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Standings
CLE
@BAL		3
4
DET
@BOS		3
5
MIN
@KCR		8
6
TOR
@NYY		5
1
TEX
@SEA		6
8
SDP
@ATL		12
6
PHI
@CHC		3
1
LAD
@CIN		7
3
PIT
@MON		5
6		 
(14)
NYM
@STL		2
3
Monday, April 18, 1977
, Royals Stadium
Attendance: 13,802, Time of Game: 2:51
Twins
8
6-5
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
3rd, 1½ GB
 at Royals
6
5-4
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 1½ GB
W: Tom Johnson (1-0)
L: Steve Mingori (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           2  1  0   0  3  0   1  1  0    8 11  2
Royals          0  0  2   2  0  2   0  0  0    6  9  2

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mike Cubbage 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .385 .878 -0.007 1.37 0.079 -0.086 -0.5 1 2 SH
Roy Smalley SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 .250 .683 -0.110 1.23 0.036 -0.146 -0.5 1 3
Rod Carew 1B 5 1 4 2 0 0 .362 1.029 0.359 1.44 0.448 -0.088 1.9 7 1 3B,CS
Lyman Bostock CF 4 1 2 3 1 0 .344 1.088 0.240 1.26 0.300 -0.060 2.5 4 0 HR
Larry Hisle LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 .283 .812 0.005 0.98 0.085 -0.081 -0.9 2 1 SB,CS,GDP
Rich Chiles DH 1 1 1 0 1 0 .167 .778 0.072 0.69 0.072 0.000 0.9 2B
   Craig Kusick PH 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .772 -0.061 0.91 0.000 -0.061 -0.7
Dan Ford RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 .664 0.047 0.98 0.098 -0.051 0.2 1 0
Bob Randall 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .135 .315 -0.031 0.74 0.019 -0.049 -0.5 5 2
Glenn Borgmann C 2 2 1 0 2 1 .222 .753 0.114 0.89 0.121 -0.007 0.9 5 1
Dave Goltz P
   Tom Johnson P 1
Team Totals 35 8 11 7 5 4 .314 .886 0.628 1.10 1.258 -0.629 3.4 27 10
2B: R Chiles (1, off D Leonard).
3B: R Carew (3, off S Mingori).
HR: L Bostock (2, off D Leonard; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).
SH: M Cubbage (1, off S Mingori).
TB: R Carew 6; L Bostock 5; R Chiles 2; D Ford; L Hisle; R Smalley; G Borgmann.
GIDP: L Hisle (1).
RBI: L Bostock 3 (9); R Carew 2 (11); D Ford (4); L Hisle (7).
2-out RBI: L Bostock 2; R Carew.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 5 for 14.
Fielding
E: R Carew (2); M Cubbage (1).
Outfield Assists: L Hisle (F White at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: L Hisle (5, 2nd base off D Bird/D Porter).
CS: L Hisle (2, 2nd base by S Mingori/D Porter); R Carew (1, 2nd base by D Leonard/D Porter).

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
George Brett 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .297 .801 -0.137 1.37 0.038 -0.175 -1.1 0 1 CS
Hal McRae DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 .385 .967 0.017 1.04 0.091 -0.074 0.5 2B
John Mayberry 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .797 0.045 0.84 0.094 -0.049 0.5 8 0
Amos Otis CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .286 .864 0.023 1.25 0.096 -0.073 0.3 6 0
Darrell Porter C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .440 1.144 -0.003 1.55 0.092 -0.095 -0.2 5 3
Al Cowens RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .316 .850 0.237 1.46 0.282 -0.045 1.5 2 1 2·2B
Pete LaCock LF 3 1 1 2 0 1 .174 .504 0.063 1.66 0.167 -0.103 0.5 0 0 3B,SF
Freddie Patek SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 .273 .718 0.007 1.45 0.090 -0.083 0.2 3 2 SB
Frank White 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .454 -0.108 1.22 0.000 -0.108 -0.9 3 3
   Cookie Rojas PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .455 -0.015 0.58 0.000 -0.015 -0.1
Dennis Leonard P
   Steve Mingori P
   Doug Bird P
Team Totals 34 6 9 5 1 5 .265 .690 0.129 1.30 0.950 -0.820 1.3 27 10
2B: H McRae (3, off D Goltz); A Cowens 2 (4, 1 off T Johnson, 1 off D Goltz).
3B: P LaCock (1, off D Goltz).
SF: P LaCock (1, off T Johnson).
TB: A Cowens 4; P LaCock 3; H McRae 2; A Otis 2; F Patek; D Porter; F White.
RBI: P LaCock 2 (5); H McRae (2); A Cowens (7); F Patek (5).
2-out RBI: H McRae.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Patek-F White-J Mayberry.
E: J Mayberry (1); D Leonard ().
Outfield Assists: A Cowens (B Randall at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: F Patek (4, 2nd base off D Goltz/G Borgmann).
CS: G Brett (1, 2nd base by D Goltz/G Borgmann).

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave Goltz 5 8 6 5 1 1 0 4.91 23 29 -0.335 1.15 -2.4
Tom Johnson, BS (1), W (1-0) 4 1 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 13 2 2 0.207 1.60 1.1
Team Totals 9 9 6 5 1 5 0 5.00 36 29 2 2 -0.128 1.10 -1.3
D Goltz faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dennis Leonard 4.1 6 6 3 2 3 1 4.91 21 34 -0.341 1.05 -2.6
Steve Mingori, L (0-2) 2.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 7.94 10 2 2 -0.218 1.50 -0.8
Doug Bird 2 3 1 1 2 1 0 4.15 10 0 0 -0.070 0.79 0.0
Team Totals 9 11 8 5 5 4 1 5.00 41 34 2 2 -0.629 1.30 -3.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Hank Soar.
Time of Game: 2:51.
Attendance: 13,802.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 65° F, Rain.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Kansas City Royals
1 Mike Cubbage 3B 1 George Brett 3B
2 Roy Smalley SS 2 Hal McRae DH
3 Rod Carew 1B 3 John Mayberry 1B
4 Lyman Bostock CF 4 Amos Otis CF
5 Larry Hisle LF 5 Darrell Porter C
6 Rich Chiles DH 6 Al Cowens RF
7 Dan Ford RF 7 Pete LaCock LF
8 Bob Randall 2B 8 Freddie Patek SS
9 Glenn Borgmann C 9 Frank White 2B
Dave Goltz P Dennis Leonard P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 4-6 0 12- R KCR A. Cowens T. Johnson -23% 36% Double to LF; Otis Scores; Porter to 3B
t7 6-6 2 -2- R MIN R. Carew S. Mingori 21% 68% Triple; Borgmann Scores
t5 3-4 1 12- R MIN R. Carew D. Leonard 17% 59% Single to RF; Borgmann Scores; Cubbage to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 RR MIN L. Bostock D. Leonard 17% 66% Home Run; Smalley Scores/unER; Bostock Scores/unER
b4 2-3 1 -2- R KCR P. LaCock D. Goltz -17% 38% Triple (CF-RF); Cowens Scores

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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, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MIN M. Cubbage D. Leonard -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- MIN R. Smalley D. Leonard 2% 50% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 1 1-- MIN R. Carew D. Leonard 6% 56% Single to RF; Smalley to 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 O MIN L. Bostock D. Leonard -8% 49% Carew Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t1 0-0 2 --3 RR MIN L. Bostock D. Leonard 17% 66% Home Run; Smalley Scores/unER; Bostock Scores/unER
t1 2-0 2 --- O MIN L. Hisle D. Leonard -1% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Dave Goltz facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- KCR G. Brett D. Goltz -4% 61% Walk
b1 0-2 0 1-- O KCR H. McRae D. Goltz 6% 67% Brett Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b1 0-2 1 --- O KCR H. McRae D. Goltz 2% 69% Flyball: CF
b1 0-2 2 --- O KCR J. Mayberry D. Goltz 1% 70% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 6-7-8
t2 2-0 0 --- MIN R. Chiles D. Leonard 5% 74% Double to RF
t2 2-0 0 -2- O MIN D. Ford D. Leonard -1% 73% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Chiles to 3B
t2 2-0 1 --3 RO MIN B. Randall D. Leonard 2% 75% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Chiles Scores/No RBI/unER; Randall out at 2B/RF-SS
t2 3-0 2 --- O MIN G. Borgmann D. Leonard -1% 75% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Dave Goltz facing 4-5-6
b2 0-3 0 --- KCR A. Otis D. Goltz -4% 71% Single to CF
b2 0-3 0 1-- O KCR D. Porter D. Goltz 3% 74% Foul Popfly: 1B
b2 0-3 1 1-- O KCR A. Cowens D. Goltz 3% 77% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b2 0-3 2 1-- O KCR P. LaCock D. Goltz 2% 79% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 1-2-3
t3 3-0 0 --- O MIN M. Cubbage D. Leonard -1% 78% Flyball: CF
t3 3-0 1 --- O MIN R. Smalley D. Leonard -1% 77% Strikeout Looking
t3 3-0 2 --- MIN R. Carew D. Leonard 1% 78% Single to LF
t3 3-0 2 1-- O MIN L. Bostock D. Leonard -1% 76% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Dave Goltz facing 8-9-1
b3 0-3 0 --- KCR F. Patek D. Goltz -4% 72% Single to LF
b3 0-3 0 1-- KCR F. White D. Goltz -2% 70% Patek Steals 2B
b3 0-3 0 -2- O KCR F. White D. Goltz 4% 75% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-3 1 -2- O KCR G. Brett D. Goltz 3% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B; Patek to 3B
b3 0-3 2 --3 R KCR H. McRae D. Goltz -9% 69% Double to LF; Patek Scores; McRae to 3B/Adv on E5
b3 1-3 2 --3 R KCR J. Mayberry D. Goltz -9% 59% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); McRae Scores/No RBI/unER
b3 2-3 2 1-- O KCR A. Otis D. Goltz 3% 62% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 2.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 5-6-7
t4 3-2 0 --- O MIN L. Hisle D. Leonard -2% 60% Strikeout
t4 3-2 1 --- MIN R. Chiles D. Leonard 3% 62% Walk
t4 3-2 1 1-- O MIN D. Ford D. Leonard -3% 60% Flyball: RF
t4 3-2 2 1-- O MIN B. Randall D. Leonard -2% 57% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-3, Twins' Dave Goltz facing 5-6-7
b4 2-3 0 --- O KCR D. Porter D. Goltz 3% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 2-3 1 --- KCR A. Cowens D. Goltz -5% 55% Double to LF
b4 2-3 1 -2- R KCR P. LaCock D. Goltz -17% 38% Triple (CF-RF); Cowens Scores
b4 3-3 1 --3 RO KCR F. Patek D. Goltz -3% 35% Groundout: SS-1B; LaCock Scores
b4 4-3 2 --- O KCR F. White D. Goltz 1% 36% Single to LF; White out at 2B/LF-2B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 4.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Royals' Dennis Leonard facing 9-1-2
t5 3-4 0 --- MIN G. Borgmann D. Leonard 5% 41% Single
t5 3-4 0 1-- MIN M. Cubbage D. Leonard 8% 49% Walk; Borgmann to 2B
t5 3-4 0 12- O MIN R. Smalley D. Leonard -8% 42% Foul Popfly: C
t5 3-4 1 12- R MIN R. Carew D. Leonard 17% 59% Single to RF; Borgmann Scores; Cubbage to 3B
Steve Mingori replaces Dennis Leonard pitching
t5 4-4 1 1-3 R MIN L. Bostock S. Mingori 12% 71% Single to RF; Cubbage Scores; Carew to 3B
t5 5-4 1 1-3 RO MIN L. Hisle S. Mingori 2% 73% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Carew Scores
t5 6-4 2 1-- O MIN R. Chiles S. Mingori -2% 71% Hisle Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Twins' Dave Goltz facing 1-2-3
b5 4-6 0 --- O KCR G. Brett D. Goltz 3% 74% Flyball: LF
b5 4-6 1 --- O KCR H. McRae D. Goltz 2% 76% Flyball: RF
b5 4-6 2 --- O KCR J. Mayberry D. Goltz 1% 78% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 4.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-4, Royals' Steve Mingori facing 6-7-8
Craig Kusick pinch hits for Rich Chiles (DH) batting 6th
t6 6-4 0 --- O MIN C. Kusick S. Mingori -2% 76% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 6-4 1 --- O MIN D. Ford S. Mingori -1% 75% Flyball: RF
t6 6-4 2 --- O MIN B. Randall S. Mingori -1% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Twins' Dave Goltz facing 4-5-6
b6 4-6 0 --- KCR A. Otis D. Goltz -6% 68% Single to SS
b6 4-6 0 1-- KCR D. Porter D. Goltz -9% 59% Single to LF; Otis to 2B
Tom Johnson replaces Dave Goltz pitching
b6 4-6 0 12- R KCR A. Cowens T. Johnson -23% 36% Double to LF; Otis Scores; Porter to 3B
b6 5-6 0 -23 RO KCR P. LaCock T. Johnson 3% 39% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Porter Scores
b6 6-6 1 -2- O KCR F. Patek T. Johnson 5% 45% Strikeout
b6 6-6 2 -2- O KCR F. White T. Johnson 5% 50% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 6.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 6-6, Royals' Steve Mingori facing 9-1-2
t7 6-6 0 --- MIN G. Borgmann S. Mingori 6% 56% Walk
t7 6-6 0 1-- O MIN M. Cubbage S. Mingori -2% 53% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Borgmann to 2B
t7 6-6 1 -2- O MIN R. Smalley S. Mingori -6% 47% Flyball: CF
t7 6-6 2 -2- R MIN R. Carew S. Mingori 21% 68% Triple; Borgmann Scores
t7 7-6 2 --3 O MIN L. Bostock S. Mingori -5% 63% Lineout: 1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-7, Twins' Tom Johnson facing 1-2-3
b7 6-7 0 --- O KCR G. Brett T. Johnson 5% 68% Flyball: LF
b7 6-7 1 --- O KCR H. McRae T. Johnson 4% 72% Foul Popfly: 2B
b7 6-7 2 --- O KCR J. Mayberry T. Johnson 2% 74% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Royals 6.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-6, Royals' Doug Bird facing 5-6-7
Doug Bird replaces Steve Mingori pitching
t8 7-6 0 --- MIN L. Hisle D. Bird 3% 78% Single to RF
t8 7-6 0 1-- MIN C. Kusick D. Bird 3% 81% Hisle Steals 2B
t8 7-6 0 -2- O MIN C. Kusick D. Bird -4% 76% Strikeout
t8 7-6 1 -2- R MIN D. Ford D. Bird 10% 86% Single to LF; Hisle Scores
t8 8-6 1 1-- O MIN B. Randall D. Bird -2% 85% Popfly: 1B
t8 8-6 2 1-- MIN G. Borgmann D. Bird 1% 86% Walk; Ford to 2B
t8 8-6 2 12- O MIN M. Cubbage D. Bird -3% 83% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-8, Twins' Tom Johnson facing 4-5-6
b8 6-8 0 --- O KCR A. Otis T. Johnson 4% 88% Strikeout
b8 6-8 1 --- O KCR D. Porter T. Johnson 3% 91% Flyball: CF
b8 6-8 2 --- O KCR A. Cowens T. Johnson 2% 92% Foul Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 6.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-6, Royals' Doug Bird facing 2-3-4
t9 8-6 0 --- MIN R. Smalley D. Bird 1% 94% Single to RF
t9 8-6 0 1-- O MIN R. Carew D. Bird -1% 92% Flyball: CF
t9 8-6 1 1-- MIN L. Bostock D. Bird 1% 94% Walk; Smalley to 2B
t9 8-6 1 12- OO MIN L. Hisle D. Bird -3% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 6.
Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 6-8, Twins' Tom Johnson facing 7-8-9
b9 6-8 0 --- O KCR P. LaCock T. Johnson 5% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 6-8 1 --- O KCR F. Patek T. Johnson 3% 98% Strikeout
Cookie Rojas pinch hits for Frank White (2B) batting 9th
b9 6-8 2 --- O KCR C. Rojas T. Johnson 2% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Royals 6.

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