September 20, 1991 Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 2
NYY 0 CHW 3
CAL 2
(11) BAL 2
@CLE 1 MIL 8
@DET 5 MIN 6
TEX 4 OAK 6
TOR 5
(11) KCR 3
@SEA 0 HOU 3
CIN 2 ATL 3
@LAD 0 NYM 1
STL 0 PHI 8
@PIT 3 SDP 10
SFG 5

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 29,503

Friday, September 20, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 3:20

Rangers

77-69

Lost 2

3rd, 10 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rangers         0  0  0   1  1  0   2  0  0    4 10  1
Twins           1  0  0   0  0  3   0  2  X    6 13  1

W: G Wayne (1-0), L: W Rosenthal (1-3), S: R Aguilera (40)

Twins

88-60

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Downing DH                  4   1   0   0    1   1  .288  .861   24    0   0   
J Franco 2B                   5   1   3   0    0   0  .341  .876    9    6   1   2B
R Sierra RF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .306  .859   18    1   0   2B,SF
J Gonzalez LF                 5   0   0   0    0   3  .273  .827   18    1   0   
D Palmer 3B                   4   2   2   3    0   1  .194  .689   20    0   4   2·HR
J Daugherty 1B                4   0   2   0    0   1  .193  .471   15    8   0   3B
I Rodriguez C                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .274  .650   19    4   0   
J Hernandez SS                3   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .484   11    0   4   
  G Petralli PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .258  .668    6    0   0   2B
  J Huson PR-SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .220  .615         0   1   
G Pettis CF                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .215  .617   13    4   0   
  R Maurer PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250 1.000         0   0   
  M Stanley PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .769    4    0   0   
  D Harris CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   

O Boyd P                                                                 0   0
  T Mathews P                                                            0   0
  K Rogers P                                                             0   0
  W Rosenthal P                                                          0   0
  R Gossage P                                                            0   0
  M Jeffcoat P                                                           0   0
Totals                       37   4  10   4    2  10              157   24  10

BATTING

2B: R Sierra (42, off D Neagle); J Franco (23, off D Neagle); G Petralli (7, off T Leach).

3B: J Daugherty (1, off D Neagle).

HR: D Palmer 2 (12, off C Willis, off D Neagle; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

SF: R Sierra (7, off C Willis).

TB: D Palmer 8; J Franco 4; J Daugherty 4; R Sierra 2; G Petralli 2; I Rodriguez.

RBI: D Palmer 3 (27); R Sierra (106).

2-out RBI: D Palmer 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 15.

FIELDING

E: J Gonzalez (6).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .255  .683   12    4   0   
  R Bush PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .297  .875    4    0   0   
  G Gagne PR-SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .692         0   0   
C Knoblauch 2B                5   0   2   0    0   0  .285  .709   14    0   1   SB
K Puckett CF                  5   1   2   2    0   0  .322  .813   15    3   0   
K Hrbek 1B                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .284  .820   11    8   0   
C Davis DH                    3   1   2   1    1   0  .275  .891   15    0   0   
B Harper C                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .311  .783   11   10   0   
S Mack RF-LF                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .310  .906   16    1   0   2B
M Pagliarulo 3B               3   1   1   0    0   1  .284  .708   13    0   1   SH
A Newman SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .197  .480    5    0   4   
  P Sorrento PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .207  .729    5    0   0   
  J Brown RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .526         0   0   

D Neagle P                                                               0   0
  C Willis P                                                             0   0
  T Leach P                                                              0   0
  G Wayne P                                                              0   0
  R Aguilera P                                                           1   0
Totals                       37   6  13   4    2   3              121   27   6

BATTING

2B: S Mack (24, off T Mathews).

SH: M Pagliarulo (2, off W Rosenthal).

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

RBI: K Puckett 2 (84); S Mack (73); C Davis (90).

2-out RBI: K Puckett 2; C Davis.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

E: C Willis ().

BASERUNNING

SB: C Knoblauch (23, 2nd base off O Boyd/I Rodriguez).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
O Boyd                         5     8   4   4    1   0   0   4.32   24   64-46   30· 5·11   11· 6· 6· 0     34    -     1.15  -0.18
T Mathews                      1.1   2   0   0    0   2   0   3.80    6   21-16    9· 5· 2    3· 0· 1· 0          2-2    1.39  -0.06
K Rogers                       0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.66    2    7-2     2· 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.75   0.02
W Rosenthal, L (1-3)           0.2   1   2   2    1   1   0   4.34    5   17-9     4· 3· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          2-0    2.72  -0.09
R Gossage                      0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    2    7-4     2· 0· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          3-2    4.84  -0.16
M Jeffcoat                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.99    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.57   0.01
Totals                         8    13   6   6    2   3   0          40  117-78   48·13·17   17· 9· 9· 0         10-4

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Neagle                       4     6   2   2    2   3   1   4.20   20   75-46   26· 7·13    4· 7· 4· 0     43    -     1.22  -0.08
C Willis                       3     3   2   2    0   5   1   2.47   13   47-32   20·11· 1    5· 3· 0· 0          2-1    1.60  -0.07
T Leach                        0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.03    2   11-5     4· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.65  -0.04
G Wayne, W (1-0)               0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.38    2    9-5     2· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.63   0.15
R Aguilera, S (40)             1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.13    3   15-12    7· 3· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.08
Totals                         9    10   4   4    2  10   2          40  157-100  59·22·19   11·13· 4· 0          3-1

O Boyd faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.
D Neagle faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: O Boyd (4).

WP: T Mathews (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Larry Young.

Time of Game: 3:20.

Attendance: 29,503.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Minnesota Twins                      
1. B Downing            DH    1. D Gladden            LF 
2. J Franco             2B    2. C Knoblauch          2B 
3. R Sierra             RF    3. K Puckett            CF 
4. J Gonzalez           LF    4. K Hrbek              1B 
5. D Palmer             3B    5. C Davis              DH 
6. J Daugherty          1B    6. B Harper             C  
7. I Rodriguez          C     7. S Mack               RF 
8. J Hernandez          SS    8. M Pagliarulo         3B 
9. G Pettis             CF    9. A Newman             SS 

   O Boyd               P        D Neagle             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  4-4  123  2   30%  94% K Puckett       R Gossage       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Mack Scores; Pagliarulo Scores; Gagne to 3B
   t 7   2  4-2  -2-  6  -27%  57% D Palmer        C Willis        Home Run (Fly Ball); Franco Scores; Palmer Scores
   b 6   0  2-1  12-  1   20%  75% B Harper        O Boyd          Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS); Hrbek Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI; Davis to 3B
   b 8   1  4-4  123  5  -14%  64% C Knoblauch     R Gossage       Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
   t 5   0  1-1  1--  3  -13%  32% J Franco        D Neagle        Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Downing to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny Neagle facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  B Downing       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   54%  J Franco        Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  3   52%  R Sierra        Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  4   55%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Oil Can Boyd facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  D Gladden       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   55%  C Knoblauch     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   52%  K Puckett       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Puckett to 1B
          1--  1   54%  K Hrbek         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Puckett to 2B
   R      12-  4   64%  C Davis         Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Puckett Scores; Hrbek to 2B
   O      12-  5   60%  B Harper        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Denny Neagle facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   63%  D Palmer        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   56%  J Daugherty     Triple (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      --3  5   62%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  3   66%  J Hernandez     Lineout: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Oil Can Boyd facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   64%  S Mack          Flyball: CF
          ---  3   66%  M Pagliarulo    Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   63%  A Newman        Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
          1--  1   65%  D Gladden       Single (Ground Ball to Deep SS); Pagliarulo to 2B
          12-      66%  C Knoblauch     Balk; Pagliarulo to 3B; Gladden to 2B
   O      -23  2   61%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Denny Neagle facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   57%  G Pettis        Walk
   O      1--  5   61%  B Downing       Flyball: CF
          1--  2   57%  J Franco        Single (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Pettis to 2B
   O      12-  3   61%  R Sierra        Flyball: CF; Pettis to 3B
   O      1-3  2   67%  J Gonzalez      Popfly: LF (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Oil Can Boyd facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   65%  K Puckett       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   63%  K Hrbek         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   62%  C Davis         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Denny Neagle facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  4   50%  D Palmer        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Palmer Scores
   O      ---  5   53%  J Daugherty     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   50%  I Rodriguez     Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   52%  J Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      -2-  3   56%  G Pettis        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Oil Can Boyd facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   53%  B Harper        Groundout: C unassisted
   O      ---  4   51%  S Mack          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  M Pagliarulo    Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Denny Neagle facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   45%  B Downing       Walk
          1--  3   32%  J Franco        Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Downing to 3B
                  Carl Willis replaces Denny Neagle pitching
   RO     -23  1   34%  R Sierra        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Downing Scores
   O      -2-  5   38%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B; Franco to 3B
   O      --3  5   42%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Oil Can Boyd facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   38%  A Newman        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   36%  D Gladden       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   38%  C Knoblauch     Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      39%  K Puckett       Knoblauch Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   34%  " "             Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Carl Willis facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   30%  J Daugherty     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
          1--  5   25%  I Rodriguez     Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Daugherty to 2B; Rodriguez to 1B
   O      12-  4   30%  J Hernandez     Strikeout (missed bunt)
   O      12-  5   35%  G Pettis        Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  5   40%  B Downing       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Oil Can Boyd facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   46%  K Hrbek         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
          1--  5   55%  C Davis         Walk; Hrbek to 2B
   R      12-  1   75%  B Harper        Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS); Hrbek Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI; Davis to 3B
                  Terry Mathews replaces Oil Can Boyd pitching
   R      1-3  8   86%  S Mack          Double to RF (Line Drive); Davis Scores; Harper to 3B
   O      -23  4   82%  M Pagliarulo    Strikeout Looking
   O      -23  1   75%  A Newman        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Harper stays at 3B; Mack stays at 2B
   R      -23      84%  D Gladden       Wild Pitch; Harper Scores; Mack to 3B
   O      --3  3   81%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 4.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Carl Willis facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   75%  J Franco        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   79%  R Sierra        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B); Franco to 2B
   O      -2-  3   84%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   RR     -2-  6   57%  D Palmer        Home Run (Fly Ball); Franco Scores; Palmer Scores
   O      ---  1   59%  J Daugherty     Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 4-4, Terry Mathews facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   55%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   59%  K Puckett       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
                  Kenny Rogers replaces Terry Mathews pitching
   O      1--  3   54%  K Hrbek         Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
          1--  4   57%  C Davis         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Puckett to 2B
                  Wayne Rosenthal replaces Kenny Rogers pitching
   O      12-  3   50%  B Harper        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 4.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Tied 4-4, Terry Leach facing 7-8-9
                  Terry Leach replaces Carl Willis pitching
   O      ---  5   55%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  Geno Petralli pinch hits for Jose Hernandez batting 8th
          ---  6   46%  G Petralli      Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
                  Gary Wayne replaces Terry Leach pitching; Rob Maurer pinch hits for Gary Pettis batting 9th; Mike Stanley pinch hits for Rob Maurer batting 9th; Jeff Huson pinch runs for Geno Petralli batting 8th
   O      -2-  4   53%  M Stanley       Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  5   61%  B Downing       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 4-4, Wayne Rosenthal facing 7-8-9
                  Jeff Huson moves to SS; Donald Harris replaces Mike Stanley playing CF batting 9th
          ---  3   67%  S Mack          Single (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   76%  M Pagliarulo    Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Mack to 2B
                  Paul Sorrento pinch hits for Al Newman batting 9th
   O      12-  5   67%  P Sorrento      Strikeout Swinging
                  Randy Bush pinch hits for Dan Gladden batting 1st
          12-  4   77%  R Bush          Walk; Mack to 3B; Pagliarulo to 2B
                  Rich Gossage replaces Wayne Rosenthal pitching; Greg Gagne pinch runs for Randy Bush batting 1st
   O      123  5   64%  C Knoblauch     Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
   RR     123  2   94%  K Puckett       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Mack Scores; Pagliarulo Scores; Gagne to 3B
                  Mike Jeffcoat replaces Rich Gossage pitching
   O      1-3  1   92%  K Hrbek         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Hrbek to 1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 6.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-6, Rick Aguilera facing 2-3-4
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Gary Wayne pitching; Greg Gagne moves to SS; Shane Mack moves to LF; Jarvis Brown replaces Paul Sorrento playing RF batting 9th
   O      ---  1   96%  J Franco        Popfly: P
   O      --- 10   99%  R Sierra        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, Twins 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN199109200

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation