September 4, 1976 Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 5,933

Saturday, September 4, 1976
Time of Game: 2:08

White Sox

58-76

Won 1

6th, 21 GB

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

W: K Brett (9-8), L: J Hughes (7-12)

Twins

67-70

Lost 1

3rd, 13½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Garr RF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .314  .744    0    2   0   HBP,GDP
B Stein 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .289  .692    0    0   3   
J Spencer 1B                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .254  .684    0    9   1   GDP
J Orta LF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .280  .739    0    2   0   GDP
  A Bannister LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .227  .595         0   0   
S Ewing DH                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .143  .414    0    0   0   2B
B Downing C                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .258  .671    0    3   0   2B
J Brohamer 2B                 3   1   0   0    1   2  .259  .717    0    1   3   
B Dent SS                     2   1   1   0    1   0  .243  .599    0    5   3   SH,GDP
C Lemon CF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .241  .605    0    4   0   

K Brett P                                                                1   2
Totals                       32   4   9   3    3   6                    27  12

BATTING

2B: S Ewing (1, off J Hughes); B Downing (13, off J Hughes).

SH: B Dent (17, off J Hughes).

HBP: R Garr (2, by J Hughes).

TB: B Downing 3; S Ewing 3; C Lemon 2; J Spencer 2; B Dent.

GIDP: B Dent (8); J Spencer (9); R Garr (5); J Orta (14).

RBI: J Spencer 2 (59); S Ewing (1).

2-out RBI: S Ewing.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Brohamer-B Dent-J Spencer.

E: B Dent (14).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Bostock CF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .323  .789    0    2   0   
L Hisle LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .696    0    0   0   CS
R Carew 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .327  .846    0   12   2   
D Ford RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .251  .720    0    0   0   
C Kusick DH                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .250  .754    0    0   0   
J Terrell 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .554    0    1   1   SB,GDP
R Smalley SS                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .260  .679    0    3   4   
B Randall 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .644    0    3   5   
G Borgmann C                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .797    0    6   0   

J Hughes P                                                               0   0
  V Albury P                                                             0   0
Totals                       29   0   3   0    3   3                    27  12

BATTING

TB: D Ford; R Carew; J Terrell.

GIDP: J Terrell (4).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 5. R Carew; R Smalley-R Carew; R Carew-R Smalley-R Carew; B Randall-R Smalley-R Carew; J Terrell-B Randall-R Carew.

PB: G Borgmann (1).

E: R Carew (15); R Smalley (22).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Terrell (9, 2nd base off K Brett/B Downing).

CS: L Hisle (14, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by K Brett).

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
K Brett, W (9-8)               9     3   0   0    3   3   0   3.30   32     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 4· 3     81    -     0.84   0.43
Totals                         9     3   0   0    3   3   0          32     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 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
J Hughes, L (7-12)             8     8   4   3    3   5   0   5.02   33     -       ·  ·     12· 2· 2· 8     54    -     0.92  -0.07
V Albury                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.88    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.08   0.00
Totals                         9     9   4   3    3   6   0          37     -       ·  ·     13· 3· 2· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: K Brett (7; L Hisle, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: J Hughes (8; R Garr).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Bill Haller.

Time of Game: 2:08.

Attendance: 5,933.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 15mph in unknown direction, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Minnesota Twins                      
1. R Garr               RF    1. L Bostock            CF 
2. B Stein              3B    2. L Hisle              LF 
3. J Spencer            1B    3. R Carew              1B 
4. J Orta               LF    4. D Ford               RF 
5. S Ewing              DH    5. C Kusick             DH 
6. B Downing            C     6. J Terrell            3B 
7. J Brohamer           2B    7. R Smalley            SS 
8. B Dent               SS    8. B Randall            2B 
9. C Lemon              CF    9. G Borgmann           C  

   K Brett              P        J Hughes             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-0  123      17%  78% J Spencer       J Hughes        Single to RF; Dent Scores; Lemon Scores; Stein to 3B
   b 7   1  3-0  12-      10%  94% J Terrell       K Brett         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 3   1  0-2  1-3      -9%  69% J Orta          J Hughes        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t 3   0  0-0  1--       6%  60% C Lemon         J Hughes        Single to LF; Dent to 2B
   t 4   1  0-2  12-      -6%  71% B Dent          J Hughes        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Hughes facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  R Garr          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      50%  B Stein         Flyball: CF
   OO     1--      45%  J Spencer       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Brett facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  L Bostock       Strikeout
          ---      45%  L Hisle         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      49%  R Carew         Hisle Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS-P)
   O      ---      50%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Hughes facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  J Orta          Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  S Ewing         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      48%  B Downing       Double to LF
   O      -2-      45%  J Brohamer      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Brett facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  D Ford          Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  C Kusick        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      48%  J Terrell       Single to RF
          1--      47%  R Smalley       Terrell Steals 2B
          -2-      46%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      50%  B Randall       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Hughes facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  B Dent          Walk
          1--      60%  C Lemon         Single to LF; Dent to 2B
          12-      66%  R Garr          Passed Ball; Dent to 3B; Lemon to 2B
   O      -23      60%  " "             Strikeout
          -23      61%  B Stein         Walk
   RR     123      78%  J Spencer       Single to RF; Dent Scores; Lemon Scores; Stein to 3B
   OO     1-3      69%  J Orta          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Ken Brett facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      72%  G Borgmann      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      73%  L Bostock       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      75%  L Hisle         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Hughes facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      73%  S Ewing         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      75%  B Downing       Single to CF
          1--      77%  J Brohamer      Walk; Downing to 2B
   OO     12-      71%  B Dent          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Ken Brett facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      74%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      76%  D Ford          Lineout: RF
   O      ---      77%  C Kusick        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Hughes facing 9-1-2
          ---      79%  C Lemon         Single to LF
   OO     1--      74%  R Garr          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      73%  B Stein         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Ken Brett facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      76%  J Terrell       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      78%  R Smalley       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      80%  B Randall       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Hughes facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      78%  J Spencer       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      77%  J Orta          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      78%  S Ewing         Single to RF
   O      1--      76%  B Downing       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Ken Brett facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      80%  G Borgmann      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      82%  L Bostock       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      83%  L Hisle         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Hughes facing 7-8-9
          ---      85%  J Brohamer      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      85%  B Dent          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Brohamer to 2B
   R      -2-      91%  C Lemon         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Brohamer Scores/unER; Lemon to 1B
   OO     1--      89%  R Garr          Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 0 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Ken Brett facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      91%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      88%  D Ford          Single to LF
          1--      83%  C Kusick        Walk; Ford to 2B
   OO     12-      94%  J Terrell       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jim Hughes facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      93%  B Stein         Lineout: 2B
          ---      94%  J Spencer       Single to CF
   O      1--      93%  J Orta          Strikeout
   R      1--      97%  S Ewing         Double to LF; Spencer Scores
   O      -2-      96%  B Downing       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Ken Brett facing 7-8-9
                  Alan Bannister replaces Jorge Orta playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---      98%  R Smalley       Lineout: CF
   O      ---      98%  B Randall       Lineout: SS
          ---      98%  G Borgmann      Walk
   O      1--      99%  L Bostock       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 0.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Vic Albury facing 7-8-9
                  Vic Albury replaces Jim Hughes pitching
   O      ---      99%  J Brohamer      Strikeout
          ---      99%  B Dent          Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  C Lemon         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      98%  R Garr          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Ken Brett facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  L Hisle         Flyball: 1B
          ---      98%  R Carew         Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  D Ford          Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  C Kusick        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN197609040

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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