July 4, 1977 Minnesota Twins at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
DET 4 BOS 9
TOR 6 CAL 4
OAK 2 MIN 5
@MIL 0 NYY 7
CLE 5 CHW 6
@SEA 2 KCR 1
@TEX 0 ATL 5
CIN 4 MON 19
@CHC 3 MON 7
@CHC 6 PHI 3
NYM 1 PIT 5
STL 2 PIT 4
STL 3 HOU 12
@SDP 7 LAD 4
@SFG 0

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 13,070

Monday, July 4, 1977
Time of Game: 2:41

Twins

43-36

Won 1

2nd, 3 GB

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

W: P Thormodsgard (6-4), L: L Sorensen (2-2)

Brewers

38-40

Lost 1

5th, 6 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Bostock LF                  3   0   1   0    2   0  .333  .873    0    3   0   GDP,IW
R Smalley SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .224  .639    0    1   5   SH,GDP
R Carew 1B                    3   1   0   0    1   2  .403 1.082    0   10   0   
  R Chiles PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .270  .698    0    0   0   2B
  P Thormodsgard P-P          0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
L Hisle CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .301  .915    0    4   0   SH
G Adams DH                    2   2   1   1    1   1  .380  .937    0    0   0   
  C Kusick PH-1B              2   0   0   0    0   2  .248  .758    0    1   0   
B Wynegar C                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .264  .726    0    3   0   
M Cubbage 3B                  3   1   2   4    1   1  .281  .709    0    2   3   HR
D Ford RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .689    0    0   0   
R Wilfong 2B                  2   0   1   0    0   1  .268  .625    0    1   1   
  L Gomez PH-2B               2   0   1   0    0   0  .333 1.012    0    2   2   
Totals                       34   5  10   5    5  10                    27  13

BATTING

2B: R Chiles (10, off S Hinds).

HR: M Cubbage (1, off L Sorensen; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: L Hisle (4, off L Sorensen); R Smalley (9, off L Sorensen).

IBB: L Bostock (1, by L Sorensen).

TB: M Cubbage 5; R Chiles 2; B Wynegar 2; L Bostock; L Gomez; L Hisle; R Wilfong; G Adams.

GIDP: L Bostock (10); R Smalley (5).

RBI: M Cubbage 4 (28); G Adams (27).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. P Thormodsgard-R Smalley-R Carew; R Smalley-L Gomez-C Kusick.

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Yount SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .301  .725    0    3   4   GDP
V Joshua CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .635    0    1   0   
C Cooper 1B                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .289  .764    0    9   0   
S Bando 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .249  .780    0    0   1   
D Money 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .298  .850    0    0   2   GDP
S Lezcano RF                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .269  .822    0    2   0   
J Quirk DH                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .229  .654    0    0   0   2B
S Brye LF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .651    0    2   0   
L Haney C                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .358    0    8   2   
  B Sheldon PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .651    0    0   0   
  C Moore C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .665         2   0   

L Sorensen P                                                             0   0
  B McClure P                                                            0   0
  S Hinds P                                                              0   0
Totals                       30   0   5   0    2   3                    27   9

BATTING

2B: J Quirk (9, off P Thormodsgard).

TB: C Cooper 2; J Quirk 2; S Bando; B Sheldon.

GIDP: D Money (13); R Yount (5).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Money-R Yount-C Cooper 2.

PB: L Haney (4).

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 Thormodsgard, W (6-4)        9     5   0   0    2   3   0   3.71   32     -       ·  ·     11·11· 0· 5     78    -     0.59   0.26
Totals                         9     5   0   0    2   3   0          32     -       ·  ·     11·11· 0· 5           -

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Sorensen, L (2-2)            2.1   5   5   5    4   1   1   4.28   16     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 5     24    -     1.27  -0.30
B McClure                      4.2   3   0   0    0   7   0   2.12   16     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 3          0-0    0.23   0.05
S Hinds                        2     2   0   0    1   2   0   3.98    9     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9    10   5   5    5  10   1          41     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 0·10           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: L Sorensen (2; L Bostock).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Al Clark.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 13,070.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. L Bostock            LF    1. R Yount              SS 
2. R Smalley            SS    2. V Joshua             CF 
3. R Carew              1B    3. C Cooper             1B 
4. L Hisle              CF    4. S Bando              3B 
5. G Adams              DH    5. D Money              2B 
6. B Wynegar            C     6. S Lezcano            RF 
7. M Cubbage            3B    7. J Quirk              DH 
8. D Ford               RF    8. S Brye               LF 
9. R Wilfong            2B    9. L Haney              C  

                                                                  L Sorensen           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-2  12-      16%  90% M Cubbage       L Sorensen      Home Run; Adams Scores; Wynegar Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  -2-       9%  61% M Cubbage       L Sorensen      Single (LF-CF); Adams Scores
   t 3   1  0-1  -2-       8%  72% G Adams         L Sorensen      Single (CF-RF); Carew Scores
   t 2   2  0-1  123      -7%  56% R Smalley       L Sorensen      Flyball: LF
   b 2   1  1-0  12-       5%  57% J Quirk         P Thormodsgard  Popfly: 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Lary Sorensen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  L Bostock       Walk
   O      1--      52%  R Smalley       Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Bostock to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  R Carew         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      45%  L Hisle         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Thormodsgard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  R Yount         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  V Joshua        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  C Cooper        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Lary Sorensen facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  G Adams         Walk
   O      1--      52%  B Wynegar       Groundout: C-1B; Adams to 2B
   R      -2-      61%  M Cubbage       Single (LF-CF); Adams Scores
   O      1--      58%  D Ford          Foul Popfly: 1B
          1--      61%  R Wilfong       Single to CF; Cubbage to 3B; Wilfong to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
          -23      62%  L Bostock       Intentional Walk
   O      123      56%  R Smalley       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Paul Thormodsgard facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      58%  S Bando         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      56%  D Money         Walk
          1--      52%  S Lezcano       Walk; Money to 2B
   O      12-      57%  J Quirk         Popfly: 3B
   O      12-      61%  S Brye          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Lary Sorensen facing 3-4-5
          ---      65%  R Carew         Walk
   O      1--      63%  L Hisle         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Carew to 2B
   R      -2-      72%  G Adams         Single (CF-RF); Carew Scores
          1--      74%  B Wynegar       Single to RF; Adams to 2B
   RRR    12-      90%  M Cubbage       Home Run; Adams Scores; Wynegar Scores
                  Bob McClure replaces Lary Sorensen pitching
   O      ---      90%  D Ford          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      89%  R Wilfong       Strikeout
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-5, Paul Thormodsgard facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      91%  L Haney         Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      92%  R Yount         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      92%  V Joshua        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Brewers 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bob McClure facing 1-2-3
          ---      93%  L Bostock       Single to RF
   OO     1--      91%  R Smalley       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      91%  R Carew         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-5, Paul Thormodsgard facing 3-4-5
          ---      88%  C Cooper        Single to CF
   O      1--      91%  S Bando         Strikeout
   O      1--      93%  D Money         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      94%  S Lezcano       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Brewers 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bob McClure facing 4-5-6
          ---      95%  L Hisle         Single to LF
   O      1--      94%  G Adams         Strikeout Looking
          1--      95%  B Wynegar       Single to RF; Hisle to 2B
   O      12-      94%  M Cubbage       Strikeout
   O      12-      93%  D Ford          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-5, Paul Thormodsgard facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      94%  J Quirk         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  S Brye          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      95%  L Haney         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Brewers 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bob McClure facing 9-1-2
                  Luis Gomez pinch hits for Rob Wilfong batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  L Gomez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  L Bostock       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  R Smalley       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-5, Paul Thormodsgard facing 1-2-3
                  Luis Gomez moves to 2B
   O      ---      96%  R Yount         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  V Joshua        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      96%  C Cooper        Single to RF
   O      1--      97%  S Bando         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Brewers 0.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bob McClure facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      97%  R Carew         Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  L Hisle         Popfly: 1B
                  Craig Kusick pinch hits for Glenn Adams batting 5th
   O      ---      96%  C Kusick        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-5, Paul Thormodsgard facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  D Money         Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      98%  S Lezcano       Flyball: CF
          ---      97%  J Quirk         Double to CF
   O      -2-      98%  S Brye          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Brewers 0.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Sam Hinds facing 6-7-8
                  Sam Hinds replaces Bob McClure pitching
          ---      99%  B Wynegar       Strikeout, Passed Ball; Wynegar to 1B
          1--      99%  M Cubbage       Walk; Wynegar to 2B
   O      12-      99%  D Ford          Flyball: RF
          12-      99%  L Gomez         Single to LF; Wynegar to 3B; Cubbage to 2B
   OO     123      98%  L Bostock       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-5, Paul Thormodsgard facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Sheldon pinch hits for Larry Haney batting 9th
          ---      96%  B Sheldon       Single to RF
   OO     1--      99%  R Yount         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  V Joshua        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Brewers 0.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Sam Hinds facing 2-3-4
                  Charlie Moore replaces Bob Sheldon playing C batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  R Smalley       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Rich Chiles pinch hits for Rod Carew batting 3rd
          ---      99%  R Chiles        Double to LF
   O      -2-      99%  L Hisle         Foul Popfly: C
   O      -2-      99%  C Kusick        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-5, Paul Thormodsgard facing 3-4-5
                  Paul Thormodsgard replaces Rich Chiles pitching and batting 3rd; Craig Kusick moves to 1B (team loses DH)
   O      ---     100%  C Cooper        Strikeout
          ---      99%  S Bando         Single to LF
   OO     1--     100%  D Money         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Brewers 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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