September 5, 1981 Milwaukee Brewers at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
OAK 3 BOS 12
SEA 5 TOR 3
@CHW 1 CLE 4
CAL 2 CLE 4
CAL 2 NYY 2
@KCR 1 MIL 5
@MIN 3 DET 1
@TEX 0 LAD 4
STL 3
(11) MON 5
HOU 2 NYM 4
ATL 2 PHI 5
CIN 4 PIT 2
@SDP 1 CHC 8
@SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 9,952

Saturday, September 5, 1981, 1:17PM
Time of Game: 2:00

Brewers

47-36

Won 3

3rd, 1½ GB

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

W: J Slaton (5-6), L: A Williams (3-8), S: R Fingers (22)

Twins

27-56

Lost 3

7th, 21½ GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Molitor CF                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .269  .694    0    3   0   2B,SB
R Yount SS                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .255  .695    0    1   3   SB
C Cooper 1B                   3   1   1   1    2   0  .313  .856    0    8   1   2B
T Simmons C                   4   0   1   2    0   0  .214  .658    0    4   1   
B Oglivie LF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .252  .700    0    4   0   
G Thomas RF                   4   1   2   0    0   2  .258  .852    0    4   0   2B,CS
R Howell 3B                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .251  .749    0    0   0   
M Brouhard DH                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .319  .737    0    0   0   2B
J Gantner 2B                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .285  .684    0    1   4   SH

J Slaton P                                                               2   1
  R Fingers P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   5  10   5    4   5                    27  10

BATTING

2B: M Brouhard (5, off A Williams); P Molitor (8, off A Williams); C Cooper (25, off A Williams); G Thomas (14, off A Williams).

SH: J Gantner (5, off A Williams).

TB: G Thomas 3; M Brouhard 3; P Molitor 3; C Cooper 2; R Yount; R Howell; T Simmons.

RBI: T Simmons 2 (42); R Howell (29); C Cooper (41); P Molitor (15).

2-out RBI: C Cooper; T Simmons.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Slaton-C Cooper.

BASERUNNING

SB: P Molitor (5, 3rd base off A Williams/S Butera); R Yount (2, 2nd base off A Williams/S Butera).

CS: G Thomas (4, 2nd base by A Williams/S Butera).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Powell RF                   3   1   1   3    1   0  .241  .615    0    2   0   HR,CS
R Washington CF               4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .250    0    4   1   
M Hatcher LF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .263  .659    0    3   0   
G Adams DH                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .207  .548    0    0   0   
T Corcoran 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    7   2   
J Castino 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .676    0    0   1   
R Wilfong 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .602    0    2   0   
S Butera C                    2   1   1   0    1   0  .264  .669    0    5   1   
P Mackanin SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .558    0    2   2   
  K Hrbek PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .748    0    0   0   
  D Engle PR                  0   1   0   0    0   0  .220  .585         0   0   

A Williams P                                                             2   1
Totals                       28   3   3   3    3   4                    27   8

BATTING

HR: H Powell (1, off J Slaton; 9th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: H Powell 4; S Butera; K Hrbek.

RBI: H Powell 3 (19).

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 1 for 1.

BASERUNNING

CS: H Powell (2, 2nd base by J Slaton/T Simmons).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Slaton, W (5-6)              8     3   3   3    3   3   1   3.74   28     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 4· 3     64    -     0.70   0.27
R Fingers, S (22)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.23    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.09
Totals                         9     3   3   3    3   4   1          31     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 4· 3           -

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, L (3-8)            9    10   5   5    4   5   0   4.04   39     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 2· 9     48    -     0.60  -0.14
Totals                         9    10   5   5    4   5   0          39     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 2· 9           -

J Slaton faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: A Williams (2).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Dave Phillips.

Time of Game: 2:00.

Attendance: 9,952.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 8mph in unknown direction, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Minnesota Twins                      
1. P Molitor            CF    1. H Powell             RF 
2. R Yount              SS    2. R Washington         CF 
3. C Cooper             1B    3. M Hatcher            LF 
4. T Simmons            C     4. G Adams              DH 
5. B Oglivie            LF    5. T Corcoran           1B 
6. G Thomas             RF    6. J Castino            3B 
7. R Howell             3B    7. R Wilfong            2B 
8. M Brouhard           DH    8. S Butera             C  
9. J Gantner            2B    9. P Mackanin           SS 

   J Slaton             P        A Williams           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-1  -2-      11%  71% C Cooper        A Williams      Double to LF; Yount Scores
   b 2   0  1-0  1--       8%  60% T Corcoran      J Slaton        Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
   t 3   2  0-2  -2-       7%  77% T Simmons       A Williams      Single to CF; Cooper Scores; Simmons out at 2B/CF-1B
   b 1   0  1-0  1--       6%  58% R Washington    J Slaton        Powell Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   t 1   0  0-0  ---       6%  56% P Molitor       A Williams      Double to RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Albert Williams facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  P Molitor       Double to RF
   O      -2-      52%  R Yount         Flyball: 2B
          -2-      55%  C Cooper        Molitor Steals 3B
          --3      57%  " "             Walk
   RO     1-3      59%  T Simmons       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Molitor Scores; Cooper to 2B
   O      -2-      56%  B Oglivie       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Slaton facing 1-2-3
          ---      52%  H Powell        Walk
   O      1--      58%  R Washington    Powell Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      60%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      61%  M Hatcher       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Albert Williams facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  G Thomas        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      57%  R Howell        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      56%  M Brouhard      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Slaton facing 4-5-6
          ---      52%  G Adams         Walk
   OO     1--      60%  T Corcoran      Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
   O      ---      62%  J Castino       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Albert Williams facing 9-1-2
          ---      65%  J Gantner       Walk
   O      1--      62%  P Molitor       Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      59%  R Yount         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      60%  C Cooper        Balk; Yount to 2B
   R      -2-      71%  " "             Double to LF; Yount Scores
   RO     -2-      77%  T Simmons       Single to CF; Cooper Scores; Simmons out at 2B/CF-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Slaton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      80%  R Wilfong       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      81%  S Butera        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      82%  P Mackanin      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Albert Williams facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      81%  B Oglivie       Flyball: LF
          ---      82%  G Thomas        Single to CF
   O      1--      80%  R Howell        Thomas Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      81%  " "             Walk
          1--      82%  M Brouhard      Single to CF; Howell to 3B
   O      1-3      79%  J Gantner       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Slaton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      82%  H Powell        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      83%  R Washington    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      84%  M Hatcher       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Albert Williams facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      83%  P Molitor       Flyball: CF
          ---      85%  R Yount         Single to 3B/Bunt
          1--      85%  C Cooper        Yount Steals 2B
   O      -2-      84%  " "             Lineout: RF
   O      -2-      82%  T Simmons       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Slaton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      84%  G Adams         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  T Corcoran      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      87%  J Castino       Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Albert Williams facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      86%  B Oglivie       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      88%  G Thomas        Double to LF
   R      -2-      92%  R Howell        Single to CF; Thomas Scores
   O      1--      92%  M Brouhard      Strikeout
   O      1--      91%  J Gantner       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Jim Slaton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      93%  R Wilfong       Strikeout
          ---      91%  S Butera        Walk
   O      1--      93%  P Mackanin      Foul Flyball: LF
   O      1--      95%  H Powell        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Twins 0.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Albert Williams facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      94%  P Molitor       Lineout: RF
   O      ---      94%  R Yount         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      94%  C Cooper        Walk
   O      1--      93%  T Simmons       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Jim Slaton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      95%  R Washington    Lineout: CF
   O      ---      96%  M Hatcher       Lineout: LF
   O      ---      97%  G Adams         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Twins 0.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Albert Williams facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  B Oglivie       Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  G Thomas        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  R Howell        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Jim Slaton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  T Corcoran      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  J Castino       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  R Wilfong       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Twins 0.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Albert Williams facing 8-9-1
          ---      99%  M Brouhard      Double to LF
   O      -2-      99%  J Gantner       Bunt Groundout: 1B-P/Sacrifice; Brouhard to 3B
   R      --3      99%  P Molitor       Single to RF; Brouhard Scores
   O      1--      99%  R Yount         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      99%  C Cooper        Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 5, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, Jim Slaton facing 8-9-1
          ---      98%  S Butera        Single to LF
                  Kent Hrbek pinch hits for Pete Mackanin batting 9th
          1--      96%  K Hrbek         Single to RF; Butera to 2B
                  Dave Engle pinch runs for Kent Hrbek batting 9th
   RRR    12-      91%  H Powell        Home Run; Butera Scores; Engle Scores
                  Rollie Fingers replaces Jim Slaton pitching
   O      ---      96%  R Washington    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      99%  M Hatcher       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  G Adams         Groundout: SS-1B
        3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Twins 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN198109050

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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