April 16, 1977 Oakland Athletics at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 6
SEA 4 CHW 3
TOR 2 BOS 8
@CLE 4 DET 8
@KCR 5 MIL 4
NYY 3 MIN 3
OAK 1 ATL 4
HOU 3 MON 4
PHI 3 NYM 4
CHC 1 SDP 5
CIN 4 LAD 5
@SFG 0 PIT 3
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 6,946

Saturday, April 16, 1977
Time of Game: 2:25

Athletics

7-2

Lost 1

1st

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

W: G Zahn (2-0), L: V Blue (0-1)

Twins

4-5

Won 1

5th, 3 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .240  .705    0    1   0   
  M Alexander PR-CF           0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
L Lintz 2B                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .685    0    0   2   HBP
  E Williams PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .549    0    0   0   
  R Scott 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .864         1   0   
M Page LF                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .444 1.361    0    0   0   
D Allen 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .321  .983    0   10   0   
M Sanguillen C                4   0   1   1    0   0  .242  .568    0    9   1   
W Gross 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .323  .998    0    0   4   
R McKinney DH                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .714    0    0   0   GDP
T Armas RF                    3   0   2   0    0   0  .226  .531    0    1   0   2B
R Picciolo SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .542    0    1   1   

V Blue P                                                                 0   2
Totals                       31   1   4   1    1   6                    24  10

BATTING

2B: T Armas (1, off G Zahn).

HBP: L Lintz (1, by G Zahn).

TB: T Armas 3; M Sanguillen; B North.

GIDP: R McKinney (1).

RBI: M Sanguillen (4).

2-out RBI: M Sanguillen.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Terrell 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .632    0    0   2   SH
R Smalley SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .646    0    1   5   
R Carew 1B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .270  .800    0   12   0   2B
L Hisle CF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .297  .855    0    1   0   SB
D Ford RF                     2   1   0   0    1   1  .241  .665    0    0   0   
C Kusick DH                   2   1   2   1    1   0  .273  .860    0    0   0   2B,IW
B Gorinski LF                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    2   0   
B Randall 2B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .138  .332    0    4   5   
G Borgmann C                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .154  .368    0    7   0   

G Zahn P                                                                 0   1
Totals                       27   3   5   2    3   8                    27  13

BATTING

2B: R Carew (2, off V Blue); C Kusick (2, off V Blue).

SH: J Terrell (1, off V Blue).

IBB: C Kusick (1, by V Blue).

TB: C Kusick 3; R Carew 2; B Randall; G Borgmann.

RBI: C Kusick (4); R Carew (5).

2-out RBI: R Carew.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Terrell-B Randall-R Carew.

E: R Smalley (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Hisle (4, 2nd base off V Blue/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
V Blue, L (0-1)                8     5   3   3    3   8   0   3.38   31     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 0· 5     65    -     0.93   0.04
Totals                         8     5   3   3    3   8   0          31     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 0· 5           -

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Zahn, W (2-0)                9     4   1   1    1   6   0   2.12   33     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 0· 4     80    -     1.40   0.54
Totals                         9     4   1   1    1   6   0          33     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 0· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: V Blue 2 (2); G Zahn (1).

IBB: V Blue (1; C Kusick).

HBP: G Zahn (1; L Lintz).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 6,946.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Wind 5mph in unknown direction, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

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

   V Blue               P        G Zahn               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   0  1-1  -2-      12%  77% C Kusick        V Blue          Single to LF; Ford Scores; Kusick to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 5   1  1-1  --3      10%  54% B North         G Zahn          Fielder's Choice 2B; Armas out at Hm/2B-C
   t 8   2  2-1  --3       9%  87% M Page          G Zahn          Strikeout
   t 1   2  0-0  1-3      -9%  41% M Sanguillen    G Zahn          Single to RF; North Scores; Allen to 2B
   b 2   2  1-0  -2-       9%  51% B Gorinski      V Blue          Wild Pitch; Kusick Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Geoff Zahn facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  B North         Walk
          1--      41%  L Lintz         Hit By Pitch; North to 2B
   O      12-      46%  M Page          Strikeout
   O      12-      50%  D Allen         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; North to 3B
   R      1-3      41%  M Sanguillen    Single to RF; North Scores; Allen to 2B
   O      12-      45%  W Gross         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  J Terrell       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      41%  R Smalley       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      40%  R Carew         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Geoff Zahn facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      42%  R McKinney      Flyball: CF
          ---      39%  T Armas         Single to RF
   O      1--      41%  R Picciolo      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Armas to 2B
   O      -2-      44%  B North         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      42%  L Hisle         Strikeout
   O      ---      40%  D Ford          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      42%  C Kusick        Double to RF
   R      -2-      51%  B Gorinski      Wild Pitch; Kusick Scores
   O      ---      50%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Geoff Zahn facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      52%  L Lintz         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      54%  M Page          Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  D Allen         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Vida Blue facing 8-9-1
          ---      60%  B Randall       Single to LF
   O      1--      53%  G Borgmann      Baserunner Out Advancing; Randall out at 2B/2B-SS
   O      ---      51%  " "             Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      50%  J Terrell       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Geoff Zahn facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  M Sanguillen    Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      50%  W Gross         Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--      56%  R McKinney      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Vida Blue facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  R Smalley       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  R Carew         Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---      50%  L Hisle         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Geoff Zahn facing 8-9-1
          ---      42%  T Armas         Double to RF
   O      -2-      43%  R Picciolo      Groundout: 2B-1B; Armas to 3B
   O      --3      54%  B North         Fielder's Choice 2B; Armas out at Hm/2B-C
   O      1--      57%  L Lintz         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Vida Blue facing 5-6-7
          ---      61%  D Ford          Walk
          1--      65%  C Kusick        Wild Pitch; Ford to 2B
   R      -2-      77%  " "             Single to LF; Ford Scores; Kusick to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      73%  B Gorinski      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      70%  B Randall       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      66%  G Borgmann      Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 2.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Geoff Zahn facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      70%  M Page          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      72%  D Allen         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      74%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      72%  J Terrell       Strikeout
   O      ---      71%  R Smalley       Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      70%  R Carew         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 2.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Geoff Zahn facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      74%  W Gross         Strikeout
   O      ---      77%  R McKinney      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      79%  T Armas         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
          ---      82%  L Hisle         Walk
          1--      84%  D Ford          Hisle Steals 2B
   O      -2-      81%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      82%  C Kusick        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      78%  B Gorinski      Strikeout
   O      12-      75%  B Randall       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 2.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Geoff Zahn facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      80%  R Picciolo      Flyball: LF
          ---      74%  B North         Single
                  Earl Williams pinch hits for Larry Lintz batting 2nd; Matt Alexander pinch runs for Billy North batting 1st
   O      1--      79%  E Williams      Groundout: SS-1B; Alexander to 2B
          -2-      78%  M Page          Wild Pitch; Alexander to 3B
   O      --3      87%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Vida Blue facing 9-1-2
                  Rodney Scott replaces Earl Williams playing 2B batting 2nd; Matt Alexander moves to CF
          ---      89%  G Borgmann      Single to LF
   O      1--      88%  J Terrell       Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Borgmann to 2B
   O      -2-      86%  R Smalley       Strikeout
   R      -2-      94%  R Carew         Double to CF; Borgmann Scores
   O      -2-      93%  L Hisle         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 3.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Geoff Zahn facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  D Allen         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      99%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  W Gross         Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN197704160

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation