April 30, 1978 New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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TOR 9
@CAL 3 BAL 8
@CHW 7 KCR 3
MIL 0 NYY 3
@MIN 2 OAK 2
CLE 1 SEA 4
DET 3
(11) TEX 2
BOS 1 CHC 7
@ATL 5 MON 2
@HOU 1 NYM 6
CIN 4 PHI 11
SDP 4 SFG 7
@PIT 3 STL 4
LAD 0

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 13,929

Sunday, April 30, 1978, 1:15PM
Time of Game: 2:18

Yankees

10-9

Won 1

3rd, 3½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    3  8  1
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    2  5  1

W: R Gossage (1-3), L: M Scarce (0-1)

Twins

8-16

Lost 1

6th, 9½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rivers CF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .324  .798    0    1   0   
R White LF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .189  .549    0    2   0   2B
T Munson C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .515    0    9   0   
R Jackson RF                  4   2   3   1    0   1  .273  .738    0    0   0   SB
C Chambliss 1B                4   0   3   2    0   0  .292  .665    0    8   2   
G Nettles 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .200  .618    0    0   1   
J Spencer DH                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .240  .840    0    0   0   
  C Johnson PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .159  .495    0    0   0   
B Dent SS                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .551    0    2   3   
B Doyle 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    3   3   

R Guidry P                                                               2   2
  R Gossage P                                                            0   1
Totals                       34   3   8   3    1   6                    27  12

BATTING

2B: R White (1, off R Erickson).

TB: R Jackson 3; C Chambliss 3; R White 2; M Rivers.

RBI: C Chambliss 2 (10); R Jackson (10).

2-out RBI: R Jackson; C Chambliss.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

E: B Dent (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Jackson (4, 2nd base off R Erickson/G Borgmann).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Smalley SS                  4   0   0   1    0   1  .263  .747    0    4   1   SF
R Carew 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .356  .912    0    5   0   
D Ford CF                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .300  .866    0    2   0   
J Morales DH                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .357  .857    0    0   0   
  G Adams PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .177  .387    0    0   0   
C Kusick LF                   2   1   0   0    2   2  .214  .578    0    5   0   
L Wolfe 3B                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .265  .639    0    3   1   
  M Cubbage PH-3B             1   0   1   0    0   0  .313  .785    0    2   0   
B Randall 2B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .306  .809    0    0   1   
W Norwood RF                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .216  .591    0    0   0   SH
  R Chiles PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .320  .793    0    0   0   
G Borgmann C                  1   0   0   0    2   0  .200  .550    0    6   0   
  B Wynegar PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .594    0    0   0   

R Erickson P                                                             0   1
  M Scarce P                                                             0   0
  T Johnson P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   2   5   2    4   9                    27   4

BATTING

SF: R Smalley (2, off R Gossage).

SH: W Norwood (2, off R Guidry).

TB: M Cubbage; L Wolfe; J Morales; B Randall; G Adams.

RBI: R Smalley (14); B Randall (6).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Smalley.

E: M Scarce ().

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Guidry                       6.1   3   2   0    4   7   0   1.50   27     -       ·  ·      9· 3· 1· 3     66    -     1.26   0.00
R Gossage, BS (2), W (1-3)     2.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   2.50   10     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 2· 2          3-1    2.70   0.35
Totals                         9     5   2   0    4   9   0          37     -       ·  ·     12· 4· 3· 5          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
R Erickson                     8     6   2   2    1   6   0   3.86   30     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 3· 6     67    -     0.92   0.16
M Scarce, L (0-1)              0.1   2   1   0    0   0   0   1.50    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          0-0    2.01  -0.34
T Johnson                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.15    2     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.83   0.04
Totals                         9     8   3   2    1   6   0          35     -       ·  ·      6·11· 3· 8          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: R Guidry (1); R Erickson (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett.

Time of Game: 2:18.

Attendance: 13,929.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 53° F, Wind 8mph in unknown direction, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Minnesota Twins                      
1. M Rivers             CF    1. R Smalley            SS 
2. R White              LF    2. R Carew              1B 
3. T Munson             C     3. D Ford               CF 
4. R Jackson            RF    4. J Morales            DH 
5. C Chambliss          1B    5. C Kusick             LF 
6. G Nettles            3B    6. L Wolfe              3B 
7. J Spencer            DH    7. B Randall            2B 
8. B Dent               SS    8. W Norwood            RF 
9. B Doyle              2B    9. G Borgmann           C  

   R Guidry             P        R Erickson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   0  2-2  -2-      19%  87% C Chambliss     M Scarce        Single to RF; Jackson Scores/unER
   t 9   0  2-2  ---      17%  67% R Jackson       M Scarce        Single to P; Jackson to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw to 1B)
   b 7   0  2-0  12-     -16%  46% B Randall       R Guidry        Single to LF; Kusick Scores/unER; Wolfe to 2B
   b 7   0  2-0  1--     -11%  62% L Wolfe         R Guidry        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Kusick to 2B
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-       9%  58% R Jackson       R Erickson      Single to CF; White Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Erickson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Rivers        Strikeout
          ---      52%  R White         Double to RF
   O      -2-      48%  T Munson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-      58%  R Jackson       Single to CF; White Scores
          1--      59%  C Chambliss     Wild Pitch; Jackson to 2B
   R      -2-      67%  " "             Single to LF; Jackson Scores
   O      1--      66%  G Nettles       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Ron Guidry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      68%  R Smalley       Strikeout
   O      ---      70%  R Carew         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      71%  D Ford          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Roger Erickson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      69%  J Spencer       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      68%  B Dent          Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---      67%  B Doyle         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Ron Guidry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      69%  J Morales       Strikeout
   O      ---      71%  C Kusick        Strikeout
          ---      70%  L Wolfe         Single to RF
   O      1--      72%  B Randall       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Roger Erickson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      70%  M Rivers        Strikeout
   O      ---      69%  R White         Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      68%  T Munson        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Ron Guidry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      71%  W Norwood       Strikeout
   O      ---      73%  G Borgmann      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      74%  R Smalley       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Roger Erickson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      72%  R Jackson       Strikeout
          ---      74%  C Chambliss     Single to RF
          1--      77%  G Nettles       Walk; Chambliss to 2B
   O      12-      73%  J Spencer       Strikeout
   O      12-      70%  B Dent          Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Ron Guidry facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      73%  R Carew         Popfly: P
   O      ---      75%  D Ford          Strikeout
          ---      73%  J Morales       Single to RF
          1--      72%  C Kusick        Wild Pitch; Morales to 2B
          -2-      71%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      76%  L Wolfe         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Roger Erickson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      74%  B Doyle         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      73%  M Rivers        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      72%  R White         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Ron Guidry facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      75%  B Randall       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      78%  W Norwood       Flyball: CF
          ---      76%  G Borgmann      Walk
   O      1--      79%  R Smalley       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Roger Erickson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      77%  T Munson        Flyball: CF
          ---      79%  R Jackson       Single to RF
          1--      80%  C Chambliss     Jackson Steals 2B
   OO     -2-      75%  " "             Line Drive Double Play: SS unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Ron Guidry facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      79%  R Carew         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      81%  D Ford          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      82%  J Morales       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, Roger Erickson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      81%  G Nettles       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      80%  J Spencer       Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  B Dent          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Ron Guidry facing 5-6-7
          ---      72%  C Kusick        Walk
          1--      62%  L Wolfe         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Kusick to 2B
   R      12-      46%  B Randall       Single to LF; Kusick Scores/unER; Wolfe to 2B
   O      12-      45%  W Norwood       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Wolfe to 3B; Randall to 2B
          -23      44%  G Borgmann      Walk
                  Rich Gossage replaces Ron Guidry pitching
   RO     123      43%  R Smalley       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Wolfe Scores/unER
   O      12-      50%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 2.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Roger Erickson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      45%  B Doyle         Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  M Rivers        Single to CF
   O      1--      47%  R White         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Rivers to 2B
   O      -2-      40%  T Munson        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Rich Gossage facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      44%  D Ford          Strikeout Looking
                  Glenn Adams pinch hits for Jose Morales batting 4th
          ---      39%  G Adams         Single to RF
   O      1--      45%  C Kusick        Strikeout
                  Mike Cubbage pinch hits for Larry Wolfe batting 6th
          1--      41%  M Cubbage       Single to CF; Adams to 2B
   O      12-      50%  B Randall       Groundout: P-2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 2.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Mac Scarce facing 4-5-6
                  Mac Scarce replaces Roger Erickson pitching; Mike Cubbage moves to 3B
          ---      67%  R Jackson       Single to P; Jackson to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw to 1B)
   R      -2-      87%  C Chambliss     Single to RF; Jackson Scores/unER
   O      1--      84%  G Nettles       Popfly: SS
                  Tom Johnson replaces Mac Scarce pitching; Cliff Johnson pinch hits for Jim Spencer batting 7th
   O      1--      82%  C Johnson       Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      81%  B Dent          Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Rich Gossage facing 8-9-1
                  Rich Chiles pinch hits for Willie Norwood batting 8th
   O      ---      89%  R Chiles        Lineout: SS
                  Butch Wynegar pinch hits for Glenn Borgmann batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  B Wynegar       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Smalley       Lineout: 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation