September 29, 1988 Oakland Athletics at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 5
@BAL 1 BOS 12
@CLE 0 KCR 7
CHW 6
(10) OAK 6
@MIN 2 SEA 5
TEX 1 HOU 5
@ATL 4 MON 5
CHC 4

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 39,528

Thursday, September 29, 1988, 12:18
Time of Game: 2:46

Athletics

102-57

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       2  1  0   0  0  3   0  0  0    6 12  1
Twins           1  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    2 11  1

W: C Young (11-8), L: F Toliver (7-6)

Twins

88-71

Lost 2

2nd, 14 GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Polonia LF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .294  .725    9    0   0   
  M McGwire PH-1B             2   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .820    9    2   0   
S Javier 1B-LF                4   0   0   0    1   1  .253  .624   20    3   1   GDP
J Canseco RF                  4   1   2   2    1   0  .306  .954   18    3   0   2B
D Parker DH                   5   1   1   1    0   1  .257  .713   14    0   0   2B
D Henderson CF                5   0   3   1    0   0  .298  .878   15    3   0   2B
T Steinbach C                 5   0   1   0    0   2  .257  .713   20    5   1   GDP
T Phillips 3B                 2   2   0   0    2   1  .197  .617   18    1   4   
G Hubbard 2B                  2   0   2   0    1   0  .255  .674   11    5   0   
  M Gallego PR-2B             1   1   0   0    0   0  .210  .560    2    2   1   
W Weiss SS                    4   1   3   2    0   0  .251  .636   13    3   2   

C Young P                                                                0   2
  G Nelson P                                                             0   0
  E Plunk P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37   6  12   6    5   6              149   27  11

BATTING

2B: D Parker (18, off F Toliver); D Henderson (36, off F Toliver); J Canseco (34, off J Berenguer).

TB: D Henderson 4; W Weiss 3; J Canseco 3; D Parker 2; G Hubbard 2; T Steinbach.

GIDP: S Javier (13); T Steinbach (13).

RBI: J Canseco 2 (122); W Weiss 2 (38); D Parker (54); D Henderson (90).

2-out RBI: J Canseco 2; D Parker; D Henderson.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Phillips-M Gallego-M McGwire.

PB: T Steinbach (6).

E: T Phillips (10).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Newman 3B                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .223  .546   13    0   1   
T Herr 2B                     5   0   3   0    0   0  .256  .672   15    1   3   2B
K Puckett CF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .354  .914   10    4   0   
G Gaetti DH                   4   0   3   2    0   1  .300  .902   13    0   0   2B
G Larkin 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .743    9    7   0   
D Gladden LF                  2   0   1   0    2   0  .270  .730   19    4   0   CS
M Davidson RF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .599   12    3   0   CS,GDP
  T Laudner C                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .711    5    1   0   
G Gagne SS                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .236  .679   20    2   3   
  E Bullock PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .745    5    0   0   
T Nieto C                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .164    4    5   0   
  J Moses PH-RF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .316  .788    1    0   0   
  R Bush PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .793    6    0   0   

F Toliver P                                                              0   1
  D Schatzeder P                                                         0   0
  J Berenguer P                                                          0   0
  G Gonzalez P                                                           0   0
Totals                       35   2  11   2    3   5              132   27   8

BATTING

2B: G Gaetti (29, off C Young); T Herr (16, off G Nelson).

TB: G Gaetti 4; T Herr 4; E Bullock; D Gladden; G Larkin; A Newman; K Puckett.

GIDP: M Davidson (3).

RBI: G Gaetti 2 (88).

2-out RBI: G Gaetti 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Herr-G Gagne-G Larkin; A Newman-T Herr-G Larkin.

E: F Toliver ().

BASERUNNING

CS: M Davidson (3, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by C Young); D Gladden (8, 2nd base by C Young/T Steinbach).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Young, W (11-8)              6     9   2   2    3   2   0   4.14   26   84-53   27· 9·17    9· 5· 7· 0     45    -     1.23   0.13
G Nelson                       2     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.12    8   23-17    9· 4· 4    2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.59   0.06
E Plunk                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.04    4   17-11    6· 2· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.02
Totals                         9    11   2   2    3   5   0          38  124-81   42·15·24   13· 9· 8· 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 Toliver, L (7-6)             5.1  10   6   6    2   4   0   4.24   27  101-67   34·10·23    8· 5· 8· 0     26    -     1.02  -0.21
D Schatzeder                   0.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   6.93    2   12-6     1· 3· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.39   0.01
J Berenguer                    2.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   3.96    9   26-14   11· 2· 1    0· 5· 2· 0          3-2    0.44  -0.09
G Gonzalez                     1     1   0   0    1   0   0   3.38    4   10-4     3· 0· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         9    12   6   6    5   6   0          42  149-91   49·15·27    9·11·11· 0          5-2

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: C Young (3; M Davidson, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Tim McClelland.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 39,528.

Weather: Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Minnesota Twins                      
1. L Polonia            LF    1. A Newman             3B 
2. S Javier             1B    2. T Herr               2B 
3. J Canseco            RF    3. K Puckett            CF 
4. D Parker             DH    4. G Gaetti             DH 
5. D Henderson          CF    5. G Larkin             1B 
6. T Steinbach          C     6. D Gladden            LF 
7. T Phillips           3B    7. M Davidson           RF 
8. G Hubbard            2B    8. G Gagne              SS 
9. W Weiss              SS    9. T Nieto              C  

   C Young              P        F Toliver            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  2-4  123  2   13%  92% J Canseco       J Berenguer     Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Gallego Scores; Weiss Scores; Javier to 3B
   t 1   2  0-0  1--  2   11%  58% D Parker        F Toliver       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Canseco Scores
   t 2   0  1-2  12-  5   11%  80% W Weiss         F Toliver       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Phillips Scores; Hubbard to 3B
   t 6   1  2-3  12-  4   11%  81% W Weiss         F Toliver       Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Phillips Scores; Hubbard to 2B
   b 1   2  2-0  1--  1  -11%  57% G Gaetti        C Young         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Puckett Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Freddie Toliver facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  L Polonia       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   46%  S Javier        Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   47%  J Canseco       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   R      1--  2   58%  D Parker        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Canseco Scores
   R      -2-  4   67%  D Henderson     Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Parker Scores
   O      1--  6   65%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Curt Young facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   67%  A Newman        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   69%  T Herr          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   68%  K Puckett       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
   R      1--  1   57%  G Gaetti        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Puckett Scores
          -2-      57%  G Larkin        Passed Ball; Gaetti to 3B
   O      --3  4   60%  " "             Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Freddie Toliver facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   64%  T Phillips      Walk
          1--  5   69%  G Hubbard       Walk; Phillips to 2B
   R      12-  5   80%  W Weiss         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Phillips Scores; Hubbard to 3B
   O      1-3  3   75%  L Polonia       Lineout: LF (LF Line)
   OO     1-3  2   66%  S Javier        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Curt Young facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   62%  D Gladden       Walk
   O      1--  3   66%  M Davidson      Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      1--      70%  G Gagne         Gladden Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  3   71%  " "             Popfly: SS (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Freddie Toliver facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   70%  J Canseco       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   68%  D Parker        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  3   70%  D Henderson     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   68%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Curt Young facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   70%  T Nieto         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          ---  2   67%  A Newman        Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   63%  T Herr          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Newman to 2B
   O      12-  1   68%  K Puckett       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Newman to 3B
   R      1-3  4   57%  G Gaetti        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Newman Scores; Puckett to 2B
   O      12-  1   62%  G Larkin        Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 2.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Freddie Toliver facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   60%  T Phillips      Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   63%  G Hubbard       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  3   71%  W Weiss         Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Hubbard to 3B/Adv on E1 (throw); Weiss to 2B
   O      -23  3   63%  L Polonia       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      -23  3   57%  S Javier        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Curt Young facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   53%  D Gladden       Walk
   O      1--  4   57%  M Davidson      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      63%  G Gagne         Davidson Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
          ---  6   61%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  3   64%  T Nieto         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 2.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Freddie Toliver facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   62%  J Canseco       Popfly: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  5   60%  D Parker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   59%  D Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Curt Young facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   62%  A Newman        Popfly: 2B (Short RF Line)
          ---  3   58%  T Herr          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   63%  K Puckett       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Deep 3B)
   O      1--  4   66%  G Gaetti        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Puckett out at 3B/P-3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 2.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Freddie Toliver facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   70%  T Steinbach     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  3   66%  T Phillips      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
          1--  4   70%  G Hubbard       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS); Phillips to 2B
   R      12-  4   81%  W Weiss         Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Phillips Scores; Hubbard to 2B
                  Dan Schatzeder replaces Freddie Toliver pitching; Mark McGwire pinch hits for Luis Polonia batting 1st; Mike Gallego pinch runs for Glenn Hubbard batting 8th
   O      12-  5   78%  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging
          12-  7   80%  S Javier        Walk; Gallego to 3B; Weiss to 2B
                  Juan Berenguer replaces Dan Schatzeder pitching
   RR     123  2   92%  J Canseco       Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Gallego Scores; Weiss Scores; Javier to 3B
   O      -23  1   91%  D Parker        Flyball: LF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Curt Young facing 5-6-7
                  Mark McGwire moves to 1B; Mike Gallego moves to 2B; Stan Javier moves to LF
          ---  2   87%  G Larkin        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  2   81%  D Gladden       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Larkin to 2B
   OO     12-  5   92%  M Davidson      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Larkin to 3B
   O      --3  4   94%  G Gagne         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-2, Juan Berenguer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   94%  D Henderson     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   93%  T Steinbach     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  5   94%  T Phillips      Walk
   O      1--  2   93%  M Gallego       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Gene Nelson facing 9-1-2
                  Gene Nelson replaces Curt Young pitching; John Moses pinch hits for Tom Nieto batting 9th
   O      ---  1   95%  J Moses         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   96%  A Newman        Popfly: SS
          ---  3   95%  T Herr          Double to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          -2-  1   93%  K Puckett       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Herr to 3B
   O      1-3  4   96%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-2, Juan Berenguer facing 9-1-2
                  Tim Laudner replaces Mark Davidson playing C batting 7th; John Moses moves to RF
   O      ---  1   96%  W Weiss         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  4   96%  M McGwire       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  6   96%  S Javier        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Gene Nelson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   97%  G Larkin        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   98%  D Gladden       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   99%  T Laudner       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-2, German Gonzalez facing 3-4-5
                  German Gonzalez replaces Juan Berenguer pitching
          ---  4   99%  J Canseco       Walk
   O      1--  1   99%  D Parker        Flyball: CF
          1--  4   99%  D Henderson     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Canseco to 2B
   OO     12-  1   98%  T Steinbach     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Eric Plunk facing 8-9-1
                  Eric Plunk replaces Gene Nelson pitching; Eric Bullock pinch hits for Greg Gagne batting 8th
          ---  5   96%  E Bullock       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
                  Randy Bush pinch hits for John Moses batting 9th
   O      1--  6   98%  R Bush          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1  100%  A Newman        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  5  100%  T Herr          Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2.

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