April 10, 1979 Minnesota Twins at California Angels Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 33,171

Tuesday, April 10, 1979
Time of Game: 2:58

Twins

4-0

Won 4

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  3  0   0  2  3    8 11  1
Angels          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  8  1

W: J Koosman (1-0), L: F Tanana (0-2), S: M Marshall (2)

Angels

2-3

Lost 1

5th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Randall 2B                  4   0   2   2    0   0  .400  .800    0    1   3   CS
  R Wilfong PH-2B             0   0   0   1    1   0  .273  .697    0    0   1   
R Smalley SS                  4   1   2   1    1   1  .467 1.133    0    4   1   2B
R Jackson 1B                  5   1   1   2    0   1  .158  .516    0    4   0   HR
C Kusick DH                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Adams PH                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .819    0    0   0   
W Norwood CF                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .235  .706    0    1   0   2B
B Wynegar C                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .400  .938    0    6   0   
K Landreaux LF                4   2   1   1    0   0  .267  .754    0    1   0   GDP
B Rivera RF                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .143  .286    0    8   0   
  R Sofield PH-RF             1   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .764    0    1   0   
J Castino 3B                  3   1   1   1    0   0  .333 1.000    0    1   0   2B
  M Cubbage PH-3B             0   0   0   0    1   0  .071  .306    0    0   0   IW

J Koosman P                                                              0   2
  M Marshall P                                                           0   0
Totals                       37   8  11   8    3   5                    27   7

BATTING

2B: J Castino (1, off F Tanana); R Smalley (1, off F Tanana); W Norwood (2, off J Barr).

HR: R Jackson (1, off J Barr; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

IBB: M Cubbage (1, by J Barr).

TB: R Jackson 4; W Norwood 3; R Smalley 3; B Randall 2; J Castino 2; B Rivera; B Wynegar; K Landreaux.

GIDP: K Landreaux (1).

RBI: R Jackson 2 (3); B Randall 2 (2); J Castino (1); R Wilfong (1); K Landreaux (2); R Smalley (3).

2-out RBI: R Jackson 2; B Randall 2; J Castino.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

E: K Landreaux (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: B Randall (1, 2nd base by F Tanana/B Downing).

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Miller CF                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .273  .878    0    1   0   
D Ford RF                     3   0   1   0    2   0  .368 1.425    0    2   0   
R Carew 1B                    2   0   0   0    3   0  .389  .944    0   10   1   
D Baylor DH                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .227  .625    0    0   0   
J Rudi LF                     5   0   0   0    0   1  .050  .286    0    1   0   
C Lansford 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .316  .718    0    1   4   
B Downing C                   4   0   3   0    0   0  .474 1.079    0    5   1   
B Grich 2B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .105  .413    0    2   2   
R Mulliniks SS                3   0   1   0    0   0  .222  .444    0    4   3   
  W Davis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  O Ramirez SS                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   

F Tanana P                                                               0   1
  J Barr P                                                               0   0
  D Miller P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   1   8   1    6   6                    27  12

BATTING

TB: B Downing 3; D Baylor 2; R Mulliniks; D Ford; B Grich.

RBI: B Grich (2).

2-out RBI: B Grich.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Carew-R Mulliniks-R Carew.

PB: B Downing (1).

E: C Lansford (1).

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
J Koosman, W (1-0)             7.2   8   1   1    4   5   0   1.17   35     -       ·  ·      6·11· 1· 8     60    -     0.98   0.35
M Marshall, S (2)              1.1   0   0   0    2   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.25   0.04
Totals                         9     8   1   1    6   6   0          41     -       ·  ·      7·13· 1· 8          2-0

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Tanana, L (0-2)              7     7   3   3    0   4   0   4.97   26     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 0· 7     55    -     0.91  -0.05
J Barr                         1.1   4   5   4    3   1   1  23.14   12     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 4          0-0    0.12  -0.06
D Miller                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.50    2     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          3-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    11   8   7    3   5   1          40     -       ·  ·     11·10· 0·11          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Barr (1; M Cubbage).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Dale Williams, 2B - Boyd Mauer, 3B - Charlie Lupo.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 33,171.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 59° F, Wind 6mph in unknown direction, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               California Angels                    
1. B Randall            2B    1. R Miller             CF 
2. R Smalley            SS    2. D Ford               RF 
3. R Jackson            1B    3. R Carew              1B 
4. C Kusick             DH    4. D Baylor             DH 
5. W Norwood            CF    5. J Rudi               LF 
6. B Wynegar            C     6. C Lansford           3B 
7. K Landreaux          LF    7. B Downing            C  
8. B Rivera             RF    8. B Grich              2B 
9. J Castino            3B    9. R Mulliniks          SS 

   J Koosman            P        F Tanana             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  0-1  -23      18%  83% B Randall       F Tanana        Single to RF; Rivera Scores; Castino Scores
   t 5   2  0-0  12-      16%  65% J Castino       F Tanana        Double to CF; Landreaux Scores; Rivera to 3B
   b 1   2  0-0  -23       6%  50% J Rudi          J Koosman       Strikeout Looking
   t 8   2  0-3  1--       6%  98% R Jackson       J Barr          Home Run; Smalley Scores
   b 3   2  0-0  1-3       6%  50% J Rudi          J Koosman       Flyball: RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Randall       Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      52%  R Smalley       Double to LF
   O      -2-      48%  R Jackson       Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      45%  C Kusick        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  R Miller        Lineout: LF
          ---      45%  D Ford          Walk
          1--      42%  R Carew         Walk; Ford to 2B
   O      12-      44%  D Baylor        Groundout: P-1B; Ford to 3B; Carew to 2B
   O      -23      50%  J Rudi          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  W Norwood       Flyball: SS
          ---      50%  B Wynegar       Single to 3B
   OO     1--      45%  K Landreaux     Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  C Lansford      Strikeout Looking
          ---      45%  B Downing       Single to RF
   O      1--      48%  B Grich         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      50%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: P-SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  B Rivera        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  J Castino       Foul Flyball: 2B
          ---      47%  B Randall       Single to LF
   O      1--      44%  R Smalley       Randall Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  R Miller        Strikeout
          ---      44%  D Ford          Single to RF
   O      1--      47%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      44%  D Baylor        Single to LF; Carew to 3B
   O      1-3      50%  J Rudi          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  R Smalley       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      45%  R Jackson       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      44%  C Kusick        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  C Lansford      Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  B Downing       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  B Grich         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
          ---      55%  W Norwood       Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  B Wynegar       Strikeout
   O      1--      46%  K Landreaux     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      49%  B Rivera        Single to LF; Landreaux to 2B
   R      12-      65%  J Castino       Double to CF; Landreaux Scores; Rivera to 3B
   RR     -23      83%  B Randall       Single to RF; Rivera Scores; Castino Scores
   O      1--      81%  R Smalley       Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-3, Jerry Koosman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      84%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  R Miller        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      84%  D Ford          Walk
          1--      82%  R Carew         Walk; Ford to 2B
   O      12-      87%  D Baylor        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Angels 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Frank Tanana facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      86%  R Jackson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      85%  C Kusick        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      84%  W Norwood       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-3, Jerry Koosman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      87%  J Rudi          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      89%  C Lansford      Flyball: RF
          ---      87%  B Downing       Single to LF
   O      1--      90%  B Grich         Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Angels 0.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Frank Tanana facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      89%  B Wynegar       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      88%  K Landreaux     Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      88%  B Rivera        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-3, Jerry Koosman facing 9-1-2
          ---      83%  R Mulliniks     Single to CF
   O      1--      87%  R Miller        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      91%  D Ford          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      93%  R Carew         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Angels 0.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Barr facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Barr replaces Frank Tanana pitching
   O      ---      92%  J Castino       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  B Randall       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      92%  R Smalley       Single to LF
   RR     1--      98%  R Jackson       Home Run; Smalley Scores
                  Glenn Adams pinch hits for Craig Kusick batting 4th
   O      ---      98%  G Adams         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-5, Jerry Koosman facing 4-5-6
          ---      96%  D Baylor        Single to LF
   O      1--      98%  J Rudi          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      99%  C Lansford      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--      98%  B Downing       Single to LF; Baylor to 2B
   R      12-      95%  B Grich         Single to LF; Baylor Scores; Downing to 3B/Adv on E7; Grich to 2B
                  Mike Marshall replaces Jerry Koosman pitching; Willie Davis pinch hits for Rance Mulliniks batting 9th
   O      -23      99%  W Davis         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Angels 1.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jim Barr facing 5-6-7
                  Orlando Ramirez replaces Willie Davis playing SS batting 9th
          ---      99%  W Norwood       Double to RF
          -2-      99%  B Wynegar       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   R      12-     100%  K Landreaux     Single to LF; Norwood Scores; Wynegar to 2B
                  Rick Sofield pinch hits for Bombo Rivera batting 8th
   O      12-      99%  R Sofield       Strikeout
                  Mike Cubbage pinch hits for John Castino batting 9th
          12-     100%  M Cubbage       Passed Ball; Wynegar to 3B; Landreaux to 2B
          -23     100%  " "             Intentional Walk
                  Rob Wilfong pinch hits for Bob Randall batting 1st
   R      123     100%  R Wilfong       Walk; Wynegar Scores/unER; Landreaux to 3B; Cubbage to 2B
   R      123     100%  R Smalley       Walk; Landreaux Scores; Cubbage to 3B; Wilfong to 2B
                  Dyar Miller replaces Jim Barr pitching
   O      123     100%  R Jackson       Flyball: SS
   O      123     100%  G Adams         Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Twins 8, Angels 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-8, Mike Marshall facing 1-2-3
                  Rob Wilfong moves to 2B; Mike Cubbage moves to 3B; Rick Sofield moves to RF
          ---     100%  R Miller        Walk
   O      1--     100%  D Ford          Flyball: RF
          1--     100%  R Carew         Walk; Miller to 2B
   O      12-     100%  D Baylor        Strikeout
   O      12-     100%  J Rudi          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Angels 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation