August 22, 1977 Boston Red Sox at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 5
@CAL 1 CHW 5
NYY 3 KCR 8
BAL 7 MIN 5
BOS 4 OAK 5
TOR 2 CLE 12
@SEA 1 SEA 4
CLE 3 TEX 8
MIL 7 PHI 5
@ATL 4 CHC 3
SFG 2 MON 5
@CIN 1 NYM 2
HOU 1 SDP 1
@PIT 0 STL 8
LAD 6

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 22,805

Monday, August 22, 1977
Time of Game: 2:34

Red Sox

71-49

Lost 4

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  2    4  8  0
Twins           0  4  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    5 11  1

W: T Johnson (13-5), L: B Lee (4-3)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Twins

71-54

Won 2

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Carbo RF                    4   1   1   0    0   3  .287  .930    0    2   0   
F Lynn CF                     4   1   2   1    0   0  .251  .766    0    2   0   HR
J Rice DH                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .323  .985    0    0   0   GDP
C Yastrzemski LF              4   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .887    0    2   0   
C Fisk C                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .299  .884    0    4   0   
G Scott 1B                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .273  .883    0    9   0   
B Hobson 3B                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .269  .799    0    0   4   HR
D Doyle 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .619    0    4   2   
S Dillard SS                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .598    0    3   2   

R Wise P                                                                 0   1
  B Lee P                                                                0   2
  B Campbell P                                                           0   0
Totals                       35   4   8   3    0   8                    26  11

BATTING

HR: F Lynn (14, off P Thormodsgard; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF); B Hobson (24, off P Thormodsgard; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).

TB: F Lynn 5; B Hobson 4; G Scott 2; B Carbo; J Rice; C Fisk.

GIDP: J Rice (18).

RBI: B Hobson 2 (89); F Lynn (58).

2-out RBI: B Hobson 2; F Lynn.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Lee-D Doyle-G Scott.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Hisle CF                    5   0   2   2    0   0  .298  .900    0    4   0   
R Smalley SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .244  .665    0    0   1   
R Carew 1B                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .379 1.019    0    7   0   
L Bostock LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .332  .888    0    2   0   
G Adams DH                    2   1   1   1    0   0  .328  .844    0    0   0   HR
  C Kusick PH                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .803    0    0   0   GDP
R Chiles RF                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .253  .656    0    4   0   
  J Terrell PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .226  .531         0   0   
B Wynegar C                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .269  .737    0    8   0   2B
M Cubbage 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .731    0    0   1   
B Randall 2B                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .224  .560    0    2   4   HBP

P Thormodsgard P                                                         0   0
  T Johnson P                                                            0   0
Totals                       36   5  11   5    0   4                    27   6

BATTING

2B: B Wynegar (18, off R Wise).

HR: G Adams (5, off R Wise; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

HBP: B Randall (4, by R Wise).

TB: G Adams 4; B Wynegar 3; R Chiles 2; L Hisle 2; L Bostock; R Carew; R Smalley; B Randall.

GIDP: C Kusick (11).

RBI: L Hisle 2 (98); B Wynegar (66); G Adams (40); R Carew (79).

2-out RBI: L Hisle 2; R Carew.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Smalley-B Randall-R Carew.

E: B Randall (4).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Wise                         1.2   4   4   4    0   1   1   4.60   10     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 4     32    -     0.94  -0.25
B Lee, L (4-3)                 6.1   5   1   1    0   2   0   5.54   23     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 1· 5          2-1    0.57  -0.01
B Campbell                     0.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   3.06    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          1-1    3.75  -0.29
Totals                         8.2  11   5   5    0   4   1          37     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 1·11          3-2

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                 8.2   8   4   3    0   8   2   3.92   34     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 2· 8     62    -     0.88  -0.09
T Johnson, W (13-5)            0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.83    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.40   0.03
Totals                         9     8   4   3    0   8   2          35     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 2· 8           -

B Lee faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: R Wise (3; B Randall).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - (none), 3B - Don Denkinger.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 22,805.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 7mph in unknown direction, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Minnesota Twins                      
1. B Carbo              RF    1. L Hisle              CF 
2. F Lynn               CF    2. R Smalley            SS 
3. J Rice               DH    3. R Carew              1B 
4. C Yastrzemski        LF    4. L Bostock            LF 
5. C Fisk               C     5. G Adams              DH 
6. G Scott              1B    6. R Chiles             RF 
7. B Hobson             3B    7. B Wynegar            C  
8. D Doyle              2B    8. M Cubbage            3B 
9. S Dillard            SS    9. B Randall            2B 

   R Wise               P        P Thormodsgard       P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  4-4  12-      39% 100% L Hisle         B Campbell      Single to CF; Terrell Scores; Wynegar to 2B
   t 9   2  4-2  1--     -36%  60% B Hobson        P Thormodsgard  Home Run; Scott Scores
   b 2   1  1-1  1--      12%  67% B Wynegar       R Wise          Double to RF; Chiles Scores
   b 2   1  1-0  ---      11%  53% G Adams         R Wise          Home Run
   b 9   0  4-4  12-     -11%  71% M Cubbage       B Campbell      Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Thormodsgard facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  B Carbo         Single
          1--      41%  F Lynn          Single to RF; Carbo to 2B
   OO     12-      51%  J Rice          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Carbo to 3B
   R      --3      43%  C Yastrzemski   Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Carbo Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      1--      45%  C Fisk          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Wise facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  L Hisle         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      41%  R Smalley       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      40%  R Carew         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Thormodsgard facing 6-7-8
          ---      36%  G Scott         Single to CF
   O      1--      39%  B Hobson        Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      41%  D Doyle         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Scott to 2B
   O      -2-      44%  S Dillard       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Wise facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      42%  L Bostock       Popfly: SS
   R      ---      53%  G Adams         Home Run
          ---      55%  R Chiles        Single to RF
   R      1--      67%  B Wynegar       Double to RF; Chiles Scores
   O      -2-      65%  M Cubbage       Groundout: 2B-1B; Wynegar to 3B
          --3      66%  B Randall       Hit By Pitch
   R      1-3      74%  L Hisle         Single; Wynegar Scores; Randall to 2B
                  Bill Lee replaces Rick Wise pitching
          12-      76%  R Smalley       Single; Randall to 3B; Hisle to 2B
   R      123      83%  R Carew         Single to LF; Randall Scores; Hisle to 3B; Smalley to 2B
   O      123      80%  L Bostock       Lineout: RF
                  4 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 4.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Paul Thormodsgard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      82%  B Carbo         Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  F Lynn          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      82%  J Rice          Single to LF
   O      1--      84%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bill Lee facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      83%  G Adams         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      82%  R Chiles        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      82%  B Wynegar       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 4.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Paul Thormodsgard facing 5-6-7
          ---      78%  C Fisk          Single to LF
   O      1--      81%  G Scott         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      84%  B Hobson        Strikeout
   O      1--      86%  D Doyle         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bill Lee facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      85%  M Cubbage       Flyball: CF
          ---      86%  B Randall       Single to CF
   O      1--      85%  L Hisle         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      84%  R Smalley       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 4.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Paul Thormodsgard facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      86%  S Dillard       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      88%  B Carbo         Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  F Lynn          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bill Lee facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      88%  R Carew         Strikeout
          ---      89%  L Bostock       Single to CF
                  Craig Kusick pinch hits for Glenn Adams batting 5th
   OO     1--      87%  C Kusick        Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 4.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Paul Thormodsgard facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      89%  J Rice          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      90%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: CF
   O      ---      91%  C Fisk          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bill Lee facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      91%  R Chiles        Strikeout
   O      ---      90%  B Wynegar       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      90%  M Cubbage       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 4.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Paul Thormodsgard facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      92%  G Scott         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  B Hobson        Lineout: RF
   O      ---      94%  D Doyle         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bill Lee facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      94%  B Randall       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  L Hisle         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      93%  R Smalley       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 4.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Paul Thormodsgard facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      95%  S Dillard       Lineout: LF
   O      ---      97%  B Carbo         Strikeout
   R      ---      93%  F Lynn          Home Run
   O      ---      94%  J Rice          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bill Lee facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      93%  R Carew         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      93%  L Bostock       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  C Kusick        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 4.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Paul Thormodsgard facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      96%  C Yastrzemski   Flyball: RF
   O      ---      99%  C Fisk          Strikeout
          ---      96%  G Scott         Single to CF
   RR     1--      60%  B Hobson        Home Run; Scott Scores
                  Tom Johnson replaces Paul Thormodsgard pitching
   O      ---      64%  D Doyle         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Tied 4-4, Bill Lee facing 6-7-8
          ---      71%  R Chiles        Single (CF-RF)
                  Bill Campbell replaces Bill Lee pitching; Jerry Terrell pinch runs for Rich Chiles batting 6th
          1--      82%  B Wynegar       Single to LF; Terrell to 2B
   O      12-      71%  M Cubbage       Strikeout
   O      12-      61%  B Randall       Flyball: LF
   R      12-     100%  L Hisle         Single to CF; Terrell Scores; Wynegar to 2B
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN197708220

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation