April 15, 1981 Minnesota Twins at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 6,203

Wednesday, April 15, 1981, 7:36PM
Time of Game: 2:36

Twins

1-5

Lost 1

7th, 5½ GB

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

W: J Gleaton (2-0), L: F Arroyo (0-1), S: B Clark (1)

Mariners

2-4

Won 1

5th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Ward LF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .166    0    2   0   
  H Powell PH                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .143  .325    0    0   0   
  S Butera C                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
R Jackson 1B                  3   1   0   1    1   0  .231  .978    0   12   0   
J Castino 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .304  .739    0    1   1   
R Smalley SS                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .190  .816    0    0   3   HR
P Mackanin DH                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Adams PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .754    0    0   0   
M Hatcher CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .526    0    1   1   
D Engle RF                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .333 1.167    0    2   1   2B
  D Goodwin PH                1   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
R Wilfong 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   3  .130  .330    0    1   4   
R Smith C                     2   1   1   1    0   1  .188  .563    0    3   0   HR
  R Sofield PH-LF             1   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .166    0    1   0   

F Arroyo P                                                               0   1
  D Cooper P                                                             0   2
  J O'Connor P                                                           0   0
Totals                       34   5   7   5    1   6                    24  14

BATTING

2B: D Engle (1, off J Gleaton).

HR: R Smith (1, off J Gleaton; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); R Smalley (2, off J Gleaton; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: R Smith 4; R Smalley 4; D Engle 2; D Goodwin; M Hatcher; R Wilfong; H Powell.

RBI: R Smalley 2 (5); H Powell (2); R Smith (1); R Jackson (3).

2-out RBI: R Smalley 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Smalley-R Wilfong-R Jackson.

E: J Castino (1); J O'Connor ().

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cruz 2B                     4   0   0   0    1   0  .280  .721    0    0   2   SB
J Simpson CF                  4   2   2   2    0   0  .467 1.012    0    3   0   2B
B Bochte 1B                   2   1   0   0    2   0  .174  .687    0    9   1   
R Zisk DH                     3   1   2   2    0   0  .391  .982    0    0   0   2B,HBP
J Burroughs RF                3   0   2   1    0   1  .455 1.136    0    1   0   
  D Henderson RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .111    0    5   0   GDP
B Gulden C                    4   0   3   1    0   0  .429 1.143    0    6   0   2·2B
T Paciorek LF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .375  .860    0    2   0   SB
L Randle 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .166    0    0   2   
R Auerbach SS                 4   2   1   0    0   0  .250  .774    0    0   2   2B

J Gleaton P                                                              1   2
  M Parrott P                                                            0   0
  B Clark P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   6  11   6    3   3                    27   9

BATTING

2B: B Gulden 2 (2, off D Cooper, off F Arroyo); R Zisk (1, off F Arroyo); J Simpson (2, off F Arroyo); R Auerbach (2, off F Arroyo).

HBP: R Zisk (1, by D Cooper).

TB: B Gulden 5; R Zisk 3; J Simpson 3; R Auerbach 2; J Burroughs 2; T Paciorek.

GIDP: D Henderson (1).

RBI: J Simpson 2 (6); R Zisk 2 (4); J Burroughs (3); B Gulden (1).

2-out RBI: J Simpson; R Zisk.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 14.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Cruz (6, 2nd base off J O'Connor/S Butera); T Paciorek (3, 2nd base off D Cooper/R Smith).

PO: J Cruz (2nd base by J O'Connor).

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 Arroyo, L (0-1)              3.2   8   6   5    1   2   0   7.50   20     -       ·  ·      6· 3· 0· 8     24    -     1.15  -0.40
D Cooper                       4     3   0   0    2   1   0   0.00   17     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 0· 3          1-1    0.37   0.01
J O'Connor                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    0     -       ·  ·       ·  ·  ·            1-0    0.82   0.01
Totals                         8    11   6   5    3   3   0          37     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 0·11          2-1

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Gleaton, W (2-0)             7     4   5   5    1   3   2   3.29   26     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 3· 4     51    -     0.69  -0.11
M Parrott, H (1)               1.2   3   0   0    0   2   0   5.40    8     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 3          2-2    2.59   0.10
B Clark, S (1)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    5.50   0.14
Totals                         9     7   5   5    1   6   2          35     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 3· 7          4-2

J Gleaton faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: J O'Connor (1; J Cruz, 2nd base).

HBP: D Cooper (1; R Zisk).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Jim Evans.

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 6,203.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Seattle Mariners                     
1. G Ward               LF    1. J Cruz               2B 
2. R Jackson            1B    2. J Simpson            CF 
3. J Castino            3B    3. B Bochte             1B 
4. R Smalley            SS    4. R Zisk               DH 
5. P Mackanin           DH    5. J Burroughs          RF 
6. M Hatcher            CF    6. B Gulden             C  
7. D Engle              RF    7. T Paciorek           LF 
8. R Wilfong            2B    8. L Randle             3B 
9. R Smith              C     9. R Auerbach           SS 

   F Arroyo             P        J Gleaton            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  1--     -19%  33% R Smalley       J Gleaton       Home Run; Jackson Scores
   b 3   1  2-1  12-      18%  65% R Zisk          F Arroyo        Double to RF; Simpson Scores; Bochte to 3B
   t 9   2  6-5  12-      14% 100% R Wilfong       B Clark         Strikeout
   t 8   1  6-3  1-3     -10%  77% H Powell        M Parrott       Single to CF; Engle Scores; Wilfong to 3B
   b 3   1  2-0  -2-      10%  43% J Simpson       F Arroyo        Single to LF; Auerbach Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jerry Don Gleaton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  G Ward          Lineout: RF
          ---      50%  R Jackson       Walk
   O      1--      53%  J Castino       Flyball: CF
   RR     1--      33%  R Smalley       Home Run; Jackson Scores
   O      ---      34%  P Mackanin      Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Fernando Arroyo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      32%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      30%  J Simpson       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      29%  B Bochte        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jerry Don Gleaton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      31%  M Hatcher       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      32%  D Engle         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      33%  R Wilfong       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Fernando Arroyo facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      31%  R Zisk          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      33%  J Burroughs     Single to CF
          1--      43%  B Gulden        Double to RF; Burroughs to 3B
   O      -23      34%  T Paciorek      Strikeout
   O      -23      28%  L Randle        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jerry Don Gleaton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      30%  R Smith         Strikeout
   O      ---      31%  G Ward          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      31%  R Jackson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Fernando Arroyo facing 9-1-2
          ---      39%  R Auerbach      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Auerbach to 2B
   O      -2-      34%  J Cruz          Flyball: RF
   R      -2-      43%  J Simpson       Single to LF; Auerbach Scores/unER
          1--      48%  B Bochte        Walk; Simpson to 2B
   R      12-      65%  R Zisk          Double to RF; Simpson Scores; Bochte to 3B
   R      -23      74%  J Burroughs     Single to LF; Bochte Scores; Zisk to 3B
   RO     1-3      76%  B Gulden        Single to CF; Zisk Scores; Burroughs out at 3B/CF-3B
   O      1--      74%  T Paciorek      Groundout: P-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 4.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Jerry Don Gleaton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      77%  J Castino       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      78%  R Smalley       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      79%  P Mackanin      Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 4-2, Fernando Arroyo facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      78%  L Randle        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      81%  R Auerbach      Double to LF
   O      -2-      78%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
   R      -2-      86%  J Simpson       Double to RF; Auerbach Scores
                  Don Cooper replaces Fernando Arroyo pitching
          -2-      87%  B Bochte        Walk
   R      12-      92%  R Zisk          Single to RF; Simpson Scores; Bochte to 2B
   O      12-      91%  J Burroughs     Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 6.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Jerry Don Gleaton facing 6-7-8
                  Dave Henderson replaces Jeff Burroughs playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---      92%  M Hatcher       Lineout: RF
   O      ---      93%  D Engle         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      94%  R Wilfong       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 6-2, Don Cooper facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      93%  B Gulden        Flyball: LF
          ---      94%  T Paciorek      Single to SS
          1--      94%  L Randle        Paciorek Steals 2B
   O      -2-      93%  " "             Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      93%  R Auerbach      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 6.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Jerry Don Gleaton facing 9-1-2
   R      ---      87%  R Smith         Home Run
   O      ---      90%  G Ward          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      91%  R Jackson       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      92%  J Castino       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Mariners 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 6-3, Don Cooper facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      91%  J Cruz          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      91%  J Simpson       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      90%  B Bochte        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Mariners 6.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-6, Jerry Don Gleaton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      92%  R Smalley       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  P Mackanin      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  M Hatcher       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Mariners 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 6-3, Don Cooper facing 4-5-6
          ---      95%  R Zisk          Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--      94%  D Henderson     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      94%  B Gulden        Double to CF
   O      -2-      93%  T Paciorek      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Mariners 6.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-6, Jerry Don Gleaton facing 7-8-9
          ---      88%  D Engle         Double to LF
          -2-      79%  R Wilfong       Single to CF; Engle to 3B
                  Mike Parrott replaces Jerry Don Gleaton pitching; Rick Sofield pinch hits for Ray Smith batting 9th
   O      1-3      87%  R Sofield       Strikeout Looking
                  Hosken Powell pinch hits for Gary Ward batting 1st
   R      1-3      77%  H Powell        Single to CF; Engle Scores; Wilfong to 3B
   RO     1-3      79%  R Jackson       Groundout: 3B-1B; Wilfong Scores; Powell to 2B
   O      -2-      87%  J Castino       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Mariners 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 6-5, Don Cooper facing 8-9-1
                  Sal Butera replaces Hosken Powell playing C batting 1st; Rick Sofield moves to LF
   O      ---      86%  L Randle        Bunt Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      85%  R Auerbach      Flyball: LF
          ---      86%  J Cruz          Walk
                  Jack O'Connor replaces Don Cooper pitching
          1--      86%  J Simpson       Cruz Steals 2B
          -2-      87%  " "             Cruz Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Cruz to 3B
   O      --3      84%  " "             Baserunner Out Advancing; Cruz out at Hm/RF-C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Mariners 6.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-6, Mike Parrott facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      91%  R Smalley       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Glenn Adams pinch hits for Pete Mackanin batting 5th
   O      ---      97%  G Adams         Flyball: RF
          ---      92%  M Hatcher       Single to 3B
                  Danny Goodwin pinch hits for Dave Engle batting 7th
          1--      86%  D Goodwin       Single to LF; Hatcher to 2B
                  Bryan Clark replaces Mike Parrott pitching
   O      12-     100%  R Wilfong       Strikeout
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Mariners 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SEA198104150

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