September 26, 1971 Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 8
WSA 1 CHW 6
@CAL 5
(10) BAL 5
@CLE 0 NYY 3
@DET 2 MIN 6
@KCR 2 KCR 5
MIN 3 OAK 7
MIL 0 LAD 5
@ATL 2 PHI 5
@CHC 1 SFG 12
@CIN 5 NYM 3
PIT 1 STL 7
MON 1

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 12,338

Sunday, September 26, 1971
Time of Game: 2:30

Twins

73-84

Lost 1

4th, 25 GB

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

W: M Montgomery (3-0), L: S Luebber (2-5), S: T Abernathy (23)

Royals

85-74

Won 1

2nd, 14 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Soderholm 3B                4   1   1   1    0   0  .158  .595    0    1   4   2B
R Reese RF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .618    0    1   0   
  C Tovar PH-CF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .311  .724    0    1   0   
H Killebrew 1B                3   0   0   0    1   2  .257  .861    0    7   1   
  D Thompson PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .636         0   0   
  H Haydel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   1   
R Carew 2B                    4   0   3   1    0   0  .308  .740    0    0   1   
L Cardenas SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .751    0    2   2   SH
J Holt CF-1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .607    0    3   0   
S Brye LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .528    0    2   0   
R Dempsey C                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .308  .742    0    5   0   2B
S Luebber P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .053  .106    0    0   0   
  R Corbin P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .456         2   0   
  S Braun PH-RF               1   1   1   1    0   0  .253  .695    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   3   7   3    1   6                    24   9

BATTING

2B: R Dempsey (1, off M Montgomery); E Soderholm (4, off M Montgomery).

SH: L Cardenas (7, off M Montgomery).

TB: R Dempsey 3; R Carew 3; E Soderholm 2; S Braun.

RBI: E Soderholm (4); S Braun (34); R Carew (48).

2-out RBI: R Carew.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Cardenas-H Killebrew.

E: H Killebrew (13).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Floyd SS                    4   1   0   0    1   1  .158  .461    0    1   0   
P Schaal 3B                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .270  .786    0    4   2   2B
J Keough CF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .250  .647    0    1   0   
G Hopkins 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .806    0    9   1   2B
L Piniella LF                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .277  .676    0    4   0   IW
B Oliver RF                   2   1   1   1    1   0  .241  .604    0    1   0   SF
D Paepke C                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .204  .525    0    4   0   
  B Martinez C                1   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .449    0    2   0   SH
R Severson 2B                 4   1   3   1    0   0  .360  .949    0    0   3   2·3B
M Montgomery P                2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .125    0    1   1   
  T Burgmeier P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .636         0   0   
  T Abernathy P               1   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .166    0    0   1   
Totals                       31   5   9   5    4   5                    27   8

BATTING

2B: G Hopkins (16, off S Luebber); P Schaal (31, off S Luebber).

3B: R Severson 2 (2, off S Luebber, off H Haydel).

SF: B Oliver (5, off R Corbin).

SH: B Martinez (1, off H Haydel).

IBB: L Piniella (4, by R Corbin).

TB: R Severson 7; P Schaal 3; G Hopkins 2; J Keough; L Piniella; B Oliver.

RBI: P Schaal 2 (60); R Severson (1); B Oliver (48); J Keough (30).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

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
S Luebber, L (2-5)             4.1   6   4   4    3   4   0   5.03   22     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 0· 6     36    -     1.21  -0.17
R Corbin                       2.2   1   0   0    1   0   0   4.04   10     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 1· 1          2-1    0.33   0.01
H Haydel                       1     2   1   1    0   1   0   3.76    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.63  -0.06
Totals                         8     9   5   5    4   5   0          37     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 1· 9          2-1

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Montgomery, W (3-0)          7.1   6   3   3    0   6   0   2.11   28     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 1· 6     60    -     0.86   0.20
T Burgmeier, H (8)             0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   1.75    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          1-1    2.10  -0.08
T Abernathy, S (23)            1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.60    4     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.78   0.16
Totals                         9     7   3   3    1   6   0          35     -       ·  ·     10·10· 1· 7          3-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Corbin (11; L Piniella).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - George Maloney.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 12,338.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Kansas City Royals                   
1. E Soderholm          3B    1. B Floyd              SS 
2. R Reese              RF    2. P Schaal             3B 
3. H Killebrew          1B    3. J Keough             CF 
4. R Carew              2B    4. G Hopkins            1B 
5. L Cardenas           SS    5. L Piniella           LF 
6. J Holt               CF    6. B Oliver             RF 
7. S Brye               LF    7. D Paepke             C  
8. R Dempsey            C     8. R Severson           2B 
9. S Luebber            P     9. M Montgomery         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  0-0  1-3      18%  84% P Schaal        S Luebber       Double to CF; Severson Scores; Floyd Scores
   b 5   0  0-0  ---      14%  70% R Severson      S Luebber       Triple to RF
   t 8   2  4-2  12-     -11%  78% R Carew         T Burgmeier     Single to LF; Soderholm Scores; Thompson to 2B
   t 8   2  4-3  12-      10%  88% L Cardenas      T Abernathy     Flyball: LF
   t 8   1  4-1  1--      -8%  86% E Soderholm     M Montgomery    Double to CF (LF-CF); Braun Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Monty Montgomery facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  E Soderholm     Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      54%  R Reese         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      55%  H Killebrew     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Luebber facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  B Floyd         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  P Schaal        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  J Keough        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Monty Montgomery facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  R Carew         Single to 2B
   O      1--      48%  L Cardenas      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Carew to 2B
   O      -2-      51%  J Holt          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Carew to 3B
   O      --3      55%  S Brye          Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Luebber facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  G Hopkins       Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      55%  L Piniella      Single to LF
          1--      59%  B Oliver        Walk; Piniella to 2B
   O      12-      54%  D Paepke        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      50%  R Severson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Monty Montgomery facing 8-9-1
          ---      46%  R Dempsey       Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  S Luebber       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      53%  E Soderholm     Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      55%  R Reese         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Luebber facing 9-1-2
          ---      59%  M Montgomery    Walk
   O      1--      56%  B Floyd         Flyball: LF
          1--      60%  P Schaal        Single to CF; Montgomery to 2B
   O      12-      57%  J Keough        Groundout: SS-1B; Montgomery to 3B; Schaal to 2B
   O      -23      50%  G Hopkins       Foul Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Monty Montgomery facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  H Killebrew     Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  R Carew         Single to LF
   O      1--      53%  L Cardenas      Strikeout
   O      1--      56%  J Holt          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Luebber facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  L Piniella      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  B Oliver        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Paepke        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Monty Montgomery facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  S Brye          Flyball: RF
                  Buck Martinez replaces Dennis Paepke playing C batting 7th
   O      ---      55%  R Dempsey       Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  S Luebber       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Luebber facing 8-9-1
          ---      70%  R Severson      Triple to RF
   O      --3      64%  M Montgomery    Groundout: 3B-1B
          --3      66%  B Floyd         Walk
   RR     1-3      84%  P Schaal        Double to CF; Severson Scores; Floyd Scores
   R      -2-      90%  J Keough        Single to CF; Schaal Scores
          1--      93%  G Hopkins       Double to RF; Keough to 3B
                  Ray Corbin replaces Steve Luebber pitching and batting 9th
          -23      93%  L Piniella      Intentional Walk
   RO     123      95%  B Oliver        Foul Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Keough Scores; Hopkins to 3B
   O      1-3      94%  B Martinez      Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Monty Montgomery facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      95%  E Soderholm     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      96%  R Reese         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  H Killebrew     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ray Corbin facing 8-9-1
          ---      97%  R Severson      Single to CF
   O      1--      96%  M Montgomery    Bunt Popfly: P
   OO     1--      95%  B Floyd         Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Monty Montgomery facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      97%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  L Cardenas      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      98%  J Holt          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ray Corbin facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  P Schaal        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  J Keough        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      98%  G Hopkins       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Hopkins to 1B
   O      1--      97%  L Piniella      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 4.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Monty Montgomery facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      98%  S Brye          Lineout: SS
          ---      97%  R Dempsey       Double (LF-CF)
                  Steve Braun pinch hits for Ray Corbin batting 9th
   R      -2-      94%  S Braun         Single to RF; Dempsey Scores
   R      1--      86%  E Soderholm     Double to CF (LF-CF); Braun Scores
                  Tom Burgmeier replaces Monty Montgomery pitching and batting 9th; Cesar Tovar pinch hits for Rich Reese batting 2nd
   O      -2-      91%  C Tovar         Flyball: CF
          -2-      88%  H Killebrew     Walk
                  Danny Thompson pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew batting 3rd
   R      12-      78%  R Carew         Single to LF; Soderholm Scores; Thompson to 2B
                  Ted Abernathy replaces Tom Burgmeier pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      88%  L Cardenas      Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-3, Hal Haydel facing 6-7-8
                  Hal Haydel replaces Danny Thompson pitching and batting 3rd; Jim Holt moves to 1B; Cesar Tovar moves to CF; Steve Braun moves to RF
          ---      90%  B Oliver        Single to LF
   O      1--      89%  B Martinez      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Oliver to 2B
   R      -2-      96%  R Severson      Triple to RF; Oliver Scores
   O      --3      95%  T Abernathy     Strikeout
   O      --3      94%  B Floyd         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 5.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-5, Ted Abernathy facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  J Holt          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      99%  S Brye          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Dempsey       Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:KCA197109262

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation