September 17, 1984 Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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KCR 10
@CAL 1 DET 7
MIL 3 CHW 7
@MIN 3 NYY 12
BAL 7 OAK 5
TEX 3 SEA 3
CLE 2
(11) TOR 5
BOS 4 LAD 9
@ATL 0 SDP 3
@CIN 2
(11) HOU 5
SFG 3 PHI 2
NYM 1

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 17,052

Monday, September 17, 1984
Time of Game: 2:23

White Sox

68-81

Won 1

4th, 9 GB

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

W: L Hoyt (13-16), L: J Butcher (12-9)

Twins

76-73

Lost 1

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Law CF                      4   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .639    0    1   0   
  T Paciorek PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .653    0    0   0   
  D Boston CF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .475    0    2   0   
J Hairston LF                 3   2   0   0    2   1  .242  .755    0    2   0   
H Baines RF                   4   3   3   4    1   0  .300  .891    0    1   0   3·HR
G Walker 1B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .295  .887    0   13   1   2B
  M Squires 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .183  .434         1   0   
R Smalley 3B                  2   1   1   1    1   0  .213  .636    0    0   3   2B
  V Law PH-3B                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .724    0    0   0   
R Kittle DH                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .221  .759    0    0   0   HBP
S Fletcher SS                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .651    0    1   5   
J Skinner C                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .236  .546    0    4   0   
J Cruz 2B                     3   0   1   1    2   0  .211  .585    0    2   3   

L Hoyt P                                                                 0   1
  R Reed P                                                               0   0
Totals                       37   7   9   7    8   3                    27  13

BATTING

2B: G Walker (26, off J Butcher); R Smalley (11, off J Butcher).

HR: H Baines 3 (27, 2 off J Butcher, off E Hodge; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs).

HBP: R Kittle (6, by E Hodge).

TB: H Baines 12; R Smalley 2; R Kittle 2; G Walker 2; J Cruz; J Skinner.

RBI: H Baines 4 (86); J Cruz (42); R Smalley (38); R Kittle (68).

2-out RBI: J Cruz; R Kittle; R Smalley; H Baines.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Walker-S Fletcher-G Walker; R Smalley-J Cruz-G Walker.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Puckett CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .288  .638    0    2   0   3B
M Hatcher LF                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .307  .756    0    0   0   2B
K Hrbek 1B                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .320  .919    0   13   0   HR,GDP
R Bush DH                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .225  .691    0    0   0   
T Brunansky RF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .258  .796    0    5   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   2   0   0   1    0   0  .262  .667    0    1   3   SF
T Teufel 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .770    0    2   4   GDP
C Speier SS                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .182  .513    0    1   4   
T Laudner C                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .195  .598    0    3   0   
  D Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .656    0    0   0   
  J Reed C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .554         0   0   

J Butcher P                                                              0   1
  E Hodge P                                                              0   0
  J O'Connor P                                                           0   0
  K Schrom P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   3   7   3    0   4                    27  12

BATTING

2B: M Hatcher (31, off L Hoyt).

3B: K Puckett (4, off L Hoyt).

HR: K Hrbek (26, off L Hoyt; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out).

SF: G Gaetti (5, off L Hoyt).

TB: K Hrbek 4; M Hatcher 3; K Puckett 3; R Bush; T Brunansky; C Speier.

GIDP: T Teufel (17); K Hrbek (16).

RBI: K Hrbek 2 (98); G Gaetti (61).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

FIELDING

E: J Butcher ().

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Hoyt, W (13-16)              8.2   7   3   3    0   4   1   4.23   31     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 0· 7     62    -     0.66   0.24
R Reed                         0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.39    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.07   0.00
Totals                         9     7   3   3    0   4   1          32     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 0· 7           -

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, L (12-9)            5.2   7   4   4    2   2   2   3.20   27     -       ·  ·     10· 6· 0· 7     39    -     0.77  -0.18
E Hodge                        0.2   1   3   3    2   1   1   4.78    6     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          1-0    0.33  -0.07
J O'Connor                     1.2   0   0   0    3   0   0   1.93    8     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0          2-1    0.16  -0.00
K Schrom                       1     1   0   0    1   0   0   4.29    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9     9   7   7    8   3   3          46     -       ·  ·     13·12· 0· 9          3-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: E Hodge (1; R Kittle).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Drew Coble.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 17,052.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Minnesota Twins                      
1. R Law                CF    1. K Puckett            CF 
2. J Hairston           LF    2. M Hatcher            LF 
3. H Baines             RF    3. K Hrbek              1B 
4. G Walker             1B    4. R Bush               DH 
5. R Smalley            3B    5. T Brunansky          RF 
6. R Kittle             DH    6. G Gaetti             3B 
7. S Fletcher           SS    7. T Teufel             2B 
8. J Skinner            C     8. C Speier             SS 
9. J Cruz               2B    9. T Laudner            C  

   L Hoyt               P        J Butcher            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  1-1  1--      13%  60% R Smalley       J Butcher       Double; Hairston Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  ---      10%  56% H Baines        J Butcher       Home Run
   b 2   0  1-0  1--     -10%  42% T Brunansky     L Hoyt          Single; Bush to 3B
   b 4   0  3-1  1--      10%  74% K Hrbek         L Hoyt          Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   t 3   2  1-2  -2-       9%  69% R Kittle        J Butcher       Single; Smalley Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, John Butcher facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Law           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  J Hairston      Strikeout
   R      ---      56%  H Baines        Home Run
          ---      58%  G Walker        Double
          -2-      59%  R Smalley       Walk
   O      12-      55%  R Kittle        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, La Marr Hoyt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  K Puckett       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      59%  M Hatcher       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      60%  K Hrbek         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Butcher facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      58%  S Fletcher      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      60%  J Skinner       Single
   O      1--      59%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B; Skinner to 2B
   O      -2-      56%  R Law           Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, La Marr Hoyt facing 4-5-6
          ---      52%  R Bush          Single
          1--      42%  T Brunansky     Single; Bush to 3B
   RO     1-3      45%  G Gaetti        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Bush Scores
   OO     1--      50%  T Teufel        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, John Butcher facing 2-3-4
          ---      54%  J Hairston      Walk
   O      1--      50%  H Baines        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      47%  G Walker        Flyball: RF
   R      1--      60%  R Smalley       Double; Hairston Scores
   R      -2-      69%  R Kittle        Single; Smalley Scores
   O      1--      67%  S Fletcher      Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, La Marr Hoyt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      70%  C Speier        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      72%  T Laudner       Strikeout
   O      ---      73%  K Puckett       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Butcher facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      71%  J Skinner       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      73%  J Cruz          Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Cruz to 1B
   O      1--      71%  R Law           Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      69%  J Hairston      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, La Marr Hoyt facing 2-3-4
          ---      64%  M Hatcher       Single
   OO     1--      74%  K Hrbek         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   O      ---      75%  R Bush          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, John Butcher facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      84%  H Baines        Home Run
   O      ---      82%  G Walker        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      81%  R Smalley       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      81%  R Kittle        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, La Marr Hoyt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      83%  T Brunansky     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  T Teufel        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 1.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, John Butcher facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      85%  S Fletcher      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      84%  J Skinner       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      85%  J Cruz          Single
                  Ed Hodge replaces John Butcher pitching
   O      1--      84%  R Law           Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, La Marr Hoyt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      87%  C Speier        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  T Laudner       Strikeout
          ---      86%  K Puckett       Triple
   O      --3      89%  M Hatcher       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 1.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Ed Hodge facing 2-3-4
          ---      91%  J Hairston      Walk
   RR     1--      97%  H Baines        Home Run; Hairston Scores
          ---      97%  G Walker        Walk
                  Vance Law pinch hits for Roy Smalley batting 5th
   O      1--      97%  V Law           Strikeout
          1--      97%  R Kittle        Hit By Pitch; Walker to 2B
                  Jack O'Connor replaces Ed Hodge pitching
   O      12-      97%  S Fletcher      Flyball: 1B
          12-      97%  J Skinner       Walk; Walker to 3B; Kittle to 2B
   R      123      98%  J Cruz          Walk; Walker Scores; Kittle to 3B; Skinner to 2B
                  Tom Paciorek pinch hits for Rudy Law batting 1st
   O      123      98%  T Paciorek      Flyball: SS
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 7, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-7, La Marr Hoyt facing 3-4-5
                  Vance Law moves to 3B; Daryl Boston replaces Tom Paciorek playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---      99%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  R Bush          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  T Brunansky     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Twins 1.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-1, Jack O'Connor facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  J Hairston      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  H Baines        Walk
   O      1--      99%  G Walker        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Walker to 1B
   O      1--      99%  V Law           Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-7, La Marr Hoyt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  T Teufel        Flyball: LF
          ---      99%  C Speier        Single
                  Darrell Brown pinch hits for Tim Laudner batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  D Brown         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Twins 1.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-1, Ken Schrom facing 6-7-8
                  Ken Schrom replaces Jack O'Connor pitching; Jeff Reed replaces Darrell Brown playing C batting 9th
          ---     100%  R Kittle        Single
   O      1--     100%  S Fletcher      Flyball: RF
   O      1--     100%  J Skinner       Flyball: RF
          1--     100%  J Cruz          Walk; Kittle to 2B
   O      12-     100%  D Boston        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 7, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-7, La Marr Hoyt facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Squires replaces Greg Walker playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---     100%  K Puckett       Flyball: 2B
          ---     100%  M Hatcher       Double
   RR     -2-      99%  K Hrbek         Home Run; Hatcher Scores
   O      ---     100%  R Bush          Groundout: P-1B
                  Ron Reed replaces La Marr Hoyt pitching
   O      ---     100%  T Brunansky     Flyball: CF
        2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Twins 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN198409170

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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