June 23, 1988 Baltimore Orioles at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 4
CLE 3 TOR 5
BAL 2 CHC 4
NYM 1 PIT 6
@MON 4 STL 2
PHI 0

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 28,259

Thursday, June 23, 1988, 7:38
Time of Game: 2:25

Orioles

19-52

Lost 2

7th, 25 GB

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

W: J Clancy (4-9), L: J Tibbs (2-4), S: D Wells (4)

Blue Jays

36-37

Won 2

6th, 9 GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Gerhart LF                  4   1   1   1    0   2  .177  .648   15    6   0   HR
F Lynn CF                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .255  .770   16    3   0   HR
C Ripken SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .836   17    2   2   
E Murray 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .717   17    8   0   GDP
J Traber RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .224  .562   17    2   1   
L Sheets DH                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .208  .610   23    0   0   
T Kennedy C                   3   0   1   0    0   2  .205  .493   22    1   0   2B
R Schu 3B                     2   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .660   12    2   1   SB,HBP
B Ripken 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .188  .500   19    0   2   

J Tibbs P                                                                0   1
  D Aase P                                                               0   0
Totals                       31   2   6   2    1   9              158   24   7

BATTING

2B: T Kennedy (6, off J Clancy).

HR: F Lynn (11, off J Clancy; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); K Gerhart (5, off J Clancy; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: R Schu (1, by J Clancy).

TB: K Gerhart 4; F Lynn 4; T Kennedy 2; C Ripken; L Sheets; R Schu.

GIDP: E Murray (11).

RBI: K Gerhart (7); F Lynn (20).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

E: K Gerhart (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Schu (4, 2nd base off J Clancy/E Whitt).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Fernandez SS                4   1   2   2    0   0  .272  .680   10    2   7   3B,2B
L Moseby CF                   3   1   1   2    0   1  .245  .751   15    2   0   2B,SF
R Mulliniks DH                3   0   0   0    1   0  .336  .936   16    0   0   
G Bell LF                     3   0   0   1    0   0  .283  .764   10    0   0   SF
F McGriff 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .302 1.004   15    7   1   2B
K Gruber 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .298  .846   11    1   0   
E Whitt C                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .237  .654   10    9   0   
J Barfield RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .598   14    3   1   
M Lee 2B                      3   2   2   0    0   0  .267  .639   10    2   1   

J Clancy P                                                               1   0
  D Wells P                                                              0   0
Totals                       30   5   8   5    3   1              111   27  10

BATTING

2B: T Fernandez (18, off D Aase); F McGriff (19, off J Tibbs); L Moseby (7, off J Tibbs).

3B: T Fernandez (1, off J Tibbs).

SF: L Moseby (3, off D Aase); G Bell (3, off J Tibbs).

TB: T Fernandez 5; M Lee 2; F McGriff 2; L Moseby 2; K Gruber; E Whitt.

RBI: T Fernandez 2 (32); L Moseby 2 (27); G Bell (39).

2-out RBI: T Fernandez.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Fernandez-M Lee-F McGriff; J Barfield-F McGriff.

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
J Tibbs, L (2-4)               6.1   7   5   3    1   1   0   4.82   27   87-58   36· 3·19    8·13· 4· 0     43    -     1.02  -0.15
D Aase                         1.2   1   0   0    2   0   0   5.40    8   24-10    7· 2· 1    1· 5· 0· 0          2-2    0.45  -0.10
Totals                         8     8   5   3    3   1   0          35  111-68   43· 5·20    9·18· 4· 0          2-2

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
J Clancy, W (4-9)              6     4   2   2    1   4   2   5.16   22  100-63   39· 6·18    6· 5· 3· 2     59    -     0.84   0.07
D Wells, S (4)                 3     2   0   0    0   5   0   3.93   11   53-33   11· 8·14    4· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.14   0.17
Totals                         9     6   2   2    1   9   2          33  153-96   50·14·32   10· 6· 4· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Clancy (5; R Schu).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Larry Young, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Tim Tschida.

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 28,259.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 62° F, Wind 15mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. K Gerhart            LF    1. T Fernandez          SS 
2. F Lynn               CF    2. L Moseby             CF 
3. C Ripken             SS    3. R Mulliniks          DH 
4. E Murray             1B    4. G Bell               LF 
5. J Traber             RF    5. F McGriff            1B 
6. L Sheets             DH    6. K Gruber             3B 
7. T Kennedy            C     7. E Whitt              C  
8. R Schu               3B    8. J Barfield           RF 
9. B Ripken             2B    9. M Lee                2B 

   J Tibbs              P        J Clancy             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  2-1  -2-  3   17%  67% L Moseby        J Tibbs         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Fernandez Scores/unER
   b 3   2  2-0  1--  2   13%  42% T Fernandez     J Tibbs         Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Lee Scores
   b 6   0  2-1  ---  1   11%  50% T Fernandez     J Tibbs         Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Fernandez to 2B
   b 7   1  2-3  12-  3   11%  93% T Fernandez     D Aase          Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Whitt Scores; Lee to 3B
   t 5   0  1-2  12-  4   11%  37% B Ripken        J Clancy        Line Drive Double Play: RF-1B

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---  6   40%  K Gerhart       Home Run
   R      ---  4   31%  F Lynn          Home Run
   O      ---  3   32%  C Ripken        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   34%  E Murray        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   34%  J Traber        Flyball: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Jay Tibbs facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   32%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   31%  L Moseby        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   30%  R Mulliniks     Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Clancy facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   31%  L Sheets        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  9   33%  T Kennedy       Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   32%  R Schu          Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--      31%  B Ripken        Schu Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   33%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Jay Tibbs facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   31%  G Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   29%  F McGriff       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   28%  K Gruber        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   30%  K Gerhart       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   31%  F Lynn          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  1   32%  C Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Jay Tibbs facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   29%  E Whitt         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   28%  J Barfield      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   29%  M Lee           Single to LF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  2   42%  T Fernandez     Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Lee Scores
   O      --3  6   37%  L Moseby        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jim Clancy facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   40%  E Murray        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   41%  J Traber        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  7   42%  L Sheets        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Jay Tibbs facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   39%  R Mulliniks     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   37%  G Bell          Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   39%  F McGriff       Walk
   O      1--  2   36%  K Gruber        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); McGriff out at 3B/RF-3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jim Clancy facing 7-8-9
          ---  8   29%  T Kennedy       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  1   26%  R Schu          Hit By Pitch
   OO     12-  4   37%  B Ripken        Line Drive Double Play: RF-1B
   O      -2-  1   41%  K Gerhart       Fielder's Choice SS; Kennedy out at 3B/SS-3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Jay Tibbs facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   37%  E Whitt         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   35%  J Barfield      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  7   33%  M Lee           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jim Clancy facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   30%  F Lynn          Walk
   O      1--  7   33%  C Ripken        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Ripken to 1B
   OO     1--  2   39%  E Murray        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Jay Tibbs facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   50%  T Fernandez     Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Fernandez to 2B
   R      -2-  3   67%  L Moseby        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Fernandez Scores/unER
   O      -2-  1   66%  R Mulliniks     Flyball: RF; Moseby to 3B
   RO     --3  2   71%  G Bell          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Moseby Scores/unER
          ---  3   73%  F McGriff       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   70%  K Gruber        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, David Wells facing 5-6-7
                  David Wells replaces Jim Clancy pitching
   O      ---  6   74%  J Traber        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   69%  L Sheets        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   75%  T Kennedy       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   79%  R Schu          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jay Tibbs facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   82%  E Whitt         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   79%  J Barfield      Flyball: SS
          1--  2   82%  M Lee           Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Whitt to 2B
                  Don Aase replaces Jay Tibbs pitching
   R      12-  3   93%  T Fernandez     Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Whitt Scores; Lee to 3B
   RO     -23  1   94%  L Moseby        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Lee Scores
          -2-  4   94%  R Mulliniks     Walk
   O      12-  4   93%  G Bell          Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-5, David Wells facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   95%  B Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   97%  K Gerhart       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   97%  F Lynn          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-2, Don Aase facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   97%  F McGriff       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   97%  K Gruber        Flyball: SS
          ---  4   97%  E Whitt         Walk
   O      1--  1   97%  J Barfield      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-5, David Wells facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   93%  C Ripken        Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   97%  E Murray        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   99%  J Traber        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5  100%  L Sheets        Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Blue Jays 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198806230

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