April 13, 1976 Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 7
@BAL 1 BOS 7
CLE 4 MIL 1
@DET 0 KCR 7
CAL 4 CHW 4
@MIN 1 TEX 3
OAK 1 CIN 6
@ATL 1 CHC 5
NYM 4 HOU 2
SFG 1 SDP 8
@LAD 5 PIT 14
STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 20,732

Tuesday, April 13, 1976
Time of Game: 2:25

White Sox

2-0

Won 2

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: R Gossage (1-0), L: B Blyleven (0-1)

Twins

1-3

Lost 1

5th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Lemon CF                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .200  .400    0    3   0   
R Garr RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   SH
J Orta 3B                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .250  .583    0    0   0   
C May DH                      3   2   1   1    1   0  .333  .833    0    0   0   
P Kelly LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   0   
  B Bradford LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .933         0   0   
J Spencer 1B                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .714 2.036    0    9   1   2B
J Brohamer 2B                 4   0   2   1    0   1  .571 1.196    0    0   3   
B Downing C                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250    0    9   0   GDP
B Dent SS                     2   0   0   0    2   1  .167  .542    0    2   4   

R Gossage P                                                              1   1
Totals                       33   4   8   4    4   5                    27   9

BATTING

2B: J Spencer (1, off B Blyleven).

SH: R Garr (1, off B Blyleven).

TB: J Spencer 3; J Brohamer 2; C Lemon 2; J Orta; C May.

GIDP: B Downing (1).

RBI: J Brohamer (1); J Orta (1); J Spencer (4); C May (1).

2-out RBI: J Spencer.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Dent-J Spencer.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Braun DH                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .297    0    0   0   
D Ford RF                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .118  .461    0    2   0   
R Carew 1B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .286  .873    0   11   1   SB
L Hisle LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .176  .352    0    2   0   GDP
B Wynegar C                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .231  .606    0    5   0   
D McKay 3B                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .231  .462    0    0   1   
S Brye CF                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    2   0   
J Terrell 2B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .154    0    4   4   
  T Oliva PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Randall 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Thompson SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .286    0    1   3   SB

B Blyleven P                                                             0   1
  V Albury P                                                             0   0
Totals                       29   1   3   1    2   9                    27  10

BATTING

TB: R Carew; D Thompson; D McKay.

GIDP: L Hisle (1).

RBI: D McKay (1).

2-out RBI: D McKay.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Thompson-J Terrell-R Carew; R Carew-D Thompson.

E: D McKay (1); D Ford (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Carew (2, 2nd base off R Gossage/B Downing); D Thompson (1, 2nd base off R Gossage/B Downing).

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Gossage, W (1-0)             9     3   1   1    2   9   0   1.00   31     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 4· 3     84    -     1.01   0.37
Totals                         9     3   1   1    2   9   0          31     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 4· 3           -

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Blyleven, L (0-1)            7.2   7   4   1    3   5   0   1.08   33     -       ·  ·     12· 4· 2· 7     57    -     1.21  -0.14
V Albury                       1.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          1-0    0.25   0.02
Totals                         9     8   4   1    4   5   0          38     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 2· 8          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Dave Phillips.

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 20,732.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 17mph in unknown direction, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Minnesota Twins                      
1. C Lemon              CF    1. S Braun              DH 
2. R Garr               RF    2. D Ford               RF 
3. J Orta               3B    3. R Carew              1B 
4. C May                DH    4. L Hisle              LF 
5. P Kelly              LF    5. B Wynegar            C  
6. J Spencer            1B    6. D McKay              3B 
7. J Brohamer           2B    7. S Brye               CF 
8. B Downing            C     8. J Terrell            2B 
9. B Dent               SS    9. D Thompson           SS 

   R Gossage            P        B Blyleven           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  1-1  -2-      27%  82% J Orta          B Blyleven      Single to RF; Lemon Scores/unER; Orta to 3B/Adv on E9
   b 4   2  1-0  12-     -14%  45% D McKay         R Gossage       Single to LF; Carew Scores; Wynegar to 2B
   t 2   1  0-0  12-      11%  65% J Brohamer      B Blyleven      Single to CF; May Scores; Spencer to 2B
   t 5   0  1-1  1--     -10%  45% B Downing       B Blyleven      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 8   2  1-3  1--       7%  93% J Spencer       B Blyleven      Double to RF; May Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  C Lemon         Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  R Garr          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  J Orta          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Gossage facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  S Braun         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  D Ford          Flyball: SS
   O      ---      50%  R Carew         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  C May           Walk
   O      1--      50%  P Kelly         Strikeout Looking
          1--      54%  J Spencer       Single to RF; May to 2B
   R      12-      65%  J Brohamer      Single to CF; May Scores; Spencer to 2B
   O      12-      61%  B Downing       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      57%  B Dent          Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Rich Gossage facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      59%  L Hisle         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      61%  B Wynegar       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      62%  D McKay         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      60%  C Lemon         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      59%  R Garr          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      58%  J Orta          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Rich Gossage facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      60%  S Brye          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      62%  J Terrell       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      61%  D Thompson      Single to RF
          1--      59%  S Braun         Thompson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      63%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      61%  C May           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      60%  P Kelly         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      59%  J Spencer       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Rich Gossage facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      62%  D Ford          Strikeout Looking
          ---      58%  R Carew         Walk
   O      1--      62%  L Hisle         Lineout: CF
          1--      61%  B Wynegar       Carew Steals 2B
          -2-      59%  " "             Walk
   R      12-      45%  D McKay         Single to LF; Carew Scores; Wynegar to 2B
   O      12-      50%  S Brye          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
          ---      55%  J Brohamer      Single to RF
   OO     1--      45%  B Downing       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      47%  B Dent          Walk
          1--      49%  C Lemon         Single to LF; Dent to 2B
   O      12-      44%  R Garr          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Rich Gossage facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  J Terrell       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  D Thompson      Lineout: CF
   O      ---      50%  S Braun         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  J Orta          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      44%  C May           Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      43%  P Kelly         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Rich Gossage facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      46%  D Ford          Strikeout
   O      ---      48%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  L Hisle         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      46%  J Spencer       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      44%  J Brohamer      Strikeout
          ---      46%  B Downing       Walk
   O      1--      42%  B Dent          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Rich Gossage facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      45%  B Wynegar       Strikeout
   O      ---      48%  D McKay         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      50%  S Brye          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
          ---      57%  C Lemon         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      55%  R Garr          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Lemon to 2B
   R      -2-      82%  J Orta          Single to RF; Lemon Scores/unER; Orta to 3B/Adv on E9
   R      --3      88%  C May           Single to CF; Orta Scores/unER
   O      1--      86%  P Kelly         Lineout: LF
   R      1--      93%  J Spencer       Double to RF; May Scores/unER
                  Vic Albury replaces Bert Blyleven pitching
   O      -2-      93%  J Brohamer      Flyball: 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Rich Gossage facing 8-9-1
                  Buddy Bradford replaces Pat Kelly playing LF batting 5th; Tony Oliva pinch hits for Jerry Terrell batting 8th
   O      ---      95%  T Oliva         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  D Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  S Braun         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 1.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Vic Albury facing 8-9-1
                  Bob Randall replaces Tony Oliva playing 2B batting 8th
   O      ---      97%  B Downing       Flyball: RF
          ---      97%  B Dent          Walk
          1--      98%  C Lemon         Single to RF; Dent to 2B
   OO     12-      96%  R Garr          Double Play: Bunt Popfly: 1B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Rich Gossage facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  D Ford          Strikeout
          ---      96%  R Carew         Single to LF
   OO     1--     100%  L Hisle         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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