September 28, 1997 Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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TEX 4
@ANA 0 CHW 4
KCR 3 MIN 5
@CLE 1 NYY 7
@DET 2 BAL 7
@MIL 6 OAK 9
@SEA 7 TOR 3
BOS 2 COL 13
LAD 9 PIT 5
@HOU 4
(11) CIN 11
@MON 3 NYM 8
ATL 2 PHI 8
FLA 7 SDP 5
@SFG 3
(11) STL 2
CHC 1

Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 42,940

Sunday, September 28, 1997, 1:05
Time of Game: 2:32

Twins

68-94

Won 2

4th, 18½ GB

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

W: B Tewksbury (8-13), L: C Nagy (15-11)

Indians

86-75

Lost 2

1st

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch SS                5   1   3   0    0   0  .291  .801   17    2   3   2·SB
M Lawton RF                   4   1   1   3    1   1  .248  .781   21    3   1   2B
P Molitor DH                  3   1   1   0    2   1  .305  .786   34    0   0   
R Coomer 3B                   5   0   1   1    0   1  .298  .762   16    1   1   2B
S Stahoviak 1B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .701   12    8   2   HBP
M Cordova LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .739   13    3   0   2B,GDP
T Walker 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .641   19    1   3   
T Steinbach C                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .248  .696   18    7   0   
R Becker CF                   4   2   2   0    0   1  .264  .749   13    0   0   2B

B Tewksbury P                                                            2   1
Totals                       36   5   9   4    3   7              163   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Cordova (18, off C Nagy); R Coomer (30, off C Nagy); R Becker (22, off C Nagy); M Lawton (29, off C Nagy).

HBP: S Stahoviak (6, by C Nagy).

TB: R Becker 3; C Knoblauch 3; R Coomer 2; M Lawton 2; M Cordova 2; P Molitor.

GIDP: M Cordova (13).

RBI: M Lawton 3 (60); R Coomer (85).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Walker-C Knoblauch-S Stahoviak.

E: C Knoblauch (12).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Knoblauch 2 (62, 2nd base off C Nagy/S Alomar 2).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Vizquel SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .715   11    1   5   
  E Wilson SS                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    1    0   1   
B Giles LF-CF                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .268  .827    8    0   0   GDP
M Ramirez RF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .328  .953   23    5   0   
J Thome 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .286 1.002    9    9   1   
  S Casey 1B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .533    5    2   0   
D Justice DH                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .329 1.014   12    0   0   
  K Seitzer PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .695    6    0   0   
M Williams 3B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .795    8    0   0   3B
  J Manto 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .857         0   0   
S Alomar C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .324  .899    8    8   0   2B
J Branson 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .568   15    1   3   
M Grissom CF                  2   1   1   0    0   0  .262  .713   12    0   0   
  B Aven LF                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .513    3    0   0   

C Nagy P                                                                 1   2
  E Plunk P                                                              0   0
  J Mesa P                                                               0   0
Totals                       32   1   6   1    0   6              121   27  12

BATTING

2B: S Alomar (37, off B Tewksbury).

3B: M Williams (3, off B Tewksbury).

TB: M Williams 3; S Alomar 2; J Thome; M Grissom; O Vizquel; B Giles.

GIDP: B Giles (10).

RBI: B Giles (61).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Vizquel-J Thome.

E: E Wilson (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
B Tewksbury, W (8-13)          9     6   1   1    0   6   0   4.22   32  121-89   57· 8·24   13· 9· 4· 0     77    -     0.83   0.30
Totals                         9     6   1   1    0   6   0          32  121-89   57· 8·24   13· 9· 4· 0           -

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Nagy, L (15-11)              7     9   5   5    3   4   0   4.28   34  129-82   55· 8·19   17· 5· 4· 0     40    -     1.01  -0.22
E Plunk                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   4.66    3   12-10    4· 3· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
J Mesa                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.40    3   11-7     5· 1· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         9     9   5   5    3   7   0          40  152-99   64·12·23   18· 7· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: C Nagy (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: C Nagy (7; S Stahoviak).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Joe Brinkman.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 42,940.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 14mph out to Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Cleveland Indians                    
1. C Knoblauch          SS    1. O Vizquel            SS 
2. M Lawton             RF    2. B Giles              LF 
3. P Molitor            DH    3. M Ramirez            RF 
4. R Coomer             3B    4. J Thome              1B 
5. S Stahoviak          1B    5. D Justice            DH 
6. M Cordova            LF    6. M Williams           3B 
7. T Walker             2B    7. S Alomar             C  
8. T Steinbach          C     8. J Branson            2B 
9. R Becker             CF    9. M Grissom            CF 

   B Tewksbury          P        C Nagy               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  1-0  -23  5   13%  69% M Lawton        C Nagy          Double to CF (Line Drive); Becker Scores; Knoblauch Scores
   t 5   0  1-0  1--  3   12%  54% C Knoblauch     C Nagy          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Becker to 3B
   b 3   1  0-0  -2-  1  -10%  32% B Giles         B Tewksbury     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Grissom Scores; Giles to 2B
   t 5   0  1-2  1-3  3    9%  84% R Coomer        C Nagy          Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Lawton Scores; Molitor to 3B
   b 4   1  0-1  ---  3   -7%  28% M Williams      B Tewksbury     Triple to CF (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Charles Nagy facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  4   50%  M Lawton        Walk
          1--  8   54%  P Molitor       Walk; Lawton to 2B
   O      12-  3   49%  R Coomer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   45%  S Stahoviak     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Tewksbury facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   42%  O Vizquel       Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2   43%  B Giles         Groundout: 2B-1B; Vizquel to 2B
   O      -2-  3   46%  M Ramirez       Lineout: RF (Deep RF); Vizquel to 3B
   O      --3  1   50%  J Thome         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Charles Nagy facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   48%  M Cordova       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   46%  T Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   45%  T Steinbach     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Tewksbury facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   47%  D Justice       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   49%  M Williams      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  2   46%  S Alomar        Double to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  3   50%  J Branson       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Charles Nagy facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   47%  R Becker        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   50%  C Knoblauch     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   47%  M Lawton        Strikeout Swinging
          1--      48%  P Molitor       Knoblauch Steals 2B
          -2-  8   49%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   44%  R Coomer        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Tewksbury facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   40%  M Grissom       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   42%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Grissom to 2B
   R      -2-  1   32%  B Giles         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Grissom Scores; Giles to 2B
   O      -2-  5   35%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   38%  J Thome         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Giles out at Hm/RF-C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Charles Nagy facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   36%  S Stahoviak     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   41%  M Cordova       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  2   36%  T Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      -2-  4   32%  T Steinbach     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bob Tewksbury facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   34%  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   28%  M Williams      Triple to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      --3  4   33%  S Alomar        Popfly: SS
   O      --3  6   37%  J Branson       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Charles Nagy facing 9-1-2
          ---  7   42%  R Becker        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   54%  C Knoblauch     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Becker to 3B
          1-3      56%  M Lawton        Knoblauch Steals 2B
   RR     -23  5   69%  " "             Double to CF (Line Drive); Becker Scores; Knoblauch Scores
          -2-  3   76%  P Molitor       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Lawton to 3B
   R      1-3  3   84%  R Coomer        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Lawton Scores; Molitor to 3B
          -23  3   86%  S Stahoviak     Hit By Pitch
   ROO    123  5   81%  M Cordova       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B; Molitor Scores/No RBI; Coomer to 3B
   O      --3  7   79%  T Walker        Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-4, Bob Tewksbury facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   82%  M Grissom       Flyball: RF
          ---  6   79%  O Vizquel       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  3   85%  B Giles         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Indians 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Charles Nagy facing 8-9-1
                  Enrique Wilson replaces Omar Vizquel playing SS batting 1st
   O      ---  7   84%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   86%  R Becker        Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-  3   88%  C Knoblauch     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Becker to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   90%  M Lawton        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Becker Scores
          1--      90%  P Molitor       Wild Pitch; Lawton to 2B
   O      -2-  5   89%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Bob Tewksbury facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  8   91%  M Ramirez       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   92%  J Thome         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   93%  D Justice       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 1.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Charles Nagy facing 4-5-6
                  Sean Casey replaces Jim Thome playing 1B batting 4th; Bruce Aven replaces Marquis Grissom playing LF batting 9th; Brian Giles moves to CF
   O      ---  5   93%  R Coomer        Foul Popfly: C
          ---  2   94%  S Stahoviak     Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball); Stahoviak to 2B
   O      -2-  5   93%  M Cordova       Groundout: 2B-1B; Stahoviak to 3B
   O      --3  5   92%  T Walker        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Bob Tewksbury facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   94%  M Williams      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   95%  S Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   96%  J Branson       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 1.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Eric Plunk facing 8-9-1
                  Eric Plunk replaces Charles Nagy pitching; Jeff Manto replaces Matt Williams playing 3B batting 6th
   O      ---  4   95%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   95%  R Becker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   95%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Bob Tewksbury facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   97%  B Aven          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   98%  E Wilson        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   98%  B Giles         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 1.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jose Mesa facing 2-3-4
                  Jose Mesa replaces Eric Plunk pitching
   O      ---  4   98%  M Lawton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   98%  P Molitor       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   98%  R Coomer        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Bob Tewksbury facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   99%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  S Casey         Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
                  Kevin Seitzer pinch hits for David Justice batting 5th
   O      ---  6  100%  K Seitzer       Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE199709280

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