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@BOS		4
5
MIN
@CHW		3
1
TOR
@CLE		4
6
TOR
@CLE		7
1
OAK
@KCR		2
7
MIL
@SEA		5
3
CAL
@TEX		0
1
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@CIN		8
9
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@MON		1
3
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@NYM		9
4
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@PHI		3
10
ATL
@SDP		7
2
LAD
@SFG		7
2
Monday, September 11, 1978,
, Comiskey Park I
Game was protested by home team, but was disallowed.
Attendance: 7,342, Time of Game: 2:30
Twins
3
64-80
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at White Sox
1
61-83
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Geoff Zahn (12-13)
L: Ken Kravec (11-14)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  1   0  2  0   0  0  0    3  8  1
White Sox       0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1 10  0

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Roy Smalley SS 4 1 1 2 0 0 .282 .814 0.117 0.98 0.188 -0.071 1.0 1 4 HR
Bombo Rivera LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .272 .726 0.095 0.64 0.125 -0.031 0.6 0 1 3B
Dan Ford RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .275 .755 -0.052 0.61 0.006 -0.058 -0.6 3 0
Craig Kusick 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .182 .607 0.016 0.65 0.050 -0.034 0.2 6 2
   Rob Wilfong PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .655 -0.021 0.61 0.000 -0.021 -0.4 CS
   Rod Carew 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .335 .851 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 3 1
Willie Norwood DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .254 .673 -0.055 0.77 0.000 -0.055 -0.7 SH
Dave Edwards CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .250 .750 -0.031 0.61 0.023 -0.055 -0.5 5 0 2B
Larry Wolfe 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .236 .662 -0.065 0.74 0.009 -0.073 -0.7 1 3
Bob Randall 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 .668 -0.057 0.58 0.008 -0.065 -0.5 3 3
Glenn Borgmann C 4 2 2 0 0 1 .236 .703 0.046 0.59 0.072 -0.026 0.1 1 0 2B
Geoff Zahn P 1 1
   Mike Marshall P 3 1
Team Totals 33 3 8 3 2 5 .242 .740 -0.007 0.68 0.481 -0.489 -1.3 27 16
2B: D Edwards (1, off K Kravec); G Borgmann (4, off K Kravec).
3B: B Rivera (2, off K Kravec).
HR: R Smalley (19, off K Kravec; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
SH: W Norwood (6, off K Kravec).
TB: R Smalley 4; G Borgmann 3; B Rivera 3; D Edwards 2; D Ford; C Kusick; B Randall.
RBI: R Smalley 2 (71); B Rivera (21).
2-out RBI: B Rivera.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Randall-R Smalley-C Kusick.
E: D Edwards (1).
Outfield Assists: B Rivera (D Kessinger at 3rd base).
Baserunning
CS: R Wilfong (3, 2nd base by K Kravec/M Colbern).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Claudell Washington RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .634 -0.118 1.28 0.000 -0.118 -0.9 3 0
Harry Chappas SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 .517 -0.042 1.32 0.059 -0.101 -0.4 0 7
Rusty Torres CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .997 -0.121 1.27 0.000 -0.121 -0.8 0 0
Lamar Johnson 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .277 .719 -0.007 1.05 0.059 -0.066 -0.1 12 0
Wayne Nordhagen DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .290 .729 -0.065 1.23 0.060 -0.125 -0.5 GDP
Mike Colbern C 3 1 2 1 0 0 .252 .606 0.016 1.54 0.110 -0.094 0.5 6 1 HR
   Marv Foley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.044 1.76 0.000 -0.044 -0.2
Kevin Bell 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .190 .535 0.029 1.04 0.053 -0.024 0.2 0 2
   Mike Squires PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .276 .718 0.067 1.51 0.067 0.000 0.4
   Eric Soderholm 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .249 .723 -0.028 1.13 0.000 -0.028 -0.2 0 0
Don Kessinger 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .630 -0.075 1.61 0.000 -0.075 -0.6 1 1
   Ron Blomberg PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .236 .650 -0.038 2.66 0.000 -0.038 -0.2
   Mike Eden 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .118 .403 -0.014 0.53 0.000 -0.014 -0.1 1 0
Thad Bosley LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 .262 .617 -0.067 1.51 0.031 -0.097 -0.4 3 0
Ken Kravec P 1 1
Team Totals 35 1 10 1 0 1 .286 .657 -0.507 1.33 0.439 -0.945 -3.3 27 12
HR: M Colbern (1, off G Zahn; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
TB: M Colbern 5; T Bosley 2; L Johnson 2; H Chappas; K Bell; M Squires; W Nordhagen.
GIDP: W Nordhagen (6).
RBI: M Colbern (15).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 4.

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Geoff Zahn, W (12-13) 6 8 1 1 0 1 1 3.15 24 53 0.259 1.27 1.9
Mike Marshall, S (19) 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.42 11 0 0 0.248 1.48 1.4
Team Totals 9 10 1 1 0 1 1 1.00 35 53 0 0 0.507 0.68 3.3

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ken Kravec, L (11-14) 9 8 3 3 2 5 1 3.86 36 62 0.007 0.68 1.3
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 2 5 1 3.00 36 62 0.007 1.33 1.3
Balks: None.
WP: K Kravec (6).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jerry Neudecker.
Time of Game: 2:30.
Attendance: 7,342.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 85° F, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Chicago White Sox
1 Roy Smalley SS 1 Claudell Washingto RF
2 Bombo Rivera LF 2 Harry Chappas SS
3 Dan Ford RF 3 Rusty Torres CF
4 Craig Kusick 1B 4 Lamar Johnson 1B
5 Willie Norwood DH 5 Wayne Nordhagen DH
6 Dave Edwards CF 6 Mike Colbern C
7 Larry Wolfe 3B 7 Kevin Bell 3B
8 Bob Randall 2B 8 Don Kessinger 2B
9 Glenn Borgmann C 9 Thad Bosley LF
Geoff Zahn P Ken Kravec P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 1-0 1 1-- RR MIN R. Smalley K. Kravec 19% 84% Home Run (Deep LF); Borgmann Scores
t3 0-0 2 -2- R MIN B. Rivera K. Kravec 13% 61% Triple to RF; Borgmann Scores
b5 0-3 0 --- R CHW M. Colbern G. Zahn -10% 73% Home Run (Deep LF)
b6 1-3 2 -23 O CHW M. Colbern G. Zahn 9% 83% Lineout: 2B
b4 0-1 1 1-- OO CHW W. Nordhagen G. Zahn 7% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MIN R. Smalley K. Kravec -2% 48% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- O MIN B. Rivera K. Kravec -2% 46% Flyball: 2B
t1 0-0 2 --- O MIN D. Ford K. Kravec -1% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Geoff Zahn facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CHW C. Washington G. Zahn 2% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O CHW H. Chappas G. Zahn 2% 49% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 2 --- O CHW R. Torres G. Zahn 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- MIN C. Kusick K. Kravec 4% 54% Single to CF
t2 0-0 0 1-- O MIN W. Norwood K. Kravec -2% 52% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Kusick to 2B
t2 0-0 1 -2- O MIN D. Edwards K. Kravec -4% 48% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 2 -2- O MIN L. Wolfe K. Kravec -3% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Geoff Zahn facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O CHW L. Johnson G. Zahn 2% 47% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 1 --- O CHW W. Nordhagen G. Zahn 2% 49% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 2 --- CHW M. Colbern G. Zahn -1% 48% Single to LF
b2 0-0 2 1-- O CHW K. Bell G. Zahn 2% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O MIN B. Randall K. Kravec -2% 48% Flyball: 1B
t3 0-0 1 --- MIN G. Borgmann K. Kravec 5% 52% Double to CF
t3 0-0 1 -2- O MIN R. Smalley K. Kravec -4% 48% Flyball: C
t3 0-0 2 -2- R MIN B. Rivera K. Kravec 13% 61% Triple to RF; Borgmann Scores
t3 1-0 2 --3 O MIN D. Ford K. Kravec -4% 57% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Geoff Zahn facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- O CHW D. Kessinger G. Zahn 3% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-1 1 --- CHW T. Bosley G. Zahn -3% 57% Single to RF
b3 0-1 1 1-- O CHW C. Washington G. Zahn 2% 59% Groundout: 1B-P; Bosley to 3B
b3 0-1 2 --3 O CHW H. Chappas G. Zahn 4% 63% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 4-5-6
t4 1-0 0 --- O MIN C. Kusick K. Kravec -2% 61% Strikeout Looking
t4 1-0 1 --- O MIN W. Norwood K. Kravec -2% 59% Bunt Popfly: P
t4 1-0 2 --- MIN D. Edwards K. Kravec 2% 62% Double to RF
t4 1-0 2 -2- O MIN L. Wolfe K. Kravec -3% 58% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Geoff Zahn facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- O CHW R. Torres G. Zahn 3% 61% Groundout: P-1B
b4 0-1 1 --- CHW L. Johnson G. Zahn -3% 58% Single to LF
b4 0-1 1 1-- OO CHW W. Nordhagen G. Zahn 7% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 8-9-1
t5 1-0 0 --- O MIN B. Randall K. Kravec -2% 62% Flyball: LF
t5 1-0 1 --- MIN G. Borgmann K. Kravec 3% 65% Single to LF
t5 1-0 1 1-- RR MIN R. Smalley K. Kravec 19% 84% Home Run (Deep LF); Borgmann Scores
t5 3-0 1 --- O MIN B. Rivera K. Kravec -1% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 3-0 2 --- MIN D. Ford K. Kravec 1% 83% Single to RF
t5 3-0 2 1-- O MIN C. Kusick K. Kravec -1% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Geoff Zahn facing 6-7-8
b5 0-3 0 --- R CHW M. Colbern G. Zahn -10% 73% Home Run (Deep LF)
b5 1-3 0 --- CHW K. Bell G. Zahn -5% 67% Single to LF
b5 1-3 0 1-- O CHW D. Kessinger G. Zahn 5% 72% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b5 1-3 1 1-- O CHW T. Bosley G. Zahn 4% 76% Single to LF; Kessinger out at 3B/LF-3B
b5 1-3 2 1-- O CHW C. Washington G. Zahn 3% 79% Flyball: CF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 5-6-7
t6 3-1 0 --- O MIN W. Norwood K. Kravec -2% 77% Strikeout
t6 3-1 1 --- O MIN D. Edwards K. Kravec -1% 76% Strikeout
t6 3-1 2 --- MIN L. Wolfe K. Kravec 1% 77% Walk
t6 3-1 2 1-- O MIN B. Randall K. Kravec -2% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Geoff Zahn facing 2-3-4
b6 1-3 0 --- CHW H. Chappas G. Zahn -6% 70% Single to 3B/Bunt
b6 1-3 0 1-- O CHW R. Torres G. Zahn 5% 75% Flyball: CF
b6 1-3 1 1-- O CHW L. Johnson G. Zahn 4% 79% Flyball: RF
b6 1-3 2 1-- CHW W. Nordhagen G. Zahn -6% 73% Single to CF; Chappas to 3B; Nordhagen to 2B/Adv on E8
b6 1-3 2 -23 O CHW M. Colbern G. Zahn 9% 83% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 1.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 9-1-2
t7 3-1 0 --- O MIN G. Borgmann K. Kravec -1% 81% Flyball: LF
t7 3-1 1 --- O MIN R. Smalley K. Kravec -1% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 3-1 2 --- O MIN B. Rivera K. Kravec -1% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Mike Marshall facing 7-8-9
Mike Marshall replaces Geoff Zahn pitching
Mike Squires pinch hits for Kevin Bell (3B) batting 7th
b7 1-3 0 --- CHW M. Squires M. Marshall -7% 73% Single to RF
Ron Blomberg pinch hits for Don Kessinger (2B) batting 8th
b7 1-3 0 1-- O CHW R. Blomberg M. Marshall 4% 77% Groundout: 1B-P; Squires to 2B
b7 1-3 1 -2- O CHW T. Bosley M. Marshall 6% 82% Lineout: P
b7 1-3 2 -2- O CHW C. Washington M. Marshall 5% 87% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 1.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 3-4-5
Mike Eden replaces Ron Blomberg (PH) playing 2B batting 8th
Eric Soderholm replaces Mike Squires (PH) playing 3B batting 7th
t8 3-1 0 --- O MIN D. Ford K. Kravec -1% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 3-1 1 --- MIN C. Kusick K. Kravec 1% 87% Walk
Rob Wilfong pinch runs for Craig Kusick (1B) batting 4th
t8 3-1 1 1-- O MIN W. Norwood K. Kravec -2% 85% Wilfong Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t8 3-1 2 --- O MIN W. Norwood K. Kravec -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Mike Marshall facing 2-3-4
Rod Carew replaces Rob Wilfong (PR) playing 1B batting 4th
b8 1-3 0 --- O CHW H. Chappas M. Marshall 4% 89% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1-3 1 --- O CHW R. Torres M. Marshall 3% 91% Groundout: 1B-P
b8 1-3 2 --- CHW L. Johnson M. Marshall -3% 89% Single to CF
b8 1-3 2 1-- O CHW W. Nordhagen M. Marshall 4% 93% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 1.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, White Sox' Ken Kravec facing 6-7-8
t9 3-1 0 --- O MIN D. Edwards K. Kravec -1% 92% Strikeout
t9 3-1 1 --- O MIN L. Wolfe K. Kravec -1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 3-1 2 --- MIN B. Randall K. Kravec 0% 92% Single to CF
t9 3-1 2 1-- MIN G. Borgmann K. Kravec 0% 93% Wild Pitch; Randall to 2B
t9 3-1 2 -2- O MIN G. Borgmann K. Kravec -1% 91% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Mike Marshall facing 6-7-8
Marv Foley pinch hits for Mike Colbern (C) batting 6th
b9 1-3 0 --- O CHW M. Foley M. Marshall 4% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 1-3 1 --- O CHW E. Soderholm M. Marshall 3% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 1-3 2 --- O CHW M. Eden M. Marshall 1% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 1.

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