September 11, 1979 Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 8
@BOS 3 CHW 8
CAL 7 DET 14
CLE 1 MIN 3
@KCR 1 MIL 5
OAK 0 TEX 5
SEA 2 TOR 3
BAL 1 CIN 9
HOU 8 SDP 3
@LAD 1 MON 8
CHC 6 MON 3
CHC 2 PHI 5
@NYM 2 PIT 7
STL 3 ATL 2
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 21,253

Tuesday, September 11, 1979, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:24

Twins

74-70

Won 2

3rd, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  1  0   1  0  0   0  1  0    3 10  2
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  9  0

W: G Zahn (11-6), L: C Chamberlain (4-2), S: M Marshall (30)

Royals

76-69

Lost 2

2nd, 4 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  .285  .733    0    1   0   
R Wilfong 2B                  5   0   3   0    0   0  .311  .814    0    4   8   
R Smalley SS                  3   0   0   0    2   0  .288  .838    0    4   4   
K Landreaux CF                5   0   1   0    0   0  .307  .785    0    0   0   
D Goodwin DH                  5   2   2   1    0   0  .295  .864    0    0   0   HR
R Jackson 1B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .273  .765    0   12   0   
B Wynegar C                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .270  .706    0    1   1   SH
R Sofield LF                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .258  .626    0    2   0   
J Castino 3B                  3   0   0   1    0   1  .289  .729    0    3   2   SF,GDP

G Zahn P                                                                 0   1
  M Marshall P                                                           0   0
Totals                       34   3  10   3    5   1                    27  16

BATTING

HR: D Goodwin (4, off C Chamberlain; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: J Castino (2, off C Chamberlain).

SH: B Wynegar (11, off C Chamberlain).

TB: D Goodwin 5; R Wilfong 3; B Wynegar 2; R Jackson; R Sofield; K Landreaux.

GIDP: J Castino (8).

RBI: D Goodwin (21); J Castino (43); R Sofield (8).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. R Smalley-R Wilfong-R Jackson 2; R Smalley-J Castino.

E: R Jackson (8); J Castino (13).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson LF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .310  .772    0    1   0   SB
H McRae DH                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .278  .806    0    0   0   
G Brett 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .328  .929    0    7   3   
A Otis CF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .295  .823    0    4   0   GDP
A Cowens RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .297  .767    0    5   0   GDP
F White 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .247  .665    0    4   3   
  S Braun PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .770    0    0   0   
J Wathan C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .207  .529    0    1   1   
  P LaCock PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .723    0    0   0   
U Washington SS               3   1   2   0    0   0  .251  .631    0    3   1   CS
J Terrell 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .323  .860    0    0   1   

C Chamberlain P                                                          1   1
  R Martin P                                                             1   0
  G Christenson P                                                        0   0
Totals                       33   1   9   1    1   1                    27  10

BATTING

TB: U Washington 2; H McRae 2; W Wilson 2; A Cowens; J Terrell; F White.

GIDP: A Otis (11); A Cowens (12).

RBI: H McRae (64).

2-out RBI: H McRae.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. U Washington-F White-G Brett.

BASERUNNING

SB: W Wilson (69, 2nd base off G Zahn/B Wynegar).

CS: U Washington (5, 2nd base by G Zahn/B Wynegar).

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, W (11-6)               8     8   1   1    1   1   0   3.55   30     -       ·  ·     13· 4· 3· 8     62    -     1.26   0.47
M Marshall, S (30)             1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.69    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.96   0.10
Totals                         9     9   1   1    1   1   0          34     -       ·  ·     15· 5· 3· 9           -

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
C Chamberlain, L (4-2)         7.1   9   3   3    4   0   1   2.72   34     -       ·  ·     10·11· 3· 6     44    -     0.96   0.04
R Martin                       1     1   0   0    1   1   0   7.71    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          1-0    0.35   0.01
G Christenson                  0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.14    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.69   0.03
Totals                         9    10   3   3    5   1   1          41     -       ·  ·     12·13· 3· 7          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Dale Ford.

Time of Game: 2:24.

Attendance: 21,253.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Kansas City Royals                   
1. H Powell             RF    1. W Wilson             LF 
2. R Wilfong            2B    2. H McRae              DH 
3. R Smalley            SS    3. G Brett              1B 
4. K Landreaux          CF    4. A Otis               CF 
5. D Goodwin            DH    5. A Cowens             RF 
6. R Jackson            1B    6. F White              2B 
7. B Wynegar            C     7. J Wathan             C  
8. R Sofield            LF    8. U Washington         SS 
9. J Castino            3B    9. J Terrell            3B 

   G Zahn               P        C Chamberlain        P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  --3       9%  50% G Brett         G Zahn          Line Drive Double Play: SS-3B
   b 8   2  3-1  12-       9%  92% G Brett         G Zahn          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   b 2   0  1-0  1--       8%  60% A Cowens        G Zahn          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 2   1  0-1  12-      -8%  55% J Castino       C Chamberlain   Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 8   2  3-0  1-3      -7%  83% H McRae         G Zahn          Single to LF; Washington Scores; Wilson to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Craig Chamberlain facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  H Powell        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      46%  R Wilfong       Flyball: RF
          ---      47%  R Smalley       Walk
   O      1--      45%  K Landreaux     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Geoff Zahn facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  W Wilson        Single to LF
   O      1--      45%  H McRae         Popfly: 2B
          1--      41%  G Brett         Wilson Steals 2B; Wilson to 3B/Adv on E3 (throw to 2B)
   OO     --3      50%  " "             Line Drive Double Play: SS-3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Craig Chamberlain facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  D Goodwin       Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  R Jackson       Walk
          1--      57%  B Wynegar       Single to LF; Jackson to 3B
   R      1-3      63%  R Sofield       Single to LF; Jackson Scores; Wynegar to 2B
   OO     12-      55%  J Castino       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Geoff Zahn facing 4-5-6
          ---      51%  A Otis          Walk
   OO     1--      60%  A Cowens        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      58%  F White         Single to CF
   O      1--      61%  J Wathan        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Craig Chamberlain facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  H Powell        Lineout: RF
          ---      61%  R Wilfong       Single to 3B/Bunt
   O      1--      58%  R Smalley       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      56%  K Landreaux     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Geoff Zahn facing 8-9-1
          ---      52%  U Washington    Single to CF
   O      1--      59%  J Terrell       Washington Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      61%  " "             Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      62%  W Wilson        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Craig Chamberlain facing 5-6-7
          ---      66%  D Goodwin       Single to CF
          1--      71%  R Jackson       Single to 3B/Bunt; Goodwin to 2B
   O      12-      71%  B Wynegar       Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Goodwin to 3B; Jackson to 2B
          -23      71%  R Sofield       Walk
   RO     123      72%  J Castino       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Goodwin Scores; Jackson to 3B
          1-3      74%  H Powell        Walk; Sofield to 2B
   O      123      68%  R Wilfong       Foul Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Geoff Zahn facing 2-3-4
          ---      64%  H McRae         Single to LF
   O      1--      68%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      75%  A Otis          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Craig Chamberlain facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      73%  R Smalley       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      75%  K Landreaux     Single to LF
   O      1--      72%  D Goodwin       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      70%  R Jackson       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Geoff Zahn facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      74%  A Cowens        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      76%  F White         Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      77%  J Wathan        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Craig Chamberlain facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      76%  B Wynegar       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      74%  R Sofield       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      73%  J Castino       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Geoff Zahn facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      77%  U Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      79%  J Terrell       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      77%  W Wilson        Single to LF
   O      1--      81%  H McRae         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 0.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Craig Chamberlain facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      79%  H Powell        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      81%  R Wilfong       Single/Bunt
   O      1--      79%  R Smalley       Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      77%  K Landreaux     Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Geoff Zahn facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      81%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      84%  A Otis          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      82%  A Cowens        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      86%  F White         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Royals 0.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Craig Chamberlain facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      93%  D Goodwin       Home Run
   O      ---      92%  R Jackson       Foul Popfly: 1B
          ---      93%  B Wynegar       Single to RF
                  Renie Martin replaces Craig Chamberlain pitching
   O      1--      92%  R Sofield       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      91%  J Castino       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Geoff Zahn facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      94%  J Wathan        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      90%  U Washington    Single to CF
          1--      85%  J Terrell       Single to CF; Washington to 2B
   O      12-      91%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Washington to 3B
   R      1-3      83%  H McRae         Single to LF; Washington Scores; Wilson to 2B
   O      12-      92%  G Brett         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 1.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Renie Martin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      91%  H Powell        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      92%  R Wilfong       Single to LF
          1--      93%  R Smalley       Walk; Wilfong to 2B
                  Gary Christenson replaces Renie Martin pitching
   O      12-      92%  K Landreaux     Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Wilfong to 3B
   O      1-3      90%  D Goodwin       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Marshall facing 4-5-6
                  Mike Marshall replaces Geoff Zahn pitching
   O      ---      95%  A Otis          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      89%  A Cowens        Single to CF
                  Steve Braun pinch hits for Frank White batting 6th
   O      1--      95%  S Braun         Groundout: 2B-1B; Cowens to 2B
                  Pete LaCock pinch hits for John Wathan batting 7th
   O      -2-     100%  P LaCock        Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 1.

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