June 13, 1978 Minnesota Twins at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 14,489

Tuesday, June 13, 1978, 7:33PM
Time of Game: 2:25

Twins

23-35

Won 2

6th, 8 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           4  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    7 12  1
Blue Jays       1  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    2  7  0

W: G Zahn (6-4), L: J Clancy (4-5)

Blue Jays

19-38

Lost 7

7th, 20½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Powell RF                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .215  .570    0    1   0   
R Carew 1B                    4   2   1   0    1   0  .354  .934    0   12   0   
D Ford CF                     5   1   3   3    0   1  .310  .846    0    0   0   HR,2B
M Cubbage 3B                  5   2   1   1    0   1  .302  .810    0    2   4   2B
G Adams DH                    1   1   1   0    0   0  .225  .679    0    0   0   2B
  J Morales PH                4   0   2   0    0   0  .338  .845    0    0   0   
B Wynegar C                   4   0   2   3    0   0  .250  .671    0    7   0   2B,HBP
R Chiles LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .552         0   0   
  B Rivera PH-LF              2   0   0   0    3   0  .326  .849    0    2   0   
L Wolfe SS                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .704    0    1   4   GDP
R Wilfong 2B                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .132  .494    0    0   1   
  B Randall PH-2B             3   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .678    0    2   2   2B

G Zahn P                                                                 0   1
Totals                       38   7  12   7    5   3                    27  12

BATTING

2B: B Wynegar (7, off J Clancy); B Randall (9, off D Lemanczyk); D Ford (12, off M Willis); G Adams (6, off J Clancy); M Cubbage (6, off D Lemanczyk).

HR: D Ford (7, off M Willis; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

HBP: B Wynegar (2, by D Lemanczyk).

TB: D Ford 7; B Wynegar 3; M Cubbage 2; G Adams 2; B Randall 2; J Morales 2; L Wolfe; R Carew.

GIDP: L Wolfe (5).

RBI: D Ford 3 (36); B Wynegar 3 (20); M Cubbage (25).

2-out RBI: D Ford 2; B Wynegar.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Randall-L Wolfe-R Carew.

E: L Wolfe (4).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Gomez SS                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .232  .563    0    3   3   
B Bailor CF                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .247  .610    0    2   0   
R Howell 3B                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .271  .664    0    0   0   2B
R Carty DH                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .280  .822    0    0   0   
O Velez RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .217  .642    0    4   0   
J Mayberry 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .241  .751    0   11   0   2B
R Cerone C                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .238  .569    0    3   0   
D McKay 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .223  .571    0    1   6   
W Upshaw LF                   2   0   0   0    1   2  .303  .797    0    3   0   
  D Ault PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .709    0    0   0   GDP

J Clancy P                                                               0   0
  M Willis P                                                             0   0
  D Lemanczyk P                                                          0   1
Totals                       33   2   7   2    3   7                    27  10

BATTING

2B: J Mayberry (6, off G Zahn); R Howell (10, off G Zahn).

TB: R Howell 3; B Bailor 2; J Mayberry 2; R Carty; L Gomez.

GIDP: D Ault (2).

RBI: R Carty (26); R Howell (26).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D McKay-L Gomez-J Mayberry.

PB: R Cerone (5).

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 (6-4)                9     7   2   2    3   7   0   2.77   36     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 1· 7     69    -     0.64   0.13
Totals                         9     7   2   2    3   7   0          36     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 1· 7           -

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Clancy, L (4-5)              0.1   4   4   4    1   0   0   4.40    6     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 4     26    -     1.17  -0.35
M Willis                       3.2   4   2   2    2   1   1   5.73   16     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 0· 4          1-0    0.41  -0.04
D Lemanczyk                    5     4   1   1    2   2   0   7.97   22     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 1· 4          0-0    0.16   0.02
Totals                         9    12   7   7    5   3   1          44     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 1·12          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: D Lemanczyk (2; B Wynegar).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jerry Neudecker.

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 14,489.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. H Powell             RF    1. L Gomez              SS 
2. R Carew              1B    2. B Bailor             CF 
3. D Ford               CF    3. R Howell             3B 
4. M Cubbage            3B    4. R Carty              DH 
5. G Adams              DH    5. O Velez              RF 
6. B Wynegar            C     6. J Mayberry           1B 
7. R Chiles             LF    7. R Cerone             C  
8. L Wolfe              SS    8. D McKay              2B 
9. R Wilfong            2B    9. W Upshaw             LF 

   G Zahn               P        J Clancy             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  1-4  1--      12%  89% D Ford          M Willis        Home Run (Deep LF); Carew Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       9%  63% R Carew         J Clancy        Single to LF; Powell to 3B
   t 1   1  0-2  -23       9%  85% B Wynegar       J Clancy        Double to CF; Cubbage Scores; Adams Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1-3       9%  71% D Ford          J Clancy        Single to CF; Powell Scores; Carew to 3B
   b 1   1  4-0  1--      -8%  73% R Howell        G Zahn          Double to LF; Bailor Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Clancy facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  H Powell        Walk
          1--      63%  R Carew         Single to LF; Powell to 3B
   R      1-3      71%  D Ford          Single to CF; Powell Scores; Carew to 3B
   RO     1-3      70%  M Cubbage       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Carew Scores
          1--      76%  G Adams         Double to CF; Cubbage to 3B
   RR     -23      85%  B Wynegar       Double to CF; Cubbage Scores; Adams Scores
                  Mike Willis replaces Jim Clancy pitching; Bombo Rivera pinch hits for Rich Chiles batting 7th
          -2-      86%  B Rivera        Walk
   OO     12-      82%  L Wolfe         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-4, Geoff Zahn facing 1-2-3
                  Bombo Rivera moves to LF
   O      ---      83%  L Gomez         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      81%  B Bailor        Single to CF
   R      1--      73%  R Howell        Double to LF; Bailor Scores
   O      -2-      76%  R Carty         Groundout: 2B-1B; Howell to 3B
   O      --3      79%  O Velez         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Mike Willis facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      78%  R Wilfong       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      77%  H Powell        Flyball: LF
          ---      77%  R Carew         Walk
   RR     1--      89%  D Ford          Home Run (Deep LF); Carew Scores
   O      ---      89%  M Cubbage       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-6, Geoff Zahn facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      90%  J Mayberry      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      91%  R Cerone        Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  D McKay         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mike Willis facing 5-6-7
                  Jose Morales pinch hits for Glenn Adams batting 5th
          ---      92%  J Morales       Single to CF
   O      1--      92%  B Wynegar       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      91%  B Rivera        Popfly: 2B
          1--      92%  L Wolfe         Single to LF; Morales to 3B
                  Bob Randall pinch hits for Rob Wilfong batting 9th
   O      1-3      90%  B Randall       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-6, Geoff Zahn facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Randall moves to 2B
          ---      88%  W Upshaw        Walk
   O      1--      90%  L Gomez         Strikeout
          1--      87%  B Bailor        Single to RF; Upshaw to 2B
   O      12-      90%  R Howell        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      93%  R Carty         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Mike Willis facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      92%  H Powell        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  R Carew         Flyball: LF
          ---      93%  D Ford          Double to CF
   O      -2-      92%  M Cubbage       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-6, Geoff Zahn facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      93%  O Velez         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  J Mayberry      Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      94%  R Cerone        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Dave Lemanczyk facing 5-6-7
                  Dave Lemanczyk replaces Mike Willis pitching
   O      ---      94%  J Morales       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      94%  B Wynegar       Hit By Pitch
          1--      95%  B Rivera        Walk; Wynegar to 2B
   O      12-      94%  L Wolfe         Flyball: LF
   O      12-      93%  B Randall       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-6, Geoff Zahn facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  D McKay         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  W Upshaw        Strikeout
          ---      95%  L Gomez         Walk
   O      1--      96%  B Bailor        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Dave Lemanczyk facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      95%  H Powell        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      95%  R Carew         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      95%  D Ford          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-6, Geoff Zahn facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      96%  R Howell        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  R Carty         Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  O Velez         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Dave Lemanczyk facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      97%  M Cubbage       Lineout: CF
          ---      97%  J Morales       Single to CF
   O      1--      97%  B Wynegar       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Morales to 2B
   O      -2-      97%  B Rivera        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-6, Geoff Zahn facing 6-7-8
          ---      94%  J Mayberry      Double to RF
   O      -2-      96%  R Cerone        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-      98%  D McKay         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      98%  W Upshaw        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Blue Jays 1.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Dave Lemanczyk facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      98%  L Wolfe         Strikeout
          ---      99%  B Randall       Double to CF
   O      -2-      98%  H Powell        Groundout: SS-1B; Randall to 3B
   O      --3      98%  R Carew         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Blue Jays 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 1-6, Geoff Zahn facing 1-2-3
          ---      97%  L Gomez         Single to CF
   O      1--      98%  B Bailor        Strikeout
          1--      96%  R Howell        Single to CF; Gomez to 3B/Adv on E6
   R      1-3      93%  R Carty         Single to CF; Gomez Scores; Howell to 2B
   O      12-      96%  O Velez         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      99%  J Mayberry      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-2, Dave Lemanczyk facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  D Ford          Strikeout Looking
          ---      99%  M Cubbage       Double to CF
   O      -2-      99%  J Morales       Flyball: RF
          -2-      99%  B Wynegar       Passed Ball; Cubbage to 3B
   R      --3      99%  " "             Single to RF; Cubbage Scores
          1--      99%  B Rivera        Walk; Wynegar to 2B
   O      12-      99%  L Wolfe         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 2-7, Geoff Zahn facing 7-8-9
          ---      98%  R Cerone        Walk
   O      1--      99%  D McKay         Strikeout
                  Doug Ault pinch hits for Willie Upshaw batting 9th
   OO     1--     100%  D Ault          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Blue Jays 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR197806132

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