April 19, 1977 Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 12,230

Tuesday, April 19, 1977
Time of Game: 2:52

Twins

6-6

Lost 1

5th, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  1  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    3  7  0
Royals          0  0  3   0  7  0   1  0  X   11 15  1

W: J Colborn (2-1), L: P Redfern (0-3)

Royals

6-4

Won 1

3rd, ½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Smalley SS                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .568    0    3   3   
R Carew 1B                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .346  .970    0    5   2   
L Bostock CF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .314 1.015    0    2   0   HBP
L Hisle LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .280  .787    0    2   0   
M Cubbage 3B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .395  .889    0    1   2   
D Ford RF                     4   1   1   0    0   2  .250  .650    0    3   0   
R Chiles DH                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .222  .795    0    0   0   
B Randall 2B                  2   0   0   1    0   0  .128  .299    0    1   2   
  R Wilfong PH-2B             2   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    1   0   
G Borgmann C                  1   0   1   1    1   0  .263  .838    0    3   0   
  B Wynegar PH-C              2   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .595    0    0   0   

P Redfern P                                                              3   1
  D Carrithers P                                                         0   1
  J Hughes P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   3   7   3    2   3                    24  11

BATTING

HBP: L Bostock (2, by J Colborn).

TB: M Cubbage 2; D Ford; L Hisle; R Carew; R Chiles; G Borgmann.

RBI: B Randall (5); G Borgmann (2); R Carew (12).

2-out RBI: R Carew; G Borgmann.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Brett 3B                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .756    0    0   2   
H McRae DH                    4   1   2   2    1   0  .395 1.027    0    0   0   3B,SB
J Mayberry 1B                 4   2   2   1    1   0  .279  .828    0   10   0   
A Otis CF                     4   1   2   4    1   1  .308 1.019    0    3   0   HR,3B
D Porter C                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .367  .961    0    4   0   
  J Wathan C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
A Cowens RF                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .302  .798    0    5   0   
T Poquette LF                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    2   0   
  J Zdeb PR-LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250         0   0   
F Patek SS                    3   2   2   1    0   0  .306  .785    0    2   0   2B,SF
F White 2B                    4   2   3   3    0   0  .235  .691    0    1   4   HR,2B

J Colborn P                                                              0   2
Totals                       38  11  15  11    3   2                    27   8

BATTING

2B: F Patek (3, off P Redfern); F White (2, off D Carrithers).

3B: H McRae (2, off P Redfern); A Otis (1, off P Redfern).

HR: A Otis (3, off D Carrithers; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); F White (1, off P Redfern; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: F Patek (2, off J Hughes).

TB: A Otis 7; F White 7; H McRae 4; F Patek 3; T Poquette 2; J Mayberry 2; A Cowens; G Brett.

RBI: A Otis 4 (10); F White 3 (7); H McRae 2 (4); F Patek (6); J Mayberry (11).

2-out RBI: F White 2; A Otis 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

FIELDING

E: J Colborn ().

BASERUNNING

SB: H McRae (1, 2nd base off P Redfern/G Borgmann).

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
P Redfern, L (0-3)             4     6   6   6    2   1   1   6.19   20     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 1· 6     25    -     1.10  -0.44
D Carrithers                   0.2   5   4   4    0   1   1  15.00    7     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 5          1-1    0.28  -0.11
J Hughes                       3.1   4   1   1    1   0   0   2.08   15     -       ·  ·      2· 8· 0· 4          1-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8    15  11  11    3   2   2          42     -       ·  ·      9·12· 1·15          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
J Colborn, W (2-1)             9     7   3   3    2   3   0   3.15   38     -       ·  ·      9·15· 1· 7     62    -     0.84  -0.05
Totals                         9     7   3   3    2   3   0          38     -       ·  ·      9·15· 1· 7           -

P Redfern faced 3 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: P Redfern (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Colborn (1; L Bostock).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Ron Luciano.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 12,230.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 67° F, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Kansas City Royals                   
1. R Smalley            SS    1. G Brett              3B 
2. R Carew              1B    2. H McRae              DH 
3. L Bostock            CF    3. J Mayberry           1B 
4. L Hisle              LF    4. A Otis               CF 
5. M Cubbage            3B    5. D Porter             C  
6. D Ford               RF    6. A Cowens             RF 
7. R Chiles             DH    7. T Poquette           LF 
8. B Randall            2B    8. F Patek              SS 
9. G Borgmann           C     9. F White              2B 

   P Redfern            P        J Colborn            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  1-1  1-3      20%  76% A Otis          P Redfern       Triple (CF-RF); White Scores; Mayberry Scores
   b 5   0  3-3  ---      14%  71% F White         P Redfern       Home Run
   t 4   2  3-2  12-     -12%  51% R Carew         J Colborn       Single to RF; Chiles Scores; Borgmann to 2B
   b 5   0  3-4  -2-      11%  88% H McRae         P Redfern       Triple to RF; Brett Scores
   t 4   0  3-1  1--     -11%  58% R Chiles        J Colborn       Single to RF; Ford to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Colborn facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R Smalley       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      54%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  L Bostock       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      55%  L Hisle         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Redfern facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  G Brett         Lineout: 2B
          ---      55%  H McRae         Walk
          1--      57%  J Mayberry      McRae Steals 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Fielder's Choice P; McRae out at 3B/P-SS-3B-P
   O      1--      50%  A Otis          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Colborn facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  M Cubbage       Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  D Ford          Strikeout
          1--      46%  R Chiles        Walk; Cubbage to 2B
   O      12-      51%  B Randall       Flyball: CF
   R      12-      40%  G Borgmann      Single to LF; Cubbage Scores; Chiles to 2B
   O      12-      44%  R Smalley       Foul Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Redfern facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      42%  D Porter        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      40%  A Cowens        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      39%  T Poquette      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Colborn facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      41%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      39%  L Bostock       Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      40%  L Hisle         Groundout: 3B-1B; Bostock to 2B
   O      -2-      44%  M Cubbage       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Redfern facing 8-9-1
          ---      51%  F Patek         Double
          -2-      59%  F White         Single to RF; Patek to 3B
   O      1-3      54%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B; Patek stays at 3B; White to 2B
   RO     -23      54%  H McRae         Groundout: 2B-1B; Patek Scores; White to 3B
          --3      56%  J Mayberry      Walk
   RR     1-3      76%  A Otis          Triple (CF-RF); White Scores; Mayberry Scores
   O      --3      73%  D Porter        Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Jim Colborn facing 6-7-8
          ---      69%  D Ford          Single to RF
          1--      58%  R Chiles        Single to RF; Ford to 3B
   RO     1-3      60%  B Randall       Groundout: 3B-1B; Ford Scores; Chiles to 2B
          -2-      57%  G Borgmann      Walk
   O      12-      63%  R Smalley       Flyball: LF
   R      12-      51%  R Carew         Single to RF; Chiles Scores; Borgmann to 2B
   O      12-      56%  L Bostock       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Pete Redfern facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  A Cowens        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      51%  T Poquette      Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      50%  F Patek         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 3.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Jim Colborn facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  L Hisle         Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  M Cubbage       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      57%  D Ford          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Pete Redfern facing 9-1-2
   R      ---      71%  F White         Home Run
          ---      74%  G Brett         Single to RF
          1--      77%  H McRae         Wild Pitch; Brett to 2B
   R      -2-      88%  " "             Triple to RF; Brett Scores
                  Don Carrithers replaces Pete Redfern pitching
   R      --3      90%  J Mayberry      Single to CF; McRae Scores
   RR     1--      96%  A Otis          Home Run; Mayberry Scores
   O      ---      96%  D Porter        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      95%  A Cowens        Strikeout Looking
          ---      96%  T Poquette      Single to LF
          1--      96%  F Patek         Single to LF; Poquette to 2B
   RR     12-      99%  F White         Double to LF; Poquette Scores; Patek Scores
                  Jim Hughes replaces Don Carrithers pitching
   O      -2-      99%  G Brett         Foul Popfly: C
                  7 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 10.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-10, Jim Colborn facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  R Chiles        Flyball: RF
                  Rob Wilfong pinch hits for Bob Randall batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  R Wilfong       Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  Butch Wynegar pinch hits for Glenn Borgmann batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  B Wynegar       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 10.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-3, Jim Hughes facing 2-3-4
                  Butch Wynegar moves to C; Rob Wilfong moves to 2B
          ---      99%  H McRae         Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  J Mayberry      Popfly: SS
   O      1--      99%  A Otis          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      99%  D Porter        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 10.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-10, Jim Colborn facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  R Smalley       Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  L Bostock       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 10-3, Jim Hughes facing 6-7-8
          ---     100%  A Cowens        Single to LF
          1--     100%  T Poquette      Single to CF; Cowens to 3B
                  Joe Zdeb pinch runs for Tom Poquette batting 7th
   RO     1-3     100%  F Patek         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Cowens Scores
   O      1--     100%  F White         Flyball: RF
   O      1--     100%  G Brett         Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 11.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-11, Jim Colborn facing 4-5-6
                  Joe Zdeb moves to LF
          ---     100%  L Hisle         Single to LF
          1--      99%  M Cubbage       Single to RF; Hisle to 2B
   O      12-     100%  D Ford          Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      12-     100%  R Chiles        Foul Popfly: C
   O      12-     100%  R Wilfong       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 11-3, Jim Hughes facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  H McRae         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---     100%  J Mayberry      Single to LF
          1--     100%  A Otis          Walk; Mayberry to 2B
   O      12-     100%  D Porter        Flyball: LF
   O      12-     100%  A Cowens        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 11.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-11, Jim Colborn facing 9-1-2
                  John Wathan replaces Darrell Porter playing C batting 5th
   O      ---     100%  B Wynegar       Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  R Smalley       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Carew         Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 11.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation