June 26, 1977 Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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TOR 2
@BAL 0 CAL 4
TEX 3
(11) CAL 4
TEX 3 CLE 5
@DET 2 DET 3
CLE 2 MIL 8
SEA 6 MIN 19
CHW 12 NYY 5
BOS 4 OAK 7
KCR 3 KCR 9
@OAK 3 ATL 8
SDP 5 CHC 5
NYM 2 CIN 5
LAD 4 LAD 9
@CIN 3 SFG 2
@HOU 0 PIT 7
MON 4 MON 6
@PIT 3 PHI 2
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 46,463

Sunday, June 26, 1977
Time of Game: 3:13

White Sox

38-31

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       1  0  6   1  2  0   0  0  2   12 16  2
Twins           2  6  4   3  0  0   2  2  X   19 18  0

W: T Johnson (9-2), L: S Stone (8-6)

Twins

40-31

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Bannister SS                4   0   0   1    1   0  .298  .723    0    1   1   SF
C Lemon CF                    6   4   3   1    0   0  .296  .870    0    2   0   HR,2B
L Johnson 1B                  5   1   3   2    0   1  .323  .909    0   10   1   HR
R Zisk DH                     4   1   1   1    1   2  .286  .902    0    0   0   
E Soderholm 3B                4   1   1   2    1   1  .311  .855    0    0   0   HR,GDP
W Nordhagen RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .319  .760    0    0   0   
  O Gamble PH-RF              3   0   0   0    1   1  .262  .889    0    0   0   
  R Stillman RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .706         0   0   
B Downing LF                  4   2   4   1    0   0  .286  .785    0    1   0   3B,HBP
J Orta 2B                     5   2   2   1    0   0  .271  .756    0    2   3   3B
J Essian C                    5   1   2   3    0   1  .305  .850    0    6   1   HR,2B

S Stone P                                                                0   1
  D Hamilton P                                                           0   0
  D Kirkwood P                                                           1   3
  L Anderson P                                                           1   0
Totals                       41  12  16  12    4   6                    24  10

BATTING

2B: J Essian (10, off T Johnson); C Lemon (22, off T Johnson).

3B: J Orta (3, off T Johnson); B Downing (1, off T Johnson).

HR: J Essian (5, off T Johnson; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); C Lemon (10, off T Johnson; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); L Johnson (8, off B Butler; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); E Soderholm (7, off B Butler; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: A Bannister (5, off T Johnson).

HBP: B Downing (1, by T Johnson).

TB: C Lemon 7; J Essian 6; L Johnson 6; B Downing 6; E Soderholm 4; J Orta 4; R Zisk.

GIDP: E Soderholm (8).

RBI: J Essian 3 (30); E Soderholm 2 (25); L Johnson 2 (19); R Zisk (46); J Orta (34); C Lemon (33); B Downing (6); A Bannister (31).

2-out RBI: J Essian 2; B Downing.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

E: L Johnson (2); W Nordhagen (3).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Bostock CF                  4   3   1   0    2   1  .339  .892    0    3   0   
R Smalley SS                  5   3   2   1    1   1  .234  .667    0    2   2   
R Carew 1B                    5   5   4   6    1   0  .403 1.079    0    7   1   HR,2B
B Wynegar C                   5   3   3   1    1   0  .271  .748    0    6   0   2B,IW
L Hisle LF                    4   0   0   0    2   2  .314  .960    0    2   0   
  B Gorinski LF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .114  .253         0   0   
G Adams RF                    5   1   4   8    0   0  .357  .896    0    0   0   HR,2B,SF
  D Ford PR-RF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .662         1   0   
R Chiles DH                   6   0   1   0    0   2  .266  .669    0    0   0   2B
M Cubbage 3B                  4   2   2   0    1   0  .274  .688    0    0   1   3B
R Wilfong 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .655    0    3   2   SH
  B Randall PH-2B             1   2   1   1    3   0  .230  .570    0    2   1   CS

B Butler P                                                               0   1
  T Johnson P                                                            1   1
Totals                       39  19  18  17   11   6                    27   9

BATTING

2B: B Wynegar (11, off L Anderson); R Carew (17, off S Stone); G Adams (6, off S Stone); R Chiles (9, off D Hamilton).

3B: M Cubbage (2, off D Kirkwood).

HR: R Carew (6, off L Anderson; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); G Adams (2, off S Stone; 2nd inn, 3 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: G Adams (1, off L Anderson).

SH: R Wilfong (2, off S Stone).

IBB: B Wynegar (4, by S Stone).

TB: G Adams 8; R Carew 8; M Cubbage 4; B Wynegar 4; R Chiles 2; R Smalley 2; L Bostock; B Randall.

RBI: G Adams 8 (23); R Carew 6 (51); R Smalley (19); B Randall (12); B Wynegar (31).

2-out RBI: G Adams 7; R Carew.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 9 for 19.

FIELDING

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

BASERUNNING

CS: B Randall (2, 2nd base by D Kirkwood/J Essian).

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Stone, L (8-6)               1.2   6   8   8    4   2   1   3.84   15     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 6      9    -     1.47  -0.47
D Hamilton                     0.2   4   4   4    1   0   0   5.31    7     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 4          0-0    0.73  -0.23
D Kirkwood                     3.2   5   3   3    1   3   0   5.13   16     -       ·  ·      6· 0· 1· 5          1-1    0.21  -0.07
L Anderson                     2     3   4   4    5   1   1   9.35   14     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 3          0-0    0.04  -0.01
Totals                         8    18  19  19   11   6   2          52     -       ·  ·     12· 2· 3·18          1-1

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Butler                       2.1   6   5   5    2   0   2   5.65   14     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 6     23    -     0.89  -0.14
T Johnson, W (9-2)             6.2  10   7   7    2   6   2   2.59   33     -       ·  ·      4· 8· 2·10          0-0    0.51  -0.14
Totals                         9    16  12  12    4   6   4          47     -       ·  ·      8·10· 2·16           -

Balks: None.

WP: L Anderson (4); T Johnson (7).

IBB: S Stone (2; B Wynegar).

HBP: T Johnson (2; B Downing).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Nestor Chylak.

Time of Game: 3:13.

Attendance: 46,463.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 87° F, Wind 15mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Minnesota Twins                      
1. A Bannister          SS    1. L Bostock            CF 
2. C Lemon              CF    2. R Smalley            SS 
3. L Johnson            1B    3. R Carew              1B 
4. R Zisk               DH    4. B Wynegar            C  
5. E Soderholm          3B    5. L Hisle              LF 
6. W Nordhagen          RF    6. G Adams              RF 
7. B Downing            LF    7. R Chiles             DH 
8. J Orta               2B    8. M Cubbage            3B 
9. J Essian             C     9. R Wilfong            2B 

   S Stone              P        B Butler             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  1-0  123      18%  65% G Adams         S Stone         Double (CF-RF); Bostock Scores; Carew Scores; Hisle to 3B
   t 3   2  8-5  12-     -17%  63% J Essian        T Johnson       Double to LF; Downing Scores; Orta Scores
   b 2   2  1-4  123      13%  96% G Adams         S Stone         Home Run; Smalley Scores; Carew Scores; Wynegar Scores
   b 2   1  1-2  123      13%  87% R Carew         S Stone         Single to RF; Cubbage Scores; Bostock Scores; Smalley to 3B; Carew to 2B/Adv on E9
   t 1   1  0-0  12-     -12%  34% R Zisk          B Butler        Single to RF; Lemon Scores; Johnson to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Butler facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  A Bannister     Walk
   O      1--      50%  C Lemon         Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      46%  L Johnson       Single to LF; Lemon to 2B
   R      12-      34%  R Zisk          Single to RF; Lemon Scores; Johnson to 3B
   OO     1-3      45%  E Soderholm     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Stone facing 1-2-3
          ---      48%  L Bostock       Walk
   O      1--      45%  R Smalley       Strikeout
          1--      54%  R Carew         Double (CF-RF); Bostock to 3B
   O      -23      46%  B Wynegar       Groundout: P-1B
          -23      47%  L Hisle         Walk
   RR     123      65%  G Adams         Double (CF-RF); Bostock Scores; Carew Scores; Hisle to 3B
   O      -23      60%  R Chiles        Lineout: 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 2.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Bill Butler facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      63%  W Nordhagen     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      60%  B Downing       Single to CF
   O      1--      63%  J Orta          Flyball: LF
   O      1--      66%  J Essian        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Stone facing 8-9-1
          ---      69%  M Cubbage       Single to RF
   O      1--      67%  R Wilfong       Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Cubbage to 2B
          -2-      69%  L Bostock       Walk
          12-      74%  R Smalley       Single to CF; Cubbage to 3B; Bostock to 2B
   RR     123      87%  R Carew         Single to RF; Cubbage Scores; Bostock Scores; Smalley to 3B; Carew to 2B/Adv on E9
          -23      87%  B Wynegar       Intentional Walk
   O      123      83%  L Hisle         Strikeout Looking
   RRRR   123      96%  G Adams         Home Run; Smalley Scores; Carew Scores; Wynegar Scores
                  Dave Hamilton replaces Steve Stone pitching
          ---      97%  R Chiles        Double (LF-CF)
   O      -2-      96%  M Cubbage       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 8.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-8, Bill Butler facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      97%  A Bannister     Popfly: 1B
          ---      96%  C Lemon         Single to LF
   RR     1--      92%  L Johnson       Home Run; Lemon Scores
          ---      91%  R Zisk          Walk
   RR     1--      82%  E Soderholm     Home Run; Zisk Scores
                  Tom Johnson replaces Bill Butler pitching; Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Wayne Nordhagen batting 6th
   O      ---      83%  O Gamble        Strikeout
          ---      82%  B Downing       Single
          1--      80%  J Orta          Single to CF; Downing to 2B
   RR     12-      63%  J Essian        Double to LF; Downing Scores; Orta Scores
   O      -2-      67%  A Bannister     Groundout: SS-1B
                  6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Twins 8.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-7, Dave Hamilton facing 9-1-2
                  Oscar Gamble moves to RF; Bob Randall pinch hits for Rob Wilfong batting 9th
          ---      70%  B Randall       Walk
          1--      78%  L Bostock       Single; Randall to 3B
   R      1-3      85%  R Smalley       Single to RF; Randall Scores; Bostock to 3B
   RO     1-3      85%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B; Bostock Scores; Smalley to 2B
   R      -2-      90%  B Wynegar       Single; Smalley Scores; Wynegar to 2B/Adv on E3
                  Don Kirkwood replaces Dave Hamilton pitching
   O      -2-      89%  L Hisle         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Wynegar to 3B
   R      --3      93%  G Adams         Single to LF; Wynegar Scores
   O      1--      92%  R Chiles        Groundout: P-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Twins 12.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 7-12, Tom Johnson facing 2-3-4
                  Bob Randall moves to 2B
          ---      89%  C Lemon         Double to LF
   O      -2-      92%  L Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      93%  R Zisk          Strikeout
          -2-      93%  E Soderholm     Walk
          12-      91%  O Gamble        Walk; Lemon to 3B; Soderholm to 2B
   R      123      86%  B Downing       Hit By Pitch; Lemon Scores; Soderholm to 3B; Gamble to 2B
   O      123      91%  J Orta          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 8, Twins 12.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 12-8, Don Kirkwood facing 8-9-1
          ---      94%  M Cubbage       Triple (CF-RF)
   R      --3      95%  B Randall       Single to CF; Cubbage Scores
   O      1--      95%  L Bostock       Groundout: P unassisted; Randall to 2B
   O      -2-      95%  R Smalley       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-      97%  R Carew         Single; Randall Scores
   R      1--      98%  B Wynegar       Single to RF; Carew Scores/No RBI; Wynegar to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      98%  L Hisle         Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Twins 15.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 8-15, Tom Johnson facing 9-1-2
   R      ---      96%  J Essian        Home Run
   O      ---      97%  A Bannister     Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---      95%  C Lemon         Home Run
          ---      94%  L Johnson       Single (CF-RF)
          1--      93%  R Zisk          Wild Pitch; Johnson to 2B
   O      -2-      95%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      96%  E Soderholm     Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 10, Twins 15.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 15-10, Don Kirkwood facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  G Adams         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      96%  R Chiles        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      95%  M Cubbage       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 10, Twins 15.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 10-15, Tom Johnson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  O Gamble        Flyball: CF
          ---      95%  B Downing       Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  J Orta          Popfly: SS
   O      1--      97%  J Essian        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 10, Twins 15.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 15-10, Don Kirkwood facing 9-1-2
          ---      98%  B Randall       Walk
   O      1--      97%  L Bostock       Randall Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      97%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  R Smalley       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 10, Twins 15.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 10-15, Tom Johnson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  A Bannister     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      98%  C Lemon         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  L Johnson       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 10, Twins 15.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 15-10, Larry Anderson facing 3-4-5
                  Larry Anderson replaces Don Kirkwood pitching
          ---      99%  R Carew         Walk
          1--      99%  B Wynegar       Double; Carew to 3B
          -23     100%  L Hisle         Walk
   RO     123     100%  G Adams         Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Carew Scores
   O      12-      99%  R Chiles        Strikeout
          12-      99%  M Cubbage       Walk; Wynegar to 3B; Hisle to 2B
   R      123     100%  B Randall       Wild Pitch; Wynegar Scores; Hisle to 3B; Cubbage to 2B
          -23     100%  " "             Walk
   O      123     100%  L Bostock       Foul Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 10, Twins 17.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 10-17, Tom Johnson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  R Zisk          Lineout: CF
   O      ---     100%  E Soderholm     Popfly: 1B
   O      ---     100%  O Gamble        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 10, Twins 17.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 17-10, Larry Anderson facing 2-3-4
                  Royle Stillman replaces Oscar Gamble playing RF batting 6th
          ---     100%  R Smalley       Walk
   RR     1--     100%  R Carew         Home Run; Smalley Scores
   O      ---     100%  B Wynegar       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---     100%  L Hisle         Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  G Adams         Single to RF
                  Dan Ford pinch runs for Glenn Adams batting 6th
   O      1--     100%  R Chiles        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 10, Twins 19.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 10-19, Tom Johnson facing 7-8-9
                  Bob Gorinski replaces Larry Hisle playing LF batting 5th; Dan Ford moves to RF
          ---     100%  B Downing       Triple to RF
   R      --3     100%  J Orta          Triple to RF; Downing Scores
   O      --3     100%  J Essian        Popfly: SS
   RO     --3     100%  A Bannister     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Orta Scores
   O      ---     100%  C Lemon         Flyball: CF
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 12, Twins 19.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation