September 10, 1973 Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 4
@BAL 3 CAL 7
CHW 1 MIL 6
DET 5 MIN 5
TEX 4 CLE 3
@NYY 2 OAK 13
KCR 0 ATL 10
SFG 4 PIT 11
@CHC 3 SDP 5
HOU 3

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 5,063

Monday, September 10, 1973
Time of Game: 2:46

Rangers

50-92

Lost 1

6th, 32½ GB

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

W: R Corbin (5-5), L: B Gogolewski (3-6)

Twins

69-73

Won 1

4th, 13½ GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Nelson 2B                   5   2   2   0    0   1  .288  .703    0    3   0   3B,SB
T Harrah SS                   5   0   2   2    0   0  .270  .710    0    1   4   2B
J Spencer 1B                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .702    0    7   2   
A Johnson DH                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .293  .719    0    0   0   
L Biittner RF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .260  .623    0    0   0   SB
J Burroughs LF                3   0   1   0    1   0  .270  .813    0    2   0   
B Madlock 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .641    0    2   1   
V Harris CF                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .249  .670    0    4   0   HBP
K Suarez C                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .262  .654    0    4   1   

C Hudson P                                                               0   0
  B Gogolewski P                                                         0   0
  J Merritt P                                                            1   1
Totals                       36   4   8   3    2   5                    24   9

BATTING

2B: T Harrah (15, off D Fife).

3B: D Nelson (4, off D Fife).

HBP: V Harris (2, by R Corbin).

TB: D Nelson 4; T Harrah 3; L Biittner; A Johnson; J Burroughs; K Suarez.

RBI: T Harrah 2 (44); K Suarez (27).

2-out RBI: K Suarez.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

E: B Gogolewski ().

BASERUNNING

SB: D Nelson (40, 2nd base off D Fife/G Borgmann); L Biittner (1, 2nd base off D Fife/G Borgmann).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Hisle LF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .768    0    1   0   
  J Holt LF                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .776    0    1   0   
R Carew 2B                    5   0   2   1    0   0  .345  .878    0    0   1   2B,CS
T Oliva DH                    3   0   1   0    2   0  .291  .752    0    0   0   IW
C Kusick 1B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .111  .222    0    8   1   
  R Reese 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .145  .445         1   0   
E Soderholm 3B                3   2   1   0    1   0  .347  .979    0    1   2   3B
B Darwin RF                   3   1   2   1    1   1  .249  .684    0    2   0   2B
S Brye CF                     3   1   1   1    0   0  .244  .704    0    5   0   2B,SH
D Thompson SS                 1   0   0   1    2   0  .233  .564    0    2   1   SF,2·IW
G Borgmann C                  2   1   1   1    1   0  .500 1.167    0    3   0   
  S Braun PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .846         0   0   
  H Killebrew PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .699    0    0   0   
  P Roof C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .198  .555         2   0   

D Fife P                                                                 0   1
  R Corbin P                                                             1   0
Totals                       31   5   9   5    7   4                    27   6

BATTING

2B: B Darwin (19, off B Gogolewski); R Carew (26, off C Hudson); S Brye (8, off C Hudson).

3B: E Soderholm (1, off B Gogolewski).

SF: D Thompson (4, off C Hudson).

SH: S Brye (3, off B Gogolewski).

IBB: D Thompson 2 (3, 2 by B Gogolewski); T Oliva (12, by B Gogolewski).

TB: E Soderholm 3; R Carew 3; B Darwin 3; S Brye 2; C Kusick; T Oliva; G Borgmann.

RBI: G Borgmann (1); R Carew (55); D Thompson (35); B Darwin (86); S Brye (23).

2-out RBI: R Carew.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

E: E Soderholm (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Carew (15, 2nd base by B Gogolewski/K Suarez).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Hudson                       3.2   5   4   4    4   2   0   4.15   20     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 0· 5     33    -     1.22  -0.31
B Gogolewski, L (3-6)          2.2   4   1   1    3   1   0   4.14   15     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 0· 4          1-0    1.21  -0.15
J Merritt                      1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.19    5     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 0          3-0    1.14   0.15
Totals                         8     9   5   5    7   4   0          40     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0· 9          4-0

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Fife                         6.1   6   4   3    2   2   0   3.31   28     -       ·  ·      6·11· 1· 6     47    -     1.08  -0.07
R Corbin, BS (2), W (5-5)      2.2   2   0   0    0   3   0   3.05   11     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 2          1-1    2.37   0.26
Totals                         9     8   4   3    2   5   0          39     -       ·  ·      9·12· 2· 8          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: B Gogolewski (3).

IBB: B Gogolewski 3 (16; T Oliva, D Thompson, D Thompson).

HBP: R Corbin (4; V Harris).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Art Frantz.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 5,063.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Minnesota Twins                      
1. D Nelson             2B    1. L Hisle              LF 
2. T Harrah             SS    2. R Carew              2B 
3. J Spencer            1B    3. T Oliva              DH 
4. A Johnson            DH    4. C Kusick             1B 
5. L Biittner           RF    5. E Soderholm          3B 
6. J Burroughs          LF    6. B Darwin             RF 
7. B Madlock            3B    7. S Brye               CF 
8. V Harris             CF    8. D Thompson           SS 
9. K Suarez             C     9. G Borgmann           C  

   C Hudson             P        D Fife               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  3-0  12-      17%  49% S Brye          C Hudson        Double to LF; Soderholm Scores; Darwin to 3B
   b 4   2  3-3  1--      15%  67% R Carew         C Hudson        Double to LF; Borgmann Scores
   b 7   1  4-4  ---      14%  69% E Soderholm     B Gogolewski    Triple to CF
   t 7   1  4-3  ---     -13%  61% D Nelson        D Fife          Triple to RF
   b 4   1  3-2  -2-      11%  56% G Borgmann      C Hudson        Single to CF; Brye Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Fife facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Nelson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  T Harrah        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  J Spencer       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Charlie Hudson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  L Hisle         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  R Carew         Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      52%  T Oliva         Walk
          1--      54%  C Kusick        Single to LF; Oliva to 2B
   O      12-      50%  E Soderholm     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Fife facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  A Johnson       Single to CF
   O      1--      48%  L Biittner      Groundout: P-1B; Johnson to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  J Burroughs     Lineout: LF
   R      -2-      42%  B Madlock       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Johnson Scores/No RBI/unER; Madlock to 1B
   O      1--      44%  V Harris        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Charlie Hudson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      41%  B Darwin        Strikeout
   O      ---      40%  S Brye          Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      39%  D Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Danny Fife facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      41%  K Suarez        Flyball: CF
          ---      38%  D Nelson        Single to LF
          1--      37%  T Harrah        Nelson Steals 2B
   R      -2-      27%  " "             Double to RF; Nelson Scores
   O      -2-      30%  J Spencer       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      32%  A Johnson       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Charlie Hudson facing 9-1-2
          ---      37%  G Borgmann      Walk
   O      1--      33%  L Hisle         Strikeout
   O      1--      29%  R Carew         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      32%  T Oliva         Single to 1B; Carew to 3B
   O      1-3      27%  C Kusick        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Danny Fife facing 5-6-7
          ---      24%  L Biittner      Single to LF
          1--      22%  J Burroughs     Biittner Steals 2B
   O      -2-      25%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      28%  B Madlock       Strikeout
          -2-      27%  V Harris        Walk
   R      12-      18%  K Suarez        Single to RF; Biittner Scores; Harris to 3B
   O      1-3      21%  D Nelson        Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Charlie Hudson facing 5-6-7
          ---      25%  E Soderholm     Walk
          1--      32%  B Darwin        Walk; Soderholm to 2B
   R      12-      49%  S Brye          Double to LF; Soderholm Scores; Darwin to 3B
   RO     -23      45%  D Thompson      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Darwin Scores
   R      -2-      56%  G Borgmann      Single to CF; Brye Scores
   O      1--      53%  L Hisle         Flyball: CF
   R      1--      67%  R Carew         Double to LF; Borgmann Scores
                  Bill Gogolewski replaces Charlie Hudson pitching
          -2-      68%  T Oliva         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      64%  C Kusick        Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 4.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-4, Danny Fife facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      67%  T Harrah        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      70%  J Spencer       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      71%  A Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bill Gogolewski facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      69%  E Soderholm     Flyball: CF
          ---      73%  B Darwin        Double to LF
   O      -2-      70%  S Brye          Foul Flyball: 1B
          -2-      70%  D Thompson      Intentional Walk
   O      12-      66%  G Borgmann      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 4.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-4, Danny Fife facing 5-6-7
                  Jim Holt replaces Larry Hisle playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---      70%  L Biittner      Popfly: 3B
          ---      66%  J Burroughs     Walk
   O      1--      69%  B Madlock       Groundout: 3B-1B; Burroughs to 2B
   O      -2-      74%  V Harris        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bill Gogolewski facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      72%  J Holt          Flyball: LF
          ---      74%  R Carew         Single to CF
   O      1--      71%  T Oliva         Carew Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      70%  " "             Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 4.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-4, Danny Fife facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      74%  K Suarez        Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      61%  D Nelson        Triple to RF
                  Ray Corbin replaces Danny Fife pitching
   R      --3      50%  T Harrah        Single to LF; Nelson Scores
   O      1--      53%  J Spencer       Groundout: 2B-1B; Harrah to 2B
   O      -2-      59%  A Johnson       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 4-4, Bill Gogolewski facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      55%  C Kusick        Strikeout
          ---      69%  E Soderholm     Triple to CF
   R      --3      79%  B Darwin        Single to CF; Soderholm Scores
          1--      82%  S Brye          Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Darwin to 2B
          12-      86%  D Thompson      Wild Pitch; Darwin to 3B; Brye to 2B
          -23      87%  " "             Intentional Walk
                  Jim Merritt replaces Bill Gogolewski pitching; Steve Braun pinch hits for Glenn Borgmann batting 9th; Harmon Killebrew pinch hits for Steve Braun batting 9th
   O      123      81%  H Killebrew     Strikeout
   O      123      75%  J Holt          Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 5.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-5, Ray Corbin facing 5-6-7
                  Phil Roof replaces Harmon Killebrew playing C batting 9th
   O      ---      80%  L Biittner      Flyball: LF
          ---      74%  J Burroughs     Single to SS
   O      1--      81%  B Madlock       Lineout: SS
          1--      76%  V Harris        Hit By Pitch; Burroughs to 2B
   O      12-      87%  K Suarez        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-4, Jim Merritt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      86%  R Carew         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      85%  T Oliva         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      84%  C Kusick        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 5.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-5, Ray Corbin facing 1-2-3
                  Rich Reese replaces Craig Kusick playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---      91%  D Nelson        Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  T Harrah        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Spencer       Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN197309100

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