April 15, 1976 Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 8
@BOS 4 CAL 5
@KCR 1 NYY 11
MIN 4 ATL 10
CIN 5 NYM 10
@CHC 8 MON 8
PHI 5 PIT 9
STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 52,613

Thursday, April 15, 1976, 2:30PM
Time of Game: 2:57

Twins

2-4

Lost 1

4th, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           3  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    4  8  1
Yankees         0  0  1   4  0  0   0  6  X   11 14  2

W: D Tidrow (1-0), L: V Albury (0-1), S: S Lyle (1)

Yankees

4-1

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Terrell 2B                  4   1   1   0    1   1  .150  .427    0    1   7   2B
D Ford RF                     5   1   2   2    0   2  .154  .570    0    3   0   HR
R Carew 1B                    4   1   0   0    1   1  .273  .862    0    9   1   SB
L Hisle LF                    2   1   1   0    1   0  .261  .581    0    2   0   SB,HBP
C Kusick DH                   0   0   0   1    0   0  .250  .472    0    0   0   SF
  S Braun PH                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .133  .368    0    0   0   
B Wynegar C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .482    0    4   0   
D McKay 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .190  .380    0    0   1   
S Brye CF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .100  .191    0    2   0   SB
D Thompson SS                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .190  .380    0    3   2   

D Goltz P                                                                0   0
  V Albury P                                                             0   0
  S Luebber P                                                            0   0
  T Burgmeier P                                                          0   0
Totals                       34   4   8   4    3   6                    24  11

BATTING

2B: J Terrell (1, off D Tidrow).

HR: D Ford (2, off R May; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: C Kusick (1, off R May).

HBP: L Hisle (1, by R May).

TB: D Ford 5; D Thompson 2; J Terrell 2; L Hisle; S Braun; S Brye.

RBI: D Ford 2 (3); C Kusick (1); S Braun (1).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Thompson-J Terrell-R Carew.

PB: B Wynegar (1).

E: D Ford (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Hisle (1, 2nd base off R May/T Munson); R Carew (4, 2nd base off R May/T Munson); S Brye (1, 2nd base off R May/T Munson).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Rivers CF                   5   1   3   2    0   0  .261  .522    0    2   0   
R White LF                    4   0   0   1    1   0  .316  .961    0    4   0   
T Munson C                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .565    0    6   0   GDP
C Chambliss 1B                5   0   2   2    0   0  .261  .609    0    5   2   
G Nettles 3B                  4   2   1   0    1   2  .176  .717    0    0   0   
O Gamble RF                   4   2   3   2    0   0  .462 1.231    0    3   0   3B,2B
W Randolph 2B                 4   2   2   1    0   0  .267  .867    0    3   2   SB
R Coggins DH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  L Piniella PH               2   2   1   1    1   0  .600 1.567    0    0   0   IW
J Mason SS                    1   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .804    0    3   0   2B
  O Velez PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  F Stanley SS                1   1   0   1    1   1  .400  .971    0    0   2   

R May P                                                                  1   0
  D Tidrow P                                                             0   1
  S Lyle P                                                               0   0
Totals                       37  11  14  11    4   3                    27   7

BATTING

2B: J Mason (1, off D Goltz); O Gamble (2, off S Luebber).

3B: O Gamble (1, off D Goltz).

IBB: L Piniella (2, by S Luebber).

TB: O Gamble 6; M Rivers 3; J Mason 2; W Randolph 2; C Chambliss 2; L Piniella; G Nettles; O Velez.

GIDP: T Munson (1).

RBI: O Gamble 2 (2); M Rivers 2 (3); C Chambliss 2 (5); F Stanley (1); L Piniella (3); R White (4); W Randolph (3); O Velez (1).

2-out RBI: C Chambliss 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 7 for 13.

FIELDING

E: W Randolph (2); T Munson (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Randolph (2, 2nd base off V Albury/B Wynegar).

PITCHING

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 Goltz                        3.1   6   4   4    1   1   0   4.35   16     -       ·  ·      7· 1· 0· 6     32    -     1.10  -0.17
V Albury, L (0-1)              1.2   3   1   1    0   0   0   3.00    8     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 3          1-1    1.15  -0.20
S Luebber                      2.1   3   5   5    2   1   0  10.13   12     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 3          0-0    0.59  -0.03
T Burgmeier                    0.2   2   1   1    1   1   0  13.50    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          3-3    0.10  -0.01
Totals                         8    14  11  11    4   3   0          41     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0·14          4-4

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
R May                          2.1   2   4   2    3   2   1   7.71   13     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 2     40    -     0.72  -0.27
D Tidrow, W (1-0)              5     4   0   0    0   4   0   0.00   19     -       ·  ·      5· 6· 0· 4          2-1    1.35   0.16
S Lyle, S (1)                  1.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 2          2-0    1.24   0.21
Totals                         9     8   4   2    3   6   1          39     -       ·  ·      8·13· 0· 8          4-1

Balks: None.

WP: V Albury (1).

IBB: S Luebber (1; L Piniella).

HBP: R May (1; L Hisle).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Marty Springstead.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 52,613.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               New York Yankees                     
1. J Terrell            2B    1. M Rivers             CF 
2. D Ford               RF    2. R White              LF 
3. R Carew              1B    3. T Munson             C  
4. L Hisle              LF    4. C Chambliss          1B 
5. C Kusick             DH    5. G Nettles            3B 
6. B Wynegar            C     6. O Gamble             RF 
7. D McKay              3B    7. W Randolph           2B 
8. S Brye               CF    8. R Coggins            DH 
9. D Thompson           SS    9. J Mason              SS 

   D Goltz              P        R May                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  1--     -17%  30% D Ford          R May           Home Run; Terrell Scores
   b 4   1  4-1  1--      15%  34% O Gamble        D Goltz         Triple to RF; Nettles Scores
   b 4   1  4-3  -2-      12%  56% L Piniella      V Albury        Single to LF; Randolph Scores
   b 4   1  4-4  -2-      12%  70% O Velez         V Albury        Single to LF; Piniella Scores
   t 8   1  5-4  12-      11%  78% B Wynegar       S Lyle          Foul Flyball: 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rudy May facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  J Terrell       Walk
   RR     1--      30%  D Ford          Home Run; Terrell Scores
   O      ---      31%  R Carew         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      29%  L Hisle         Hit By Pitch
          1--      26%  C Kusick        Hisle Steals 2B; Hisle to 3B/Adv on E4
   RO     --3      24%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Hisle Scores/unER
   O      ---      24%  B Wynegar       Flyball: 2B
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Goltz facing 1-2-3
          ---      28%  M Rivers        Single to SS
          1--      30%  R White         Passed Ball; Rivers to 2B
   O      -2-      28%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Rivers to 3B
   O      --3      23%  T Munson        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3      20%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rudy May facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      21%  D McKay         Strikeout
          ---      20%  S Brye          Single to LF
          1--      19%  D Thompson      Brye Steals 2B
   O      -2-      21%  " "             Flyball: SS
   O      -2-      23%  J Terrell       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-3, Dave Goltz facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      21%  G Nettles       Strikeout
          ---      23%  O Gamble        Single to 1B
   O      1--      20%  W Randolph      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      18%  R Coggins       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rudy May facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      20%  D Ford          Strikeout
          ---      18%  R Carew         Walk
          1--      15%  L Hisle         Carew Steals 2B; Carew to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
          --3      15%  " "             Walk
                  Dick Tidrow replaces Rudy May pitching; Steve Braun pinch hits for Craig Kusick batting 5th
   RO     1-3      13%  S Braun         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Carew Scores/unER
   O      1--      14%  B Wynegar       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Dave Goltz facing 9-1-2
          ---      19%  J Mason         Double to RF
          -2-      25%  M Rivers        Single to RF; Mason to 3B
   RO     1-3      21%  R White         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Mason Scores
   OO     1--      17%  T Munson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dick Tidrow facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      18%  D McKay         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      18%  S Brye          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      19%  D Thompson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Dave Goltz facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      17%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      19%  G Nettles       Walk
   R      1--      34%  O Gamble        Triple to RF; Nettles Scores
   R      --3      41%  W Randolph      Single to LF; Gamble Scores
                  Vic Albury replaces Dave Goltz pitching; Lou Piniella pinch hits for Rich Coggins batting 8th
          1--      44%  L Piniella      Randolph Steals 2B
   R      -2-      56%  " "             Single to LF; Randolph Scores
                  Otto Velez pinch hits for Jim Mason batting 9th
          1--      58%  O Velez         Wild Pitch; Piniella to 2B
   R      -2-      70%  " "             Single to LF; Piniella Scores
   O      1--      67%  M Rivers        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      65%  R White         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 5.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-5, Dick Tidrow facing 1-2-3
                  Fred Stanley replaces Otto Velez playing SS batting 9th
          ---      56%  J Terrell       Double to LF
   O      -2-      62%  D Ford          Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      67%  R Carew         Strikeout
   O      -2-      72%  L Hisle         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-4, Vic Albury facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      70%  T Munson        Flyball: LF
          ---      72%  C Chambliss     Single to CF
   O      1--      70%  G Nettles       Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      68%  O Gamble        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 5.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-5, Dick Tidrow facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      71%  S Braun         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      74%  B Wynegar       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      75%  D McKay         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-4, Steve Luebber facing 7-8-9
                  Steve Luebber replaces Vic Albury pitching
   O      ---      73%  W Randolph      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      72%  L Piniella      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      71%  F Stanley       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 5.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-5, Dick Tidrow facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      75%  S Brye          Flyball: LF
          ---      70%  D Thompson      Single to CF
   O      1--      76%  J Terrell       Strikeout
   O      1--      80%  D Ford          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-4, Steve Luebber facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      79%  M Rivers        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      77%  R White         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      76%  T Munson        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 5.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-5, Dick Tidrow facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      82%  R Carew         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      76%  L Hisle         Single to CF
          1--      67%  S Braun         Single to CF; Hisle to 2B
                  Sparky Lyle replaces Dick Tidrow pitching
   O      12-      78%  B Wynegar       Foul Flyball: 2B
   O      12-      88%  D McKay         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-4, Steve Luebber facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      87%  C Chambliss     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      88%  G Nettles       Single to RF
   R      1--      95%  O Gamble        Double to LF; Nettles Scores
          -2-      97%  W Randolph      Single to RF; Gamble to 3B; Randolph to 2B/Adv on E9
          -23      97%  L Piniella      Intentional Walk
   R      123      99%  F Stanley       Walk; Gamble Scores; Randolph to 3B; Piniella to 2B
                  Tom Burgmeier replaces Steve Luebber pitching
   RR     123     100%  M Rivers        Single to RF; Randolph Scores; Piniella Scores; Stanley to 2B
          12-     100%  R White         Walk; Stanley to 3B; Rivers to 2B
   O      123     100%  T Munson        Flyball: SS
   RR     123     100%  C Chambliss     Single to RF; Stanley Scores; Rivers Scores; White to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  G Nettles       Strikeout
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 11.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-11, Sparky Lyle facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  S Brye          Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  D Thompson      Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  J Terrell       Flyball: CF
          1--     100%  D Ford          Single to SS; Thompson to 2B
   O      12-     100%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 11.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation