September 20, 1988 Minnesota Twins at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 29,585

Tuesday, September 20, 1988, 7:35
Time of Game: 3:07

Twins

83-68

Lost 3

2nd, 13½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  1  0   2  0  0    3 10  0
Athletics       0  3  1   2  0  0   1  5  X   12 17  0

W: S Davis (16-5), L: F Viola (22-7), S: R Honeycutt (7)

Athletics

97-55

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .266  .718   15    0   0   
  M Davidson PR-LF            1   1   0   0    0   1  .223  .616    5    0   0   
T Herr 2B                     4   1   1   0    1   0  .247  .655   24    3   3   
R Bush RF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .256  .792   20    2   0   GDP
  J Christensen PH            1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .742    3    0   0   
K Puckett CF                  5   0   4   1    0   0  .350  .902   20    4   0   
J Dwyer DH                    1   0   0   0    2   1  .267  .745   19    0   0   
  G Gaetti PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .908    1    0   0   GDP
G Larkin 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .770   12    5   0   
T Laudner C                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .248  .720   13    8   0   
A Newman 3B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .235  .574   28    0   1   
G Gagne SS                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .238  .684   17    2   4   HR

F Viola P                                                                0   0
  M Portugal P                                                           0   0
  G Gonzalez P                                                           0   0
  D Schatzeder P                                                         0   0
Totals                       35   3  10   3    5   6              177   24   8

BATTING

HR: G Gagne (13, off S Davis; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: K Puckett 4; G Gagne 4; D Gladden; T Laudner; R Bush; A Newman; T Herr.

GIDP: G Gaetti (10); R Bush (6).

RBI: R Bush (50); G Gagne (46); K Puckett (109).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Herr-G Gagne-G Larkin; G Gagne-T Herr-G Larkin.

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Phillips LF-RF              4   2   2   3    1   0  .197  .606   13    3   0   HR,2B
D Henderson CF                5   1   2   1    0   1  .302  .892   14    2   0   
J Canseco RF                  2   1   2   0    1   0  .306  .957   14    1   0   2B,SB
  L Polonia PH-LF             2   1   1   0    0   1  .300  .740    9    0   0   
C Lansford 3B                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .284  .701   13    1   2   SH
T Steinbach C                 3   1   1   2    1   1  .261  .725   19    6   0   SF
D Baylor DH                   4   2   3   2    0   0  .227  .683    9    0   0   HR,HBP
S Javier 1B                   5   0   1   1    0   2  .263  .643   15   10   0   GDP
M Gallego 2B                  5   1   1   1    0   0  .205  .552   17    1   2   2B,GDP
W Weiss SS                    3   2   3   2    1   0  .246  .627   15    3   3   2B

S Davis P                                                                0   1
  E Plunk P                                                              0   0
  R Honeycutt P                                                          0   1
Totals                       37  12  17  12    4   7              138   27   9

BATTING

2B: W Weiss (14, off M Portugal); T Phillips (7, off F Viola); M Gallego (7, off F Viola); J Canseco (33, off F Viola).

HR: D Baylor (7, off G Gonzalez; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line); T Phillips (2, off G Gonzalez; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SF: T Steinbach (5, off F Viola).

SH: C Lansford (5, off F Viola).

HBP: D Baylor (10, by D Schatzeder).

TB: D Baylor 6; T Phillips 6; W Weiss 4; J Canseco 3; D Henderson 2; M Gallego 2; S Javier; L Polonia; C Lansford; T Steinbach.

GIDP: M Gallego (6); S Javier (12).

RBI: T Phillips 3 (15); D Baylor 2 (31); T Steinbach 2 (50); W Weiss 2 (34); M Gallego (19); D Henderson (88); S Javier (35).

2-out RBI: D Baylor; D Henderson; T Phillips.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Lansford-M Gallego-S Javier; S Davis-W Weiss-S Javier.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Canseco (38, 2nd base off F Viola/T Laudner).

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
F Viola, L (22-7)              3.2   9   6   6    1   4   0   2.54   21   66-45   22·11·12    6· 5· 5· 0     22    -     0.70  -0.30
M Portugal                     2     2   0   0    1   0   0   4.53    8   24-14   10· 1· 3    2· 2· 3· 0          2-0    0.16   0.01
G Gonzalez                     1.2   5   6   6    2   3   2   3.54   12   42-27   15· 4· 8    2· 5· 0· 0          2-0    0.09  -0.03
D Schatzeder                   0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   7.03    3    5-3     2· 1· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          3-2    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    17  12  12    4   7   2          44  137-89   49·17·23   11·12· 9· 0          7-2

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Davis, W (16-5)              5     6   1   1    3   3   1   3.46   23  109-63   40·11·12    5· 6· 6· 0     51    -     0.87   0.12
E Plunk                        1.1   3   2   2    1   2   0   3.08    8   32-18   11· 4· 3    0· 2· 3· 0          2-0    0.85  -0.05
R Honeycutt, S (7)             2.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   3.58    9   30-17   11· 2· 4    6· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.68   0.11
Totals                         9    10   3   3    5   6   1          40  171-98   62·17·19   11· 9· 9· 0          4-0

S Davis faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: S Davis 2 (15).

IBB: None.

HBP: D Schatzeder (2; D Baylor).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Larry Young, 3B - Dan Morrison.

Time of Game: 3:07.

Attendance: 29,585.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 62° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Oakland Athletics                    
1. D Gladden            LF    1. T Phillips           LF 
2. T Herr               2B    2. D Henderson          CF 
3. R Bush               RF    3. J Canseco            RF 
4. K Puckett            CF    4. C Lansford           3B 
5. J Dwyer              DH    5. T Steinbach          C  
6. G Larkin             1B    6. D Baylor             DH 
7. T Laudner            C     7. S Javier             1B 
8. A Newman             3B    8. M Gallego            2B 
9. G Gagne              SS    9. W Weiss              SS 

   F Viola              P        S Davis              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-0  12-  2   15%  74% M Gallego       F Viola         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Steinbach Scores; Baylor to 3B
   b 2   1  0-1  -23  1    9%  83% W Weiss         F Viola         Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Baylor Scores; Gallego Scores
   t 7   1  6-3  12-  1    9%  95% G Gaetti        R Honeycutt     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  1    6%  64% D Baylor        F Viola         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Steinbach to 2B
   b 2   0  0-0  12-  4   -6%  59% S Javier        F Viola         Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Storm Davis facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  D Gladden       Flyball: RF
          ---  8   50%  T Herr          Walk
   OO     1--  4   55%  R Bush          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   52%  T Phillips      Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   51%  D Henderson     Flyball: RF
          ---  4   52%  J Canseco       Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   50%  C Lansford      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Storm Davis facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   46%  K Puckett       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      44%  J Dwyer         Wild Pitch; Puckett to 2B
   O      -2-  5   48%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   51%  G Larkin        Groundout: 2B-1B; Puckett to 3B
   O      --3  3   55%  T Laudner       Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   59%  T Steinbach     Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  1   64%  D Baylor        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Steinbach to 2B
   O      12-  4   59%  S Javier        Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  2   74%  M Gallego       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Steinbach Scores; Baylor to 3B
   RR     -23  1   83%  W Weiss         Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Baylor Scores; Gallego Scores
   O      1--  3   82%  T Phillips      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  5   81%  D Henderson     Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 3.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Storm Davis facing 8-9-1
          ---  7   77%  A Newman        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  4   80%  G Gagne         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  6   83%  D Gladden       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  6   85%  T Herr          Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Frank Viola facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   87%  J Canseco       Walk
          1--      88%  C Lansford      Canseco Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   88%  " "             Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Canseco to 3B
   RO     --3  3   89%  T Steinbach     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Canseco Scores
   O      ---  2   89%  D Baylor        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 4.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Storm Davis facing 3-4-5
   O      --- 10   90%  R Bush          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  6   89%  K Puckett       Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS)
          1--  6   86%  J Dwyer         Walk; Puckett to 2B
   O      12-  4   89%  G Larkin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   92%  T Laudner       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-0, Frank Viola facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   91%  S Javier        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   91%  M Gallego       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
          ---  2   91%  W Weiss         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS)
   R      1--  2   95%  T Phillips      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Weiss Scores; Phillips to 3B/Adv on throw to Hm
   R      --3  2   97%  D Henderson     Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS); Phillips Scores
          1--  3   97%  J Canseco       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Henderson to 3B
                  Mark Portugal replaces Frank Viola pitching
   O      -23  1   97%  C Lansford      Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 6.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Storm Davis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   97%  A Newman        Flyball: LF
   R      ---  5   95%  G Gagne         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  3   94%  D Gladden       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  4   96%  T Herr          Lineout: CF (Short CF)
          1--      95%  R Bush          Wild Pitch; Gladden to 2B
   O      -2-  3   97%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mark Portugal facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   96%  T Steinbach     Lineout: 2B
          ---  2   97%  D Baylor        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   OO     1--  2   96%  S Javier        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 6.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-6, Storm Davis facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   94%  K Puckett       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  4   91%  J Dwyer         Walk; Puckett to 2B
                  Eric Plunk replaces Storm Davis pitching
   O      12-  2   94%  G Larkin        Popfly: SS
   O      12-  4   96%  T Laudner       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      12-  7   98%  A Newman        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mark Portugal facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   98%  M Gallego       Flyball: CF
          ---  6   98%  W Weiss         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          -2-  5   98%  T Phillips      Walk
   O      12-  3   98%  D Henderson     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Weiss to 3B
                  German Gonzalez replaces Mark Portugal pitching; Luis Polonia pinch hits for Jose Canseco batting 3rd
   O      1-3  7   97%  L Polonia       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 6.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-6, Eric Plunk facing 9-1-2
                  Luis Polonia moves to LF; Tony Phillips moves to RF
   O      ---  5   98%  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   97%  D Gladden       Walk
                  Mark Davidson pinch runs for Dan Gladden batting 1st
          1--  4   96%  T Herr          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Davidson to 2B
   R      12-  1   91%  R Bush          Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Davidson Scores; Herr to 3B
   R      1-3  4   86%  K Puckett       Single to RF (Line Drive); Herr Scores; Bush to 2B
                  Rick Honeycutt replaces Eric Plunk pitching; Gary Gaetti pinch hits for Jim Dwyer batting 5th
   OO     12-  1   95%  G Gaetti        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-3, German Gonzalez facing 4-5-6
                  Mark Davidson moves to LF
   O      ---  3   94%  C Lansford      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   94%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  3   97%  D Baylor        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  2   97%  S Javier        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 7.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-7, Rick Honeycutt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   98%  G Larkin        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  1   97%  T Laudner       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  8   94%  A Newman        Walk; Laudner to 2B
   O      12-  3   97%  G Gagne         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Newman to 2B
   O      12-  5   99%  M Davidson      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 7-3, German Gonzalez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   99%  M Gallego       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   99%  W Weiss         Walk
   RR     1--  1  100%  T Phillips      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Weiss Scores
          ---  2  100%  D Henderson     Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
          1--  2  100%  L Polonia       Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF); Henderson to 2B
          12-  1  100%  C Lansford      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Henderson to 3B; Polonia to 2B
   R      123  5  100%  T Steinbach     Walk; Henderson Scores; Polonia to 3B; Lansford to 2B
                  Dan Schatzeder replaces German Gonzalez pitching
   R      123  1  100%  D Baylor        Hit By Pitch; Polonia Scores; Lansford to 3B; Steinbach to 2B
   R      123  1  100%  S Javier        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Lansford Scores; Steinbach to 3B; Baylor to 2B
   OO     123  3  100%  M Gallego       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 12.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-12, Rick Honeycutt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2  100%  T Herr          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  John Christensen pinch hits for Randy Bush batting 3rd
   O      ---  3  100%  J Christensen   Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  K Puckett       Popfly: 1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 12.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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