May 13, 1977 Toronto Blue Jays at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 3
@CAL 0 CHW 5
CLE 3 KCR 3
TEX 2 MIL 9
DET 3 MIN 4
TOR 3
(11) BAL 5
@OAK 1 BOS 7
@SEA 5 STL 3
@ATL 0 CIN 6
SFG 4 HOU 3
PIT 0 CHC 5
@MON 3 NYM 3
LAD 0 PHI 5
SDP 4

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 9,667

Friday, May 13, 1977
Time of Game: 2:51

Blue Jays

14-18

Lost 1

5th, 4½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  2  0   0  0    3 11  2
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  2   1  0  0   0  1    4  8  0

W: R Schueler (2-1), L: M Willis (1-1)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Twins

20-11

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Bailor SS                   5   1   3   0    0   0  .348  .883    0    6   4   2B,SB
A Woods LF                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .383  .982    0    2   0   3B
R Howell 3B                   5   1   2   2    0   1  .120  .414    0    1   2   3B
O Velez RF                    4   0   0   1    0   0  .344 1.129    0    2   0   SF
R Fairly DH                   4   0   1   0    1   2  .284  .871    0    0   0   2B
  D McKay PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .181  .478         0   0   
D Ault 1B                     5   0   2   0    0   0  .298  .912    0   12   1   2B,GDP
A Ashby C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .224  .612    0    3   3   3B,SH
G Woods CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .265  .610    0    6   0   
  S Ewing PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .389  .889    0    0   0   
  J Scott CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .377         0   0   
P Garcia 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .490    0    0   5   

D Lemanczyk P                                                            0   0
  M Willis P                                                             0   2
  J Johnson P                                                            0   1
Totals                       40   3  11   3    2   4                    32  18

BATTING

2B: D Ault (7, off R Schueler); B Bailor (8, off P Thormodsgard); R Fairly (9, off R Schueler).

3B: A Woods (3, off T Johnson); R Howell (1, off T Johnson); A Ashby (2, off P Thormodsgard).

SF: O Velez (3, off T Johnson).

SH: A Ashby (3, off P Thormodsgard).

TB: R Howell 4; B Bailor 4; A Woods 3; A Ashby 3; D Ault 3; R Fairly 2; G Woods.

GIDP: D Ault (3).

RBI: R Howell 2 (3); O Velez (29).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 3. P Garcia-B Bailor-D Ault 2; J Johnson-A Ashby-D Ault.

E: D Lemanczyk (); M Willis ().

BASERUNNING

SB: B Bailor (4, 2nd base off P Thormodsgard/B Wynegar).

PO: D McKay (2nd base by B Wynegar).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Bostock CF                  4   1   2   0    1   0  .336  .917    0    2   0   2B,CS
R Smalley SS                  4   1   1   1    1   1  .208  .607    0    2   4   2B,GDP
R Carew 1B                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .344  .947    0   11   0   
B Wynegar C                   2   0   1   1    2   0  .329  .959    0    4   1   2B,SH
R Chiles DH                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .660    0    0   0   SH
  C Kusick PH                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .728    0    0   0   GDP
L Hisle LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .288  .897    0    4   0   CS
M Cubbage 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .320  .770    0    1   3   IW
D Ford RF                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .214  .611    0    4   0   HR,CS,GDP
R Wilfong 2B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .668    0    2   3   
  B Gorinski PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .513    0    0   0   
  B Randall 2B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .460    0    3   2   

P Thormodsgard P                                                         0   1
  T Johnson P                                                            0   1
  T Burgmeier P                                                          0   0
  R Schueler P                                                           0   0
Totals                       34   4   8   3    5   2                    33  15

BATTING

2B: B Wynegar (5, off D Lemanczyk); L Bostock (8, off D Lemanczyk); R Smalley (4, off D Lemanczyk).

HR: D Ford (2, off M Willis; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: B Wynegar (3, off M Willis); R Chiles (1, off D Lemanczyk).

IBB: M Cubbage (4, by D Lemanczyk).

TB: D Ford 5; L Bostock 3; R Smalley 2; B Wynegar 2; L Hisle; R Carew.

GIDP: C Kusick (2); D Ford (5); R Smalley (1).

RBI: D Ford (12); B Wynegar (15); R Smalley (9).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Smalley-R Wilfong-R Carew.

BASERUNNING

CS: L Hisle (6, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by M Willis); L Bostock (3, 2nd base by D Lemanczyk/A Ashby); D Ford (2, 2nd base by D Lemanczyk/A Ashby).

PITCHING

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Lemanczyk                    6     5   2   2    4   1   0   4.61   24     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 3· 5     51    -     1.22  -0.02
M Willis, L (1-1)              4     3   2   2    1   1   1   1.23   16     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 1· 3          0-0    1.72   0.01
J Johnson                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.74    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          3-1    3.53  -0.06
Totals                        10.2   8   4   4    5   2   1          41     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 4· 8          3-1

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                 7     6   1   1    1   3   0   2.84   27     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0· 6     63    -     1.26   0.27
T Johnson, BS (3)              2.1   3   2   2    0   1   0   1.82   10     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 3          0-0    1.92  -0.06
T Burgmeier                    0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   2.81    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.50   0.01
R Schueler, W (2-1)            1.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   2.08    5     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 2          1-0    2.82   0.20
Totals                        11    11   3   3    2   4   0          44     -       ·  ·     15·12· 0·11          1-0

M Willis faced 3 batters in the 11th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Johnson (1).

IBB: D Lemanczyk (1; M Cubbage).

PO: M Willis (1; L Hisle, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Terry Cooney.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 9,667.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 84° F, Wind 10mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Toronto Blue Jays             Minnesota Twins                      
1. B Bailor             SS    1. L Bostock            CF 
2. A Woods              LF    2. R Smalley            SS 
3. R Howell             3B    3. R Carew              1B 
4. O Velez              RF    4. B Wynegar            C  
5. R Fairly             DH    5. R Chiles             DH 
6. D Ault               1B    6. L Hisle              LF 
7. A Ashby              C     7. M Cubbage            3B 
8. G Woods              CF    8. D Ford               RF 
9. P Garcia             2B    9. R Wilfong            2B 

   D Lemanczyk          P        P Thormodsgard       P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b11   2  3-3  -23      36% 100% L Hisle         J Johnson       Wild Pitch; Carew Scores
   b11   0  3-3  123     -30%  64% C Kusick        J Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B; Carew to 3B; Wynegar to 2B
   t11   0  3-3  -2-      23%  56% D Ault          R Schueler      McKay Picked off 2B (C-SS)
   t 8   1  3-1  --3     -19%  63% R Howell        T Johnson       Triple (CF-RF); Woods Scores
   t11   0  3-3  ---     -17%  33% R Fairly        R Schueler      Double to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Thormodsgard facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  B Bailor        Single to LF
          1--      44%  A Woods         Bailor Steals 2B
   O      -2-      48%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      52%  R Howell        Strikeout
   O      -2-      55%  O Velez         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Lemanczyk facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  L Bostock       Single to LF
   OO     1--      51%  R Smalley       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Carew         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Thormodsgard facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  R Fairly        Walk
   OO     1--      54%  D Ault          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  A Ashby         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Lemanczyk facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  B Wynegar       Walk
   O      1--      57%  R Chiles        Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Wynegar to 2B
          -2-      62%  L Hisle         Fielder's Choice P; Wynegar to 3B/Adv on E1
          1-3      65%  M Cubbage       Intentional Walk; Hisle to 2B
   OO     123      50%  D Ford          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Thormodsgard facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      52%  G Woods         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  P Garcia        Foul Flyball: LF
          ---      53%  B Bailor        Single
   O      1--      56%  A Woods         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Lemanczyk facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  R Wilfong       Flyball: CF
          ---      56%  L Bostock       Walk
   O      1--      51%  R Smalley       Bostock Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      50%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Thormodsgard facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  R Howell        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  O Velez         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      56%  R Fairly        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Lemanczyk facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  R Carew         Flyball: CF
          ---      56%  B Wynegar       Walk
   O      1--      53%  R Chiles        Lineout: LF
   O      1--      50%  L Hisle         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Thormodsgard facing 6-7-8
          ---      45%  D Ault          Single to LF
   O      1--      47%  A Ashby         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Ault to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  G Woods         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      57%  P Garcia        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Lemanczyk facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      54%  M Cubbage       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      57%  D Ford          Single to RF
   O      1--      51%  R Wilfong       Ford Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      50%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Thormodsgard facing 1-2-3
          ---      41%  B Bailor        Double to LF
   O      -2-      47%  A Woods         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      -2-      34%  R Howell        Single to CF; Bailor Scores
   O      1--      37%  O Velez         Popfly: SS
   O      1--      39%  R Fairly        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Lemanczyk facing 1-2-3
          ---      50%  L Bostock       Double (LF-CF)
   R      -2-      67%  R Smalley       Double (LF-CF); Bostock Scores
   O      -2-      61%  R Carew         Lineout: 3B
   R      -2-      76%  B Wynegar       Double to LF; Smalley Scores
   O      -2-      73%  R Chiles        Lineout: RF
   O      -2-      70%  L Hisle         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 2.

Top of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-2, Paul Thormodsgard facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      74%  D Ault          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      61%  A Ashby         Triple (CF-RF)
   O      --3      72%  G Woods         Strikeout
   O      --3      79%  P Garcia        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Willis facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Willis replaces Dave Lemanczyk pitching
   O      ---      77%  M Cubbage       Flyball: CF
   R      ---      88%  D Ford          Home Run
                  Bob Gorinski pinch hits for Rob Wilfong batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  B Gorinski      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  L Bostock       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 1, Twins 3.

Top of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-3, Tom Johnson facing 1-2-3
                  Tom Johnson replaces Paul Thormodsgard pitching; Bob Randall replaces Bob Gorinski playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  B Bailor        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      82%  A Woods         Triple (CF-RF)
   R      --3      63%  R Howell        Triple (CF-RF); Woods Scores
   RO     --3      58%  O Velez         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Howell Scores
   O      ---      61%  R Fairly        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Mike Willis facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      56%  R Smalley       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      53%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Wynegar       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Twins 3.

Top of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 3-3, Tom Johnson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      56%  D Ault          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      60%  A Ashby         Flyball: LF
          ---      57%  G Woods         Single to LF
   O      1--      64%  P Garcia        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Mike Willis facing 5-6-7
                  Craig Kusick pinch hits for Rich Chiles batting 5th
   O      ---      58%  C Kusick        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      64%  L Hisle         Single (CF-RF)
   O      1--      54%  M Cubbage       Hisle Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---      50%  " "             Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Twins 3.

Top of the 10th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 3-3, Tom Johnson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      56%  B Bailor        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Tom Burgmeier replaces Tom Johnson pitching
          ---      50%  A Woods         Walk
   O      1--      57%  R Howell        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  Ron Schueler replaces Tom Burgmeier pitching
   O      1--      64%  O Velez         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 10th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Mike Willis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      58%  D Ford          Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  B Randall       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  L Bostock       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Twins 3.

Top of the 11th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 3-3, Ron Schueler facing 5-6-7
          ---      33%  R Fairly        Double to LF
                  Dave McKay pinch runs for Ron Fairly batting 5th
   O      -2-      56%  D Ault          McKay Picked off 2B (C-SS)
          ---      44%  " "             Double to LF
   O      -2-      52%  A Ashby         Groundout: 2B-1B; Ault to 3B
                  Sam Ewing pinch hits for Gary Woods batting 8th
   O      --3      64%  S Ewing         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 11th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Mike Willis facing 2-3-4
                  John Scott replaces Sam Ewing playing CF batting 8th
          ---      71%  R Smalley       Walk
          1--      82%  R Carew         Single (CF-RF); Smalley to 2B
          12-      94%  B Wynegar       Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Smalley to 3B; Carew to 2B
                  Jerry Johnson replaces Mike Willis pitching
   OO     123      64%  C Kusick        Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B; Carew to 3B; Wynegar to 2B
   R      -23     100%  L Hisle         Wild Pitch; Carew Scores
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Blue Jays 3, Twins 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN197705130

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation