July 29, 1988 New York Yankees at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 42,453

Friday, July 29, 1988, 7:38
Time of Game: 2:42

Yankees

58-42

Lost 2

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  8  0
Blue Jays       1  3  1   0  0  1   1  0  X    7 12  0

W: J Musselman (3-0), L: R Dotson (8-4)

Blue Jays

51-52

Won 2

6th, 9½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                3   1   0   0    1   0  .319  .845   14    4   0   
D Mattingly 1B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .329  .869   10    8   1   
D Winfield RF                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .342 1.004   14    2   0   
J Clark DH                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .248  .850   15    0   0   GDP
D Slaught C                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .335  .923   22    3   0   GDP
G Ward CF                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .195  .539   10    3   0   
  H Morris PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    2    0   0   
W Randolph 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .629   10    1   6   GDP
L Aguayo 3B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .268  .720   10    0   0   
R Santana SS                  3   0   2   0    0   0  .247  .625   13    2   4   2B

R Dotson P                                                               0   1
  N Allen P                                                              1   0
  S Shields P                                                            0   1
Totals                       32   1   8   0    2   7              120   24  13

BATTING

2B: R Santana (9, off J Musselman).

TB: R Santana 3; D Winfield 2; H Morris; J Clark; D Mattingly; L Aguayo.

GIDP: D Slaught (6); J Clark (10); W Randolph (6).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. W Randolph-R Santana-D Mattingly 2.

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Fernandez SS                4   1   2   1    0   0  .279  .699   15    1   2   2B,SF
L Moseby CF                   4   0   1   0    1   1  .235  .717   17    2   0   
R Mulliniks DH                4   1   0   1    1   0  .315  .892   13    0   0   GDP
K Gruber 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .294  .827   15    1   4   2B
E Whitt C                     2   2   1   1    2   0  .236  .669   23    7   0   HR
F McGriff 1B                  3   1   2   3    0   0  .295  .990    8    9   0   HR,2B,SF
J Barfield RF                 3   1   2   0    1   1  .213  .643   19    1   0   2B
R Leach LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .710    9    1   0   GDP
  S Campusano LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .208  .619         2   0   
M Lee 2B                      3   1   2   0    0   0  .299  .712   10    3   5   SH

J Musselman P                                                            0   1
  D Ward P                                                               0   0
Totals                       31   7  12   6    5   3              129   27  12

BATTING

2B: K Gruber (27, off R Dotson); T Fernandez (24, off R Dotson); F McGriff (25, off N Allen); J Barfield (10, off N Allen).

HR: E Whitt (5, off N Allen; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); F McGriff (23, off R Dotson; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF).

SF: T Fernandez (4, off R Dotson); F McGriff (1, off N Allen).

SH: M Lee (3, off R Dotson).

TB: F McGriff 6; E Whitt 4; J Barfield 3; T Fernandez 3; K Gruber 2; M Lee 2; L Moseby; R Leach.

GIDP: R Leach (4); R Mulliniks (7).

RBI: F McGriff 3 (57); R Mulliniks (32); E Whitt (37); T Fernandez (41).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 3. T Fernandez-M Lee-F McGriff 2; K Gruber-F McGriff.

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Dotson, L (8-4)              2     5   5   5    2   0   1   4.89   13   38-21   16· 0· 5    5· 5· 0· 1     24    -     0.92  -0.37
N Allen                        5     7   2   2    3   2   1   3.25   23   81-43   28· 2·13    9· 8· 0· 1          2-1    0.34   0.03
S Shields                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.38    3   10-6     3· 1· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    12   7   7    5   3   2          39  129-70   47· 3·20   16·13· 0· 2          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 Musselman, W (3-0)           7.2   6   1   1    2   7   0   0.87   29  107-68   37· 9·22   10· 7· 3· 0     68    -     0.74   0.16
D Ward                         1.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   3.44    5   13-11    7· 1· 3    1· 2· 2· 0          1-0    0.12   0.00
Totals                         9     8   1   1    2   7   0          34  120-79   44·10·25   11· 9· 5· 0          1-0

R Dotson faced 2 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Dale Scott.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 42,453.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 91° F, Wind 15mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. R Henderson          LF    1. T Fernandez          SS 
2. D Mattingly          1B    2. L Moseby             CF 
3. D Winfield           RF    3. R Mulliniks          DH 
4. J Clark              DH    4. K Gruber             3B 
5. D Slaught            C     5. E Whitt              C  
6. G Ward               CF    6. F McGriff            1B 
7. W Randolph           2B    7. J Barfield           RF 
8. L Aguayo             3B    8. R Leach              LF 
9. R Santana            SS    9. M Lee                2B 

   R Dotson             P        J Musselman          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  1-1  1--  1   16%  75% F McGriff       R Dotson        Home Run; Whitt Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  123  3    7%  41% J Clark         J Musselman     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Henderson Scores/No RBI; Mattingly to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  12-  3   -7%  34% D Winfield      J Musselman     Single to RF (Fly Ball); Henderson to 3B; Mattingly to 2B
   b 1   0  1-0  ---  3    6%  51% T Fernandez     R Dotson        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  2   -6%  41% D Mattingly     J Musselman     Single to CF (Line Drive); Henderson to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Musselman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   46%  R Henderson     Walk
          1--  2   41%  D Mattingly     Single to CF (Line Drive); Henderson to 2B
          12-  3   34%  D Winfield      Single to RF (Fly Ball); Henderson to 3B; Mattingly to 2B
   ROO    123  3   41%  J Clark         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Henderson Scores/No RBI; Mattingly to 3B
   O      --3  8   44%  D Slaught       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Richard Dotson facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   51%  T Fernandez     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   49%  L Moseby        Groundout: 2B-1B; Fernandez to 3B
   RO     --3  1   51%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: SS-1B; Fernandez Scores
   O      ---  2   50%  K Gruber        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Jeff Musselman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   52%  G Ward          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   54%  W Randolph      Flyball: CF
          ---  3   53%  L Aguayo        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   55%  R Santana       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Richard Dotson facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   59%  E Whitt         Walk
   RR     1--  1   75%  F McGriff       Home Run; Whitt Scores
          ---  4   78%  J Barfield      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2   81%  R Leach         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Barfield to 2B
   O      12-  1   81%  M Lee           Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Barfield to 3B; Leach to 2B
   RO     -23  2   82%  T Fernandez     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Barfield Scores
   O      -2-  1   80%  L Moseby        Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 4.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Jeff Musselman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   82%  R Henderson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   84%  D Mattingly     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   85%  D Winfield      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 4-1, Richard Dotson facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   86%  R Mulliniks     Walk
          1--  7   91%  K Gruber        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Mulliniks to 3B
                  Neil Allen replaces Richard Dotson pitching
          -23  4   92%  E Whitt         Walk
   RO     123  2   91%  F McGriff       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Mulliniks Scores
          12-  5   93%  J Barfield      Walk; Gruber to 3B; Whitt to 2B
   OO     123  1   88%  R Leach         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-5, Jeff Musselman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   90%  J Clark         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   88%  D Slaught       Walk
   O      1--  2   90%  G Ward          Flyball: LF
   O      1--  5   92%  W Randolph      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-1, Neil Allen facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   93%  M Lee           Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   92%  T Fernandez     Flyball: LF
          1--  4   93%  L Moseby        Walk; Lee to 2B
   O      12-  2   92%  R Mulliniks     Flyball: RF
   O      12-  4   90%  K Gruber        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-5, Jeff Musselman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   92%  L Aguayo        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   89%  R Santana       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   92%  R Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  4   94%  D Mattingly     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-1, Neil Allen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   93%  E Whitt         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   94%  F McGriff       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  5   93%  J Barfield      Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  1   92%  R Leach         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-5, Jeff Musselman facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   90%  D Winfield      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS)
   O      1--  4   92%  J Clark         Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--  3   95%  D Slaught       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-1, Neil Allen facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   96%  M Lee           Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2   97%  T Fernandez     Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS); Lee to 2B
          12-  3   98%  L Moseby        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS); Lee to 3B; Fernandez to 2B
   ROO    123  3   98%  R Mulliniks     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Lee Scores/No RBI; Fernandez to 3B
   O      --3  2   97%  K Gruber        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-6, Jeff Musselman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   98%  G Ward          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   98%  W Randolph      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  L Aguayo        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-1, Neil Allen facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  8   99%  E Whitt         Home Run
   O      ---  3   99%  F McGriff       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  5   99%  J Barfield      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   99%  R Leach         Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  2   99%  M Lee           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 7.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-7, Jeff Musselman facing 9-1-2
                  Sil Campusano replaces Rick Leach playing LF batting 8th
          ---  5   99%  R Santana       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   99%  R Henderson     Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Henderson to 1B
   O      1--  2  100%  D Mattingly     Foul Flyball: 1B
                  Duane Ward replaces Jeff Musselman pitching
   O      1--  2  100%  D Winfield      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 7-1, Steve Shields facing 1-2-3
                  Steve Shields replaces Neil Allen pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  T Fernandez     Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  L Moseby        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 7.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-7, Duane Ward facing 4-5-6
          ---  2  100%  J Clark         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5  100%  D Slaught       Flyball: LF
                  Hal Morris pinch hits for Gary Ward batting 6th
          1--  2  100%  H Morris        Single to CF (Line Drive); Clark to 2B
   OO     12-  2  100%  W Randolph      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Blue Jays 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198807290

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation