April 20, 1976 Minnesota Twins at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 12
MIN 3 CAL 5
BAL 0 CLE 9
TEX 1 MIL 5
KCR 4 NYY 5
CHW 4 OAK 6
DET 5 SFG 12
@ATL 11
(10) SDP 7
@CIN 5 LAD 6
@HOU 3 PHI 5
@PIT 1 NYM 8
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 22,147

Tuesday, April 20, 1976, 3:03PM
Time of Game: 2:23

Twins

3-7

Lost 2

6th, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           1  0  1   0  0  0   1  0  0    3  8  1
Red Sox         0  2  7   0  1  0   0  2  X   12 11  1

W: R Wise (1-1), L: D Goltz (0-1)

Red Sox

5-5

Won 2

3rd, 2 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Oliva 2B                    0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .200    0    0   0   
  J Terrell PR-2B             2   1   0   0    0   0  .167  .419    0    2   3   
  C Kusick PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .349    0    0   0   GDP
  B Randall 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0                     2   1   
R Carew 1B                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .316  .974    0    7   0   2B,SB
S Braun DH                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .179  .517    0    0   0   2B
L Hisle LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .184  .409    0    3   0   
L Bostock CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .795    0    3   0   
B Wynegar C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .481    0    3   0   
D McKay 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .235  .513    0    0   0   
D Ford RF                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .154  .554    0    4   0   3B
D Thompson SS                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .219  .438    0    0   2   

D Goltz P                                                                0   0
  S Luebber P                                                            0   1
  V Albury P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   3   8   2    2   4                    24   7

BATTING

2B: R Carew (7, off R Wise); S Braun (1, off R Wise).

3B: D Ford (1, off R Wise).

TB: D Ford 4; R Carew 3; S Braun 2; D Thompson 2; D McKay.

GIDP: C Kusick (1).

RBI: S Braun (3); D Thompson (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Thompson-B Randall-R Carew.

E: B Wynegar (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Carew (6, 3rd base off R Wise/C Fisk).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Carbo DH                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .222  .652    0    0   0   
  S Dillard PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
D Doyle 2B                    4   0   0   1    0   0  .206  .516    0    3   1   SF
F Lynn CF                     3   1   1   1    1   1  .400 1.074    0    7   0   3B
J Rice LF                     4   1   1   2    0   1  .286  .937    0    3   0   HR,GDP
C Yastrzemski 1B              3   2   1   1    1   0  .242  .723    0    3   1   HR
C Fisk C                      4   3   3   1    0   0  .371 1.036    0    6   0   HR
D Evans RF                    3   3   2   4    1   0  .294 1.003    0    2   0   HR,2B
R Petrocelli 3B               4   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .757    0    2   0   
R Burleson SS                 3   1   1   1    0   0  .281  .640    0    0   3   SF

R Wise P                                                                 1   1
Totals                       32  12  11  11    4   3                    27   6

BATTING

2B: D Evans (5, off D Goltz).

3B: F Lynn (1, off D Goltz).

HR: C Fisk (2, off S Luebber; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); D Evans (2, off S Luebber; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out); C Yastrzemski (1, off S Luebber; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); J Rice (2, off D Goltz; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out).

SF: D Doyle (1, off D Goltz); R Burleson (2, off V Albury).

TB: D Evans 6; C Fisk 6; C Yastrzemski 4; J Rice 4; F Lynn 3; R Petrocelli; B Carbo; R Burleson.

GIDP: J Rice (3).

RBI: D Evans 4 (7); J Rice 2 (6); C Yastrzemski (2); D Doyle (5); R Burleson (3); C Fisk (4); F Lynn (4).

2-out RBI: D Evans.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 3 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Burleson-D Doyle-C Yastrzemski.

E: C Fisk (2).

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
D Goltz, L (0-1)               2.1   7   8   7    1   1   1   8.53   15     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 5· 2     13    -     0.82  -0.48
S Luebber                      4.2   4   4   4    3   2   3   9.00   20     -       ·  ·      4· 7· 1· 3          2-2    0.06  -0.06
V Albury                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.25    3     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          2-1    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    11  12  11    4   3   4          38     -       ·  ·      7·13· 6· 5          4-3

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Wise, W (1-1)                9     8   3   2    2   4   0   2.84   36     -       ·  ·      5·16· 9· 0     63    -     0.48  -0.04
Totals                         9     8   3   2    2   4   0          36     -       ·  ·      5·16· 9· 0           -

S Luebber faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Joe Brinkman.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 22,147.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Boston Red Sox                       
1. T Oliva              2B    1. B Carbo              DH 
2. R Carew              1B    2. D Doyle              2B 
3. S Braun              DH    3. F Lynn               CF 
4. L Hisle              LF    4. J Rice               LF 
5. L Bostock            CF    5. C Yastrzemski        1B 
6. B Wynegar            C     6. C Fisk               C  
7. D McKay              3B    7. D Evans              RF 
8. D Ford               RF    8. R Petrocelli         3B 
9. D Thompson           SS    9. R Burleson           SS 

   D Goltz              P        R Wise               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  1-0  1--      21%  62% D Evans         D Goltz         Double (Line Drive); Fisk Scores; Evans Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/No RBI/unER
   b 3   1  2-3  -2-      11%  80% F Lynn          D Goltz         Triple (Line Drive); Carbo Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  1--     -11%  39% S Braun         R Wise          Double (Line Drive); Terrell Scores
   b 3   0  2-2  1--      10%  69% B Carbo         D Goltz         Single (Line Drive); Burleson to 3B
   b 3   1  2-4  --3       9%  89% J Rice          D Goltz         Home Run; Lynn Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  T Oliva         Walk
                  Jerry Terrell pinch runs for Tony Oliva batting 1st
   O      1--      50%  R Carew         Strikeout
   R      1--      39%  S Braun         Double (Line Drive); Terrell Scores
   O      -2-      41%  L Hisle         Groundout: 1B-P; Braun to 3B
   O      --3      45%  L Bostock       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Goltz facing 1-2-3
                  Jerry Terrell moves to 2B
   O      ---      42%  B Carbo         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      41%  D Doyle         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      40%  F Lynn          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Wise facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      42%  B Wynegar       Strikeout Looking
          ---      39%  D McKay         Single (Line Drive)
   O      1--      42%  D Ford          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      40%  D Thompson      Single (Line Drive); Ford to 2B
   O      12-      44%  J Terrell       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Goltz facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      42%  J Rice          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      40%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      41%  C Fisk          Single
   RR     1--      62%  D Evans         Double (Line Drive); Fisk Scores; Evans Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/No RBI/unER
   O      ---      61%  R Petrocelli    Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Rick Wise facing 2-3-4
          ---      54%  R Carew         Double (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      59%  S Braun         Foul Flyball: C
   R      -2-      52%  L Hisle         Carew Steals 3B; Carew Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 3B)/unER
   O      ---      54%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  L Bostock       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Dave Goltz facing 9-1-2
          ---      60%  R Burleson      Single (Line Drive)
          1--      69%  B Carbo         Single (Line Drive); Burleson to 3B
   RO     1-3      69%  D Doyle         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Burleson Scores; Carbo to 2B
   R      -2-      80%  F Lynn          Triple (Line Drive); Carbo Scores
   RR     --3      89%  J Rice          Home Run; Lynn Scores
          ---      90%  C Yastrzemski   Walk
          1--      91%  C Fisk          Single (Line Drive); Yastrzemski to 2B
                  Steve Luebber replaces Dave Goltz pitching
   RRR    12-      97%  D Evans         Home Run; Yastrzemski Scores; Fisk Scores
   O      ---      97%  R Petrocelli    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  R Burleson      Popfly: RF
                  7 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 9.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-9, Rick Wise facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      98%  B Wynegar       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  D McKay         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      98%  D Ford          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 9.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-2, Steve Luebber facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  B Carbo         Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  D Doyle         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      98%  F Lynn          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 9.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-9, Rick Wise facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      98%  D Thompson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  J Terrell       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      99%  R Carew         Popfly: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 9.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-2, Steve Luebber facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  J Rice          Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      99%  C Yastrzemski   Home Run
   O      ---      99%  C Fisk          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      99%  D Evans         Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 10.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-10, Rick Wise facing 3-4-5
          ---      99%  S Braun         Walk
   O      1--      99%  L Hisle         Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  L Bostock       Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  B Wynegar       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 10.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-2, Steve Luebber facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  R Petrocelli    Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  R Burleson      Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  B Carbo         Walk
   O      1--     100%  D Doyle         Popfly: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 10.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-10, Rick Wise facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  D McKay         Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  D Ford          Triple (Line Drive)
   R      --3      99%  D Thompson      Single (Line Drive); Ford Scores
                  Craig Kusick pinch hits for Jerry Terrell batting 1st
   OO     1--     100%  C Kusick        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-3, Steve Luebber facing 3-4-5
                  Bob Randall replaces Craig Kusick playing 2B batting 1st
          ---     100%  F Lynn          Walk
   OO     1--     100%  J Rice          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 10.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-10, Rick Wise facing 2-3-4
          ---      99%  R Carew         Single (Line Drive)
   O      1--     100%  S Braun         Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  L Hisle         Flyball: RF
   O      1--     100%  L Bostock       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-3, Steve Luebber facing 6-7-8
   R      ---     100%  C Fisk          Home Run
          ---     100%  D Evans         Walk
          1--     100%  R Petrocelli    Single (Line Drive); Evans to 3B
                  Vic Albury replaces Steve Luebber pitching
   RO     1-3     100%  R Burleson      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Evans Scores
                  Steve Dillard pinch hits for Bernie Carbo batting 1st
   O      1--     100%  S Dillard       Popfly: 2B
   O      1--     100%  D Doyle         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 12.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-12, Rick Wise facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  B Wynegar       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---     100%  D McKay         Popfly: 3B
          ---     100%  D Ford          Single (Line Drive)
   O      1--     100%  D Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 12.

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