July 4, 1979 Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 6
KCR 4 CAL 17
OAK 6 CHW 16
@CLE 4 TOR 7
@DET 6
(11) MIN 7
SEA 2 NYY 4
MIL 3 TEX 9
BAL 5 ATL 7
SFG 6 MON 2
@CHC 1 HOU 3
@CIN 2 PHI 1
NYM 0 SDP 6
LAD 0 PIT 6
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 34,365

Wednesday, July 4, 1979, 7:30PM
Time of Game: 2:11

Mariners

35-49

Lost 1

6th, 13½ GB

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

W: J Koosman (10-6), L: G Abbott (4-9)

Twins

43-35

Won 1

3rd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Roberts LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .782    0    4   0   
R Jones CF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .247  .814    0    4   0   
B Bochte 1B                   2   1   0   0    2   1  .335  .904    0   10   0   
W Horton DH                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .292  .813    0    0   0   
T Paciorek RF                 3   0   1   1    1   0  .310  .832    0    2   0   
D Meyer 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .313  .887    0    1   2   
B Stein 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .615    0    2   2   
L Cox C                       4   0   1   0    0   0  .242  .615    0    1   2   
M Mendoza SS                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .190  .443    0    0   3   SH
  B Valentine PH-SS           1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .783    0    0   1   

G Abbott P                                                               0   0
  R Dressler P                                                           0   0
Totals                       31   2   4   2    3   5                    24  10

BATTING

SH: M Mendoza (9, off J Koosman).

TB: D Meyer; R Jones; L Cox; T Paciorek.

RBI: D Meyer (45); T Paciorek (13).

2-out RBI: D Meyer; T Paciorek.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

E: B Bochte (7).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Powell RF                   4   2   2   2    1   0  .370  .983    0    1   0   HR
R Wilfong 2B                  2   0   0   1    0   0  .310  .803    0    1   0   SF,2·SH
R Smalley SS                  4   1   2   3    1   0  .372 1.047    0    3   2   HR,IW
G Adams LF                    4   0   2   0    1   0  .335  .823    0    3   0   2B
  B Rivera LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .720         0   0   
B Wynegar C                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .290  .770    0    5   0   
K Landreaux CF                5   1   2   0    0   0  .276  .728    0    1   0   
M Cubbage DH                  4   1   3   0    1   0  .260  .657    0    0   0   
R Jackson 1B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .277  .816    0   11   2   SF
J Castino 3B                  4   2   2   0    0   0  .263  .686    0    0   4   3B

J Koosman P                                                              2   2
Totals                       36   7  15   7    4   1                    27  10

BATTING

2B: G Adams (8, off G Abbott).

3B: J Castino (3, off R Dressler).

HR: H Powell (2, off G Abbott; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF); R Smalley (15, off G Abbott; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SF: R Wilfong (4, off G Abbott); R Jackson (3, off G Abbott).

SH: R Wilfong 2 (10, off R Dressler, off G Abbott).

IBB: R Smalley (4, by R Dressler).

TB: H Powell 5; R Smalley 5; J Castino 4; M Cubbage 3; G Adams 3; K Landreaux 2; R Jackson; B Wynegar.

RBI: R Smalley 3 (62); H Powell 2 (20); R Jackson (40); R Wilfong (31).

2-out RBI: R Smalley 3.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Smalley-R Jackson.

E: R Wilfong (7); H Powell (2).

PITCHING

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Abbott, L (4-9)              3.2   7   6   2    3   0   2   4.97   22     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 1· 6     28    -     0.95  -0.24
R Dressler                     4.1   8   1   1    1   1   0   5.81   22     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 1· 8          1-0    0.16   0.01
Totals                         8    15   7   3    4   1   2          44     -       ·  ·     13·10· 2·14          1-0

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Koosman, W (10-6)            9     4   2   2    3   5   0   3.57   35     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 3· 4     73    -     0.65   0.27
Totals                         9     4   2   2    3   5   0          35     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 3· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Dressler (2; R Smalley).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - John Shulock.

Time of Game: 2:11.

Attendance: 34,365.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 77° F, Wind 9mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Seattle Mariners              Minnesota Twins                      
1. L Roberts            LF    1. H Powell             RF 
2. R Jones              CF    2. R Wilfong            2B 
3. B Bochte             1B    3. R Smalley            SS 
4. W Horton             DH    4. G Adams              LF 
5. T Paciorek           RF    5. B Wynegar            C  
6. D Meyer              3B    6. K Landreaux          CF 
7. B Stein              2B    7. M Cubbage            DH 
8. L Cox                C     8. R Jackson            1B 
9. M Mendoza            SS    9. J Castino            3B 

   G Abbott             P        J Koosman            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  0-0  ---      11%  65% H Powell        G Abbott        Home Run (Deep RF)
   b 4   2  0-3  12-      11%  96% R Smalley       G Abbott        Home Run (Deep RF); Castino Scores/unER; Powell Scores/unER; Smalley Scores/unER
   b 4   0  0-1  1--       8%  80% M Cubbage       G Abbott        Single to RF; Landreaux to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       7%  54% R Jones         J Koosman       Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
   b 3   2  0-1  -23      -5%  62% B Wynegar       G Abbott        Lineout: 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  L Roberts       Reached on E9 (Fly Ball)
   OO     1--      54%  R Jones         Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  B Bochte        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Glenn Abbott facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  H Powell        Walk
   O      1--      57%  R Wilfong       Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Powell to 2B
   O      -2-      54%  R Smalley       Flyball: CF; Powell to 3B
   O      --3      50%  G Adams         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  W Horton        Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  T Paciorek      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  D Meyer         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Glenn Abbott facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  B Wynegar       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  K Landreaux     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      52%  M Cubbage       Walk
   O      1--      50%  R Jackson       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  B Stein         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  L Cox           Single to CF
   O      1--      52%  M Mendoza       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Cox to 2B
   O      -2-      56%  L Roberts       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Glenn Abbott facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  J Castino       Flyball: CF
   R      ---      65%  H Powell        Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      63%  R Wilfong       Groundout: C-1B
          ---      64%  R Smalley       Single to CF
          1--      67%  G Adams         Double to RF; Smalley to 3B
   O      -23      62%  B Wynegar       Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Jerry Koosman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      65%  R Jones         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      62%  B Bochte        Walk
   O      1--      64%  W Horton        Groundout: 1B-P; Bochte to 2B
          -2-      63%  T Paciorek      Walk
   O      12-      68%  D Meyer         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Glenn Abbott facing 6-7-8
          ---      72%  K Landreaux     Single to RF
          1--      80%  M Cubbage       Single to RF; Landreaux to 3B
   RO     1-3      78%  R Jackson       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Landreaux Scores
          1--      80%  J Castino       Single to 3B/Bunt; Cubbage to 2B
          12-      84%  H Powell        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Cubbage to 3B; Castino to 2B
   RO     123      85%  R Wilfong       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Cubbage Scores/unER
   RRR    12-      96%  R Smalley       Home Run (Deep RF); Castino Scores/unER; Powell Scores/unER; Smalley Scores/unER
          ---      96%  G Adams         Walk
                  Rob Dressler replaces Glenn Abbott pitching
          1--      96%  B Wynegar       Single to CF; Adams to 2B
   O      12-      96%  K Landreaux     Flyball: LF
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 6.

Top of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-6, Jerry Koosman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  B Stein         Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  L Cox           Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      98%  M Mendoza       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Rob Dressler facing 7-8-9
          ---      98%  M Cubbage       Single to RF
          1--      99%  R Jackson       Single to RF; Cubbage to 3B
   O      1-3      98%  J Castino       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1-3      98%  H Powell        Lineout: LF
   O      1-3      97%  R Wilfong       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 6.

Top of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-6, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      98%  L Roberts       Strikeout
          ---      97%  R Jones         Single to LF
          1--      96%  B Bochte        Walk; Jones to 2B
   O      12-      97%  W Horton        Flyball: LF; Jones to 3B
   R      1-3      95%  T Paciorek      Single to CF; Jones Scores; Bochte to 2B
   R      12-      91%  D Meyer         Single to RF; Bochte Scores; Paciorek to 3B
   O      1-3      95%  B Stein         Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-2, Rob Dressler facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      94%  R Smalley       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      95%  G Adams         Single to LF
   O      1--      94%  B Wynegar       Flyball: RF
          1--      95%  K Landreaux     Single to CF; Adams to 2B
          12-      95%  M Cubbage       Single to LF; Adams to 3B; Landreaux to 2B
   O      123      94%  R Jackson       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mariners 2, Twins 6.

Top of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-6, Jerry Koosman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  L Cox           Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Bobby Valentine pinch hits for Mario Mendoza batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  B Valentine     Flyball: SS
   O      ---      97%  L Roberts       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-2, Rob Dressler facing 9-1-2
                  Bobby Valentine moves to SS
          ---      98%  J Castino       Triple to CF
   R      --3      99%  H Powell        Single to RF; Castino Scores
   O      1--      99%  R Wilfong       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Powell to 2B
          -2-      99%  R Smalley       Intentional Walk
   O      12-      98%  G Adams         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      12-      98%  B Wynegar       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 2, Twins 7.

Top of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-7, Jerry Koosman facing 2-3-4
                  Bombo Rivera replaces Glenn Adams playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---      99%  R Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      99%  B Bochte        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      99%  W Horton        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-2, Rob Dressler facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  K Landreaux     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  M Cubbage       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  R Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 2, Twins 7.

Top of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-7, Jerry Koosman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  T Paciorek      Lineout: RF
   O      ---     100%  D Meyer         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---     100%  B Stein         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--     100%  L Cox           Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mariners 2, Twins 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation