September 17, 1988 Cleveland Indians at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 3
NYY 1 TEX 7
@CAL 4 DET 7
BAL 3 MIN 3
CHW 1 OAK 3
KCR 2 SEA 11
MIL 0 CLE 12
@TOR 3 SDP 9
@ATL 4 ATL 6
SDP 3 CHC 6
STL 4 LAD 4
@CIN 3 SFG 4
@HOU 2 NYM 6
MON 2 PIT 7
@PHI 2

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 32,067

Saturday, September 17, 1988, 1:36
Time of Game: 3:08

Indians

71-77

Won 1

6th, 13 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         1  0  0   1  8  1   1  0  0   12 15  0
Blue Jays       0  1  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    3 10  4

W: G Swindell (17-13), L: J Key (10-5), S: J Dedmon (1)

Blue Jays

76-73

Lost 1

5th, 8½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Franco 2B                   5   1   3   2    1   0  .305  .778   21    2   5   3B,2B
R Williams LF                 6   2   2   1    0   0  .238  .571   15    0   0   
J Carter CF                   4   1   0   1    0   0  .279  .821   20    1   0   SF
C Snyder RF                   3   2   1   1    2   1  .279  .822   25    4   1   HR,IW
R Allen DH                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
  D Clark PH                  2   1   1   2    1   0  .275  .756   10    0   0   
B Jacoby 3B                   5   0   1   2    0   0  .240  .637   10    1   1   
L Medina 1B                   4   2   1   0    1   0  .290 1.030   23   11   0   
A Allanson C                  5   2   3   0    0   1  .252  .602   16    5   1   
J Bell SS                     5   1   3   2    0   0  .224  .590   15    3   6   2B

G Swindell P                                                             0   0
  J Dedmon P                                                             0   1
Totals                       41  12  15  11    5   3              160   27  15

BATTING

2B: J Bell (5, off F Wills); J Franco (23, off J Key).

3B: J Franco (5, off M Eichhorn).

HR: C Snyder (24, off J Key; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

SF: J Carter (6, off J Key).

IBB: C Snyder (6, by T Stottlemyre).

TB: J Franco 6; C Snyder 4; J Bell 4; A Allanson 3; R Williams 2; D Clark; B Jacoby; L Medina.

RBI: B Jacoby 2 (46); D Clark 2 (14); J Bell 2 (20); J Franco 2 (51); J Carter (96); R Williams (2); C Snyder (72).

2-out RBI: J Bell.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 7 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Bell-J Franco-L Medina 2; J Dedmon-J Bell-L Medina.

BASERUNNING

PO: L Medina (1st base by J Key).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Gruber 3B                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .278  .767   23    0   3   
  A Infante PR-3B             1   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .473    1    0   1   
L Moseby CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .715   13    1   0   
  R Ducey CF                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .214  .491    5    1   0   GDP
J Barfield RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .242  .730   15    4   0   GDP
  R Leach RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .666         0   0   
G Bell DH                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .760    9    0   0   
F McGriff 1B                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .284  .949   18    8   1   
  C Fielder 1B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .748    5    2   0   
P Borders C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .749    8    3   1   GDP
M Lee SS                      4   1   2   0    0   1  .291  .701   13    1   4   
S Campusano LF                3   1   2   0    0   1  .221  .650   20    3   1   3B,HBP
N Liriano 2B                  4   1   3   2    0   0  .250  .600   10    3   4   

J Key P                                                                  0   3
  T Stottlemyre P                                                        1   0
  M Eichhorn P                                                           0   0
  D Wells P                                                              0   0
  F Wills P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   3  10   2    4   5              140   27  18

BATTING

3B: S Campusano (2, off G Swindell).

HBP: S Campusano (4, by J Dedmon).

TB: S Campusano 4; N Liriano 3; M Lee 2; A Infante; J Barfield; P Borders.

GIDP: P Borders (5); J Barfield (10); R Ducey (1).

RBI: N Liriano 2 (17).

2-out RBI: N Liriano.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

E: K Gruber (15); N Liriano (11); M Lee (12); S Campusano (8).

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, W (17-13)          6     9   3   3    2   5   0   3.27   27  105-65   40· 8·17    8· 7· 5· 0     45    -     0.69   0.11
J Dedmon, S (1)                3     1   0   0    2   0   0   4.68   11   35-18   14· 1· 3    7· 0· 1· 0          1-1    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9    10   3   3    4   5   0          38  140-83   54· 9·20   15· 7· 6· 0          1-1

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 Key, L (10-5)                4     7   6   6    1   2   1   3.59   20   62-38   26· 7· 5    9· 3· 4· 1     25    -     0.86  -0.32
T Stottlemyre                  0.2   4   4   2    2   0   0   5.34    7   27-14    9· 2· 3    3· 0· 2· 0          2-1    0.37  -0.06
M Eichhorn                     2.1   3   2   1    1   0   0   4.11   12   35-22   18· 1· 3    5· 4· 2· 0          2-0    0.02  -0.00
D Wells                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.35    3    8-6     2· 2· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
F Wills                        1     1   0   0    1   0   0   5.79    5   25-13    8· 2· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    15  12   9    5   3   1          47  157-93   63·14·16   19·11· 8· 1          4-1

G Swindell faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
J Key faced 5 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: T Stottlemyre (2).

IBB: T Stottlemyre (4; C Snyder).

PO: J Key (1; L Medina, 1st base).

HBP: J Dedmon (3; S Campusano).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 32,067.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. J Franco             2B    1. K Gruber             3B 
2. R Williams           LF    2. L Moseby             CF 
3. J Carter             CF    3. J Barfield           RF 
4. C Snyder             RF    4. G Bell               DH 
5. R Allen              DH    5. F McGriff            1B 
6. B Jacoby             3B    6. P Borders            C  
7. L Medina             1B    7. M Lee                SS 
8. A Allanson           C     8. S Campusano          LF 
9. J Bell               SS    9. N Liriano            2B 

   G Swindell           P        J Key                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   1  1-1  ---  5   13%  60% C Snyder        J Key           Home Run
   b 2   2  1-0  12-  4  -11%  46% N Liriano       G Swindell      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Lee Scores; Campusano to 2B
   t 5   0  1-2  1--  1    9%  77% A Allanson      J Key           Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Medina to 3B
   b 2   0  1-0  1--  1    8%  60% P Borders       G Swindell      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 5   0  1-2  1-3  1    8%  85% J Bell          J Key           Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Medina Scores; Allanson to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Key facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   56%  J Franco        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
   O      -2-  5   55%  R Williams      Groundout: P-SS-1B; Franco to 3B
   RO     --3  5   57%  J Carter        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Franco Scores
          ---  5   58%  C Snyder        Walk
   O      1--  4   56%  R Allen         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   58%  K Gruber        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  8   60%  L Moseby        Lineout: SS (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  2   58%  J Barfield      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   61%  G Bell          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jimmy Key facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   59%  B Jacoby        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   61%  L Medina        Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      57%  A Allanson      Medina Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---  4   56%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Swindell facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   52%  F McGriff       Walk
   OO     1--  1   60%  P Borders       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  4   59%  M Lee           Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   57%  S Campusano     Single to CF (Line Drive); Lee to 2B
   R      12-  4   46%  N Liriano       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Lee Scores; Campusano to 2B
          12-  5   43%  K Gruber        Walk; Campusano to 3B; Liriano to 2B
   O      123  4   50%  L Moseby        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Jimmy Key facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   48%  J Bell          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   46%  J Franco        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   45%  R Williams      Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Greg Swindell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   47%  J Barfield      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   49%  G Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   50%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Jimmy Key facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   47%  J Carter        Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  5   60%  C Snyder        Home Run
   O      ---  1   59%  R Allen         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   58%  B Jacoby        Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Greg Swindell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   61%  P Borders       Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
   O      ---  4   63%  M Lee           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   64%  S Campusano     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jimmy Key facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   68%  L Medina        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   77%  A Allanson      Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Medina to 3B
   R      1-3  1   85%  J Bell          Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Medina Scores; Allanson to 3B
   R      1-3  3   91%  J Franco        Single to P (Ground Ball); Allanson Scores; Bell to 3B
   R      1-3  1   93%  R Williams      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Bell Scores; Franco to 2B
                  Todd Stottlemyre replaces Jimmy Key pitching
          12-  5   95%  J Carter        Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball); Franco to 3B; Williams to 2B
   O      123      93%  C Snyder        Wild Pitch; Franco out at Hm/C-P; Williams to 3B; Carter to 2B
          -23  5   93%  " "             Intentional Walk
                  Dave Clark pinch hits for Rod Allen batting 5th
   RRR    123  3   98%  D Clark         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Williams Scores; Carter Scores/unER; Snyder Scores/Adv on E7 (throw); Clark to 3B
   RO     --3  2   99%  B Jacoby        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Clark Scores; Jacoby out at 2B/LF-1B-2B-1B
          ---  5   99%  L Medina        Walk
          1--  4   99%  A Allanson      Single to LF (Ground Ball); Medina to 2B
   R      12-  3   99%  J Bell          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Medina Scores/unER; Allanson to 2B
                  Mark Eichhorn replaces Todd Stottlemyre pitching
   O      12-  1   99%  J Franco        Flyball: RF
                  8 runs, 9 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 10, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-10, Greg Swindell facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   99%  N Liriano       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  5   99%  K Gruber        Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      1--  1  100%  L Moseby        Popfly: 3B
   O      1--  5  100%  J Barfield      Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 10, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 10-1, Mark Eichhorn facing 2-3-4
                  Rob Ducey replaces Lloyd Moseby playing CF batting 2nd
          ---  3  100%  R Williams      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2  100%  J Carter        Fielder's Choice 3B; Williams to 2B/Safe on E4 (catch)
   O      12-  4  100%  C Snyder        Flyball: RF; Williams to 3B
          1-3  4  100%  D Clark         Walk; Carter to 2B
   RO     123  3  100%  B Jacoby        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Williams Scores/unER; Carter to 3B
   O      1-3  5  100%  L Medina        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 11, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-11, Greg Swindell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1  100%  G Bell          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6  100%  F McGriff       Popfly: RF (Short CF-RF)
          ---  1  100%  P Borders       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  3  100%  M Lee           Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Borders to 3B; Lee out at 2B/RF-SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 11, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 11-1, Mark Eichhorn facing 8-9-1
                  Cecil Fielder replaces Fred McGriff playing 1B batting 5th
          ---  2  100%  A Allanson      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  2  100%  J Bell          Groundout: SS-1B; Allanson to 2B
   R      -2-  5  100%  J Franco        Triple to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Allanson Scores
   O      --3  1  100%  R Williams      Flyball: RF
   O      --3  3  100%  J Carter        Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 12, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-12, Greg Swindell facing 8-9-1
          ---  6  100%  S Campusano     Triple to LF (Ground Ball)
   R      --3  2  100%  N Liriano       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Campusano Scores
                  Jeff Dedmon replaces Greg Swindell pitching
          1--  6  100%  K Gruber        Walk; Liriano to 2B
                  Alexis Infante pinch runs for Kelly Gruber batting 1st
          12-  4   99%  R Ducey         Walk; Liriano to 3B; Infante to 2B
   ROO    123  3  100%  J Barfield      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Liriano Scores; Infante to 3B
   O      --3  2  100%  G Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 12, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 12-3, David Wells facing 4-5-6
                  David Wells replaces Mark Eichhorn pitching; Alexis Infante moves to 3B; Rick Leach replaces Jesse Barfield playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---  4  100%  C Snyder        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3  100%  D Clark         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1  100%  B Jacoby        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 12, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-12, Jeff Dedmon facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5  100%  C Fielder       Lineout: RF
   O      ---  1  100%  P Borders       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  M Lee           Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 12, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 12-3, Frank Wills facing 7-8-9
                  Frank Wills replaces David Wells pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  L Medina        Popfly: CF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  4  100%  A Allanson      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  7  100%  J Bell          Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  6  100%  J Franco        Walk
   O      12-  3  100%  R Williams      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 12, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-12, Jeff Dedmon facing 8-9-1
          ---  7  100%  S Campusano     Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3  100%  N Liriano       Groundout: 2B-1B; Campusano to 2B
          -2-  1  100%  A Infante       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Campusano to 3B
   OO     1-3  1  100%  R Ducey         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 12, Blue Jays 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198809170

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation