July 31, 1991 Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 24,300

Wednesday, July 31, 1991, (null)
Time of Game: 2:44

Twins

61-41

Won 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  8  0   0  0  3   0  0  1   12 20  1
Yankees         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  2    3  8  1

W: K Tapani (8-7), L: S Sanderson (10-7)

Yankees

46-51

Lost 4

4th, 9½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .277  .745   19    2   0   
  R Bush PH-LF                2   0   2   1    0   0  .243  .749    7    1   0   
C Knoblauch 2B                6   1   1   1    0   1  .270  .685   23    2   2   GDP
K Puckett CF                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .332  .863   12    1   0   
  G Larkin PR-RF              1   1   0   0    0   0  .291  .714    3    1   0   GDP
K Hrbek 1B                    5   2   3   5    0   0  .281  .808   13    5   0   HR
C Davis DH                    5   1   2   1    0   2  .272  .894   15    0   0   HR
B Harper C                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .315  .784   13    2   0   
  J Ortiz C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .583         3   0   
S Mack RF-CF                  5   2   3   3    0   1  .290  .868   16    3   0   2·HR
M Pagliarulo 3B               5   2   4   0    0   0  .298  .764   14    4   2   
G Gagne SS                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .250  .676   11    1   1   
  A Newman SS                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .498    5    1   0   

K Tapani P                                                               1   3
  W Banks P                                                              0   0
Totals                       46  12  20  12    1   6              151   27   8

BATTING

HR: C Davis (23, off S Sanderson; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF); K Hrbek (11, off S Sanderson; 2nd inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); S Mack 2 (11, off S Sanderson, off E Plunk; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: S Mack 9; K Hrbek 6; C Davis 5; M Pagliarulo 4; G Gagne 2; D Gladden 2; R Bush 2; C Knoblauch; K Puckett.

GIDP: G Larkin (7); C Knoblauch (7).

RBI: K Hrbek 5 (55); S Mack 3 (41); C Davis (69); C Knoblauch (30); R Bush (9); D Gladden (36).

2-out RBI: K Hrbek 4; S Mack 3; D Gladden; R Bush; C Knoblauch.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 6 for 9.

FIELDING

E: M Pagliarulo (8).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Williams CF                 4   0   1   1    1   1  .254  .809   17    3   0   
S Sax 2B                      4   0   2   1    0   0  .292  .735   16    3   3   2B
  C Rodriguez 2B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .435    4    0   0   
D Mattingly 1B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .745    7    5   0   
  H Meulens 1B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .598    5    4   0   
M Hall LF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .310  .859    8    2   0   
  M Humphreys PH-LF           1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333    6    0   0   
M Nokes C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .840    9    4   0   
  B Geren C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .465    6    2   0   
P Sheridan RF                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .254  .748   13    2   0   2B
K Maas DH                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .225  .738   14    0   0   
A Espinoza SS                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .264  .663    5    1   4   2B
  R Velarde PH                0   1   0   0    1   0  .216  .616   12    0   0   
P Kelly 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .236  .647   11    1   0   

S Sanderson P                                                            0   0
  E Plunk P                                                              0   1
  T Leary P                                                              0   1
Totals                       36   3   8   2    2   5              133   27   9

BATTING

2B: S Sax (21, off K Tapani); A Espinoza (15, off K Tapani); P Sheridan (3, off K Tapani).

TB: P Sheridan 3; S Sax 3; A Espinoza 2; K Maas; M Nokes; B Williams.

RBI: B Williams (11); S Sax (35).

2-out RBI: S Sax; B Williams.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Espinoza-H Meulens; A Espinoza-S Sax-D Mattingly.

E: B Williams (2).

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
K Tapani, W (8-7)              7     5   1   1    0   2   0   2.97   26   74-46   33· 6· 7    8·12· 4· 0     65    -     0.23   0.08
W Banks                        2     3   2   0    2   3   0   0.00   12   54-33   16· 9· 8    2· 2· 3· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     8   3   1    2   5   0          38  128-79   49·15·15   10·14· 7· 0           -

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
S Sanderson, L (10-7)          1.2   8   8   8    1   0   3   4.40   14   47-31   17· 4·10    3· 7· 3· 0      6    -     0.72  -0.42
E Plunk                        4.1   9   3   0    0   3   1   5.07   22   60-45   34· 5· 6    9· 6· 4· 0          1-0    0.10   0.00
T Leary                        3     3   1   1    0   3   0   6.71   11   44-25   15· 4· 6    5· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    20  12   9    1   6   4          47  151-101  66·13·22   17·15· 8· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: W Banks (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Ed Hickox, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - John Hirschbeck.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 24,300.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 5mph from Right to Left, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               New York Yankees                     
1. D Gladden            LF    1. B Williams           CF 
2. C Knoblauch          2B    2. S Sax                2B 
3. K Puckett            CF    3. D Mattingly          1B 
4. K Hrbek              1B    4. M Hall               LF 
5. C Davis              DH    5. M Nokes              C  
6. B Harper             C     6. P Sheridan           RF 
7. S Mack               RF    7. K Maas               DH 
8. M Pagliarulo         3B    8. A Espinoza           SS 
9. G Gagne              SS    9. P Kelly              3B 

   K Tapani             P        S Sanderson          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-4  123  1   11%  97% K Hrbek         S Sanderson     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Gladden Scores; Knoblauch Scores; Puckett Scores; Hrbek Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  ---  2   11%  58% C Davis         S Sanderson     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Davis Scores
   t 2   2  0-1  ---  3   10%  67% S Mack          S Sanderson     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Mack Scores
   t 2   2  0-2  12-  4    8%  78% D Gladden       S Sanderson     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Pagliarulo Scores; Gagne to 2B
   t 2   2  0-3  12-  6    6%  84% C Knoblauch     S Sanderson     Single to CF (Line Drive); Gagne Scores; Gladden to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Sanderson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  D Gladden       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   46%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  4   45%  K Puckett       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Tapani facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  B Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   49%  S Sax           Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   50%  D Mattingly     Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Sanderson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   48%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   R      ---  2   58%  C Davis         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Davis Scores
   O      ---  5   57%  B Harper        Flyball: CF
   R      ---  3   67%  S Mack          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Mack Scores
          ---  2   68%  M Pagliarulo    Single (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  3   70%  G Gagne         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Pagliarulo to 2B
   R      12-  4   78%  D Gladden       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Pagliarulo Scores; Gagne to 2B
   R      12-  6   84%  C Knoblauch     Single to CF (Line Drive); Gagne Scores; Gladden to 2B
          12-  4   86%  K Puckett       Walk; Gladden to 3B; Knoblauch to 2B
   RRRR   123  1   97%  K Hrbek         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Gladden Scores; Knoblauch Scores; Puckett Scores; Hrbek Scores
          ---  3   97%  C Davis         Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Eric Plunk replaces Scott Sanderson pitching
   O      1--  3   97%  B Harper        Popfly: 2B
                  8 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-8, Kevin Tapani facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   97%  M Hall          Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
          ---  2   97%  M Nokes         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   97%  P Sheridan      Groundout: P-2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Left); Sheridan to 1B
   O      1--  1   98%  K Maas          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-0, Eric Plunk facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   98%  S Mack          Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   97%  M Pagliarulo    Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   97%  G Gagne         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-8, Kevin Tapani facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   96%  A Espinoza      Double to 3B (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
   O      -2-  2   97%  P Kelly         Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Espinoza to 3B
   O      --3  2   98%  B Williams      Lineout: P (P's Left)
   R      --3  3   96%  S Sax           Double to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Espinoza Scores
   O      -2-  2   97%  D Mattingly     Flyball: CF (Deep SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Yankees 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-1, Eric Plunk facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   98%  D Gladden       Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   OO     1--  2   97%  C Knoblauch     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  1   97%  K Puckett       Single (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   97%  K Hrbek         Single (Ground Ball to Deep 2B); Puckett to 3B
   O      1-3  1   97%  C Davis         Lineout: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-8, Kevin Tapani facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   97%  M Hall          Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   98%  M Nokes         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  3   97%  P Sheridan      Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   98%  K Maas          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Yankees 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-1, Eric Plunk facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   98%  B Harper        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  2   98%  S Mack          Single (Ground Ball to P's Right)
          1--  3   98%  M Pagliarulo    Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Mack to 2B
          12-  2   99%  G Gagne         Single (Fly Ball); Mack to 3B; Pagliarulo to 2B
   O      123  4   98%  D Gladden       Strikeout Looking
   O      123  1   98%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B (Weak 3B); Gagne to 2B; Knoblauch to 1B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 8, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-8, Kevin Tapani facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   98%  A Espinoza      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   98%  P Kelly         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   99%  B Williams      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Yankees 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-1, Eric Plunk facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   99%  K Puckett       Reached on E8 (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Puckett to 3B
                  Gene Larkin pinch runs for Kirby Puckett batting 3rd
   R      --3  3   99%  K Hrbek         Single (Ground Ball to Deep 2B); Larkin Scores/unER
   O      1--  3   99%  C Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   99%  B Harper        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   RR     1--  2  100%  S Mack          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Hrbek Scores/unER; Mack Scores/unER
          ---  1  100%  M Pagliarulo    Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  3  100%  G Gagne         Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 11, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-11, Kevin Tapani facing 2-3-4
                  Al Newman replaces Greg Gagne playing SS batting 9th; Shane Mack moves to CF; Gene Larkin moves to RF
   O      ---  3  100%  S Sax           Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  3  100%  D Mattingly     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  1  100%  M Hall          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 11, Yankees 1.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 11-1, Tim Leary facing 1-2-3
                  Tim Leary replaces Eric Plunk pitching; Hensley Meulens replaces Don Mattingly playing 1B batting 3rd; Randy Bush pinch hits for Dan Gladden batting 1st
          ---  4  100%  R Bush          Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--  5  100%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--  3  100%  G Larkin        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 11, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-11, Kevin Tapani facing 5-6-7
                  Randy Bush moves to LF
   O      ---  5  100%  M Nokes         Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
          ---  4  100%  P Sheridan      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2  100%  K Maas          Popfly: 3B
   O      1--  1  100%  A Espinoza      Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Espinoza to 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 11, Yankees 1.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 11-1, Tim Leary facing 4-5-6
                  Bob Geren replaces Matt Nokes playing C batting 5th
   O      ---  3  100%  K Hrbek         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6  100%  C Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  B Harper        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 11, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-11, Willie Banks facing 9-1-2
                  Willie Banks replaces Kevin Tapani pitching; Junior Ortiz replaces Brian Harper playing C batting 6th
   O      ---  4  100%  P Kelly         Strikeout Looking
          ---  4  100%  B Williams      Walk
          1--  6  100%  S Sax           Single to CF (Line Drive); Williams to 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  H Meulens       Strikeout Swinging
                  Mike Humphreys pinch hits for Mel Hall batting 4th
   O      12-  6  100%  M Humphreys     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Humphreys to 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 11, Yankees 1.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 11-1, Tim Leary facing 7-8-9
                  Carlos Rodriguez replaces Steve Sax playing 2B batting 2nd; Mike Humphreys moves to LF
   O      ---  3  100%  S Mack          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5  100%  M Pagliarulo    Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  5  100%  A Newman        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right); Pagliarulo to 2B
   R      -2-  3  100%  R Bush          Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Pagliarulo Scores
   O      1--  6  100%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 12, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-12, Willie Banks facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6  100%  B Geren         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4  100%  P Sheridan      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6  100%  K Maas          Single to RF (Line Drive)
                  Randy Velarde pinch hits for Alvaro Espinoza batting 8th
          1--     100%  R Velarde       Wild Pitch; Maas to 3B
          --3  7  100%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3  1  100%  P Kelly         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Maas Scores/No RBI/unER; Velarde to 2B; Kelly to 1B
   R      12-  1  100%  B Williams      Single (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Velarde Scores/unER; Kelly to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  C Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
        2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 12, Yankees 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYA199107310

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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