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Standings
DET
@BAL		5
3
CLE
@BOS		2
4
MIN
@CAL		0
2
TEX
@CHW		0
14
MIL
@NYY		0
2
KCR
@OAK		2
3
LAD
@ATL		3
1
HOU
@CIN		8
4
NYM
@MON		2
7
STL
@PHI		3
6
CHC
@PIT		6
4
SFG
@SDP		5
1
Tuesday, April 18, 1972
, Anaheim Stadium
Attendance: 5,191, Time of Game: 2:14
Twins
0
1-2
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 1½ GB
 at Angels
2
2-1
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
W: Nolan Ryan (1-0)
L: Jim Perry (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  1
Angels          0  0  0   0  1  1   0  0  X    2  7  0

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cesar Tovar RF-LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .558 -0.038 0.89 0.023 -0.061 -0.2 2 0
Danny Thompson SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .091 .530 -0.055 1.21 0.039 -0.094 -0.4 6 4 HBP
Rod Carew 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .083 .321 -0.093 1.05 0.000 -0.093 -0.6 3 3
Harmon Killebrew 1B 2 0 1 0 2 0 .200 .985 0.087 0.84 0.109 -0.021 0.5 6 1 2B
   Jim Kaat PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Rick Renick 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Bobby Darwin CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 .400 1.538 0.046 1.51 0.129 -0.083 0.4 1 0 CS
Charlie Manuel LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .333 -0.189 2.37 0.000 -0.189 -1.2 1 0
   Jim Nettles RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 -0.028 1.22 0.000 -0.028 -0.2 0 0
Eric Soderholm 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .083 -0.126 1.31 0.000 -0.126 -0.9 1 2
Rick Dempsey C 2 0 0 0 2 1 .000 .250 0.003 0.73 0.047 -0.044 0.0 3 0
Jim Perry P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.048 1.09 0.000 -0.048 -0.3 0 2
   Dave LaRoche P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Steve Braun PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.010 0.42 0.000 -0.010 -0.1
   Tom Norton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rich Reese PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.027 1.03 0.000 -0.027 -0.2
Team Totals 30 0 4 0 5 10 .133 .444 -0.478 1.18 0.347 -0.824 -3.3 24 12
2B: H Killebrew (1, off N Ryan).
HBP: D Thompson (1, by N Ryan).
TB: B Darwin 2; H Killebrew 2; C Tovar.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. R Carew-D Thompson-H Killebrew; J Perry-D Thompson-H Killebrew.
E: D Thompson (1).
Baserunning
CS: B Darwin (1, 2nd base by N Ryan/A Kusnyer).

California Angels

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Sandy Alomar 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 .700 1.550 0.188 1.07 0.209 -0.021 1.1 1 2 2B
Mickey Rivers CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .100 .200 0.036 1.54 0.128 -0.093 0.0 0 0 GDP
Leo Cardenas SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .250 .750 -0.104 0.91 0.019 -0.123 -0.8 2 3
Jim Spencer 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .091 .182 -0.108 0.98 0.000 -0.108 -1.3 8 0 GDP
Ken McMullen 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .473 -0.065 0.70 0.000 -0.065 -0.7 1 1
Vada Pinson LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .473 -0.004 0.48 0.026 -0.030 -0.1 2 0
Leroy Stanton RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .111 .311 0.035 0.54 0.048 -0.013 0.3 1 0
Art Kusnyer C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .333 0.039 1.35 0.065 -0.026 0.3 11 1
Nolan Ryan P 3 1 1 1 0 1 .333 .667 0.005 1.95 0.112 -0.107 0.2 1 2
Team Totals 30 2 7 2 4 3 .233 .590 0.022 1.02 0.607 -0.586 -0.9 27 9
2B: S Alomar (1, off J Perry).
TB: S Alomar 4; L Cardenas; M Rivers; N Ryan; L Stanton.
GIDP: M Rivers (2); J Spencer (2).
RBI: M Rivers (1); N Ryan (1).
2-out RBI: N Ryan.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. A Kusnyer-L Cardenas.

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Perry, L (0-1) 5.2 7 2 1 3 3 0 1.59 27 49 -0.066 1.21 -0.2
Dave LaRoche 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 2 0 0.021 0.82 0.4
Tom Norton 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 6 0 0 0.022 0.20 0.7
Team Totals 8 7 2 1 4 3 0 1.12 34 49 2 0 -0.023 1.18 0.9

California Angels

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Nolan Ryan, W (1-0) 9 4 0 0 5 10 0 0.00 36 84 0.477 1.18 3.3
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 5 10 0 0.00 36 84 0.477 1.02 3.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: N Ryan (1; D Thompson).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Jim Odom.
Time of Game: 2:14.
Attendance: 5,191.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         California Angels
1 Cesar Tovar RF 1 Sandy Alomar 2B
2 Danny Thompson SS 2 Mickey Rivers CF
3 Rod Carew 2B 3 Leo Cardenas SS
4 Harmon Killebrew 1B 4 Jim Spencer 1B
5 Bobby Darwin CF 5 Ken McMullen 3B
6 Charlie Manuel LF 6 Vada Pinson LF
7 Eric Soderholm 3B 7 Leroy Stanton RF
8 Rick Dempsey C 8 Art Kusnyer C
9 Jim Perry P 9 Nolan Ryan P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 0-0 1 -23 R CAL M. Rivers J. Perry 13% 82% Single to CF; Ryan Scores/unER; Alomar to 3B; Rivers to 2B/Adv on throw
b5 0-0 1 1-- CAL S. Alomar J. Perry 13% 69% Double to LF; Ryan to 3B
b6 1-0 2 12- R CAL N. Ryan J. Perry 11% 88% Single to RF; Stanton Scores; Kusnyer to 3B
t4 0-0 1 1-3 O MIN C. Manuel N. Ryan 9% 49% Popfly: SS
b1 0-0 0 1-- OO CAL M. Rivers J. Perry -7% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B

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' Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MIN C. Tovar N. Ryan 2% 52% Popfly: 1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O MIN D. Thompson N. Ryan 1% 53% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O MIN R. Carew N. Ryan 1% 54% 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 --- CAL S. Alomar J. Perry 4% 58% Single to CF
b1 0-0 0 1-- OO CAL M. Rivers J. Perry -7% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- CAL L. Cardenas J. Perry 1% 52% Single to 2B
b1 0-0 2 1-- O CAL J. Spencer J. Perry -2% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O MIN H. Killebrew N. Ryan 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- MIN B. Darwin N. Ryan -3% 50% Single to LF
t2 0-0 1 1-- OO MIN C. Manuel N. Ryan 5% 54% Double Play: Strikeout, Darwin Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Perry facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O CAL K. McMullen J. Perry -2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- CAL V. Pinson J. Perry 3% 55% Walk
b2 0-0 1 1-- CAL L. Stanton J. Perry 4% 59% Single to RF; Pinson to 2B
b2 0-0 1 12- O CAL A. Kusnyer J. Perry -3% 56% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Pinson to 3B; Stanton to 2B
b2 0-0 2 -23 O CAL N. Ryan J. Perry -6% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O MIN E. Soderholm N. Ryan 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 1 --- MIN R. Dempsey N. Ryan -3% 49% Walk
t3 0-0 1 1-- O MIN J. Perry N. Ryan 3% 52% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 1-- MIN C. Tovar N. Ryan -2% 50% Single to LF; Dempsey to 2B
t3 0-0 2 12- O MIN D. Thompson N. Ryan 5% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- CAL S. Alomar J. Perry 4% 59% Single to CF
b3 0-0 0 1-- O CAL M. Rivers J. Perry -1% 58% Flyball: RF; Alomar to 2B
b3 0-0 1 -2- O CAL L. Cardenas J. Perry -5% 52% Fielder's Choice P; Alomar out at 3B/P-3B-2B
b3 0-0 2 1-- O CAL J. Spencer J. Perry -2% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- O MIN R. Carew N. Ryan 2% 52% Strikeout
t4 0-0 1 --- MIN H. Killebrew N. Ryan -6% 47% Double to CF
t4 0-0 1 -2- MIN B. Darwin N. Ryan -7% 40% Single to LF; Killebrew to 3B
t4 0-0 1 1-3 O MIN C. Manuel N. Ryan 9% 49% Popfly: SS
t4 0-0 2 1-3 O MIN E. Soderholm N. Ryan 6% 55% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Perry facing 5-6-7
b4 0-0 0 --- O CAL K. McMullen J. Perry -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-0 1 --- O CAL V. Pinson J. Perry -2% 51% Popfly: SS
b4 0-0 2 --- O CAL L. Stanton J. Perry -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 8-9-1
t5 0-0 0 --- O MIN R. Dempsey N. Ryan 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-0 1 --- O MIN J. Perry N. Ryan 2% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-0 2 --- O MIN C. Tovar N. Ryan 1% 56% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Perry facing 8-9-1
b5 0-0 0 --- CAL A. Kusnyer J. Perry 5% 61% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b5 0-0 0 1-- O CAL N. Ryan J. Perry -4% 56% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b5 0-0 1 1-- CAL S. Alomar J. Perry 13% 69% Double to LF; Ryan to 3B
b5 0-0 1 -23 R CAL M. Rivers J. Perry 13% 82% Single to CF; Ryan Scores/unER; Alomar to 3B; Rivers to 2B/Adv on throw
b5 1-0 1 -23 O CAL L. Cardenas J. Perry -7% 75% Popfly: SS
b5 1-0 2 -23 O CAL J. Spencer J. Perry -5% 70% Popfly: 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 1.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 2-3-4
t6 0-1 0 --- O MIN D. Thompson N. Ryan 3% 73% Groundout: P-1B
t6 0-1 1 --- O MIN R. Carew N. Ryan 2% 76% Groundout: P-1B
t6 0-1 2 --- MIN H. Killebrew N. Ryan -2% 74% Walk
t6 0-1 2 1-- MIN B. Darwin N. Ryan -3% 70% Walk; Killebrew to 2B
t6 0-1 2 12- O MIN C. Manuel N. Ryan 7% 77% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Jim Perry facing 5-6-7
Cesar Tovar moves from RF to LF
Jim Nettles replaces Charlie Manuel (LF) playing RF batting 6th
b6 1-0 0 --- O CAL K. McMullen J. Perry -2% 76% Popfly: SS
b6 1-0 1 --- O CAL V. Pinson J. Perry -1% 74% Popfly: 2B
b6 1-0 2 --- CAL L. Stanton J. Perry 1% 75% Walk
b6 1-0 2 1-- CAL A. Kusnyer J. Perry 2% 77% Walk; Stanton to 2B
b6 1-0 2 12- R CAL N. Ryan J. Perry 11% 88% Single to RF; Stanton Scores; Kusnyer to 3B
Dave LaRoche replaces Jim Perry pitching and batting 9th
b6 2-0 2 1-3 O CAL S. Alomar D. LaRoche -2% 86% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 2.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 7-8-9
t7 0-2 0 --- O MIN E. Soderholm N. Ryan 3% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 0-2 1 --- O MIN R. Dempsey N. Ryan 2% 91% Strikeout
Steve Braun pinch hits for Dave LaRoche (P) batting 9th
t7 0-2 2 --- O MIN S. Braun N. Ryan 1% 91% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, Twins' Tom Norton facing 2-3-4
Tom Norton replaces Steve Braun (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 2-0 0 --- O CAL M. Rivers T. Norton -1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 2-0 1 --- CAL L. Cardenas T. Norton 1% 92% Walk
b7 2-0 1 1-- OO CAL J. Spencer T. Norton -2% 90% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 2.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 1-2-3
t8 0-2 0 --- O MIN C. Tovar N. Ryan 3% 93% Flyball: LF
t8 0-2 1 --- MIN D. Thompson N. Ryan -4% 89% Hit By Pitch
t8 0-2 1 1-- O MIN R. Carew N. Ryan 4% 93% Strikeout Looking
t8 0-2 2 1-- MIN H. Killebrew N. Ryan -3% 90% Walk; Thompson to 2B
Jim Kaat pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew (1B) batting 4th
t8 0-2 2 12- O MIN B. Darwin N. Ryan 6% 96% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 2-0, Twins' Tom Norton facing 5-6-7
Rick Renick replaces Jim Kaat (PR) playing 1B batting 4th
b8 2-0 0 --- O CAL K. McMullen T. Norton -0% 95% Flyball: LF
b8 2-0 1 --- O CAL V. Pinson T. Norton -0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 2-0 2 --- O CAL L. Stanton T. Norton -0% 95% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 2.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Angels' Nolan Ryan facing 6-7-8
t9 0-2 0 --- O MIN J. Nettles N. Ryan 3% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 0-2 1 --- O MIN E. Soderholm N. Ryan 2% 99% Flyball: LF
t9 0-2 2 --- MIN R. Dempsey N. Ryan -2% 97% Walk
Rich Reese pinch hits for Tom Norton (P) batting 9th
t9 0-2 2 1-- O MIN R. Reese N. Ryan 3% 100% Groundout: 2B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 2.

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