July 9, 1976 Minnesota Twins at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 8
@BOS 6 BAL 4
@CAL 3 KCR 1
@DET 0 MIL 7
TEX 2 NYY 2
CHW 1 OAK 2
CLE 1 ATL 5
NYM 3 CHC 5
SFG 3 CIN 12
PIT 11
(10) CIN 2
PIT 1 HOU 6
MON 0 PHI 4
SDP 3 STL 4
LAD 3

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 29,917

Friday, July 9, 1976, 7:39PM
Time of Game: 2:54

Twins

38-43

Won 1

4th, 12½ GB

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

W: B Campbell (10-2), L: R Wise (7-6)

Red Sox

39-39

Lost 1

2nd, 9½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Braun LF                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .255  .667    0    1   0   
R Smalley SS                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .210  .585    0    0   3   2B
R Carew 1B                    5   3   3   0    0   0  .329  .858    0   12   1   3B,2·SB
B Wynegar C                   5   1   2   2    0   1  .292  .825    0    5   0   2B,GDP
L Bostock CF                  4   0   2   2    0   0  .330  .796    0    4   0   2B
L Hisle RF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .253  .694    0    2   0   GDP
M Cubbage 3B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .227  .647    0    0   3   2·2B
C Kusick DH                   4   1   1   1    0   2  .305  .925    0    0   0   
B Randall 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .636    0    2   5   

P Redfern P                                                              0   0
  T Burgmeier P                                                          0   0
  B Campbell P                                                           1   1
Totals                       39   8  14   7    1   4                    27  13

BATTING

2B: B Wynegar (13, off R Wise); L Bostock (6, off T Murphy); R Smalley (6, off R Wise); M Cubbage 2 (7, 2 off R Wise).

3B: R Carew (4, off T Murphy).

TB: R Carew 5; M Cubbage 4; L Bostock 3; B Wynegar 3; R Smalley 2; L Hisle; C Kusick; S Braun; B Randall.

GIDP: L Hisle (3); B Wynegar (9).

RBI: B Wynegar 2 (36); L Bostock 2 (18); C Kusick (23); S Braun (30); M Cubbage (17).

2-out RBI: L Bostock; S Braun.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 8 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Smalley-B Randall-R Carew.

E: M Cubbage (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Carew 2 (35, 2nd base off T Murphy/C Fisk, 2nd base off R Wise/C Fisk).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Cooper 1B                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .295  .787    0   11   1   
D Doyle 2B                    1   0   0   0    1   0  .228  .536    0    1   1   
  B Darwin PH                 1   1   1   3    0   0  .243  .730    0    0   0   HR
  D Griffin 2B                1   1   1   0    0   0  .224  .530    0    1   2   
  R Miller PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .719    0    0   0   
F Lynn CF                     5   1   3   0    0   0  .322  .846    0    3   0   
C Yastrzemski LF              5   1   2   3    0   1  .265  .849    0    4   0   HR,2B
C Fisk C                      4   0   0   0    1   1  .259  .763    0    4   0   
J Rice DH                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .740    0    0   0   GDP
D Evans RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .754    0    2   0   
B Hobson 3B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .205  .564    0    0   2   
R Burleson SS                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .231  .627    0    0   4   

R Wise P                                                                 0   1
  T Murphy P                                                             1   1
  T House P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37   6  10   6    4   5                    27  12

BATTING

2B: C Yastrzemski (12, off T Burgmeier).

HR: B Darwin (4, off T Burgmeier; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF); C Yastrzemski (16, off B Campbell; 7th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: C Yastrzemski 6; B Darwin 4; F Lynn 3; D Griffin; R Burleson; C Cooper; B Hobson.

GIDP: J Rice (10).

RBI: B Darwin 3 (15); C Yastrzemski 3 (52).

2-out RBI: B Darwin 3.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Hobson-D Doyle-C Cooper; R Burleson-D Griffin-C Cooper.

E: B Hobson (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
P Redfern                      2     2   0   0    2   1   0   5.03   10     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 2     51    -     1.21   0.10
T Burgmeier                    2     4   3   3    2   0   1   2.37   11     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.97  -0.05
B Campbell, W (10-2)           5     4   3   3    0   4   1   3.23   20     -       ·  ·      9· 2· 3· 2          0-0    1.08   0.16
Totals                         9    10   6   6    4   5   2          41     -       ·  ·     15· 7· 3· 7           -

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, L (7-6)                3.1   8   6   6    0   0   0   3.98   17     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 5· 3     20    -     1.10  -0.28
T Murphy                       4.2   6   2   2    1   4   0   4.46   21     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 2· 4          1-1    0.40  -0.05
T House                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.01    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.48   0.03
Totals                         9    14   8   8    1   4   0          40     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 7· 7          2-1

T Murphy faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Dave Phillips.

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 29,917.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 78° F.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Boston Red Sox                       
1. S Braun              LF    1. C Cooper             1B 
2. R Smalley            SS    2. D Doyle              2B 
3. R Carew              1B    3. F Lynn               CF 
4. B Wynegar            C     4. C Yastrzemski        LF 
5. L Bostock            CF    5. C Fisk               C  
6. L Hisle              RF    6. J Rice               DH 
7. M Cubbage            3B    7. D Evans              RF 
8. C Kusick             DH    8. B Hobson             3B 
9. B Randall            2B    9. R Burleson           SS 

   P Redfern            P        R Wise               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  0-0  123      16%  50% J Rice          T Burgmeier     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 7   0  8-3  12-     -12%  78% C Yastrzemski   B Campbell      Home Run; Griffin Scores; Lynn Scores
   b 4   2  6-0  1-3     -12%  83% B Darwin        T Burgmeier     Home Run; Hobson Scores; Cooper Scores
   t 4   0  0-0  -23      11%  78% B Wynegar       R Wise          Double to RF (Ground Ball); Smalley Scores; Carew Scores
   b 3   1  0-0  1--      -9%  35% C Yastrzemski   T Burgmeier     Double to LF; Lynn to 3B

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  S Braun         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  R Smalley       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      45%  R Carew         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Redfern facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  C Cooper        Single to CF
          1--      36%  D Doyle         Walk; Cooper to 2B
   O      12-      42%  F Lynn          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      45%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: RF; Cooper to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  C Fisk          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  B Wynegar       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      50%  L Bostock       Flyball: RF
   OO     1--      45%  L Hisle         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Redfern facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  J Rice          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  D Evans         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      48%  B Hobson        Walk
          1--      45%  R Burleson      Single to LF; Hobson to 2B
   O      12-      50%  C Cooper        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 7-8-9
          ---      57%  M Cubbage       Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      55%  C Kusick        Lineout: RF; Cubbage to 3B
   O      --3      49%  B Randall       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3      44%  S Braun         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Burgmeier facing 2-3-4
                  Tom Burgmeier replaces Pete Redfern pitching
   O      ---      47%  D Doyle         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      44%  F Lynn          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      35%  C Yastrzemski   Double to LF; Lynn to 3B
          -23      34%  C Fisk          Walk
   OO     123      50%  J Rice          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Wise facing 2-3-4
          ---      57%  R Smalley       Double to LF
          -2-      65%  R Carew         Single to RF; Smalley to 3B
          1-3      67%  B Wynegar       Carew Steals 2B
   RR     -23      78%  " "             Double to RF (Ground Ball); Smalley Scores; Carew Scores
   O      -2-      75%  L Bostock       Flyball: LF
   R      -2-      83%  L Hisle         Single to 3B; Wynegar Scores/Adv on E5/No RBI; Hisle to 2B
   R      -2-      89%  M Cubbage       Double to RF (Line Drive); Hisle Scores
   R      -2-      93%  C Kusick        Single to LF (Line Drive); Cubbage Scores; Kusick to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  Tom Murphy replaces Rick Wise pitching
   O      -2-      92%  B Randall       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Kusick to 3B
   R      --3      95%  S Braun         Single to RF (Line Drive); Kusick Scores
   O      1--      94%  R Smalley       Flyball: CF
                  6 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Tom Burgmeier facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      95%  D Evans         Flyball: CF
          ---      94%  B Hobson        Single to CF
          1--      92%  R Burleson      Walk; Hobson to 2B
   O      12-      94%  C Cooper        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Hobson to 3B
                  Bobby Darwin pinch hits for Denny Doyle batting 2nd
   RRR    1-3      83%  B Darwin        Home Run; Hobson Scores; Cooper Scores
   O      ---      84%  F Lynn          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-3, Tom Murphy facing 3-4-5
                  Doug Griffin replaces Bobby Darwin playing 2B batting 2nd
          ---      86%  R Carew         Single to RF
          1--      87%  B Wynegar       Carew Steals 2B
   O      -2-      85%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      91%  L Bostock       Double to LF; Carew Scores
   O      -2-      89%  L Hisle         Strikeout
   O      -2-      88%  M Cubbage       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-7, Bill Campbell facing 4-5-6
                  Bill Campbell replaces Tom Burgmeier pitching
   O      ---      90%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      91%  C Fisk          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      90%  J Rice          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      92%  D Evans         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-3, Tom Murphy facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      91%  C Kusick        Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  B Randall       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      91%  S Braun         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-7, Bill Campbell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      92%  B Hobson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      94%  R Burleson      Lineout: CF
   O      ---      94%  C Cooper        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-3, Tom Murphy facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      94%  R Smalley       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      96%  R Carew         Triple to CF
   O      --3      94%  B Wynegar       Popfly: LF
   R      --3      97%  L Bostock       Single to CF (Line Drive); Carew Scores
   O      1--      96%  L Hisle         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-8, Bill Campbell facing 2-3-4
          ---      94%  D Griffin       Single to LF
          1--      91%  F Lynn          Single to CF (Line Drive); Griffin to 2B
   RRR    12-      78%  C Yastrzemski   Home Run; Griffin Scores; Lynn Scores
   O      ---      82%  C Fisk          Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  J Rice          Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  D Evans         Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-6, Tom Murphy facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      85%  M Cubbage       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      84%  C Kusick        Strikeout
          ---      85%  B Randall       Single to CF
   O      1--      84%  S Braun         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 6-8, Bill Campbell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      88%  B Hobson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      91%  R Burleson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  C Cooper        Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-6, Tom Murphy facing 2-3-4
          ---      94%  R Smalley       Walk
                  Tom House replaces Tom Murphy pitching
   O      1--      93%  R Carew         Flyball: CF
   OO     1--      91%  B Wynegar       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 6-8, Bill Campbell facing 2-3-4
                  Rick Miller pinch hits for Doug Griffin batting 2nd
   O      ---      96%  R Miller        Flyball: LF
          ---      89%  F Lynn          Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      95%  C Yastrzemski   Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  C Fisk          Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Red Sox 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation