May 30, 1981 Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 4
@BAL 1 BOS 7
MIL 6
(10) CHW 9
CAL 0 NYY 1
@CLE 0 KCR 6
@MIN 5 TEX 6
SEA 0 TOR 6
OAK 5 CIN 9
@LAD 1 PIT 3
@MON 2 CHC 10
@NYM 3 PHI 10
STL 2 SDP 11
ATL 1 HOU 9
@SFG 8
(14)

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 8,673

Saturday, May 30, 1981, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:26

Royals

15-24

Won 4

5th, 9½ GB

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

W: J Wright (1-0), L: D Corbett (2-2), S: D Quisenberry (7)

Twins

13-32

Lost 3

7th, 14½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson LF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .277  .643    0    2   0   
A Otis CF                     4   1   2   1    0   2  .226  .605    0    3   0   2B
G Brett 3B                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .294  .723    0    0   2   2B
W Aikens 1B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .309  .934    0   13   2   
H McRae DH                    2   0   0   1    1   0  .237  .620    0    0   0   SF
F White 2B                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .241  .621    0    1   3   
C Hurdle RF                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .474 1.553    0    2   0   HR,2B
J Wathan C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .634    0    2   0   
  J Grote C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .461    0    1   1   
U Washington SS               4   1   1   0    0   1  .214  .616    0    1   6   

L Gura P                                                                 0   1
  J Wright P                                                             1   2
  D Quisenberry P                                                        1   0
Totals                       33   6   8   6    2   8                    27  17

BATTING

2B: C Hurdle (2, off J Verhoeven); G Brett (9, off D Jackson); A Otis (9, off A Williams).

HR: C Hurdle (3, off D Corbett; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: H McRae (3, off J Verhoeven).

TB: C Hurdle 6; A Otis 3; G Brett 2; U Washington; W Wilson; F White.

RBI: C Hurdle 2 (6); F White (13); H McRae (14); A Otis (18); G Brett (5).

2-out RBI: C Hurdle; F White.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 4 for 7.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Ward LF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .240  .645    0    1   0   
D Engle RF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .208  .559    0    1   0   
  H Powell PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .650    0    0   0   
M Hatcher CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .285  .719    0    1   0   
B Wynegar C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .622    0    8   0   
J Castino 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .274  .728    0    0   1   
R Jackson 1B                  3   2   2   0    0   0  .262  .710    0   15   0   2B,SH
P Mackanin 2B-SS              4   2   2   1    0   0  .225  .545    0    1   9   
D Goodwin DH                  4   1   1   3    0   0  .294  .850    0    0   0   HR
C Baker SS                    2   0   1   1    0   0  .118  .236    0    0   2   
  R Wilfong PH-2B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .577    0    0   2   

A Williams P                                                             0   0
  D Jackson P                                                            0   0
  J Verhoeven P                                                          0   0
  D Corbett P                                                            0   1
Totals                       34   5   8   5    0   3                    27  15

BATTING

2B: R Jackson (8, off L Gura).

HR: D Goodwin (2, off L Gura; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: R Jackson (2, off D Quisenberry).

TB: D Goodwin 4; R Jackson 3; P Mackanin 2; J Castino; M Hatcher; C Baker.

RBI: D Goodwin 3 (9); C Baker (1); P Mackanin (6).

2-out RBI: C Baker.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Mackanin-R Jackson.

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
L Gura                         4     7   5   5    0   2   1   4.11   19     -       ·  ·      8· 1· 1· 7     30    -     0.69  -0.24
J Wright, W (1-0)              4     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.50   13     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 1· 0          0-0    1.14   0.14
D Quisenberry, S (7)           1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.63    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          1-0    5.17   0.33
Totals                         9     8   5   5    0   3   1          35     -       ·  ·     18· 5· 2· 7          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
A Williams                     5.1   4   3   3    1   6   0   3.57   20     -       ·  ·      7· 1· 1· 4     53    -     0.72   0.15
D Jackson                      0     1   2   2    1   0   0  12.46    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-1    1.73  -0.13
J Verhoeven, BS (1)            2.2   2   0   0    0   2   0   2.54   10     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 2          3-3    1.90   0.02
D Corbett, L (2-2)             1     1   1   1    0   0   1   2.89    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          0-0    1.31  -0.31
Totals                         9     8   6   6    2   8   1          36     -       ·  ·     13· 4· 1· 8          5-4

J Wright faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
D Jackson faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Dallas Parks, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Bill Haller.

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 8,673.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 66° F, Wind 10mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Minnesota Twins                      
1. W Wilson             LF    1. G Ward               LF 
2. A Otis               CF    2. D Engle              RF 
3. G Brett              3B    3. M Hatcher            CF 
4. W Aikens             1B    4. B Wynegar            C  
5. H McRae              DH    5. J Castino            3B 
6. F White              2B    6. R Jackson            1B 
7. C Hurdle             RF    7. P Mackanin           2B 
8. J Wathan             C     8. D Goodwin            DH 
9. U Washington         SS    9. C Baker              SS 

   L Gura               P        A Williams           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  5-5  ---      38%  82% C Hurdle        D Corbett       Home Run
   t 6   2  5-4  12-      19%  51% C Hurdle        J Verhoeven     Double to RF; Aikens Scores; White to 3B
   b 9   2  6-5  -2-      14% 100% D Goodwin       D Quisenberry   Groundout: 1B-P
   b 9   1  6-5  -2-      14%  86% P Mackanin      D Quisenberry   Groundout: SS-1B
   b 9   0  6-5  ---     -13%  67% J Castino       J Wright        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Albert Williams facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  W Wilson        Strikeout
          ---      52%  A Otis          Double to CF (LF-CF)
   O      -2-      48%  G Brett         Strikeout
   O      -2-      45%  W Aikens        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Gura facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  G Ward          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      49%  D Engle         Strikeout
          ---      48%  M Hatcher       Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  B Wynegar       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Albert Williams facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  H McRae         Walk
   OO     1--      46%  F White         Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  C Hurdle        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Larry Gura facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  J Castino       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      43%  R Jackson       Double to RF
   R      -2-      32%  P Mackanin      Single to CF; Jackson Scores; Mackanin to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      35%  D Goodwin       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-      26%  C Baker         Single to CF; Mackanin Scores
   O      1--      28%  G Ward          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Albert Williams facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      26%  J Wathan        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      24%  U Washington    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      23%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Larry Gura facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      24%  D Engle         Lineout: CF
   O      ---      26%  M Hatcher       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      26%  B Wynegar       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-2, Albert Williams facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      24%  A Otis          Strikeout
   O      ---      22%  G Brett         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      21%  W Aikens        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Larry Gura facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      22%  J Castino       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      21%  R Jackson       Single to CF
          1--      16%  P Mackanin      Single to CF; Jackson to 3B
   RRR    1-3       5%  D Goodwin       Home Run; Jackson Scores; Mackanin Scores
   O      ---       6%  C Baker         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---       6%  G Ward          Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 5.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Albert Williams facing 5-6-7
   O      ---       5%  H McRae         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---       4%  F White         Strikeout
   O      ---       4%  C Hurdle        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jim Wright facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Wright replaces Larry Gura pitching
   O      ---       4%  D Engle         Lineout: CF
   O      ---       4%  M Hatcher       Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---       4%  B Wynegar       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 5.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-5, Albert Williams facing 8-9-1
   O      ---       3%  J Wathan        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---       4%  U Washington    Single to LF
          1--       6%  W Wilson        Single to LF; Washington to 2B
   R      12-      12%  A Otis          Single to CF; Washington Scores; Wilson to 3B
                  Darrell Jackson replaces Albert Williams pitching
   R      1-3      22%  G Brett         Double to RF; Wilson Scores; Otis to 3B
          -23      25%  W Aikens        Walk
                  John Verhoeven replaces Darrell Jackson pitching
   RO     123      21%  H McRae         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Otis Scores
   R      12-      33%  F White         Single to CF; Brett Scores; Aikens to 2B
   R      12-      51%  C Hurdle        Double to RF; Aikens Scores; White to 3B
   O      -23      43%  J Wathan        Strikeout Looking
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 5-5, Jim Wright facing 5-6-7
                  Jerry Grote replaces John Wathan playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      46%  J Castino       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      48%  R Jackson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  P Mackanin      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 5.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, John Verhoeven facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      46%  U Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      43%  W Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      41%  A Otis          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 5-5, Jim Wright facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      45%  D Goodwin       Flyball: LF
                  Rob Wilfong pinch hits for Chuck Baker batting 9th
   O      ---      48%  R Wilfong       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      50%  G Ward          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 5.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, John Verhoeven facing 3-4-5
                  Rob Wilfong moves to 2B; Pete Mackanin moves to SS
   O      ---      45%  G Brett         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      42%  W Aikens        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      39%  H McRae         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 5-5, Jim Wright facing 2-3-4
                  Hosken Powell pinch hits for Dave Engle batting 2nd
   O      ---      44%  H Powell        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      47%  M Hatcher       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  B Wynegar       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 5, Twins 5.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Tied 5-5, Doug Corbett facing 6-7-8
                  Doug Corbett replaces John Verhoeven pitching; Hosken Powell moves to RF
   O      ---      44%  F White         Groundout: P-3B-1B
   R      ---      82%  C Hurdle        Home Run
   O      ---      81%  J Grote         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      80%  U Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-6, Jim Wright facing 5-6-7
          ---      67%  J Castino       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
                  Dan Quisenberry replaces Jim Wright pitching
   O      1--      72%  R Jackson       Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Castino to 2B
   O      -2-      86%  P Mackanin      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-     100%  D Goodwin       Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 6, Twins 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN198105300

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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