April 9, 1981 Oakland Athletics at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 6
TOR 2 OAK 5
@MIN 1 NYY 10
TEX 3 CAL 6
@SEA 2 NYM 2
@CHC 0 LAD 2
HOU 0 MON 6
@PIT 5 SDP 4
@SFG 1
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 42,658

Thursday, April 9, 1981, 1:15PM
Time of Game: 2:46

Athletics

1-0

Won 1

1st

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

W: M Norris (1-0), L: J Koosman (0-1)

Twins

0-1

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                3   0   0   0    2   1  .000  .400    0    2   0   
D Murphy CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    6   0   SH
C Johnson DH                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .250  .650    0    0   0   
T Armas RF                    5   3   3   2    0   0  .600 1.800    0    3   0   HR
M Heath C                     3   1   1   1    1   0  .333 1.833    0    4   0   HR,SH
J Newman 1B                   4   0   1   1    1   0  .250  .900    0    9   0   2B
S Babitt 2B                   4   0   1   1    1   0  .250  .650    0    1   2   SB
D McKay 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   4   
R Picciolo SS                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .833    0    2   1   

M Norris P                                                               0   3
Totals                       34   5   9   5    7   3                    27  10

BATTING

2B: J Newman (1, off J Koosman).

HR: T Armas (1, off J O'Connor; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); M Heath (1, off J Koosman; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: M Heath (1, off J Koosman); D Murphy (1, off J Koosman).

TB: T Armas 6; M Heath 4; J Newman 2; S Babitt; C Johnson; R Picciolo; D McKay.

RBI: T Armas 2 (2); M Heath (1); J Newman (1); S Babitt (1).

2-out RBI: S Babitt; J Newman; T Armas.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Babitt (1, 2nd base off D Cooper/S Butera).

PO: C Johnson (1st base by J Koosman).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Powell RF                   4   0   1   1    1   1  .250  .650    0    3   0   
R Wilfong 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    1   1   
J Castino 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   2   
R Smalley SS                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    1   6   
G Adams DH                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250    0    0   0   
G Ward LF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    2   0   
M Hatcher 1B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0   13   1   
G Johnston CF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    2   0   
R Smith C                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    3   0   
  D Goodwin PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  S Butera C                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Sofield PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   

J Koosman P                                                              1   4
  D Cooper P                                                             0   0
  J O'Connor P                                                           1   0
Totals                       33   1   6   1    4   3                    27  14

BATTING

TB: M Hatcher 2; G Johnston; J Castino; R Smith; H Powell.

RBI: H Powell (1).

2-out RBI: H Powell.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: J Koosman ().

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Norris, W (1-0)              9     6   1   1    4   3   0   1.00   37     -       ·  ·     15·10· 1· 4     70    -     1.41   0.38
Totals                         9     6   1   1    4   3   0          37     -       ·  ·     15·10· 1· 4           -

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, L (0-1)             7.1   8   4   4    4   3   1   4.91   34     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 3· 6     45    -     0.90  -0.12
D Cooper                       0.1   0   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.46  -0.00
J O'Connor                     1.1   1   1   1    1   0   1   6.75    6     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          3-0    0.23   0.00
Totals                         9     9   5   5    7   3   2          43     -       ·  ·     16· 7· 3· 7          4-0

Balks: None.

WP: M Norris 2 (2).

IBB: None.

PO: J Koosman (0; C Johnson, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Greg Kosc.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 42,658.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 65° F, Wind 16mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Minnesota Twins                      
1. R Henderson          LF    1. H Powell             RF 
2. D Murphy             CF    2. R Wilfong            2B 
3. C Johnson            DH    3. J Castino            3B 
4. T Armas              RF    4. R Smalley            SS 
5. M Heath              C     5. G Adams              DH 
6. J Newman             1B    6. G Ward               LF 
7. S Babitt             2B    7. M Hatcher            1B 
8. D McKay              3B    8. G Johnston           CF 
9. R Picciolo           SS    9. R Smith              C  

   M Norris             P        J Koosman            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  3-1  123      13%  87% R Wilfong       M Norris        Groundout: 2B-1B
   b 5   2  2-0  12-     -13%  60% H Powell        M Norris        Single to RF; Johnston Scores; Smith to 2B
   t 6   2  1-2  -2-      13%  78% S Babitt        J Koosman       Single to RF; Armas Scores; Babitt to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 4   2  0-1  12-      12%  74% J Newman        J Koosman       Double to LF; Armas Scores; Heath to 3B
   t 4   2  0-0  -2-      12%  60% T Armas         J Koosman       Single to LF (LF-CF); Johnson Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Henderson     Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  D Murphy        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  C Johnson       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Norris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  H Powell        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      45%  R Wilfong       Walk
   O      1--      48%  J Castino       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      50%  R Smalley       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  T Armas         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  M Heath         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      45%  J Newman        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Norris facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  G Adams         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      49%  G Ward          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  M Hatcher       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  S Babitt        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      46%  D McKay         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      45%  R Picciolo      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Norris facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  G Johnston      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      49%  R Smith         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  H Powell        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  R Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  D Murphy        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      47%  C Johnson       Single to LF
          1--      48%  T Armas         Johnson Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Johnson to 2B
   R      -2-      60%  " "             Single to LF (LF-CF); Johnson Scores
          1--      62%  M Heath         Walk; Armas to 2B
   R      12-      74%  J Newman        Double to LF; Armas Scores; Heath to 3B
   O      -23      70%  S Babitt        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Norris facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      73%  R Wilfong       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      75%  J Castino       Flyball: CF
          ---      73%  R Smalley       Walk
          1--      72%  G Adams         Wild Pitch; Smalley to 2B
   O      -2-      76%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jerry Koosman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      74%  D McKay         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      76%  R Picciolo      Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--      79%  R Henderson     Walk; Picciolo to 2B
   O      12-      77%  D Murphy        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Picciolo to 3B; Henderson to 2B
   O      -23      72%  C Johnson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Norris facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      75%  G Ward          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      72%  M Hatcher       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      76%  G Johnston      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      73%  R Smith         Single to CF; Johnston to 2B
   R      12-      60%  H Powell        Single to RF; Johnston Scores; Smith to 2B
   O      12-      67%  R Wilfong       Foul Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jerry Koosman facing 4-5-6
          ---      70%  T Armas         Single to LF
   O      1--      69%  M Heath         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Armas to 2B
   O      -2-      65%  J Newman        Lineout: SS
   R      -2-      78%  S Babitt        Single to RF; Armas Scores; Babitt to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-      79%  D McKay         Single to SS (Ground Ball); Babitt to 3B
   O      1-3      75%  R Picciolo      Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Norris facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      78%  J Castino       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      81%  R Smalley       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      82%  G Adams         Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jerry Koosman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      81%  R Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      80%  D Murphy        Strikeout Looking
          ---      81%  C Johnson       Walk
   O      1--      79%  T Armas         Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Norris facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      83%  G Ward          Lineout: LF
          ---      78%  M Hatcher       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--      68%  G Johnston      Single to LF (LF-CF); Hatcher to 3B
                  Danny Goodwin pinch hits for Ray Smith batting 9th
   O      1-3      79%  D Goodwin       Fielder's Choice P; Hatcher out at Hm/P-C; Johnston to 3B; Goodwin to 1B
          1-3      74%  H Powell        Walk; Goodwin to 2B
   O      123      87%  R Wilfong       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jerry Koosman facing 5-6-7
                  Sal Butera replaces Danny Goodwin playing C batting 9th
   R      ---      93%  M Heath         Home Run
   O      ---      93%  J Newman        Lineout: LF
          ---      93%  S Babitt        Walk
                  Don Cooper replaces Jerry Koosman pitching
          1--      94%  D McKay         Babitt Steals 2B
   O      -2-      93%  " "             Flyball: RF
          -2-      93%  R Picciolo      Walk
          12-      94%  R Henderson     Walk; Babitt to 3B; Picciolo to 2B
                  Jack O'Connor replaces Don Cooper pitching
   O      123      92%  D Murphy        Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Mike Norris facing 3-4-5
          ---      87%  J Castino       Single to CF
   O      1--      91%  R Smalley       Flyball: CF
          1--      86%  G Adams         Walk; Castino to 2B
          12-      82%  G Ward          Wild Pitch; Castino to 3B; Adams to 2B
   O      -23      90%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -23      97%  M Hatcher       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 1.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jack O'Connor facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      97%  C Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      98%  T Armas         Home Run
   O      ---      98%  M Heath         Flyball: CF
          ---      98%  J Newman        Walk
   O      1--      98%  S Babitt        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-5, Mike Norris facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      99%  G Johnston      Groundout: P-1B
                  Rick Sofield pinch hits for Sal Butera batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  R Sofield       Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  H Powell        Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Twins 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation