April 8, 1975 Minnesota Twins at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 5
MIL 2 CLE 5
NYY 3 OAK 3
CHW 2 MIN 11
@TEX 4 ATL 2
@HOU 0 NYM 2
PHI 1

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 28,787

Tuesday, April 8, 1975
Time of Game: 3:10

Twins

1-0

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           3  3  0   0  0  0   1  1  3   11 17  0
Rangers         1  0  0   0  0  0   3  0  0    4  9  3

W: B Blyleven (1-0), L: F Jenkins (0-1), S: B Campbell (1)

Rangers

0-1

Lost 1

4th, 1 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Carew 2B                    6   2   2   0    0   0  .333 1.000    0    2   2   3B
L Bostock CF                  4   3   1   0    2   0  .250  .750    0    2   0   IW
L Hisle LF                    6   2   3   3    0   1  .500 1.500    0    1   0   HR
B Darwin RF                   6   1   2   1    0   0  .333  .833    0    2   0   2B
T Oliva DH                    3   1   2   4    1   0  .667 2.467    0    0   0   HR,HBP,IW
  S Ferrer PR                 1   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
E Soderholm 3B                4   0   2   0    1   1  .500 1.100    0    4   1   GDP
S Braun 1B                    5   1   2   1    0   1  .400 1.000    0    5   0   2B
  C Kusick 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
D Thompson SS                 5   0   3   2    0   0  .600 1.400    0    0   2   2B
  L Gomez SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   1   
G Borgmann C                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    9   1   

B Blyleven P                                                             0   0
  B Campbell P                                                           0   0
Totals                       45  11  17  11    4   3                    27   7

BATTING

2B: B Darwin (1, off F Jenkins); D Thompson (1, off S Hargan); S Braun (1, off S Hargan).

3B: R Carew (1, off S Foucault).

HR: L Hisle (1, off S Foucault; 9th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF); T Oliva (1, off F Jenkins; 2nd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

IBB: L Bostock (1, by S Foucault); T Oliva (1, by S Hargan).

HBP: T Oliva (1, by S Hargan).

TB: L Hisle 6; T Oliva 5; D Thompson 4; R Carew 4; B Darwin 3; S Braun 3; E Soderholm 2; L Bostock.

GIDP: E Soderholm (1).

RBI: T Oliva 4 (4); L Hisle 3 (3); D Thompson 2 (2); B Darwin (1); S Braun (1).

2-out RBI: T Oliva 3; D Thompson; S Braun.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 6 for 19.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Carew-L Gomez-C Kusick; G Borgmann-S Braun.

BASERUNNING

PO: L Hisle (1st base by S Hargan).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar LF                    3   1   2   2    2   0  .667 1.467    0    3   0   SB
W Davis CF                    5   0   1   0    0   3  .200  .400    0    4   0   
L Randle 3B                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .500  .900    0    2   1   SB,SF,GDP
J Burroughs RF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    3   0   SB
M Hargrove 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    9   0   
J Spencer DH                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .750    0    0   0   2B
T Harrah SS                   1   1   0   0    3   0  .000  .750    0    2   2   
D Nelson 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    1   5   
J Sundberg C                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    3   1   

F Jenkins P                                                              0   0
  S Hargan P                                                             0   2
  J Umbarger P                                                           0   0
  S Foucault P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   4   9   4    5   8                    27  11

BATTING

2B: J Spencer (1, off B Campbell).

SF: L Randle (1, off B Campbell).

TB: L Randle 2; C Tovar 2; J Spencer 2; D Nelson; J Burroughs; J Sundberg; W Davis.

GIDP: L Randle (1).

RBI: C Tovar 2 (2); L Randle 2 (2).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Harrah-D Nelson-M Hargrove.

E: S Hargan (); D Nelson (1); M Hargrove (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Tovar (1, 2nd base off B Blyleven/G Borgmann); L Randle (1, 2nd base off B Blyleven/G Borgmann); J Burroughs (1, 2nd base off B Blyleven/G Borgmann).

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
B Blyleven, W (1-0)            6.1   6   4   4    4   8   0   5.68   28     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 1· 6     49    -     0.72   0.01
B Campbell, S (1)              2.2   3   0   0    1   0   0   0.00   11     -       ·  ·      2· 5· 0· 3          2-1    1.07   0.06
Totals                         9     9   4   4    5   8   0          39     -       ·  ·      6·10· 1· 9          2-1

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Jenkins, L (0-1)             1.2   7   6   5    2   0   1  27.00   15     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 0· 7     17    -     1.27  -0.43
S Hargan                       4.2   5   1   1    1   3   0   1.93   21     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 1· 5          1-0    0.29   0.04
J Umbarger                     0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.09   0.00
S Foucault                     2     5   4   4    1   0   1  18.00   12     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 5          0-0    0.19  -0.04
Totals                         9    17  11  10    4   3   2          50     -       ·  ·     12·12· 1·17          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: S Hargan 2 (2).

IBB: S Hargan (1; T Oliva); S Foucault (1; L Bostock).

PO: S Hargan (0; L Hisle, 1st base).

HBP: S Hargan (1; T Oliva).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Armando Rodriguez, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Rich Garcia.

Time of Game: 3:10.

Attendance: 28,787.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 66° F.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Texas Rangers                        
1. R Carew              2B    1. C Tovar              LF 
2. L Bostock            CF    2. W Davis              CF 
3. L Hisle              LF    3. L Randle             3B 
4. B Darwin             RF    4. J Burroughs          RF 
5. T Oliva              DH    5. M Hargrove           1B 
6. E Soderholm          3B    6. J Spencer            DH 
7. S Braun              1B    7. T Harrah             SS 
8. D Thompson           SS    8. D Nelson             2B 
9. G Borgmann           C     9. J Sundberg           C  

   B Blyleven           P        F Jenkins            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  1-3  12-      19%  89% T Oliva         F Jenkins       Home Run; Bostock Scores; Hisle Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  1-3      11%  68% B Darwin        F Jenkins       Double to LF; Carew Scores; Bostock to 3B
   t 1   2  0-2  123       8%  79% D Thompson      F Jenkins       Single to 2B; Darwin Scores/unER; Oliva to 3B; Soderholm to 2B
   b 1   1  3-0  -2-      -7%  66% L Randle        B Blyleven      Single to LF; Tovar Scores
   t 1   1  0-1  -23       7%  75% T Oliva         F Jenkins       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Bostock Scores; Darwin to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Fergie Jenkins facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  R Carew         Single to RF
          1--      59%  L Bostock       Walk; Carew to 2B
   O      12-      57%  L Hisle         Flyball: LF; Carew to 3B
   R      1-3      68%  B Darwin        Double to LF; Carew Scores; Bostock to 3B
   R      -23      75%  T Oliva         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Bostock Scores; Darwin to 3B
          1-3      77%  E Soderholm     Walk; Oliva to 2B
   O      123      71%  S Braun         Flyball: CF
   R      123      79%  D Thompson      Single to 2B; Darwin Scores/unER; Oliva to 3B; Soderholm to 2B
   O      123      75%  G Borgmann      Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
          ---      71%  C Tovar         Walk
          1--      69%  W Davis         Tovar Steals 2B
   O      -2-      73%  " "             Strikeout
   R      -2-      66%  L Randle        Single to LF; Tovar Scores
          1--      64%  J Burroughs     Randle Steals 2B
   O      -2-      68%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      71%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Fergie Jenkins facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      69%  R Carew         Flyball: RF
          ---      71%  L Bostock       Single to RF
          1--      74%  L Hisle         Single to LF; Bostock to 2B
   O      12-      70%  B Darwin        Flyball: CF
   RRR    12-      89%  T Oliva         Home Run; Bostock Scores; Hisle Scores
          ---      89%  E Soderholm     Single to LF
                  Steve Hargan replaces Fergie Jenkins pitching
          1--      90%  S Braun         Wild Pitch; Soderholm to 2B
   O      -2-      89%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-6, Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      90%  J Spencer       Strikeout
          ---      88%  T Harrah        Walk
   OO     1--      91%  D Nelson        Double Play: Foul Flyball: C-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Steve Hargan facing 8-9-1
          ---      93%  D Thompson      Double to RF
   O      -2-      93%  G Borgmann      Groundout: 2B-1B; Thompson to 3B
   O      --3      91%  R Carew         Groundout: C-1B
   O      --3      90%  L Bostock       Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-6, Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      92%  J Sundberg      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      92%  C Tovar         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  W Davis         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Steve Hargan facing 3-4-5
          ---      94%  L Hisle         Single to LF
          1--      94%  B Darwin        Hisle Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Hisle to 2B
   O      -2-      93%  " "             Flyball: RF
          -2-      94%  T Oliva         Intentional Walk
   OO     12-      92%  E Soderholm     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-6, Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
          ---      89%  L Randle        Single to 2B
   O      1--      92%  J Burroughs     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      93%  M Hargrove      Strikeout
          1--      93%  J Spencer       Burroughs Steals 2B
   O      -2-      94%  " "             Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Steve Hargan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      94%  S Braun         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      94%  D Thompson      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      93%  G Borgmann      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-6, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      95%  T Harrah        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  D Nelson        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      96%  J Sundberg      Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Steve Hargan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      96%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      96%  L Bostock       Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      95%  L Hisle         Strikeout
          1--      96%  B Darwin        Single to CF; Bostock to 3B
          1-3      96%  T Oliva         Hit By Pitch; Darwin to 2B
   O      123      95%  E Soderholm     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-6, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
          ---      93%  C Tovar         Walk
   O      1--      95%  W Davis         Strikeout
   O      1--      96%  L Randle        Popfly: 3B
          1--      95%  J Burroughs     Single to LF; Tovar to 3B
   O      1-3      97%  M Hargrove      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 1.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Steve Hargan facing 7-8-9
          ---      98%  S Braun         Double to LF
          -2-      98%  D Thompson      Wild Pitch; Braun to 3B
   R      --3      99%  " "             Single to RF; Braun Scores
   O      1--      99%  G Borgmann      Flyball: LF
                  Jim Umbarger replaces Steve Hargan pitching
   O      1--      98%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      98%  L Bostock       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-7, Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  J Spencer       Strikeout Looking
          ---      98%  T Harrah        Walk
          1--      97%  D Nelson        Single to P; Harrah to 2B
          12-      95%  J Sundberg      Single to 3B; Harrah to 3B; Nelson to 2B
   RR     123      90%  C Tovar         Single to LF; Harrah Scores; Nelson Scores; Sundberg to 2B
                  Bill Campbell replaces Bert Blyleven pitching
          12-      84%  W Davis         Single to LF; Sundberg to 3B; Tovar to 2B
   RO     123      89%  L Randle        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Sundberg Scores
   O      12-      94%  J Burroughs     Foul Popfly: 3B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Rangers 4.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-4, Steve Foucault facing 3-4-5
                  Steve Foucault replaces Jim Umbarger pitching
   O      ---      93%  L Hisle         Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      92%  B Darwin        Flyball: LF
          ---      93%  T Oliva         Single to CF
                  Sergio Ferrer pinch runs for Tony Oliva batting 5th
          1--      93%  E Soderholm     Single to CF; Ferrer to 2B
   R      12-      97%  S Braun         Single to RF; Ferrer Scores; Soderholm to 2B
   O      12-      96%  D Thompson      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-8, Bill Campbell facing 5-6-7
                  Craig Kusick replaces Steve Braun playing 1B batting 7th; Luis Gomez replaces Danny Thompson playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      98%  M Hargrove      Foul Popfly: 3B
          ---      95%  J Spencer       Double to RF
          -2-      93%  T Harrah        Walk
   O      12-      96%  D Nelson        Flyball: CF; Spencer to 3B
   O      1-3      99%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Rangers 4.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-4, Steve Foucault facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  G Borgmann      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  R Carew         Triple to CF
          --3      99%  L Bostock       Intentional Walk
   RRR    1-3     100%  L Hisle         Home Run; Carew Scores; Bostock Scores
   O      ---     100%  B Darwin        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  S Ferrer        Popfly: 3B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 11, Rangers 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 4-11, Bill Campbell facing 1-2-3
          ---     100%  C Tovar         Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  W Davis         Flyball: RF
   OO     1--     100%  L Randle        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 11, Rangers 4.

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