August 21, 1981 Minnesota Twins at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 30,123

Friday, August 21, 1981, 7:39PM
Time of Game: 2:26

Twins

21-47

Won 1

7th, 21 GB

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

W: A Williams (3-5), L: M Caldwell (8-6), S: J Koosman (3)

Brewers

38-31

Lost 3

4th, 1½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Ward LF                     5   1   2   2    0   1  .247  .634    0    0   0   SB
D Engle RF                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .226  .625    0    4   0   2B
M Hatcher CF                  4   1   0   0    0   0  .263  .649    0    1   0   GDP
B Wynegar C                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .291  .673    0    5   0   
R Jackson DH                  4   1   2   3    0   0  .263  .688    0    0   0   HR
J Castino 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .253  .660    0    1   2   SH
D Goodwin 1B                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .248  .670    0   14   0   
P Mackanin 2B-SS              3   1   1   0    1   0  .238  .591    0    0   7   IW
C Baker SS                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .170  .383    0    0   3   GDP
  R Wilfong PH-2B             2   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .602    0    1   3   

A Williams P                                                             1   0
  D Corbett P                                                            0   0
  J Koosman P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35   7   9   6    2   3                    27  15

BATTING

2B: D Engle (7, off M Caldwell).

HR: R Jackson (4, off M Caldwell; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: J Castino (6, off M Caldwell).

IBB: P Mackanin (1, by R Keeton).

TB: R Jackson 5; D Engle 3; G Ward 2; P Mackanin; D Goodwin; B Wynegar.

GIDP: M Hatcher (7); C Baker (3).

RBI: R Jackson 3 (28); G Ward 2 (14); D Goodwin (16).

2-out RBI: R Jackson 3; G Ward 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Mackanin-R Wilfong-D Goodwin.

E: D Corbett ().

BASERUNNING

SB: G Ward (3, 2nd base off M Caldwell/T Simmons).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Molitor CF                  4   1   0   0    0   0  .264  .661    0    2   0   
R Howell DH                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .268  .773    0    0   0   2B
C Cooper 1B                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .292  .803    0   14   1   2B
B Oglivie LF                  4   0   2   2    0   0  .251  .696    0    2   0   
  T Bosley PR-LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .540         0   0   
G Thomas RF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .257  .873    0    1   0   GDP
T Simmons C                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .215  .660    0    5   0   HR
R Yount SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .717    0    1   7   
D Money 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .220  .596    0    0   2   
  E Romero PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .183  .472         0   0   
J Gantner 2B                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .279  .669    0    2   5   
  S Bando PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .948    0    0   0   

M Caldwell P                                                             0   1
  R Keeton P                                                             0   1
Totals                       35   6   8   6    1   5                    27  17

BATTING

2B: C Cooper (17, off A Williams); R Howell (12, off A Williams).

HR: T Simmons (10, off A Williams; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: T Simmons 4; C Cooper 3; R Howell 3; B Oglivie 2; J Gantner.

GIDP: G Thomas (6).

RBI: B Oglivie 2 (46); C Cooper 2 (28); T Simmons (31); R Howell (24).

2-out RBI: C Cooper; B Oglivie.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 4 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Gantner-R Yount-C Cooper; R Yount-J Gantner-C Cooper.

E: C Cooper (7); R Yount (7).

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
A Williams, W (3-5)            5.2   5   3   3    0   1   1   3.61   22     -       ·  ·     12· 4· 0· 5     48    -     0.61   0.07
D Corbett                      1.1   2   3   2    0   2   0   3.02    7     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 2          1-0    0.89  -0.13
J Koosman, S (3)               2     1   0   0    1   2   0   4.52    7     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          2-2    3.01   0.23
Totals                         9     8   6   5    1   5   1          36     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 1· 8          3-2

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Caldwell, L (8-6)            5.1   8   7   4    1   2   1   3.19   25     -       ·  ·     12· 2· 0· 8     31    -     0.88  -0.35
R Keeton                       3.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   3.89   13     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 0· 1          2-2    0.38   0.02
Totals                         9     9   7   4    2   3   1          38     -       ·  ·     18· 6· 0· 9          2-2

D Corbett faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Koosman (1).

IBB: R Keeton (4; P Mackanin).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Vic Voltaggio.

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 30,123.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 71° F, Wind 6mph in unknown direction, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. G Ward               LF    1. P Molitor            CF 
2. D Engle              RF    2. R Howell             DH 
3. M Hatcher            CF    3. C Cooper             1B 
4. B Wynegar            C     4. B Oglivie            LF 
5. R Jackson            DH    5. G Thomas             RF 
6. J Castino            3B    6. T Simmons            C  
7. D Goodwin            1B    7. R Yount              SS 
8. P Mackanin           2B    8. D Money              3B 
9. C Baker              SS    9. J Gantner            2B 

   A Williams           P        M Caldwell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  1-1  1-3      30%  80% R Jackson       M Caldwell      Home Run; Engle Scores/unER; Hatcher Scores/unER; Jackson Scores/unER
   b 8   1  7-6  1--      14%  85% G Thomas        J Koosman       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 2   1  1-0  ---     -12%  47% T Simmons       A Williams      Home Run
   b 8   0  7-3  12-      -9%  80% R Howell        D Corbett       Single to RF; Gantner Scores/unER; Molitor to 2B
   b 8   1  7-5  --3      -9%  71% B Oglivie       J Koosman       Single to RF; Howell Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Caldwell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  G Ward          Single to 3B
          1--      56%  D Engle         Ward Steals 2B
          -2-      63%  " "             Single to RF; Ward to 3B
   ROO    1-3      58%  M Hatcher       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Ward Scores
          ---      59%  B Wynegar       Walk
   O      1--      57%  R Jackson       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Albert Williams facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      61%  R Howell        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      59%  C Cooper        Single to RF
   O      1--      62%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Caldwell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      60%  J Castino       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      62%  D Goodwin       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
          1--      65%  P Mackanin      Single to 2B; Goodwin to 2B
   OO     12-      57%  C Baker         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Albert Williams facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      60%  G Thomas        Flyball: 3B
   R      ---      47%  T Simmons       Home Run
   O      ---      49%  R Yount         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  D Money         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Brewers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Caldwell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  G Ward          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      52%  D Engle         Double to LF
          -2-      55%  M Hatcher       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      12-      50%  B Wynegar       Flyball: LF; Engle to 3B
   RRR    1-3      80%  R Jackson       Home Run; Engle Scores/unER; Hatcher Scores/unER; Jackson Scores/unER
   O      ---      79%  J Castino       Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-4, Albert Williams facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      82%  J Gantner       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      83%  P Molitor       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      84%  R Howell        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Brewers 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mike Caldwell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      83%  D Goodwin       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      82%  P Mackanin      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      81%  C Baker         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-4, Albert Williams facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      84%  C Cooper        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      85%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  G Thomas        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Brewers 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mike Caldwell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      85%  G Ward          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      84%  D Engle         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      84%  M Hatcher       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-4, Albert Williams facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      86%  T Simmons       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  R Yount         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  D Money         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Brewers 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mike Caldwell facing 4-5-6
          ---      90%  B Wynegar       Single to SS
          1--      92%  R Jackson       Single to CF; Wynegar to 2B
   O      12-      92%  J Castino       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Wynegar to 3B; Jackson to 2B
   R      -23      96%  D Goodwin       Single to LF; Wynegar Scores; Jackson to 3B; Goodwin to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  Rickey Keeton replaces Mike Caldwell pitching
          -23      96%  P Mackanin      Intentional Walk
                  Rob Wilfong pinch hits for Chuck Baker batting 9th
   O      123      94%  R Wilfong       Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; Goodwin to 3B; Mackanin to 2B
   RR     123      98%  G Ward          Single to CF; Goodwin Scores; Mackanin Scores; Wilfong to 3B
   O      1-3      98%  D Engle         Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-7, Albert Williams facing 9-1-2
                  Rob Wilfong moves to 2B; Pete Mackanin moves to SS
   O      ---      98%  J Gantner       Groundout: 2B-P
   O      ---      99%  P Molitor       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      98%  R Howell        Double to RF
   R      -2-      97%  C Cooper        Double to LF; Howell Scores
   R      -2-      94%  B Oglivie       Single to CF; Cooper Scores
                  Doug Corbett replaces Albert Williams pitching
   O      1--      95%  G Thomas        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Brewers 3.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-3, Rickey Keeton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      95%  M Hatcher       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      95%  B Wynegar       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  R Jackson       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 3-7, Doug Corbett facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  T Simmons       Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      97%  R Yount         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  D Money         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Brewers 3.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-3, Rickey Keeton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  J Castino       Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  D Goodwin       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      97%  P Mackanin      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 3-7, Doug Corbett facing 9-1-2
          ---      94%  J Gantner       Single to CF
          1--      89%  P Molitor       Fielder's Choice P; Gantner to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw to 2B)
   R      12-      80%  R Howell        Single to RF; Gantner Scores/unER; Molitor to 2B
                  Jerry Koosman replaces Doug Corbett pitching
          12-      75%  C Cooper        Wild Pitch; Molitor to 3B; Howell to 2B
   RO     -23      81%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Molitor Scores; Howell to 3B
   R      --3      71%  B Oglivie       Single to RF; Howell Scores
                  Thad Bosley pinch runs for Ben Oglivie batting 4th
   OO     1--      85%  G Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Brewers 6.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-6, Rickey Keeton facing 9-1-2
                  Thad Bosley moves to LF
   O      ---      84%  R Wilfong       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      83%  G Ward          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      82%  D Engle         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Brewers 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 6-7, Jerry Koosman facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      90%  T Simmons       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      96%  R Yount         Strikeout
          ---      91%  D Money         Walk
                  Sal Bando pinch hits for Jim Gantner batting 9th; Ed Romero pinch runs for Don Money batting 8th
   O      1--     100%  S Bando         Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Brewers 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation