June 16, 1978 Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 6
OAK 0 BOS 6
SEA 3 KCR 2
@CHW 1 MIL 8
@CLE 6
(10) MIN 5
DET 2 CAL 10
@NYY 7 TOR 8
@TEX 3 TOR 5
@TEX 2 PIT 9
@ATL 4 CIN 4
STL 0 CHC 7
@HOU 6
(13) LAD 2
MON 1 PHI 5
@SDP 0 SFG 7
NYM 4

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 9,479

Friday, June 16, 1978
Time of Game: 2:57

Tigers

31-29

Lost 5

5th, 11½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  1    2 11  1
Twins           0  1  1   1  0  0   2  0  X    5 15  0

W: D Jackson (1-0), L: D Rozema (2-3)

Twins

25-35

Won 4

6th, 7½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .259  .671    0    1   0   
S Kemp LF                     3   0   1   0    2   2  .299  .851    0    1   0   
R Staub DH                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .281  .789    0    0   0   
J Thompson 1B                 5   0   1   1    0   3  .286  .866    0    9   2   
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   3   0    0   0  .300  .841    0    0   3   
  M May PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .794    0    0   0   
M Stanley RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .533    0    0   0   
L Parrish C                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .223  .696    0    4   2   
A Trammell SS                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .279  .670    0    3   4   
L Whitaker 2B                 3   1   2   1    1   1  .306  .681    0    4   6   CS

D Rozema P                                                               1   0
  S Baker P                                                              1   0
Totals                       36   2  11   2    5   7                    24  17

BATTING

TB: A Rodriguez 3; L Parrish 3; L Whitaker 2; J Thompson; R LeFlore; S Kemp.

RBI: J Thompson (39); L Whitaker (10).

2-out RBI: J Thompson.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Trammell-L Whitaker-J Thompson.

E: S Kemp (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: L Whitaker (5, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by D Jackson).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Norwood LF                  4   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .714    0    0   0   GDP
R Carew 1B                    5   0   2   1    0   0  .356  .937    0    6   1   2B,SB
D Ford CF                     4   1   2   0    0   1  .311  .856    0    2   0   2B,SH
J Morales DH                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .337  .832    0    0   0   
  G Adams PH                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .668    0    0   0   
M Cubbage 3B                  4   2   3   1    0   0  .314  .834    0    2   3   2B
B Rivera RF                   3   1   2   1    0   0  .326  .859    0    2   0   2B,SH
R Smalley SS                  4   0   3   0    0   0  .259  .697    0    2   3   
R Wilfong 2B                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .167  .538    0    6   3   CS
G Borgmann C                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .245  .744    0    7   0   3B

D Jackson P                                                              0   2
  M Marshall P                                                           0   1
Totals                       35   5  15   5    2   3                    27  13

BATTING

2B: R Carew (9, off D Rozema); D Ford (13, off S Baker); B Rivera (3, off S Baker); M Cubbage (7, off S Baker).

3B: G Borgmann (1, off D Rozema).

SH: D Ford (4, off S Baker); B Rivera (2, off D Rozema).

TB: M Cubbage 4; G Borgmann 3; B Rivera 3; R Carew 3; D Ford 3; R Smalley 3; R Wilfong 2.

GIDP: W Norwood (6).

RBI: G Borgmann (6); M Cubbage (26); R Wilfong (2); R Carew (33); B Rivera (8).

2-out RBI: M Cubbage; B Rivera; R Wilfong.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 6 for 19.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Carew (7, 2nd base off S Baker/L Parrish).

CS: R Wilfong (1, 2nd base by D Rozema/L Parrish).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Rozema, L (2-3)              4     8   3   3    1   0   0   2.72   19     -       ·  ·      9· 1· 1· 7     33    -     0.98  -0.14
S Baker                        4     7   2   2    1   3   0   2.73   20     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 0· 7          0-0    0.51  -0.01
Totals                         8    15   5   5    2   3   0          39     -       ·  ·     16· 3· 1·14           -

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 Jackson, W (1-0)             7.1   7   1   1    4   7   0   1.23   31     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 1· 7     63    -     1.39   0.33
M Marshall                     1.2   4   1   1    1   0   0   2.81   10     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 4          0-0    0.66   0.02
Totals                         9    11   2   2    5   7   0          41     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 2·11           -

Balks: None.

WP: S Baker 3 (4).

IBB: None.

PO: D Jackson (1; L Whitaker, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Ken Kaiser.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 9,479.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 5mph in unknown direction, Cloudy, Rain.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Minnesota Twins                      
1. R LeFlore            CF    1. W Norwood            LF 
2. S Kemp               LF    2. R Carew              1B 
3. R Staub              DH    3. D Ford               CF 
4. J Thompson           1B    4. J Morales            DH 
5. A Rodriguez          3B    5. M Cubbage            3B 
6. M Stanley            RF    6. B Rivera             RF 
7. L Parrish            C     7. R Smalley            SS 
8. A Trammell           SS    8. R Wilfong            2B 
9. L Whitaker           2B    9. G Borgmann           C  

   D Rozema             P        D Jackson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  3-0  12-     -11%  63% L Whitaker      D Jackson       Single to LF; Parrish Scores; Trammell to 2B
   t 5   1  3-1  123      10%  72% R Staub         D Jackson       Lineout: 1B
   b 2   2  0-0  --3      10%  64% R Wilfong       D Rozema        Single to CF; Cubbage Scores
   t 5   2  3-1  123      10%  82% J Thompson      D Jackson       Strikeout
   b 3   0  0-1  ---       9%  76% G Borgmann      D Rozema        Triple to RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Darrell Jackson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  R LeFlore       Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  S Kemp          Single to CF
   O      1--      53%  R Staub         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      55%  J Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Rozema facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  W Norwood       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      52%  D Ford          Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  J Morales       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Darrell Jackson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      54%  M Stanley       Flyball: SS
          ---      53%  L Parrish       Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  A Trammell      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Rozema facing 5-6-7
          ---      59%  M Cubbage       Single to CF
   O      1--      57%  B Rivera        Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Cubbage to 2B
   O      -2-      54%  R Smalley       Groundout: 1B-P; Cubbage to 3B
   R      --3      64%  R Wilfong       Single to CF; Cubbage Scores
   O      1--      62%  G Borgmann      Wilfong Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Darrell Jackson facing 9-1-2
          ---      57%  L Whitaker      Walk
   O      1--      64%  R LeFlore       Whitaker Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---      66%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      67%  S Kemp          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Rozema facing 9-1-2
          ---      76%  G Borgmann      Triple to RF
   O      --3      72%  W Norwood       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      --3      79%  R Carew         Double to CF; Borgmann Scores
   O      -2-      76%  D Ford          Lineout: SS
   O      -2-      74%  J Morales       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Darrell Jackson facing 3-4-5
          ---      69%  R Staub         Walk
   O      1--      74%  J Thompson      Strikeout
   O      1--      76%  A Rodriguez     Single to 3B; Staub out at 3B/3B-2B-SS-3B; Rodriguez to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   O      -2-      79%  M Stanley       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dave Rozema facing 5-6-7
          ---      82%  M Cubbage       Single to CF
   O      1--      79%  B Rivera        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      82%  R Smalley       Single to RF; Rivera to 2B
          12-      86%  R Wilfong       Single to 3B/Bunt; Rivera to 3B; Smalley to 2B
   R      123      91%  G Borgmann      Walk; Rivera Scores; Smalley to 3B; Wilfong to 2B
   OO     123      85%  W Norwood       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Darrell Jackson facing 7-8-9
          ---      81%  L Parrish       Single to SS
          1--      74%  A Trammell      Walk; Parrish to 2B
   R      12-      63%  L Whitaker      Single to LF; Parrish Scores; Trammell to 2B
   O      12-      71%  R LeFlore       Popfly: 2B
          12-      62%  S Kemp          Walk; Trammell to 3B; Whitaker to 2B
   O      123      72%  R Staub         Lineout: 1B
   O      123      82%  J Thompson      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Steve Baker facing 2-3-4
                  Steve Baker replaces Dave Rozema pitching
          ---      84%  R Carew         Single to CF
   O      1--      83%  D Ford          Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Carew to 2B
                  Glenn Adams pinch hits for Jose Morales batting 4th
          -2-      85%  G Adams         Wild Pitch; Carew to 3B
   O      --3      81%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      --3      79%  M Cubbage       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 3.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Darrell Jackson facing 5-6-7
          ---      74%  A Rodriguez     Single to CF
   O      1--      78%  M Stanley       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      82%  L Parrish       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      85%  A Trammell      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Steve Baker facing 6-7-8
          ---      87%  B Rivera        Single to CF
          1--      93%  R Smalley       Single to LF; Rivera to 3B; Smalley to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -23      90%  R Wilfong       Strikeout
   O      -23      85%  G Borgmann      Fielder's Choice 3B; Rivera out at Hm/3B-C; Smalley to 3B
   O      1-3      82%  W Norwood       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 3.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Darrell Jackson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      86%  L Whitaker      Strikeout
          ---      82%  R LeFlore       Single to CF
   O      1--      86%  S Kemp          Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      89%  R Staub         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Steve Baker facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      88%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      90%  D Ford          Double to LF
   O      -2-      89%  G Adams         Groundout: 2B-1B; Ford to 3B
   R      --3      94%  M Cubbage       Double to CF; Ford Scores
          -2-      94%  B Rivera        Wild Pitch; Cubbage to 3B
   R      --3      97%  " "             Double to LF; Cubbage Scores
          -2-      97%  R Smalley       Single to RF; Rivera to 3B
   O      1-3      97%  R Wilfong       Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 5.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Darrell Jackson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  J Thompson      Strikeout
                  Mike Marshall replaces Darrell Jackson pitching
          ---      97%  A Rodriguez     Single to LF
   O      1--      98%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      97%  L Parrish       Single to LF; Stanley to 2B
   O      12-      99%  A Trammell      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Steve Baker facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  G Borgmann      Strikeout
          ---      99%  W Norwood       Walk
   O      1--      99%  R Carew         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      99%  D Ford          Carew Steals 2B
          -2-      99%  " "             Wild Pitch; Carew to 3B
   O      --3      99%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 5.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Mike Marshall facing 9-1-2
          ---      97%  L Whitaker      Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  R LeFlore       Lineout: CF
          1--      97%  S Kemp          Walk; Whitaker to 2B
   O      12-      99%  R Staub         Flyball: RF; Whitaker to 3B
   R      1-3      97%  J Thompson      Single to LF; Whitaker Scores; Kemp to 3B
                  Milt May pinch hits for Aurelio Rodriguez batting 5th
   O      1-3     100%  M May           Foul Flyball: 3B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Twins 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN197806160

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation