September 9, 1998 Cleveland Indians at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 32,157

Wednesday, September 9, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 4:12

Indians

80-64

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12  13    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0   3    6  7  1
Blue Jays       0  1  1   0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0    3  9  0

W: D Jones (4-6), L: C Almanzar (1-2), S: M Jackson (37)

Blue Jays

78-67

Lost 1

3rd, 25 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   4   1   0   0    2   0  .276  .779   26    2   0   2·SB
J Cora 2B                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .731   20    1   0   SH
D Justice DH                  5   1   0   0    1   1  .282  .832   28    0   0   SB,IW
M Ramirez RF                  6   0   0   0    0   3  .298  .957   22    5   0   
T Fryman 3B                   5   1   2   3    1   1  .289  .854   30    2   1   HR
B Giles LF                    5   0   2   0    1   1  .276  .895   24    2   0   
R Sexson 1B                   6   1   1   0    0   2  .341 1.003   18   11   0   2B
E Diaz C                      4   1   1   2    1   0  .353 1.017   18   13   2   HR
O Vizquel SS                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .280  .709   21    3   3   HR,SH

D Gooden P                                                               0   1
  P Assenmacher P                                                        0   0
  P Shuey P                                                              0   0
  D Jones P                                                              0   0
  M Jackson P                                                            0   0
Totals                       44   6   7   6    6   9              207   39   7

BATTING

2B: R Sexson (11, off W Williams).

HR: T Fryman (25, off C Almanzar; 13th inn, 2 on, 2 outs); E Diaz (1, off W Williams; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); O Vizquel (2, off W Williams; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SH: J Cora (11, off C Almanzar); O Vizquel (11, off P Quantrill).

IBB: D Justice (6, by C Almanzar).

TB: T Fryman 5; E Diaz 4; O Vizquel 4; B Giles 2; R Sexson 2.

RBI: T Fryman 3 (90); E Diaz 2 (4); O Vizquel (46).

2-out RBI: T Fryman 3.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

E: B Giles (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Justice (9, 2nd base off C Almanzar/D Fletcher); K Lofton 2 (52, 3rd base off C Almanzar/D Fletcher, 2nd base off W Williams/D Fletcher).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  5   1   1   1    2   1  .278  .782   28    2   0   HR,SB,CS
S Green RF                    6   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .851   23    6   0   2B
J Canseco DH                  6   0   1   0    0   2  .242  .861   18    0   0   CS
C Delgado 1B                  3   2   1   1    3   2  .298  .966   42   10   2   HR,IW
J Cruz CF                     4   0   1   0    2   1  .255  .739   26    4   0   
T Fernandez 3B                6   0   1   0    0   0  .315  .819   20    1   2   
D Fletcher C                  6   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .740   13    9   0   
C Grebeck 2B                  5   0   2   0    1   1  .260  .690   26    4   4   2B
A Gonzalez SS                 6   0   0   0    0   6  .249  .671   32    2   4   

W Williams P                                                             0   0
  D Plesac P                                                             0   0
  P Quantrill P                                                          1   0
  S Sinclair P                                                           0   0
  R Person P                                                             0   0
  C Almanzar P                                                           0   0
Totals                       47   3   9   2    8  13              228   39  12

BATTING

2B: C Grebeck (15, off D Gooden); S Green (30, off D Gooden).

HR: C Delgado (30, off D Gooden; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); S Stewart (8, off D Gooden; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

IBB: C Delgado (11, by D Jones).

TB: S Stewart 4; C Delgado 4; C Grebeck 3; S Green 2; D Fletcher; J Cruz; J Canseco; T Fernandez.

RBI: S Stewart (45); C Delgado (102).

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 1 for 13.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Stewart (46, 2nd base off P Shuey/E Diaz).

CS: S Stewart (16, 2nd base by D Gooden/E Diaz); J Canseco (14, 2nd base by D Gooden/E Diaz).

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
D Gooden                       7     6   3   3    3   7   2   3.68   28  108-66   39·14·14    5· 8· 5· 0     57    -     0.83  -0.01
P Assenmacher                  0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.30    1    4-2     2· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.82   0.05
P Shuey                        2.2   1   0   0    2   4   0   2.72   11   44-28   10· 6·12    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    2.46   0.37
D Jones, W (4-6)               2     2   0   0    2   1   0   4.35   11   34-19   10· 2· 7    2· 4· 2· 0          0-0    3.41   0.30
M Jackson, S (37)              1     0   0   0    1   1   0   1.68    4   20-12    7· 1· 4    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.86   0.05
Totals                        13     9   3   3    8  13   2          55  210-127  68·23·37    8·16·10· 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     4   3   3    2   6   2   4.51   27  105-69   41· 9·19    4·12· 3· 0     61    -     0.86  -0.01
D Plesac                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.08    3   10-7     4· 0· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.44   0.11
P Quantrill                    2     0   0   0    2   0   0   2.45    8   36-20   15· 1· 4    4· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.91   0.30
S Sinclair                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.31    1    4-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.38   0.06
R Person                       1.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   7.34    6   20-15   10· 4· 1    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    2.43   0.24
C Almanzar, L (1-2)            1     2   3   3    2   2   1   6.43    7   30-16    7· 3· 6    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.94  -0.45
Totals                        13     7   6   6    6   9   3          52  205-130  79·17·34   14·17· 6· 0           -

W Williams faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Gooden (3); P Shuey (1).

IBB: C Almanzar (2; D Justice); D Jones (4; C Delgado).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Miller, 1B - Ed Hickox, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Larry Barnett.

Time of Game: 4:12.

Attendance: 32,157.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. K Lofton             CF    1. S Stewart            LF 
2. J Cora               2B    2. S Green              RF 
3. D Justice            DH    3. J Canseco            DH 
4. M Ramirez            RF    4. C Delgado            1B 
5. T Fryman             3B    5. J Cruz               CF 
6. B Giles              LF    6. T Fernandez          3B 
7. R Sexson             1B    7. D Fletcher           C  
8. E Diaz               C     8. C Grebeck            2B 
9. O Vizquel            SS    9. A Gonzalez           SS 

   D Gooden             P        W Williams           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t13   2  3-3  -23  5   45%  95% T Fryman        C Almanzar      Home Run (Fly Ball); Lofton Scores; Justice Scores
   t 8   0  3-2  ---  6   23%  50% O Vizquel       W Williams      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b12   2  3-3  123  3   16%  50% T Fernandez     D Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   t 8   0  3-0  -2-  4   13%  27% E Diaz          W Williams      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Sexson Scores
   t10   2  3-3  --3  3  -13%  35% J Cora          P Quantrill     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Woody Williams facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  K Lofton        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  5   46%  J Cora          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  8   45%  D Justice       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  S Stewart       Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   49%  S Green         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  4   50%  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Woody Williams facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   48%  M Ramirez       Popfly: 1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  3   46%  T Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   47%  B Giles         Walk
   O      1--  3   45%  R Sexson        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Dwight Gooden facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   41%  C Delgado       Walk
          1--  4   36%  J Cruz          Walk; Delgado to 2B
   O      12-  1   41%  T Fernandez     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          12-  2   35%  D Fletcher      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Delgado to 3B; Cruz to 2B
   O      123  3   43%  C Grebeck       Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   R      123      34%  A Gonzalez      Wild Pitch; Delgado Scores; Cruz to 3B; Fletcher to 2B
   O      -23  6   40%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Woody Williams facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   37%  E Diaz          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   35%  O Vizquel       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   36%  K Lofton        Walk
          1--      37%  J Cora          Lofton Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   34%  " "             Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  3   24%  S Stewart       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          ---  1   20%  S Green         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  1   21%  J Canseco       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Green to 3B
   O      --3  8   25%  C Delgado       Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  2   28%  J Cruz          Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Woody Williams facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   25%  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   23%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   22%  T Fryman        Flyball: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dwight Gooden facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   24%  T Fernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   25%  D Fletcher      Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  4   24%  C Grebeck       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  7   26%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Woody Williams facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   23%  B Giles         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   21%  R Sexson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   20%  E Diaz          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   21%  S Stewart       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   23%  S Green         Popfly: 2B
          ---  3   22%  J Canseco       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   23%  C Delgado       Canseco Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Woody Williams facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   20%  O Vizquel       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  4   18%  K Lofton        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   16%  J Cora          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dwight Gooden facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  2   10%  C Delgado       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  7   11%  J Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   11%  T Fernandez     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   12%  D Fletcher      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Woody Williams facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1    9%  D Justice       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2    7%  M Ramirez       Lineout: RF (Deep RF Line)
          ---  3    9%  T Fryman        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  2    6%  B Giles         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dwight Gooden facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4    7%  C Grebeck       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  6    8%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6    7%  S Stewart       Walk
   O      1--  4    8%  S Green         Stewart Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Woody Williams facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   14%  R Sexson        Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   RR     -2-  4   27%  E Diaz          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Sexson Scores
   R      ---  6   50%  O Vizquel       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
                  Dan Plesac replaces Woody Williams pitching
   O      ---  2   45%  K Lofton        Flyball: LF (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  2   41%  J Cora          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   39%  D Justice       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 3-3, Paul Assenmacher facing 2-3-4
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Dwight Gooden pitching
   O      ---  4   43%  S Green         Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  Paul Shuey replaces Paul Assenmacher pitching
   O      ---  5   47%  J Canseco       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  6   45%  C Delgado       Walk
          1--  2   41%  J Cruz          Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-2B); Delgado to 2B
          12-      38%  T Fernandez     Wild Pitch; Delgado to 3B; Cruz to 2B
   O      -23  5   50%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Paul Quantrill facing 4-5-6
                  Paul Quantrill replaces Dan Plesac pitching
   O      ---  1   44%  M Ramirez       Lineout: P (P's Right)
          ---  7   50%  T Fryman        Walk
   O      1--  4   42%  B Giles         Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
   O      1--  4   35%  R Sexson        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 3-3, Paul Shuey facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   41%  D Fletcher      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4   46%  C Grebeck       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 10th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Paul Quantrill facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   58%  E Diaz          Walk
   O      1--  5   55%  O Vizquel       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (P's Left); Diaz to 2B
   O      -2-  6   48%  K Lofton        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Diaz to 3B
   O      --3  3   35%  J Cora          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 3-3, Paul Shuey facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   28%  S Stewart       Walk
   O      1--  2   36%  S Green         Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   43%  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging
          1--      39%  C Delgado       Stewart Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   50%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 11th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Steve Sinclair facing 3-4-5
                  Steve Sinclair replaces Paul Quantrill pitching
   O      ---  4   44%  D Justice       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Robert Person replaces Steve Sinclair pitching
   O      ---  6   39%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   35%  T Fryman        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 11th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 3-3, Doug Jones facing 5-6-7
                  Doug Jones replaces Paul Shuey pitching
   O      ---  5   41%  J Cruz          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  1   36%  T Fernandez     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   43%  D Fletcher      Popfly: SS
          1--  2   38%  C Grebeck       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Fernandez to 2B
   O      12-  4   50%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 12th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Robert Person facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   58%  B Giles         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   50%  R Sexson        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   42%  E Diaz          Lineout: 3B
   O      1--  1   35%  O Vizquel       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 12th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 3-3, Doug Jones facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   41%  S Stewart       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   29%  S Green         Reached on E7 (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Green to 2B
   O      -2-  1   37%  J Canseco       Flyball: RF (Short RF); Green to 3B
          --3  4   35%  C Delgado       Intentional Walk
          1-3  6   34%  J Cruz          Walk; Delgado to 2B
   O      123  3   50%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Indians 3, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 13th, Indians Batting, Tied 3-3, Carlos Almanzar facing 1-2-3
                  Carlos Almanzar replaces Robert Person pitching
          ---  5   58%  K Lofton        Walk
   O      1--  3   55%  J Cora          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (P's Left); Lofton to 2B
          -2-  4   58%  D Justice       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   47%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
          12-      50%  T Fryman        Lofton Steals 3B; Justice Steals 2B
   RRR    -23  5   95%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball); Lofton Scores; Justice Scores
          ---  4   96%  B Giles         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   95%  R Sexson        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 13th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-6, Mike Jackson facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Jackson replaces Doug Jones pitching
   O      ---  1   98%  D Fletcher      Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  9   95%  C Grebeck       Walk
   O      1--  4   98%  A Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6  100%  S Stewart       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Blue Jays 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR199809090

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