September 9, 1990 Chicago White Sox at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
CAL 1 SEA 3
@BOS 1 DET 5
@MIL 0 CLE 12
@MIN 9 OAK 7
@NYY 3 TEX 6
KCR 5 TOR 6
CHW 1 STL 9
@CHC 2 LAD 6
CIN 4 PHI 6
NYM 2 MON 9
@PIT 5 SDP 5
ATL 4
(11) SFG 5
HOU 1

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 49,870

Sunday, September 9, 1990, 1:39
Time of Game: 2:37

White Sox

79-59

Lost 3

2nd, 9½ GB

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

W: J Key (10-7), L: J McDowell (12-7)

Blue Jays

74-66

Won 4

2nd, 4½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Sosa RF                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .236  .685   15    1   0   
P Bradley CF                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .262  .682   21    5   0   
  L Johnson PH-CF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .637    3    1   0   
I Calderon LF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .283  .769    9    0   0   
F Thomas DH                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .281  .867   18    0   0   
C Fisk C                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .812   13    3   0   GDP
C Martinez 1B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .220  .574   11   11   0   GDP
  D Pasqua PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .877    3    0   0   
S Fletcher 2B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .620   12    0   6   
C Grebeck 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .155  .440   10    2   3   
O Guillen SS                  2   1   0   0    1   0  .289  .676    6    1   1   

J McDowell P                                                             0   0
  D Pall P                                                               0   0
  S Radinsky P                                                           0   0
  S Rosenberg P                                                          0   0
Totals                       32   1   7   0    1   6              121   24  10

BATTING

TB: S Sosa 2; F Thomas; S Fletcher; C Martinez; P Bradley; C Fisk.

GIDP: C Martinez (8); C Fisk (8).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

E: O Guillen 2 (13); C Martinez (8); P Bradley (4).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wilson CF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .263  .660    7    2   0   SB
T Fernandez SS                3   1   1   1    0   1  .254  .704   15    1   3   SF
K Gruber 3B                   3   0   0   2    0   0  .263  .801   19    1   3   SF
G Bell DH                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .267  .744   18    0   0   
F McGriff 1B                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .313  .985   12   10   0   HR
G Myers C                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .256  .665    7    6   0   HR
R Ducey LF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .308  .785   15    3   0   
M Lee 2B                      4   1   1   0    0   0  .234  .613   11    1   2   2B
J Felix RF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .268  .780   13    3   0   

J Key P                                                                  0   3
  J Acker P                                                              0   0
  D Ward P                                                               0   0
Totals                       32   6   9   6    2   3              117   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Lee (10, off J McDowell).

HR: G Myers (5, off J McDowell; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); F McGriff (33, off J McDowell; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SF: K Gruber (10, off J McDowell); T Fernandez (6, off D Pall).

TB: G Myers 5; F McGriff 4; M Lee 2; M Wilson; G Bell; R Ducey; T Fernandez; J Felix.

RBI: K Gruber 2 (92); J Felix (55); F McGriff (82); T Fernandez (56); G Myers (21).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Key-T Fernandez-F McGriff; K Gruber-M Lee-F McGriff.

E: K Gruber (17).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Wilson (23, 2nd base off J McDowell/C Fisk).

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J McDowell, L (12-7)           5     9   6   5    2   2   2   3.84   27   79-51   38· 4· 9   10· 9· 4· 0     27    -     0.87  -0.22
D Pall                         1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.12    4   17-13   10· 2· 1    1· 3· 0· 0          2-1    0.19   0.01
S Radinsky                     0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.11    2    5-4     3· 0· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
S Rosenberg                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   12-8     4· 4· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8     9   6   5    2   3   2          36  113-76   55·10·11   14·13· 4· 0          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 Key, W (10-7)                7     6   1   0    1   4   0   4.14   26   93-60   35·13·12   13· 7· 1· 0     66    -     0.97   0.28
J Acker                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.77    4   14-9     5· 3· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.25   0.01
D Ward                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.24    3   14-10    8· 1· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9     7   1   0    1   6   0          33  121-79   48·17·14   16· 9· 1· 0           -

J McDowell faced 5 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Larry McCoy.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 49,870.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. S Sosa               RF    1. M Wilson             CF 
2. P Bradley            CF    2. T Fernandez          SS 
3. I Calderon           LF    3. K Gruber             3B 
4. F Thomas             DH    4. G Bell               DH 
5. C Fisk               C     5. F McGriff            1B 
6. C Martinez           1B    6. G Myers              C  
7. S Fletcher           2B    7. R Ducey              LF 
8. C Grebeck            3B    8. M Lee                2B 
9. O Guillen            SS    9. J Felix              RF 

   J McDowell           P        J Key                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  1-0  12-  7  -12%  50% P Bradley       J Key           Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Guillen Scores/unER/No RBI; Sosa to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw)
   b 6   0  1-2  ---  1   10%  85% F McGriff       J McDowell      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   b 3   0  1-1  ---  4   10%  66% T Fernandez     J McDowell      Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Fernandez to 3B/Adv on E8
   t 6   1  2-1  1--  1    9%  74% C Fisk          J Key           Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 6   0  1-3  ---  4    7%  91% G Myers         J McDowell      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Key facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  S Sosa          Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   54%  P Bradley       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   55%  I Calderon      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack McDowell facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  M Wilson        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  4   59%  T Fernandez     Strikeout Swinging, Wilson Steals 2B; Wilson to 3B/Adv on E6
          --3      59%  K Gruber        E3 on Foul Ball
   RO     --3  5   61%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Wilson Scores
          ---  2   62%  G Bell          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   60%  F McGriff       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jimmy Key facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   63%  F Thomas        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   60%  C Fisk          Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  4   66%  C Martinez      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack McDowell facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   69%  G Myers         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS)
   O      1--  1   66%  R Ducey         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      1--  4   63%  M Lee           Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
          1--  1   65%  J Felix         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Myers to 2B; Felix to 1B
   O      12-  1   61%  M Wilson        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jimmy Key facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   64%  S Fletcher      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   66%  C Grebeck       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   64%  O Guillen       Walk
          1--  3   62%  S Sosa          Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Guillen to 2B
   R      12-  7   50%  P Bradley       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Guillen Scores/unER/No RBI; Sosa to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw)
   O      1-3  1   56%  I Calderon      Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Jack McDowell facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   66%  T Fernandez     Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Fernandez to 3B/Adv on E8
   RO     --3  3   65%  K Gruber        Groundout: SS-1B; Fernandez Scores/unER
   O      ---  3   63%  G Bell          Flyball: CF
          ---  6   65%  F McGriff       Walk
   O      1--  1   62%  G Myers         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Jimmy Key facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   65%  F Thomas        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   67%  C Fisk          Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  4   66%  C Martinez      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   63%  S Fletcher      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Martinez to 2B
   O      12-  3   69%  C Grebeck       Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jack McDowell facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   72%  R Ducey         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   70%  M Lee           Groundout: 2B-1B; Ducey to 2B
   O      -2-  3   68%  J Felix         Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Ducey to 3B
   O      --3  1   64%  M Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Jimmy Key facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   67%  O Guillen       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   69%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  9   71%  P Bradley       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jack McDowell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   69%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   67%  K Gruber        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   66%  G Bell          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Jimmy Key facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   70%  I Calderon      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   66%  F Thomas        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  1   74%  C Fisk          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jack McDowell facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  1   85%  F McGriff       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   R      ---  4   91%  G Myers         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  6   92%  R Ducey         Walk
          1--  2   96%  M Lee           Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to LF Line); Ducey to 3B
   R      -23  4   98%  J Felix         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Ducey Scores; Lee to 3B; Felix to 2B/Adv on throw
                  Donn Pall replaces Jack McDowell pitching
   O      -23  2   97%  M Wilson        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
   RO     -23  3   97%  T Fernandez     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Lee Scores
   O      -2-  4   97%  K Gruber        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Jimmy Key facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   98%  C Martinez      Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  5   98%  S Fletcher      Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  2   99%  C Grebeck       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-1, Donn Pall facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  8   98%  G Bell          Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  Scott Radinsky replaces Donn Pall pitching
   O      ---  4   98%  F McGriff       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   98%  G Myers         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Jim Acker facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Acker replaces Jimmy Key pitching
   O      ---  1   99%  O Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   98%  S Sosa          Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
                  Lance Johnson pinch hits for Phil Bradley batting 2nd
   O      1--  3   99%  L Johnson       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  4   99%  I Calderon      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-1, Steve Rosenberg facing 7-8-9
                  Steve Rosenberg replaces Scott Radinsky pitching; Lance Johnson moves to CF
   O      ---  4   99%  R Ducey         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   99%  M Lee           Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  5   99%  J Felix         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Duane Ward facing 4-5-6
                  Duane Ward replaces Jim Acker pitching
   O      ---  6  100%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  C Fisk          Groundout: SS-1B
                  Dan Pasqua pinch hits for Carlos Martinez batting 6th
   O      ---  3  100%  D Pasqua        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Blue Jays 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR199009090

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