September 5, 1979 Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 11,647

Wednesday, September 5, 1979, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:48

Royals

73-66

Lost 2

2nd, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  1   1  0  1   0  0  0    3 10  1
Twins           1  4  0   0  0  2   1  0  X    8 13  1

W: D Goltz (13-10), L: P Splittorff (13-15)

Twins

72-66

Won 2

3rd, 3 GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .306  .764    0    0   0   
H McRae DH                    4   0   0   1    0   1  .277  .805    0    0   0   
A Otis CF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .295  .819    0    1   0   2B
G Brett 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .329  .933    0    2   2   
D Porter C                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .298  .925    0    4   0   HR,2B
P LaCock 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .724    0   10   1   
A Cowens RF                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .300  .774    0    3   0   GDP
F White 2B                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .251  .677    0    4   1   
  J Nettles PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
U Washington SS               3   0   1   0    0   1  .249  .637    0    0   5   
  C Hurdle PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .230  .708    0    0   0   

P Splittorff P                                                           0   0
  R Gale P                                                               0   3
  R Martin P                                                             0   0
  A Hrabosky P                                                           0   0
  C Eaton P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   3  10   3    1   5                    24  12

BATTING

2B: D Porter (20, off D Goltz); A Otis (24, off D Goltz).

HR: D Porter (18, off D Goltz; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: D Porter 6; A Otis 2; A Cowens 2; U Washington; P LaCock; W Wilson; F White; G Brett.

GIDP: A Cowens (10).

RBI: A Cowens (66); H McRae (59); D Porter (95).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

E: P LaCock (3).

BASERUNNING

PO: G Brett (1st base by D Goltz).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Randall 2B                  4   2   2   1    1   0  .273  .639    0    2   2   
J Castino 3B                  4   2   4   2    0   0  .292  .743    0    2   3   3B,SH
J Morales DH                  2   0   1   2    0   1  .270  .674    0    0   0   3B
  M Cubbage PH                0   0   0   0    2   0  .273  .707    0    0   0   
  J Vega PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
R Jackson 1B                  5   0   2   3    0   0  .272  .757    0    8   0   3B
R Smalley SS                  4   0   1   0    1   0  .294  .849    0    1   4   
D Edwards LF                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .267  .773    0    4   0   SH
K Landreaux CF                3   0   0   0    0   1  .310  .795    0    2   0   SH
B Rivera RF                   4   2   0   0    0   0  .279  .729    0    2   0   
B Wynegar C                   3   2   2   0    0   0  .270  .705    0    5   0   SH

D Goltz P                                                                1   1
Totals                       34   8  13   8    4   4                    27  10

BATTING

3B: J Morales (1, off P Splittorff); J Castino (6, off R Gale); R Jackson (4, off P Splittorff).

SH: B Wynegar (10, off R Gale); K Landreaux (10, off P Splittorff); J Castino (18, off P Splittorff); D Edwards (2, off R Gale).

TB: J Castino 6; R Jackson 4; J Morales 3; B Wynegar 2; B Randall 2; D Edwards; R Smalley.

RBI: R Jackson 3 (61); J Castino 2 (41); J Morales 2 (24); B Randall (13).

2-out RBI: R Jackson 3; J Castino 2; J Morales 2; B Randall.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 7 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Castino-B Randall-R Jackson.

E: D Edwards (1).

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Splittorff, L (13-15)        1.2   6   5   5    1   1   0   4.18   12     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 6     23    -     1.10  -0.31
R Gale                         4     4   2   0    3   1   0   5.47   20     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 3· 4          1-0    0.59  -0.03
R Martin                       1     3   1   1    0   1   0   8.38    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 3          3-0    0.21   0.00
A Hrabosky                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.21    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.12   0.00
C Eaton                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8    13   8   6    4   4   0          42     -       ·  ·     14· 4· 3·13          6-0

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Goltz, W (13-10)             9    10   3   3    1   5   1   4.09   36     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 8· 9     59    -     0.80   0.17
Totals                         9    10   3   3    1   5   1          36     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 8· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: D Goltz (3; G Brett, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Dallas Parks, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Al Clark.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 11,647.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 73° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Minnesota Twins                      
1. W Wilson             LF    1. B Randall            2B 
2. H McRae              DH    2. J Castino            3B 
3. A Otis               CF    3. J Morales            DH 
4. G Brett              3B    4. R Jackson            1B 
5. D Porter             C     5. R Smalley            SS 
6. P LaCock             1B    6. D Edwards            LF 
7. A Cowens             RF    7. K Landreaux          CF 
8. F White              2B    8. B Rivera             RF 
9. U Washington         SS    9. B Wynegar            C  

   P Splittorff         P        D Goltz              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-      10%  63% R Jackson       P Splittorff    Triple to RF; Randall Scores
   b 2   2  0-3  12-      10%  91% J Morales       P Splittorff    Triple to LF; Randall Scores; Castino Scores
   b 2   2  0-1  12-      10%  74% B Randall       P Splittorff    Single to RF; Rivera Scores; Wynegar to 3B
   b 6   2  3-5  123      10%  95% R Jackson       R Gale          Single to LF; Rivera Scores/unER; Castino Scores/unER; Cubbage to 2B
   t 6   1  5-2  ---      -8%  80% D Porter        D Goltz         Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Goltz facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  W Wilson        Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  H McRae         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  A Otis          Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Splittorff facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  B Randall       Walk
   O      1--      57%  J Castino       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Randall to 2B
   O      -2-      53%  J Morales       Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-      63%  R Jackson       Triple to RF; Randall Scores
   O      --3      60%  R Smalley       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Goltz facing 4-5-6
          ---      56%  G Brett         Walk
   O      1--      60%  D Porter        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      63%  P LaCock        Lineout: CF
   O      1--      65%  A Cowens        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Splittorff facing 6-7-8
          ---      68%  D Edwards       Single to LF
   O      1--      67%  K Landreaux     Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Edwards to 2B
   O      -2-      63%  B Rivera        Fielder's Choice SS; Edwards out at 3B/SS-3B
          1--      65%  B Wynegar       Single to RF; Rivera to 2B
   R      12-      74%  B Randall       Single to RF; Rivera Scores; Wynegar to 3B
   R      1-3      81%  J Castino       Single to LF; Wynegar Scores; Randall to 2B
   RR     12-      91%  J Morales       Triple to LF; Randall Scores; Castino Scores
                  Rich Gale replaces Paul Splittorff pitching
   O      --3      90%  R Jackson       Groundout: P-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 5.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Dave Goltz facing 8-9-1
          ---      88%  F White         Single to CF
          1--      84%  U Washington    Single to CF; White to 2B
          12-      78%  W Wilson        Single/Bunt; White to 3B; Washington to 2B
   RO     123      82%  H McRae         Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B; White Scores; Wilson to 2B
   O      12-      86%  A Otis          Strikeout
   O      12-      89%  G Brett         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Rich Gale facing 5-6-7
          ---      90%  R Smalley       Single to RF
   O      1--      90%  D Edwards       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Smalley to 2B
   O      -2-      88%  K Landreaux     Groundout: 2B-1B; Smalley to 3B
   O      --3      87%  B Rivera        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 5.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Dave Goltz facing 5-6-7
          ---      82%  D Porter        Double to LF
   O      -2-      86%  P LaCock        Lineout: 3B
   R      -2-      79%  A Cowens        Single to LF; Porter Scores; Cowens to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-      83%  F White         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      86%  U Washington    Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Rich Gale facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      84%  B Wynegar       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---      83%  B Randall       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      85%  J Castino       Triple (CF-RF)
                  Mike Cubbage pinch hits for Jose Morales batting 3rd
          --3      85%  M Cubbage       Walk
   O      1-3      83%  R Jackson       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 5.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Dave Goltz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      85%  W Wilson        Lineout: LF
   O      ---      87%  H McRae         Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  A Otis          Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Rich Gale facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      87%  R Smalley       Lineout: RF
   O      ---      86%  D Edwards       Lineout: RF
   O      ---      86%  K Landreaux     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 5.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 2-5, Dave Goltz facing 4-5-6
          ---      81%  G Brett         Single to CF
   O      1--      88%  D Porter        Brett Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   R      ---      80%  " "             Home Run
          ---      77%  P LaCock        Single to CF
   OO     1--      84%  A Cowens        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-3, Rich Gale facing 8-9-1
          ---      86%  B Rivera        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      85%  B Wynegar       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Rivera to 2B
   O      -2-      83%  B Randall       Popfly: 3B
          -2-      84%  J Castino       Single to CF; Rivera to 3B
          1-3      85%  M Cubbage       Walk; Castino to 2B
   RR     123      95%  R Jackson       Single to LF; Rivera Scores/unER; Castino Scores/unER; Cubbage to 2B
          12-      95%  R Smalley       Walk; Cubbage to 3B; Jackson to 2B
                  Renie Martin replaces Rich Gale pitching
   O      123      94%  D Edwards       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 7.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-7, Dave Goltz facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  F White         Lineout: P
   O      ---      96%  U Washington    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  W Wilson        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-3, Renie Martin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  K Landreaux     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  B Rivera        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      96%  B Wynegar       Single to RF
          1--      97%  B Randall       Single to RF; Wynegar to 3B
   R      1-3      98%  J Castino       Single to RF; Wynegar Scores; Randall to 2B
                  Al Hrabosky replaces Renie Martin pitching; Jesus Vega pinch hits for Mike Cubbage batting 3rd
   O      12-      98%  J Vega          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 8.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-8, Dave Goltz facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  H McRae         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      98%  A Otis          Double to LF
   O      -2-      99%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B; Otis to 3B
   O      --3      99%  D Porter        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-3, Craig Eaton facing 4-5-6
                  Craig Eaton replaces Al Hrabosky pitching
   O      ---      99%  R Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  R Smalley       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  D Edwards       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 8.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 3-8, Dave Goltz facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  P LaCock        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  A Cowens        Single to RF
                  Jim Nettles pinch hits for Frank White batting 8th
   O      1--     100%  J Nettles       Lineout: RF
                  Clint Hurdle pinch hits for U L Washington batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  C Hurdle        Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN197909050

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