September 7, 1984 Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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MIL 10
@BAL 8 NYY 4
@BOS 2 CAL 16
@CHW 8 CLE 13
OAK 2 KCR 5
SEA 4 MIN 7
TEX 3 DET 7
@TOR 4
(10) CIN 1
@LAD 0 MON 7
PHI 1 NYM 10
CHC 0 PIT 4
STL 1 HOU 6
@SDP 4 SFG 5
ATL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 14,180

Friday, September 7, 1984
Time of Game: 2:35

Rangers

61-78

Lost 4

7th, 9½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         1  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    3 11  0
Twins           0  0  0   1  0  3   3  0  X    7  7  1

W: F Viola (15-12), L: M Mason (8-12), S: R Lysander (4)

Twins

71-69

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Sample LF                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .255  .630    0    1   0   2B
G Ward CF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .268  .748    0    0   0   
B Bell 3B                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .305  .814    0    0   3   2B
L Parrish DH                  4   0   2   2    0   2  .294  .834    0    0   0   2B
P O'Brien 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .810    0    7   0   
G Wright RF                   4   0   0   0    0   3  .240  .659    0    3   0   
N Yost C                      3   0   1   0    0   1  .170  .450    0    7   0   
  K Buckley PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
J Kunkel SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .528    0    3   3   
  D Hostetler PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .217  .755    0    0   0   
C Wilkerson 2B                4   1   2   0    0   1  .251  .557    0    3   4   2B,GDP

M Mason P                                                                0   1
  T Henke P                                                              0   0
  R Wright P                                                             0   0
  D Henry P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37   3  11   3    0  11                    24  11

BATTING

2B: B Sample (19, off F Viola); B Bell (33, off F Viola); C Wilkerson (10, off F Viola); L Parrish (37, off F Viola).

TB: B Sample 3; B Bell 3; C Wilkerson 3; L Parrish 3; G Ward; D Hostetler; N Yost.

GIDP: C Wilkerson (6).

RBI: L Parrish 2 (93); B Sample (32).

2-out RBI: L Parrish.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Wilkerson-J Kunkel-P O'Brien.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Puckett CF                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .294  .650    0    4   0   2B
T Teufel 2B                   3   3   3   3    1   0  .273  .782    0    5   3   HR,3B
M Hatcher DH                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .304  .747    0    0   0   
K Hrbek 1B                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .316  .896    0    5   1   GDP
T Brunansky RF                3   1   1   3    1   1  .261  .802    0    1   1   HR
G Gaetti 3B                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .262  .671    0    0   0   
D Meier LF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .568    0    0   0   SH
C Speier SS                   3   1   1   0    1   2  .174  .517    0    0   3   
T Laudner C                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .188  .582    0    9   0   
  R Bush PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .219  .688    0    0   0   
  J Reed C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .554         2   0   

F Viola P                                                                1   0
  R Lysander P                                                           0   0
Totals                       29   7   7   7    7   7                    27   8

BATTING

2B: K Puckett (11, off T Henke).

3B: T Teufel (2, off T Henke).

HR: T Brunansky (29, off M Mason; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out); T Teufel (14, off M Mason; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

SH: D Meier (3, off D Henry).

TB: T Teufel 8; T Brunansky 4; K Puckett 2; M Hatcher; C Speier.

GIDP: K Hrbek (15).

RBI: T Brunansky 3 (74); T Teufel 3 (58); M Hatcher (55).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Speier-T Teufel-K Hrbek.

E: G Gaetti (18).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Mason, L (8-12)              6     4   4   4    3   5   2   3.41   25     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 0· 4     50    -     1.16  -0.16
T Henke                        0.1   3   3   3    1   1   0   6.45    5     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.28  -0.05
R Wright                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   9.39    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.04   0.00
D Henry                        1     0   0   0    3   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         8     7   7   7    7   7   2          37     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 0· 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
F Viola, W (15-12)             8.2  11   3   3    0  11   0   3.20   36     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 0·11     61    -     0.92   0.28
R Lysander, S (4)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.75    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.44   0.01
Totals                         9    11   3   3    0  11   0          37     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 0·11          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Dale Ford.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 14,180.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Minnesota Twins                      
1. B Sample             LF    1. K Puckett            CF 
2. G Ward               CF    2. T Teufel             2B 
3. B Bell               3B    3. M Hatcher            DH 
4. L Parrish            DH    4. K Hrbek              1B 
5. P O'Brien            1B    5. T Brunansky          RF 
6. G Wright             RF    6. G Gaetti             3B 
7. N Yost               C     7. D Meier              LF 
8. J Kunkel             SS    8. C Speier             SS 
9. C Wilkerson          2B    9. T Laudner            C  

   M Mason              P        F Viola              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  1-1  12-      28%  90% T Brunansky     M Mason         Home Run; Teufel Scores; Hrbek Scores
   b 4   0  1-0  ---      13%  56% T Teufel        M Mason         Home Run
   t 1   1  0-0  1--      -8%  42% B Bell          F Viola         Double; Ward to 3B
   t 5   1  1-1  1--       7%  57% C Wilkerson     F Viola         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 6   2  1-1  12-       7%  58% P O'Brien       F Viola         Flyball: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Sample        Flyball: 2B
          ---      50%  G Ward          Single
          1--      42%  B Bell          Double; Ward to 3B
   RO     -23      41%  L Parrish       Single; Ward Scores; Bell to 3B; Parrish out at 2B/RF-1B-2B-1B
   O      --3      45%  P O'Brien       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Mason facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  K Puckett       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      45%  T Teufel        Walk
   O      1--      42%  M Hatcher       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hatcher to 1B
   O      1--      40%  K Hrbek         Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Viola facing 6-7-8
          ---      36%  G Wright        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Wright to 1B
   O      1--      40%  N Yost          Strikeout
   O      1--      42%  J Kunkel        Strikeout
   O      1--      44%  C Wilkerson     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Mason facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      42%  T Brunansky     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      40%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      39%  D Meier         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      41%  B Sample        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      43%  G Ward          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      44%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Mason facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      41%  C Speier        Strikeout
   O      ---      39%  T Laudner       Strikeout
   O      ---      38%  K Puckett       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Viola facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      40%  L Parrish       Strikeout
   O      ---      42%  P O'Brien       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      43%  G Wright        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Mason facing 2-3-4
   R      ---      56%  T Teufel        Home Run
   O      ---      53%  M Hatcher       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      51%  K Hrbek         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  T Brunansky     Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Frank Viola facing 7-8-9
          ---      45%  N Yost          Single
   O      1--      50%  J Kunkel        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      57%  C Wilkerson     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Mason facing 6-7-8
          ---      61%  G Gaetti        Walk
   O      1--      57%  D Meier         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      61%  C Speier        Single; Meier to 2B
   O      12-      56%  T Laudner       Flyball: LF
   O      12-      50%  K Puckett       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
          ---      45%  B Sample        Single
   O      1--      50%  G Ward          Foul Flyball: 2B
          1--      45%  B Bell          Single; Sample to 2B
   O      12-      51%  L Parrish       Strikeout
   O      12-      58%  P O'Brien       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Mason facing 2-3-4
          ---      63%  T Teufel        Single
   O      1--      58%  M Hatcher       Flyball: 2B
          1--      63%  K Hrbek         Walk; Teufel to 2B
   RRR    12-      90%  T Brunansky     Home Run; Teufel Scores; Hrbek Scores
   O      ---      90%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      89%  D Meier         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 4.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-4, Frank Viola facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      92%  G Wright        Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  N Yost          Flyball: P
   O      ---      94%  J Kunkel        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tom Henke facing 8-9-1
                  Tom Henke replaces Mike Mason pitching
          ---      95%  C Speier        Walk
   O      1--      94%  T Laudner       Strikeout
          1--      96%  K Puckett       Double; Speier to 3B
   RR     -23      99%  T Teufel        Triple; Speier Scores; Puckett Scores
   R      --3      99%  M Hatcher       Single; Teufel Scores
                  Ricky Wright replaces Tom Henke pitching
   OO     1--      99%  K Hrbek         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 7.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-7, Frank Viola facing 9-1-2
          ---      98%  C Wilkerson     Double
   R      -2-      97%  B Sample        Double; Wilkerson Scores
   O      -2-      98%  G Ward          Strikeout
   O      -2-      99%  B Bell          Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-      98%  L Parrish       Double; Sample Scores
   O      -2-      99%  P O'Brien       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-3, Dwayne Henry facing 5-6-7
                  Dwayne Henry replaces Ricky Wright pitching
          ---      99%  T Brunansky     Walk
          1--      99%  G Gaetti        Walk; Brunansky to 2B
   O      12-      99%  D Meier         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Brunansky to 3B; Gaetti to 2B
   O      -23      99%  C Speier        Strikeout
                  Randy Bush pinch hits for Tim Laudner batting 9th
          -23      99%  R Bush          Walk
   O      123      99%  K Puckett       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 7.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-7, Frank Viola facing 6-7-8
                  Jeff Reed replaces Randy Bush playing C batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  G Wright        Strikeout
                  Kevin Buckley pinch hits for Ned Yost batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  K Buckley       Strikeout
                  Dave Hostetler pinch hits for Jeff Kunkel batting 8th
          ---     100%  D Hostetler     Single
          1--      99%  C Wilkerson     Single; Hostetler to 2B
                  Rick Lysander replaces Frank Viola pitching
   O      12-     100%  B Sample        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 7.

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