May 31, 1991 California Angels at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 7
BAL 2 CHW 5
OAK 4 CLE 11
DET 9 KCR 4
MIN 1 NYY 3
MIL 2 TEX 7
SEA 6 TOR 5
CAL 1 LAD 7
CIN 4 CHC 7
@MON 2 PIT 5
@PHI 1 SDP 5
HOU 4 ATL 5
@SFG 2 NYM 10
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 50,252

Friday, May 31, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:32

Angels

26-21

Lost 1

3rd, 2 GB

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

W: D Wells (6-4), L: M Langston (6-2)

Blue Jays

27-21

Won 1

1st

BATTING

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Polonia LF                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .322  .798   14    0   0   2·2B
L Sojo 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .528    8    4   2   SH
G Gaetti 3B                   4   0   0   1    0   1  .271  .727   11    1   2   
D Parker DH                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .203  .533   25    0   0   
D Winfield RF                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .265  .813   12    2   1   
J Felix CF                    4   0   1   0    0   3  .265  .664   15    4   0   
L Parrish C                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .218  .686   10    5   0   
D Hill 1B                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .307  .822   13    5   1   
D Schofield SS                3   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .675   10    3   2   

M Langston P                                                             0   1
  J Robinson P                                                           0   0
Totals                       31   1   5   1    1   9              118   24   9

BATTING

2B: L Polonia 2 (7, 2 off D Wells).

SH: L Sojo (10, off D Wells).

TB: L Polonia 4; D Parker; L Parrish; J Felix.

RBI: G Gaetti (28).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

E: D Hill (2); M Langston ().

BASERUNNING

PO: J Felix (1st base by D Wells).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D White CF                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .282  .771   17    2   0   HR,SB
R Alomar 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .266  .795   21    0   1   SB,CS
J Carter LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .283  .806   18    0   0   
P Tabler 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .239  .653   18   12   0   
E Sprague 3B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .391 1.034   17    0   3   
P Borders C                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .522   12   10   0   
K Williams RF                 3   1   1   1    1   0  .240  .795   15    2   0   2B
M Lee SS                      3   1   3   2    0   0  .296  .741   13    1   1   
G Hill DH                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .194  .601   12    0   0   

D Wells P                                                                0   3
Totals                       31   5   9   5    3   4              143   27   8

BATTING

2B: K Williams (2, off M Langston).

HR: D White (1, off M Langston; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: D White 5; M Lee 3; K Williams 2; R Alomar; P Tabler; P Borders.

RBI: D White 2 (24); M Lee 2 (10); K Williams (3).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: D White (8, 2nd base off M Langston/L Parrish); R Alomar (12, 3rd base off M Langston/L Parrish).

CS: R Alomar (3, 2nd base by M Langston/L Parrish).

PO: M Lee (1st base by M Langston); R Alomar (1st base by M Langston).

PITCHING

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Langston, L (6-2)            7     8   5   5    3   3   1   3.68   30  126-77   51· 8·18    6·14· 4· 0     41    -     0.75  -0.16
J Robinson                     1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.75    4   13-9     7· 1· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.07   0.00
Totals                         8     9   5   5    3   4   1          34  139-86   58· 9·19    8·15· 4· 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
D Wells, W (6-4)               9     5   1   1    1   9   0   2.94   33  117-80   46·18·16   11· 8· 4· 0     81    -     0.86   0.34
Totals                         9     5   1   1    1   9   0          33  117-80   46·18·16   11· 8· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: M Langston 2 (1; R Alomar, 1st base; M Lee, 1st base); D Wells (1; J Felix, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - Greg Kosc.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 50,252.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 79° F, Wind 15mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   California Angels             Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. L Polonia            LF    1. D White              CF 
2. L Sojo               2B    2. R Alomar             2B 
3. G Gaetti             3B    3. J Carter             LF 
4. D Parker             DH    4. P Tabler             1B 
5. D Winfield           RF    5. E Sprague            3B 
6. J Felix              CF    6. P Borders            C  
7. L Parrish            C     7. K Williams           RF 
8. D Hill               1B    8. M Lee                SS 
9. D Schofield          SS    9. G Hill               DH 

   M Langston           P        D Wells              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  1-0  1-3  4   11%  69% K Williams      M Langston      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Sprague Scores; Borders to 3B
   b 2   0  1-0  1--  2   10%  58% P Borders       M Langston      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Sprague to 3B
   t 7   0  3-1  1--  1    9%  85% L Parrish       D Wells         Felix Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   t 7   0  3-1  ---  2   -6%  76% J Felix         D Wells         Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   t 1   0  0-0  ---  7   -6%  44% L Polonia       D Wells         Double to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, David Wells facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  7   44%  L Polonia       Double to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      -2-  2   46%  L Sojo          Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Polonia to 3B
   R      --3  5   40%  G Gaetti        Fielder's Choice ; Polonia Scores; Gaetti to 1B
   O      1--  9   43%  D Parker        Flyball: CF
          1--  6   41%  D Winfield      Walk; Gaetti to 2B
   O      12-  4   45%  J Felix         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Mark Langston facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   42%  D White         Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  3   45%  R Alomar        Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--      47%  J Carter        Alomar Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Alomar to 2B
   O      -2-  4   43%  " "             Strikeout Swinging, Alomar Steals 3B
   O      --3  3   40%  P Tabler        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, David Wells facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   36%  L Parrish       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   38%  D Hill          Groundout: P-1B; Parrish to 2B
   O      -2-  3   41%  D Schofield     Popfly: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      -2-  3   44%  L Polonia       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Mark Langston facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   48%  E Sprague       Walk
          1--  2   58%  P Borders       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Sprague to 3B
   R      1-3  4   69%  K Williams      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Sprague Scores; Borders to 3B
   RRO    -23  1   73%  M Lee           Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Borders Scores; Williams Scores; Lee out at 2B/RF-3B-SS
   O      ---  2   72%  G Hill          Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  5   71%  D White         Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 1-3, David Wells facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   74%  L Sojo          Foul Popfly: C (3B-C Foul)
   O      ---  1   75%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   76%  D Parker        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mark Langston facing 2-3-4
          ---  7   79%  R Alomar        Walk
   O      1--      75%  J Carter        Alomar Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  4   74%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   73%  P Tabler        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-3, David Wells facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   76%  D Winfield      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   77%  J Felix         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   79%  L Parrish       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mark Langston facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   77%  E Sprague       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   76%  P Borders       Flyball: CF
          ---  6   77%  K Williams      Walk
          1--  7   79%  M Lee           Single to 2B (Fly Ball to Deep SS-2B); Williams to 3B
   O      1-3  6   75%  G Hill          Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-3, David Wells facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   78%  D Hill          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   80%  D Schofield     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   81%  L Polonia       Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mark Langston facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   83%  D White         Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-2B)
          1--      85%  R Alomar        White Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   82%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   80%  J Carter        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      -2-  6   78%  P Tabler        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-3, David Wells facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   81%  L Sojo          Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  3   83%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   81%  D Parker        Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  2   84%  D Winfield      Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mark Langston facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   83%  E Sprague       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  3   82%  P Borders       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   81%  K Williams      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-3, David Wells facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   76%  J Felix         Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--      85%  L Parrish       Felix Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---  4   87%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   89%  D Hill          Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mark Langston facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   90%  M Lee           Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   89%  G Hill          Strikeout Swinging
          1--      91%  D White         Lee Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Lee to 3B
   RR     --3  4   97%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Lee Scores; White Scores
   O      ---  4   97%  R Alomar        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   96%  J Carter        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-5, David Wells facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   98%  D Schofield     Groundout: P-1B
          ---  3   96%  L Polonia       Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   98%  L Sojo          Groundout: SS-1B; Polonia to 3B
   O      --3  2   99%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jeff Robinson facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Robinson replaces Mark Langston pitching
          ---  3   99%  P Tabler        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   99%  E Sprague       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Sprague to 1B
   O      1--  4   99%  P Borders       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   99%  K Williams      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-5, David Wells facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   99%  D Parker        Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2  100%  D Winfield      Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  4  100%  J Felix         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Blue Jays 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR199105310

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation