September 2, 1983 Detroit Tigers at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Friday, September 2, 1983, 5:33PM
Time of Game: 3:14

Tigers

76-57

Won 2

2nd, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  2  0   0  1  0   0  3  1   2    9 14  0
Blue Jays       1  0  0   3  0  2   0  1  0   1    8 15  0

W: A Lopez (9-7), L: J Gott (7-13)

Blue Jays

73-63

Lost 1

5th, 7 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Whitaker 2B                 4   0   1   1    1   0  .321  .851    0    3   1   SF,IW
A Trammell SS                 6   2   2   0    0   2  .323  .880    0    0   1   2B,SB
L Herndon LF                  5   1   3   2    1   0  .293  .810    0    4   0   2B
L Parrish C                   5   1   2   2    1   0  .280  .829    0    8   0   HR,GDP,IW
G Wilson RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .267  .725    0    1   0   
  B Molinaro PR               0   1   0   0    0   0  .111  .438         0   0   
  M Castillo 3B               2   0   1   0    0   0  .202  .537    0    0   1   
E Cabell 1B                   3   0   0   1    1   1  .308  .766    0    8   1   SF
C Lemon CF                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .262  .841    0    3   0   2B
K Gibson DH                   3   1   1   2    0   0  .208  .661    0    0   0   HR
  J Wockenfuss PH             1   1   1   1    1   0  .279  .810    0    0   0   
T Brookens 3B                 2   1   1   0    0   1  .219  .626    0    1   1   3B
  W Krenchicki PH-3B          1   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .642    0    0   0   
  L Jones PH-RF               0   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .607    0    1   0   SH

J Berenguer P                                                            0   0
  J Martin P                                                             0   0
  D Bair P                                                               0   0
  A Lopez P                                                              1   1
Totals                       40   9  14   9    7   7                    30   6

BATTING

2B: L Herndon (24, off J Gott); A Trammell (25, off L Leal); C Lemon (16, off L Leal).

3B: T Brookens (3, off L Leal).

HR: L Parrish (22, off J Gott; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); K Gibson (11, off L Leal; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: E Cabell (6, off R Jackson); L Whitaker (6, off L Leal).

SH: L Jones (3, off J Gott).

IBB: L Parrish (6, by J Gott); L Whitaker (7, by J Gott).

TB: L Parrish 5; L Herndon 4; K Gibson 4; T Brookens 3; A Trammell 3; C Lemon 2; L Whitaker; G Wilson; M Castillo; J Wockenfuss.

GIDP: L Parrish (13).

RBI: L Herndon 2 (74); L Parrish 2 (95); K Gibson 2 (42); J Wockenfuss (41); L Whitaker (58); E Cabell (33).

2-out RBI: K Gibson 2; L Herndon 2; J Wockenfuss; L Parrish.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

BASERUNNING

SB: A Trammell (19, 2nd base off L Leal/E Whitt).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Collins LF                  6   0   1   0    0   3  .275  .669    0    4   0   2·SB
R Mulliniks 3B                2   1   1   0    0   0  .272  .823    0    0   2   2B
  G Iorg PH-3B                3   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .680    0    0   5   
L Moseby CF                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .316  .893    0    2   0   2B
W Upshaw 1B                   5   0   1   1    0   1  .298  .857    0   10   1   
J Orta DH                     2   1   1   2    0   0  .237  .681    0    0   0   HR
  C Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .879    0    0   0   HBP
  T Fernandez PR              1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
E Whitt C                     5   2   3   1    0   0  .249  .782    0    7   0   HR
J Barfield RF                 5   2   3   3    0   2  .243  .789    0    1   0   2·HR
D Garcia 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .301  .712    0    4   3   SH
A Griffin SS                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .255  .648    0    2   2   

L Leal P                                                                 0   0
  R Jackson P                                                            0   0
  D Geisel P                                                             0   0
  J Gott P                                                               0   0
Totals                       44   8  15   7    0   8                    30  13

BATTING

2B: R Mulliniks (29, off J Berenguer); L Moseby (27, off J Berenguer).

HR: E Whitt (13, off A Lopez; 10th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); J Barfield 2 (21, off J Berenguer, off D Bair; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF-RF); J Orta (6, off J Berenguer; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: D Garcia (5, off A Lopez).

HBP: C Johnson (4, by D Bair).

TB: J Barfield 9; E Whitt 6; J Orta 4; L Moseby 3; R Mulliniks 2; D Collins; D Garcia; A Griffin; W Upshaw; G Iorg.

RBI: J Barfield 3 (49); J Orta 2 (27); E Whitt (44); W Upshaw (79).

2-out RBI: J Barfield 3; W Upshaw.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Mulliniks-D Garcia-W Upshaw.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Collins 2 (20, 3rd base off J Martin/L Parrish, 2nd base off J Martin/L Parrish).

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
J Berenguer                    3.2   5   4   4    0   5   2   3.33   16     -       ·  ·      0· 6· 0· 5     40    -     0.90  -0.26
J Martin                       2     2   1   1    0   0   0   4.38    8     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.90   0.09
D Bair                         1.1   3   2   2    0   2   1   4.12    8     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 3          1-1    0.55  -0.23
A Lopez, W (9-7)               3     5   1   1    0   1   1   2.04   14     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 1· 5          1-1    2.85   0.08
Totals                        10    15   8   8    0   8   4          46     -       ·  ·      8·13· 1·15          2-2

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
L Leal                         7     9   5   5    1   6   1   4.16   30     -       ·  ·      6· 7· 1· 9     44    -     1.02  -0.06
R Jackson, H (8)               0.2   1   1   1    1   0   0   4.59    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          2-2    2.55  -0.02
D Geisel, BS (3)               0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   4.37    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          2-1    4.48  -0.15
J Gott, BS (1), L (7-13)       2     3   3   3    4   1   1   4.87   13     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 3          0-0    2.68  -0.59
Totals                        10    14   9   9    7   7   2          50     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 1·14          4-3

D Bair faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
L Leal faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: A Lopez 2 (6).

IBB: J Gott 2 (5; L Whitaker, L Parrish).

HBP: D Bair (1; C Johnson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Russ Goetz.

Time of Game: 3:14.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. L Whitaker           2B    1. D Collins            LF 
2. A Trammell           SS    2. R Mulliniks          3B 
3. L Herndon            LF    3. L Moseby             CF 
4. L Parrish            C     4. W Upshaw             1B 
5. G Wilson             RF    5. J Orta               DH 
6. E Cabell             1B    6. E Whitt              C  
7. C Lemon              CF    7. J Barfield           RF 
8. K Gibson             DH    8. D Garcia             2B 
9. T Brookens           3B    9. A Griffin            SS 

   J Berenguer          P        L Leal               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   2  7-7  1-3      42%  92% L Herndon       J Gott          Double to RF; Wockenfuss Scores; Trammell Scores
   t 9   2  7-6  ---      35%  39% L Parrish       J Gott          Home Run (LF-CF)
   t 8   2  6-5  12-      26%  50% J Wockenfuss    D Geisel        Single to LF; Molinaro Scores; Lemon to 3B
   b 4   1  2-1  -2-     -21%  34% J Orta          J Berenguer     Home Run; Moseby Scores
   t 2   2  1-0  -2-      18%  56% K Gibson        L Leal          Home Run; Lemon Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Leal facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  L Whitaker      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      46%  A Trammell      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      47%  L Herndon       Single to CF
   O      1--      45%  L Parrish       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Berenguer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Collins       Strikeout
          ---      43%  R Mulliniks     Double (CF-RF)
   O      -2-      47%  L Moseby        Strikeout
   R      -2-      38%  W Upshaw        Single to CF; Mulliniks Scores
   O      1--      40%  J Orta          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Luis Leal facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      37%  G Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      36%  E Cabell        Strikeout
          ---      38%  C Lemon         Double to LF
   RR     -2-      56%  K Gibson        Home Run; Lemon Scores
   O      ---      55%  T Brookens      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Juan Berenguer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      58%  E Whitt         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      60%  J Barfield      Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  D Garcia        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Luis Leal facing 1-2-3
          ---      64%  L Whitaker      Single to 2B
   O      1--      61%  A Trammell      Strikeout
   O      1--      58%  L Herndon       Flyball: LF
          1--      60%  L Parrish       Single to LF; Whitaker to 2B
   O      12-      56%  G Wilson        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Juan Berenguer facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      59%  A Griffin       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      61%  D Collins       Strikeout
   O      ---      62%  R Mulliniks     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Luis Leal facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      60%  E Cabell        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      58%  C Lemon         Strikeout
   O      ---      57%  K Gibson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Juan Berenguer facing 3-4-5
          ---      49%  L Moseby        Double to LF
   O      -2-      54%  W Upshaw        Flyball: RF
   RR     -2-      34%  J Orta          Home Run; Moseby Scores
   O      ---      35%  E Whitt         Popfly: 3B
   R      ---      24%  J Barfield      Home Run
                  John Martin replaces Juan Berenguer pitching
   O      ---      25%  D Garcia        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Luis Leal facing 9-1-2
          ---      36%  T Brookens      Triple (LF-CF)
   RO     --3      33%  L Whitaker      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Brookens Scores
          ---      37%  A Trammell      Single to CF
          1--      39%  L Herndon       Trammell Steals 2B
          -2-      42%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-      29%  L Parrish       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-3, John Martin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      32%  A Griffin       Flyball: LF
          ---      29%  D Collins       Single to LF
                  Garth Iorg pinch hits for Rance Mulliniks batting 2nd
          1--      28%  G Iorg          Collins Steals 2B
          -2-      24%  " "             Collins Steals 3B
   O      --3      30%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      --3      34%  L Moseby        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Luis Leal facing 5-6-7
                  Garth Iorg moves to 3B
   O      ---      31%  G Wilson        Strikeout
   O      ---      28%  E Cabell        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      26%  C Lemon         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-3, John Martin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      28%  W Upshaw        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Jorge Orta batting 5th
   O      ---      30%  C Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      29%  E Whitt         Single to LF
                  Doug Bair replaces John Martin pitching
   RR     1--      11%  J Barfield      Home Run (CF-RF); Whitt Scores
          ---      10%  D Garcia        Single (CF-RF)
          1--       9%  A Griffin       Single to CF; Garcia to 2B
   O      12-      11%  D Collins       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Luis Leal facing 8-9-1
   O      ---       9%  K Gibson        Popfly: SS
                  Wayne Krenchicki pinch hits for Tom Brookens batting 9th
   O      ---       7%  W Krenchicki    Strikeout
   O      ---       6%  L Whitaker      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-3, Doug Bair facing 2-3-4
                  Wayne Krenchicki moves to 3B
   O      ---       7%  G Iorg          Flyball: LF
   O      ---       7%  L Moseby        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---       7%  W Upshaw        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Luis Leal facing 2-3-4
          ---      13%  A Trammell      Double to LF
          -2-      22%  L Herndon       Single to LF; Trammell to 3B
                  Roy Lee Jackson replaces Luis Leal pitching
   RO     1-3      16%  L Parrish       Groundout: 3B-1B; Trammell Scores; Herndon to 2B
          -2-      24%  G Wilson        Single to LF; Herndon to 3B
                  Bob Molinaro pinch runs for Glenn Wilson batting 5th
   RO     1-3      19%  E Cabell        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Herndon Scores
          1--      24%  C Lemon         Walk; Molinaro to 2B
                  Dave Geisel replaces Roy Lee Jackson pitching; John Wockenfuss pinch hits for Kirk Gibson batting 8th
   R      12-      50%  J Wockenfuss    Single to LF; Molinaro Scores; Lemon to 3B
                  Lynn Jones pinch hits for Wayne Krenchicki batting 9th
          1-3      53%  L Jones         Walk; Wockenfuss to 2B
   O      123      39%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 6, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 6-6, Doug Bair facing 5-6-7
                  Marty Castillo replaces Bob Molinaro playing 3B batting 5th; Lynn Jones moves to RF
          ---      33%  C Johnson       Hit By Pitch
                  Aurelio Lopez replaces Doug Bair pitching; Tony Fernandez pinch runs for Cliff Johnson batting 5th
          1--      26%  E Whitt         Wild Pitch; Fernandez to 2B
          -2-      15%  " "             Single to RF; Fernandez to 3B
   R      1-3      10%  J Barfield      Wild Pitch; Fernandez Scores; Whitt to 2B
   O      -2-      12%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      15%  D Garcia        Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-      17%  A Griffin       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Blue Jays 7.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-7, Jim Gott facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Gott replaces Dave Geisel pitching
   O      ---       9%  A Trammell      Strikeout
   O      ---       4%  L Herndon       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      39%  L Parrish       Home Run (LF-CF)
          ---      42%  M Castillo      Single to LF
          1--      47%  E Cabell        Walk; Castillo to 2B
   O      12-      36%  C Lemon         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Blue Jays 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 7-7, Aurelio Lopez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  D Collins       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      36%  G Iorg          Single to LF
          1--      29%  L Moseby        Single to RF; Iorg to 2B
   O      12-      39%  W Upshaw        Flyball: LF
   O      12-      50%  T Fernandez     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Blue Jays 7.

Top of the 10th, Tigers Batting, Tied 7-7, Jim Gott facing 8-9-1
          ---      58%  J Wockenfuss    Walk
   O      1--      56%  L Jones         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Wockenfuss to 2B
          -2-      58%  L Whitaker      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      50%  A Trammell      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Wockenfuss to 3B
   RR     1-3      92%  L Herndon       Double to RF; Wockenfuss Scores; Trammell Scores
          -2-      92%  L Parrish       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      90%  M Castillo      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 9, Blue Jays 7.

Bottom of the 10th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 7-9, Aurelio Lopez facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      79%  E Whitt         Home Run
          ---      65%  J Barfield      Single to CF
   O      1--      71%  D Garcia        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Barfield to 2B
   O      -2-      85%  A Griffin       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-     100%  D Collins       Lineout: 1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 9, Blue Jays 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198309021

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