April 15, 1977 Oakland Athletics at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 7
SEA 0 CHW 7
TOR 5 DET 4
@KCR 3 MIL 7
NYY 4 OAK 3
@MIN 2 ATL 4
HOU 3 PHI 7
@MON 2 CHC 8
@NYM 4 CIN 9
@SDP 5 LAD 7
@SFG 1 PIT 7
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 14,788

Friday, April 15, 1977
Time of Game: 2:50

Athletics

7-1

Won 5

1st

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

W: M Torrez (2-0), L: P Thormodsgard (1-1), S: D Giusti (2)

Twins

3-5

Lost 3

5th, 4 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .227  .684    0    0   0   3B
  S Mallory CF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .650    0    4   0   SB
L Lintz 2B                    2   1   0   0    2   2  .214  .736    0    0   0   2·SB
M Page LF                     4   0   2   2    0   0  .500 1.525    0    3   0   
D Allen 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .375 1.134    0    9   4   GDP
  M Alexander PR              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   SB
  E Williams 1B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .160  .570         1   1   
M Sanguillen C                4   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .577    0    3   0   
W Gross 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .370 1.136    0    2   3   
R McKinney DH                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .909    0    0   0   
T Armas RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .179  .412    0    0   0   
R Picciolo SS                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .250  .598    0    1   1   HR

M Torrez P                                                               3   1
  P Torrealba P                                                          1   0
  D Giusti P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   3   6   3    3   4                    27  10

BATTING

3B: B North (1, off P Thormodsgard).

HR: R Picciolo (1, off P Thormodsgard; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: R Picciolo 4; B North 3; M Page 2; W Gross; T Armas.

GIDP: D Allen (1).

RBI: M Page 2 (15); R Picciolo (3).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Gross-D Allen.

E: M Page (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Alexander (2, 2nd base off R Schueler/G Borgmann); L Lintz 2 (6, 2nd base off P Thormodsgard/G Borgmann 2); S Mallory (2, 2nd base off P Thormodsgard/G Borgmann).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Smalley SS                  5   0   2   1    0   0  .364  .872    0    2   2   
R Carew 1B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .273  .806    0   13   1   HR
L Bostock CF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .321  .980    0    2   0   SB
L Hisle LF                    4   0   2   0    0   2  .324  .910    0    0   0   
M Cubbage 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .438  .986    0    2   5   
R Chiles RF                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .286    0    1   0   
  J Terrell PH-RF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .711    0    0   0   
C Kusick DH                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .673    0    0   0   
B Randall 2B                  3   1   0   0    0   1  .115  .294    0    3   5   HBP
G Borgmann C                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .100  .282    0    4   0   GDP

P Thormodsgard P                                                         0   2
  R Schueler P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   2   7   2    3   3                    27  15

BATTING

HR: R Carew (1, off M Torrez; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

HBP: B Randall (1, by M Torrez).

TB: R Carew 5; R Smalley 2; L Hisle 2; M Cubbage.

GIDP: G Borgmann (1).

RBI: R Carew (4); R Smalley (1).

2-out RBI: R Smalley.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Cubbage-B Randall-R Carew.

E: R Chiles (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Bostock (3, 2nd base off M Torrez/M Sanguillen).

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
M Torrez, W (2-0)              7     5   2   1    3   2   1   2.81   29     -       ·  ·     12· 4· 2· 5     60    -     1.32   0.16
P Torrealba, H (1)             0.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    2.59  -0.10
D Giusti, S (2)                1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 0          2-0    3.64   0.44
Totals                         9     7   2   1    3   3   1          37     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 2· 7          2-0

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Thormodsgard, L (1-1)        7     6   3   3    2   4   1   2.70   29     -       ·  ·     13· 3· 1· 6     55    -     1.00  -0.07
R Schueler                     2     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.68    7     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.62   0.07
Totals                         9     6   3   3    3   4   1          36     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 2· 6           -

M Torrez faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: M Torrez (1; B Randall).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Bill Kunkel.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 14,788.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 77° F, Wind 13mph in unknown direction, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Minnesota Twins                      
1. B North              CF    1. R Smalley            SS 
2. L Lintz              2B    2. R Carew              1B 
3. M Page               LF    3. L Bostock            CF 
4. D Allen              1B    4. L Hisle              LF 
5. M Sanguillen         C     5. M Cubbage            3B 
6. W Gross              3B    6. R Chiles             RF 
7. R McKinney           DH    7. C Kusick             DH 
8. T Armas              RF    8. B Randall            2B 
9. R Picciolo           SS    9. G Borgmann           C  

   M Torrez             P        P Thormodsgard       P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  1-0  ---      14%  47% R Picciolo      P Thormodsgard  Home Run
   b 8   0  3-1  ---     -14%  70% R Carew         M Torrez        Home Run
   t 5   1  1-1  -23      14%  76% M Page          P Thormodsgard  Single to LF; North Scores; Lintz Scores
   b 8   2  3-2  12-      12%  84% C Kusick        D Giusti        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
   b 8   1  3-2  12-      12%  72% J Terrell       D Giusti        Foul Popfly: 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Thormodsgard facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B North         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  L Lintz         Walk
          1--      52%  M Page          Lintz Steals 2B
   O      -2-      49%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Lintz to 3B
   O      --3      45%  D Allen         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Torrez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  R Smalley       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      49%  R Carew         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  L Bostock       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Thormodsgard facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  M Sanguillen    Foul Popfly: 3B
          ---      50%  W Gross         Single to RF
   O      1--      47%  R McKinney      Strikeout
          1--      51%  T Armas         Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Gross to 3B; Armas to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   O      -23      45%  R Picciolo      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Torrez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  L Hisle         Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  M Cubbage       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  R Chiles        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Thormodsgard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  B North         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  L Lintz         Strikeout Looking
          ---      47%  M Page          Single to CF
   O      1--      44%  D Allen         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Torrez facing 7-8-9
          ---      38%  C Kusick        Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Kusick to 2B
          -2-      35%  B Randall       Hit By Pitch
   OO     12-      46%  G Borgmann      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Randall to 2B
   R      -2-      35%  R Smalley       Single to RF; Randall Scores/unER
   O      1--      38%  R Carew         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Paul Thormodsgard facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      35%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      33%  W Gross         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      31%  R McKinney      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Torrez facing 3-4-5
          ---      28%  L Bostock       Walk
          1--      26%  L Hisle         Bostock Steals 2B
   O      -2-      29%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      32%  M Cubbage       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Bostock to 3B
   O      --3      36%  R Chiles        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Paul Thormodsgard facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      33%  T Armas         Strikeout
   R      ---      47%  R Picciolo      Home Run
          ---      57%  B North         Triple to RF
          --3      59%  L Lintz         Walk
          1-3      62%  M Page          Lintz Steals 2B
   RR     -23      76%  " "             Single to LF; North Scores; Lintz Scores
   OO     1--      72%  D Allen         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Torrez facing 7-8-9
                  Sheldon Mallory replaces Billy North playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---      75%  C Kusick        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      77%  B Randall       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      78%  G Borgmann      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Paul Thormodsgard facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      77%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      75%  W Gross         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      74%  R McKinney      Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Torrez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      78%  R Smalley       Lineout: LF
          ---      74%  R Carew         Single
   O      1--      78%  L Bostock       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      74%  L Hisle         Single to RF; Bostock to 3B
   O      1-3      82%  M Cubbage       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Paul Thormodsgard facing 8-9-1
          ---      84%  T Armas         Single to LF
   O      1--      82%  R Picciolo      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      80%  S Mallory       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      81%  L Lintz         Mallory Steals 2B
   O      -2-      78%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Torrez facing 6-7-8
          ---      72%  R Chiles        Walk
   O      1--      78%  C Kusick        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      82%  B Randall       Groundout: 3B-1B; Chiles to 2B
          -2-      79%  G Borgmann      Walk
   O      12-      87%  R Smalley       Single to 1B/runner struck by batted ball and is out; Borgmann out at 1B/1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ron Schueler facing 3-4-5
                  Ron Schueler replaces Paul Thormodsgard pitching
   O      ---      85%  M Page          Lineout: RF
          ---      87%  D Allen         Walk
                  Matt Alexander pinch runs for Dick Allen batting 4th
          1--      88%  M Sanguillen    Alexander Steals 2B
   O      -2-      86%  " "             Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-      84%  W Gross         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Torrez facing 2-3-4
                  Earl Williams replaces Matt Alexander playing 1B batting 4th
   R      ---      70%  R Carew         Home Run
                  Pablo Torrealba replaces Mike Torrez pitching
   O      ---      76%  L Bostock       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      69%  L Hisle         Single to LF
          1--      60%  M Cubbage       Single to RF; Hisle to 2B
                  Dave Giusti replaces Pablo Torrealba pitching; Jerry Terrell pinch hits for Rich Chiles batting 6th
   O      12-      72%  J Terrell       Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      12-      84%  C Kusick        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 2.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ron Schueler facing 7-8-9
                  Jerry Terrell moves to RF
   O      ---      82%  R McKinney      Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      81%  T Armas         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      80%  R Picciolo      Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Dave Giusti facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      89%  B Randall       Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  G Borgmann      Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  R Smalley       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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