August 20, 1999 New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 5
DET 1 NYY 9
@MIN 3 TOR 11
@OAK 0 CLE 7
@SEA 4 TBD 5
KCR 4 TEX 4
BOS 3 ATL 4
SDP 3
(11) COL 11
@CHC 3 MON 5
@CIN 3 HOU 6
@FLA 4
(16) SFG 10
@MIL 3 LAD 8
@PHI 5
(10) PIT 5
ARI 4

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 23,595

Friday, August 20, 1999, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:30

Yankees

74-47

Won 1

1st

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

W: H Irabu (10-4), L: B Radke (9-12), S: J Nelson (1)

Twins

50-70

Lost 5

3rd, 23½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                3   2   1   0    2   0  .288  .833   27    2   3   SB
D Jeter SS                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .347  .996   15    1   1   2B
P O'Neill RF                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .290  .821   17    2   0   GDP
B Williams CF                 4   2   2   2    1   0  .349  .994   25    2   0   
T Martinez 1B                 4   2   1   2    1   0  .258  .777   20    9   0   3B
C Davis DH                    2   1   1   0    2   0  .281  .834   15    0   0   2B
  C Curtis PR                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .735    2    0   0   
R Ledee LF                    5   1   2   5    0   3  .305  .871   19    3   0   HR
J Posada C                    2   0   0   0    3   0  .236  .745   41    7   0   
S Brosius 3B                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .727   15    1   3   

H Irabu P                                                                0   0
  M Stanton P                                                            0   0
  J Nelson P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   9   9   9   10   6              196   27   7

BATTING

2B: C Davis (22, off E Guardado); D Jeter (26, off H Carrasco).

3B: T Martinez (2, off M Trombley).

HR: R Ledee (6, off B Radke; 1st inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

TB: R Ledee 5; D Jeter 3; T Martinez 3; C Davis 2; B Williams 2; C Knoblauch.

GIDP: P O'Neill (16).

RBI: R Ledee 5 (25); B Williams 2 (90); T Martinez 2 (73).

2-out RBI: R Ledee 5; B Williams 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Martinez.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Knoblauch (22, 2nd base off T Miller/T Steinbach).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Jones CF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .297  .769   14    4   0   
D Hocking SS                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .274  .710   10    3   1   2B
T Walker DH                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .288  .767   16    0   0   
M Cordova RF                  4   0   2   2    0   1  .296  .842   11    2   0   
M Lawton LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .255  .718   13    1   0   2B
R Coomer 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .736   10   10   1   
T Steinbach C                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .304  .778   15    6   0   
C Koskie 3B                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .300  .811   19    0   2   
B Gates 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .263  .689   15    0   4   

B Radke P                                                                0   1
  T Miller P                                                             0   0
  B Wells P                                                              1   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
  H Carrasco P                                                           0   0
  M Trombley P                                                           0   0
Totals                       35   3   9   3    1   7              123   27   9

BATTING

2B: D Hocking (12, off H Irabu); M Lawton (16, off M Stanton).

TB: D Hocking 3; M Lawton 2; M Cordova 2; C Koskie; J Jones; T Walker; T Steinbach.

RBI: M Cordova 2 (59); T Walker (37).

2-out RBI: T Walker; M Cordova.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Gates-D Hocking-R Coomer.

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
H Irabu, W (10-4)              7     7   3   3    1   7   0   4.26   29  100-65   34·15·16    7·10· 4· 0     57    -     0.65   0.16
M Stanton                      0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.69    3   11-7     6· 0· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          1-1    0.81   0.03
J Nelson, S (1)                1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   5.21    4   12-9     7· 1· 1    3· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.33   0.04
Totals                         9     9   3   3    1   7   0          36  123-81   47·16·18   12·10· 6· 0          2-1

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Radke, L (9-12)              1.2   5   6   6    4   0   1   4.10   13   51-28   19· 2· 7    6· 3· 0· 0     17    -     0.93  -0.36
T Miller                       3.1   0   0   0    2   3   0   2.04   12   61-38   21· 7·10    3· 4· 0· 0          1-0    0.34   0.07
B Wells                        1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.71    5   19-13    7· 1· 5    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.22   0.02
E Guardado                     1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.76    4   14-10    6· 3· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.22   0.01
H Carrasco                     0.2   1   1   1    1   0   0   7.48    4   18-13   10· 0· 3    0· 3· 0· 0          1-0    0.25   0.00
M Trombley                     1     2   2   2    2   2   0   3.87    7   30-18    8· 5· 5    0· 2· 1· 0          1-1    0.11  -0.03
Totals                         9     9   9   9   10   6   1          45  193-120  71·18·31   12·16· 1· 0          4-1

H Irabu faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
H Carrasco faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Trombley (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Mike DiMuro, 2B - Bill Miller, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.

Time of Game: 3:30.

Attendance: 23,595.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Minnesota Twins                      
1. C Knoblauch          2B    1. J Jones              CF 
2. D Jeter              SS    2. D Hocking            SS 
3. P O'Neill            RF    3. T Walker             DH 
4. B Williams           CF    4. M Cordova            RF 
5. T Martinez           1B    5. M Lawton             LF 
6. C Davis              DH    6. R Coomer             1B 
7. R Ledee              LF    7. T Steinbach          C  
8. J Posada             C     8. C Koskie             3B 
9. S Brosius            3B    9. B Gates              2B 

   H Irabu              P        B Radke              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-1  123  3   24%  84% R Ledee         B Radke         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Williams Scores; Martinez Scores; Davis Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  12-  2  -10%  48% P O'Neill       B Radke         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B); Knoblauch to 3B
   t 1   2  0-0  --3  2    8%  56% B Williams      B Radke         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Knoblauch Scores
   b 3   2  6-1  12-  3   -6%  81% M Cordova       H Irabu         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Jones Scores; Walker to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  2    5%  58% D Jeter         B Radke         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Knoblauch to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   53%  C Knoblauch     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  2   58%  D Jeter         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Knoblauch to 2B
   OO     12-  2   48%  P O'Neill       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (SS-2B); Knoblauch to 3B
   R      --3  2   56%  B Williams      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Knoblauch Scores
          1--  5   58%  T Martinez      Walk; Williams to 2B
          12-  5   60%  C Davis         Walk; Williams to 3B; Martinez to 2B
   RRRR   123  3   84%  R Ledee         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Williams Scores; Martinez Scores; Davis Scores
          ---  9   84%  J Posada        Walk
   O      1--  3   83%  S Brosius       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, Hideki Irabu facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   85%  J Jones         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   86%  D Hocking       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  1   87%  T Walker        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-0, Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   88%  C Knoblauch     Walk
   O      1--  1   88%  D Jeter         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Knoblauch to 2B
   O      -2-  1   86%  P O'Neill       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   R      -2-  6   90%  B Williams      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Knoblauch Scores
                  Travis Miller replaces Brad Radke pitching
   O      1--  1   89%  T Martinez      Foul Popfly: SS (3B Foul)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Hideki Irabu facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   87%  M Cordova       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   89%  M Lawton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   91%  R Coomer        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  6   92%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-0, Travis Miller facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   93%  C Davis         Walk
   O      1--  5   92%  R Ledee         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  7   91%  J Posada        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   91%  S Brosius       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Hideki Irabu facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   89%  C Koskie        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   91%  B Gates         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   88%  J Jones         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Koskie to 3B
   O      1-3  1   91%  D Hocking       Popfly: LF (Short LF Line)
   R      1-3  4   87%  T Walker        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Koskie Scores; Jones to 2B
   R      12-  3   81%  M Cordova       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Jones Scores; Walker to 3B
   O      1-3  2   85%  M Lawton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 6, Twins 2.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-2, Travis Miller facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   87%  C Knoblauch     Walk
   O      1--  9   86%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging, Knoblauch Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   85%  P O'Neill       Groundout: 2B-1B; Knoblauch to 3B
   O      --3  7   83%  B Williams      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Hideki Irabu facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   85%  R Coomer        Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  3   87%  T Steinbach     Flyball: RF
          ---  5   86%  C Koskie        Walk
   O      1--  4   88%  B Gates         Popfly: CF (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Twins 2.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-2, Travis Miller facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   87%  T Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   86%  C Davis         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   85%  R Ledee         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Hideki Irabu facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   87%  J Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  1   85%  D Hocking       Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
   O      1--  6   88%  T Walker        Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  4   90%  M Cordova       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Twins 2.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-2, Bob Wells facing 8-9-1
                  Bob Wells replaces Travis Miller pitching
   O      ---  6   89%  J Posada        Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   88%  S Brosius       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   88%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Hideki Irabu facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   90%  M Lawton        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   92%  R Coomer        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   93%  T Steinbach     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Twins 2.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-2, Bob Wells facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   92%  D Jeter         Flyball: CF
          ---  5   93%  P O'Neill       Walk
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Bob Wells pitching
   O      1--  4   92%  B Williams      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  6   91%  T Martinez      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Hideki Irabu facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   93%  C Koskie        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   95%  B Gates         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   95%  J Jones         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 6, Twins 2.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-2, Eddie Guardado facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   97%  C Davis         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
                  Chad Curtis pinch runs for Chili Davis batting 6th
   O      -2-  3   96%  R Ledee         Strikeout Swinging
                  Hector Carrasco replaces Eddie Guardado pitching
          -2- 10   96%  J Posada        Walk
   O      12-  2   95%  S Brosius       Foul Popfly: 1B (Short RF Foul)
   O      12-  5   94%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 6, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Hideki Irabu facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   90%  D Hocking       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
                  Mike Stanton replaces Hideki Irabu pitching
   O      -2-  5   93%  T Walker        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hocking to 3B
   RO     --3  3   95%  M Cordova       Groundout: 3B-1B; Hocking Scores
          ---  3   93%  M Lawton        Double to LF (Line Drive)
                  Jeff Nelson replaces Mike Stanton pitching
   O      -2-  1   96%  R Coomer        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 6, Twins 3.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-3, Hector Carrasco facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   97%  D Jeter         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
                  Mike Trombley replaces Hector Carrasco pitching
   O      -2-  4   96%  P O'Neill       Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  6   96%  B Williams      Walk
   RR     12-  2   99%  T Martinez      Triple to RF (Fly Ball); Jeter Scores; Williams Scores
   O      --3  2   99%  C Curtis        Flyball: CF
   R      --3  5  100%  R Ledee         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Martinez Scores
          1--     100%  J Posada        Wild Pitch; Ledee to 2B
          -2-  6  100%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  5  100%  S Brosius       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 9, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-9, Jeff Nelson facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   99%  T Steinbach     Single (Ground Ball to P's Right)
   OO     1--  7  100%  C Koskie        Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted; Steinbach out at 1B/1B
   O      ---  2  100%  B Gates         Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Twins 3.

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