April 13, 1979 Minnesota Twins at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 12
NYY 2 MIL 9
BAL 3 CAL 10
@OAK 1 MIN 8
@SEA 2 TEX 5
DET 4 TOR 4
KCR 1
(6) ATL 2
@LAD 1 PIT 7
STL 6 CIN 4
@SDP 2 SFG 8
HOU 7

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 8,125

Friday, April 13, 1979, 7:35PM
Time of Game: 2:29

Twins

5-2

Won 1

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: G Zahn (2-0), L: P Mitchell (0-1), S: M Marshall (3)

Mariners

5-4

Lost 1

5th, 2 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Cubbage 3B                  2   1   1   0    0   0  .174  .513    0    1   1   
  J Castino PH-3B             3   0   1   2    0   0  .333  .833    0    0   2   
R Smalley SS                  4   1   2   2    1   1  .400 1.091    0    3   4   HR
K Landreaux LF                5   2   2   2    0   2  .231  .798    0    2   0   HR,2B
R Jackson 1B                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .161  .502    0    9   1   
G Adams DH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .547    0    0   0   
  J Morales PH                3   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .533    0    0   0   
  D Edwards PR                1   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
B Wynegar C                   1   2   0   0    2   0  .261  .718    0    1   0   HBP
R Sofield RF                  4   0   1   0    0   3  .200  .554    0    1   0   CS
W Norwood CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .620    0    5   0   
R Wilfong 2B                  3   1   1   0    1   1  .211  .634    0    5   7   2B,IW

G Zahn P                                                                 0   1
  M Marshall P                                                           0   0
Totals                       36   8   9   6    4   9                    27  16

BATTING

2B: K Landreaux (2, off P Mitchell); R Wilfong (2, off R Honeycutt).

HR: K Landreaux (1, off R Honeycutt; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); R Smalley (1, off P Mitchell; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

IBB: R Wilfong (1, by M Parrott).

HBP: B Wynegar (1, by M Parrott).

TB: K Landreaux 6; R Smalley 5; R Wilfong 2; J Castino; M Cubbage; J Morales; R Sofield.

RBI: R Smalley 2 (5); J Castino 2 (3); K Landreaux 2 (4).

2-out RBI: K Landreaux 2; J Castino 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 5. R Wilfong-R Smalley-R Jackson 2; J Castino-R Wilfong-R Jackson; R Wilfong-R Jackson; R Smalley-R Wilfong-R Jackson.

E: R Smalley (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Sofield (1, 2nd base by P Mitchell/L Cox).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cruz 2B                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .182  .567    0    3   3   
D Meyer LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .669    0    2   0   2·GDP
B Bochte 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .438 1.221    0    7   0   
L Roberts RF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .394 1.080    0    3   0   
W Horton DH                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .303  .910    0    0   0   HR,GDP
R Jones CF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .344 1.041    0    1   0   2B,CS,GDP
B Stein 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .759    0    1   4   
L Cox C                       3   1   1   0    0   0  .300  .964    0    9   1   
M Mendoza SS                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .267  .623    0    1   0   2B,GDP
  J Hale PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  L Milbourne SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.250         0   0   

P Mitchell P                                                             0   1
  R Honeycutt P                                                          0   1
  M Parrott P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   2   9   2    3   1                    27  10

BATTING

2B: M Mendoza (2, off G Zahn); R Jones (2, off M Marshall).

HR: W Horton (2, off G Zahn; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: W Horton 4; R Jones 3; M Mendoza 2; J Cruz; B Bochte; L Roberts; L Cox; B Stein.

GIDP: D Meyer 2 (2); M Mendoza (1); R Jones (3); W Horton (2).

RBI: J Cruz (5); W Horton (5).

2-out RBI: W Horton.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

PB: L Cox (2).

E: B Stein (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Jones (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by G Zahn).

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
G Zahn, W (2-0)                6     8   2   2    1   0   1   1.80   23     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 3· 8     47    -     1.12   0.20
M Marshall, S (3)              3     1   0   0    2   1   0   0.00   11     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.52   0.05
Totals                         9     9   2   2    3   1   1          34     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 3· 9           -

Seattle Mariners              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 (0-1)            2.2   5   4   2    1   1   1   4.82   13     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 5     36    -     0.90  -0.17
R Honeycutt                    4     2   2   2    2   4   1   5.25   17     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 0· 2          1-1    0.68  -0.05
M Parrott                      2.1   2   2   2    1   4   0  13.50   11     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.19  -0.02
Totals                         9     9   8   6    4   9   2          41     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 1· 8          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Parrott (1; R Wilfong).

PO: G Zahn (1; R Jones, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: M Parrott (1; B Wynegar).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Dave Perez, 2B - Gale Miller, 3B - Charles Jackson.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 8,125.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Seattle Mariners                     
1. M Cubbage            3B    1. J Cruz               2B 
2. R Smalley            SS    2. D Meyer              LF 
3. K Landreaux          LF    3. B Bochte             1B 
4. R Jackson            1B    4. L Roberts            RF 
5. G Adams              DH    5. W Horton             DH 
6. B Wynegar            C     6. R Jones              CF 
7. R Sofield            RF    7. B Stein              3B 
8. W Norwood            CF    8. L Cox                C  
9. R Wilfong            2B    9. M Mendoza            SS 

   G Zahn               P        P Mitchell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-1  1--      16%  78% R Smalley       P Mitchell      Home Run; Cubbage Scores
   t 7   2  2-4  -2-      13%  93% K Landreaux     R Honeycutt     Home Run; Wilfong Scores
   b 3   1  4-1  1-3      12%  81% D Meyer         G Zahn          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 4   2  4-1  ---      -9%  73% W Horton        G Zahn          Home Run
   b 2   0  1-0  1--       8%  60% W Horton        G Zahn          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  M Cubbage       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  R Smalley       Single to RF (CF-RF)
   O      1--      47%  K Landreaux     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      45%  R Jackson       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Geoff Zahn facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  J Cruz          Single to CF
   OO     1--      49%  D Meyer         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Bochte        Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Mitchell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  G Adams         Lineout: 2B
          ---      50%  B Wynegar       Walk
          1--      52%  R Sofield       Passed Ball; Wynegar to 2B
          -2-      57%  " "             Single to RF; Wynegar to 3B
   RO     1-3      56%  W Norwood       Sofield Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B); Wynegar Scores/Adv on throw to 2B/unER
   O      ---      55%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Geoff Zahn facing 4-5-6
          ---      51%  L Roberts       Single to LF
   OO     1--      60%  W Horton        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---      61%  R Jones         Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Mitchell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      59%  R Wilfong       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      61%  M Cubbage       Single to RF
   RR     1--      78%  R Smalley       Home Run; Cubbage Scores
          ---      80%  K Landreaux     Double to RF
   O      -2-      78%  R Jackson       Flyball: LF
                  Rick Honeycutt replaces Paul Mitchell pitching; Jose Morales pinch hits for Glenn Adams batting 5th
   R      -2-      84%  J Morales       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Landreaux Scores/No RBI/unER
          1--      85%  B Wynegar       Walk; Morales to 2B
   O      12-      83%  R Sofield       Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-4, Geoff Zahn facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      85%  B Stein         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      83%  L Cox           Single to LF
          1--      76%  M Mendoza       Double to LF; Cox to 3B
   R      -23      69%  J Cruz          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Cox Scores; Mendoza to 3B
   OO     1-3      81%  D Meyer         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Mariners 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Rick Honeycutt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      80%  W Norwood       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      78%  R Wilfong       Strikeout Looking
                  John Castino pinch hits for Mike Cubbage batting 1st
   O      ---      78%  J Castino       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-4, Geoff Zahn facing 3-4-5
                  John Castino moves to 3B
   O      ---      80%  B Bochte        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      82%  L Roberts       Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      73%  W Horton        Home Run
          ---      72%  R Jones         Single to LF
   O      1--      75%  B Stein         Jones Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Mariners 2.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Rick Honeycutt facing 2-3-4
          ---      77%  R Smalley       Walk
   O      1--      75%  K Landreaux     Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      72%  R Jackson       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      70%  J Morales       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-4, Geoff Zahn facing 7-8-9
          ---      65%  B Stein         Single to CF
   O      1--      70%  L Cox           Flyball: RF
   OO     1--      77%  M Mendoza       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Mariners 2.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Rick Honeycutt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      76%  B Wynegar       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      74%  R Sofield       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      73%  W Norwood       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-4, Geoff Zahn facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      77%  J Cruz          Lineout: LF
   O      ---      79%  D Meyer         Flyball: CF
          ---      77%  B Bochte        Single to LF
          1--      74%  L Roberts       Walk; Bochte to 2B
   O      12-      81%  W Horton        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Mariners 2.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Rick Honeycutt facing 9-1-2
          ---      85%  R Wilfong       Double to RF
   O      -2-      82%  J Castino       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      80%  R Smalley       Foul Flyball: 3B
   RR     -2-      93%  K Landreaux     Home Run; Wilfong Scores
                  Mike Parrott replaces Rick Honeycutt pitching
   O      ---      92%  R Jackson       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-6, Mike Marshall facing 6-7-8
                  Mike Marshall replaces Geoff Zahn pitching
          ---      88%  R Jones         Double to LF
   O      -2-      92%  B Stein         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      94%  L Cox           Flyball: CF; Jones to 3B
                  John Hale pinch hits for Mario Mendoza batting 9th
          --3      93%  J Hale          Walk
   O      1-3      96%  J Cruz          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Mariners 2.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-2, Mike Parrott facing 5-6-7
                  Larry Milbourne replaces John Hale playing SS batting 9th
          ---      97%  J Morales       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
                  Dave Edwards pinch runs for Jose Morales batting 5th
          1--      98%  B Wynegar       Hit By Pitch; Edwards to 2B
   O      12-      97%  R Sofield       Strikeout
   O      12-      96%  W Norwood       Groundout: 2B-1B; Edwards to 3B; Wynegar to 2B
          -23      96%  R Wilfong       Intentional Walk
   RR     123      99%  J Castino       Single to LF; Edwards Scores; Wynegar Scores; Wilfong to 2B
   O      12-      99%  R Smalley       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-8, Mike Marshall facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  D Meyer         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  B Bochte        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  L Roberts       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Mariners 2.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-2, Mike Parrott facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  K Landreaux     Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  R Jackson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Edwards       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-8, Mike Marshall facing 5-6-7
          ---      99%  W Horton        Walk
   OO     1--     100%  R Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Stein         Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Mariners 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SEA197904130

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