      ---      87%  P Stanicek      Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  B Ripken        Popfly: 1B
          ---      87%  L Sheets        Single to LF
   O      1--      89%  E Murray        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-1, Eric Bell facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      93%  G Bell          Home Run
   O      ---      92%  E Whitt         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  J Barfield      Flyball: LF
   R      ---      95%  R Mulliniks     Home Run
   O      ---      94%  F McGriff       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Blue Jays 7.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-7, Jim Clancy facing 5-6-7
          ---      93%  C Ripken        Single to CF
   OO     1--      96%  R Knight        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  T Kennedy       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Blue Jays 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 7-1, Mike Griffin facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Griffin replaces Eric Bell pitching
   O      ---      96%  W Upshaw        Flyball: CF
          ---      96%  N Liriano       Walk
   O      1--      96%  L Moseby        Groundout: 2B-1B; Liriano to 2B
   R      -2-      98%  T Fernandez     Single to LF; Liriano Scores
   O      1--      97%  G Bell          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Blue Jays 8.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-8, Jim Clancy facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      98%  M Young         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      98%  M Hart          Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  P Stanicek      Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Blue Jays 8.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 8-1, Mike Griffin facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      99%  E Whitt         Home Run
          ---      99%  J Barfield      Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  R Mulliniks     Flyball: LF
   O      1--      99%  F McGriff       Flyball: CF
          1--      99%  W Upshaw        Walk; Barfield to 2B
   O      12-      99%  N Liriano       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Blue Jays 9.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-9, Jim Clancy facing 2-3-4
          ---      99%  B Ripken        Single to RF
   O      1--      99%  L Sheets        Flyball: CF
          1--      99%  E Murray        Wild Pitch; Ripken to 2B
          -2-      99%  " "             Single to SS; Ripken stays at 2B
   R      12-      97%  C Ripken        Double to RF; Ripken Scores; Murray to 3B
   O      -23      98%  R Knight        Strikeout
   O      -23      99%  T Kennedy       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 9-2, Mike Kinnunen facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Kinnunen replaces Mike Griffin pitching
   O      ---      99%  L Moseby        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      99%  G Bell          Home Run
   O      ---      99%  E Whitt         Groundout: C-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 10.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-10, Jim Clancy facing 8-9-1
                  Manuel Lee replaces Tony Fernandez playing SS batting 3rd; Lou Thornton replaces George Bell playing LF batting 4th; Rob Ducey replaces Lloyd Moseby playing CF batting 2nd
   O      ---     100%  M Young         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---     100%  M Hart          Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  P Stanicek      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 10-2, Mike Kinnunen facing 6-7-8
          ---     100%  J Barfield      Single to LF
                  Kelly Gruber pinch hits for Rance Mulliniks batting 7th
   OO     1--     100%  K Gruber        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---     100%  F McGriff       Walk
          1--     100%  W Upshaw        Single to LF; McGriff to 2B
   R      12-     100%  N Liriano       Single to LF; McGriff Scores; Upshaw to 2B
   RRR    12-     100%  R Ducey         Home Run; Upshaw Scores; Liriano Scores
          ---     100%  M Lee           Single to LF
                  Tony Arnold replaces Mike Kinnunen pitching
          1--     100%  L Thornton      Single to RF; Lee to 3B
   RRR    1-3     100%  E Whitt         Home Run; Lee Scores; Thornton Scores
          ---     100%  J Barfield      Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  K Gruber        Flyball: RF
                  7 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 17.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-17, Mark Eichhorn facing 2-3-4
                  Mark Eichhorn replaces Jim Clancy pitching; Greg Myers replaces Ernie Whitt playing C batting 5th; Kelly Gruber moves to 3B
   O      ---     100%  B Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  L Sheets        Single to CF
          1--     100%  E Murray        Single to RF; Sheets to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  C Ripken        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Sheets Scores
   O      1--     100%  R Knight        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Blue Jays 17.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 17-3, Tony Arnold facing 8-9-1
                  Carl Nichols replaces Terry Kennedy playing C batting 7th; Rene Gonzales replaces Ray Knight playing 3B batting 6th; Ron Washington replaces Cal Ripken playing SS batting 5th
   R      ---     100%  F McGriff       Home Run
   O      ---     100%  W Upshaw        Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  N Liriano       Single to RF
                  Jack O'Connor replaces Tony Arnold pitching
   O      1--     100%  R Ducey         Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  M Lee           Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Blue Jays 18.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-18, Tom Henke facing 7-8-9
                  Tom Henke replaces Mark Eichhorn pitching
          ---     100%  C Nichols       Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  M Young         Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  M Hart          Strikeout
          1--     100%  P Stanicek      Single to CF; Nichols to 2B
   O      12-     100%  B Ripken        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Blue Jays 18.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198709140

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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