September 8, 1984 Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
MIL 3 NYY 12
@BOS 6 CAL 6
@CHW 5 OAK 9
@CLE 5 KCR 5
SEA 4 MIN 5
TEX 4 DET 10
@TOR 4 LAD 6
CIN 3 MON 4
PHI 0 CHC 6
@NYM 0 STL 9
@PIT 2 SFG 4
ATL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 14,456

Saturday, September 8, 1984
Time of Game: 2:22

Rangers

61-79

Lost 5

7th, 10½ GB

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

W: J Butcher (12-8), L: D Noles (3-4)

Twins

72-69

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rivers DH                   4   1   3   0    0   1  .303  .712    0    0   0   CS
G Ward CF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .268  .746    0    2   0   
B Bell 3B                     4   1   1   2    0   1  .305  .814    0    0   0   2B
L Parrish RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .293  .832    0    1   0   
P O'Brien 1B                  2   0   0   1    1   0  .289  .808    0    8   2   SF,GDP
B Sample LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .255  .630    0    2   0   
J Kunkel SS                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .205  .536    0    1   3   
  B Jones PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .685    0    0   0   
  W Tolleson 2B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .557         0   1   
  T Dunbar PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .703    0    0   0   
N Yost C                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .445    0    8   1   
  G Wright PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .657    0    0   0   
C Wilkerson 2B-SS             3   1   1   1    0   0  .251  .565    0    1   3   HR
  M Foley PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .219  .716    0    0   0   

F Tanana P                                                               1   1
  D Noles P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   4   9   4    1   5                    24  11

BATTING

2B: B Bell (34, off J Butcher).

HR: C Wilkerson (1, off J Butcher; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

SF: P O'Brien (7, off J Butcher).

TB: C Wilkerson 4; M Rivers 3; B Bell 2; G Ward; J Kunkel; B Sample; L Parrish.

GIDP: P O'Brien (11).

RBI: B Bell 2 (71); P O'Brien (77); C Wilkerson (24).

2-out RBI: C Wilkerson.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

BASERUNNING

CS: M Rivers (4, 2nd base by J Butcher/T Laudner).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Puckett CF                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .295  .652    0    8   0   
T Teufel 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .272  .781    0    1   1   
M Hatcher LF                  4   1   2   3    0   0  .305  .755    0    1   0   HR
K Hrbek 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .316  .898    0    8   1   2B
T Brunansky RF                2   0   0   0    2   0  .260  .801    0    0   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .260  .667    0    0   2   
D Engle DH                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .670    0    0   0   
  P Putnam PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .186  .497    0    0   0   
C Speier SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .171  .507    0    2   2   
  R Bush PH                   1   1   1   0    0   0  .222  .692    0    0   0   
  H Jimenez SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .487         0   0   
T Laudner C                   4   2   4   2    0   0  .204  .635    0    5   1   HR,2·2B

J Butcher P                                                              2   0
Totals                       34   5  11   5    3   7                    27   7

BATTING

2B: T Laudner 2 (11, off D Noles, off F Tanana); K Hrbek (25, off F Tanana).

HR: T Laudner (8, off F Tanana; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs); M Hatcher (4, off F Tanana; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

TB: T Laudner 9; M Hatcher 5; K Hrbek 2; K Puckett 2; R Bush; T Teufel.

RBI: M Hatcher 3 (58); T Laudner 2 (28).

2-out RBI: M Hatcher 3; T Laudner 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Hrbek-C Speier-J Butcher.

E: C Speier (5).

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
F Tanana                       6.2   8   4   4    3   7   2   3.15   31     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 0· 7     46    -     1.31  -0.14
D Noles, L (3-4)               1.1   3   1   1    0   0   0   5.13    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 3          1-0    1.42  -0.18
Totals                         8    11   5   5    3   7   2          37     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0·10          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
J Butcher, W (12-8)            9     9   4   2    1   5   1   3.12   36     -       ·  ·      8·13· 0· 9     61    -     0.88   0.17
Totals                         9     9   4   2    1   5   1          36     -       ·  ·      8·13· 0· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:22.

Attendance: 14,456.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

   F Tanana             P        J Butcher            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  4-1  12-      40%  52% M Hatcher       F Tanana        Home Run; Laudner Scores; Puckett Scores
   b 8   2  4-4  1--      31%  86% T Laudner       D Noles         Double; Bush Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1-3     -11%  27% B Bell          J Butcher       Double; Rivers Scores; Ward Scores/unER
   t 7   2  1-3  ---      -9%  12% C Wilkerson     J Butcher       Home Run
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      -9%  38% G Ward          J Butcher       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Rivers to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, John Butcher facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  M Rivers        Single
          1--      38%  G Ward          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Rivers to 3B
   RR     1-3      27%  B Bell          Double; Rivers Scores; Ward Scores/unER
   O      -2-      28%  L Parrish       Flyball: CF; Bell to 3B
   RO     --3      26%  P O'Brien       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bell Scores/unER
   O      ---      27%  B Sample        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Frank Tanana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      25%  K Puckett       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      27%  T Teufel        Single
          1--      30%  M Hatcher       Single; Teufel to 2B
   O      12-      28%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 1B-2B-P; Teufel to 3B; Hatcher to 2B
          -23      29%  T Brunansky     Walk
   O      123      22%  G Gaetti        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, John Butcher facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      24%  J Kunkel        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      25%  N Yost          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      25%  C Wilkerson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Frank Tanana facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      23%  D Engle         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      21%  C Speier        Strikeout
   R      ---      30%  T Laudner       Home Run
   O      ---      29%  K Puckett       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Butcher facing 1-2-3
          ---      26%  M Rivers        Single
   O      1--      29%  G Ward          Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      32%  B Bell          Rivers Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      33%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Frank Tanana facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      30%  T Teufel        Strikeout
   O      ---      28%  M Hatcher       Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      27%  K Hrbek         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Butcher facing 4-5-6
          ---      24%  L Parrish       Single
   OO     1--      30%  P O'Brien       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
          ---      29%  B Sample        Single
          1--      27%  J Kunkel        Single; Sample to 3B
   O      1-3      31%  N Yost          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Frank Tanana facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      28%  T Brunansky     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      26%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      25%  D Engle         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Butcher facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      27%  C Wilkerson     Flyball: SS
   O      ---      28%  M Rivers        Strikeout
   O      ---      29%  G Ward          Flyball: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Frank Tanana facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      26%  C Speier        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      31%  T Laudner       Double
   O      -2-      27%  K Puckett       Flyball: RF; Laudner to 3B
   O      --3      22%  T Teufel        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Butcher facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      24%  B Bell          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      25%  L Parrish       Flyball: 1B
          ---      24%  P O'Brien       Walk
   O      1--      26%  B Sample        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Frank Tanana facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      22%  M Hatcher       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      29%  K Hrbek         Double
          -2-      32%  T Brunansky     Walk
   O      12-      25%  G Gaetti        Strikeout
   O      12-      18%  D Engle         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Butcher facing 7-8-9
                  Bob Jones pinch hits for Jeff Kunkel batting 7th
   O      ---      20%  B Jones         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      21%  N Yost          Strikeout
   R      ---      12%  C Wilkerson     Home Run
          ---      12%  M Rivers        Single
          1--      11%  G Ward          Single; Rivers to 2B
   O      12-      13%  B Bell          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Frank Tanana facing 8-9-1
                  Wayne Tolleson replaces Bob Jones playing 2B batting 7th; Curtis Wilkerson moves to SS
   O      ---      10%  C Speier        Flyball: CF
          ---      13%  T Laudner       Single
          1--      18%  K Puckett       Single/Bunt; Laudner to 2B
   O      12-      12%  T Teufel        Strikeout
   RRR    12-      52%  M Hatcher       Home Run; Laudner Scores; Puckett Scores
          ---      54%  K Hrbek         Walk
                  Dickie Noles replaces Frank Tanana pitching
   O      1--      50%  T Brunansky     Flyball: SS
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 4.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, John Butcher facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      55%  L Parrish       Strikeout
   O      ---      58%  P O'Brien       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      61%  B Sample        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 4-4, Dickie Noles facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      56%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Pat Putnam pinch hits for Dave Engle batting 7th
   O      ---      53%  P Putnam        Flyball: LF
                  Randy Bush pinch hits for Chris Speier batting 8th
          ---      55%  R Bush          Single
   R      1--      86%  T Laudner       Double; Bush Scores
   O      -2-      83%  K Puckett       Single; Laudner out at Hm/2B-1B-C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 5.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-5, John Butcher facing 7-8-9
                  Houston Jimenez replaces Randy Bush playing SS batting 8th; Tom Dunbar pinch hits for Wayne Tolleson batting 7th
   O      ---      91%  T Dunbar        Flyball: CF
                  George Wright pinch hits for Ned Yost batting 8th
   O      ---      96%  G Wright        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Marv Foley pinch hits for Curtis Wilkerson batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  M Foley         Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN198409080

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