April 9, 1975 Minnesota Twins at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 7
@BOS 4 KCR 7
@CAL 6 CHW 7
@OAK 5 MIN 3
@TEX 2 CIN 4
LAD 3 HOU 14
ATL 2 STL 4
MON 0

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 6,149

Wednesday, April 9, 1975
Time of Game: 2:37

Twins

2-0

Won 2

1st

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

W: J Decker (1-0), L: J Bibby (0-1), S: T Burgmeier (1)

Rangers

0-2

Lost 2

6th, 2 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Carew 2B                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .364 1.000    0    2   2   2B
L Bostock CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .425    0    3   0   
L Hisle LF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .333 1.067    0    1   0   
B Darwin RF                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .222  .633    0    2   0   
T Oliva DH                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .571 2.096    0    0   0   HR
E Soderholm 3B                3   1   1   1    0   0  .429  .873    0    1   2   SB,SF
S Braun 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .555    0   10   1   
  C Kusick 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
D Thompson SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .444 1.000    0    2   3   
  L Gomez SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
G Borgmann C                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .111  .222    0    5   1   

J Decker P                                                               1   1
  R Corbin P                                                             0   1
  T Burgmeier P                                                          0   0
Totals                       34   3   7   2    2   3                    27  11

BATTING

2B: R Carew (1, off J Bibby).

HR: T Oliva (2, off J Bibby; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: E Soderholm (1, off J Bibby).

TB: T Oliva 5; R Carew 3; D Thompson; E Soderholm; G Borgmann.

RBI: E Soderholm (1); T Oliva (5).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Thompson-S Braun.

E: D Thompson (1); S Braun (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: E Soderholm (1, 2nd base off J Bibby/J Sundberg).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar LF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .333  .889    0    4   0   SH
W Davis CF                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    2   0   SB,CS
L Randle 3B                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .444 1.067    0    0   0   3B
J Burroughs RF                3   1   1   0    1   1  .286  .661    0    1   0   
M Hargrove 1B                 2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .143    0   11   1   
  T Grieve PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Lovitto 1B                0   0   0   0    0   0                     2   0   
J Spencer DH                  2   0   0   1    1   0  .167  .619    0    0   0   
  J Fregosi PH                1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
T Harrah SS                   3   0   0   1    1   1  .000  .500    0    2   7   
D Nelson 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    1   5   SB
J Sundberg C                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .453    0    3   0   SH

J Bibby P                                                                1   1
Totals                       31   2   6   2    6   5                    27  14

BATTING

3B: L Randle (1, off J Decker).

SH: C Tovar (1, off R Corbin); J Sundberg (1, off J Decker).

TB: L Randle 4; J Fregosi; D Nelson; J Burroughs; W Davis.

RBI: T Harrah (1); J Spencer (1).

2-out RBI: T Harrah; J Spencer.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

E: J Sundberg (1); J Bibby ().

BASERUNNING

SB: D Nelson (1, 2nd base off J Decker/G Borgmann); W Davis (1, 2nd base off R Corbin/G Borgmann).

CS: W Davis (1, 2nd base by T Burgmeier/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
J Decker, W (1-0)              5.2   4   2   2    3   2   0   3.18   24     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 4· 4     52    -     1.14   0.14
R Corbin, H (1)                1     0   0   0    3   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          3-1    3.61  -0.06
T Burgmeier, S (1)             2.1   2   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 2          3-0    3.47   0.48
Totals                         9     6   2   2    6   5   0          39     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 4· 6          6-1

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Bibby, L (0-1)               9     7   3   2    2   3   1   2.00   37     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 1· 7     64    -     0.84   0.07
Totals                         9     7   3   2    2   3   1          37     -       ·  ·     15· 9· 1· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 6,149.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Cloudy.

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  

   J Decker             P        J Bibby              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  3-2  -23      17%  62% L Randle        R Corbin        Strikeout
   b 9   1  3-2  1--      16%  96% L Randle        T Burgmeier     Davis Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   b 7   2  3-2  123      16%  76% T Grieve        T Burgmeier     Strikeout
   b 6   2  3-1  123     -14%  57% T Harrah        R Corbin        Walk; Burroughs Scores; Hargrove to 3B; Spencer to 2B
   b 6   2  3-2  123      13%  70% D Nelson        R Corbin        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bibby facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Carew         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  L Bostock       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      45%  L Hisle         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Decker facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  C Tovar         Walk
   OO     1--      49%  W Davis         Line Drive Double Play: SS-1B
          ---      46%  L Randle        Triple to RF
   O      --3      50%  J Burroughs     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bibby facing 4-5-6
          ---      54%  B Darwin        Walk
          1--      63%  T Oliva         Single to LF; Darwin to 3B
   RO     1-3      61%  E Soderholm     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Darwin Scores
   O      1--      60%  S Braun         Groundout: 1B-P; Oliva to 2B
          -2-      61%  D Thompson      Single to P; Oliva to 3B
   O      1-3      57%  G Borgmann      Foul Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Decker facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      59%  M Hargrove      Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  J Spencer       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      62%  T Harrah        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Bibby facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      60%  R Carew         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      58%  L Bostock       Popfly: SS
          ---      59%  L Hisle         Walk
   O      1--      57%  B Darwin        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Decker facing 8-9-1
          ---      53%  D Nelson        Single to SS
          1--      50%  J Sundberg      Nelson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      51%  " "             Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Nelson to 3B
   O      --3      59%  C Tovar         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3      63%  W Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Bibby facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      74%  T Oliva         Home Run
   O      ---      72%  E Soderholm     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      71%  S Braun         Strikeout
   O      ---      70%  D Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Decker facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      73%  L Randle        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      75%  J Burroughs     Strikeout
   O      ---      76%  M Hargrove      Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Bibby facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      75%  G Borgmann      Popfly: 1B
          ---      76%  R Carew         Single to RF
   O      1--      75%  L Bostock       Groundout: SS-1B; Carew to 2B
   O      -2-      73%  L Hisle         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-2, Joe Decker facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      76%  J Spencer       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      78%  T Harrah        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      76%  D Nelson        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      79%  J Sundberg      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Rangers 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Bibby facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      77%  B Darwin        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      76%  T Oliva         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      77%  E Soderholm     Single to LF
          1--      78%  S Braun         Soderholm Steals 2B; Soderholm to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   R      --3      86%  " "             Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Soderholm Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      1--      85%  D Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Joe Decker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      88%  C Tovar         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  W Davis         Lineout: 1B
          ---      88%  L Randle        Single to CF
          1--      85%  J Burroughs     Single to CF; Randle to 2B
          12-      81%  M Hargrove      Walk; Randle to 3B; Burroughs to 2B
   R      123      71%  J Spencer       Walk; Randle Scores; Burroughs to 3B; Hargrove to 2B
                  Ray Corbin replaces Joe Decker pitching
   R      123      57%  T Harrah        Walk; Burroughs Scores; Hargrove to 3B; Spencer to 2B
   O      123      70%  D Nelson        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 2.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jim Bibby facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      68%  G Borgmann      Flyball: LF
          ---      72%  R Carew         Double to CF
   O      -2-      69%  L Bostock       Groundout: 2B-1B; Carew to 3B
   O      --3      65%  L Hisle         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Ray Corbin facing 9-1-2
          ---      57%  J Sundberg      Walk
          1--      46%  C Tovar         Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Sundberg to 2B
   O      12-      50%  W Davis         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Sundberg to 3B
          1-3      46%  L Randle        Davis Steals 2B
   O      -23      62%  " "             Strikeout
          -23      60%  J Burroughs     Walk
                  Tom Burgmeier replaces Ray Corbin pitching; Tom Grieve pinch hits for Mike Hargrove batting 5th
   O      123      76%  T Grieve        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 2.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jim Bibby facing 4-5-6
                  Joe Lovitto replaces Tom Grieve playing 1B batting 5th
   O      ---      73%  B Darwin        Lineout: SS
   O      ---      72%  T Oliva         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      71%  E Soderholm     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Tom Burgmeier facing 6-7-8
                  Jim Fregosi pinch hits for Jim Spencer batting 6th
          ---      61%  J Fregosi       Single to RF
   O      1--      70%  T Harrah        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      78%  D Nelson        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      84%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 2.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jim Bibby facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      83%  S Braun         Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---      82%  D Thompson      Strikeout
          ---      83%  G Borgmann      Single to CF
   O      1--      81%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-3, Tom Burgmeier facing 1-2-3
                  Craig Kusick replaces Steve Braun playing 1B batting 7th; Luis Gomez replaces Danny Thompson playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      89%  C Tovar         Flyball: RF
          ---      80%  W Davis         Single to RF
   O      1--      96%  L Randle        Davis Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---     100%  " "             Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 2.

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