August 24, 1981 Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 8
BOS 6 KCR 4
@DET 2 MIL 5
CHW 4 MIN 3
@NYY 2
(12) OAK 16
CLE 4 BAL 12
@SEA 8 TEX 3
@TOR 0 CHC 9
SDP 8
(11) CIN 2
NYM 0 PHI 7
ATL 5
(13) LAD 3
@PIT 0 STL 2
SFG 1
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 21,513

Monday, August 24, 1981, 8:08PM
Time of Game: 3:06

Twins

22-49

Won 1

7th, 22 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  1  0   0  1  0   0  0  1    3 11  0
Yankees         1  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    2  9  2

W: J O'Connor (3-2), L: G Frazier (0-1)

Yankees

40-30

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Ward LF                     6   0   1   0    0   0  .254  .637    0    1   0   
D Engle RF                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .216  .594    0    0   0   
  H Powell PH-RF              2   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .583    0    2   0   
M Hatcher CF                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .657    0    2   0   
P Mackanin 2B                 5   0   2   0    0   0  .239  .584    0    8   0   
D Goodwin DH                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .248  .675    0    0   0   SB,SH
J Castino 3B                  5   0   2   0    0   2  .256  .660    0    1   1   
S Butera C                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .596    0    7   3   GDP
K Hrbek 1B                    5   1   2   2    0   1  .400 1.400    0   13   0   HR
L Faedo SS                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .400  .800    0    2   7   

B Havens P                                                               0   2
  D Corbett P                                                            0   2
  J O'Connor P                                                           0   0
Totals                       46   3  11   3    0   5                    36  15

BATTING

HR: K Hrbek (1, off G Frazier; 12th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: D Goodwin (1, off T John).

TB: K Hrbek 5; L Faedo 2; J Castino 2; P Mackanin 2; G Ward; D Goodwin; D Engle.

GIDP: S Butera (7).

RBI: K Hrbek 2 (2); D Engle (8).

2-out RBI: K Hrbek; D Engle.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Goodwin (3, 2nd base off T John/R Cerone).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Mumphrey CF                 6   1   3   1    0   0  .326  .808    0    1   0   2B,CS
L Milbourne 2B                6   0   2   1    0   0  .319  .820    0    5   5   2B
D Winfield LF                 5   0   1   0    1   0  .286  .785    0    1   0   2B,SB
B Watson 1B                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .215  .657    0   17   1   
R Jackson RF                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .214  .687    0    2   0   CS,IW
B Foote DH                    3   0   0   0    0   3  .182  .618    0    0   0   
  O Gamble PH                 1   0   0   0    1   0  .290  .939    0    0   0   CS
G Nettles 3B                  4   1   0   0    1   0  .224  .683    0    1   4   
R Cerone C                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .597    0    6   0   
B Dent SS                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .231  .673    0    2   7   

T John P                                                                 1   2
  G Frazier P                                                            0   0
Totals                       43   2   9   2    5   7                    36  19

BATTING

2B: D Winfield (16, off B Havens); J Mumphrey (7, off B Havens); L Milbourne (3, off B Havens).

IBB: R Jackson (2, by D Corbett).

TB: J Mumphrey 4; L Milbourne 3; D Winfield 2; R Jackson; B Dent; R Cerone.

RBI: J Mumphrey (19); L Milbourne (4).

2-out RBI: J Mumphrey.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T John-B Dent-B Watson.

E: B Watson (1); G Nettles (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Winfield (9, 2nd base off D Corbett/S Butera).

CS: R Jackson (2, 2nd base by B Havens/S Butera); O Gamble (2, 2nd base by J O'Connor/S Butera); J Mumphrey (7, 2nd base by B Havens/S Butera).

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
B Havens                       6.1   6   2   2    2   4   0   3.52   26     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 0· 6     55    -     1.16   0.13
D Corbett                      3.2   2   0   0    2   3   0   2.73   15     -       ·  ·      7· 1· 0· 2          2-1    2.41   0.23
J O'Connor, W (3-2)            2     1   0   0    1   0   0   4.25    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 1· 1          0-0    2.96   0.31
Totals                        12     9   2   2    5   7   0          48     -       ·  ·     15·11· 1· 9          2-1

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
T John                         9.1   8   2   2    0   3   0   2.78   36     -       ·  ·     17· 7· 1· 8     67    -     1.47   0.24
G Frazier, L (0-1)             2.2   3   1   1    0   2   1   0.64   11     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 3          1-0    2.51  -0.06
Totals                        12    11   3   3    0   5   1          47     -       ·  ·     21· 9· 1·11          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Corbett (9; R Jackson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Don Denkinger.

Time of Game: 3:06.

Attendance: 21,513.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 14mph in unknown direction, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               New York Yankees                     
1. G Ward               LF    1. J Mumphrey           CF 
2. D Engle              RF    2. L Milbourne          2B 
3. M Hatcher            CF    3. D Winfield           LF 
4. P Mackanin           2B    4. B Watson             1B 
5. D Goodwin            DH    5. R Jackson            RF 
6. J Castino            3B    6. B Foote              DH 
7. S Butera             C     7. G Nettles            3B 
8. K Hrbek              1B    8. R Cerone             C  
9. L Faedo              SS    9. B Dent               SS 

   B Havens             P        T John               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t12   0  2-2  ---      35%  85% K Hrbek         G Frazier       Home Run
   t 8   2  2-1  -2-      24%  45% D Engle         T John          Single to CF; Faedo Scores
   b 7   2  1-1  12-     -22%  20% J Mumphrey      D Corbett       Single to CF; Nettles Scores; Cerone to 2B
   t 5   0  1-0  1-3     -21%  33% S Butera        T John          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B; Goodwin stays at 3B
   t 5   2  1-0  --3      13%  47% K Hrbek         T John          Single to 2B; Goodwin Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  G Ward          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  D Engle         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  M Hatcher       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Havens facing 1-2-3
          ---      39%  J Mumphrey      Double to RF
   R      -2-      32%  L Milbourne     Single to CF; Mumphrey Scores
   O      1--      35%  D Winfield      Flyball: LF
          1--      31%  B Watson        Walk; Milbourne to 2B
   O      12-      35%  R Jackson       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      39%  B Foote         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Tommy John facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      36%  P Mackanin      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      35%  D Goodwin       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      36%  J Castino       Single to LF
   O      1--      34%  S Butera        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brad Havens facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      36%  G Nettles       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      37%  R Cerone        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      38%  B Dent          Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Tommy John facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      35%  K Hrbek         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      33%  L Faedo         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      32%  G Ward          Reached on E3 unassisted (Ground Ball); Ward out at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brad Havens facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      34%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      36%  L Milbourne     Flyball: CF
          ---      33%  D Winfield      Double to LF
   O      -2-      36%  B Watson        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Tommy John facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      34%  D Engle         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      32%  M Hatcher       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      30%  P Mackanin      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Brad Havens facing 5-6-7
          ---      27%  R Jackson       Single to CF
   O      1--      32%  B Foote         Jackson Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      34%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      35%  G Nettles       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Tommy John facing 5-6-7
          ---      40%  D Goodwin       Single to CF
          1--      44%  J Castino       Goodwin Steals 2B
          -2-      54%  " "             Single to 2B; Goodwin to 3B
   OO     1-3      33%  S Butera        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B; Goodwin stays at 3B
   R      --3      47%  K Hrbek         Single to 2B; Goodwin Scores
   O      1--      44%  L Faedo         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Brad Havens facing 8-9-1
          ---      39%  R Cerone        Single to LF
   O      1--      43%  B Dent          Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      47%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      50%  L Milbourne     Mumphrey Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Tommy John facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  G Ward          Foul Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      44%  D Engle         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      43%  M Hatcher       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Brad Havens facing 2-3-4
          ---      33%  L Milbourne     Double to LF
   O      -2-      39%  D Winfield      Popfly: 1B
   O      -2-      44%  B Watson        Groundout: SS-1B; Milbourne to 3B
   O      --3      50%  R Jackson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 1.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Tommy John facing 4-5-6
          ---      56%  P Mackanin      Single to RF
   O      1--      54%  D Goodwin       Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Mackanin to 2B
   O      -2-      48%  J Castino       Strikeout
   O      -2-      42%  S Butera        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Brad Havens facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      45%  B Foote         Strikeout
          ---      41%  G Nettles       Walk
          1--      36%  R Cerone        Fielder's Choice ; Nettles to 2B; Cerone to 1B
                  Doug Corbett replaces Brad Havens pitching
   O      12-      43%  B Dent          Strikeout Looking
   R      12-      20%  J Mumphrey      Single to CF; Nettles Scores; Cerone to 2B
   O      12-      24%  L Milbourne     Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Yankees 2.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Tommy John facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      18%  K Hrbek         Strikeout
          ---      25%  L Faedo         Single to CF
   O      1--      20%  G Ward          Groundout: SS-1B; Faedo to 2B
   R      -2-      45%  D Engle         Single to CF; Faedo Scores
   O      1--      40%  M Hatcher       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Doug Corbett facing 3-4-5
          ---      33%  D Winfield      Walk
          1--      26%  B Watson        Winfield Steals 2B
   O      -2-      35%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      33%  R Jackson       Intentional Walk
                  Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Barry Foote batting 6th
   O      12-      41%  O Gamble        Popfly: 2B
   O      12-      50%  G Nettles       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Yankees 2.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Tommy John facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      44%  P Mackanin      Lineout: SS
   O      ---      40%  D Goodwin       Popfly: 3B
          ---      43%  J Castino       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      37%  S Butera        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Doug Corbett facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      43%  R Cerone        Strikeout
          ---      37%  B Dent          Single to 3B
   O      1--      44%  J Mumphrey      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      50%  L Milbourne     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Yankees 2.

Top of the 10th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Tommy John facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      44%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      50%  L Faedo         Single to LF
                  George Frazier replaces Tommy John pitching
          1--      58%  G Ward          Single to CF; Faedo to 2B
                  Hosken Powell pinch hits for Dave Engle batting 2nd
   O      12-      48%  H Powell        Popfly: 2B
   O      12-      37%  M Hatcher       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 10th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Doug Corbett facing 3-4-5
                  Hosken Powell moves to RF
   O      ---      43%  D Winfield      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      47%  B Watson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Jackson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Yankees 2.

Top of the 11th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, George Frazier facing 4-5-6
          ---      58%  P Mackanin      Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  D Goodwin       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      43%  J Castino       Strikeout
   O      1--      37%  S Butera        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 11th, Yankees Batting, Tied 2-2, Jack O'Connor facing 6-7-8
                  Jack O'Connor replaces Doug Corbett pitching
          ---      30%  O Gamble        Walk
   O      1--      43%  G Nettles       Gamble Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      47%  " "             Lineout: RF
   O      ---      50%  R Cerone        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Yankees 2.

Top of the 12th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, George Frazier facing 8-9-1
   R      ---      85%  K Hrbek         Home Run
   O      ---      84%  L Faedo         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      83%  G Ward          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      82%  H Powell        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 12th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Jack O'Connor facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      90%  B Dent          Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      81%  J Mumphrey      Single to 2B
   O      1--      91%  L Milbourne     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  D Winfield      Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Yankees 2.

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