September 22, 1962 Minnesota Twins at Baltimore Orioles Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
MIN 3 CHW 6
NYY 2 KCA 5
DET 2 LAA 6
CLE 4
(11) WSA 4
BOS 3
(12) HOU 6
SFG 5 CHC 9
@NYM 2 PHI 2
CIN 1 MLN 2
@PIT 0 LAD 4
@STL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Memorial Stadium, Attendance: 4,071

Saturday, September 22, 1962
Time of Game: 2:20

Twins

87-70

Lost 3

2nd, 4½ GB

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

W: J Miller (1-0), L: J Kralick (11-11), S: D Hall (6)

Orioles

76-79

Won 2

6th, 14½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Green CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .763    0    3   0   2B
V Power 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .292  .739    0    3   0   
R Rollins 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .299  .803    0    0   0   
H Killebrew LF                3   1   1   3    1   0  .234  .881    0    1   0   HR
B Allison RF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .268  .885    0    1   0   CS
E Battey C                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .283  .749    0   12   0   
B Allen 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .755    0    1   2   
Z Versalles SS                4   0   1   0    0   2  .238  .655    0    3   1   2B
J Kralick P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .526    0    0   0   
  R Gomez P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .378         0   0   
  T Oliva PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .375 1.045    0    0   0   
  J Bonikowski P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .148  .327         0   0   
  B Pleis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .619         0   0   
  D Mincher PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .892    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   3   5   3    4   3                    24   3

BATTING

2B: Z Versalles (18, off D Hall); L Green (32, off D Hall).

HR: H Killebrew (44, off M Pappas; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

TB: H Killebrew 4; L Green 2; Z Versalles 2; V Power; R Rollins.

RBI: H Killebrew 3 (117).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. Z Versalles-B Allen-V Power.

BASERUNNING

CS: B Allison (5, 2nd base by J Miller/G Triandos).

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Adair SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .721    0    7   2   
J Brandt RF                   3   1   2   2    1   0  .255  .775    0    1   0   HR
B Robinson 3B                 4   1   1   0    0   1  .303  .832    0    0   2   GDP
J Gentile 1B                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .258  .846    0    9   1   HR
B Powell LF                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .249  .726    0    0   0   
  R Snyder LF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .302  .760    0    0   0   
D Nicholson CF                4   1   1   1    0   1  .184  .672    0    3   0   HR
G Triandos C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .159  .542    0    4   1   
M Breeding 2B                 3   1   2   0    0   1  .245  .593    0    2   4   
M Pappas P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .090  .384         1   0   
  W Stock P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   0   
  N Smith PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
  J Miller P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  D Hall P                    1   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .494    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   5   9   5    1   9                    27  11

BATTING

HR: D Nicholson (8, off J Kralick; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs); J Brandt (19, off J Kralick; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs); J Gentile (33, off J Kralick; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out).

TB: J Brandt 5; D Nicholson 4; J Gentile 4; M Breeding 2; B Robinson; B Powell; D Hall.

GIDP: B Robinson (17).

RBI: J Gentile 2 (86); J Brandt 2 (74); D Nicholson (14).

2-out RBI: J Brandt 2; D Nicholson.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

PB: G Triandos (14).

E: J Adair (18).

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 Kralick, L (11-11)           5.2   8   5   5    0   6   3   3.89   24     -       ·  ·      3· 8· 0· 7     39    -     1.04  -0.38
R Gomez                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.45    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.29   0.01
J Bonikowski                   1     1   0   0    1   2   0   4.00    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.58   0.02
B Pleis                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.40    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         8     9   5   5    1   9   3          33     -       ·  ·      3·12· 0· 8           -

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Pappas                       2     3   3   3    1   0   1   3.99   10     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 3     37    -     0.70  -0.22
W Stock                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.53    3     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.42   0.03
J Miller, W (1-0)              3     0   0   0    3   2   0   0.00   12     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.05   0.15
D Hall, S (6)                  3     2   0   0    0   1   0   2.30   11     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 2          0-0    1.09   0.20
Totals                         9     5   3   3    4   3   1          36     -       ·  ·     12·11· 1· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Bonikowski (8).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill McKinley, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Bob Stewart.

Time of Game: 2:20.

Attendance: 4,071.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Baltimore Orioles                    
1. L Green              CF    1. J Adair              SS 
2. V Power              1B    2. J Brandt             RF 
3. R Rollins            3B    3. B Robinson           3B 
4. H Killebrew          LF    4. J Gentile            1B 
5. B Allison            RF    5. B Powell             LF 
6. E Battey             C     6. D Nicholson          CF 
7. B Allen              2B    7. G Triandos           C  
8. Z Versalles          SS    8. M Breeding           2B 
9. J Kralick            P     9. M Pappas             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  3-2  1--      34%  73% J Gentile       J Kralick       Home Run; Robinson Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  12-     -23%  23% H Killebrew     M Pappas        Home Run (LF-CF); Power Scores; Rollins Scores
   b 3   2  3-0  1--      19%  38% J Brandt        J Kralick       Home Run; Breeding Scores
   b 6   2  3-4  ---      12%  84% D Nicholson     J Kralick       Home Run
   t 6   2  2-3  -23       6%  38% B Allen         J Miller        Lineout: CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Pappas facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  L Green         Flyball: SS
          ---      50%  V Power         Single to LF
          1--      46%  R Rollins       Single to CF; Power to 2B
   RRR    12-      23%  H Killebrew     Home Run (LF-CF); Power Scores; Rollins Scores
   O      ---      24%  B Allison       Flyball: CF
          ---      24%  E Battey        Walk
   O      1--      25%  B Allen         Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Jack Kralick facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      23%  J Adair         Foul Flyball: C
          ---      25%  J Brandt        Single to CF
   OO     1--      21%  B Robinson      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Orioles 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Milt Pappas facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      22%  Z Versalles     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      23%  J Kralick       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      24%  L Green         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Jack Kralick facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      21%  J Gentile       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      24%  B Powell        Single to 3B
   O      1--      21%  D Nicholson     Strikeout
   O      1--      19%  G Triandos      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Orioles 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Wes Stock facing 2-3-4
                  Wes Stock replaces Milt Pappas pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      20%  V Power         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      21%  R Rollins       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      22%  H Killebrew     Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Orioles 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Jack Kralick facing 8-9-1
          ---      26%  M Breeding      Single to CF
                  Nate Smith pinch hits for Wes Stock batting 9th
   O      1--      22%  N Smith         Strikeout
   O      1--      19%  J Adair         Strikeout
   RR     1--      38%  J Brandt        Home Run; Breeding Scores
   O      ---      37%  B Robinson      Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Orioles 2.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, John Miller facing 5-6-7
                  John Miller replaces Nate Smith pitching and batting 9th
          ---      33%  B Allison       Walk
   O      1--      39%  E Battey        Allison Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      41%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          ---      39%  B Allen         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      42%  Z Versalles     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Jack Kralick facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      39%  J Gentile       Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      37%  B Powell        Flyball: SS
   O      ---      35%  D Nicholson     Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Orioles 2.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, John Miller facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      37%  J Kralick       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      39%  L Green         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      40%  V Power         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Jack Kralick facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      37%  G Triandos      Strikeout Looking
          ---      41%  M Breeding      Single to RF
   O      1--      36%  J Miller        Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      1--      33%  J Adair         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Orioles 2.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, John Miller facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      35%  R Rollins       Flyball: 2B
          ---      33%  H Killebrew     Walk
   O      1--      36%  B Allison       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      34%  E Battey        Walk; Allison to 2B
          12-      32%  B Allen         Passed Ball; Battey to 2B; Allison to 3B
   O      -23      38%  " "             Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Orioles 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Jack Kralick facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      34%  J Brandt        Flyball: SS
          ---      39%  B Robinson      Single to RF
   RR     1--      73%  J Gentile       Home Run; Robinson Scores
   O      ---      71%  B Powell        Strikeout
   R      ---      84%  D Nicholson     Home Run
                  Ruben Gomez replaces Jack Kralick pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      83%  G Triandos      Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Orioles 5.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-5, Dick Hall facing 8-9-1
                  Dick Hall replaces John Miller pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  Z Versalles     Strikeout
                  Tony Oliva pinch hits for Ruben Gomez batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  T Oliva         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      85%  L Green         Double to RF
   O      -2-      90%  V Power         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-3, Joe Bonikowski facing 8-9-1
                  Joe Bonikowski replaces Tony Oliva pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  M Breeding      Strikeout
          ---      90%  D Hall          Single to LF
          1--      91%  J Adair         Wild Pitch; Hall to 2B
   O      -2-      89%  " "             Flyball: LF
          -2-      89%  J Brandt        Walk
   O      12-      88%  B Robinson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Orioles 5.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-5, Dick Hall facing 3-4-5
                  Russ Snyder replaces Boog Powell playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---      91%  R Rollins       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      93%  H Killebrew     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      94%  B Allison       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Orioles 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-3, Bill Pleis facing 4-5-6
                  Bill Pleis replaces Joe Bonikowski pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  J Gentile       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      94%  R Snyder        Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  D Nicholson     Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Orioles 5.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-5, Dick Hall facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  E Battey        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  B Allen         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      96%  Z Versalles     Double to LF
                  Don Mincher pinch hits for Bill Pleis batting 9th
   O      -2-     100%  D Mincher       Flyball: 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Orioles 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:BAL196209220

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