August 18, 1991 Oakland Athletics at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 5
KCR 1 TEX 9
@CLE 4 TOR 4
@DET 2 MIL 2
BAL 1 MIN 6
OAK 4 CHW 11
@NYY 3 CAL 4
@SEA 3 CHC 7
PHI 6
(10) HOU 8
@LAD 4 STL 4
@MON 1 PIT 9
NYM 2 SDP 2
ATL 1 CIN 4
@SFG 3
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 44,295

Sunday, August 18, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:55

Athletics

64-55

Lost 7

3rd, 7 GB

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

W: C Willis (7-2), L: R Honeycutt (2-3), S: R Aguilera (32)

Twins

71-48

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                3   2   1   0    1   0  .258  .782   12    2   0   SB
D Henderson CF                3   2   2   1    1   0  .288  .868   13    2   0   2B
J Canseco RF                  3   0   1   0    1   2  .258  .921   32    4   1   
H Baines DH                   4   0   0   2    0   0  .310  .883   11    0   0   
T Steinbach C                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .289  .754   16    5   0   
B Jacoby 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .232  .602   13    1   3   
M McGwire 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .205  .726    9    6   1   
M Gallego 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .253  .712   13    2   4   GDP
M Bordick SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .535   13    2   2   

D Stewart P                                                              0   0
  R Honeycutt P                                                          0   0
  S Chitren P                                                            0   0
Totals                       30   4   4   3    3   6              132   24  11

BATTING

2B: D Henderson (26, off W Banks).

TB: D Henderson 3; R Henderson; J Canseco.

GIDP: M Gallego (8).

RBI: H Baines 2 (70); D Henderson (72).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. M Bordick-M Gallego-M McGwire; M Gallego-M McGwire; M Gallego-M Bordick-M McGwire.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Henderson (41, 3rd base off W Banks/B Harper).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .267  .719   24    1   0   HBP
C Knoblauch 2B                2   0   1   2    1   0  .269  .683   12    2   3   2B,SB,SF
K Puckett CF                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .326  .831   12    1   0   
K Hrbek 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .279  .794   16   14   0   
C Davis DH                    2   1   1   0    2   1  .277  .909   20    0   0   
B Harper C                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .304  .765   17    6   0   3B
  A Newman PR-SS              0   1   0   0    0   0  .213  .502         0   0   
S Mack RF                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .298  .890   12    1   0   GDP
M Pagliarulo 3B               3   1   2   0    1   0  .292  .737   27    0   4   GDP
G Gagne SS                    3   1   1   0    0   1  .259  .704   10    1   7   GDP
  G Larkin PH                 1   0   0   1    0   0  .294  .748    5    0   0   
  J Ortiz C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .527         1   0   

W Banks P                                                                0   0
  C Willis P                                                             0   0
  R Aguilera P                                                           0   0
Totals                       30   6  11   6    5   5              155   27  14

BATTING

2B: C Knoblauch (20, off D Stewart).

3B: B Harper (1, off R Honeycutt).

SF: C Knoblauch (5, off D Stewart).

HBP: D Gladden (5, by D Stewart).

TB: B Harper 3; S Mack 2; M Pagliarulo 2; C Knoblauch 2; K Puckett 2; C Davis; K Hrbek; G Gagne.

GIDP: M Pagliarulo (7); S Mack (8); G Gagne (10).

RBI: C Knoblauch 2 (37); K Puckett (68); B Harper (51); G Larkin (12); S Mack (52).

2-out RBI: K Puckett.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Gagne-C Knoblauch-K Hrbek; G Gagne-K Hrbek.

E: G Gagne (6); B Harper (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Knoblauch (17, 2nd base off D Stewart/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
D Stewart                      6.2   7   3   3    5   5   0   5.35   30  117-66   39·10·17    7· 6· 6· 0     48    -     1.42   0.04
R Honeycutt, BS (3), L (2-3)   0.2   4   3   3    0   0   0   4.01    5   16-10    8· 2· 0    0· 1· 4· 0          2-0    2.50  -0.49
S Chitren                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.67    2   12-8     5· 1· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          1-1    0.56  -0.02
Totals                         8    11   6   6    5   5   0          37  145-84   52·13·19    8· 7·11· 0          3-1

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Banks                        3     2   3   2    3   1   0   6.28   13   47-22   15· 2· 5    5· 0· 4· 0     43    -     0.93  -0.16
C Willis, W (7-2)              5     2   1   1    0   4   0   1.93   17   61-44   20·15· 9    8· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.62   0.10
R Aguilera, S (32)             1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.47    3   16-10    5· 3· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.08
Totals                         9     4   4   3    3   6   0          33  124-76   40·20·16   14· 4· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Stewart 2 (11); W Banks (3); C Willis (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: D Stewart (7; D Gladden).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Drew Coble, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Mark Johnson.

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 44,295.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Minnesota Twins                      
1. R Henderson          LF    1. D Gladden            LF 
2. D Henderson          CF    2. C Knoblauch          2B 
3. J Canseco            RF    3. K Puckett            CF 
4. H Baines             DH    4. K Hrbek              1B 
5. T Steinbach          C     5. C Davis              DH 
6. B Jacoby             3B    6. B Harper             C  
7. M McGwire            1B    7. S Mack               RF 
8. M Gallego            2B    8. M Pagliarulo         3B 
9. M Bordick            SS    9. G Gagne              SS 

   D Stewart            P        W Banks              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  4-3  1--  2   42%  83% B Harper        R Honeycutt     Triple to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Davis Scores
   b 7   2  4-2  1-3  1   13%  35% K Puckett       D Stewart       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Gagne Scores; Gladden to 2B
   b 3   1  3-0  1--  1   11%  35% C Knoblauch     D Stewart       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Gladden Scores
   b 5   0  3-1  1--  2  -11%  24% G Gagne         D Stewart       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   b 8   0  4-3  ---  2   10%  41% C Davis         R Honeycutt     Single to CF (Line Drive)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Banks facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  R Henderson     Single to SS (Line Drive)
          1--  4   41%  D Henderson     Walk; Henderson to 2B
   R      12-      32%  J Canseco       Henderson Steals 3B; Henderson Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/No RBI; Henderson to 3B
          --3  6   30%  " "             Walk
   RO     1-3  2   31%  H Baines        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Henderson Scores/unER; Baines to 1B
   OO     1--  3   35%  T Steinbach     Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Stewart facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   33%  D Gladden       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   31%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   33%  K Puckett       Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  5   35%  K Hrbek         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Puckett to 3B
   O      1-3  6   30%  C Davis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Willie Banks facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   32%  B Jacoby        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   30%  M McGwire       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); McGwire to 1B
   OO     1--  6   34%  M Gallego       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Stewart facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   32%  B Harper        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  3   35%  S Mack          Single (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   29%  M Pagliarulo    Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Willie Banks facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   31%  M Bordick       Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
          ---  4   29%  R Henderson     Walk
   R      1--  3   20%  D Henderson     Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Henderson Scores
          -2-      18%  J Canseco       Wild Pitch; Henderson to 3B
   O      --3  6   21%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  2   24%  H Baines        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Stewart facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   22%  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   24%  D Gladden       Walk
   R      1--  1   35%  C Knoblauch     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Gladden Scores
   O      -2-  2   31%  K Puckett       Groundout: 3B-1B; Knoblauch stays at 2B
          -2-      31%  K Hrbek         Wild Pitch; Knoblauch to 3B
   O      --3  6   27%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Carl Willis facing 5-6-7
                  Carl Willis replaces Willie Banks pitching
   O      ---  3   29%  T Steinbach     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   30%  B Jacoby        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   31%  M McGwire       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Dave Stewart facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   36%  C Davis         Walk
   O      1--  1   32%  B Harper        Flyball: RF
   OO     1--  2   25%  S Mack          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Carl Willis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   27%  M Gallego       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   28%  M Bordick       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   29%  R Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Dave Stewart facing 8-9-1
          ---  8   34%  M Pagliarulo    Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   OO     1--  2   24%  G Gagne         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  6   22%  D Gladden       Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Carl Willis facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   20%  D Henderson     Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  8   13%  J Canseco       Single to 2B (Line Drive); Henderson to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   13%  H Baines        Groundout: 2B-1B; Henderson Scores; Canseco to 2B
          -2-      11%  T Steinbach     Wild Pitch; Canseco to 3B
   O      --3  2   15%  " "             Fielder's Choice SS; Canseco out at Hm/SS-C; Steinbach to 1B
   O      1--  3   17%  B Jacoby        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Dave Stewart facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   21%  C Knoblauch     Walk
   O      1--  6   17%  K Puckett       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  1   13%  K Hrbek         Flyball: LF
          1--      14%  C Davis         Knoblauch Steals 2B
          -2-  5   16%  " "             Walk
          12-      18%  B Harper        Wild Pitch; Knoblauch to 3B; Davis to 2B
   O      -23  6   11%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 1.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Carl Willis facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   12%  M McGwire       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   13%  M Gallego       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   13%  M Bordick       Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Dave Stewart facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   10%  S Mack          Strikeout Looking
          ---  9   13%  M Pagliarulo    Walk
          1--  4   19%  G Gagne         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Pagliarulo to 2B
          12-  1   28%  D Gladden       Hit By Pitch; Pagliarulo to 3B; Gagne to 2B
   RO     123  3   22%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Pagliarulo Scores; Gagne to 3B
   R      1-3  1   35%  K Puckett       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Gagne Scores; Gladden to 2B
                  Rick Honeycutt replaces Dave Stewart pitching
   O      12-  1   26%  K Hrbek         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 3.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-3, Carl Willis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   28%  R Henderson     Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   30%  D Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   31%  J Canseco       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Rick Honeycutt facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   41%  C Davis         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  2   83%  B Harper        Triple to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Davis Scores
                  Al Newman pinch runs for Brian Harper batting 6th
   R      --3  3   89%  S Mack          Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Newman Scores
   O      1--  8   90%  M Pagliarulo    Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Mack to 3B; Pagliarulo out at 2B/RF-3B-SS
                  Steve Chitren replaces Rick Honeycutt pitching; Gene Larkin pinch hits for Greg Gagne batting 9th
   RO     --3  5   93%  G Larkin        Groundout: 1B-2B-1B (2B-1B); Mack Scores
   O      ---  7   92%  D Gladden       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 6.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-6, Rick Aguilera facing 4-5-6
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Carl Willis pitching; Junior Ortiz replaces Gene Larkin playing C batting 9th; Al Newman moves to SS
   O      ---  3   96%  H Baines        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  7   99%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  100%  B Jacoby        Popfly: 1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN199108180

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