May 14, 1998 Anaheim Angels at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 5
@BAL 4 CHW 5
SEA 3 DET 8
OAK 3 MIN 2
BOS 1
(12) TEX 7
@NYY 5
(13) KCR 10
@TBD 2 TOR 5
ANA 4 ARI 4
MIL 1 CIN 11
FLA 8 CHC 9
@COL 7 PIT 7
@HOU 2 PHI 4
@LAD 0 SDP 3
NYM 1 SDP 6
NYM 2 SFG 6
MON 1 SFG 2
MON 0 ATL 7
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 25,606

Thursday, May 14, 1998, 7:06
Time of Game: 3:08

Angels

20-18

Lost 1

2nd, 4½ GB

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

W: R Myers (2-0), L: R DeLucia (1-2)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Blue Jays

18-21

Won 1

4th, 10½ GB

BATTING

Anaheim Angels               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Erstad LF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .316  .986   15    0   0   
G Anderson RF                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .265  .704   11    1   0   2B
T Salmon DH                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .876   13    0   0   
J Edmonds CF                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .300  .868   17    1   0   
C Fielder 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .819   17   10   1   
D Hollins 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .244  .715   12    0   1   
M Walbeck C                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .277  .719   18   10   0   
R Velarde 2B                  2   1   1   1    0   1  .600 2.467   10    2   1   HR
  N Martin 2B                 1   1   1   1    0   0  .228  .490    8    0   3   SF
G DiSarcina SS                4   0   1   0    0   1  .299  .751   14    2   5   

C Finley P                                                               0   2
  P Harris P                                                             0   0
  M Holtz P                                                              0   0
  R DeLucia P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35   4   9   4    0   7              135   26  13

BATTING

2B: G Anderson (8, off W Williams).

HR: R Velarde (2, off W Williams; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SF: N Martin (2, off R Myers).

TB: R Velarde 4; J Edmonds 2; G Anderson 2; D Hollins; N Martin; G DiSarcina; D Erstad; M Walbeck.

RBI: R Velarde (2); D Erstad (26); N Martin (7); M Walbeck (13).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G DiSarcina-R Velarde-C Fielder; N Martin-G DiSarcina-C Fielder.

E: D Hollins (2).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart CF-LF               5   0   0   0    0   2  .270  .735   33    4   0   
J Samuel LF                   3   1   2   0    1   1  .161  .483   16    1   0   2·SB,CS
  S Green RF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .690    1    1   0   
J Canseco RF-LF               1   1   0   0    3   1  .219  .783   25    2   0   2·SB
  J Cruz PR-CF                1   0   1   0    0   0  .209  .555    3    1   0   
C Delgado 1B                  5   1   1   0    0   3  .315  .959   24    4   0   2B,GDP
M Stanley DH                  5   1   3   1    0   1  .220  .753   22    0   0   HR
T Fernandez 2B                4   1   3   3    0   0  .288  .796   12    0   1   2B
E Sprague 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .659   18    3   2   GDP
K Brown C                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .387  .960   11    8   0   2B
A Gonzalez SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .611   16    3   0   SB

W Williams P                                                             0   0
  P Quantrill P                                                          0   0
  D Plesac P                                                             0   0
  K Escobar P                                                            0   0
  R Myers P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37   5  13   5    4  10              181   27   3

BATTING

2B: T Fernandez (10, off C Finley); C Delgado (7, off C Finley); K Brown (4, off C Finley).

HR: M Stanley (6, off R DeLucia; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

TB: M Stanley 6; T Fernandez 4; K Brown 3; C Delgado 2; J Samuel 2; J Cruz; E Sprague.

GIDP: E Sprague (5); C Delgado (1).

RBI: T Fernandez 3 (17); M Stanley (11); K Brown (4).

2-out RBI: T Fernandez 2; M Stanley.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 19.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Sprague-C Delgado.

E: E Sprague (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Gonzalez (7, 2nd base off P Harris/M Walbeck); J Samuel 2 (3, 3rd base off C Finley/M Walbeck, 2nd base off C Finley/M Walbeck); J Canseco 2 (9, 2nd base off C Finley/M Walbeck 2).

CS: J Samuel (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by C Finley).

PITCHING

Anaheim Angels                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Finley                       6.1  10   4   4    4   9   0   2.74   31  136-84   44·19·21   12· 1· 5· 0     42    -     0.99  -0.15
P Harris                       1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   6.23    6   19-11    6· 0· 5    3· 1· 1· 0          1-0    0.35   0.02
M Holtz                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.51    3    7-5     4· 0· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.95   0.12
R DeLucia, L (1-2)             0     1   1   1    0   0   1   5.94    1    9-6     4· 0· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.48  -0.46
Totals                         8.2  13   5   5    4  10   1          41  171-106  58·19·29   18· 2· 7· 0          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
W Williams                     7     3   1   1    0   5   1   3.18   24   94-55   30· 6·19    3·11· 5· 0     72    -     0.85   0.29
P Quantrill, H (7)             0.1   3   1   1    0   0   0   2.22    4    9-7     4· 1· 2    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.28  -0.14
D Plesac, H (9)                0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.60    1    4-3     1· 2· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.52   0.08
K Escobar, H (5)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0  14.63    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    2.73   0.07
R Myers, BS (2), W (2-0)       1     3   2   2    0   1   0   2.45    6   27-17    9· 2· 6    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    3.13  -0.27
Totals                         9     9   4   4    0   7   1          36  135-83   45·11·27    5·15· 9· 0          4-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: C Finley (1; J Samuel, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Tim McClelland.

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 25,606.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 9mph out to Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Anaheim Angels                Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. D Erstad             LF    1. S Stewart            CF 
2. G Anderson           RF    2. J Samuel             LF 
3. T Salmon             DH    3. J Canseco            RF 
4. J Edmonds            CF    4. C Delgado            1B 
5. C Fielder            1B    5. M Stanley            DH 
6. D Hollins            3B    6. T Fernandez          2B 
7. M Walbeck            C     7. E Sprague            3B 
8. R Velarde            2B    8. K Brown              C  
9. G DiSarcina          SS    9. A Gonzalez           SS 

   C Finley             P        W Williams           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  4-4  ---  9   46% 100% M Stanley       R DeLucia       Home Run (Line Drive)
   t 9   1  4-2  12-  1  -21%  62% M Walbeck       R Myers         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Edmonds Scores; Hollins to 3B
   b 9   0  4-4  1--  3  -18%  54% C Delgado       M Holtz         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 3   2  1-1  -23  4   18%  74% T Fernandez     C Finley        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Samuel Scores; Canseco Scores
   t 3   0  1-0  ---  4  -10%  50% R Velarde       W Williams      Home Run (Line Drive)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Woody Williams facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  D Erstad        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   48%  G Anderson      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   52%  T Salmon        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      -2-  7   55%  J Edmonds       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Finley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  S Stewart       Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   55%  J Samuel        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--      51%  J Canseco       Samuel Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
          ---  7   52%  " "             Walk
          1--      53%  C Delgado       Canseco Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Woody Williams facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   52%  C Fielder       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   54%  D Hollins       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  7   55%  M Walbeck       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Chuck Finley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   53%  M Stanley       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   56%  T Fernandez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   62%  E Sprague       Single to CF (Line Drive); Fernandez to 3B
   R      1-3  4   68%  K Brown         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Fernandez Scores; Sprague to 2B
   O      12-  6   66%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B); Sprague to 3B; Brown to 2B
   O      -23  7   60%  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Woody Williams facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  4   50%  R Velarde       Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---  3   53%  G DiSarcina     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  4   55%  D Erstad        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  2   56%  G Anderson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Chuck Finley facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   60%  J Samuel        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--      62%  J Canseco       Samuel Steals 2B
          -2-  5   65%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  5   60%  C Delgado       Strikeout Looking
          12-      65%  M Stanley       Samuel Steals 3B; Canseco Steals 2B
   O      -23  4   57%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -23  4   74%  T Fernandez     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Samuel Scores; Canseco Scores
   O      -2-  3   72%  E Sprague       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-3, Woody Williams facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   75%  T Salmon        Lineout: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   77%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   78%  C Fielder       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Chuck Finley facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   82%  K Brown         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  5   79%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   76%  S Stewart       Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  6   77%  J Samuel        Walk
   O      12-  4   74%  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-3, Woody Williams facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   77%  D Hollins       Foul Flyball: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  6   79%  M Walbeck       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   80%  R Velarde       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Chuck Finley facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   84%  C Delgado       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  2   88%  M Stanley       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Delgado to 3B
   R      1-3  2   91%  T Fernandez     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Delgado Scores; Stanley to 2B
   OO     12-  8   87%  E Sprague       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B); Stanley to 3B
   O      --3  4   85%  K Brown         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-4, Woody Williams facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   81%  G DiSarcina     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  4   89%  D Erstad        Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   90%  G Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-1, Chuck Finley facing 9-1-2
                  Norberto Martin replaces Randy Velarde playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---  1   89%  A Gonzalez      Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  8   89%  S Stewart       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   88%  J Samuel        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-4, Woody Williams facing 3-4-5
                  Jose Canseco moves to LF; Shawn Green replaces Juan Samuel playing RF batting 2nd
   O      ---  3   91%  T Salmon        Flyball: CF
          ---  1   88%  J Edmonds       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   91%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   94%  D Hollins       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-1, Chuck Finley facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   95%  J Canseco       Walk
                  Jose Cruz pinch runs for Jose Canseco batting 3rd
   O      1--  7   94%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
                  Pep Harris replaces Chuck Finley pitching
          1--  3   94%  M Stanley       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Cruz to 2B
   O      12-  1   93%  T Fernandez     Flyball: CF
   O      12-  4   92%  E Sprague       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-4, Paul Quantrill facing 7-8-9
                  Paul Quantrill replaces Woody Williams pitching; Shannon Stewart moves to LF; Jose Cruz moves to CF
   O      ---  4   95%  M Walbeck       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  2   92%  N Martin        Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  1   87%  G DiSarcina     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Martin to 2B
   R      12-  2   78%  D Erstad        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Martin Scores; DiSarcina to 2B
                  Dan Plesac replaces Paul Quantrill pitching
   O      12-  4   86%  G Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
                  Kelvim Escobar replaces Dan Plesac pitching
   O      12-  1   93%  T Salmon        Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 2, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pep Harris facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   93%  K Brown         Lineout: SS
          ---  4   93%  A Gonzalez      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--      94%  S Stewart       Gonzalez Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   93%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  Mike Holtz replaces Pep Harris pitching
   O      -2-  1   92%  S Green         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-4, Randy Myers facing 4-5-6
                  Randy Myers replaces Kelvim Escobar pitching
          ---  3   84%  J Edmonds       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  7   91%  C Fielder       Flyball: CF
          1--  4   83%  D Hollins       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Edmonds to 2B
   R      12-  1   62%  M Walbeck       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Edmonds Scores; Hollins to 3B
   RO     1-3  6   58%  N Martin        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Hollins Scores
   O      1--  6   65%  G DiSarcina     Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 4-4, Mike Holtz facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   72%  J Cruz          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  3   54%  C Delgado       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  Rich DeLucia replaces Mike Holtz pitching
   R      ---  9  100%  M Stanley       Home Run (Line Drive)
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Blue Jays 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR199805140

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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