September 6, 1980 Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 18,249

Saturday, September 6, 1980
Time of Game: 2:26

Twins

59-78

Won 1

4th, 27½ GB

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

W: J Koosman (12-12), L: J Morris (13-13), S: D Corbett (16)

Tigers

71-63

Lost 1

4th, 12½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Powell RF                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .257  .656    0    0   0   
R Wilfong 2B                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .245  .658    0    1   2   SB
K Landreaux CF                5   0   1   1    0   0  .273  .724    0    5   0   3B
G Adams DH                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .295  .721    0    0   0   2B
  R Smalley PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .265  .747    0    0   0   
  D Edwards PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .623         0   0   
M Cubbage 1B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .244  .663    0    9   1   
  R Jackson PH-1B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .678    0    1   0   GDP
J Castino 3B                  3   0   0   1    0   1  .297  .757    0    3   2   SH
R Sofield LF                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .253  .684    0    2   0   IW
S Butera C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .314  .667    0    4   0   
L Faedo SS                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    1   3   SH

J Koosman P                                                              1   0
  D Corbett P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   4   6   3    5   1                    27   8

BATTING

2B: G Adams (8, off J Morris).

3B: K Landreaux (8, off J Morris).

SH: J Castino (18, off J Morris); L Faedo (1, off J Morris).

IBB: R Sofield (1, by J Morris).

TB: K Landreaux 3; G Adams 2; R Wilfong 2; L Faedo; R Sofield.

GIDP: R Jackson (12).

RBI: R Sofield (46); J Castino (53); K Landreaux (53).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 14.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Wilfong (10, 2nd base off J Morris/D Dyer).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Peters CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .298  .751    0    1   0   
A Trammell SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .295  .766    0    1   2   
S Kemp LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .302  .859    0    3   0   
J Wockenfuss 1B               1   0   0   0    3   0  .274  .838    0   11   3   
T Brookens 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .751    0    2   1   
A Cowens RF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .271  .682    0    0   0   
L Jones DH                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .729    0    0   0   
  T Corcoran PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .683    0    0   0   
D Dyer C                      3   0   0   0    1   2  .186  .608    0    1   0   
L Whitaker 2B                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .601    0    2   3   
  J Lentine PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .640    0    0   0   
  M Wagner 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .579         2   1   

J Morris P                                                               4   2
  P Underwood P                                                          0   0
Totals                       30   0   3   0    5   4                    27  12

BATTING

TB: R Peters; L Jones; A Trammell.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Wagner-J Wockenfuss.

E: R Peters (5); T Brookens 4 (26).

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 (12-12)           8.1   3   0   0    5   3   0   4.36   33     -       ·  ·      9·12· 1· 3     75    -     1.05   0.43
D Corbett, S (16)              0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.89    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.00   0.04
Totals                         9     3   0   0    5   4   0          35     -       ·  ·     10·12· 1· 3          2-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Morris, L (13-13)            8     6   4   3    4   1   0   4.34   38     -       ·  ·     18· 8· 1· 6     53    -     0.70  -0.03
P Underwood                    1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.79    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          3-1    0.18   0.01
Totals                         9     6   4   3    5   1   0          41     -       ·  ·     20· 8· 1· 6          3-1

J Morris faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Morris (5; R Sofield).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mark Johnson.

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 18,249.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Detroit Tigers                       
1. H Powell             RF    1. R Peters             CF 
2. R Wilfong            2B    2. A Trammell           SS 
3. K Landreaux          CF    3. S Kemp               LF 
4. G Adams              DH    4. J Wockenfuss         1B 
5. M Cubbage            1B    5. T Brookens           3B 
6. J Castino            3B    6. A Cowens             RF 
7. R Sofield            LF    7. L Jones              DH 
8. S Butera             C     8. D Dyer               C  
9. L Faedo              SS    9. L Whitaker           2B 

   J Koosman            P        J Morris             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-1  -2-      10%  73% K Landreaux     J Morris        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Wilfong Scores/No RBI/unER; Landreaux to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
   t 2   1  0-0  -2-       9%  61% R Sofield       J Morris        Single to RF; Cubbage Scores
   b 4   1  2-0  12-       6%  70% T Brookens      J Koosman       Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B; Wockenfuss to 2B
   b 4   2  2-0  12-       5%  75% A Cowens        J Koosman       Flyball: CF
   b 4   1  2-0  1--      -5%  64% J Wockenfuss    J Koosman       Walk; Trammell to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  H Powell        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      46%  R Wilfong       Groundout: P unassisted
          ---      48%  K Landreaux     Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Landreaux to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  G Adams         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  R Peters        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  A Trammell      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  S Kemp          Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Morris facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  M Cubbage       Walk
   O      1--      52%  J Castino       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Cubbage to 2B
   R      -2-      61%  R Sofield       Single to RF; Cubbage Scores
   O      1--      58%  S Butera        Flyball: SS
   O      1--      56%  L Faedo         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jerry Koosman facing 4-5-6
          ---      52%  J Wockenfuss    Walk
   O      1--      56%  T Brookens      Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      59%  A Cowens        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      61%  L Jones         Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  H Powell        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      61%  R Wilfong       Single to RF
          1--      63%  K Landreaux     Wilfong Steals 2B
   R      -2-      73%  " "             Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Wilfong Scores/No RBI/unER; Landreaux to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw)
   O      -2-      70%  G Adams         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Landreaux to 3B
   O      --3      67%  M Cubbage       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Jerry Koosman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      70%  D Dyer          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      72%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      73%  R Peters        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jack Morris facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      71%  J Castino       Strikeout
   O      ---      70%  R Sofield       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      69%  S Butera        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Jerry Koosman facing 2-3-4
          ---      64%  A Trammell      Single to LF
   O      1--      69%  S Kemp          Flyball: 1B
          1--      64%  J Wockenfuss    Walk; Trammell to 2B
   O      12-      70%  T Brookens      Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B; Wockenfuss to 2B
   O      12-      75%  A Cowens        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jack Morris facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      73%  L Faedo         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      72%  H Powell        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      73%  R Wilfong       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Wilfong to 1B
   O      1--      71%  K Landreaux     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Jerry Koosman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      74%  L Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      71%  D Dyer          Walk
   O      1--      75%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      78%  R Peters        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jack Morris facing 4-5-6
          ---      83%  G Adams         Double to RF
   O      -2-      82%  M Cubbage       Groundout: 2B-1B; Adams to 3B
   RO     --3      84%  J Castino       Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Adams Scores
   O      ---      84%  R Sofield       Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Jerry Koosman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      87%  A Trammell      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      88%  S Kemp          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      89%  J Wockenfuss    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jack Morris facing 8-9-1
          ---      91%  S Butera        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Butera to 1B
   O      1--      90%  L Faedo         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Butera to 2B
   O      -2-      89%  H Powell        Groundout: 1B-P; Butera to 3B
   O      --3      87%  R Wilfong       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Jerry Koosman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      90%  T Brookens      Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      92%  A Cowens        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      90%  L Jones         Single to CF
   O      1--      93%  D Dyer          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jack Morris facing 3-4-5
          ---      96%  K Landreaux     Triple to CF
          --3      96%  G Adams         Walk
   O      1-3      95%  M Cubbage       Flyball: LF
   O      1-3      93%  J Castino       Flyball: 1B
          1-3      93%  R Sofield       Intentional Walk; Adams to 2B
   O      123      91%  S Butera        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Jerry Koosman facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Lentine pinch hits for Lou Whitaker batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  J Lentine       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      91%  R Peters        Single to RF
   O      1--      94%  A Trammell      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      97%  S Kemp          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jack Morris facing 9-1-2
                  Mark Wagner replaces Jim Lentine playing 2B batting 9th
          ---      97%  L Faedo         Single
          1--      98%  H Powell        Walk; Faedo to 2B
          12-      99%  R Wilfong       Single; Faedo to 3B; Powell to 2B
                  Pat Underwood replaces Jack Morris pitching
   RO     123      99%  K Landreaux     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Faedo Scores; Powell to 3B; Landreaux to 1B
                  Roy Smalley pinch hits for Glenn Adams batting 4th
          1-3      99%  R Smalley       Walk; Landreaux to 2B
                  Ron Jackson pinch hits for Mike Cubbage batting 5th; Dave Edwards pinch runs for Roy Smalley batting 4th
   OO     123      98%  R Jackson       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Jerry Koosman facing 4-5-6
                  Ron Jackson moves to 1B
          ---      96%  J Wockenfuss    Walk
   O      1--      98%  T Brookens      Flyball: 2B
          1--      96%  A Cowens        Walk; Wockenfuss to 2B
                  Doug Corbett replaces Jerry Koosman pitching; Tim Corcoran pinch hits for Lynn Jones batting 7th
   O      12-      98%  T Corcoran      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Wockenfuss to 3B; Cowens to 2B
   O      -23     100%  D Dyer          Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET198009060

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation