September 16, 1988 Cleveland Indians at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

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

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 30,276

Friday, September 16, 1988, 7:36
Time of Game: 3:24

Indians

70-77

Lost 4

6th, 13 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  2   0  0  0   1  0  0   0    3 12  3
Blue Jays       0  2  1   0  0  0   0  0  0   1    4  9  1

W: T Henke (4-4), L: D Gordon (2-4)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Blue Jays

76-72

Won 4

5th, 7½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Franco 2B                   5   0   0   0    1   2  .302  .768   26    1   3   
R Williams LF                 3   1   0   0    0   0  .200  .533    7    4   0   
  M Hall PH-LF                1   1   0   0    1   0  .288  .728    8    0   0   
J Carter CF                   5   0   4   1    0   0  .281  .828   19    3   0   3B,2·2B
C Snyder RF                   4   0   1   1    1   1  .279  .814   23    1   0   IW
L Medina 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .296 1.086   15    9   1   
  W Upshaw PH-1B              1   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .717    5    1   0   
B Jacoby 3B                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .240  .640   16    0   1   
C Castillo DH                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .614    8    0   0   
  D Clark PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .746    7    0   0   
A Allanson C                  3   0   2   0    0   0  .247  .594    8    6   0   
  T Francona PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .323  .712    3    0   0   
  R Tingley C                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .523    4    1   1   
J Bell SS                     4   1   2   0    0   1  .214  .568   10    1   3   
  R Kittle PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .259  .860    5    0   0   
  P Zuvella PR-SS             0   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .563         0   0   

T Candiotti P                                                            1   0
  S Bailes P                                                             0   0
  D Gordon P                                                             0   1
Totals                       42   3  12   2    4  11              164   28  10

BATTING

2B: J Carter 2 (34, off D Ward, off M Flanagan).

3B: J Carter (6, off M Flanagan).

IBB: C Snyder (5, by D Ward).

TB: J Carter 8; J Bell 2; A Allanson 2; C Snyder; D Clark; C Castillo; B Jacoby.

RBI: J Carter (95); C Snyder (71).

2-out RBI: J Carter.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 3 for 15.

FIELDING

E: C Snyder (6); J Franco (14); J Bell (8).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Fernandez SS                4   0   1   0    1   1  .288  .720   22    0   5   IW
  N Liriano 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .584         0   0   
L Moseby CF                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .242  .719   21    3   0   SB
F McGriff 1B                  4   0   1   0    1   0  .285  .952   24   11   1   2B
G Bell LF                     4   1   1   1    1   0  .275  .766   12    1   1   HR
E Whitt C                     2   1   0   0    1   0  .250  .740   13    7   1   
  C Fielder PH                0   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .753         0   0   
  R Leach PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .666    6    0   0   
  S Butera C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .596         3   0   
  P Borders PH                1   1   1   0    0   0  .272  .757    1    0   0   
R Mulliniks DH                3   0   0   0    2   0  .299  .883   20    0   0   IW
J Barfield RF                 5   0   0   0    0   3  .242  .732   21    1   0   
K Gruber 3B                   5   1   3   1    0   0  .279  .768   14    1   2   2B
M Lee 2B-SS                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .289  .697   15    2   2   3B,SH

M Flanagan P                                                             0   1
  D Ward P                                                               1   0
  T Castillo P                                                           0   0
  T Henke P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37   4   9   3    6   5              169   30  13

BATTING

2B: K Gruber (32, off D Gordon); F McGriff (33, off T Candiotti).

3B: M Lee (3, off T Candiotti).

HR: G Bell (22, off T Candiotti; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: M Lee (4, off D Gordon).

IBB: R Mulliniks (2, by D Gordon); T Fernandez (3, by D Gordon).

TB: K Gruber 4; G Bell 4; M Lee 3; F McGriff 2; L Moseby; T Fernandez; P Borders.

RBI: M Lee (38); G Bell (90); K Gruber (71).

2-out RBI: M Lee; G Bell.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

E: T Fernandez (12).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Moseby (30, 2nd base off T Candiotti/A Allanson).

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
T Candiotti                    7     6   3   3    1   5   1   3.38   28  106-65   29·10·26    8· 8· 5· 1     57    -     0.93   0.03
S Bailes                       0.1   0   0   0    2   0   0   4.87    3   13-3     1· 2· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.06  -0.06
D Gordon, L (2-4)              2     3   1   1    3   0   0   4.18   13   45-25   20· 1· 4    6· 2· 2· 0          2-0    3.87  -0.06
Totals                         9.1   9   4   4    6   5   1          44  164-93   50·13·30   15·10· 7· 1          2-0

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
M Flanagan                     5.2   9   2   1    0   5   0   4.22   27   83-55   31·12·12   14· 4· 4· 0     50    -     1.32   0.02
D Ward, BS (3)                 3     2   1   1    3   3   0   3.40   13   51-30   19· 7· 4    5· 2· 0· 0          3-0    2.64   0.11
T Castillo                     0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.46    1    5-4     2· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    5.02   0.14
T Henke, W (4-4)               1     1   0   0    1   2   0   2.88    5   25-14    8· 5· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.86   0.14
Totals                        10    12   3   2    4  11   0          46  164-103  60·25·18   19· 7· 5· 0          5-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Gordon 2 (2; R Mulliniks, T Fernandez); D Ward (8; C Snyder).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Drew Coble, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Tim McClelland.

Time of Game: 3:24.

Attendance: 30,276.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 55° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. J Franco             2B    1. T Fernandez          SS 
2. R Williams           LF    2. L Moseby             CF 
3. J Carter             CF    3. F McGriff            1B 
4. C Snyder             RF    4. G Bell               LF 
5. L Medina             1B    5. E Whitt              C  
6. B Jacoby             3B    6. R Mulliniks          DH 
7. C Castillo           DH    7. J Barfield           RF 
8. A Allanson           C     8. K Gruber             3B 
9. J Bell               SS    9. M Lee                2B 

   T Candiotti          P        M Flanagan           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b10   1  3-3  12-  3   29% 100% K Gruber        D Gordon        Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Borders Scores; Mulliniks to 3B
   t 7   0  3-2  1--  4  -20%  42% J Carter        D Ward          Double to RF (Ground Ball); Hall to 3B
   b 9   1  3-3  123  2  -17%  66% F McGriff       D Gordon        Groundout: 2B-C/Forceout at Hm; Fernandez to 3B; Moseby to 2B; McGriff to 1B
   b 9   2  3-3  123  1  -16%  50% G Bell          D Gordon        Groundout: SS-1B
   t 9   2  3-3  1-3  5   14%  63% W Upshaw        T Castillo      Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Flanagan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  J Franco        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   54%  R Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   53%  J Carter        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   55%  C Snyder        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Candiotti facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  2   55%  L Moseby        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--      57%  F McGriff       Moseby Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   53%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  3   50%  G Bell          Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Flanagan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   52%  L Medina        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   54%  B Jacoby        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   55%  C Castillo      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Candiotti facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   59%  E Whitt         Walk
   O      1--  1   55%  R Mulliniks     Lineout: LF
   O      1--  5   52%  J Barfield      Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  2   65%  K Gruber        Single to RF (Fly Ball); Whitt Scores/Adv on E9; Gruber to 3B
   R      --3  5   75%  M Lee           Triple to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Gruber Scores
   O      --3  6   72%  T Fernandez     Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Flanagan facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   68%  A Allanson      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   61%  J Bell          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Allanson to 2B
   O      12-  5   67%  J Franco        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  2   72%  R Williams      Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Bell to 2B
   R      12-  2   60%  J Carter        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Bell Scores; Williams to 3B
   R      -23  5   50%  C Snyder        Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Williams Scores/No RBI/unER; Carter to 3B; Snyder to 1B
   O      1-3  4   55%  L Medina        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Tom Candiotti facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   53%  L Moseby        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   51%  F McGriff       Groundout: 1B-P
   R      ---  1   64%  G Bell          Home Run
   O      ---  1   63%  E Whitt         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Flanagan facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   66%  B Jacoby        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   68%  C Castillo      Lineout: CF
          ---  3   66%  A Allanson      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  3   69%  J Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tom Candiotti facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   67%  R Mulliniks     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   65%  J Barfield      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   64%  K Gruber        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Flanagan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   68%  J Franco        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   70%  R Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   66%  J Carter        Triple to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      --3  7   71%  C Snyder        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tom Candiotti facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   69%  M Lee           Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   71%  T Fernandez     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  6   69%  L Moseby        Flyball: LF
          1--  3   72%  F McGriff       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Fernandez to 3B
   O      -23  3   67%  G Bell          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Flanagan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   70%  L Medina        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   66%  B Jacoby        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
          1--  2   60%  C Castillo      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Jacoby to 2B
   O      12-  3   67%  A Allanson      Lineout: CF
          12-  2   62%  J Bell          Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Jacoby to 3B; Castillo to 2B
                  Duane Ward replaces Mike Flanagan pitching
   O      123  4   75%  J Franco        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tom Candiotti facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   72%  E Whitt         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   71%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   70%  J Barfield      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, Duane Ward facing 2-3-4
                  Mel Hall pinch hits for Reggie Williams batting 2nd
          ---  7   63%  M Hall          Walk
          1--  4   42%  J Carter        Double to RF (Ground Ball); Hall to 3B
   RO     -23  5   40%  C Snyder        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Hall Scores; Carter to 3B; Snyder out at 2B/LF-3B-2B
   O      --3  7   52%  L Medina        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  4   59%  B Jacoby        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 3-3, Tom Candiotti facing 8-9-1
                  Mel Hall moves to LF
   O      ---  4   55%  K Gruber        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   52%  M Lee           Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5   50%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Duane Ward facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   55%  C Castillo      Flyball: 1B
                  Terry Francona pinch hits for Andy Allanson batting 8th
   O      ---  3   58%  T Francona      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   61%  J Bell          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 3-3, Scott Bailes facing 2-3-4
                  Scott Bailes replaces Tom Candiotti pitching; Ron Tingley replaces Terry Francona playing C batting 8th
          ---  4   67%  L Moseby        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Moseby to 1B
   O      1--      56%  F McGriff       Baserunner Out Advancing; Moseby out at 2B/C-SS
          ---  5   61%  " "             Walk
          1--  4   67%  G Bell          Walk; McGriff to 2B
                  Don Gordon replaces Scott Bailes pitching; Rick Leach pinch hits for Cecil Fielder batting 5th; Cecil Fielder pinch hits for Ernie Whitt batting 5th
   O      12-  6   61%  R Leach         Groundout: P-1B; McGriff to 3B; Bell to 2B
          -23  4   63%  R Mulliniks     Intentional Walk
   O      123  2   50%  J Barfield      Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Duane Ward facing 1-2-3
                  Sal Butera replaces Rick Leach playing C batting 5th
          ---  4   42%  J Franco        Walk
   O      1--  1   44%  M Hall          Flyball: LF; Franco to 2B
   O      -2-  3   52%  J Carter        Groundout: SS-1B; Franco to 3B
          --3  4   50%  C Snyder        Intentional Walk
                  Tony Castillo replaces Duane Ward pitching; Willie Upshaw pinch hits for Luis Medina batting 5th
   O      1-3  5   63%  W Upshaw        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 3-3, Don Gordon facing 8-9-1
                  Willie Upshaw moves to 1B
          ---  1   71%  K Gruber        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   70%  M Lee           Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Gruber to 2B
          -2-  4   71%  T Fernandez     Intentional Walk
          12-  4   83%  L Moseby        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Gruber to 3B; Fernandez to 2B
   O      123  2   66%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-C/Forceout at Hm; Fernandez to 3B; Moseby to 2B; McGriff to 1B
   O      123  1   50%  G Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 10th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Tom Henke facing 6-7-8
                  Tom Henke replaces Tony Castillo pitching; Nelson Liriano replaces Tony Fernandez playing 2B batting 1st; Manuel Lee moves to SS
   O      ---  4   56%  B Jacoby        Flyball: CF
                  Dave Clark pinch hits for Carmen Castillo batting 7th
          ---  7   50%  D Clark         Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   57%  R Tingley       Strikeout Swinging
                  Ron Kittle pinch hits for Jay Bell batting 9th
          1--  5   52%  R Kittle        Walk; Clark to 2B
                  Paul Zuvella pinch runs for Ron Kittle batting 9th
   O      12-  5   63%  J Franco        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 3-3, Don Gordon facing 5-6-7
                  Paul Zuvella moves to SS; Pat Borders pinch hits for Sal Butera batting 5th
          ---  1   71%  P Borders       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1-- 10   81%  R Mulliniks     Walk; Borders to 2B
   O      12-  4   71%  J Barfield      Flyball: CF
   R      12-  3  100%  K Gruber        Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Borders Scores; Mulliniks to 3B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198809160

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1988 > TOR \| CLE > Sep 16, 1988, Indians at Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation