August 7, 1991 Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 4
@BAL 2 CAL 8
MIN 1 CHW 10
NYY 2 KCR 2
BOS 0 OAK 6
SEA 1 TEX 12
CLE 10 TOR 5
DET 2 SFG 1
@ATL 0 LAD 2
@CIN 0 SDP 7
@HOU 4 NYM 7
PIT 1 PHI 5
CHC 4
(11) MON 1
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 50,324

Wednesday, August 7, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:56

Tigers

55-52

Lost 3

2nd, 6½ GB

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

W: J Guzman (4-2), L: F Tanana (8-8), S: T Henke (25)

Blue Jays

62-46

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Cuyler CF                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .247  .647   11    3   0   SB
L Whitaker 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .284  .893   10    1   1   
T Phillips DH                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .301  .849   21    0   0   2B
C Fielder 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .271  .894   15    9   2   
M Tettleton C                 4   1   0   0    0   1  .264  .870   22    2   2   
T Fryman SS                   4   1   1   2    0   3  .247  .755   13    0   2   HR
J Moses LF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   14    5   0   
  D Bergman PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .729   10    0   0   
R Deer RF                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .183  .710   17    2   0   
S Livingstone 3B              3   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .856   13    0   2   

F Tanana P                                                               2   2
  P Gibson P                                                             0   0
  J Kiely P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   2   4   2    2  13              146   24  11

BATTING

2B: T Phillips (22, off T Henke).

HR: T Fryman (16, off J Guzman; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: T Fryman 4; T Phillips 2; C Fielder; M Cuyler.

RBI: T Fryman 2 (61).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Cuyler (28, 2nd base off J Guzman/P Borders).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D White CF                    4   2   2   2    1   0  .291  .793   18    0   0   HR,IW
R Alomar 2B                   4   0   0   1    0   1  .295  .787   22    0   3   SF
J Carter LF                   3   0   2   1    1   0  .292  .899   14    5   0   2B,SB
J Olerud 1B                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .260  .788   18    3   1   
K Gruber 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .786   12    1   0   
P Tabler DH                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .228  .614   11    0   0   2B
  R Mulliniks PH              0   1   0   0    1   0  .262  .765    6    0   0   
C Snyder RF                   2   1   0   0    1   0  .172  .486   10    3   0   SH
P Borders C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .599    9    9   0   
  M Wilson PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .251  .649         0   0   
  G Myers C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .708    2    4   0   
M Lee SS                      2   0   0   0    1   1  .232  .558   17    2   1   SH

J Guzman P                                                               0   0
  D Ward P                                                               0   0
  T Henke P                                                              0   0
Totals                       29   5   8   5    6   3              139   27   5

BATTING

2B: P Tabler (2, off F Tanana); J Carter (30, off F Tanana).

HR: D White (7, off F Tanana; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SF: R Alomar (4, off F Tanana).

SH: M Lee (7, off F Tanana); C Snyder (4, off J Kiely).

IBB: D White (1, by F Tanana).

TB: D White 5; P Tabler 3; J Carter 3; P Borders; J Olerud.

RBI: D White 2 (41); J Olerud (40); R Alomar (46); J Carter (77).

2-out RBI: D White; J Carter; J Olerud.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

E: J Guzman ().

BASERUNNING

SB: J Carter (14, 2nd base off F Tanana/M Tettleton).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Tanana, L (8-8)              6.2   6   4   4    4   2   1   3.69   30  108-64   40· 7·17   10· 9· 5· 0     44    -     1.53  -0.13
P Gibson                       0     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.61    1    3-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-1    1.64  -0.09
J Kiely                        1.1   1   1   1    2   1   0  20.25    7   27-12    9· 2· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          2-0    0.44  -0.01
Totals                         8     8   5   5    6   3   1          38  138-77   50· 9·18   13·10· 6· 0          4-1

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 Guzman, W (4-2)              7     2   2   1    2   9   1   3.02   26  105-69   36·19·14    7· 8· 0· 0     74    -     0.86   0.16
D Ward, H (10)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.35    3   12-9     4· 3· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.03   0.08
T Henke, S (25)                1     2   0   0    0   3   0   1.38    5   25-15    6· 8· 1    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.73   0.04
Totals                         9     4   2   1    2  13   1          34  142-93   46·30·17    7·10· 2· 0           -

P Gibson faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: T Henke (1).

IBB: F Tanana (7; D White).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 50,324.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 77° F, Wind 5mph out to Centerfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. M Cuyler             CF    1. D White              CF 
2. L Whitaker           2B    2. R Alomar             2B 
3. T Phillips           DH    3. J Carter             LF 
4. C Fielder            1B    4. J Olerud             1B 
5. M Tettleton          C     5. K Gruber             3B 
6. T Fryman             SS    6. P Tabler             DH 
7. J Moses              LF    7. C Snyder             RF 
8. R Deer               RF    8. P Borders            C  
9. S Livingstone        3B    9. M Lee                SS 

   F Tanana             P        J Guzman             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  2-2  12-  6   21%  79% J Carter        F Tanana        Single (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Wilson Scores; White to 3B
   t 2   0  1-0  1--  2  -17%  40% T Fryman        J Guzman        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Tettleton Scores; Fryman Scores/unER
   b 7   0  2-1  1--  2   11%  55% P Borders       F Tanana        Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Snyder to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  5   10%  65% D White         F Tanana        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); White Scores
   b 7   2  2-3  1-3  3   10%  88% J Olerud        P Gibson        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); White Scores; Carter to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Guzman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  M Cuyler        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   50%  L Whitaker      Popfly: 3B
          1--      48%  T Phillips      Cuyler Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   52%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  5   55%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  5   65%  D White         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); White Scores
   O      ---  5   63%  R Alomar        Flyball: CF
          ---  1   66%  J Carter        Double (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   63%  J Olerud        Popfly: CF (Deep SS-2B)
   O      -2-  1   60%  K Gruber        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Juan Guzman facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   56%  M Tettleton     Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to 1B); Tettleton to 1B
   RR     1--  2   40%  T Fryman        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Tettleton Scores; Fryman Scores/unER
   O      ---  2   42%  J Moses         Flyball: LF
          ---  6   40%  R Deer          Walk
   O      1--  1   42%  S Livingstone   Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Livingstone to 1B
   O      1--  2   44%  M Cuyler        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Cuyler to 1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Frank Tanana facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   51%  P Tabler        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru 3B Foul)
   O      -2-  1   46%  C Snyder        Groundout: P-1B; Tabler stays at 2B
   O      -2-  6   42%  P Borders       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      -2-  4   39%  M Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Juan Guzman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   41%  L Whitaker      Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   43%  T Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   44%  C Fielder       Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   41%  D White         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   39%  R Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   41%  J Carter        Walk
          1--      42%  J Olerud        Carter Steals 2B
          -2-  6   43%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   38%  K Gruber        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Juan Guzman facing 5-6-7
   O      --- 11   40%  M Tettleton     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   42%  T Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   43%  J Moses         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Frank Tanana facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   48%  P Tabler        Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   43%  C Snyder        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  1   41%  P Borders       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Tabler to 2B
   O      -2-  5   36%  M Lee           Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Juan Guzman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   39%  R Deer          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   40%  S Livingstone   Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   39%  M Cuyler        Walk
   O      1--  3   42%  L Whitaker      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   38%  D White         Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   36%  R Alomar        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   34%  J Carter        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Juan Guzman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   37%  T Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   39%  C Fielder       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   40%  M Tettleton     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Frank Tanana facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   36%  J Olerud        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   33%  K Gruber        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   31%  P Tabler        Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Juan Guzman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   33%  T Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   35%  J Moses         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   37%  R Deer          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Frank Tanana facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   44%  C Snyder        Walk
          1--  2   55%  P Borders       Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Snyder to 2B
   O      12-  1   55%  M Lee           Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Snyder to 3B; Borders to 2B
                  Mookie Wilson pinch runs for Pat Borders batting 8th
          -23  4   56%  D White         Intentional Walk
   RO     123  2   57%  R Alomar        Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Snyder Scores
   R      12-  6   79%  J Carter        Single (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Wilson Scores; White to 3B
                  Paul Gibson replaces Frank Tanana pitching
   R      1-3  3   88%  J Olerud        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); White Scores; Carter to 2B
                  John Kiely replaces Paul Gibson pitching
   O      12-  5   86%  K Gruber        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Duane Ward facing 9-1-2
                  Duane Ward replaces Juan Guzman pitching; Greg Myers replaces Mookie Wilson playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  6   90%  S Livingstone   Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   92%  M Cuyler        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   94%  L Whitaker      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, John Kiely facing 6-7-8
                  Rance Mulliniks pinch hits for Pat Tabler batting 6th
          ---  6   95%  R Mulliniks     Walk
   O      1--  2   94%  C Snyder        Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Mulliniks to 2B
   O      -2-  2   93%  G Myers         Lineout: CF
          -2-  7   94%  M Lee           Walk
   R      12-  2   97%  D White         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B); Mulliniks Scores; Lee to 3B; White to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23  3   97%  R Alomar        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-5, Tom Henke facing 3-4-5
                  Tom Henke replaces Duane Ward pitching
          ---  5   92%  T Phillips      Double to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
          -2-  5   83%  C Fielder       Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Phillips to 3B
   O      1-3  4   91%  M Tettleton     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  4   96%  T Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
                  Dave Bergman pinch hits for John Moses batting 7th
          1-3      96%  D Bergman       Wild Pitch; Fielder to 2B
   O      -23  7  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR199108070

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation