October 13, 1991 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 5 at SkyDome Box Score and Play by Play

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1991 American League Championship Series (ALCS) Game 5
1991 postseason: WS: MIN-ATL / ALCS: MIN-TOR / NLCS: ATL-PIT

Game 1
MIN  5
TOR  4
Game 2
TOR  5
@MIN  2
Game 3
MIN  3
@TOR  2
(10) Game 4
MIN  9
@TOR  3
Game 5
MIN  8
@TOR  5

SkyDome, Attendance: 51,425

Sunday, October 13, 1991, 4:09
Time of Game: 3:29

Twins

Tom Kelly

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           1  1  0   0  0  3   0  3  0    8 14  2
Blue Jays       0  0  3   2  0  0   0  0  0    5  9  1

W: D West (1-0), L: D Ward (0-1), S: R Aguilera (3)

Blue Jays

Cito Gaston

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF                  5   2   1   0    0   1  .261  .553   23    3   0   SB
C Knoblauch 2B                4   1   1   2    1   0  .350  .885   21    1   2   2B
K Puckett CF                  5   2   3   2    0   2  .429 1.197   23    1   0   HR
K Hrbek 1B                    5   0   2   2    0   0  .143  .325   19    6   1   
C Davis DH                    4   1   1   0    1   2  .294  .867   21    0   0   
B Harper C                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .667   19    6   0   
  J Ortiz C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   0   
S Mack RF                     5   1   2   1    0   1  .333  .881   18    2   0   SB
M Pagliarulo 3B               4   1   2   0    0   0  .333  .933   19    2   3   SH
G Gagne SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .551   14    4   1   CS,GDP

K Tapani P                                                               1   0
  D West P                                                               0   0
  C Willis P                                                             0   0
  R Aguilera P                                                           0   0
Totals                       41   8  14   7    2   7              177   27   7

BATTING

2B: C Knoblauch (2, off M Timlin).

HR: K Puckett (2, off T Candiotti; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SH: M Pagliarulo (1, off T Candiotti).

TB: K Puckett 6; S Mack 2; K Hrbek 2; M Pagliarulo 2; C Knoblauch 2; D Gladden; B Harper; C Davis; G Gagne.

GIDP: G Gagne (1).

RBI: C Knoblauch 2 (3); K Puckett 2 (6); K Hrbek 2 (3); S Mack (3).

2-out RBI: K Hrbek 2; K Puckett 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Knoblauch-G Gagne-K Hrbek.

E: G Gagne (2); B Harper (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Gladden (3, 2nd base off D Ward/P Borders); S Mack (2, 2nd base off T Candiotti/P Borders).

CS: G Gagne (2, 2nd base by D Ward/P Borders).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D White CF                    4   1   2   0    1   1  .364  .826   20    3   0   SB
R Alomar 2B                   4   1   2   3    1   1  .474  .998   22    4   0   
J Carter DH                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .263  .812   14    0   0   2B
J Olerud 1B                   4   0   0   1    0   0  .158  .431   18    7   2   
K Gruber 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .619   12    0   1   
C Maldonado RF                4   0   0   0    0   2  .100  .293   19    1   0   
P Borders C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .263  .579    9    6   1   
M Lee SS                      3   2   2   0    0   0  .125  .301   12    4   6   
  R Mulliniks PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .489    2    0   0   GDP
  R Gonzales SS               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Wilson LF                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .250  .583   15    1   0   SB

T Candiotti P                                                            0   2
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
  D Ward P                                                               0   0
  D Wells P                                                              1   0
Totals                       36   5   9   5    2   6              143   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Carter (2, off K Tapani).

TB: D White 2; M Lee 2; J Carter 2; R Alomar 2; M Wilson; P Borders.

GIDP: R Mulliniks (1).

RBI: R Alomar 3 (4); J Olerud (3); J Carter (4).

2-out RBI: R Alomar 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Candiotti-M Lee-J Olerud.

PB: P Borders 2 (2).

E: P Borders (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: D White (3, 2nd base off K Tapani/B Harper); M Wilson (1, 2nd base off K Tapani/B Harper).

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
K Tapani                       4     8   5   5    1   4   0   7.84   21   65-42   24· 9· 9    5· 4· 7· 0     29    -     1.26  -0.32
D West, W (1-0)                3     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00   11   45-29   23· 4· 2    2· 7· 0· 0          0-0    1.05   0.19
C Willis, H (2)                1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    7-5     3· 1· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.12   0.06
R Aguilera, S (3)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   15-10    4· 2· 4    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.05
Totals                         9     9   5   5    2   6   0          38  132-86   54·16·16    9·13· 8· 0           -

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
T Candiotti                    5     9   4   2    1   3   1   8.22   26  102-60   32·11·17   12· 3· 7· 0     39    -     1.15  -0.09
M Timlin, BS (1)               0.1   1   1   1    0   0   0   3.18    3   11-7     6· 0· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          2-2    2.38  -0.24
D Ward, L (0-1)                2.1   3   3   3    1   2   0   6.23   10   35-23   12·10· 1    1· 4· 2· 0          1-0    1.83  -0.05
D Wells                        1.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   2.35    5   16-14    9· 3· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          2-2    0.56  -0.15
Totals                         9    14   8   6    2   7   1          44  164-104  59·24·21   16· 8·11· 0          5-4

T Candiotti faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: T Candiotti (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Mark Johnson.

Time of Game: 3:29.

Attendance: 51,425.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. D Gladden            LF    1. D White              CF 
2. C Knoblauch          2B    2. R Alomar             2B 
3. K Puckett            CF    3. J Carter             DH 
4. K Hrbek              1B    4. J Olerud             1B 
5. C Davis              DH    5. K Gruber             3B 
6. B Harper             C     6. C Maldonado          RF 
7. S Mack               RF    7. P Borders            C  
8. M Pagliarulo         3B    8. M Lee                SS 
9. G Gagne              SS    9. M Wilson             LF 

   K Tapani             P        T Candiotti          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   2  5-5  12-  2   26%  74% K Puckett       D Ward          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gladden Scores; Knoblauch to 3B; Puckett to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 6   1  5-3  12-  3   24%  53% C Knoblauch     M Timlin        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Pagliarulo Scores; Gladden Scores
   t 8   2  5-6  -23  2   17%  92% K Hrbek         D Wells         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Knoblauch Scores; Puckett Scores
   b 4   2  2-3  123  1  -15%  14% R Alomar        K Tapani        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Lee Scores; Wilson Scores; White to 3B
   b 3   1  2-0  12-  2  -14%  48% R Alomar        K Tapani        Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Lee Scores; White to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Candiotti facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  D Gladden       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   46%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   R      ---  4   56%  K Puckett       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   55%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Kevin Tapani facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   51%  D White         Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
          1--      49%  R Alomar        White Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   53%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   57%  J Carter        Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
   O      -2-  3   60%  J Olerud        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Candiotti facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   63%  C Davis         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      66%  B Harper        Passed Ball; Davis to 2B
          -2-  4   71%  " "             Strikeout Swinging, Passed Ball; Davis to 3B; Harper to 1B
   R      1-3  6   76%  S Mack          Single to RF (Ground Ball); Davis Scores/unER; Harper to 2B
   O      12-  3   76%  M Pagliarulo    Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Harper to 3B; Mack to 2B
   O      -23  4   70%  G Gagne         Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
   O      -23  7   65%  D Gladden       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Kevin Tapani facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   68%  K Gruber        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   69%  C Maldonado     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   71%  P Borders       Flyball: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom Candiotti facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   69%  C Knoblauch     Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  5   71%  K Puckett       Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Puckett to 1B
   O      1--  5   68%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 1B)
   O      1--  3   66%  C Davis         Popfly: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-2, Kevin Tapani facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   62%  M Lee           Single (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   66%  M Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   62%  D White         Single to LF (Line Drive); Lee to 2B
   R      12-  2   48%  R Alomar        Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Lee Scores; White to 3B
   R      1-3  1   35%  J Carter        Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to LF Line); White Scores; Alomar to 3B
   RO     -23  2   35%  J Olerud        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B); Alomar Scores
   O      -2-  4   38%  K Gruber        Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Tom Candiotti facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   43%  B Harper        Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   38%  S Mack          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  2   43%  M Pagliarulo    Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Mack to 2B
   OO     12-  4   32%  G Gagne         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Kevin Tapani facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   34%  C Maldonado     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   36%  P Borders       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   34%  M Lee           Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  4   32%  M Wilson        Single to SS (Line Drive to SS-2B); Lee to 3B
          1-3      31%  D White         Wilson Steals 2B
          -23  6   30%  " "             Walk
   RR     123  1   14%  R Alomar        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Lee Scores; Wilson Scores; White to 3B
   O      1-3  1   17%  J Carter        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Tom Candiotti facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   15%  D Gladden       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   13%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  6   14%  K Puckett       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   17%  K Hrbek         Single to RF (Line Drive); Puckett to 3B
          1-3  7   20%  C Davis         Walk; Hrbek to 2B
   O      123  2   12%  B Harper        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 5-2, David West facing 4-5-6
                  David West replaces Kevin Tapani pitching
          ---      12%  J Olerud        E6 on Foul Ball
          ---  7   11%  " "             Reached on E2 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
   O      1--  1   12%  K Gruber        Popfly: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      1--  4   13%  C Maldonado     Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   14%  P Borders       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Tom Candiotti facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   18%  S Mack          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--      20%  M Pagliarulo    Mack Steals 2B
          -2-  6   28%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Mack to 3B
                  Mike Timlin replaces Tom Candiotti pitching
   O      1-3  3   21%  G Gagne         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   R      1-3  5   28%  D Gladden       Fielder's Choice 3B; Mack Scores/No RBI/Safe on E2 (catch)/unER; Pagliarulo to 2B
   RR     12-  3   53%  C Knoblauch     Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Pagliarulo Scores; Gladden Scores
                  Duane Ward replaces Mike Timlin pitching
   O      -2-  6   47%  K Puckett       Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   42%  K Hrbek         Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 5-5, David West facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   46%  M Lee           Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  3   48%  M Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   50%  D White         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 5-5, Duane Ward facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   46%  C Davis         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   43%  B Harper        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   41%  S Mack          Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 5-5, David West facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   35%  R Alomar        Walk
   O      1-- 10   41%  J Carter        Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   46%  J Olerud        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      1--  4   50%  K Gruber        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 5-5, Duane Ward facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   45%  M Pagliarulo    Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  3   50%  G Gagne         Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      42%  D Gladden       Gagne Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  3   44%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      47%  C Knoblauch     Gladden Steals 2B
          -2-  4   48%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  2   74%  K Puckett       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gladden Scores; Knoblauch to 3B; Puckett to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  David Wells replaces Duane Ward pitching
   RR     -23  2   92%  K Hrbek         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Knoblauch Scores; Puckett Scores
   O      1--  4   91%  C Davis         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 5-8, Carl Willis facing 6-7-8
                  Carl Willis replaces David West pitching
   O      ---  4   94%  C Maldonado     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  1   90%  P Borders       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
                  Rance Mulliniks pinch hits for Manuel Lee batting 8th
   OO     1--  2   96%  R Mulliniks     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Blue Jays 5.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-5, David Wells facing 6-7-8
                  Rene Gonzales replaces Rance Mulliniks playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---  4   96%  B Harper        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   96%  S Mack          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   95%  M Pagliarulo    Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Blue Jays 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 5-8, Rick Aguilera facing 9-1-2
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Carl Willis pitching; Junior Ortiz replaces Brian Harper playing C batting 6th
   O      ---  5   98%  M Wilson        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  4   99%  D White         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6  100%  R Alomar        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Blue Jays 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR199110130

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation