April 28, 1976 Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 4
CAL 2 MIL 4
@CHW 1 DET 8
OAK 1 CLE 9
@MIN 0 LAD 2
PIT 1 HOU 6
@MON 4 MON 8
HOU 7 NYM 3
ATL 0 PHI 7
CIN 6 CHC 8
@SDP 5 STL 4
@SFG 2
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Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 3,094

Wednesday, April 28, 1976, 1:15PM
Time of Game: 2:15

Indians

6-6

Won 2

5th, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         2  0  1   2  4  0   0  0  0    9 14  0
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  1

W: D Eckersley (2-2), L: B Blyleven (1-2), S: D Hood (1)

Twins

5-9

Lost 2

5th, 2½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Manning CF                  4   3   3   3    1   0  .327  .894    0    3   0   HR,2B
D Kuiper 2B                   4   0   1   2    1   2  .208  .567    0    3   2   2B
B Bell 3B                     4   0   1   0    1   0  .386  .948    0    0   0   
R Carty DH                    4   2   3   1    0   0  .317  .876    0    0   0   
  L Blanks PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
G Hendrick LF                 5   0   1   1    0   1  .222  .694    0    2   0   3B
C Spikes RF                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .282  .723    0    3   0   
A Ashby C                     4   2   2   0    1   0  .324  .861    0    9   0   GDP,IW
D Howard 1B                   5   1   1   1    0   0  .250  .485    0    5   1   
F Duffy SS                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .270  .605    0    1   1   SH

D Eckersley P                                                            0   1
  D Hood P                                                               1   1
Totals                       39   9  14   9    4   4                    27   6

BATTING

2B: D Kuiper (1, off B Blyleven); R Manning (3, off T Burgmeier).

3B: G Hendrick (1, off B Blyleven).

HR: R Manning (1, off B Blyleven; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: F Duffy (2, off B Blyleven).

IBB: A Ashby (1, by B Blyleven).

TB: R Manning 7; R Carty 3; G Hendrick 3; D Kuiper 2; C Spikes 2; A Ashby 2; D Howard; B Bell.

GIDP: A Ashby (1).

RBI: R Manning 3 (6); D Kuiper 2 (6); G Hendrick (7); F Duffy (4); D Howard (3); R Carty (8).

2-out RBI: D Kuiper 2; R Manning 2; R Carty; G Hendrick.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Kuiper-F Duffy-D Howard.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Bostock CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .293  .731    0    2   0   
L Hisle LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .232  .587    0    6   0   SB
R Carew 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   2  .296  .868    0    8   0   
S Braun DH                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .572    0    0   0   
B Wynegar C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .683    0    3   0   
  P Roof C                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     2   0   
D Ford RF                     3   0   1   0    0   2  .161  .504    0    1   0   
D McKay 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .465    0    0   4   
B Randall 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .481    0    2   1   GDP
D Thompson SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .610    0    3   3   

B Blyleven P                                                             0   0
  T Burgmeier P                                                          0   0
  S Luebber P                                                            0   0
  J Hughes P                                                             0   0
Totals                       29   0   4   0    0   7                    27   8

BATTING

TB: L Bostock; D Ford; R Carew; L Hisle.

GIDP: B Randall (1).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Randall-D Thompson-R Carew.

E: D Ford (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Hisle (2, 2nd base off D Eckersley/A Ashby).

PO: R Carew (1st base by D Hood).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Eckersley, W (2-2)           6     2   0   0    0   6   0   3.57   20     -       ·  ·      1·10· 1· 2     74    -     0.65   0.17
D Hood, S (1)                  3     2   0   0    0   1   0   3.12    9     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 2          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9     4   0   0    0   7   0          29     -       ·  ·      4·12· 2· 4           -

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 (1-2)            4.2  11   9   9    2   3   1   3.76   27     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 3·11      7    -     0.69  -0.32
T Burgmeier                    0     1   0   0    1   0   0   1.42    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-2    0.11  -0.01
S Luebber                      2.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   7.30    8     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 1· 1          2-0    0.03   0.00
J Hughes                       2     1   0   0    0   1   0  14.73    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    14   9   9    4   4   1          44     -       ·  ·      8·10· 4·14          4-2

T Burgmeier faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Eckersley (1).

IBB: B Blyleven (1; A Ashby).

PO: D Hood (1; R Carew, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Russ Goetz.

Time of Game: 2:15.

Attendance: 3,094.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 51° F.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Minnesota Twins                      
1. R Manning            CF    1. L Bostock            CF 
2. D Kuiper             2B    2. L Hisle              LF 
3. B Bell               3B    3. R Carew              1B 
4. R Carty              DH    4. S Braun              DH 
5. G Hendrick           LF    5. B Wynegar            C  
6. C Spikes             RF    6. D Ford               RF 
7. A Ashby              C     7. D McKay              3B 
8. D Howard             1B    8. B Randall            2B 
9. F Duffy              SS    9. D Thompson           SS 

   D Eckersley          P        B Blyleven           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-1  1--      11%  69% G Hendrick      B Blyleven      Triple to CF; Carty Scores
   t 4   2  0-3  12-      10%  93% D Kuiper        B Blyleven      Double to LF; Ashby Scores; Manning Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-      10%  58% R Carty         B Blyleven      Single to LF; Manning Scores
   t 3   0  0-2  ---       8%  81% R Manning       B Blyleven      Home Run
   b 1   0  2-0  -2-       4%  65% L Hisle         D Eckersley     Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  R Manning       Single to LF
   O      1--      52%  D Kuiper        Groundout: 3B-1B; Manning to 2B
   O      -2-      49%  B Bell          Flyball: LF
   R      -2-      58%  R Carty         Single to LF; Manning Scores
   R      1--      69%  G Hendrick      Triple to CF; Carty Scores
   O      --3      67%  C Spikes        Lineout: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Dennis Eckersley facing 1-2-3
          ---      63%  L Bostock       Single
          1--      60%  L Hisle         Wild Pitch; Bostock to 2B
   O      -2-      65%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      68%  R Carew         Strikeout
   O      -2-      71%  S Braun         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      70%  A Ashby         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      68%  D Howard        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      68%  F Duffy         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Dennis Eckersley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      70%  B Wynegar       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      72%  D Ford          Strikeout
   O      ---      73%  D McKay         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      81%  R Manning       Home Run
   O      ---      80%  D Kuiper        Strikeout Looking
          ---      81%  B Bell          Single to CF
          1--      83%  R Carty         Single to LF; Bell to 2B
   O      12-      81%  G Hendrick      Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      79%  C Spikes        Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Dennis Eckersley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      81%  B Randall       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      82%  D Thompson      Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      83%  L Bostock       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
          ---      85%  A Ashby         Single to RF
   O      1--      83%  D Howard        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      82%  F Duffy         Lineout: LF
          1--      83%  R Manning       Walk; Ashby to 2B
   RR     12-      93%  D Kuiper        Double to LF; Ashby Scores; Manning Scores
   O      -2-      92%  B Bell          Lineout: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, Dennis Eckersley facing 2-3-4
          ---      90%  L Hisle         Single
          1--      89%  R Carew         Hisle Steals 2B
   O      -2-      91%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      93%  S Braun         Foul Flyball: C
   O      -2-      95%  B Wynegar       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
          ---      95%  R Carty         Single to LF
   O      1--      95%  G Hendrick      Flyball: LF
          1--      96%  C Spikes        Single to RF; Carty to 3B/Adv on E9; Spikes to 2B
          -23      96%  A Ashby         Intentional Walk
   R      123      98%  D Howard        Single to CF; Carty Scores; Spikes to 3B; Ashby to 2B
   RO     123      98%  F Duffy         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Spikes Scores; Ashby to 3B; Howard to 2B
                  Tom Burgmeier replaces Bert Blyleven pitching
   RR     -23      99%  R Manning       Double to CF; Ashby Scores; Howard Scores
          -2-      99%  D Kuiper        Walk
                  Steve Luebber replaces Tom Burgmeier pitching
          12-     100%  B Bell          Walk; Manning to 3B; Kuiper to 2B
   O      123      99%  R Carty         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Indians 9, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-9, Dennis Eckersley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  D Ford          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  D McKay         Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  B Randall       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 9, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-0, Steve Luebber facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  G Hendrick      Flyball: 2B
          ---     100%  C Spikes        Single to RF
   OO     1--     100%  A Ashby         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 9, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-9, Dennis Eckersley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     100%  D Thompson      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---     100%  L Bostock       Flyball: 2B
   O      ---     100%  L Hisle         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 9, Twins 0.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-0, Steve Luebber facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  D Howard        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  F Duffy         Lineout: RF
   O      ---     100%  R Manning       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 9, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-9, Don Hood facing 3-4-5
                  Don Hood replaces Dennis Eckersley pitching
          ---     100%  R Carew         Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  S Braun         Carew Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---     100%  " "             Flyball: 2B
   O      ---     100%  B Wynegar       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 9, Twins 0.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-0, Jim Hughes facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Hughes replaces Steve Luebber pitching; Phil Roof replaces Butch Wynegar playing C batting 5th
   O      ---     100%  D Kuiper        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Larvell Blanks pinch hits for Rico Carty batting 4th
   O      ---     100%  L Blanks        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 9, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-9, Don Hood facing 6-7-8
          ---     100%  D Ford          Single
   O      1--     100%  D McKay         Strikeout
   OO     1--     100%  B Randall       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 9, Twins 0.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-0, Jim Hughes facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  G Hendrick      Foul Flyball: SS
   O      ---     100%  C Spikes        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  A Ashby         Single
   O      1--     100%  D Howard        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 9, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-9, Don Hood facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     100%  D Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  L Bostock       Lineout: LF
   O      ---     100%  L Hisle         Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 9, Twins 0.

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