October 1, 1978 Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 23,794

Sunday, October 1, 1978, 1:35PM
Time of Game: 1:59

Twins

73-89

Lost 1

4th, 19 GB

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

W: G Throop (1-0), L: G Zahn (14-14), S: B Paschall (1)

Royals

92-70

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Edwards LF-CF               3   0   0   0    1   2  .250  .763    0    3   0   
B Randall 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .650    0    2   5   GDP
W Norwood DH                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .255  .677    0    0   0   
D Ford CF                     1   0   0   0    1   1  .274  .756    0    0   0   
  H Powell RF                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .656    0    2   0   
B Rivera RF-LF                3   0   2   0    0   1  .271  .717    0    1   0   SB,SH
C Kusick 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .173  .577    0   12   0   
L Wolfe SS                    1   0   0   0    2   0  .234  .655    0    0   2   
M Cubbage 3B                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .282  .749    0    0   4   
G Borgmann C                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .639    0    4   0   SH

G Zahn P                                                                 0   2
Totals                       26   0   2   0    5   7                    24  13

BATTING

SH: B Rivera (5, off L Gura); G Borgmann (3, off G Throop).

TB: B Rivera 2.

GIDP: B Randall (7).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Cubbage-B Randall-C Kusick.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Rivera (5, 2nd base off G Throop/A Kusnyer).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Brett 3B                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .809    0    0   0   
  D Cripe 3B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .308    0    0   1   
H McRae DH                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .758    0    0   0   
A Otis CF                     3   1   1   0    0   2  .298  .905    0    2   0   3B
A Cowens RF                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .274  .707    0    3   0   
D Porter C                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .802    0    2   2   
  A Kusnyer C                 2   0   1   1    0   1  .231  .871    0    4   0   
J Wathan 1B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .300  .715    0   11   0   SB,GDP
F White 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .716    0    0   3   
F Patek SS                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .630    0    2   4   
W Wilson LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .558    0    3   0   

L Gura P                                                                 0   0
  G Throop P                                                             0   1
  R McGilberry P                                                         0   0
  S Mingori P                                                            0   1
  B Paschall P                                                           0   0
Totals                       27   1   4   1    1   4                    27  12

BATTING

3B: A Otis (7, off G Zahn).

TB: A Otis 3; J Wathan; A Kusnyer; H McRae.

GIDP: J Wathan (5).

RBI: A Kusnyer (2).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F White-F Patek-J Wathan.

E: A Cowens (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Wathan (2, 2nd base off G Zahn/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
G Zahn, L (14-14)              8     4   1   1    1   4   0   3.03   28     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 1· 4     73    -     0.80   0.23
Totals                         8     4   1   1    1   4   0          28     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 1· 4           -

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
L Gura                         3     0   0   0    2   4   0   2.72   11     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0     61    -     0.96   0.15
G Throop, W (1-0)              3     2   0   0    3   2   0   0.00   13     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 2          0-0    1.53   0.21
R McGilberry, H (1)            1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.21    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.27   0.09
S Mingori, H (6)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.74    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.61   0.12
B Paschall, S (1)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.38    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.22   0.16
Totals                         9     2   0   0    5   7   0          33     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 4· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Dave Phillips.

Time of Game: 1:59.

Attendance: 23,794.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 11mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Kansas City Royals                   
1. D Edwards            LF    1. G Brett              3B 
2. B Randall            2B    2. H McRae              DH 
3. W Norwood            DH    3. A Otis               CF 
4. D Ford               CF    4. A Cowens             RF 
5. B Rivera             RF    5. D Porter             C  
6. C Kusick             1B    6. J Wathan             1B 
7. L Wolfe              SS    7. F White              2B 
8. M Cubbage            3B    8. F Patek              SS 
9. G Borgmann           C     9. W Wilson             LF 

   G Zahn               P        L Gura               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  1-0  123      21%  71% B Randall       G Throop        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 4   0  0-0  ---      12%  68% A Otis          G Zahn          Triple to RF
   t 5   0  1-0  1--      -8%  51% M Cubbage       G Throop        Walk; Wolfe to 2B
   t 9   0  1-0  ---       7%  91% H Powell        B Paschall      Groundout: 2B-1B
   b 4   1  0-0  --3       7%  69% A Kusnyer       G Zahn          Single to LF; Otis Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Edwards       Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  B Randall       Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  W Norwood       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Geoff Zahn facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  G Brett         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      55%  H McRae         Single to CF
   O      1--      52%  A Otis          Strikeout
          1--      54%  A Cowens        Walk; McRae to 2B
   O      12-      50%  D Porter        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Gura facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  D Ford          Walk
   O      1--      48%  B Rivera        Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Ford to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  C Kusick        Flyball: CF
          -2-      51%  L Wolfe         Walk
   O      12-      55%  M Cubbage       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Geoff Zahn facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  J Wathan        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  F White         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  F Patek         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Gura facing 9-1-2
                  Art Kusnyer replaces Darrell Porter playing C batting 5th
   O      ---      52%  G Borgmann      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  D Edwards       Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  B Randall       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Geoff Zahn facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  G Brett         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  H McRae         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, George Throop facing 3-4-5
                  George Throop replaces Larry Gura pitching
   O      ---      53%  W Norwood       Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  D Ford          Strikeout
          ---      52%  B Rivera        Single to RF; Rivera to 2B/Adv on E9
   O      -2-      56%  C Kusick        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Geoff Zahn facing 3-4-5
          ---      68%  A Otis          Triple to RF
   O      --3      62%  A Cowens        Flyball: LF
   R      --3      69%  A Kusnyer       Single to LF; Otis Scores
   OO     1--      64%  J Wathan        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, George Throop facing 7-8-9
                  Dave Cripe replaces George Brett playing 3B batting 1st
          ---      59%  L Wolfe         Walk
          1--      51%  M Cubbage       Walk; Wolfe to 2B
   O      12-      52%  G Borgmann      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Wolfe to 3B; Cubbage to 2B
          -23      50%  D Edwards       Walk
   OO     123      71%  B Randall       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Geoff Zahn facing 7-8-9
                  Bombo Rivera moves to LF; Dave Edwards moves to CF; Hosken Powell replaces Dan Ford playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---      69%  F White         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      68%  F Patek         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      67%  W Wilson        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, George Throop facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      70%  W Norwood       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      73%  H Powell        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      71%  B Rivera        Single to RF
          1--      69%  C Kusick        Rivera Steals 2B
   O      -2-      75%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Geoff Zahn facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      73%  D Cripe         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      71%  H McRae         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      70%  A Otis          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Randy McGilberry facing 7-8-9
                  Randy McGilberry replaces George Throop pitching
   O      ---      74%  L Wolfe         Lineout: LF
   O      ---      77%  M Cubbage       Lineout: CF
   O      ---      79%  G Borgmann      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Geoff Zahn facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      78%  A Cowens        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      76%  A Kusnyer       Strikeout
          ---      77%  J Wathan        Single to CF
          1--      78%  F White         Wathan Steals 2B
   O      -2-      75%  " "             Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Mingori facing 1-2-3
                  Steve Mingori replaces Randy McGilberry pitching
   O      ---      81%  D Edwards       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      84%  B Randall       Lineout: LF
   O      ---      87%  W Norwood       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Geoff Zahn facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      86%  F Patek         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  W Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      84%  D Cripe         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Bill Paschall facing 4-5-6
                  Bill Paschall replaces Steve Mingori pitching
   O      ---      91%  H Powell        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  B Rivera        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  C Kusick        Lineout: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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