April 25, 1987 California Angels at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 5
TOR 4 CLE 2
NYY 1 DET 13
KCR 2 MIL 8
BAL 2 MIN 8
CAL 7 OAK 7
SEA 3 TEX 2
BOS 1 ATL 5
SFG 3 CIN 3
@HOU 0
(10) LAD 4
SDP 2 CHC 9
@MON 4 STL 3
@NYM 2 PHI 3
PIT 2

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 51,717

Saturday, April 25, 1987
Time of Game: 3:26

Angels

11-7

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          0  1  0   1  2  0   0  2  1    7 11  1
Twins           0  3  0   2  0  0   1  1  1    8 13  0

W: J Reardon (1-1), L: C Finley (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Twins

11-7

Won 1

1st

BATTING

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Downing DH                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .353 1.235    0    0   0   2B
R Jones LF                    5   1   1   2    0   1  .200  .673    0    0   0   HR,SB
  D DeCinces 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .842         0   0   
D White RF                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .260  .941    0    0   0   2B
W Joyner 1B                   4   1   1   1    1   0  .270  .771    0    8   0   
J Howell 3B-LF                4   3   2   0    1   1  .311  .889    0    0   2   2B
B Wynegar C                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .259  .621    0    8   2   2B
D Schofield SS                2   0   1   2    1   0  .250  .630    0    1   1   
  M Ryal PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .637    0    0   0   
  G Polidor SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
G Pettis CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .288  .777    0    3   0   GDP
M McLemore 2B                 4   0   2   2    0   0  .298  .745    0    4   3   SB

W Fraser P                                                               0   0
  D Buice P                                                              0   0
  G Lucas P                                                              0   0
  C Finley P                                                             0   0
Totals                       37   7  11   7    5   4                    25   8

BATTING

2B: B Wynegar (2, off M Smithson); D White (4, off J Reardon); J Howell (2, off J Reardon); B Downing (5, off M Smithson).

HR: R Jones (1, off M Smithson; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: R Jones 4; J Howell 3; B Wynegar 3; M McLemore 2; D White 2; B Downing 2; W Joyner; D Schofield.

GIDP: G Pettis (3).

RBI: R Jones 2 (4); D Schofield 2 (7); M McLemore 2 (6); W Joyner (15).

2-out RBI: M McLemore 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M McLemore-W Joyner; B Wynegar-M McLemore.

E: R Jones (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Jones (1, 2nd base off G Frazier/T Nieto); M McLemore (3, 2nd base off G Frazier/T Nieto).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Newman 2B                   4   0   1   0    1   1  .259  .643    0    1   6   
R Bush RF                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .773    0    0   0   SB,CS,SH
  M Davidson LF               1   1   1   0    0   0  .278  .556    0    0   0   
K Puckett CF                  4   0   2   1    0   2  .348 1.033    0    4   0   SF
K Hrbek 1B                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .679    0   12   1   
G Gaetti 3B                   4   2   2   2    1   0  .229  .794    0    3   1   HR
R Smalley DH                  4   1   2   2    0   1  .264  .795    0    0   0   HR
  D Gladden PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .314  .695         0   0   SB
T Brunansky LF-RF             3   1   0   0    1   0  .207  .591    0    1   0   SB
G Gagne SS                    4   2   2   3    0   2  .293  .806    0    1   2   2·HR
T Nieto C                     4   1   2   0    0   1  .250  .691    0    5   0   

M Smithson P                                                             0   1
  G Frazier P                                                            0   0
  J Reardon P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35   8  13   8    4   8                    27  11

BATTING

HR: G Gaetti (5, off G Lucas; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); G Gagne 2 (2, 2 off W Fraser; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); R Smalley (2, off W Fraser; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: K Puckett (1, off D Buice).

SH: R Bush (2, off D Buice).

TB: G Gagne 8; R Smalley 5; G Gaetti 5; T Nieto 2; K Puckett 2; R Bush; M Davidson; A Newman.

RBI: G Gagne 3 (5); R Smalley 2 (5); G Gaetti 2 (15); K Puckett (14).

2-out RBI: G Gagne 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Gagne-A Newman-K Hrbek.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Bush (2, 2nd base off W Fraser/B Wynegar); D Gladden (3, 2nd base off G Lucas/B Wynegar); T Brunansky (1, 2nd base off W Fraser/B Wynegar).

CS: R Bush (2, 2nd base by W Fraser/B Wynegar).

PITCHING

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Fraser                       4     5   5   3    2   3   3   2.76   18     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 1· 3     37    -     0.85  -0.30
D Buice                        2.2   3   1   1    1   3   0   3.38   12     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.86   0.02
G Lucas                        1.1   2   1   1    0   2   1  11.81    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          1-0    0.87  -0.19
C Finley, L (0-1)              0.1   3   1   1    1   0   0   1.50    5     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    3.52  -0.35
Totals                         8.1  13   8   6    4   8   4          41     -       ·  ·     15· 8· 2· 4          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
M Smithson                     5.1   6   4   4    3   2   1   2.93   25     -       ·  ·     10· 2· 7· 1     39    -     1.22  -0.10
G Frazier, H (2)               1.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.15    5     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 1· 0          1-0    2.13   0.19
J Reardon, BS (1), W (1-1)     2     4   3   3    2   2   0   8.22   12     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 5· 0          0-0    3.10  -0.41
Totals                         9    11   7   7    5   4   1          42     -       ·  ·     15· 4·13· 1          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Drew Coble, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Don Denkinger.

Time of Game: 3:26.

Attendance: 51,717.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   California Angels             Minnesota Twins                      
1. B Downing            DH    1. A Newman             2B 
2. R Jones              LF    2. R Bush               RF 
3. D White              RF    3. K Puckett            CF 
4. W Joyner             1B    4. K Hrbek              1B 
5. J Howell             3B    5. G Gaetti             3B 
6. B Wynegar            C     6. R Smalley            DH 
7. D Schofield          SS    7. T Brunansky          LF 
8. G Pettis             CF    8. G Gagne              SS 
9. M McLemore           2B    9. T Nieto              C  

   W Fraser             P        M Smithson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  6-4  123     -28%  52% M McLemore      J Reardon       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Joyner Scores; Howell Scores; Pettis to 2B
   t 9   1  7-6  -2-     -26%  50% W Joyner        J Reardon       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); White Scores
   b 8   0  6-6  ---      25%  86% G Gaetti        G Lucas         Home Run
   b 9   1  7-7  1--      19%  83% K Puckett       C Finley        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Davidson to 3B
   t 8   0  6-4  1--     -18%  60% J Howell        J Reardon       Double to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Joyner to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Smithson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Downing       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  R Jones         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  D White         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Fraser facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  A Newman        Walk
   O      1--      55%  R Bush          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      57%  K Puckett       Bush Steals 2B
   O      -2-      53%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Smithson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  W Joyner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      50%  J Howell        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      44%  B Wynegar       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Howell to 3B
   R      1-3      37%  D Schofield     Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 2B); Howell Scores; Wynegar to 2B
   O      12-      41%  G Pettis        Strikeout
   O      12-      45%  M McLemore      Lineout: 3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Willie Fraser facing 5-6-7
          ---      49%  G Gaetti        Walk
   RR     1--      65%  R Smalley       Home Run; Gaetti Scores
   O      ---      63%  T Brunansky     Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      72%  G Gagne         Home Run (LF-CF)
          ---      74%  T Nieto         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--      70%  A Newman        Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 3.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Smithson facing 1-2-3
          ---      64%  B Downing       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-      68%  R Jones         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      72%  D White         Groundout: P-1B; Downing to 3B
   O      --3      76%  W Joyner        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Willie Fraser facing 2-3-4
          ---      78%  R Bush          Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
   OO     1--      73%  K Puckett       Double Play: Strikeout, Bush Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      72%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 3.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Smithson facing 5-6-7
          ---      67%  J Howell        Walk
          1--      56%  B Wynegar       Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Howell to 3B
   RO     -23      57%  D Schofield     Groundout: 1B unassisted; Howell Scores; Wynegar to 3B
   O      --3      63%  G Pettis        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      --3      68%  M McLemore      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Willie Fraser facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      66%  G Gaetti        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      64%  R Smalley       Strikeout Looking
          ---      65%  T Brunansky     Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Brunansky to 1B
          1--      66%  G Gagne         Brunansky Steals 2B
   RR     -2-      83%  " "             Home Run (LF-CF); Brunansky Scores/unER; Gagne Scores/unER
   O      ---      82%  T Nieto         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Twins 5.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-5, Mike Smithson facing 1-2-3
          ---      78%  B Downing       Walk
   RR     1--      63%  R Jones         Home Run; Downing Scores
   O      ---      66%  D White         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      69%  W Joyner        Lineout: CF
   O      ---      70%  J Howell        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-4, De Wayne Buice facing 1-2-3
                  De Wayne Buice replaces Willie Fraser pitching
   O      ---      68%  A Newman        Strikeout
   O      ---      66%  R Bush          Strikeout
          ---      67%  K Puckett       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--      65%  K Hrbek         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 5.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 4-5, Mike Smithson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      69%  B Wynegar       Lineout: CF
          ---      65%  D Schofield     Walk
                  George Frazier replaces Mike Smithson pitching
   OO     1--      73%  G Pettis        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-4, De Wayne Buice facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      71%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      69%  R Smalley       Flyball: CF
          ---      71%  T Brunansky     Walk
   O      1--      68%  G Gagne         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 5.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 4-5, George Frazier facing 9-1-2
          ---      61%  M McLemore      Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
          1--      57%  B Downing       McLemore Steals 2B
   O      -2-      60%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; McLemore to 3B
   O      --3      73%  R Jones         Fielder's Choice 1B; McLemore out at Hm/1B-C; Jones to 1B
          1--      72%  D White         Jones Steals 2B
   O      -2-      78%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-4, De Wayne Buice facing 9-1-2
          ---      81%  T Nieto         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      85%  A Newman        Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Nieto to 2B
   O      12-      85%  R Bush          Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Nieto to 3B; Newman to 2B
   RO     -23      87%  K Puckett       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Nieto Scores
                  Gary Lucas replaces De Wayne Buice pitching
   O      -2-      85%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 4, Twins 6.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 4-6, Jeff Reardon facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Reardon replaces George Frazier pitching; Mark Davidson replaces Randy Bush playing LF batting 2nd; Tom Brunansky moves to RF
          ---      78%  W Joyner        Walk
          1--      60%  J Howell        Double to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Joyner to 3B
   O      -23      70%  B Wynegar       Lineout: 3B
                  Mark Ryal pinch hits for Dick Schofield batting 7th
   O      -23      83%  M Ryal          Strikeout
          -23      80%  G Pettis        Walk
   RR     123      52%  M McLemore      Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Joyner Scores; Howell Scores; Pettis to 2B
   O      12-      61%  B Downing       Foul Flyball: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 6, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 6-6, Gary Lucas facing 5-6-7
                  Gus Polidor replaces Mark Ryal playing SS batting 7th
   R      ---      86%  G Gaetti        Home Run
          ---      88%  R Smalley       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
                  Dan Gladden pinch runs for Roy Smalley batting 6th
   O      1--      86%  T Brunansky     Flyball: SS
   O      1--      84%  G Gagne         Strikeout
          1--      85%  T Nieto         Gladden Steals 2B
   O      -2-      82%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 6, Twins 7.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 6-7, Jeff Reardon facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      90%  R Jones         Flyball: CF
          ---      77%  D White         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   R      -2-      50%  W Joyner        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); White Scores
   O      1--      58%  J Howell        Strikeout
   O      1--      65%  B Wynegar       Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 7, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Tied 7-7, Chuck Finley facing 1-2-3
                  Chuck Finley replaces Gary Lucas pitching
   O      ---      59%  A Newman        Flyball: CF
          ---      64%  M Davidson      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      83%  K Puckett       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Davidson to 3B
          1-3      84%  K Hrbek         Walk; Puckett to 2B
                  Doug DeCinces replaces Ruppert Jones playing 3B batting 2nd; Jack Howell moves to LF
   R      123     100%  G Gaetti        Single (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Davidson Scores; Puckett to 3B; Hrbek to 2B
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Angels 7, Twins 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation