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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BOS		2
6
MIN
@CAL		8
2
CHW
@OAK		7
0
SDP
@ATL		5
7
PHI
@CHC		1
5
LAD
@CIN		2
3
SFG
@HOU		6
7		 
(10)
MON
@STL		0
10
Wednesday, April 15, 1970
, Anaheim Stadium
Attendance: 8,770, Time of Game: 2:28
Twins
8
4-0
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
1st
 at Angels
2
5-2
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
W: Jim Perry (2-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  8   0  0  0    8  8  1
Angels          0  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  0    2  5  2

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cesar Tovar CF 5 1 1 1 0 2 .200 .650 0.128 0.66 0.176 -0.047 0.3 4 0 HR
Rod Carew 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 .375 .912 0.057 0.61 0.098 -0.041 0.3 4 4 2B
Tony Oliva RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 .350 .950 0.086 0.61 0.115 -0.030 0.1 1 0
Harmon Killebrew 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .308 1.009 0.048 0.74 0.070 -0.023 0.9 0 0
   Frank Quilici PR-3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.1 0 1
Rich Reese 1B 3 1 0 0 0 0 .133 .411 0.027 0.88 0.071 -0.044 0.2 9 2 HBP
Brant Alyea LF 2 1 1 4 1 1 .600 2.136 0.168 1.20 0.179 -0.010 2.5 0 0 HR
   Jim Holt LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.3 0 0
George Mitterwald C 4 1 1 0 0 2 .375 .849 -0.069 0.83 0.005 -0.074 -0.4 6 0
Leo Cardenas SS 4 1 1 2 0 2 .267 .846 -0.035 0.65 0.022 -0.057 1.0 2 1 HR
Jim Perry P 4 0 1 0 0 2 .143 .268 -0.019 0.42 0.014 -0.033 -0.4 1 3
Team Totals 37 8 8 8 2 11 .216 .761 0.390 0.68 0.750 -0.360 4.0 27 11
2B: R Carew (2, off M Queen).
HR: B Alyea (3, off A Messersmith; 6th inn, 3 on, 0 outs to CF); C Tovar (1, off A Messersmith; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); L Cardenas (1, off M Queen; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
HBP: R Reese (1, by A Messersmith).
TB: L Cardenas 4; B Alyea 4; C Tovar 4; R Carew 2; J Perry; G Mitterwald; T Oliva; H Killebrew.
RBI: B Alyea 4 (11); L Cardenas 2 (3); C Tovar (2); T Oliva (5).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 3.
Fielding
E: R Carew (1).

California Angels

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Sandy Alomar 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .375 .800 -0.043 0.45 0.000 -0.043 -0.7 1 2
Jim Fregosi SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .414 1.089 -0.021 0.38 0.005 -0.026 0.2 1 2 2B
   Chico Ruiz PR-SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.1 2 0
Bill Voss RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .346 1.031 -0.021 0.43 0.012 -0.033 -0.6 0 0
Alex Johnson LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .333 1.046 0.067 0.63 0.071 -0.004 0.2 3 0 SB
Jay Johnstone CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .583 1.500 0.027 0.82 0.068 -0.041 1.0 4 0 HR
Roger Repoz 1B 3 0 0 1 0 2 .269 .975 -0.019 1.07 0.029 -0.048 -0.6 5 1
Joe Azcue C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .172 .379 -0.038 0.52 0.000 -0.038 -0.5 11 0
Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .861 -0.026 0.35 0.000 -0.026 -0.3 0 0
Andy Messersmith P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .250 -0.034 0.69 0.000 -0.034 -0.3 0 1
   Mel Queen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jim Hicks PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.003 0.12 0.000 -0.003 -0.2
   Wally Wolf P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 2 5 2 0 5 .156 .438 -0.112 0.57 0.185 -0.297 -2.0 27 6
2B: J Fregosi (3, off J Perry).
HR: J Johnstone (1, off J Perry; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: J Johnstone 5; J Fregosi 2; A Johnson 2.
RBI: R Repoz (7); J Johnstone (2).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
E: A Johnson (1); S Alomar (2).
Baserunning
SB: A Johnson (1, 2nd base off J Perry/G Mitterwald).
Pickoffs: R Repoz (1st base by J Perry).

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Perry, W (2-0) 9 5 2 2 0 5 1 1.00 32 74 0.111 0.57 2.0
Team Totals 9 5 2 2 0 5 1 2.00 32 74 0.111 0.68 2.0

California Angels

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Andy Messersmith, L (2-1) 5 4 6 5 2 6 2 3.43 24 41 -0.367 1.11 -3.8
Mel Queen 3 4 2 2 0 4 1 3.38 13 0 0 -0.022 0.04 -0.7
Wally Wolf 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.4
Team Totals 9 8 8 7 2 11 3 7.00 40 41 0 0 -0.389 0.57 -4.0
A Messersmith faced 6 batters in the 6th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: A Messersmith (1; R Reese).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: J Perry (1; R Repoz, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Runge, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Bill Kunkel.
Time of Game: 2:28.
Attendance: 8,770.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 62° F.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         California Angels
1 Cesar Tovar CF 1 Sandy Alomar 2B
2 Rod Carew 2B 2 Jim Fregosi SS
3 Tony Oliva RF 3 Bill Voss RF
4 Harmon Killebrew 3B 4 Alex Johnson LF
5 Rich Reese 1B 5 Jay Johnstone CF
6 Brant Alyea LF 6 Roger Repoz 1B
7 George Mitterwald C 7 Joe Azcue C
8 Leo Cardenas SS 8 Aurelio Rodriguez 3B
9 Jim Perry P 9 Andy Messersmith P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 0-1 0 --- R MIN C. Tovar A. Messersmith 18% 50% Home Run
t6 2-1 0 123 RRRR MIN B. Alyea A. Messersmith 12% 96% Home Run; Oliva Scores; Killebrew Scores; Reese Scores
t6 1-1 0 -2- R MIN T. Oliva A. Messersmith 12% 71% Single to RF; Carew Scores/unER
t6 1-1 0 --- MIN R. Carew A. Messersmith 10% 60% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Carew to 2B
t6 2-1 0 12- MIN R. Reese A. Messersmith 7% 84% Hit By Pitch; Oliva to 3B; Killebrew to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Andy Messersmith facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MIN C. Tovar A. Messersmith -2% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O MIN R. Carew A. Messersmith -1% 46% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 --- O MIN T. Oliva A. Messersmith -1% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CAL S. Alomar J. Perry 2% 48% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- O CAL J. Fregosi J. Perry 1% 49% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 2 --- CAL B. Voss J. Perry -1% 48% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 2 1-- CAL A. Johnson J. Perry -2% 46% Single to RF; Voss to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- O CAL J. Johnstone J. Perry 4% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Andy Messersmith facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O MIN H. Killebrew A. Messersmith -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O MIN R. Reese A. Messersmith -2% 46% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 2 --- O MIN B. Alyea A. Messersmith -1% 45% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Perry facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- O CAL R. Repoz J. Perry 2% 47% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 1 --- O CAL J. Azcue J. Perry 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O CAL A. Rodriguez J. Perry 1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Andy Messersmith facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O MIN G. Mitterwald A. Messersmith -2% 48% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 --- O MIN L. Cardenas A. Messersmith -2% 46% Lineout: SS
t3 0-0 2 --- MIN J. Perry A. Messersmith 1% 47% Single to CF
t3 0-0 2 1-- O MIN C. Tovar A. Messersmith -3% 45% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Perry facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- O CAL A. Messersmith J. Perry 2% 47% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- O CAL S. Alomar J. Perry 2% 49% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- O CAL J. Fregosi J. Perry 1% 50% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Andy Messersmith facing 2-3-4
t4 0-0 0 --- O MIN R. Carew A. Messersmith -3% 47% Flyball: CF
t4 0-0 1 --- O MIN T. Oliva A. Messersmith -2% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- MIN H. Killebrew A. Messersmith 1% 47% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
t4 0-0 2 1-- O MIN R. Reese A. Messersmith -3% 44% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Perry facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- O CAL B. Voss J. Perry 3% 47% Strikeout
b4 0-0 1 --- CAL A. Johnson J. Perry -3% 44% Single to SS
b4 0-0 1 1-- CAL J. Johnstone J. Perry -2% 42% Johnson Steals 2B
b4 0-0 1 -2- CAL J. Johnstone J. Perry -6% 36% Single to 2B; Johnson to 3B
b4 0-0 1 1-3 RO CAL R. Repoz J. Perry -3% 33% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Johnson Scores
b4 1-0 2 1-- O CAL J. Azcue J. Perry 2% 35% Repoz Picked off 1B (P-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 1.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Angels' Andy Messersmith facing 6-7-8
t5 0-1 0 --- MIN B. Alyea A. Messersmith 5% 40% Walk
t5 0-1 0 1-- O MIN G. Mitterwald A. Messersmith -5% 35% Strikeout
t5 0-1 1 1-- O MIN L. Cardenas A. Messersmith -4% 31% Strikeout
t5 0-1 2 1-- O MIN J. Perry A. Messersmith -3% 28% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Jim Perry facing 7-8-9
b5 1-0 0 --- O CAL J. Azcue J. Perry 2% 30% Popfly: 2B
b5 1-0 1 --- O CAL A. Rodriguez J. Perry 1% 31% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 1-0 2 --- O CAL A. Messersmith J. Perry 1% 32% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 1.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Angels' Andy Messersmith facing 1-2-3
t6 0-1 0 --- R MIN C. Tovar A. Messersmith 18% 50% Home Run
t6 1-1 0 --- MIN R. Carew A. Messersmith 10% 60% Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Carew to 2B
t6 1-1 0 -2- R MIN T. Oliva A. Messersmith 12% 71% Single to RF; Carew Scores/unER
t6 2-1 0 1-- MIN H. Killebrew A. Messersmith 5% 77% Walk; Oliva to 2B
t6 2-1 0 12- MIN R. Reese A. Messersmith 7% 84% Hit By Pitch; Oliva to 3B; Killebrew to 2B
t6 2-1 0 123 RRRR MIN B. Alyea A. Messersmith 12% 96% Home Run; Oliva Scores; Killebrew Scores; Reese Scores
Mel Queen replaces Andy Messersmith pitching and batting 9th
t6 6-1 0 --- MIN G. Mitterwald M. Queen 0% 97% Single to CF
t6 6-1 0 1-- RR MIN L. Cardenas M. Queen 2% 99% Home Run; Mitterwald Scores
t6 8-1 0 --- O MIN J. Perry M. Queen -0% 99% Strikeout
t6 8-1 1 --- O MIN C. Tovar M. Queen -0% 99% Strikeout
t6 8-1 2 --- MIN R. Carew M. Queen 0% 99% Double to LF
t6 8-1 2 -2- O MIN T. Oliva M. Queen -0% 99% Flyball: CF
8 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Angels 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-8, Twins' Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
Jim Holt replaces Brant Alyea playing LF batting 6th
b6 1-8 0 --- O CAL S. Alomar J. Perry 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 1-8 1 --- CAL J. Fregosi J. Perry -1% 99% Double to LF
Chico Ruiz pinch runs for Jim Fregosi (SS) batting 2nd
b6 1-8 1 -2- O CAL B. Voss J. Perry 1% 99% Popfly: 2B
b6 1-8 2 -2- O CAL A. Johnson J. Perry 0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Angels 1.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-1, Angels' Mel Queen facing 4-5-6
Chico Ruiz moves from PR to SS
t7 8-1 0 --- MIN H. Killebrew M. Queen 0% 99% Single to CF
Frank Quilici pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew (3B) batting 4th
t7 8-1 0 1-- O MIN R. Reese M. Queen -0% 99% Flyball: CF
t7 8-1 1 1-- O MIN J. Holt M. Queen -0% 99% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t7 8-1 2 1-- O MIN G. Mitterwald M. Queen -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Angels 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 1-8, Twins' Jim Perry facing 5-6-7
Frank Quilici moves from PR to 3B
b7 1-8 0 --- R CAL J. Johnstone J. Perry -1% 99% Home Run
b7 2-8 0 --- O CAL R. Repoz J. Perry 0% 99% Strikeout
b7 2-8 1 --- O CAL J. Azcue J. Perry 0% 99% Popfly: SS
b7 2-8 2 --- O CAL A. Rodriguez J. Perry 0% 99% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Angels 2.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-2, Angels' Mel Queen facing 8-9-1
t8 8-2 0 --- O MIN L. Cardenas M. Queen -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
t8 8-2 1 --- O MIN J. Perry M. Queen -0% 99% Strikeout
t8 8-2 2 --- O MIN C. Tovar M. Queen -0% 99% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Angels 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-8, Twins' Jim Perry facing 9-1-2
Jim Hicks pinch hits for Mel Queen (P) batting 9th
b8 2-8 0 --- O CAL J. Hicks J. Perry 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b8 2-8 1 --- O CAL S. Alomar J. Perry 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 2-8 2 --- O CAL C. Ruiz J. Perry 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Angels 2.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-2, Angels' Wally Wolf facing 2-3-4
Wally Wolf replaces Jim Hicks (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 8-2 0 --- O MIN R. Carew W. Wolf -0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 8-2 1 --- O MIN T. Oliva W. Wolf -0% 100% Flyball: LF
t9 8-2 2 --- O MIN F. Quilici W. Wolf -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Angels 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-8, Twins' Jim Perry facing 3-4-5
b9 2-8 0 --- O CAL B. Voss J. Perry 0% 100% Flyball: CF
b9 2-8 1 --- O CAL A. Johnson J. Perry 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 2-8 2 --- O CAL J. Johnstone J. Perry 0% 100% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Angels 2.

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