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TEX
@BAL		11
0
KCR
@BOS		6
15
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@CAL		4
5		 
(11)
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@CLE		4
7
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@MIL		2
0
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@OAK		1
2		 
(12)
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@CHC		2
3
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@CIN		5
6		 
(15)
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6
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@NYM		2
1
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@PIT		2
3		 
(11)
MON
@SDP		3
0
Sunday, August 29, 1976
, Cleveland Stadium
Attendance: 10,415, Time of Game: 2:48
Twins
4
62-68
⇐ Lost 6 ⇒
3rd, 16½ GB
 at Indians
7
65-63
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
3rd, 13 GB
W: Dennis Eckersley (10-10)
L: Eddie Bane (4-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           1  0  1   1  1  0   0  0  0    4  4  2
Indians         0  1  3   3  0  0   0  0  X    7 14  1

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Steve Braun LF 2 2 0 0 3 0 .277 .711 0.115 1.13 0.173 -0.057 1.0 3 0 SB
Roy Smalley SS 3 0 0 0 1 3 .257 .677 -0.035 1.13 0.057 -0.093 -0.3 1 3
Rod Carew 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 .324 .834 -0.049 1.19 0.032 -0.081 -0.7 5 0 SF
Lyman Bostock CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .318 .775 -0.027 0.80 0.046 -0.072 0.3 4 0 3B
Butch Wynegar C 3 1 2 1 1 0 .261 .735 0.237 1.02 0.245 -0.008 2.2 5 1 2B
Mike Cubbage 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .247 .662 -0.081 1.23 0.040 -0.121 -0.8 1 1
Tony Oliva DH 4 0 0 1 0 0 .218 .523 -0.006 1.17 0.068 -0.074 -0.3
Steve Brye RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .275 .641 -0.110 0.98 0.000 -0.110 -1.1 2 0 GDP
Bob Randall 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .271 .649 -0.012 0.65 0.026 -0.038 -0.2 3 3
Eddie Bane P
   Steve Luebber P
Team Totals 30 4 4 3 6 9 .133 .504 0.032 1.03 0.687 -0.654 0.1 24 8
2B: B Wynegar (20, off D Eckersley).
3B: L Bostock (7, off D Eckersley).
SF: R Carew (6, off D Eckersley).
TB: L Bostock 3; B Wynegar 3; B Randall.
GIDP: S Brye (7).
RBI: B Wynegar (58); R Carew (72); T Oliva (13).
2-out RBI: B Wynegar.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Smalley-B Randall-R Carew 2.
E: B Randall (19); S Braun (6).
Baserunning
SB: S Braun (9, 2nd base off D Eckersley/R Cerone).

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Frank Duffy SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .221 .553 0.024 1.00 0.086 -0.062 -0.2 1 1
   Duane Kuiper 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .270 .634 0.002 0.04 0.002 0.000 0.2 0 4 2B
Ray Fosse 1B 4 0 1 1 1 0 .313 .743 -0.045 1.24 0.085 -0.130 -0.1 10 0 GDP
Larvell Blanks 2B-SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 .286 .768 0.050 1.15 0.109 -0.059 0.9 1 3 GDP
Rico Carty DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 .308 .832 0.009 0.68 0.040 -0.031 0.4
George Hendrick LF 4 2 2 3 0 0 .273 .796 0.349 1.02 0.371 -0.023 2.0 2 0 HR
Buddy Bell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .285 .702 -0.061 0.64 0.000 -0.061 -1.2 0 1
Ron Pruitt RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 .286 .712 0.036 0.65 0.058 -0.022 0.2 1 0 CS
Rick Cerone C 4 1 2 1 0 1 .200 .400 0.203 0.93 0.210 -0.007 1.7 10 0
John Lowenstein CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 .193 .523 -0.034 0.81 0.016 -0.049 -0.3 2 0
Dennis Eckersley P
   Stan Thomas P
Team Totals 35 7 14 7 3 3 .400 .962 0.533 0.89 0.977 -0.444 3.5 27 9
2B: D Kuiper (12, off S Luebber).
HR: G Hendrick (21, off E Bane; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs).
TB: G Hendrick 5; D Kuiper 2; L Blanks 2; F Duffy 2; R Carty 2; R Pruitt 2; R Cerone 2; R Fosse.
GIDP: L Blanks (10); R Fosse (4).
RBI: G Hendrick 3 (65); L Blanks 2 (32); R Fosse (24); R Cerone (1).
2-out RBI: G Hendrick 3; R Cerone.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 5 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Duffy-L Blanks-R Fosse.
PB: R Cerone 2 (2).
E: L Blanks (7).
Baserunning
CS: R Pruitt (3, 2nd base by S Luebber/B Wynegar).

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Eddie Bane, L (4-7) 3 9 7 6 2 0 1 4.98 18 13 -0.503 1.32 -4.5
Steve Luebber 5 5 0 0 1 3 0 4.29 20 3 3 -0.030 0.49 1.0
Team Totals 8 14 7 6 3 3 1 6.75 38 13 3 3 -0.533 1.03 -3.5
E Bane faced 3 batters in the 4th inning.

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dennis Eckersley, W (10-10) 5 4 4 3 4 5 0 3.65 24 46 -0.216 1.16 -2.2
Stan Thomas, S (6) 4 0 0 0 2 4 0 2.13 13 1 0 0.183 0.79 2.1
Team Totals 9 4 4 3 6 9 0 3.00 37 46 1 0 -0.033 0.89 -0.1
D Eckersley faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.
Balks: D Eckersley (1).
WP: E Bane (5); D Eckersley (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker.
Time of Game: 2:48.
Attendance: 10,415.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 68° F.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Cleveland Indians
1 Steve Braun LF 1 Frank Duffy SS
2 Roy Smalley SS 2 Ray Fosse 1B
3 Rod Carew 1B 3 Larvell Blanks 2B
4 Lyman Bostock CF 4 Rico Carty DH
5 Butch Wynegar C 5 George Hendrick LF
6 Mike Cubbage 3B 6 Buddy Bell 3B
7 Tony Oliva DH 7 Ron Pruitt RF
8 Steve Brye RF 8 Rick Cerone C
9 Bob Randall 2B 9 John Lowenstein CF
Eddie Bane P Dennis Eckersley P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 1-2 2 -23 RRR CLE G. Hendrick E. Bane 32% 76% Home Run; Blanks Scores; Carty Scores
b2 0-1 2 1-3 R CLE R. Cerone E. Bane 11% 54% Single; Hendrick Scores/unER; Pruitt to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- R MIN B. Wynegar D. Eckersley -11% 40% Single to RF; Braun Scores; Smalley to 2B
b4 4-3 0 1-- CLE R. Cerone E. Bane 10% 83% Single to LF; Pruitt to 3B/Adv on E7; Cerone to 2B
b3 1-2 0 1-- OO CLE R. Fosse E. Bane -9% 37% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-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, Indians' Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- MIN S. Braun D. Eckersley -4% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- MIN R. Smalley D. Eckersley -6% 41% Walk; Braun to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- O MIN R. Carew D. Eckersley 5% 46% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 12- O MIN L. Bostock D. Eckersley 4% 50% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 12- R MIN B. Wynegar D. Eckersley -11% 40% Single to RF; Braun Scores; Smalley to 2B
t1 1-0 2 12- O MIN M. Cubbage D. Eckersley 4% 43% Foul Flyball: C
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Eddie Bane facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- CLE F. Duffy E. Bane 4% 47% Single to LF
b1 0-1 0 1-- O CLE R. Fosse E. Bane -4% 44% Flyball: 2B
b1 0-1 1 1-- OO CLE L. Blanks E. Bane -5% 38% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Dennis Eckersley facing 7-8-9
t2 1-0 0 --- O MIN T. Oliva D. Eckersley 2% 40% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 1-0 1 --- O MIN S. Brye D. Eckersley 1% 42% Foul Flyball: 1B
t2 1-0 2 --- O MIN B. Randall D. Eckersley 1% 43% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Eddie Bane facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- O CLE R. Carty E. Bane -2% 40% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-1 1 --- CLE G. Hendrick E. Bane 5% 45% Single; Hendrick to 2B/Adv on E4
b2 0-1 1 -2- O CLE B. Bell E. Bane -3% 42% Flyball: CF; Hendrick to 3B
b2 0-1 2 --3 CLE R. Pruitt E. Bane 1% 43% Walk
b2 0-1 2 1-3 R CLE R. Cerone E. Bane 11% 54% Single; Hendrick Scores/unER; Pruitt to 2B
b2 1-1 2 12- O CLE J. Lowenstein E. Bane -4% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 1.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Indians' Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
t3 1-1 0 --- MIN S. Braun D. Eckersley -4% 46% Walk
t3 1-1 0 1-- MIN R. Smalley D. Eckersley -3% 43% Braun Steals 2B
t3 1-1 0 -2- MIN R. Smalley D. Eckersley -4% 39% Wild Pitch; Braun to 3B
t3 1-1 0 --3 O MIN R. Smalley D. Eckersley 5% 44% Strikeout
t3 1-1 1 --3 RO MIN R. Carew D. Eckersley -3% 41% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Braun Scores
t3 2-1 2 --- O MIN L. Bostock D. Eckersley 1% 42% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Twins' Eddie Bane facing 1-2-3
b3 1-2 0 --- CLE F. Duffy E. Bane 5% 46% Single to CF
b3 1-2 0 1-- OO CLE R. Fosse E. Bane -9% 37% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b3 1-2 2 --- CLE L. Blanks E. Bane 2% 39% Single to CF
b3 1-2 2 1-- CLE R. Carty E. Bane 2% 41% Single to CF; Blanks to 2B
b3 1-2 2 12- CLE G. Hendrick E. Bane 2% 44% Wild Pitch; Blanks to 3B; Carty to 2B
b3 1-2 2 -23 RRR CLE G. Hendrick E. Bane 32% 76% Home Run; Blanks Scores; Carty Scores
b3 4-2 2 --- O CLE B. Bell E. Bane -1% 75% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 4.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Indians' Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
t4 2-4 0 --- MIN B. Wynegar D. Eckersley -7% 68% Double to LF
t4 2-4 0 -2- MIN M. Cubbage D. Eckersley -3% 65% Passed Ball; Wynegar to 3B
t4 2-4 0 --3 O MIN M. Cubbage D. Eckersley 6% 70% Lineout: 1B
t4 2-4 1 --3 R MIN T. Oliva D. Eckersley -7% 63% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Wynegar Scores/unER
t4 3-4 1 1-- O MIN S. Brye D. Eckersley 4% 67% Strikeout Looking
t4 3-4 2 1-- MIN B. Randall D. Eckersley -3% 64% Single to CF; Oliva to 2B
t4 3-4 2 12- O MIN S. Braun D. Eckersley 5% 70% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Indians 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-3, Twins' Eddie Bane facing 7-8-9
b4 4-3 0 --- CLE R. Pruitt E. Bane 3% 73% Single to RF
b4 4-3 0 1-- CLE R. Cerone E. Bane 10% 83% Single to LF; Pruitt to 3B/Adv on E7; Cerone to 2B
b4 4-3 0 -23 CLE J. Lowenstein E. Bane 2% 84% Walk
Steve Luebber replaces Eddie Bane pitching
b4 4-3 0 123 O CLE F. Duffy S. Luebber -6% 79% Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm; Cerone to 3B; Lowenstein to 2B
b4 4-3 1 123 R CLE R. Fosse S. Luebber 8% 86% Single to LF; Cerone Scores; Lowenstein to 3B; Duffy to 2B
b4 5-3 1 123 RR CLE L. Blanks S. Luebber 7% 94% Single to LF; Lowenstein Scores; Duffy Scores; Fosse to 2B
b4 7-3 1 12- CLE R. Carty S. Luebber 1% 95% Single to RF; Fosse to 3B; Blanks to 2B
b4 7-3 1 123 O CLE G. Hendrick S. Luebber -2% 93% Flyball: 3B
b4 7-3 2 123 O CLE B. Bell S. Luebber -2% 92% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Twins 3, Indians 7.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-7, Indians' Dennis Eckersley facing 2-3-4
t5 3-7 0 --- O MIN R. Smalley D. Eckersley 1% 93% Strikeout
t5 3-7 1 --- O MIN R. Carew D. Eckersley 1% 94% Flyball: RF
t5 3-7 2 --- MIN L. Bostock D. Eckersley -1% 93% Triple to RF
t5 3-7 2 --3 R MIN B. Wynegar D. Eckersley -3% 89% Balk; Bostock Scores
t5 4-7 2 --- O MIN B. Wynegar D. Eckersley 1% 90% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Indians 7.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-4, Twins' Steve Luebber facing 7-8-9
b5 7-4 0 --- CLE R. Pruitt S. Luebber 1% 91% Single to CF
b5 7-4 0 1-- O CLE R. Cerone S. Luebber -2% 89% Pruitt Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b5 7-4 1 --- O CLE R. Cerone S. Luebber -1% 89% Flyball: LF
b5 7-4 2 --- O CLE J. Lowenstein S. Luebber -0% 88% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Indians 7.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-7, Indians' Dennis Eckersley facing 6-7-8
t6 4-7 0 --- MIN M. Cubbage D. Eckersley -4% 84% Walk
Stan Thomas replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching
t6 4-7 0 1-- O MIN T. Oliva S. Thomas 4% 88% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t6 4-7 1 1-- OO MIN S. Brye S. Thomas 5% 93% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Indians 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-4, Twins' Steve Luebber facing 1-2-3
b6 7-4 0 --- O CLE F. Duffy S. Luebber -1% 92% Flyball: LF
b6 7-4 1 --- CLE R. Fosse S. Luebber 1% 93% Walk
b6 7-4 1 1-- O CLE L. Blanks S. Luebber -1% 92% Foul Flyball: C
b6 7-4 2 1-- O CLE R. Carty S. Luebber -1% 91% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Indians 7.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-7, Indians' Stan Thomas facing 9-1-2
Duane Kuiper replaces Frank Duffy (SS) playing 2B batting 1st
Larvell Blanks moves from 2B to SS
t7 4-7 0 --- O MIN B. Randall S. Thomas 2% 93% Strikeout
t7 4-7 1 --- MIN S. Braun S. Thomas -2% 91% Walk
t7 4-7 1 1-- O MIN R. Smalley S. Thomas 3% 93% Strikeout Looking
t7 4-7 2 1-- O MIN R. Carew S. Thomas 2% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Indians 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-4, Twins' Steve Luebber facing 5-6-7
b7 7-4 0 --- O CLE G. Hendrick S. Luebber -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 7-4 1 --- O CLE B. Bell S. Luebber -0% 94% Flyball: CF
b7 7-4 2 --- O CLE R. Pruitt S. Luebber -0% 94% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Indians 7.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-7, Indians' Stan Thomas facing 4-5-6
t8 4-7 0 --- O MIN L. Bostock S. Thomas 2% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 4-7 1 --- MIN B. Wynegar S. Thomas -2% 94% Walk
t8 4-7 1 1-- MIN M. Cubbage S. Thomas -1% 93% Passed Ball; Wynegar to 2B
t8 4-7 1 -2- O MIN M. Cubbage S. Thomas 3% 96% Strikeout Looking
t8 4-7 2 -2- O MIN T. Oliva S. Thomas 2% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Indians 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-4, Twins' Steve Luebber facing 8-9-1
b8 7-4 0 --- O CLE R. Cerone S. Luebber -0% 98% Strikeout
b8 7-4 1 --- O CLE J. Lowenstein S. Luebber -0% 97% Strikeout
b8 7-4 2 --- CLE D. Kuiper S. Luebber 0% 98% Double to CF
b8 7-4 2 -2- O CLE R. Fosse S. Luebber -0% 97% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Indians 7.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-7, Indians' Stan Thomas facing 8-9-1
t9 4-7 0 --- O MIN S. Brye S. Thomas 2% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 4-7 1 --- O MIN B. Randall S. Thomas 1% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 4-7 2 --- O MIN S. Braun S. Thomas 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Indians 7.

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