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Blue Jays
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 27, 1989
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on September 27, 1989 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 27, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 27, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Stieb |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Doyle Alexander |
| Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
| City | Detroit |
| State | MI |
| Attendance | 18,331 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: John Shulock 1B: Dan Morrison 2B: Tim Welke 3B: Jim Evans |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| Mookie Wilson | Left Fielder |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| George Bell | DH |
| Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
| Kelly Gruber | Third Baseman |
| Nelson Liriano | Second Baseman |
| Junior Felix | Right Fielder |
| Cito Gaston | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gary Pettis | Center Fielder |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Fred Lynn | Left Fielder |
| Matt Nokes | DH |
| Dave Bergman | First Baseman |
| Chet Lemon | Right Fielder |
| Doug Strange | Third Baseman |
| Mike Heath | Catcher |
| Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
September 27, 1989
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Alexander
Moseby hits a line drive into left field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Alexander
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman scoops it up and throws to first, with Alexander covering, for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Alexander
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Alexander
Bell hits a popup towards first. Bergman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pettis vs. Stieb
Pettis strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Stieb
Trammell hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Wilson. Trammell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Stieb
Whitaker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Felix. Whitaker reaches second base with a double. Trammell scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Stieb
Lynn strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Nokes vs. Stieb
Nokes hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nokes for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Alexander
Fernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Alexander
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman throws to second for one, and Trammell throws back to first, with Alexander covering, and Alexander drops the ball. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Gruber vs. Alexander
Gruber hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Whitt moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Liriano vs. Alexander
Liriano hits a popup, foul, towards third. Strange settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Felix vs. Alexander
Felix hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Stieb
Bergman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Stieb
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Felix settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Stieb
Strange strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Alexander
Moseby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Alexander
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Alexander
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Alexander
Bell hits a line drive towards third. Strange reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Stieb
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pettis vs. Stieb
Pettis hits a fly ball into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Stieb
Trammell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Stieb
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Lynn vs. Stieb
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lynn for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Alexander
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Whitt vs. Alexander
There goes Fernandez. The throw from Heath and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Whitt vs. Alexander
Whitt strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gruber vs. Alexander
Gruber hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Lynn throws the ball in to Whitaker who tags Gruber, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Fernandez scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Alexander
Liriano hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Stieb
Nokes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Stieb
Bergman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Stieb
There goes Bergman. The throw from Whitt to Liriano and they have Bergman trapped. The throw over to McGriff, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Stieb
Lemon hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Stieb scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lemon for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Felix vs. Alexander
Felix hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Pettis. Felix reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Moseby vs. Alexander
Moseby bunts towards the mound. Alexander settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Alexander
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Alexander, and towards Trammell, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Felix moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McGriff vs. Alexander
McGriff hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Stieb
Strange strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Stieb
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pettis vs. Stieb
Pettis strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Alexander
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Alexander
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Alexander
Whitt hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Lemon. Whitt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Gruber vs. Alexander
Gruber hits a line drive towards short. Trammell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Stieb
Trammell hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Stieb
Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Lynn vs. Stieb
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Trammell moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Nokes vs. Stieb
Nokes hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gruber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Alexander
Liriano takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Felix vs. Alexander
Felix hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Alexander
Moseby hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Pettis. Moseby reaches second base with a double. Felix goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Wilson vs. Alexander
Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bergman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Moseby moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
McGriff vs. Alexander
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Alexander
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moseby scores. McGriff moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Alexander
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Stieb
Bergman hits a line drive into left field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Stieb
Lemon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Whitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Strange vs. Stieb
Strange hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Strange for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Gibson
Paul Gibson now pitching.
Whitt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gruber vs. Gibson
Gruber hits a fly ball into left field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Liriano vs. Gibson
There goes Whitt. The throw from Heath and he is safe. Whitt steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Liriano vs. Gibson
Liriano hits a fly ball into left field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Felix vs. Gibson
Felix is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Moseby vs. Gibson
Moseby hits a line drive into left field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Stieb
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Pettis vs. Stieb
Pettis hits a ball on the ground towards second. Liriano fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Fernandez covering. It's a double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Stieb
Trammell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Henke
Tom Henke now pitching.
Whitaker hits a line drive into right field. Felix settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Gibson
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Gibson
McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bergman scoops it up and throws to first, with Gibson covering, for the out. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Gibson
Bell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Gibson
Fernandez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pettis who is chasing the ball. Fernandez reaches third base with a triple. Wilson scores. Bell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Whitt vs. Gibson
Whitt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 5 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gruber vs. Williams
Frank Williams now pitching.
Gruber hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Williams
Liriano hits a fly ball into center field. Pettis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Felix vs. Williams
Felix hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Blue Jays, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Henke
Lynn hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Nokes vs. Henke
Nokes strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 8 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bergman vs. Henke
Bergman hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/27/1989 -- Toronto at Detroit (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI
Moseby L, cf 5 1 1 1 Pettis G, cf 4 0 0 0
Wilson M, lf 5 1 1 0 Trammell A, ss 2 1 2 0
McGriff F, 1b 2 0 0 0 Whitaker L, 2b 3 0 1 1
Bell G, dh 4 1 1 1 Lynn F, lf 4 0 0 0
Fernandez T, ss 4 2 2 2 Nokes M, dh 4 0 0 0
Whitt E, c 3 1 1 0 Bergman D, 1b 4 0 1 0
Gruber K, 3b 5 1 3 4 Lemon C, rf 3 0 0 0
Liriano N, 2b 4 0 0 0 Strange D, 3b 3 0 0 0
Felix J, rf 4 1 1 0 Heath M, c 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 8 10 8 29 1 4 1
Toronto 000 100 205 -- 8
Detroit 100 000 000 -- 1
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Stieb D (W) 7.2 4 1 1 3 7
Henke T (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander D (L) 7.0 7 3 3 5 1
Gibson P 1.1 2 4 4 4 0
Williams F 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
E -- Alexander D, Heath M
DP -- Toronto 1
LOB -- Toronto 10, Detroit 5
2B -- Trammell A, Whitaker L, Felix J, Whitt E, Moseby L
3B -- Fernandez T
HR -- Gruber K
SB -- Fernandez T, Whitt E
CS -- Bergman D
HBP -- by Stieb D (Trammell A)
T -- 3:16
A -- 18331
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