May 15, 1984 Toronto Blue Jays at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 5
@BAL 2 CHW 3
KCR 2 CLE 7
BOS 5 DET 6
SEA 4 MIL 3
TEX 2 TOR 5
@MIN 2
(10) NYY 9
OAK 6 CHC 6
@CIN 3 PHI 12
@LAD 1 PIT 3
HOU 2
(10) MON 6
@SDP 4 NYM 7
@SFG 6
(11) STL 9
ATL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 26,761

Tuesday, May 15, 1984
Time of Game: 2:49

Blue Jays

20-13

Won 1

2nd, 8 GB

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

W: R Jackson (3-1), L: R Davis (2-3)

Twins

19-18

Lost 2

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Garcia 2B                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .329  .765    0    4   2   SB,CS
D Collins LF                  5   0   3   0    0   0  .319  .743    0    2   0   SB
L Moseby CF                   5   1   1   1    0   1  .267  .823    0    5   0   
W Upshaw 1B                   4   1   2   0    1   1  .342 1.081    0    8   0   SB,IW
C Johnson DH                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .271  .852    0    0   0   HBP
  M Webster PR                1   2   1   1    0   0  .333  .889    0    0   0   2B
G Bell RF-3B                  5   0   3   2    0   0  .358  .931    0    3   1   3B,GDP
R Mulliniks 3B                2   0   1   0    0   0  .314  .748    0    0   2   
  G Iorg PH-3B-SS             1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .520    0    1   1   
  R Leach PH-RF               2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125    0    0   0   
E Whitt C                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .686    0    4   1   
  B Martinez PH-C             1   0   0   0    1   0  .224  .586    0    1   0   HBP
A Griffin SS                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .248  .596    0    2   5   
  J Barfield PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .721    0    0   0   
  K Gruber 3B-SS              2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   2   

D Stieb P                                                                0   0
  R Jackson P                                                            0   0
  D Lamp P                                                               0   0
Totals                       40   5  14   4    3   5                    30  14

BATTING

2B: M Webster (2, off R Davis).

3B: G Bell (1, off R Davis).

IBB: W Upshaw (5, by R Davis).

HBP: B Martinez (1, by R Davis); C Johnson (1, by J Butcher).

TB: G Bell 5; D Collins 3; M Webster 2; W Upshaw 2; R Mulliniks; L Moseby; C Johnson; D Garcia; A Griffin.

GIDP: G Bell (3).

RBI: G Bell 2 (19); L Moseby (25); M Webster (2).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Griffin-W Upshaw; D Garcia-G Iorg-W Upshaw.

E: K Gruber (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Collins (9, 2nd base off P Filson/D Engle); W Upshaw (2, 2nd base off J Butcher/D Engle); D Garcia (16, 2nd base off R Davis/D Engle).

CS: D Garcia (3, 2nd base by J Butcher/D Engle).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Puckett CF                  5   0   2   0    0   0  .483 1.000    0    4   1   CS
T Teufel 2B                   5   0   1   1    0   1  .273  .776    0    5   5   GDP
D Engle C                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .369  .902    0    6   1   GDP
K Hrbek 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .315  .916    0    5   0   HR
T Brunansky RF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .244  .696    0    4   0   
R Bush DH                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .232  .715    0    0   0   2·HBP
  D Brown PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .707         0   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .270  .720    0    2   3   3B
M Hatcher LF                  4   1   3   0    0   0  .283  .706    0    1   0   2B
H Jimenez SS                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .271  .645    0    3   3   

J Butcher P                                                              0   0
  P Filson P                                                             0   0
  R Davis P                                                              0   0
Totals                       36   2   9   2    1   4                    30  13

BATTING

2B: M Hatcher (8, off R Jackson).

3B: G Gaetti (2, off D Stieb).

HR: K Hrbek (6, off D Stieb; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

HBP: R Bush 2 (3, by R Jackson, by D Stieb).

TB: M Hatcher 4; K Hrbek 4; G Gaetti 3; K Puckett 2; T Teufel; D Engle.

GIDP: T Teufel (5); D Engle (2).

RBI: T Teufel (21); K Hrbek (20).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Gaetti-K Hrbek; H Jimenez-T Teufel-K Hrbek.

E: K Hrbek 2 (4); D Engle (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: K Puckett (2, 2nd base by D Stieb/E Whitt).

PITCHING

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 Stieb                        7     7   1   1    1   3   1   2.15   27     -       ·  ·      5·11· 0· 6     61    -     0.81   0.22
R Jackson, W (3-1)             2     2   1   0    0   1   0   1.37    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 2          0-0    1.29   0.15
D Lamp                         1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.71    4     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 0          1-1    0.88   0.05
Totals                        10     9   2   1    1   4   1          39     -       ·  ·     11·13· 0· 8          1-1

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Butcher                      6     5   0   0    1   1   0   1.99   23     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 0· 5     62    -     1.39   0.37
P Filson, H (3)                2.1   2   0   0    0   3   0   2.93    8     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 2          0-0    2.21   0.29
R Davis, BS (4), L (2-3)       1.2   7   5   4    2   1   0   6.97   14     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 5          0-0    2.21  -0.75
Totals                        10    14   5   4    3   5   0          45     -       ·  ·     10·13· 0·12           -

R Jackson faced 1 batter in the 10th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Davis (2; W Upshaw).

HBP: R Jackson (1; R Bush); J Butcher (2; C Johnson); R Davis (1; B Martinez); D Stieb (1; R Bush).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Dan Morrison.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 26,761.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Minnesota Twins                      
1. D Garcia             2B    1. K Puckett            CF 
2. D Collins            LF    2. T Teufel             2B 
3. L Moseby             CF    3. D Engle              C  
4. W Upshaw             1B    4. K Hrbek              1B 
5. C Johnson            DH    5. T Brunansky          RF 
6. G Bell               RF    6. R Bush               DH 
7. R Mulliniks          3B    7. G Gaetti             3B 
8. E Whitt              C     8. M Hatcher            LF 
9. A Griffin            SS    9. H Jimenez            SS 

   D Stieb              P        J Butcher            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  1-0  12-      14%  43% R Leach         R Davis         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Webster Scores/Adv on E3 (throw to Hm)/No RBI/unER; Leach to 1B/Safe on E3 (catch)
   t10   0  1-1  -2-      14%  81% D Collins       R Davis         Single/Bunt; Garcia to 3B
   t 9   2  1-1  12-     -12%  36% K Gruber        R Davis         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   t 4   1  1-0  12-     -11%  31% G Bell          J Butcher       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Upshaw to 3B
   t 9   1  1-0  1--      11%  28% G Bell          R Davis         Single; Webster to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, John Butcher facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Garcia        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  D Collins       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      45%  L Moseby        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  K Puckett       Single
   O      1--      45%  T Teufel        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      49%  D Engle         Puckett Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      50%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, John Butcher facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  W Upshaw        Single
          1--      59%  C Johnson       Hit By Pitch; Upshaw to 2B
   O      12-      59%  G Bell          Flyball: CF; Upshaw to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   O      -23      49%  R Mulliniks     Fielder's Choice SS; Upshaw out at Hm/SS-C
   O      12-      45%  E Whitt         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stieb facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      34%  K Hrbek         Home Run
   O      ---      36%  T Brunansky     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      34%  R Bush          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      37%  G Gaetti        Flyball: RF
          1--      35%  M Hatcher       Single to RF; Bush to 2B
   O      12-      39%  H Jimenez       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, John Butcher facing 9-1-2
          ---      43%  A Griffin       Single
   O      1--      39%  D Garcia        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      34%  D Collins       Garcia Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      33%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Stieb facing 1-2-3
          ---      30%  K Puckett       Single
   OO     1--      37%  T Teufel        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---      38%  D Engle         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, John Butcher facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      35%  L Moseby        Flyball: CF
          ---      38%  W Upshaw        Single
          1--      40%  C Johnson       Upshaw Steals 2B
          -2-      43%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-      31%  G Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Upshaw to 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Stieb facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      34%  K Hrbek         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      35%  T Brunansky     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      36%  R Bush          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, John Butcher facing 7-8-9
          ---      41%  R Mulliniks     Single
   O      1--      37%  E Whitt         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Whitt to 1B
   O      1--      32%  A Griffin       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      29%  D Garcia        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Stieb facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      31%  G Gaetti        Triple (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Gaetti out at Hm/SS-3B-C
   O      ---      33%  M Hatcher       Flyball: LF
          ---      32%  H Jimenez       Walk
   O      1--      34%  K Puckett       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, John Butcher facing 2-3-4
          ---      40%  D Collins       Single
   O      1--      34%  L Moseby        Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      31%  W Upshaw        Groundout: 2B-1B; Collins to 2B
   O      -2-      26%  C Johnson       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Stieb facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      28%  T Teufel        Strikeout
          ---      26%  D Engle         Single
   O      1--      28%  K Hrbek         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      31%  T Brunansky     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Filson facing 6-7-8
                  Pete Filson replaces John Butcher pitching
          ---      38%  G Bell          Single
                  Garth Iorg pinch hits for Rance Mulliniks batting 7th
   O      1--      31%  G Iorg          Strikeout
                  Buck Martinez pinch hits for Ernie Whitt batting 8th
   OO     1--      21%  B Martinez      Double Play: Flyball: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Stieb facing 6-7-8
                  Buck Martinez moves to C; Garth Iorg moves to 3B
   O      ---      23%  R Bush          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      25%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      23%  M Hatcher       Single
   O      1--      26%  H Jimenez       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Filson facing 9-1-2
                  Jesse Barfield pinch hits for Alfredo Griffin batting 9th
   O      ---      20%  J Barfield      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      16%  D Garcia        Flyball: CF
          ---      19%  D Collins       Single
          1--      23%  L Moseby        Collins Steals 2B; Collins to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      13%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Roy Lee Jackson facing 1-2-3
                  Roy Lee Jackson replaces Dave Stieb pitching; Kelly Gruber replaces Jesse Barfield playing 3B batting 9th; Garth Iorg moves to SS
   O      ---      15%  K Puckett       Flyball: 2B
          ---      13%  T Teufel        Single
   OO     1--      17%  D Engle         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Filson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---       9%  W Upshaw        Strikeout
                  Ron Davis replaces Pete Filson pitching
          ---      17%  C Johnson       Single
                  Mitch Webster pinch runs for Cliff Johnson batting 5th
          1--      28%  G Bell          Single; Webster to 2B
                  Rick Leach pinch hits for Garth Iorg batting 7th
   RO     12-      43%  R Leach         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Webster Scores/Adv on E3 (throw to Hm)/No RBI/unER; Leach to 1B/Safe on E3 (catch)
          1--      48%  B Martinez      Hit By Pitch; Leach to 2B
   O      12-      36%  K Gruber        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Roy Lee Jackson facing 4-5-6
                  George Bell moves to 3B; Kelly Gruber moves to SS; Rick Leach moves to RF
   O      ---      42%  K Hrbek         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  T Brunansky     Strikeout
          ---      43%  R Bush          Hit By Pitch
                  Darrell Brown pinch runs for Randy Bush batting 6th
   O      1--      50%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 10th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 1-1, Ron Davis facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  D Garcia        Single
          1--      67%  D Collins       Garcia Steals 2B
          -2-      81%  " "             Single/Bunt; Garcia to 3B
   RO     1-3      85%  L Moseby        Single to CF; Garcia Scores; Collins out at 3B/CF-3B; Moseby to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
          -2-      86%  W Upshaw        Intentional Walk
   R      12-      95%  M Webster       Double (Pop Fly to LF-CF); Moseby Scores; Upshaw to 3B
   RR     -23      99%  G Bell          Triple (CF-RF); Upshaw Scores; Webster Scores
   O      --3      98%  R Leach         Groundout: 2B-1B
          --3      99%  B Martinez      Walk
   O      1-3      98%  K Gruber        Strikeout
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 10th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-5, Roy Lee Jackson facing 8-9-1
          ---      96%  M Hatcher       Double to LF
                  Dennis Lamp replaces Roy Lee Jackson pitching
   O      -2-      98%  H Jimenez       Groundout: 2B-1B; Hatcher to 3B
          --3      95%  K Puckett       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   RO     1-3      98%  T Teufel        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Hatcher Scores/unER
   O      1--     100%  D Engle         Groundout: SS-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 5, Twins 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN198405150

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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