September 28, 1977 Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
DET 2
(11) TOR 3
@BOS 2 CAL 4
@MIL 2 CHW 4
@MIN 3 NYY 10
CLE 0 OAK 6
KCR 5
(10) TEX 3
SEA 1 HOU 2
@ATL 1 PHI 5
@CHC 2 CIN 8
SDP 0 LAD 2
SFG 1 PIT 3
NYM 2 MON 4
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 3,291

Wednesday, September 28, 1977
Time of Game: 2:15

White Sox

89-70

Won 2

3rd, 10½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  1   2  1  0    4 10  0
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   1  2  0    3  7  0

W: S Renko (7-2), L: D Goltz (19-11), S: L LaGrow (25)

Twins

82-76

Lost 2

4th, 17 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Garr LF                     5   1   3   1    0   1  .301  .770    0    5   0   GDP
J Orta 2B                     5   0   2   1    0   0  .280  .748    0    1   3   2B
O Gamble RF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .974    0    2   0   HBP
R Zisk DH                     4   1   2   2    0   0  .296  .882    0    0   0   HR,2B
J Spencer 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .706    0    9   2   
E Soderholm 3B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .836    0    2   0   
B Coluccio CF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .276  .600    0    3   0   CS
D Kessinger SS                3   1   1   0    1   0  .235  .586    0    0   2   3B
B Nahorodny C                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .211  .641    0    3   1   

S Renko P                                                                2   1
  K Kravec P                                                             0   0
  L LaGrow P                                                             0   1
Totals                       35   4  10   4    2   3                    27  10

BATTING

2B: R Zisk (17, off D Goltz); J Orta (25, off D Goltz).

3B: D Kessinger (2, off D Goltz).

HR: R Zisk (30, off D Goltz; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: O Gamble (6, by D Goltz).

TB: R Zisk 6; J Orta 3; R Garr 3; D Kessinger 3; B Nahorodny; B Coluccio.

GIDP: R Garr (7).

RBI: R Zisk 2 (100); R Garr (54); J Orta (84).

2-out RBI: R Zisk; J Orta; R Garr.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Nahorodny-E Soderholm.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Coluccio (2, 2nd base by D Goltz/B Wynegar).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Bostock LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .891    0    4   0   
R Smalley SS                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .233  .636    0    1   4   CS
R Carew 1B                    3   1   2   2    1   0  .384 1.014    0   13   1   2B
L Hisle CF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .296  .883    0    1   0   
B Wynegar C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .708    0    3   1   
M Cubbage 3B                  3   0   0   1    0   1  .266  .716    0    1   2   SF
D Ford RF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .766    0    1   0   
  G Adams PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .337  .845    0    0   0   
R Bass DH                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .210    0    0   0   
S Perlozzo 2B                 3   1   2   0    0   0  .353  .824    0    2   2   

D Goltz P                                                                1   1
Totals                       32   3   7   3    1   3                    27  11

BATTING

2B: R Carew (37, off K Kravec).

SF: M Cubbage (4, off S Renko).

TB: R Carew 3; R Smalley 2; S Perlozzo 2; L Hisle.

RBI: R Carew 2 (98); M Cubbage (55).

2-out RBI: R Carew 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Carew-R Smalley-D Goltz.

BASERUNNING

CS: R Smalley (5, 3rd base by S Renko/B Nahorodny).

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 Renko, W (7-2)               7.2   6   3   3    1   2   0   4.04   29     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0· 5     56    -     1.20   0.35
K Kravec                       0     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.28    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-2    2.03  -0.17
L LaGrow, S (25)               1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.52    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 0          1-0    2.95   0.30
Totals                         9     7   3   3    1   3   0          34     -       ·  ·     13·10· 1· 6          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
D Goltz, L (19-11)             9    10   4   4    2   3   1   3.40   38     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0· 9     52    -     0.98  -0.02
Totals                         9    10   4   4    2   3   1          38     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0· 9           -

K Kravec faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Goltz (2; O Gamble).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Jerry Neudecker.

Time of Game: 2:15.

Attendance: 3,291.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 12mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Minnesota Twins                      
1. R Garr               LF    1. L Bostock            LF 
2. J Orta               2B    2. R Smalley            SS 
3. O Gamble             RF    3. R Carew              1B 
4. R Zisk               DH    4. L Hisle              CF 
5. J Spencer            1B    5. B Wynegar            C  
6. E Soderholm          3B    6. M Cubbage            3B 
7. B Coluccio           CF    7. D Ford               RF 
8. D Kessinger          SS    8. R Bass               DH 
9. B Nahorodny          C     9. S Perlozzo           2B 

   S Renko              P        D Goltz              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  0-0  1--      19%  65% R Zisk          D Goltz         Double (CF-RF); Garr Scores
   b 8   2  4-1  1-3     -18%  74% R Carew         K Kravec        Double to LF; Perlozzo Scores; Smalley Scores
   t 7   2  0-1  1-3      12%  82% R Garr          D Goltz         Single (LF-CF); Kessinger Scores; Nahorodny to 3B
   b 7   0  3-0  1--     -12%  71% L Hisle         S Renko         Single to CF; Carew to 3B
   b 8   2  4-3  -2-      10%  84% L Hisle         L LaGrow        Lineout: RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Goltz facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Garr          Strikeout
          ---      52%  J Orta          Double to CF
   O      -2-      48%  O Gamble        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      -2-      45%  R Zisk          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Renko facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  L Bostock       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      45%  R Smalley       Single to RF
          1--      42%  R Carew         Single to LF; Smalley to 2B
   OO     12-      50%  L Hisle         Double Play: Strikeout, Smalley Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Goltz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  J Spencer       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      46%  E Soderholm     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      45%  B Coluccio      Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Renko facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  B Wynegar       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      49%  M Cubbage       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  D Ford          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Goltz facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  D Kessinger     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  B Nahorodny     Single (LF-CF)
   OO     1--      44%  R Garr          Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Renko facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  R Bass          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      49%  S Perlozzo      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  L Bostock       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Goltz facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  J Orta          Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  O Gamble        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      47%  R Zisk          Popfly: 1B
   O      1--      44%  J Spencer       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Renko facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  R Smalley       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      49%  R Carew         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  L Hisle         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Goltz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  E Soderholm     Foul Popfly: 1B
          ---      50%  B Coluccio      Single to 3B/Bunt
   O      1--      45%  D Kessinger     Coluccio Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      46%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      43%  B Nahorodny     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Renko facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      46%  B Wynegar       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      49%  M Cubbage       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      50%  D Ford          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Goltz facing 1-2-3
          ---      55%  R Garr          Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  J Orta          Flyball: RF
   O      1--      46%  O Gamble        Flyball: LF
   R      1--      65%  R Zisk          Double (CF-RF); Garr Scores
   O      -2-      61%  J Spencer       Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Renko facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      65%  R Bass          Flyball: RF
          ---      60%  S Perlozzo      Single to LF
   O      1--      64%  L Bostock       Groundout: 2B-1B; Perlozzo to 2B
   O      -2-      69%  R Smalley       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Goltz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      67%  E Soderholm     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      65%  B Coluccio      Strikeout Looking
          ---      68%  D Kessinger     Triple (LF-CF)
          --3      70%  B Nahorodny     Walk
   R      1-3      82%  R Garr          Single (LF-CF); Kessinger Scores; Nahorodny to 3B
   R      1-3      90%  J Orta          Single to RF; Nahorodny Scores; Garr to 3B
   O      1-3      88%  O Gamble        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Steve Renko facing 3-4-5
          ---      83%  R Carew         Walk
          1--      71%  L Hisle         Single to CF; Carew to 3B
   O      1-3      80%  B Wynegar       Foul Popfly: 3B
   RO     1-3      83%  M Cubbage       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Carew Scores
   O      1--      87%  D Ford          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dave Goltz facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      93%  R Zisk          Home Run
   O      ---      92%  J Spencer       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  E Soderholm     Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      92%  B Coluccio      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Steve Renko facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      94%  R Bass          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      91%  S Perlozzo      Single to 3B/Bunt
   O      1--      94%  L Bostock       Flyball: LF
          1--      91%  R Smalley       Single to CF; Perlozzo to 3B
                  Ken Kravec replaces Steve Renko pitching
   RR     1-3      74%  R Carew         Double to LF; Perlozzo Scores; Smalley Scores
                  Lerrin LaGrow replaces Ken Kravec pitching
   O      -2-      84%  L Hisle         Lineout: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 3.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Dave Goltz facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      82%  D Kessinger     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      81%  B Nahorodny     Strikeout Looking
          ---      82%  R Garr          Single to CF
   O      1--      80%  J Orta          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Lerrin LaGrow facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      89%  B Wynegar       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      95%  M Cubbage       Strikeout Looking
                  Glenn Adams pinch hits for Dan Ford batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  G Adams         Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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