September 1, 1989 Minnesota Twins at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 7
@BOS 2 CHW 10
BAL 1 DET 2
CLE 1
(12) MIL 6
OAK 5
(10) NYY 11
CAL 5 KCR 5
@TEX 3
(12) TOR 7
MIN 3 ATL 5
CHC 1 LAD 2
MON 0 CIN 11
@PIT 5 SFG 7
NYM 1 HOU 6
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 49,350

Friday, September 1, 1989, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:17

Twins

68-66

Lost 1

5th, 12½ GB

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

W: T Stottlemyre (6-5), L: M Guthrie (1-1)

Blue Jays

73-62

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Newman 3B                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .259  .665   14    0   3   
W Backman 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .239  .607   10    2   4   GDP
K Puckett CF                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .340  .850    7    2   0   3B
K Hrbek 1B                    4   0   0   1    0   0  .262  .872   12   13   0   
D Gladden LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .712   19    1   0   
R Bush RF                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .253  .773   15    2   0   
G Gagne SS                    3   1   2   0    0   0  .279  .730    7    0   2   SB
C Hale DH                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .583   11    0   0   
T Laudner C                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .224  .649   14    4   0   
  D Baker PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .767    6    0   0   
  L Webster C                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   

M Guthrie P                                                              0   1
  G Booker P                                                             0   1
  M Cook P                                                               0   0
Totals                       32   3   7   2    0   4              115   24  11

BATTING

3B: K Puckett (4, off T Stottlemyre).

TB: K Puckett 3; A Newman 2; G Gagne 2; C Hale; W Backman.

GIDP: W Backman (4).

RBI: K Hrbek (65); K Puckett (72).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Backman-K Hrbek.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Gagne (11, 2nd base off T Stottlemyre/P Borders).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Wilson CF                   4   1   3   1    0   0  .251  .627   20    3   0   2B
M Lee 2B                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .640    6    3   5   GDP
G Bell LF                     3   0   0   1    0   0  .300  .810   16    2   1   SF
F McGriff 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .278  .974   18   12   2   2B
K Gruber 3B                   4   2   2   1    0   1  .292  .775   11    0   3   HR
T Fernandez SS                4   0   1   0    0   0  .251  .652    8    1   4   SB
P Borders C                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .269  .663   10    4   0   
L Mazzilli DH                 1   2   0   0    3   0  .214  .794   26    0   0   SB
G Hill RF                     4   1   1   4    0   2  .300  .964   16    1   0   HR

T Stottlemyre P                                                          1   0
  D Wells P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   7   9   7    4   4              131   27  15

BATTING

2B: F McGriff (26, off G Booker); M Wilson (19, off M Guthrie).

HR: K Gruber (15, off M Guthrie; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line); G Hill (1, off M Guthrie; 4th inn, 3 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

SF: G Bell (10, off M Guthrie).

TB: K Gruber 5; G Hill 4; M Wilson 4; F McGriff 2; T Fernandez; P Borders.

GIDP: M Lee (7).

RBI: G Hill 4 (5); K Gruber (59); G Bell (87); M Wilson (31).

2-out RBI: M Wilson.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Lee-F McGriff.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Mazzilli (4, 2nd base off G Booker/T Laudner); T Fernandez (15, 2nd base off M Guthrie/T Laudner).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Guthrie, L (1-1)             4     7   6   6    2   2   2   4.50   20   73-46   29· 5·12    6· 7· 3· 0     24    -     1.06  -0.45
G Booker                       2     2   1   1    1   1   0   4.29    9   30-17   11· 2· 4    4· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.42  -0.01
M Cook                         2     0   0   0    1   1   0   4.73    7   21-14   11· 1· 2    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8     9   7   7    4   4   2          36  124-77   51· 8·18   14· 9· 5· 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
T Stottlemyre, W (6-5)         8     7   3   3    0   4   0   3.86   29  103-64   44· 9·11   13· 6· 6· 0     60    -     0.88   0.04
D Wells                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.61    3    7-4     3· 0· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         9     7   3   3    0   4   0          32  110-68   47· 9·12   16· 6· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: M Guthrie (1); G Booker (2); T Stottlemyre (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Gary Cederstrom.

Time of Game: 2:17.

Attendance: 49,350.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. A Newman             3B    1. M Wilson             CF 
2. W Backman            2B    2. M Lee                2B 
3. K Puckett            CF    3. G Bell               LF 
4. K Hrbek              1B    4. F McGriff            1B 
5. D Gladden            LF    5. K Gruber             3B 
6. R Bush               RF    6. T Fernandez          SS 
7. G Gagne              SS    7. P Borders            C  
8. C Hale               DH    8. L Mazzilli           DH 
9. T Laudner            C     9. G Hill               RF 

   M Guthrie            P        T Stottlemyre        P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  2-2  123  4   24%  92% G Hill          M Guthrie       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Gruber Scores; Borders Scores; Mazzilli Scores
   t 4   0  2-0  1--  2  -19%  51% K Puckett       T Stottlemyre   Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Backman Scores
   b 2   1  0-0  ---  3   12%  64% K Gruber        M Guthrie       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   b 4   1  2-2  12-  7    7%  68% L Mazzilli      M Guthrie       Walk; Gruber to 3B; Borders to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  3   -7%  51% M Lee           M Guthrie       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   46%  A Newman        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  2   50%  W Backman       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 1B)
   O      1--  1   52%  K Puckett       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   55%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Guthrie facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  M Wilson        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   51%  M Lee           Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  G Bell          Popfly: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Stottlemyre facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   52%  D Gladden       Lineout: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  6   54%  R Bush          Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  1   55%  G Gagne         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Gagne out at 2B/LF-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Guthrie facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   53%  F McGriff       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3   64%  K Gruber        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
          ---  4   66%  T Fernandez     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5   64%  P Borders       Flyball: LF
          1--      65%  L Mazzilli      Fernandez Steals 2B
          -2-  7   66%  " "             Walk, Wild Pitch; Fernandez to 3B
   O      1-3  3   62%  G Hill          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Todd Stottlemyre facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   65%  C Hale          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   66%  T Laudner       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   68%  A Newman        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Guthrie facing 1-2-3
          ---  7   73%  M Wilson        Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1   73%  M Lee           Groundout: 1B unassisted; Wilson to 3B
   RO     --3  5   75%  G Bell          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Short CF); Wilson Scores
   O      ---  1   75%  F McGriff       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Todd Stottlemyre facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   70%  W Backman       Single to 2B (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B)
   R      1--  2   51%  K Puckett       Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Backman Scores
   RO     --3  6   53%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B); Puckett Scores
   O      ---  6   55%  D Gladden       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   56%  R Bush          Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 2-2, Mark Guthrie facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   60%  K Gruber        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   56%  T Fernandez     Flyball: RF
          1--  2   60%  P Borders       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Deep 3B); Gruber to 2B
          12-  7   68%  L Mazzilli      Walk; Gruber to 3B; Borders to 2B
   RRRR   123  4   92%  G Hill          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Gruber Scores; Borders Scores; Mazzilli Scores
   O      ---  3   91%  M Wilson        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  1   91%  M Lee           Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Todd Stottlemyre facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   88%  G Gagne         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      87%  C Hale          Gagne Steals 2B
          -2-  3   81%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); Gagne to 3B
   R      1-3      80%  T Laudner       Wild Pitch; Gagne Scores; Hale to 2B
   O      -2-  8   84%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   87%  A Newman        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Hale to 3B
   O      --3  2   90%  W Backman       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-3, Greg Booker facing 3-4-5
                  Greg Booker replaces Mark Guthrie pitching
   O      ---  4   89%  G Bell          Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
          ---  5   91%  F McGriff       Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  1   89%  K Gruber        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  1   88%  T Fernandez     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 6.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-6, Todd Stottlemyre facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   90%  K Puckett       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   91%  K Hrbek         Popfly: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   92%  D Gladden       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 6-3, Greg Booker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   92%  P Borders       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  5   92%  L Mazzilli      Walk
          1--      93%  G Hill          Mazzilli Steals 2B
          -2-      94%  " "             Wild Pitch; Mazzilli to 3B
   O      --3  5   92%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  6   95%  M Wilson        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Mazzilli Scores
   O      1--  1   95%  M Lee           Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 7.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-7, Todd Stottlemyre facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   96%  R Bush          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   97%  G Gagne         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   98%  C Hale          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 7-3, Mike Cook facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Cook replaces Greg Booker pitching
   O      ---  2   97%  G Bell          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  7   98%  F McGriff       Walk
   O      1--  6   97%  K Gruber        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   97%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 7.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-7, Todd Stottlemyre facing 9-1-2
                  Doug Baker pinch hits for Tim Laudner batting 9th
   O      ---  6   98%  D Baker         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   97%  A Newman        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  4   99%  W Backman       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 7-3, Mike Cook facing 7-8-9
                  Lenny Webster replaces Doug Baker playing C batting 9th
   O      ---  1   99%  P Borders       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   99%  L Mazzilli      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   99%  G Hill          Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 7.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-7, David Wells facing 3-4-5
                  David Wells replaces Todd Stottlemyre pitching
   O      ---  1  100%  K Puckett       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1  100%  K Hrbek         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  D Gladden       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198909010

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation