May 7, 1985 New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 6
CAL 4 CHW 7
@CLE 4 BAL 4
@KCR 2 MIL 5
SEA 2 MIN 8
NYY 6 DET 10
@TEX 1 TOR 10
OAK 1 CHC 4
LAD 2 HOU 3
@MON 1 NYM 5
ATL 3 CIN 2
@PHI 0 SFG 5
@PIT 3 SDP 12
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 21,704

Tuesday, May 7, 1985
Time of Game: 2:49

Yankees

10-13

Lost 1

5th, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         2  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  3    6 11  1
Twins           3  2  0   0  2  0   1  0  X    8 15  2

W: F Viola (5-2), L: E Whitson (1-4)

Twins

14-11

Won 1

2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson CF                4   3   2   0    1   1  .264  .799    0    5   0   2B
D Mattingly 1B                5   0   1   1    0   0  .322  .825    0    4   1   2B
D Winfield RF                 5   1   0   1    0   1  .238  .678    0    3   0   
D Baylor DH                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .289  .898    0    0   0   2B,SF
B Wynegar C                   4   0   2   2    1   2  .282  .749    0    4   0   2B
K Griffey LF                  5   0   3   0    0   1  .300  .828    0    3   1   2·2B
W Randolph 2B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .218  .571    0    1   3   CS
D Berra 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .688    0    1   0   
B Meacham SS                  2   1   0   0    1   0  .243  .620    0    2   1   HBP

E Whitson P                                                              0   0
  J Montefusco P                                                         1   0
  B Fisher P                                                             0   0
Totals                       37   6  11   6    3   5                    24   6

BATTING

2B: B Wynegar (5, off F Viola); K Griffey 2 (6, 2 off F Viola); D Mattingly (9, off F Viola); D Baylor (7, off F Viola); R Henderson (3, off F Viola).

SF: D Baylor (2, off R Davis).

HBP: B Meacham (1, by F Viola).

TB: K Griffey 5; B Wynegar 3; R Henderson 3; D Mattingly 2; D Baylor 2; W Randolph 2.

RBI: B Wynegar 2 (11); D Baylor 2 (17); D Winfield (8); D Mattingly (17).

2-out RBI: B Wynegar 2; D Baylor.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

E: K Griffey (4).

BASERUNNING

CS: W Randolph (2, 2nd base by C Wardle/M Salas).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Puckett CF                  4   1   3   0    1   0  .365  .859    0    3   0   2B,SB
M Hatcher LF                  5   2   2   1    0   0  .313  .756    0    2   1   2B
K Hrbek 1B                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .220  .738    0    5   1   
T Brunansky RF                4   0   1   1    0   0  .311  .983    0    1   0   SF
M Stenhouse DH                4   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .938    0    0   0   
R Smalley SS                  4   1   2   2    0   1  .278  .798    0    6   2   2B
G Gaetti 3B                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .295  .906    0    1   1   2B
T Teufel 2B                   3   1   2   3    1   1  .298  .794    0    3   2   HR,2B,SB
M Salas C                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .370  .913    0    6   0   

F Viola P                                                                0   1
  C Wardle P                                                             0   1
  R Davis P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37   8  15   8    2   3                    27   9

BATTING

2B: K Puckett (4, off J Montefusco); G Gaetti (10, off J Montefusco); T Teufel (4, off B Fisher); M Hatcher (9, off E Whitson); R Smalley (4, off E Whitson).

HR: T Teufel (2, off J Montefusco; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).

SF: T Brunansky (4, off E Whitson).

TB: T Teufel 6; K Puckett 4; G Gaetti 3; M Hatcher 3; R Smalley 3; K Hrbek 2; T Brunansky; M Salas.

RBI: T Teufel 3 (19); R Smalley 2 (10); T Brunansky (19); M Hatcher (15); K Hrbek (15).

2-out RBI: T Teufel 3; R Smalley 2; K Hrbek; M Hatcher.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 16.

FIELDING

E: T Teufel (5); F Viola ().

BASERUNNING

SB: K Puckett (1, 2nd base off B Fisher/B Wynegar); T Teufel (1, 2nd base off J Montefusco/B Wynegar).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Whitson, L (1-4)             1.2   9   5   5    0   1   0   5.33   13     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 9     18    -     1.24  -0.41
J Montefusco                   3.1   3   2   2    1   2   1   7.36   14     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 0· 3          2-0    0.54  -0.03
B Fisher                       3     3   1   1    1   0   0   3.00   13     -       ·  ·      1· 8· 0· 3          0-0    0.15   0.00
Totals                         8    15   8   8    2   3   1          40     -       ·  ·      5·15· 0·15          2-0

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 (5-2)               7     8   3   3    1   3   0   3.98   31     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 3· 8     51    -     0.99   0.05
C Wardle                       1     2   2   1    2   1   0   5.29    6     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.34  -0.01
R Davis                        1     1   1   0    0   1   0   3.60    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          2-2    1.07   0.03
Totals                         9    11   6   4    3   5   0          42     -       ·  ·      8·11· 3·11          2-2

C Wardle faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: F Viola (1; B Meacham).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Greg Kosc.

Time of Game: 2:49.

Attendance: 21,704.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Minnesota Twins                      
1. R Henderson          CF    1. K Puckett            CF 
2. D Mattingly          1B    2. M Hatcher            LF 
3. D Winfield           RF    3. K Hrbek              1B 
4. D Baylor             DH    4. T Brunansky          RF 
5. B Wynegar            C     5. M Stenhouse          DH 
6. K Griffey            LF    6. R Smalley            SS 
7. W Randolph           2B    7. G Gaetti             3B 
8. D Berra              3B    8. T Teufel             2B 
9. B Meacham            SS    9. M Salas              C  

   E Whitson            P        F Viola              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  2-1  1-3      18%  63% R Smalley       E Whitson       Double; Hatcher Scores; Hrbek Scores
   b 5   2  3-5  --3      12%  92% T Teufel        J Montefusco    Home Run; Gaetti Scores
   t 5   1  5-2  1--     -10%  73% D Mattingly     F Viola         Double; Henderson Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-     -10%  42% D Baylor        F Viola         Double; Henderson Scores
   b 2   2  2-3  -2-       9%  73% M Hatcher       E Whitson       Double; Salas Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      44%  R Henderson     Double
   O      -2-      48%  D Mattingly     Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      52%  D Winfield      Lineout: SS
   R      -2-      42%  D Baylor        Double; Henderson Scores
   R      -2-      33%  B Wynegar       Double; Baylor Scores
   O      -2-      36%  K Griffey       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Ed Whitson facing 1-2-3
          ---      39%  K Puckett       Single
          1--      45%  M Hatcher       Single; Puckett to 2B
          12-      53%  K Hrbek         Single; Puckett to 3B; Hatcher to 2B
   RO     123      49%  T Brunansky     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Puckett Scores
   O      12-      45%  M Stenhouse     Flyball: LF; Hatcher to 3B
   RR     1-3      63%  R Smalley       Double; Hatcher Scores; Hrbek Scores
   O      -2-      60%  G Gaetti        Single; Smalley out at Hm/LF-C
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 3.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Frank Viola facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      63%  W Randolph      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      64%  D Berra         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      65%  B Meacham       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Ed Whitson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      63%  T Teufel        Strikeout
          ---      66%  M Salas         Single
   O      1--      64%  K Puckett       Groundout: 2B-1B; Salas to 2B
   R      -2-      73%  M Hatcher       Double; Salas Scores
   R      -2-      80%  K Hrbek         Single; Hatcher Scores
          1--      82%  T Brunansky     Single; Hrbek to 3B
                  John Montefusco replaces Ed Whitson pitching
   O      1-3      79%  M Stenhouse     Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 5.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-5, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      81%  R Henderson     Strikeout
          ---      79%  D Mattingly     Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Mattingly to 1B
   O      1--      81%  D Winfield      Strikeout
   O      1--      84%  D Baylor        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-2, John Montefusco facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      82%  R Smalley       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      81%  G Gaetti        Strikeout
          ---      82%  T Teufel        Walk
          1--      83%  M Salas         Teufel Steals 2B
   O      -2-      81%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 5.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-5, Frank Viola facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      83%  B Wynegar       Strikeout
          ---      79%  K Griffey       Double
   O      -2-      83%  W Randolph      Single; Griffey out at Hm/LF-C
   O      1--      86%  D Berra         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-2, John Montefusco facing 1-2-3
          ---      89%  K Puckett       Double
   O      -2-      88%  M Hatcher       Groundout: 1B-P; Puckett to 3B
   O      --3      85%  K Hrbek         Flyball: RF
   O      --3      83%  T Brunansky     Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 5.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-5, Frank Viola facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      86%  B Meacham       Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      83%  R Henderson     Single
   R      1--      73%  D Mattingly     Double; Henderson Scores
   O      -2-      77%  D Winfield      Groundout: 2B-1B; Mattingly to 3B
   O      --3      81%  D Baylor        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-3, John Montefusco facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      79%  M Stenhouse     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      78%  R Smalley       Strikeout
          ---      80%  G Gaetti        Double; Gaetti to 3B/Adv on E7
   RR     --3      92%  T Teufel        Home Run; Gaetti Scores
   O      ---      91%  M Salas         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 7.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-7, Frank Viola facing 5-6-7
          ---      88%  B Wynegar       Walk
          1--      80%  K Griffey       Double; Wynegar to 3B
   O      -23      85%  W Randolph      Flyball: SS
   O      -23      91%  D Berra         Flyball: SS
          -23      89%  B Meacham       Hit By Pitch; Meacham to 1B
   O      123      95%  R Henderson     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-3, Brian Fisher facing 1-2-3
                  Brian Fisher replaces John Montefusco pitching
          ---      96%  K Puckett       Single
          1--      96%  M Hatcher       Puckett Steals 2B
   O      -2-      96%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Puckett to 3B
   O      --3      95%  K Hrbek         Flyball: SS
   O      --3      94%  T Brunansky     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 7.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-7, Frank Viola facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      95%  D Mattingly     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  D Winfield      Lineout: SS
   O      ---      97%  D Baylor        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-3, Brian Fisher facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      97%  M Stenhouse     Flyball: CF
          ---      97%  R Smalley       Single
   O      1--      96%  G Gaetti        Flyball: LF
   R      1--      98%  T Teufel        Double; Smalley Scores
   O      -2-      98%  M Salas         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 8.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-8, Curt Wardle facing 5-6-7
                  Curt Wardle replaces Frank Viola pitching
   O      ---      99%  B Wynegar       Strikeout
          ---      98%  K Griffey       Single
          1--      96%  W Randolph      Single; Griffey to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  D Berra         Randolph Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-2B)
   O      --3      99%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-3, Brian Fisher facing 1-2-3
          ---     100%  K Puckett       Walk
   O      1--      99%  M Hatcher       Foul Flyball: RF
   O      1--      99%  K Hrbek         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      99%  T Brunansky     Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 8.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-8, Curt Wardle facing 9-1-2
          ---      99%  B Meacham       Walk
          1--      97%  R Henderson     Walk; Meacham to 2B
                  Ron Davis replaces Curt Wardle pitching
          12-      93%  D Mattingly     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Meacham to 3B; Henderson to 2B
   RO     123      96%  D Winfield      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Meacham Scores; Henderson to 3B
   RO     1-3      99%  D Baylor        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Henderson Scores/unER
   R      1--      96%  B Wynegar       Single; Winfield Scores/unER
   O      1--     100%  K Griffey       Strikeout
        3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Twins 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation