April 12, 1996 Minnesota Twins at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 3
MIN 2 CLE 3
@BOS 1 OAK 7
@CHW 2 CAL 5
@DET 4 KCR 4
@MIL 1 NYY 4
TEX 3 SEA 9
@TOR 6 HOU 10
@CIN 8
(10) COL 6
NYM 5 FLA 3
@LAD 1 MON 13
@PIT 3 ATL 5
@SDP 3 SFG 4
CHC 1 STL 6
PHI 1

Standings at end of play this day

Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Attendance: 42,602

Friday, April 12, 1996, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:09

Twins

4-5

Lost 1

1st

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

W: M Mussina (3-0), L: R Robertson (0-3)

Orioles

8-1

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                3   1   1   1    1   0  .294  .800   13    5   2   HR
M Lawton RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .156  .445   12    4   0   GDP
P Molitor DH                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .389  .993   11    0   0   
D Hollins 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .417 1.298   11    2   3   
R Kelly CF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .296  .609   16    1   0   
G Myers C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .361    8    3   1   
R Coomer 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .725    8    6   0   
R Becker LF                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .107  .337    6    1   0   
  C Hale PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
P Meares SS                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .360 1.113    9    1   2   
  S Stahoviak PH              1   1   1   1    0   0  .400 1.255    7    0   0   HR

R Robertson P                                                            1   0
  D Naulty P                                                             0   0
Totals                       28   2   2   2    1   5              103   24   8

BATTING

HR: C Knoblauch (1, off M Mussina; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line); S Stahoviak (2, off M Mussina; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

TB: C Knoblauch 4; S Stahoviak 4.

GIDP: M Lawton (1).

RBI: C Knoblauch (5); S Stahoviak (4).

Team LOB: 0.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Hollins-C Knoblauch-R Coomer; P Meares-C Knoblauch-R Coomer.

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Anderson CF                 1   1   0   0    2   0  .303  .925   15    3   0   HBP
R Alomar 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .323 1.034   10    2   2   2B,GDP
R Palmeiro 1B                 3   1   1   3    1   0  .250  .938   14    6   0   HR
B Bonilla DH                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .757    6    0   0   
C Ripken SS                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .627   13    1   2   GDP
B Surhoff 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .394 1.141   13    0   1   
C Hoiles C                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .111  .389   13    5   0   
M Devereaux RF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500   11    4   0   
J Hammonds LF                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .313  .927   11    5   0   

M Mussina P                                                              1   2
Totals                       29   3   7   3    4   3              106   27   7

BATTING

2B: R Alomar (4, off R Robertson).

HR: R Palmeiro (3, off R Robertson; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

HBP: B Anderson (3, by R Robertson).

TB: R Palmeiro 4; R Alomar 2; B Surhoff 2; J Hammonds; C Ripken; B Bonilla.

GIDP: R Alomar (1); C Ripken (1).

RBI: R Palmeiro 3 (8).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Mussina-C Ripken-R Palmeiro.

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
R Robertson, L (0-3)           7     6   3   3    4   3   1   6.75   30   93-56   34· 7·15    6·12· 4· 0     52    -     0.98  -0.03
D Naulty                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    4   13-8     5· 2· 1    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.22   0.02
Totals                         8     7   3   3    4   3   1          34  106-64   39· 9·16    7·15· 4· 0           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Mussina, W (3-0)             9     2   2   2    1   5   2   1.88   29  103-69   42·10·17    6·16· 1· 0     79    -     0.93   0.49
Totals                         9     2   2   2    1   5   2          29  103-69   42·10·17    6·16· 1· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: R Robertson (2; B Anderson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Ted Barrett, 3B - Greg Kosc.

Time of Game: 2:09.

Attendance: 42,602.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 87° F, Wind 14mph out to Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Baltimore Orioles                    
1. C Knoblauch          2B    1. B Anderson           CF 
2. M Lawton             RF    2. R Alomar             2B 
3. P Molitor            DH    3. R Palmeiro           1B 
4. D Hollins            3B    4. B Bonilla            DH 
5. R Kelly              CF    5. C Ripken             SS 
6. G Myers              C     6. B Surhoff            3B 
7. R Coomer             1B    7. C Hoiles             C  
8. R Becker             LF    8. M Devereaux          RF 
9. P Meares             SS    9. J Hammonds           LF 

   R Robertson          P        M Mussina            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  1-0  -23  4   25%  81% R Palmeiro      R Robertson     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Anderson Scores; Alomar Scores
   b 6   1  1-0  1--  1   14%  56% R Alomar        R Robertson     Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Anderson to 3B
   t 4   0  0-0  ---  2  -11%  39% C Knoblauch     M Mussina       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   b 3   1  0-0  12-  4  -10%  50% R Alomar        R Robertson     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  3    7%  54% M Lawton        M Mussina       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   47%  C Knoblauch     Walk
   OO     1--  3   54%  M Lawton        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  4   55%  P Molitor       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Robertson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  B Anderson      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  3   51%  R Alomar        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  6   52%  R Palmeiro      Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  B Bonilla       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   52%  D Hollins       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   54%  R Kelly         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   56%  G Myers         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Robertson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   53%  C Ripken        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   51%  B Surhoff       Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  3   50%  C Hoiles        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   53%  R Coomer        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   55%  R Becker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   56%  P Meares        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Robertson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   53%  M Devereaux     Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
          ---  2   56%  J Hammonds      Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   60%  B Anderson      Walk; Hammonds to 2B
   OO     12-  4   50%  R Alomar        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Orioles 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  2   39%  C Knoblauch     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  7   41%  M Lawton        Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  3   43%  P Molitor       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  3   45%  D Hollins       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Rich Robertson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   41%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
          ---  1   45%  B Bonilla       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   38%  C Ripken        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Orioles 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Mussina facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   40%  R Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   42%  G Myers         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   44%  R Coomer        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Rich Robertson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   40%  B Surhoff       Bunt Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---  3   37%  C Hoiles        Foul Flyball: 1B (Short RF Foul)
   O      ---  4   36%  M Devereaux     Popfly: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Orioles 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Mussina facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   39%  R Becker        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   41%  P Meares        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   42%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Rich Robertson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   38%  J Hammonds      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  5   42%  B Anderson      Walk
          1--  1   56%  R Alomar        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Anderson to 3B
   RRR    -23  4   81%  R Palmeiro      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Anderson Scores; Alomar Scores
   O      ---  1   80%  B Bonilla       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  4   81%  C Ripken        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   82%  B Surhoff       Single to CF (Line Drive); Ripken to 2B
          12-  6   84%  C Hoiles        Walk; Ripken to 3B; Surhoff to 2B
   O      123  3   79%  M Devereaux     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 1, Orioles 3.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Mussina facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   83%  M Lawton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   86%  P Molitor       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   87%  D Hollins       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rich Robertson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   86%  J Hammonds      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   87%  B Anderson      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   86%  R Alomar        Popfly: SS (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   84%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Orioles 3.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Mussina facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   89%  R Kelly         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   91%  G Myers         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   93%  R Coomer        Lineout: P (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Orioles 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dan Naulty facing 4-5-6
                  Dan Naulty replaces Rich Robertson pitching
   O      ---  3   92%  B Bonilla       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   92%  C Ripken        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          ---  5   92%  B Surhoff       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   91%  C Hoiles        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Orioles 3.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Mussina facing 8-9-1
                  Chip Hale pinch hits for Rich Becker batting 8th
   O      ---  2   96%  C Hale          Groundout: SS-1B
                  Scott Stahoviak pinch hits for Pat Meares batting 9th
   R      ---  7   90%  S Stahoviak     Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   96%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  1  100%  M Lawton        Flyball: LF
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Orioles 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BAL199604120

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation