September 29, 1976 Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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MIL 6
@BAL 3 NYY 9
@BOS 6 CAL 3
CHW 0 CLE 3
DET 2 MIN 9
TEX 1 KCR 4
@OAK 0 SFG 9
@ATL 0 LAD 1
HOU 0 MON 7
@NYM 2 CHC 1
@PIT 0 SDP 6
CIN 1 PHI 6
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 2,444

Wednesday, September 29, 1976
Time of Game: 2:20

Rangers

73-86

Lost 1

5th, 17 GB

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

W: P Redfern (8-8), L: T Boggs (1-7)

Twins

82-77

Won 1

3rd, 8 GB

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Randle 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .222  .552    0    2   2   2B
T Harrah 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .731    0    1   2   
M Hargrove 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .781    0    5   1   
J Burroughs RF                3   0   0   0    0   2  .235  .672    0    2   0   HBP
R Howell DH                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .256  .665    0    0   0   GDP
T Grieve LF                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .258  .718    0    1   0   HR
D Thompson SS                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .223  .516    0    2   3   
J Beniquez CF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .607    0    5   0   
J Sundberg C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .582    0    5   1   

T Boggs P                                                                0   0
  S Hargan P                                                             0   0
  S Barr P                                                               1   0
Totals                       31   1   5   1    1   6                    24   9

BATTING

2B: L Randle (11, off P Redfern).

HR: T Grieve (18, off P Redfern; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).

HBP: J Burroughs (2, by P Redfern).

TB: T Grieve 5; L Randle 2; D Thompson; M Hargrove.

GIDP: R Howell (12).

RBI: T Grieve (77).

2-out RBI: T Grieve.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Randle-D Thompson-M Hargrove.

E: L Randle (19); T Harrah (37).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Braun DH                    3   2   2   0    0   0  .290  .744    0    0   0   2B
  C Kusick PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .781    0    0   0   
  T Oliva PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .494    0    0   0   
R Smalley SS                  5   1   2   1    0   1  .257  .677    0    2   6   
R Carew 1B                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .325  .845    0   10   0   HR,GDP
L Bostock CF                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .325  .799    0    3   0   SB
B Wynegar C                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .260  .719    0    6   0   
L Hisle LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .269  .725    0    1   0   
D Ford RF                     4   2   2   0    0   0  .268  .785    0    4   0   3B
M Cubbage 3B                  3   1   1   2    1   1  .258  .705    0    0   2   2B
B Randall 2B                  2   0   0   1    1   0  .269  .646    0    1   2   CS,SF

P Redfern P                                                              0   1
  B Campbell P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   9  11   6    4   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: S Braun (12, off T Boggs); M Cubbage (17, off T Boggs).

3B: D Ford (7, off S Barr).

HR: R Carew (9, off S Hargan; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: B Randall (3, off S Barr).

TB: D Ford 4; R Carew 4; S Braun 3; R Smalley 2; M Cubbage 2; L Bostock; L Hisle; B Wynegar.

GIDP: R Carew (12).

RBI: M Cubbage 2 (46); R Carew 2 (89); B Randall (34); R Smalley (44).

2-out RBI: M Cubbage 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Randall-R Smalley-R Carew.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Bostock (12, 2nd base off T Boggs/J Sundberg).

CS: B Randall (5, 2nd base by T Boggs/J Sundberg).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Boggs, L (1-7)               4     7   7   3    2   3   0   3.49   20     -       ·  ·      2· 6· 0· 7     29    -     0.94  -0.35
S Hargan                       1     3   1   1    0   0   1   3.54    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 3          1-1    0.08  -0.02
S Barr                         3     1   1   1    2   2   0   5.59   12     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    11   9   5    4   5   1          38     -       ·  ·      8·10· 0·11          1-1

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Redfern, W (8-8)             7     4   1   1    1   4   1   3.51   26     -       ·  ·      6·10· 0· 4     68    -     0.60   0.14
B Campbell                     2     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.04    7     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9     5   1   1    1   6   1          33     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0· 5           -

T Boggs faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: T Boggs (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: P Redfern (3; J Burroughs).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney.

Time of Game: 2:20.

Attendance: 2,444.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 67° F, Wind 7mph in unknown direction, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Minnesota Twins                      
1. L Randle             2B    1. S Braun              DH 
2. T Harrah             3B    2. R Smalley            SS 
3. M Hargrove           1B    3. R Carew              1B 
4. J Burroughs          RF    4. L Bostock            CF 
5. R Howell             DH    5. B Wynegar            C  
6. T Grieve             LF    6. L Hisle              LF 
7. D Thompson           SS    7. D Ford               RF 
8. J Beniquez           CF    8. M Cubbage            3B 
9. J Sundberg           C     9. B Randall            2B 

   T Boggs              P        P Redfern            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  1-2  12-      22%  91% M Cubbage       T Boggs         Double to RF; Wynegar Scores/unER; Ford Scores/unER; Cubbage Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/unER
   b 4   2  1-1  1-3      13%  69% D Ford          T Boggs         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bostock Scores/No RBI/unER; Wynegar to 2B
   t 2   2  1-0  ---     -11%  54% T Grieve        P Redfern       Home Run
   b 1   0  0-0  1--       9%  67% R Smalley       T Boggs         Single to LF; Braun to 3B
   t 2   0  1-0  1--       8%  65% R Howell        P Redfern       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Pete Redfern facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Randle        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      54%  T Harrah        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  M Hargrove      Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tommy Boggs facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  S Braun         Single to RF
          1--      67%  R Smalley       Single to LF; Braun to 3B
   ROO    1-3      62%  R Carew         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Braun Scores/No RBI
          ---      63%  L Bostock       Walk
          1--      64%  B Wynegar       Bostock Steals 2B
   O      -2-      61%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Pete Redfern facing 4-5-6
          ---      57%  J Burroughs     Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--      65%  R Howell        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   R      ---      54%  T Grieve        Home Run
          ---      53%  D Thompson      Single to RF
   O      1--      55%  J Beniquez      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Tommy Boggs facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  L Hisle         Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  D Ford          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  M Cubbage       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Pete Redfern facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  J Sundberg      Flyball: RF
          ---      48%  L Randle        Double to RF
   O      -2-      52%  T Harrah        Flyball: 2B
   O      -2-      55%  M Hargrove      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Tommy Boggs facing 9-1-2
          ---      59%  B Randall       Walk
   O      1--      53%  S Braun         Randall Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      51%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  R Smalley       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 1-1, Pete Redfern facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  J Burroughs     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      55%  R Howell        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      56%  T Grieve        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Tommy Boggs facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  R Carew         Flyball: 3B
          ---      56%  L Bostock       Single
          1--      60%  B Wynegar       Single to 2B; Bostock to 2B
   O      12-      56%  L Hisle         Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Bostock to 3B
   R      1-3      69%  D Ford          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bostock Scores/No RBI/unER; Wynegar to 2B
   RRR    12-      91%  M Cubbage       Double to RF; Wynegar Scores/unER; Ford Scores/unER; Cubbage Scores/Adv on E4 (throw)/unER
   O      ---      91%  B Randall       Flyball: 2B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 5.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-5, Pete Redfern facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      93%  D Thompson      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      93%  J Beniquez      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      94%  J Sundberg      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Tommy Boggs facing 1-2-3
          ---      95%  S Braun         Double to RF
          -2-      96%  R Smalley       Balk; Braun to 3B
   R      --3      97%  " "             Single to RF; Braun Scores
                  Steve Hargan replaces Tommy Boggs pitching
   RR     1--      99%  R Carew         Home Run; Smalley Scores
   O      ---      99%  L Bostock       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  B Wynegar       Flyball: RF
          ---      99%  L Hisle         Single to CF
          1--      99%  D Ford          Single to CF; Hisle to 2B
   O      12-      99%  M Cubbage       Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 8.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-8, Pete Redfern facing 1-2-3
          ---      98%  L Randle        Walk
   O      1--      99%  T Harrah        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      99%  M Hargrove      Strikeout
   O      1--      99%  J Burroughs     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-1, Steve Barr facing 9-1-2
                  Steve Barr replaces Steve Hargan pitching
   O      ---      99%  B Randall       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Craig Kusick pinch hits for Steve Braun batting 1st
   O      ---      99%  C Kusick        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  R Smalley       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 8.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-8, Pete Redfern facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  R Howell        Strikeout
          ---      99%  T Grieve        Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  D Thompson      Flyball: SS
   O      1--     100%  J Beniquez      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-1, Steve Barr facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  R Carew         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  L Bostock       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---     100%  B Wynegar       Walk
   O      1--     100%  L Hisle         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 8.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-8, Bill Campbell facing 9-1-2
                  Bill Campbell replaces Pete Redfern pitching
   O      ---     100%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  L Randle        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  T Harrah        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-1, Steve Barr facing 7-8-9
          ---     100%  D Ford          Triple
          --3     100%  M Cubbage       Walk
   RO     1-3     100%  B Randall       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Ford Scores
                  Tony Oliva pinch hits for Craig Kusick batting 1st
   O      1--     100%  T Oliva         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--     100%  R Smalley       Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 9.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-9, Bill Campbell facing 3-4-5
          ---     100%  M Hargrove      Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  J Burroughs     Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  R Howell        Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  T Grieve        Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 9.

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