September 30, 1988 California Angels at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 4
BOS 2 DET 6
NYY 2 KCR 4
CHW 2 MIN 8
CAL 5 OAK 7
MIL 1 TEX 11
@SEA 6 TOR 4
BAL 0 PIT 10
@CHC 9
(10) CIN 8
ATL 7 SDP 5
@HOU 1 LAD 6
SFG 4 PHI 2
@MON 1 NYM 4
STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 34,898

Friday, September 30, 1988, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:57

Angels

75-85

Lost 10

4th, 28 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          0  0  0   0  0  2   0  3  0    5 12  1
Twins           3  1  0   1  2  1   0  0  X    8 13  1

W: F Viola (24-7), L: M Witt (13-16), S: J Reardon (41)

Twins

89-71

Won 1

2nd, 14 GB

BATTING

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Downing DH                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .810   16    0   0   
J Ray 2B                      5   2   4   0    0   0  .305  .768   16    2   4   2B
W Joyner 1B                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .293  .773   22    8   2   GDP
C Davis RF                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .272  .768   16    1   0   
M Brown LF                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .220  .495   21    2   0   
D Bichette CF                 3   0   0   1    0   0  .275  .581    7    1   0   SF
B Boone C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .730   11    4   1   SB
D Schofield SS                4   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .624   12    5   4   
J Howell 3B                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .250  .732   16    0   2   2·2B

M Witt P                                                                 1   1
  M Cook P                                                               0   0
  V Lovelace P                                                           0   0
Totals                       38   5  12   5    0   4              137   24  14

BATTING

2B: J Howell 2 (30, 2 off F Viola); J Ray (39, off F Viola).

SF: D Bichette (3, off K Atherton).

TB: J Ray 5; J Howell 4; C Davis 2; W Joyner 2; M Brown; B Downing.

GIDP: W Joyner (16).

RBI: C Davis 2 (93); M Brown (3); D Bichette (6); W Joyner (85).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Ray-D Schofield-W Joyner 2; W Joyner-D Schofield-W Joyner.

E: C Davis (19).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Boone (2, 2nd base off K Atherton/T Laudner).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF                  3   0   1   0    2   1  .270  .731   21    6   0   
T Herr 2B                     5   2   3   1    0   1  .261  .679   19    4   0   SB,GDP
  D Baker SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
R Bush RF                     2   1   0   0    2   1  .258  .792   24    2   0   GDP
  G Gaetti PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .301  .904    4    0   0   
  M Davidson PR-RF            0   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .599         0   0   
K Puckett CF                  5   1   3   2    0   0  .356  .916   14    1   0   CS
G Larkin 1B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .266  .741   15    6   2   GDP
J Dwyer DH                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .255  .725   18    0   0   
T Laudner C                   3   1   3   2    1   0  .253  .730   18    4   0   HR
S Lombardozzi SS-2B           4   1   1   1    0   0  .209  .597   14    2   5   
A Newman 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .220  .542   18    0   1   

F Viola P                                                                1   0
  K Atherton P                                                           0   0
  J Reardon P                                                            0   0
Totals                       33   8  13   7    7   4              165   27   8

BATTING

HR: T Laudner (13, off M Witt; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

TB: T Laudner 6; T Herr 3; K Puckett 3; G Gaetti; D Gladden; G Larkin; S Lombardozzi.

GIDP: G Larkin (10); T Herr (10); R Bush (8).

RBI: K Puckett 2 (119); T Laudner 2 (53); G Larkin (66); S Lombardozzi (26); T Herr (22).

2-out RBI: T Laudner; S Lombardozzi.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Larkin-S Lombardozzi-G Larkin.

E: A Newman (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Herr (13, 2nd base off M Cook/B Boone).

CS: K Puckett (7, 2nd base by M Witt/B Boone).

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
M Witt, L (13-16)              5     9   7   6    5   3   1   4.15   27  115-64   42· 9·13   10· 5· 4· 0     21    -     0.49  -0.30
M Cook                         2     3   1   1    1   1   0   4.91    9   32-19   12· 2· 5    2· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.09  -0.01
V Lovelace                     1     1   0   0    1   0   0  13.50    4   13-6     5· 0· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.13   0.01
Totals                         8    13   8   7    7   4   1          40  160-89   59·11·19   14· 8· 7· 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 (24-7)              7    11   5   5    0   3   0   2.64   32  116-70   44·12·14   10·13· 6· 0     38    -     0.56   0.07
K Atherton, H (9)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.41    3    5-4     3· 1· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          2-1    1.12   0.09
J Reardon, S (41)              1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.51    4   15-10    6· 2· 2    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.46   0.03
Totals                         9    12   5   5    0   4   0          39  136-84   53·15·16   11·17· 7· 0          2-1

F Viola faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Larry Young, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Dave Phillips.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 34,898.

Weather: Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   California Angels             Minnesota Twins                      
1. B Downing            DH    1. D Gladden            LF 
2. J Ray                2B    2. T Herr               2B 
3. W Joyner             1B    3. R Bush               RF 
4. C Davis              RF    4. K Puckett            CF 
5. M Brown              LF    5. G Larkin             1B 
6. D Bichette           CF    6. J Dwyer              DH 
7. B Boone              C     7. T Laudner            C  
8. D Schofield          SS    8. S Lombardozzi        SS 
9. J Howell             3B    9. A Newman             3B 

   M Witt               P        F Viola              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  12-  2   18%  77% K Puckett       M Witt          Single to RF (Line Drive); Herr Scores; Bush Scores/Adv on E9; Puckett to 3B
   t 8   0  8-3  12-  7   -7%  88% M Brown         F Viola         Single to RF (Line Drive); Joyner Scores; Davis to 3B
   b 2   1  0-4  123  4   -5%  86% R Bush          M Witt          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  4    5%  55% W Joyner        F Viola         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   t 8   0  8-4  1-3  1    5%  93% D Bichette      K Atherton      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Davis Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   47%  B Downing       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Deep 3B)
   O      1--  3   50%  J Ray           Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
   OO     1--  4   55%  W Joyner        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Witt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  D Gladden       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   55%  T Herr          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  6   58%  R Bush          Walk; Herr to 2B
   RR     12-  2   77%  K Puckett       Single to RF (Line Drive); Herr Scores; Bush Scores/Adv on E9; Puckett to 3B
   RO     --3  4   79%  G Larkin        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Puckett Scores/unER
   O      ---  6   78%  J Dwyer         Groundout: 1B-P (Deep 1B)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-3, Frank Viola facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   80%  C Davis         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   82%  M Brown         Popfly: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  3   82%  D Bichette      Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mike Witt facing 7-8-9
          ---  7   84%  T Laudner       Walk
   O      1--  1   83%  S Lombardozzi   Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (Front of Home)
          1--  4   84%  A Newman        Walk; Lombardozzi to 2B
          12-  2   87%  D Gladden       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Lombardozzi to 3B; Newman to 2B
   R      123  5   91%  T Herr          Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Lombardozzi Scores; Newman to 3B; Gladden to 2B
   OO     123  4   86%  R Bush          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 4.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-4, Frank Viola facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   88%  B Boone         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   89%  D Schofield     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  5   90%  J Howell        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mike Witt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   89%  K Puckett       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   88%  G Larkin        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   88%  J Dwyer         Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 4.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-4, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   90%  B Downing       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   88%  J Ray           Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   90%  W Joyner        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          1--  3   88%  C Davis         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Ray to 2B; Davis to 1B
   O      12-  6   91%  M Brown         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Mike Witt facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  6   95%  T Laudner       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  8   94%  S Lombardozzi   Flyball: CF
   O      --- 11   94%  A Newman        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   94%  D Gladden       Walk
   O      1--  3   94%  T Herr          Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 5.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-5, Frank Viola facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   95%  D Bichette      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   96%  B Boone         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   96%  D Schofield     Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Mike Witt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   96%  R Bush          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   96%  K Puckett       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
   O      1--      96%  G Larkin        Puckett Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  4   96%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
          1--  5   96%  J Dwyer         Walk; Larkin to 2B
   R      12-  2   98%  T Laudner       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Larkin Scores; Dwyer to 2B
   R      12-  2   99%  S Lombardozzi   Single to CF (Ground Ball); Dwyer Scores; Laudner to 2B
   O      12-  1   99%  A Newman        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 7.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-7, Frank Viola facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   98%  J Howell        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   98%  B Downing       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  3   98%  J Ray           Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Howell to 3B
   R      1-3  6   96%  W Joyner        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Howell Scores; Ray to 3B
   R      1-3  3   92%  C Davis         Single to CF (Line Drive); Ray Scores; Joyner to 3B
   O      1-3  4   96%  M Brown         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  2   97%  D Bichette      Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 2, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-2, Mike Cook facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Cook replaces Mike Witt pitching
   O      ---  6   97%  D Gladden       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   97%  T Herr          Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--      98%  R Bush          Herr Steals 2B
          -2-  6   98%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  6   99%  K Puckett       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Herr Scores; Bush to 3B
   OO     1-3  1   98%  G Larkin        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Twins 8.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-8, Frank Viola facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   99%  B Boone         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   99%  D Schofield     Foul Popfly: 1B (RF Foul)
          ---  3   99%  J Howell        Double to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   99%  B Downing       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Twins 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-2, Mike Cook facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   99%  J Dwyer         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   99%  T Laudner       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
   O      1--  3   99%  S Lombardozzi   Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  2   99%  A Newman        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Twins 8.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-8, Frank Viola facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   98%  J Ray           Double to LF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  6   97%  W Joyner        Single to RF (Line Drive); Ray to 3B
   R      1-3  6   95%  C Davis         Single to LF (Line Drive); Ray Scores; Joyner to 2B
   R      12-  7   88%  M Brown         Single to RF (Line Drive); Joyner Scores; Davis to 3B
                  Keith Atherton replaces Frank Viola pitching
   RO     1-3  1   93%  D Bichette      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Davis Scores
   O      1--  2   96%  B Boone         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Deep 3B)
          1--      95%  D Schofield     Boone Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   97%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Twins 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-5, Vance Lovelace facing 1-2-3
                  Vance Lovelace replaces Mike Cook pitching
          ---  4   98%  D Gladden       Walk
   OO     1--  3   97%  T Herr          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  Gary Gaetti pinch hits for Randy Bush batting 3rd
          ---  4   97%  G Gaetti        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
                  Mark Davidson pinch runs for Gary Gaetti batting 3rd
   O      1--  2   97%  K Puckett       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Twins 8.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 5-8, Jeff Reardon facing 9-1-2
                  Jeff Reardon replaces Keith Atherton pitching; Steve Lombardozzi moves to 2B; Doug Baker replaces Tom Herr playing SS batting 2nd; Mark Davidson moves to RF
   O      ---  7   99%  J Howell        Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  4  100%  B Downing       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   99%  J Ray           Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  1  100%  W Joyner        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 5, Twins 8.

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