April 17, 1977 Oakland Athletics at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 11
@CAL 7 CHW 4
TOR 2 BOS 4
@CLE 1 CLE 10
BOS 5 KCR 6
DET 5 MIL 2
NYY 0 MIN 10
OAK 2 BAL 5
@TEX 0 BAL 6
@TEX 1 ATL 5
HOU 4 MON 2
PHI 1 NYM 6
CHC 0 CIN 4
@SDP 1 LAD 7
@SFG 6 STL 4
PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 5,921

Sunday, April 17, 1977
Time of Game: 2:49

Athletics

7-3

Lost 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    2  8  2
Twins           0  7  0   0  0  0   0  3  X   10 12  1

W: M Pazik (1-0), L: J Umbarger (0-2)

Twins

5-5

Won 2

5th, 2 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    4   1   3   1    1   0  .310  .826    0    2   0   
M Sanguillen C                5   0   2   0    0   0  .263  .598    0    8   0   
M Page LF                     3   0   0   0    1   0  .410 1.272    0    1   1   
D Allen 1B                    3   0   2   1    0   0  .355 1.002    0    7   1   SF
R McKinney DH                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .556    0    0   0   
W Gross 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .294  .929    0    0   2   
T Armas RF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .206  .505    0    0   0   
R Scott 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .707    0    4   1   
  E Williams PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .148  .529    0    0   0   
R Picciolo SS                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .235  .553    0    2   5   
  S Mallory PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .586    0    0   0   

J Umbarger P                                                             0   1
  M Norris P                                                             0   0
  R Langford P                                                           0   0
  S Bahnsen P                                                            0   0
  D Bair P                                                               0   0
  P Torrealba P                                                          0   0
Totals                       33   2   8   2    4   1                    24  11

BATTING

SF: D Allen (2, off M Pazik).

TB: B North 3; M Sanguillen 2; D Allen 2; R Picciolo.

RBI: B North (1); D Allen (11).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

E: M Norris (); R Scott (3).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Terrell 3B                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .231  .656    0    0   1   CS
  M Cubbage PH-3B             4   1   1   0    0   1  .417  .934    0    1   3   
R Smalley SS                  4   2   1   1    1   1  .263  .754    0    2   5   3B
R Carew 1B                    5   1   3   4    0   0  .310  .918    0    9   2   3B,2B
L Hisle CF                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .293  .860    0    3   0   2B
C Kusick DH                   4   1   1   0    1   2  .269  .829    0    0   0   
D Ford RF                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .250  .681    0    4   0   
B Gorinski LF                 4   1   2   1    0   1  .200  .400    0    1   0   
B Randall 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .152  .352    0    4   2   
G Borgmann C                  3   2   1   1    1   1  .188  .653    0    1   0   HR

M Pazik P                                                                2   1
  R Schueler P                                                           0   0
Totals                       35  10  12   8    6   7                    27  14

BATTING

2B: L Hisle (3, off M Norris); R Carew (3, off R Langford).

3B: R Carew (2, off M Norris); R Smalley (1, off D Bair).

HR: G Borgmann (1, off D Bair; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: R Carew 6; G Borgmann 4; R Smalley 3; B Gorinski 2; L Hisle 2; D Ford; M Cubbage; C Kusick; B Randall.

RBI: R Carew 4 (9); G Borgmann (1); D Ford (3); R Smalley (2); B Gorinski (1).

2-out RBI: R Carew 3.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Randall-R Smalley.

E: R Smalley (5).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Terrell (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by J Umbarger).

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
J Umbarger, L (0-2)            1.1   3   5   2    3   0   0   8.10    9     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 3     31    -     1.12  -0.22
M Norris                       0.1   2   2   0    1   0   0   2.16    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          3-3    1.07  -0.15
R Langford                     4.1   3   0   0    2   5   0   2.70   17     -       ·  ·      5· 0· 2· 3          2-0    0.13   0.03
S Bahnsen                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.57    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
D Bair                         0.1   3   3   3    0   0   1  19.29    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.02  -0.00
P Torrealba                    0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 1          1-1    0.00  -0.00
Totals                         8    12  10   5    6   7   1          41     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 3·12          6-4

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Pazik, W (1-0)               8     7   2   2    3   1   0   2.77   33     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 2· 7     58    -     0.50   0.15
R Schueler                     1     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.24    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     8   2   2    4   1   0          38     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 3· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J Umbarger (1; J Terrell, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - (none), 3B - Ken Kaiser.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 5,921.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 66° F, Wind 17mph in unknown direction, Rain.

LINEUPS

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

   J Umbarger           P        M Pazik              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-3  123      13%  96% R Carew         M Norris        Triple to RF; Gorinski Scores/unER; Borgmann Scores/unER; Smalley Scores/unER; Carew Scores/Adv on E1/unER
   b 2   0  0-0  12-      12%  77% D Ford          J Umbarger      Single to RF; Hisle Scores; Kusick to 3B
   b 2   2  0-2  123       7%  83% R Smalley       M Norris        Fielder's Choice ; Ford Scores/No RBI/unER; Gorinski to 3B; Borgmann to 2B/Adv on E4
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-       7%  55% M Page          M Pazik         Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
   b 1   0  0-0  1--      -6%  53% R Smalley       J Umbarger      Terrell Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Pazik facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  B North         Single
   O      1--      48%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: P-SS-1B; North to 2B
   OO     -2-      55%  M Page          Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Umbarger facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  J Terrell       Walk
   O      1--      53%  R Smalley       Terrell Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
   O      ---      51%  " "             Popfly: SS
   O      ---      50%  R Carew         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Pazik facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  D Allen         Single (LF-CF)
   O      1--      50%  R McKinney      Strikeout
   O      1--      53%  W Gross         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      55%  T Armas         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Umbarger facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  L Hisle         Walk
          1--      64%  C Kusick        Single to LF; Hisle to 2B
   R      12-      77%  D Ford          Single to RF; Hisle Scores; Kusick to 3B
   R      1-3      81%  B Gorinski      Single to LF; Kusick Scores; Ford to 2B
   O      12-      78%  B Randall       Flyball: LF
          12-      81%  G Borgmann      Walk; Ford to 3B; Gorinski to 2B
                  Mike Norris replaces Jim Umbarger pitching; Mike Cubbage pinch hits for Jerry Terrell batting 1st
   O      123      76%  M Cubbage       Popfly: SS
   R      123      83%  R Smalley       Fielder's Choice ; Ford Scores/No RBI/unER; Gorinski to 3B; Borgmann to 2B/Adv on E4
   RRRR   123      96%  R Carew         Triple to RF; Gorinski Scores/unER; Borgmann Scores/unER; Smalley Scores/unER; Carew Scores/Adv on E1/unER
          ---      97%  L Hisle         Double to LF
          -2-      97%  C Kusick        Walk
                  Rick Langford replaces Mike Norris pitching
          12-      97%  D Ford          Walk; Hisle to 3B; Kusick to 2B
   O      123      96%  B Gorinski      Strikeout
                  7 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 7.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-7, Mike Pazik facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Cubbage moves to 3B
   O      ---      97%  R Scott         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  R Picciolo      Flyball: RF
          ---      97%  B North         Walk
          1--      96%  M Sanguillen    Single to LF; North to 2B
   O      12-      98%  M Page          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-0, Rick Langford facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      97%  B Randall       Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  G Borgmann      Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  M Cubbage       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 7.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-7, Mike Pazik facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  D Allen         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  R McKinney      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      98%  W Gross         Walk
   O      1--      98%  T Armas         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-0, Rick Langford facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  R Smalley       Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  R Carew         Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      98%  L Hisle         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 7.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-7, Mike Pazik facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      98%  R Scott         Flyball: CF
          ---      98%  R Picciolo      Single to SS; Picciolo to 2B/Adv on E6
   R      -2-      96%  B North         Single to LF; Picciolo Scores
          1--      95%  M Sanguillen    Single to CF; North to 2B
          12-      92%  M Page          Walk; North to 3B; Sanguillen to 2B
   RO     123      94%  D Allen         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; North Scores; Sanguillen to 3B
   O      1-3      96%  R McKinney      Lineout: 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-2, Rick Langford facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  C Kusick        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  D Ford          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      96%  B Gorinski      Single to LF
          1--      96%  B Randall       Single (CF-RF); Gorinski to 2B
   O      12-      95%  G Borgmann      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 7.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-7, Mike Pazik facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  W Gross         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  T Armas         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  R Scott         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-2, Rick Langford facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      97%  M Cubbage       Strikeout
          ---      97%  R Smalley       Walk
   O      1--      97%  R Carew         Double to LF; Smalley out at Hm/LF-SS-C
   O      -2-      97%  L Hisle         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 7.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-7, Mike Pazik facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      98%  R Picciolo      Popfly: P
   O      ---      98%  B North         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      99%  M Sanguillen    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-2, Stan Bahnsen facing 5-6-7
                  Stan Bahnsen replaces Rick Langford pitching
   O      ---      98%  C Kusick        Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  D Ford          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  B Gorinski      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 7.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-7, Mike Pazik facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  M Page          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      98%  D Allen         Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  R McKinney      Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  W Gross         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-2, Doug Bair facing 8-9-1
                  Doug Bair replaces Stan Bahnsen pitching
   O      ---     100%  B Randall       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---     100%  G Borgmann      Home Run
          ---     100%  M Cubbage       Single
   R      1--     100%  R Smalley       Triple to RF; Cubbage Scores
                  Pablo Torrealba replaces Doug Bair pitching
   R      --3     100%  R Carew         Single to LF; Smalley Scores
   O      1--     100%  L Hisle         Lineout: CF
   O      1--     100%  C Kusick        Strikeout
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 10.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-10, Ron Schueler facing 7-8-9
                  Ron Schueler replaces Mike Pazik pitching
          ---     100%  T Armas         Walk
                  Earl Williams pinch hits for Rodney Scott batting 8th
   O      1--     100%  E Williams      Flyball: CF
                  Sheldon Mallory pinch hits for Rob Picciolo batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  S Mallory       Lineout: LF
          1--     100%  B North         Single to LF; Armas to 2B
   O      12-     100%  M Sanguillen    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 10.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN197704170

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation