July 2, 1978 Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 26,897

Sunday, July 2, 1978
Time of Game: 2:51

White Sox

35-42

Lost 1

5th, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       2  0  0   1  2  0   0  0  0    5  8  2
Twins           3  2  1   0  0  0   1  2  X    9 13  3

W: M Marshall (3-6), L: R Schueler (3-3)

Twins

32-42

Won 1

6th, 7 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Bannister 2B                4   1   0   0    1   0  .238  .615    0    3   2   
R Garr LF                     5   1   2   0    0   0  .265  .653    0    0   0   
L Johnson 1B                  5   0   1   1    0   0  .246  .669    0    5   2   
W Nordhagen DH                4   1   2   1    0   0  .308  .759    0    0   0   SF
E Soderholm 3B                3   2   1   1    1   2  .236  .695    0    2   2   HR
C Lemon CF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .290  .880    0    4   0   2B
C Washington RF               3   0   1   1    0   0  .271  .669    0    0   0   SF
B Nahorodny C                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .235  .651    0    8   1   
D Kessinger SS                3   0   0   0    1   0  .257  .628    0    2   2   

R Schueler P                                                             0   0
  R Hinton P                                                             0   0
  L LaGrow P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   5   8   5    4   5                    24   9

BATTING

2B: C Lemon (17, off D Jackson).

HR: E Soderholm (8, off D Jackson; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SF: W Nordhagen (4, off D Jackson); C Washington (2, off D Jackson).

TB: E Soderholm 4; R Garr 2; W Nordhagen 2; C Lemon 2; L Johnson; C Washington.

RBI: C Washington (14); E Soderholm (30); C Lemon (33); L Johnson (29); W Nordhagen (26).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Nahorodny-E Soderholm.

E: A Bannister (2); L LaGrow ().

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Powell RF                   2   1   1   0    1   0  .244  .657    0    3   0   2B
  B Rivera PH-RF              1   1   0   0    1   1  .287  .789    0    0   0   
R Carew 1B                    4   0   1   1    1   0  .344  .901    0    8   1   3B,IW
M Cubbage 3B                  5   2   1   2    0   0  .312  .828    0    3   5   HR
D Ford CF                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .793    0    3   0   
B Wynegar C                   4   3   2   0    0   1  .269  .732    0    5   0   2B
R Chiles DH                   3   0   2   2    0   0  .264  .685    0    0   0   2B,CS
  J Morales PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .330  .815    0    0   0   
W Norwood LF                  3   0   1   2    0   2  .252  .678    0    1   0   SF
L Wolfe SS                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .254  .724    0    1   1   2B
R Wilfong 2B                  3   1   2   2    0   0  .234  .673    0    2   1   HR,SH

D Jackson P                                                              0   0
  M Marshall P                                                           1   0
Totals                       35   9  13   9    3   5                    27   8

BATTING

2B: B Wynegar (13, off R Hinton); H Powell (10, off R Schueler); L Wolfe (7, off R Schueler); R Chiles (5, off R Schueler).

3B: R Carew (5, off R Schueler).

HR: R Wilfong (1, off R Schueler; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); M Cubbage (4, off L LaGrow; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SF: W Norwood (5, off L LaGrow).

SH: R Wilfong (8, off R Hinton).

IBB: R Carew (6, by R Hinton).

TB: R Wilfong 5; M Cubbage 4; L Wolfe 3; R Carew 3; R Chiles 3; B Wynegar 3; H Powell 2; J Morales; W Norwood.

RBI: W Norwood 2 (21); M Cubbage 2 (36); R Wilfong 2 (5); R Chiles 2 (9); R Carew (42).

2-out RBI: R Chiles 2; M Cubbage 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 7 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Cubbage-R Carew.

E: R Carew (6); M Cubbage (6); D Ford (6).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Chiles (2, 3rd base by R Hinton/B Nahorodny).

PO: B Rivera (1st base by L LaGrow).

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
R Schueler, L (3-3)            1     5   5   3    1   1   1   4.09   10     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 5     27    -     1.02  -0.45
R Hinton                       5.1   7   2   2    1   4   0   2.67   23     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 0· 7          1-0    0.75   0.06
L LaGrow                       1.2   1   2   2    1   0   1   4.30    7     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 1          2-1    0.45  -0.06
Totals                         8    13   9   7    3   5   2          40     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0·13          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
D Jackson                      4.2   6   5   4    4   2   1   4.15   25     -       ·  ·      3·10· 0· 6     32    -     1.15  -0.26
M Marshall, W (3-6)            4.1   2   0   0    0   3   0   2.66   15     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 0· 2          1-0    1.34   0.30
Totals                         9     8   5   4    4   5   1          40     -       ·  ·     10·13· 0· 8          1-0

R Schueler faced 3 batters in the 2nd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Jackson (1); M Marshall (1).

IBB: R Hinton (1; R Carew).

PO: L LaGrow (1; B Rivera, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 26,897.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Minnesota Twins                      
1. A Bannister          2B    1. H Powell             RF 
2. R Garr               LF    2. R Carew              1B 
3. L Johnson            1B    3. M Cubbage            3B 
4. W Nordhagen          DH    4. D Ford               CF 
5. E Soderholm          3B    5. B Wynegar            C  
6. C Lemon              CF    6. R Chiles             DH 
7. C Washington         RF    7. W Norwood            LF 
8. B Nahorodny          C     8. L Wolfe              SS 
9. D Kessinger          SS    9. R Wilfong            2B 

   R Schueler           P        D Jackson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  2-1  12-      20%  64% R Chiles        R Schueler      Double to CF; Cubbage Scores/unER; Wynegar Scores/unER
   t 5   1  6-3  12-     -16%  65% C Lemon         D Jackson       Double to LF; Nordhagen Scores; Soderholm to 3B
   b 1   0  2-0  -2-      13%  54% R Carew         R Schueler      Triple to CF; Powell Scores
   t 7   1  6-5  -2-      13%  80% C Lemon         M Marshall      Double Play: Fielder's Choice 3B; Nordhagen out at 3B/3B; Lemon out at 1B/3B-1B
   b 2   0  2-3  -2-      12%  83% R Wilfong       R Schueler      Home Run (Deep RF); Wolfe Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Darrell Jackson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      44%  A Bannister     Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Bannister to 2B
          -2-      37%  R Garr          Single to LF; Bannister to 3B
   R      1-3      32%  L Johnson       Single to LF; Bannister Scores/unER; Garr to 2B
          12-      28%  W Nordhagen     Wild Pitch; Garr to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   RO     -23      27%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Garr Scores; Johnson to 3B
   O      --3      31%  E Soderholm     Strikeout
   O      --3      34%  C Lemon         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Ron Schueler facing 1-2-3
          ---      40%  H Powell        Double to RF
   R      -2-      54%  R Carew         Triple to CF; Powell Scores
   O      --3      44%  M Cubbage       Fielder's Choice 1B; Carew out at Hm/1B-C
   O      1--      41%  D Ford          Foul Flyball: C
          1--      44%  B Wynegar       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Cubbage to 2B
   RR     12-      64%  R Chiles        Double to CF; Cubbage Scores/unER; Wynegar Scores/unER
   O      -2-      61%  W Norwood       Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 3.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Darrell Jackson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      63%  C Washington    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      65%  B Nahorodny     Flyball: SS
          ---      64%  D Kessinger     Walk
   O      1--      66%  A Bannister     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ron Schueler facing 8-9-1
          ---      71%  L Wolfe         Double to CF
   RR     -2-      83%  R Wilfong       Home Run (Deep RF); Wolfe Scores
          ---      85%  H Powell        Walk
                  Rich Hinton replaces Ron Schueler pitching
   O      1--      83%  R Carew         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      82%  M Cubbage       Groundout: 2B-1B; Carew to 2B
   O      -2-      80%  D Ford          Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 5.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Darrell Jackson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      83%  R Garr          Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      84%  L Johnson       Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      85%  W Nordhagen     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Rich Hinton facing 5-6-7
          ---      88%  B Wynegar       Double to LF
          -2-      91%  R Chiles        Single to LF; Wynegar to 3B
   R      1-3      93%  W Norwood       Single to LF; Wynegar Scores; Chiles to 2B
   OO     12-      90%  L Wolfe         Double Play: Strikeout, Chiles Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Norwood to 2B
          -2-      90%  R Wilfong       Single to SS; Norwood to 3B
   O      1-3      89%  H Powell        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 6.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Darrell Jackson facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      82%  E Soderholm     Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      85%  C Lemon         Flyball: 1B
          ---      82%  C Washington    Single to CF
          1--      78%  B Nahorodny     Walk; Washington to 2B
   O      12-      83%  D Kessinger     Bunt Popfly: 3B
          12-      79%  A Bannister     Walk; Washington to 3B; Nahorodny to 2B
   O      123      87%  R Garr          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-3, Rich Hinton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      86%  R Carew         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      85%  M Cubbage       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      85%  D Ford          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 6.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-6, Darrell Jackson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      87%  L Johnson       Flyball: RF
          ---      84%  W Nordhagen     Single to CF
          1--      80%  E Soderholm     Walk; Nordhagen to 2B
   R      12-      65%  C Lemon         Double to LF; Nordhagen Scores; Soderholm to 3B
   RO     -23      67%  C Washington    Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Soderholm Scores
                  Mike Marshall replaces Darrell Jackson pitching
   O      -2-      71%  B Nahorodny     Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-5, Rich Hinton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      69%  B Wynegar       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      68%  R Chiles        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      67%  W Norwood       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Twins 6.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, Mike Marshall facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      70%  D Kessinger     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      64%  A Bannister     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bannister to 2B/Adv on E3
   O      -2-      69%  R Garr          Flyball: RF; Bannister to 3B
   O      --3      75%  L Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-5, Rich Hinton facing 8-9-1
          ---      78%  L Wolfe         Single to CF
   O      1--      77%  R Wilfong       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Wolfe to 2B
                  Bombo Rivera pinch hits for Hosken Powell batting 1st
   O      -2-      73%  B Rivera        Strikeout
          -2-      74%  R Carew         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      70%  M Cubbage       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Twins 6.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, Mike Marshall facing 4-5-6
                  Bombo Rivera moves to RF
          ---      63%  W Nordhagen     Single to LF
   O      1--      69%  E Soderholm     Strikeout Looking
          1--      66%  C Lemon         Wild Pitch; Nordhagen to 2B
   OO     -2-      80%  " "             Double Play: Fielder's Choice 3B; Nordhagen out at 3B/3B; Lemon out at 1B/3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-5, Rich Hinton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      78%  D Ford          Flyball: CF
          ---      80%  B Wynegar       Single to CF
                  Jose Morales pinch hits for Rich Chiles batting 6th
          1--      85%  J Morales       Single to RF; Wynegar to 3B
                  Lerrin LaGrow replaces Rich Hinton pitching
   RO     1-3      88%  W Norwood       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Wynegar Scores
   O      1--      87%  L Wolfe         Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Twins 7.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-7, Mike Marshall facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      91%  C Washington    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      93%  B Nahorodny     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      94%  D Kessinger     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-5, Lerrin LaGrow facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      94%  R Wilfong       Foul Flyball: C
          ---      94%  B Rivera        Walk
   O      1--      94%  R Carew         Flyball: CF
          1--      94%  M Cubbage       Rivera Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Rivera to 2B
   RR     -2-      99%  " "             Home Run (Deep RF); Rivera Scores
   O      ---      99%  D Ford          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Twins 9.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 5-9, Mike Marshall facing 1-2-3
   O      ---     100%  A Bannister     Flyball: 2B
          ---      99%  R Garr          Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  L Johnson       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  W Nordhagen     Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Twins 9.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation