May 26, 1976 Minnesota Twins at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 1
@CAL 0
(11) BAL 6
@DET 0 DET 6
BAL 2 MIL 6
BOS 2 NYY 4
CLE 3 MIN 6
@OAK 1 KCR 14
@TEX 2 TEX 5
KCR 4
(10) CHC 4
STL 2 ATL 4
@CIN 3 PHI 5
NYM 0 PIT 6
MON 3 LAD 8
@SDP 0 SFG 11
HOU 4

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 2,740

Wednesday, May 26, 1976
Time of Game: 2:38

Twins

19-18

Won 1

4th, 4½ GB

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

W: D Goltz (4-2), L: P Mitchell (1-3)

Athletics

17-24

Lost 1

5th, 8½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Bostock CF                  4   0   1   0    1   0  .342  .837    0    4   0   2B
L Hisle LF                    4   1   3   3    0   0  .245  .666    0    0   0   2B,SB,CS,SH
R Carew 1B                    3   0   1   0    2   0  .288  .781    0    8   1   2·SB
S Braun 3B                    5   1   3   1    0   1  .238  .605    0    1   1   
B Wynegar C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .863    0    8   0   GDP
D Ford RF                     3   2   2   1    0   1  .259  .778    0    1   0   HR,HBP
C Kusick DH                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .237  .782    0    0   0   
B Randall 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .220  .557    0    1   0   
L Gomez SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .619    0    2   3   

D Goltz P                                                                2   0
Totals                       34   6  11   5    4   5                    27   5

BATTING

2B: L Hisle (6, off G Abbott); L Bostock (3, off P Mitchell).

HR: D Ford (8, off P Mitchell; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: L Hisle (7, off P Mitchell).

HBP: D Ford (4, by J Todd).

TB: D Ford 5; L Hisle 4; S Braun 3; L Bostock 2; L Gomez; R Carew.

GIDP: B Wynegar (3).

RBI: L Hisle 3 (20); S Braun (14); D Ford (27).

2-out RBI: L Hisle 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

E: B Wynegar (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Hisle (5, 2nd base off P Mitchell/T Hosley); R Carew 2 (16, 2nd base off G Abbott/T Hosley, 2nd base off P Mitchell/L Haney).

CS: L Hisle (2, 3rd base by G Abbott/T Hosley).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North RF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .269  .653    0    2   0   SB
  M Alexander RF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
B Campaneris SS               4   0   1   0    0   1  .188  .481    0    0   3   
D Baylor LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .678    0    3   0   
K McMullen 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .225  .619    0    7   0   2B
B Williams DH                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .202  .606    0    0   0   
S Bando 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .199  .650    0    2   1   
C Washington CF               3   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .570    0    2   0   
P Garner 2B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .644    0    4   2   
L Haney C                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .421    0    3   1   
  T Hosley PH-C               2   0   0   0    0   1  .138  .518    0    2   1   

P Mitchell P                                                             2   1
  P Lindblad P                                                           0   0
  J Todd P                                                               0   0
  G Abbott P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   1   4   0    1   8                    27   9

BATTING

2B: K McMullen (3, off D Goltz).

TB: K McMullen 2; B Campaneris; B Williams; B North.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Campaneris-P Garner-K McMullen.

E: D Baylor (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: B North (21, 2nd base off D Goltz/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, W (4-2)               9     4   1   0    1   8   0   4.17   33     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 2· 4     84    -     1.00   0.24
Totals                         9     4   1   0    1   8   0          33     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 2· 4           -

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Mitchell, L (1-3)            5.1   5   3   2    2   3   1   5.90   22     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 3· 5     49    -     0.93  -0.24
P Lindblad                     1.1   1   2   2    2   0   0   2.65    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          2-0    1.13   0.07
J Todd                         1.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   4.41    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          3-2    0.52  -0.09
G Abbott                       1     3   1   1    0   1   0   6.75    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 3          0-0    0.06  -0.01
Totals                         9    11   6   5    4   5   1          40     -       ·  ·      7· 9· 3·11          5-2

Balks: None.

WP: D Goltz (5); P Mitchell (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Todd (4; D Ford).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Joe Brinkman.

Time of Game: 2:38.

Attendance: 2,740.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 57° F, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Oakland Athletics                    
1. L Bostock            CF    1. B North              RF 
2. L Hisle              LF    2. B Campaneris         SS 
3. R Carew              1B    3. D Baylor             LF 
4. S Braun              3B    4. K McMullen           1B 
5. B Wynegar            C     5. B Williams           DH 
6. D Ford               RF    6. S Bando              3B 
7. C Kusick             DH    7. C Washington         CF 
8. B Randall            2B    8. P Garner             2B 
9. L Gomez              SS    9. L Haney              C  

   D Goltz              P        P Mitchell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  1-1  ---      16%  66% D Ford          P Mitchell      Home Run
   b 4   2  1-0  -2-     -14%  47% K McMullen      D Goltz         Reached on E2 (Ground Ball); North Scores/No RBI/unER
   t 6   1  1-2  12-      14%  86% S Braun         P Mitchell      Single to RF; Hisle Scores; Carew to 3B
   t 4   2  0-0  --3      12%  61% B Wynegar       P Mitchell      Wild Pitch; Braun Scores/unER
   t 7   2  1-3  123      10%  95% L Hisle         J Todd          Single; Ford Scores; Kusick Scores; Bostock to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Mitchell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  L Bostock       Double
   O      -2-      55%  L Hisle         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Bostock to 3B
   O      --3      46%  R Carew         Baserunner Out Advancing; Bostock out at Hm/C-P
          ---      48%  " "             Walk
          1--      49%  S Braun         Carew Steals 2B
   O      -2-      46%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Goltz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  B North         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  B Campaneris    Flyball: SS
   O      ---      50%  D Baylor        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Mitchell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  B Wynegar       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  D Ford          Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  C Kusick        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Goltz facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  K McMullen      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      49%  B Williams      Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  S Bando         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Mitchell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      48%  B Randall       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      46%  L Gomez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  L Bostock       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Goltz facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  C Washington    Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      49%  P Garner        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  L Haney         Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Mitchell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  L Hisle         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      46%  R Carew         Lineout: 3B
          ---      49%  S Braun         Single to LF; Braun to 3B/Adv on E7
   R      --3      61%  B Wynegar       Wild Pitch; Braun Scores/unER
   O      ---      60%  " "             Groundout: 2B-P
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Goltz facing 1-2-3
          ---      54%  B North         Single to CF
          1--      51%  B Campaneris    North Steals 2B
   O      -2-      57%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      61%  D Baylor        Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-      47%  K McMullen      Reached on E2 (Ground Ball); North Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      1--      50%  B Williams      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Paul Mitchell facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      66%  D Ford          Home Run
   O      ---      64%  C Kusick        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      62%  B Randall       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      61%  L Gomez         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Dave Goltz facing 6-7-8
          ---      55%  S Bando         Walk
          1--      51%  C Washington    Wild Pitch; Bando to 2B
   O      -2-      58%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      63%  P Garner        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Tim Hosley pinch hits for Larry Haney batting 9th
   O      -2-      68%  T Hosley        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Paul Mitchell facing 1-2-3
                  Tim Hosley moves to C
   O      ---      66%  L Bostock       Lineout: RF
          ---      69%  L Hisle         Single
          1--      71%  R Carew         Hisle Steals 2B
          -2-      72%  " "             Walk
   R      12-      86%  S Braun         Single to RF; Hisle Scores; Carew to 3B
                  Paul Lindblad replaces Paul Mitchell pitching
   OO     1-3      78%  B Wynegar       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Dave Goltz facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      81%  B North         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      77%  B Campaneris    Single to LF
   O      1--      81%  D Baylor        Lineout: RF
   O      1--      84%  K McMullen      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 1.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Paul Lindblad facing 6-7-8
          ---      86%  D Ford          Single to LF
          1--      89%  C Kusick        Walk; Ford to 2B
   O      12-      86%  B Randall       Flyball: RF
   O      12-      84%  L Gomez         Flyball: 2B
          12-      85%  L Bostock       Walk; Ford to 3B; Kusick to 2B
                  Jim Todd replaces Paul Lindblad pitching
   RR     123      95%  L Hisle         Single; Ford Scores; Kusick Scores; Bostock to 2B
   O      12-      95%  R Carew         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Dave Goltz facing 5-6-7
          ---      92%  B Williams      Single to RF
   O      1--      94%  S Bando         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      96%  C Washington    Groundout: 1B unassisted; Williams to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  P Garner        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Athletics 1.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Jim Todd facing 4-5-6
          ---      98%  S Braun         Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  B Wynegar       Flyball: CF
          1--      98%  D Ford          Hit By Pitch; Braun to 2B
   O      12-      97%  C Kusick        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      97%  B Randall       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-5, Dave Goltz facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      98%  T Hosley        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  B North         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      99%  B Campaneris    Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Athletics 1.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Glenn Abbott facing 9-1-2
                  Glenn Abbott replaces Jim Todd pitching; Matt Alexander replaces Billy North playing RF batting 1st
          ---      99%  L Gomez         Single to RF
   O      1--      99%  L Bostock       Flyball: CF
   R      1--     100%  L Hisle         Double to LF; Gomez Scores
   O      -2-      99%  R Carew         Hisle Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
          ---     100%  " "             Single
          1--     100%  S Braun         Carew Steals 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-6, Dave Goltz facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  D Baylor        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  K McMullen      Double to LF
   O      -2-     100%  B Williams      Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  S Bando         Foul Flyball: 3B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 1.

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