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Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 11,271 |
Tuesday, May 9, 1978, 8:00PM Time of Game: 2:03 |
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Twins
1
10-20
Lost 1
6th, 10½ GB
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Twins 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1
Yankees 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 3 6 0
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Yankees
3
16-10
Won 2
3rd, 2 GB
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Batting Stats
Minnesota Twins AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details W Norwood LF-RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .253 .683 3 0 R Smalley SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .280 .787 0 4 SH,GDP R Carew 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 .372 .952 10 1 M Cubbage 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .322 .807 0 4 L Wolfe PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .576 0 0 D Ford CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .296 .833 2 0 B Wynegar C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .260 .646 6 0 3B G Adams DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 .176 .403 0 0 J Morales PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .391 1.005 0 0 H Powell RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .203 .509 1 0 C Kusick PH-LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .192 .572 0 0 B Randall 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .264 .689 2 4 GDP P Thormodsgard P 0 0 M Scarce P 0 1 Totals 26 1 3 0 3 3 24 14
Batting Events
3B: B Wynegar (1, off S Lyle).
SH: R Smalley (3, off C Hunter).
TB: B Wynegar 3; J Morales; W Norwood.
GIDP: B Randall (2); R Smalley (5).
RBI: J Morales (3).
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding Events
E: B Randall (2).
New York Yankees AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details M Rivers CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .272 .681 3 0 2B W Randolph 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .643 2 5 T Munson C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .257 .557 3 0 R Jackson RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .288 .824 2 0 HR,CS C Chambliss 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .677 9 1 G Nettles 3B 3 2 2 1 0 0 .250 .799 1 1 HR,2B J Spencer DH 3 0 1 1 0 2 .265 .933 0 0 2B R White LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .152 .477 3 0 B Dent SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .198 .469 2 2 C Hunter P 1 1 S Lyle P 1 1 Totals 30 3 6 0 1 5 27 11
Batting Events
2B: J Spencer (1, off P Thormodsgard); M Rivers (3, off P Thormodsgard); G Nettles (3, off P Thormodsgard).
HR: R Jackson (6, off P Thormodsgard; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); G Nettles (4, off P Thormodsgard; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).
TB: G Nettles 6; R Jackson 5; M Rivers 2; J Spencer 2.
RBI: R Jackson (16); J Spencer (7); G Nettles (8).
2-out RBI: G Nettles; J Spencer.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding Events
DP: 3. S Lyle-C Chambliss; W Randolph-B Dent-C Chambliss; B Dent-W Randolph-C Chambliss.
Baserunning Events
CS: R Jackson (4, 2nd base by M Scarce POCS).
Pitching Stats
Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA P Thormodsgard, L (1-4) 6 5 3 3 0 2 2 5.22 24 - · · 11· 6· 0· 5 52 - 0.56 -0.11 M Scarce 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 3.38 7 - · · 1· 1· 0· 1 0-0 0.21 0.02 Totals 8 6 3 3 1 5 2 31 - · · 12· 7· 0· 6 -
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 C Hunter, W (2-3) 6 1 0 0 2 3 0 5.47 20 - · · 7· 7· 0· 1 71 - 0.92 0.30 S Lyle, S (5) 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 1.99 10 - · · 2· 5· 1· 2 0-0 1.34 0.12 Totals 9 3 1 1 3 3 0 30 - · · 9·12· 1· 3 -
Balks: None.
WP: P Thormodsgard (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: M Scarce (1; R Jackson, 2nd base (CS)).
Other Info
Umpires:
HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill.
Time of Game: 2:03.
Attendance: 11,271.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: 57° F, Cloudy, Rain.
Lineups
Minnesota Twins New York Yankees 1. Willie Norwood LF 1. Mickey Rivers CF 2. Roy Smalley SS 2. Willie Randolph 2B 3. Rod Carew 1B 3. Thurman Munson C 4. Mike Cubbage 3B 4. Reggie Jackson RF 5. Dan Ford CF 5. Chris Chambliss 1B 6. Butch Wynegar C 6. Graig Nettles 3B 7. Glenn Adams DH 7. Jim Spencer DH 8. Hosken Powell RF 8. Roy White LF 9. Bob Randall 2B 9. Bucky Dent SS Paul Thormodsgard P Catfish Hunter P
Top 5 Plays
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| b2 | 2 | --- | R | 12% | 63% | 0-0 | NYY | G. Nettles | P. Thormodsgard | Home Run (Deep RF) | |
| b4 | 1 | --- | R | 11% | 79% | 1-0 | NYY | R. Jackson | P. Thormodsgard | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| b4 | 2 | -2- | R | 8% | 87% | 2-0 | NYY | J. Spencer | P. Thormodsgard | Double to RF; Nettles Scores | |
| t8 | 1 | 1-- | OO | 8% | 94% | 1-3 | MIN | B. Randall | S. Lyle | Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B | |
| t7 | 0 | 1-- | OO | 7% | 94% | 0-3 | MIN | L. Wolfe | S. Lyle | Line Drive Double Play: P-1B |
Play By Play
Glossary · Click headers to sort · CSV · PRE · View Pitches · Box Score Explanation · wWE and wWPA Explanation| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | -4% | 46% | 0-0 | MIN | W. Norwood | C. Hunter | Single to CF | ||
| t1 | 0 | 1-- | O | 2% | 48% | 0-0 | MIN | R. Smalley | C. Hunter | Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Norwood to 2B | |
| t1 | 1 | -2- | -2% | 46% | 0-0 | MIN | R. Carew | C. Hunter | Walk | ||
| t1 | 1 | 12- | O | 4% | 50% | 0-0 | MIN | M. Cubbage | C. Hunter | Flyball: CF | |
| t1 | 2 | 12- | O | 4% | 55% | 0-0 | MIN | D. Ford | C. Hunter | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Paul Thormodsgard facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 52% | 0-0 | NYY | M. Rivers | P. Thormodsgard | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b1 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 51% | 0-0 | NYY | W. Randolph | P. Thormodsgard | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b1 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 50% | 0-0 | NYY | T. Munson | P. Thormodsgard | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 52% | 0-0 | MIN | B. Wynegar | C. Hunter | Flyball: LF | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 54% | 0-0 | MIN | G. Adams | C. Hunter | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| t2 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 55% | 0-0 | MIN | H. Powell | C. Hunter | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Paul Thormodsgard facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 53% | 0-0 | NYY | R. Jackson | P. Thormodsgard | Strikeout | |
| b2 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 51% | 0-0 | NYY | C. Chambliss | P. Thormodsgard | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| b2 | 2 | --- | R | 12% | 63% | 0-0 | NYY | G. Nettles | P. Thormodsgard | Home Run (Deep RF) | |
| b2 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 62% | 1-0 | NYY | J. Spencer | P. Thormodsgard | Strikeout | |
| 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 65% | 0-1 | MIN | B. Randall | C. Hunter | Strikeout | |
| t3 | 1 | --- | -3% | 62% | 0-1 | MIN | W. Norwood | C. Hunter | Walk | ||
| t3 | 1 | 1-- | OO | 6% | 68% | 0-1 | MIN | R. Smalley | C. Hunter | Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Paul Thormodsgard facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 66% | 1-0 | NYY | R. White | P. Thormodsgard | Foul Flyball: C | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 64% | 1-0 | NYY | B. Dent | P. Thormodsgard | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| b3 | 2 | --- | 1% | 65% | 1-0 | NYY | M. Rivers | P. Thormodsgard | Reached on E4 (Ground Ball) | ||
| b3 | 2 | 1-- | O | -2% | 63% | 1-0 | NYY | W. Randolph | P. Thormodsgard | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 66% | 0-1 | MIN | R. Carew | C. Hunter | Flyball: LF | |
| t4 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 68% | 0-1 | MIN | M. Cubbage | C. Hunter | Flyball: SS | |
| t4 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 69% | 0-1 | MIN | D. Ford | C. Hunter | Strikeout Looking | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Paul Thormodsgard facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 67% | 1-0 | NYY | T. Munson | P. Thormodsgard | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| b4 | 1 | --- | R | 11% | 79% | 1-0 | NYY | R. Jackson | P. Thormodsgard | Home Run (Deep LF) | |
| b4 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 77% | 2-0 | NYY | C. Chambliss | P. Thormodsgard | Flyball: LF | |
| b4 | 2 | --- | 2% | 79% | 2-0 | NYY | G. Nettles | P. Thormodsgard | Double to LF | ||
| b4 | 2 | -2- | R | 8% | 87% | 2-0 | NYY | J. Spencer | P. Thormodsgard | Double to RF; Nettles Scores | |
| b4 | 2 | -2- | 0% | 87% | 3-0 | NYY | R. White | P. Thormodsgard | Wild Pitch; Spencer to 3B | ||
| b4 | 2 | --3 | O | -2% | 85% | 3-0 | NYY | R. White | P. Thormodsgard | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 87% | 0-3 | MIN | B. Wynegar | C. Hunter | Groundout: 1B unassisted | |
| t5 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 89% | 0-3 | MIN | G. Adams | C. Hunter | Flyball: 2B | |
| t5 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 90% | 0-3 | MIN | H. Powell | C. Hunter | Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Paul Thormodsgard facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 89% | 3-0 | NYY | B. Dent | P. Thormodsgard | Flyball: LF | |
| b5 | 1 | --- | 2% | 90% | 3-0 | NYY | M. Rivers | P. Thormodsgard | Double to RF | ||
| b5 | 1 | -2- | O | -2% | 89% | 3-0 | NYY | W. Randolph | P. Thormodsgard | Fielder's Choice SS; Rivers out at 3B/SS-3B-2B | |
| b5 | 2 | 1-- | O | -1% | 88% | 3-0 | NYY | T. Munson | P. Thormodsgard | Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees' Catfish Hunter facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 90% | 0-3 | MIN | B. Randall | C. Hunter | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t6 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 91% | 0-3 | MIN | W. Norwood | C. Hunter | Flyball: CF | |
| t6 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 92% | 0-3 | MIN | R. Smalley | C. Hunter | Groundout: 1B-P | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Paul Thormodsgard facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 92% | 3-0 | NYY | R. Jackson | P. Thormodsgard | Flyball: CF | |
| b6 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 91% | 3-0 | NYY | C. Chambliss | P. Thormodsgard | Flyball: RF | |
| b6 | 2 | --- | O | -0% | 91% | 3-0 | NYY | G. Nettles | P. Thormodsgard | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees' Sparky Lyle facing 3-4-5 | |||||||||||
| Sparky Lyle replaces Catfish Hunter pitching | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | -4% | 87% | 0-3 | MIN | R. Carew | S. Lyle | Walk | ||
| Larry Wolfe pinch hits for Mike Cubbage (3B) batting 4th | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | 1-- | OO | 7% | 94% | 0-3 | MIN | L. Wolfe | S. Lyle | Line Drive Double Play: P-1B | |
| t7 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 95% | 0-3 | MIN | D. Ford | S. Lyle | Flyball: RF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Mac Scarce facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| Mac Scarce replaces Paul Thormodsgard pitching; Larry Wolfe moves from PH to 3B | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 94% | 3-0 | NYY | J. Spencer | M. Scarce | Strikeout | |
| b7 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 94% | 3-0 | NYY | R. White | M. Scarce | Strikeout | |
| b7 | 2 | --- | 0% | 94% | 3-0 | NYY | B. Dent | M. Scarce | Walk | ||
| b7 | 2 | 1-- | O | -0% | 94% | 3-0 | NYY | M. Rivers | M. Scarce | Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Yankees' Sparky Lyle facing 6-7-8 | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | -6% | 87% | 0-3 | MIN | B. Wynegar | S. Lyle | Triple to CF | ||
| Jose Morales pinch hits for Glenn Adams (DH) batting 7th | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --3 | R | -6% | 81% | 0-3 | MIN | J. Morales | S. Lyle | Single to LF; Wynegar Scores | |
| Craig Kusick pinch hits for Hosken Powell (RF) batting 8th | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | 1-- | O | 6% | 87% | 1-3 | MIN | C. Kusick | S. Lyle | Flyball: RF | |
| t8 | 1 | 1-- | OO | 8% | 94% | 1-3 | MIN | B. Randall | S. Lyle | Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 3. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-1, Twins' Mac Scarce facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| Craig Kusick moves from PH to LF; Willie Norwood moves from LF to RF | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | O | -0% | 94% | 3-1 | NYY | W. Randolph | M. Scarce | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b8 | 1 | --- | O | -0% | 94% | 3-1 | NYY | T. Munson | M. Scarce | Strikeout | |
| b8 | 2 | --- | 0% | 94% | 3-1 | NYY | R. Jackson | M. Scarce | Single to LF | ||
| b8 | 2 | 1-- | O | -1% | 93% | 3-1 | NYY | C. Chambliss | M. Scarce | Jackson Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS-1B) | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 3. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Yankees' Sparky Lyle facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 97% | 1-3 | MIN | W. Norwood | S. Lyle | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| t9 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 99% | 1-3 | MIN | R. Smalley | S. Lyle | Foul Flyball: 3B | |
| t9 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 100% | 1-3 | MIN | R. Carew | S. Lyle | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 3. | |||||||||||
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