May 11, 1987 Minnesota Twins at Baltimore Orioles Box Score and Play by Play

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

MIN 10
@BAL 4 SEA 4
@BOS 3 TEX 6
@CLE 3
(5) CAL 5
@DET 1 NYY 3
CHW 2 TOR 4
KCR 0 CIN 12
NYM 2 PHI 7
@HOU 6 CHC 6
@LAD 3 MON 7
ATL 6
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 25,353

Monday, May 11, 1987
Time of Game: 2:58

Twins

17-14

Won 1

3rd, ½ GB

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

W: B Blyleven (3-2), L: S McGregor (1-5)

Orioles

14-17

Lost 1

4th, 7 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Newman SS-3B                4   2   1   0    1   1  .266  .710    0    1   1   3B,CS
D Gladden LF                  3   0   0   1    1   0  .265  .707    0    4   0   SF
K Puckett CF                  5   0   1   1    0   1  .333  .937    0    3   0   CS
G Gaetti 3B                   4   3   3   0    1   0  .248  .791    0    0   1   
  G Gagne SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .710         0   0   
K Hrbek 1B                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .231  .702    0    7   0   HR
  R Bush 1B                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .230  .752    0    2   0   
T Brunansky DH                4   1   3   3    1   0  .260  .765    0    0   0   HR
M Davidson RF                 5   1   2   0    0   1  .286  .667    0    4   0   
S Lombardozzi 2B              4   1   1   0    1   1  .250  .755    0    1   5   GDP
T Nieto C                     5   1   2   3    0   0  .265  .727    0    5   1   HR,2B

B Blyleven P                                                             0   0
Totals                       38  10  14  10    6   4                    27   8

BATTING

2B: T Nieto (7, off M Kinnunen).

3B: A Newman (3, off S McGregor).

HR: T Nieto (1, off S McGregor; 2nd inn, 2 on, 1 out); T Brunansky (5, off S McGregor; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out); K Hrbek (4, off T Arnold; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

SF: D Gladden (2, off S McGregor).

TB: T Brunansky 6; T Nieto 6; K Hrbek 4; A Newman 3; G Gaetti 3; M Davidson 2; K Puckett; S Lombardozzi.

GIDP: S Lombardozzi (4).

RBI: T Nieto 3 (9); T Brunansky 3 (14); K Hrbek 2 (18); K Puckett (23); D Gladden (11).

2-out RBI: K Hrbek 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Lombardozzi-A Newman-K Hrbek.

E: R Bush (2); G Gaetti (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: K Puckett (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by S McGregor); A Newman (3, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by S McGregor).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Wiggins 2B                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .316  .771    0    2   4   
L Lacy RF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .682    0    3   0   GDP
C Ripken SS                   4   1   1   1    0   2  .322 1.073    0    3   5   HR
E Murray 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .238  .828    0   10   2   HR
F Lynn CF                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .245  .767    0    1   0   HR
R Knight 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .299  .841    0    1   2   
T Kennedy C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .237  .632    0    4   0   
J Dwyer LF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .263  .917    0    1   0   
L Sheets DH                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .352  .929    0    0   0   

S McGregor P                                                             2   2
  T Arnold P                                                             0   3
  M Kinnunen P                                                           0   0
  M Williamson P                                                         0   0
Totals                       36   4   8   3    1   5                    27  18

BATTING

HR: E Murray (8, off B Blyleven; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out); F Lynn (4, off B Blyleven; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out); C Ripken (10, off B Blyleven; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

TB: F Lynn 5; C Ripken 4; E Murray 4; L Sheets 2; T Kennedy; R Knight.

GIDP: L Lacy (1).

RBI: F Lynn (11); C Ripken (32); E Murray (23).

2-out RBI: C Ripken.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Arnold-C Ripken-E Murray.

E: C Ripken (4).

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
B Blyleven, W (3-2)            9     8   4   3    1   5   3   4.40   37     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 4· 8     61    -     0.43   0.11
Totals                         9     8   4   3    1   5   3          37     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 4· 8           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S McGregor, L (1-5)            2.1   6   7   6    3   0   2   5.01   15     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 6     16    -     0.82  -0.40
T Arnold                       4.2   5   2   2    1   1   1   5.01   19     -       ·  ·      8· 2· 2· 5          0-0    0.13   0.01
M Kinnunen                     1.2   3   1   1    2   3   0   2.79   10     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.02  -0.00
M Williamson                   0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.14    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9    14  10   9    6   4   3          45     -       ·  ·     15· 4· 2·14          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: S McGregor 2 (2; A Newman, 2nd base (CS); K Puckett, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Terry Cooney.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 25,353.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Baltimore Orioles                    
1. A Newman             SS    1. A Wiggins            2B 
2. D Gladden            LF    2. L Lacy               RF 
3. K Puckett            CF    3. C Ripken             SS 
4. G Gaetti             3B    4. E Murray             1B 
5. K Hrbek              1B    5. F Lynn               CF 
6. T Brunansky          DH    6. R Knight             3B 
7. M Davidson           RF    7. T Kennedy            C  
8. S Lombardozzi        2B    8. J Dwyer              LF 
9. T Nieto              C     9. L Sheets             DH 

   B Blyleven           P        S McGregor           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  0-1  12-      19%  83% T Nieto         S McGregor      Home Run; Davidson Scores; Lombardozzi Scores
   t 3   1  1-5  1--       8%  93% T Brunansky     S McGregor      Home Run; Gaetti Scores
   b 2   2  5-1  123       6%  85% A Wiggins       B Blyleven      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   b 2   1  5-0  ---      -5%  83% F Lynn          B Blyleven      Home Run
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       5%  59% D Gladden       S McGregor      Newman Caught Stealing (PO) 2B, safe on E6; Newman to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott McGregor facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  A Newman        Walk
          1--      59%  D Gladden       Newman Caught Stealing (PO) 2B, safe on E6; Newman to 3B
          --3      62%  " "             Walk
   RO     1-3      60%  K Puckett       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Newman Scores/unER
   O      1--      56%  G Gaetti        Puckett Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B-P)
          ---      57%  " "             Single
   O      1--      55%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      57%  A Wiggins       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      59%  L Lacy          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      60%  C Ripken        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Scott McGregor facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      58%  T Brunansky     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      60%  M Davidson      Single
          1--      64%  S Lombardozzi   Single; Davidson to 2B
   RRR    12-      83%  T Nieto         Home Run; Davidson Scores; Lombardozzi Scores
          ---      86%  A Newman        Triple
   RO     --3      87%  D Gladden       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Newman Scores
   O      ---      87%  K Puckett       Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-5, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      88%  E Murray        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---      83%  F Lynn          Home Run
          ---      80%  R Knight        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Knight to 2B
   O      -2-      83%  T Kennedy       Lineout: RF
          -2-      82%  J Dwyer         Walk
          12-      79%  L Sheets        Single; Knight to 3B; Dwyer to 2B
   O      123      85%  A Wiggins       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Twins 5, Orioles 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Scott McGregor facing 4-5-6
          ---      87%  G Gaetti        Walk
   O      1--      85%  K Hrbek         Bunt Popfly: P
   RR     1--      93%  T Brunansky     Home Run; Gaetti Scores
                  Tony Arnold replaces Scott McGregor pitching
          ---      94%  M Davidson      Single
   OO     1--      92%  S Lombardozzi   Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-7, Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      94%  L Lacy          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      94%  C Ripken        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      95%  E Murray        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Orioles 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-1, Tony Arnold facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      94%  T Nieto         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  A Newman        Lineout: LF
   O      ---      94%  D Gladden       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-7, Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
          ---      92%  F Lynn          Single
   O      1--      94%  R Knight        Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      95%  T Kennedy       Lineout: LF
   O      1--      96%  J Dwyer         Bunt Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Orioles 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-1, Tony Arnold facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      96%  K Puckett       Strikeout Looking
          ---      96%  G Gaetti        Single
   O      1--      96%  K Hrbek         Lineout: SS
          1--      96%  T Brunansky     Walk; Gaetti to 2B
   O      12-      95%  M Davidson      Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-7, Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
          ---      93%  L Sheets        Single
   O      1--      95%  A Wiggins       Flyball: CF
   OO     1--      97%  L Lacy          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Orioles 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-1, Tony Arnold facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      97%  S Lombardozzi   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  T Nieto         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  A Newman        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Orioles 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-7, Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      97%  C Ripken        Strikeout
   R      ---      95%  E Murray        Home Run
   O      ---      96%  F Lynn          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  R Knight        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Orioles 2.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-2, Tony Arnold facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      96%  D Gladden       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  K Puckett       Flyball: RF
          ---      96%  G Gaetti        Single
   RR     1--      99%  K Hrbek         Home Run; Gaetti Scores
          ---      99%  T Brunansky     Single
   O      1--      99%  M Davidson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-9, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  T Kennedy       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  J Dwyer         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  L Sheets        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 9, Orioles 2.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-2, Mike Kinnunen facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Kinnunen replaces Tony Arnold pitching
   O      ---     100%  S Lombardozzi   Strikeout Looking
          ---     100%  T Nieto         Double
   O      -2-     100%  A Newman        Strikeout
   O      -2-      99%  D Gladden       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-9, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
                  Randy Bush replaces Kent Hrbek playing 1B batting 5th
   O      ---     100%  A Wiggins       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  L Lacy          Lineout: CF
   R      ---     100%  C Ripken        Home Run
   O      ---     100%  E Murray        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 9, Orioles 3.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-3, Mike Kinnunen facing 3-4-5
          ---     100%  K Puckett       Single
   O      1--     100%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--     100%  R Bush          Walk; Gaetti to 2B
   R      12-     100%  T Brunansky     Single; Gaetti Scores; Bush to 2B
   O      12-     100%  M Davidson      Strikeout Looking
          12-     100%  S Lombardozzi   Walk; Bush to 3B; Brunansky to 2B
                  Mark Williamson replaces Mike Kinnunen pitching
   O      123     100%  T Nieto         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 10, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 3-10, Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
                  Al Newman moves to 3B; Greg Gagne replaces Gary Gaetti playing SS batting 4th
   O      ---     100%  F Lynn          Strikeout
          ---     100%  R Knight        Single
          1--     100%  T Kennedy       Single; Knight to 2B
   R      12-      99%  J Dwyer         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Knight Scores/unER/No RBI; Kennedy to 2B; Dwyer to 1B
   O      12-     100%  L Sheets        Flyball: LF
   O      12-     100%  A Wiggins       Strikeout
        1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 10, Orioles 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BAL198705110

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1987 > BAL \| MIN > May 11, 1987, Twins at Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation