September 14, 1976 Oakland Athletics at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 9
DET 7 KCR 2
@CHW 1 NYY 8
@CLE 2 MIL 3
BOS 2
(10) OAK 4
@MIN 2 MIN 4
OAK 3 CAL 6
@TEX 4 HOU 4
@ATL 3 ATL 4
HOU 3 LAD 9
@CIN 0 PHI 3
MON 2 NYM 4
@PIT 3 SFG 7
@SDP 6 CHC 6
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Tuesday, September 14, 1976
Time of Game: 2:31

Athletics

78-65

Won 3

2nd, 4½ GB

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

W: V Blue (15-12), L: S Luebber (4-5)

Twins

73-73

Lost 3

3rd, 10 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    4   0   2   0    1   0  .274  .697    0    3   0   SB
C Washington RF               3   1   0   0    2   3  .252  .633    0    1   0   SB
D Baylor DH                   5   0   0   0    0   3  .246  .702    0    0   0   
J Rudi LF                     5   1   1   1    0   1  .286  .789    0    3   0   
S Bando 3B                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .232  .746    0    0   1   SB
G Tenace 1B                   4   1   3   3    0   0  .259  .857    0   11   0   HR
P Garner 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .259  .700    0    4   1   
T Sandt SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .499    0    2   5   
J Newman C                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .203  .508    0    3   1   2B

V Blue P                                                                 0   1
Totals                       35   4   9   4    5   7                    27   9

BATTING

2B: J Newman (4, off B Campbell).

HR: G Tenace (20, off S Luebber; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: G Tenace 6; J Newman 3; B North 2; T Sandt; J Rudi.

RBI: G Tenace 3 (58); J Rudi (87).

2-out RBI: G Tenace.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Sandt-G Tenace.

E: T Sandt (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: S Bando (16, 2nd base off S Luebber/G Borgmann); C Washington (33, 2nd base off S Luebber/G Borgmann); B North (69, 2nd base off B Campbell/G Borgmann).

PO: B North (1st base by S Luebber).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Terrell 3B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .244  .557    0    2   1   
B Randall 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .635    0    1   1   GDP
L Hisle LF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .268  .715    0    1   0   CS
C Kusick 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .254  .767    0    8   0   
D Ford RF                     4   2   3   1    0   0  .263  .763    0    1   0   HR,3B
S Brye CF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .621    0    5   0   CS
B Wynegar DH                  4   0   0   1    0   1  .270  .735    0    0   0   
G Borgmann C                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .245  .778    0    7   0   
L Gomez SS                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .465    0    2   2   

S Luebber P                                                              0   2
  B Campbell P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   2   8   2    2   3                    27   6

BATTING

3B: D Ford (6, off V Blue).

HR: D Ford (17, off V Blue; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: D Ford 8; J Terrell 2; L Gomez; L Hisle; C Kusick.

GIDP: B Randall (6).

RBI: B Wynegar (66); D Ford (75).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Gomez-C Kusick.

E: S Luebber (); G Borgmann (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: L Hisle (15, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by V Blue); S Brye (2, 2nd base by V Blue/J Newman).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Blue, W (15-12)              9     8   2   2    2   3   1   2.45   35     -       ·  ·      9·10· 3· 8     64    -     1.12   0.42
Totals                         9     8   2   2    2   3   1          35     -       ·  ·      9·10· 3· 8           -

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Luebber, L (4-5)             8     7   4   4    5   4   1   4.07   35     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 2· 7     51    -     1.12  -0.08
B Campbell                     1     2   0   0    0   3   0   3.18    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.22   0.01
Totals                         9     9   4   4    5   7   1          40     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 2· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: S Luebber (3; B North, 1st base); V Blue (2; L Hisle, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 60° F, Wind 10mph in unknown direction, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Minnesota Twins                      
1. B North              CF    1. J Terrell            3B 
2. C Washington         RF    2. B Randall            2B 
3. D Baylor             DH    3. L Hisle              LF 
4. J Rudi               LF    4. C Kusick             1B 
5. S Bando              3B    5. D Ford               RF 
6. G Tenace             1B    6. S Brye               CF 
7. P Garner             2B    7. B Wynegar            DH 
8. T Sandt              SS    8. G Borgmann           C  
9. J Newman             C     9. L Gomez              SS 

   V Blue               P        S Luebber            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  1-2  -2-      15%  93% G Tenace        S Luebber       Home Run; Bando Scores
   t 4   2  1-1  -2-      13%  61% G Tenace        S Luebber       Single to LF; Rudi Scores
   b 2   0  0-0  ---     -10%  35% D Ford          V Blue          Triple to RF
   b 8   0  4-1  1--       8%  96% B Randall       V Blue          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   b 6   2  2-1  12-       8%  71% S Brye          V Blue          Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Luebber facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B North         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      46%  C Washington    Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  D Baylor        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  J Terrell       Single
   O      1--      45%  B Randall       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      48%  L Hisle         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      50%  C Kusick        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Luebber facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  J Rudi          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      46%  S Bando         Flyball: 3B
          ---      47%  G Tenace        Single
   O      1--      45%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Vida Blue facing 5-6-7
          ---      35%  D Ford          Triple to RF
   O      --3      40%  S Brye          Flyball: 1B
   RO     --3      37%  B Wynegar       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Ford Scores
          ---      36%  G Borgmann      Walk
          1--      34%  L Gomez         Single; Borgmann to 2B
   O      12-      38%  J Terrell       Lineout: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Luebber facing 8-9-1
          ---      42%  T Sandt         Single
   O      1--      38%  J Newman        Flyball: RF
   OO     1--      32%  B North         Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Vida Blue facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      34%  B Randall       Flyball: LF
          ---      32%  L Hisle         Walk
   O      1--      36%  C Kusick        Hisle Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B)
   O      ---      37%  " "             Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Luebber facing 2-3-4
          ---      41%  C Washington    Walk
          1--      49%  D Baylor        Washington Steals 2B; Washington to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      43%  " "             Flyball: CF
   R      --3      50%  J Rudi          Single; Washington Scores
   O      1--      48%  S Bando         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Rudi to 2B
   R      -2-      61%  G Tenace        Single to LF; Rudi Scores
          1--      63%  P Garner        Walk; Tenace to 2B
   O      12-      59%  T Sandt         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Vida Blue facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      62%  D Ford          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      58%  S Brye          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      64%  B Wynegar       Brye Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      65%  " "             Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Luebber facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      63%  J Newman        Flyball: CF
          ---      65%  B North         Single
          1--      67%  C Washington    North Picked off 1B, safe on E1; North to 2B
          -2-      69%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      64%  D Baylor        Flyball: CF
   O      12-      60%  J Rudi          Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Vida Blue facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      63%  G Borgmann      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      66%  L Gomez         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      67%  J Terrell       Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Luebber facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      65%  S Bando         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      63%  G Tenace        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      62%  P Garner        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Vida Blue facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      66%  B Randall       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      69%  L Hisle         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      67%  C Kusick        Single
          1--      63%  D Ford          Single; Kusick to 2B
   O      12-      71%  S Brye          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Luebber facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      68%  T Sandt         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      71%  J Newman        Single
          1--      74%  B North         Walk; Newman to 2B
   O      12-      70%  C Washington    Strikeout
   O      12-      66%  D Baylor        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Vida Blue facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      70%  B Wynegar       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      74%  G Borgmann      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      76%  L Gomez         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Luebber facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      74%  J Rudi          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      76%  S Bando         Walk
          1--      78%  G Tenace        Bando Steals 2B
   RR     -2-      93%  " "             Home Run; Bando Scores
   O      ---      93%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  T Sandt         Lineout: LF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
          ---      88%  J Terrell       Single
   OO     1--      96%  B Randall       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
          ---      95%  L Hisle         Single
   O      1--      97%  C Kusick        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 1.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bill Campbell facing 9-1-2
                  Bill Campbell replaces Steve Luebber pitching
          ---      98%  J Newman        Double to LF
          -2-      99%  B North         Single/Bunt; Newman to 3B
          1-3      99%  C Washington    North Steals 2B
   O      -23      98%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -23      97%  D Baylor        Strikeout
   O      -23      96%  J Rudi          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Vida Blue facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      92%  D Ford          Home Run
   O      ---      96%  S Brye          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  B Wynegar       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  G Borgmann      Groundout: 2B-1B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation