October 7, 1989 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 4 at SkyDome Box Score and Play by Play

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1989 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 4
1989 postseason: WS: OAK-SFG / ALCS: OAK-TOR / NLCS: SFG-CHC

Game 1
OAK  7
TOR  3
Game 2
OAK  6
TOR  3
Game 3
TOR  7
OAK  3
Game 4
OAK  6
@TOR  5
Game 5
OAK  4
@TOR  3

SkyDome, Attendance: 50,076

Saturday, October 7, 1989, 1:20
Time of Game: 3:29

Athletics

Tony LaRussa

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  3   0  2  0   1  0  0    6 11  1
Blue Jays       0  0  0   1  0  1   1  2  0    5 13  0

W: B Welch (1-0), L: M Flanagan (0-1), S: D Eckersley (2)

Blue Jays

Cito Gaston

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   2   2   4    1   0  .417 1.632   15    2   0   2·HR
D Henderson CF                4   1   1   0    1   0  .313 1.041   22    4   0   2B
J Canseco RF                  5   1   2   2    0   1  .286  .875   17    1   0   HR
M McGwire 1B                  4   0   2   0    0   2  .429 1.152   10    8   0   
T Steinbach DH                3   0   1   0    1   1  .182  .432   19    0   0   
T Phillips 3B                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .214  .599   21    1   2   
R Hassey C                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .167  .417   14    7   0   
M Gallego 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .300  .700   10    2   5   
W Weiss SS                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .143  .429   10    1   1   2B,SB,SH

B Welch P                                                                1   0
  R Honeycutt P                                                          0   0
  D Eckersley P                                                          0   1
Totals                       34   6  11   6    4   7              138   27   9

BATTING

2B: D Henderson (3, off D Ward); W Weiss (1, off M Flanagan).

HR: J Canseco (1, off M Flanagan; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line); R Henderson 2 (2, 2 off M Flanagan; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

SH: W Weiss (1, off M Flanagan).

TB: R Henderson 8; J Canseco 5; D Henderson 2; M McGwire 2; W Weiss 2; R Hassey; T Steinbach; M Gallego.

RBI: R Henderson 4 (4); J Canseco 2 (2).

2-out RBI: J Canseco 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

E: R Henderson (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Weiss (1, 3rd base off M Flanagan/E Whitt).

PO: R Henderson (1st base by J Cerutti).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Moseby CF                   3   0   2   0    2   1  .250  .721   26    3   0   SB
M Wilson LF                   5   1   1   1    0   0  .333  .745   11    1   0   
F McGriff 1B                  5   0   1   1    0   2  .176  .352   22    7   0   
G Bell DH                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .243   17    0   0   
T Fernandez SS                5   2   2   0    0   0  .313  .853   15    2   4   2B,SB
E Whitt C                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .167  .684   13    6   0   
  P Borders PH-C              1   0   1   1    0   0 1.000 2.000    1    1   0   
  R Mulliniks PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    0   0   
K Gruber 3B                   5   1   4   0    0   0  .286  .698   13    1   1   SB
M Lee 2B                      4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   22    2   0   
  L Mazzilli PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    0   0   
J Felix RF                    4   0   1   2    0   0  .286  .715   11    1   0   2B

M Flanagan P                                                             2   3
  D Ward P                                                               1   0
  J Cerutti P                                                            0   1
  J Acker P                                                              0   0
Totals                       41   5  13   5    3   6              163   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Felix (1, off B Welch); T Fernandez (3, off R Honeycutt).

TB: K Gruber 4; T Fernandez 3; J Felix 2; L Moseby 2; M Lee; F McGriff; M Wilson; P Borders.

RBI: J Felix 2 (3); P Borders (1); F McGriff (3); M Wilson (2).

2-out RBI: F McGriff; P Borders; J Felix.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Flanagan-T Fernandez; M Flanagan-F McGriff.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Gruber (1, 2nd base off B Welch/R Hassey); L Moseby (1, 2nd base off B Welch/R Hassey); T Fernandez (3, 2nd base off B Welch/R Hassey).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
B Welch, W (1-0)            5.2   8   2   2    1   4   0   3.18   27  100-61     4-9     48    - 
R Honeycutt, H (1)          1.2   3   3   3    2   1   0  32.40   10   36-21     4-0          1-0
D Eckersley, S (2)          1.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    7   27-18     1-2          2-2
Totals                      9    13   5   5    3   6   0          44  163-100    9-11         3-2

Toronto Blue Jays          IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str   GB-FB  GmSc  IR-IS
M Flanagan, L (0-1)         4.1   7   5   5    1   3   3  10.38   19   65-41     1-6     31    - 
D Ward                      2.2   4   1   1    1   3   0   7.36   13   40-24     2-3          0-0
J Cerutti                   1.2   0   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    6   30-15     2-1          0-0
J Acker                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.08    1    3-2      0-1          1-0
Totals                      9    11   6   6    4   7   3          39  138-82     5-11         1-0

Balks: None.

WP: R Honeycutt (1).

IBB: None.

PO: J Cerutti (2; R Henderson, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Dave Phillips.

Time of Game: 3:29.

Attendance: 50,076.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. R Henderson          LF    1. L Moseby             CF 
2. D Henderson          CF    2. M Wilson             LF 
3. J Canseco            RF    3. F McGriff            1B 
4. M McGwire            1B    4. G Bell               DH 
5. T Steinbach          DH    5. T Fernandez          SS 
6. T Phillips           3B    6. E Whitt              C  
7. R Hassey             C     7. K Gruber             3B 
8. M Gallego            2B    8. M Lee                2B 
9. W Weiss              SS    9. J Felix              RF 

   B Welch              P        M Flanagan           P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Flanagan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1  R Henderson     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2  D Henderson     Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  3  J Canseco       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Welch facing 1-2-3
          ---  1  L Moseby        Single to CF (Line Drive to CF)
          1--     M Wilson        Moseby Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (2B); Moseby to 3B
   O      --3  5  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  5  G Bell          Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Flanagan facing 4-5-6
          ---  1  M McGwire       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  6  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
          1--  6  T Phillips      Walk; McGwire to 2B
   OO     12-  2  R Hassey        Line Drive Double Play: P-SS (P)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Welch facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2  T Fernandez     Lineout: P (P)
   O      ---  4  E Whitt         Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  1  K Gruber        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--     M Lee           Gruber Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Flanagan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2  M Gallego       Popfly: CF (Short CF)
          ---  4  W Weiss         Double to LF (Ground Ball thru 3B)
          -2-     R Henderson     Weiss Steals 3B
   RR     --3  4  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Weiss Scores
   O      ---  7  D Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   R      ---  2  J Canseco       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  5  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Welch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3  J Felix         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  6  L Moseby        Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
          1--  3  M Wilson        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Moseby to 2B
   O      12-  5  F McGriff       Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Moseby to 3B
   O      1-3  1  G Bell          Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Flanagan facing 5-6-7
          ---  5  T Steinbach     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   OO     1--  3  T Phillips      Line Drive Double Play: P-1B (P)
   O      ---  4  R Hassey        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Welch facing 5-6-7
          ---  5  T Fernandez     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--     E Whitt         Fernandez Steals 2B
          -2-  4  " "             Walk
          12-  3  K Gruber        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Fernandez to 3B; Whitt to 2B
   O      123  4  M Lee           Strikeout Swinging
   RO     123  5  J Felix         Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B (2B); Fernandez Scores; Whitt to 3B
   O      1-3  5  L Moseby        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mike Flanagan facing 8-9-1
          ---  4  M Gallego       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2  W Weiss         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Gallego to 2B
   RR     -2-  2  R Henderson     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Gallego Scores
                  Duane Ward replaces Mike Flanagan pitching
   O      ---  6  D Henderson     Lineout: 3B (3B)
   O      ---  6  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-5, Bob Welch facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3  M Wilson        Lineout: LF (LF)
   O      ---  3  F McGriff       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  2  G Bell          Reached on E7 (Line Drive to LF)
   O      1--  5  T Fernandez     Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-1, Duane Ward facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6  T Steinbach     Walk
   O      1--  5  T Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1  R Hassey        Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Steinbach to 2B
   O      12-  1  M Gallego       Lineout: P (P)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-5, Bob Welch facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5  E Whitt         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2  K Gruber        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF)
   O      1--  7  M Lee           Flyball: LF (LF)
   R      1--  1  J Felix         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Gruber Scores
                  Rick Honeycutt replaces Bob Welch pitching
          -2-  9  L Moseby        Walk
   O      12-  1  M Wilson        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Duane Ward facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2  W Weiss         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2  R Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B (SS)
          ---  2  D Henderson     Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  3  J Canseco       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Henderson Scores
          1--  1  M McGwire       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Canseco to 3B
   O      1-3  2  T Steinbach     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-6, Rick Honeycutt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  G Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B (3B)
          ---  2  T Fernandez     Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
                  Pat Borders pinch hits for Ernie Whitt batting 6th
   R      -2-  1  P Borders       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Fernandez Scores
   O      1--  3  K Gruber        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-3, John Cerutti facing 6-7-8
                  John Cerutti replaces Duane Ward pitching; Pat Borders moves to C
   O      ---  7  T Phillips      Groundout: SS-1B (SS)
   O      ---  7  R Hassey        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  M Gallego       Groundout: 3B-1B (3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-6, Rick Honeycutt facing 8-9-1
          ---  4  M Lee           Single to P (Ground Ball to P)
   O      1--  2  J Felix         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Lee to 2B
          -2-     L Moseby        Wild Pitch; Lee to 3B
          --3  5  " "             Walk
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Rick Honeycutt pitching
   RO     1-3  1  M Wilson        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Lee Scores
   R      1--  5  F McGriff       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Wilson Scores
   O      1--  4  G Bell          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-5, John Cerutti facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2  W Weiss         Lineout: LF (Short LF)
          ---  6  R Henderson     Walk
   O      1--     D Henderson     Henderson Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---  5  " "             Walk
                  Jim Acker replaces John Cerutti pitching
   O      1--  3  J Canseco       Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 5-6, Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1  T Fernandez     Bunt Groundout: P-1B (P)
                  Rance Mulliniks pinch hits for Pat Borders batting 6th
   O      ---  5  R Mulliniks     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4  K Gruber        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
                  Lee Mazzilli pinch hits for Manuel Lee batting 8th
   O      1--  7  L Mazzilli      Popfly: 3B (3B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Blue Jays 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198910070

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