September 17, 1991 Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 22,067

Tuesday, September 17, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 3:01

Royals

73-71

Won 1

6th, 13 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   1  0  1   1  0  1    4  9  0
Twins           1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  1

W: B Saberhagen (11-8), L: J Morris (16-12), S: J Montgomery (29)

Twins

87-59

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Gibson LF                   5   0   0   0    0   3  .238  .749   21    1   0   
  G Thurman LF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .677         0   0   
B McRae CF                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .263  .659   15    1   0   
G Brett DH                    4   1   2   1    1   0  .253  .731   16    0   0   HR,IW
D Tartabull RF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .322  .989   16    0   0   
  J Eisenreich RF             1   0   1   1    0   0  .303  .717    4    0   0   
T Benzinger 1B                4   0   1   0    1   1  .253  .652   26    8   0   GDP
B Pecota 3B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .286  .757   15    1   2   SB,GDP
K Stillwell SS                3   1   2   1    1   0  .257  .676   14    2   3   SB
B Mayne C                     4   0   1   1    0   1  .246  .615   22    9   0   SB
D Howard 2B                   2   1   0   0    2   1  .217  .534   25    4   5   

B Saberhagen P                                                           1   0
  T Gordon P                                                             0   0
  J Montgomery P                                                         0   0
Totals                       35   4   9   4    6   7              174   27  10

BATTING

HR: G Brett (10, off J Morris; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line).

IBB: G Brett (9, by J Morris).

TB: G Brett 5; K Stillwell 2; B Mayne; B McRae; J Eisenreich; D Tartabull; T Benzinger.

GIDP: T Benzinger (3); B Pecota (12).

RBI: K Stillwell (38); B Mayne (27); J Eisenreich (38); G Brett (56).

2-out RBI: B Mayne; K Stillwell; J Eisenreich.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Pecota (15, 2nd base off J Morris/B Harper); B Mayne (2, 2nd base off J Morris/B Harper); K Stillwell (3, 2nd base off J Morris/B Harper).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .255  .685   13    1   0   SB
C Knoblauch 2B                4   0   2   0    0   0  .283  .706   18    2   3   
K Puckett CF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .324  .821   14    3   0   
P Sorrento 1B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .214  .754   15   10   1   2B
C Davis DH                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .275  .892   23    0   0   
B Harper C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .311  .786   16    7   0   
S Mack RF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .310  .908   15    1   0   
M Pagliarulo 3B               2   0   0   0    1   1  .280  .703   19    0   5   
S Leius SS                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .778    5    2   3   
  R Bush PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .872    3    0   0   
  G Gagne SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .693         0   0   

J Morris P                                                               1   1
  S Bedrosian P                                                          0   1
  M Guthrie P                                                            0   0
Totals                       33   1   6   1    1   8              141   27  14

BATTING

2B: P Sorrento (1, off J Montgomery).

TB: P Sorrento 3; C Knoblauch 2; D Gladden; K Puckett.

RBI: K Puckett (82).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Knoblauch-S Leius-P Sorrento; P Sorrento-S Leius-J Morris.

PB: B Harper (9).

E: C Knoblauch (17).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Gladden (13, 3rd base off B Saberhagen/B Mayne).

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Saberhagen, W (11-8)         7.2   5   1   1    1   6   0   3.15   29  114-75   51· 9·15   12· 3· 7· 0     70    -     1.24   0.34
T Gordon, H (3)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.64    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.41   0.09
J Montgomery, S (29)           1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.04    4   24-13    5· 5· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.22   0.04
Totals                         9     6   1   1    1   8   0          34  139-89   57·14·18   13· 5· 7· 0          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
J Morris, L (16-12)            7     7   3   3    5   6   1   3.71   32  126-67   41·16·10   11· 5· 5· 0     52    -     1.19  -0.02
S Bedrosian                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.21    3   13-10    9· 0· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.43   0.03
M Guthrie                      1     2   1   1    1   1   0   4.57    6   26-16    7· 2· 7    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.43  -0.03
Totals                         9     9   4   4    6   7   1          41  165-93   57·18·18   14· 7· 7· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Morris (14).

IBB: J Morris (5; G Brett).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Ted Hendry.

Time of Game: 3:01.

Attendance: 22,067.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Minnesota Twins                      
1. K Gibson             LF    1. D Gladden            LF 
2. B McRae              CF    2. C Knoblauch          2B 
3. G Brett              DH    3. K Puckett            CF 
4. D Tartabull          RF    4. P Sorrento           1B 
5. T Benzinger          1B    5. C Davis              DH 
6. B Pecota             3B    6. B Harper             C  
7. K Stillwell          SS    7. S Mack               RF 
8. B Mayne              C     8. M Pagliarulo         3B 
9. D Howard             2B    9. S Leius              SS 

   B Saberhagen         P        J Morris             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  1-1  -2-  4   15%  63% B Mayne         J Morris        Single to CF (Line Drive); Stillwell Scores
   t 7   1  1-2  ---  5   13%  80% G Brett         J Morris        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Brett Scores
   t 4   2  1-0  -2-  3   11%  47% K Stillwell     J Morris        Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Pecota Scores
   t 6   0  1-1  1--  1  -11%  44% B Pecota        J Morris        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 4   0  1-0  1--  6  -10%  33% T Benzinger     J Morris        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P (Weak 2B-1B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  K Gibson        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  2   50%  B McRae         Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  1   48%  G Brett         Groundout: 3B-1B; McRae to 2B
   O      -2-  1   45%  D Tartabull     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   42%  D Gladden       Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   43%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 2B-1B; Gladden to 2B
          -2-      41%  K Puckett       Gladden Steals 3B
   RO     --3  6   39%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Gladden Scores
   O      ---  3   40%  P Sorrento      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Morris facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   44%  T Benzinger     Walk
   O      1--  6   40%  B Pecota        Popfly: 2B
          1--  3   44%  K Stillwell     Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS); Benzinger to 2B
   O      12-  3   39%  B Mayne         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   34%  D Howard        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  8   36%  C Davis         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   38%  B Harper        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   39%  S Mack          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   36%  K Gibson        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   34%  B McRae         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   33%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  8   35%  M Pagliarulo    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   37%  S Leius         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   38%  D Gladden       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Morris facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   42%  D Tartabull     Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  6   33%  T Benzinger     Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  6   34%  B Pecota        Walk
          1--      36%  K Stillwell     Pecota Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3   47%  " "             Single (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Pecota Scores
   O      1--  5   44%  B Mayne         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Bret Saberhagen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   47%  C Knoblauch     Lineout: P (P's Right)
          ---  2   44%  K Puckett       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   47%  P Sorrento      Lineout: SS
   O      1--  5   50%  C Davis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Jack Morris facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   47%  D Howard        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   45%  K Gibson        Flyball: CF
          ---  3   48%  B McRae         Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); McRae to 2B
          -2-  4   49%  G Brett         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   43%  D Tartabull     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Tartabull to 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Bret Saberhagen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   46%  B Harper        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  3   48%  S Mack          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  M Pagliarulo    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Jack Morris facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   55%  T Benzinger     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   44%  B Pecota        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  5   46%  K Stillwell     Walk
          1--      48%  B Mayne         Stillwell Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   63%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Stillwell Scores
          1--      64%  D Howard        Mayne Steals 2B
          -2-  7   65%  " "             Walk
          12-      66%  K Gibson        Wild Pitch; Mayne to 3B
   O      1-3  6   60%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Bret Saberhagen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   64%  S Leius         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   67%  D Gladden       Flyball: CF
          ---  2   65%  C Knoblauch     Single (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   69%  K Puckett       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jack Morris facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   66%  B McRae         Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---  5   80%  G Brett         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Brett Scores
   O      ---  5   78%  D Tartabull     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   78%  T Benzinger     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
                  Jim Eisenreich replaces Danny Tartabull playing RF batting 4th
          ---  2   71%  P Sorrento      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   77%  C Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   82%  B Harper        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Harper to 1B
   O      1--  1   86%  S Mack          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Mack to 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Steve Bedrosian facing 6-7-8
                  Steve Bedrosian replaces Jack Morris pitching
   O      ---  2   85%  B Pecota        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   84%  K Stillwell     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  9   83%  B Mayne         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Bret Saberhagen facing 8-9-1
          ---  7   75%  M Pagliarulo    Walk
                  Randy Bush pinch hits for Scott Leius batting 9th
   O      1--  3   82%  R Bush          Popfly: 3B
   O      1--  2   88%  D Gladden       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Gladden to 1B
          1--  8   83%  C Knoblauch     Single (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Gladden to 3B
                  Tom Gordon replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching
   O      1-3  1   92%  K Puckett       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mark Guthrie facing 9-1-2
                  Mark Guthrie replaces Steve Bedrosian pitching; Greg Gagne replaces Randy Bush playing SS batting 9th
          ---  7   93%  D Howard        Walk
   O      1--  6   92%  K Gibson        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  1   91%  B McRae         Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
          1--  4   92%  G Brett         Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Howard to 3B
   R      1-3  4   96%  J Eisenreich    Single (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Howard Scores; Brett to 2B
          12-      97%  T Benzinger     Passed Ball; Brett to 3B; Eisenreich to 2B
   O      -23  4   96%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Jeff Montgomery facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Montgomery replaces Tom Gordon pitching; Gary Thurman replaces Kirk Gibson playing LF batting 1st
          ---  5   90%  P Sorrento      Double (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  7   95%  C Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   98%  B Harper        Foul Popfly: C
   O      -2-  6  100%  S Mack          Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 4, Twins 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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