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BOS  4
@CHW  3

CHW  1
BOS  0

(11)
MIN  6
@CLE  3
KCA  2
DET  1

NYY  8
@WSA  2

CIN 11
@HOU  8

STL  6
@LAD  2

CHC  3
@NYM  1

(8)
PHI  2
PIT  0

(5)
SFG  2
ATL  0

ATL  4
@SFG  1

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 8,711

Sunday, August 27, 1967
Time of Game: 2:30
Twins
6
72-56
Won 1
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  3  0   1  0  1   1  0  0    6  9  0
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  2    3  7  0
W: Jim Merritt (10-4), L: Luis Tiant (8-9)
Indians
3
61-70
Lost 1
7th, 12½ GB

Batting Stats

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T Uhlaender CF                5   0   1   2    0   0  .249  .656              3   0   
C Tovar SS-3B                 5   1   1   0    0   0  .276  .709              2   2   3B
T Oliva RF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .275  .772              2   0   HBP
H Killebrew 1B                4   0   0   0    1   1  .255  .939              7   1   
R Rollins 3B                  3   1   1   1    0   1  .252  .659              0   1   HR
  J Hernandez SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .120  .240              1   0   
  R Nixon PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .245  .615              0   0   
  Z Versalles SS              1   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .551              1   2   
S Valdespino LF               4   1   1   0    0   1  .172  .445              1   0   
R Carew 2B                    2   2   2   1    2   0  .297  .762              2   2   HR,2B,IW
H Izquierdo C                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .316  .771              7   0   2B
J Merritt P                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .150  .427              1   1   
Totals                       36   6   9   0    4   6                         27   9
Batting Events
2B: R Carew (18, off B Allen); H Izquierdo (2, off L Tiant).
3B: C Tovar (5, off B Allen).
HR: R Rollins (6, off B Allen; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); R Carew (8, off L Tiant; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
IBB: R Carew (2, by G Culver).
HBP: T Oliva (8, by B Allen).
TB: R Carew 6; R Rollins 4; C Tovar 3; T Oliva 2; H Izquierdo 2; S Valdespino; T Uhlaender.
RBI: T Uhlaender 2 (38); H Izquierdo (2); R Rollins (34); R Carew (36).
2-out RBI: T Uhlaender 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. C Tovar-R Carew-H Killebrew.
Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Hinton RF                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .264  .707              1   0   
L Wagner LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .722              3   0   
M Alvis 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .264  .720              1   1   GDP
T Horton 1B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .285  .727             10   1   2B
D Demeter CF                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .227  .664              2   0   
J Azcue C                     4   1   1   2    0   1  .266  .796              7   0   HR
C Salmon 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .235  .614              1   6   
L Brown SS                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .235  .632              1   3   2B
L Tiant P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .638              0   0   
  O Pena P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  P Gonzalez PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .546              0   0   
  B Allen P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  G Culver P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .667              0   0   
  V Fuller PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .617              0   0   
  J O'Donoghue P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .088  .315              1   0   
Totals                       34   3   7   0    1   8                         27  11
Batting Events
2B: L Brown (13, off J Merritt); T Horton (12, off J Merritt).
HR: J Azcue (10, off J Merritt; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: J Azcue 4; D Demeter 2; L Brown 2; T Horton 2; C Salmon; M Alvis.
GIDP: M Alvis (12).
RBI: J Azcue 2 (26).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 2.

Pitching Stats

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 Merritt, W (10-4)            9     7   3   3    1   8   1   2.27   35     -       ·  ·      8·11· 0· 7     68    -     0.57   0.22
Totals                         9     7   3   3    1   8   1          35     -       ·  ·      8·11· 0· 7           -  
Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Tiant, L (8-9)               4     6   4   4    1   2   1   3.16   19     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 6     35    -     0.82  -0.26
O Pena                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.80    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.01
B Allen                        1     3   2   2    2   1   1   3.28    9     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.20  -0.04
G Culver                       1     0   0   0    1   1   0   4.48    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.16   0.01
J O'Donoghue                   2     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.41    6     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     9   6   6    4   6   2          41     -       ·  ·     12· 9· 0· 9          2-0 
B Allen faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: J Merritt 3 (8); B Allen (4).
HBP: B Allen (1; T Oliva).
IBB: G Culver (9; R Carew).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Valentine, 1B - Bill Kinnamon, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Frank Umont.
Time of Game: 2:30.
Attendance: 8,711.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Minnesota Twins                           Cleveland Indians                            
1. Ted Uhlaender                CF       1. Chuck Hinton                 RF
2. Cesar Tovar                  SS       2. Leon Wagner                  LF
3. Tony Oliva                   RF       3. Max Alvis                    3B
4. Harmon Killebrew             1B       4. Tony Horton                  1B
5. Rich Rollins                 3B       5. Don Demeter                  CF
6. Sandy Valdespino             LF       6. Joe Azcue                     C
7. Rod Carew                    2B       7. Chico Salmon                 2B
8. Hank Izquierdo                C       8. Larry Brown                  SS
9. Jim Merritt                   P       9. Luis Tiant                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t2 2 -23 RR 17% 80% 1-0 MIN T. Uhlaender L. Tiant Single to LF; Carew Scores; Izquierdo Scores
t2 1 12- R 16% 70% 0-0 MIN H. Izquierdo L. Tiant Double to LF; Valdespino Scores; Carew to 3B
t2 1 -23 O -7% 63% 1-0 MIN J. Merritt L. Tiant Strikeout
t4 0 --- R 6% 90% 3-0 MIN R. Carew L. Tiant Home Run
t2 1 1-- 4% 54% 0-0 MIN R. Carew L. Tiant Walk; Valdespino to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 MIN T. Uhlaender L. Tiant Flyball: LF
t1 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 MIN C. Tovar L. Tiant Groundout: SS-1B
t1 2 --- 1% 48% 0-0 MIN T. Oliva L. Tiant Single to LF
t1 2 1-- O -2% 45% 0-0 MIN H. Killebrew L. Tiant Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 CLE C. Hinton J. Merritt Strikeout
b1 1 --- O 1% 49% 0-0 CLE L. Wagner J. Merritt Strikeout
b1 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 CLE M. Alvis J. Merritt Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Luis Tiant facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 MIN R. Rollins L. Tiant Strikeout
t2 1 --- 3% 50% 0-0 MIN S. Valdespino L. Tiant Single to RF
t2 1 1-- 4% 54% 0-0 MIN R. Carew L. Tiant Walk; Valdespino to 2B
t2 1 12- R 16% 70% 0-0 MIN H. Izquierdo L. Tiant Double to LF; Valdespino Scores; Carew to 3B
t2 1 -23 O -7% 63% 1-0 MIN J. Merritt L. Tiant Strikeout
t2 2 -23 RR 17% 80% 1-0 MIN T. Uhlaender L. Tiant Single to LF; Carew Scores; Izquierdo Scores
t2 2 1-- O -1% 78% 3-0 MIN C. Tovar L. Tiant Flyball: RF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O 2% 80% 0-3 CLE T. Horton J. Merritt Flyball: 1B
b2 1 --- -2% 78% 0-3 CLE D. Demeter J. Merritt Single to LF
b2 1 1-- O 3% 81% 0-3 CLE J. Azcue J. Merritt Flyball: CF
b2 2 1-- O 2% 82% 0-3 CLE C. Salmon J. Merritt Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Indians 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Luis Tiant facing 3-4-5
t3 0 --- 2% 84% 3-0 MIN T. Oliva L. Tiant Single to RF
t3 0 1-- O -1% 84% 3-0 MIN H. Killebrew L. Tiant Groundout: 1B unassisted; Oliva to 2B
t3 1 -2- O -2% 82% 3-0 MIN R. Rollins L. Tiant Foul Flyball: C
t3 2 -2- O -2% 80% 3-0 MIN S. Valdespino L. Tiant Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O 2% 82% 0-3 CLE L. Brown J. Merritt Flyball: SS
b3 1 --- O 1% 83% 0-3 CLE L. Tiant J. Merritt Groundout: P-1B
b3 2 --- O 1% 84% 0-3 CLE C. Hinton J. Merritt Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Indians 0.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Indians' Luis Tiant facing 7-8-9
t4 0 --- R 6% 90% 3-0 MIN R. Carew L. Tiant Home Run
t4 0 --- O -1% 90% 4-0 MIN H. Izquierdo L. Tiant Flyball: LF
t4 1 --- O -0% 89% 4-0 MIN J. Merritt L. Tiant Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 2 --- O -0% 89% 4-0 MIN T. Uhlaender L. Tiant Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 2-3-4
b4 0 --- O 2% 90% 0-4 CLE L. Wagner J. Merritt Groundout: 1B-P
b4 1 --- -2% 88% 0-4 CLE M. Alvis J. Merritt Single to LF
b4 1 1-- O 2% 91% 0-4 CLE T. Horton J. Merritt Strikeout
b4 2 1-- O 1% 92% 0-4 CLE D. Demeter J. Merritt Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Indians 0.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Indians' Orlando Pena facing 2-3-4
Orlando Pena replaces Luis Tiant pitching and batting 9th
t5 0 --- O -1% 91% 4-0 MIN C. Tovar O. Pena Flyball: LF
t5 1 --- O -0% 91% 4-0 MIN T. Oliva O. Pena Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2 --- O -0% 91% 4-0 MIN H. Killebrew O. Pena Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-4, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 6-7-8
b5 0 --- O 2% 92% 0-4 CLE J. Azcue J. Merritt Strikeout
b5 1 --- -2% 90% 0-4 CLE C. Salmon J. Merritt Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Salmon to 1B
b5 1 1-- O 2% 92% 0-4 CLE L. Brown J. Merritt Flyball: RF
Pedro Gonzalez pinch hits for Orlando Pena (P) batting 9th
b5 2 1-- O 1% 94% 0-4 CLE P. Gonzalez J. Merritt Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Indians 0.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Indians' Bob Allen facing 5-6-7
Bob Allen replaces Pedro Gonzalez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 0 --- R 3% 97% 4-0 MIN R. Rollins B. Allen Home Run
t6 0 --- O -0% 96% 5-0 MIN S. Valdespino B. Allen Strikeout
t6 1 --- 1% 97% 5-0 MIN R. Carew B. Allen Double to CF
t6 1 -2- O -0% 96% 5-0 MIN H. Izquierdo B. Allen Groundout: 2B-1B; Carew to 3B
t6 2 --3 0% 97% 5-0 MIN J. Merritt B. Allen Walk
t6 2 1-3 O -1% 96% 5-0 MIN T. Uhlaender B. Allen Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-5, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
Cesar Tovar moves from SS to 3B; Jackie Hernandez replaces Rich Rollins (3B) playing SS batting 5th
b6 0 --- -2% 94% 0-5 CLE C. Hinton J. Merritt Walk
b6 0 1-- O 2% 96% 0-5 CLE L. Wagner J. Merritt Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b6 1 1-- OO 2% 98% 0-5 CLE M. Alvis J. Merritt Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 0.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Indians' Bob Allen facing 2-3-4
t7 0 --- 1% 99% 5-0 MIN C. Tovar B. Allen Triple to RF
t7 0 --3 R 0% 99% 5-0 MIN T. Oliva B. Allen Wild Pitch; Tovar Scores
t7 0 --- 0% 99% 6-0 MIN T. Oliva B. Allen Hit By Pitch
t7 0 1-- 0% 99% 6-0 MIN H. Killebrew B. Allen Walk; Oliva to 2B
George Culver replaces Bob Allen pitching and batting 9th; Russ Nixon pinch hits for Jackie Hernandez (SS) batting 5th
t7 0 12- O -0% 99% 6-0 MIN R. Nixon G. Culver Strikeout
t7 1 12- O -0% 99% 6-0 MIN S. Valdespino G. Culver Groundout: 2B-1B; Oliva to 3B; Killebrew to 2B
t7 2 -23 0% 99% 6-0 MIN R. Carew G. Culver Intentional Walk
t7 2 123 O -0% 99% 6-0 MIN H. Izquierdo G. Culver Flyball: 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 6, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 4-5-6
Zoilo Versalles replaces Russ Nixon (PH) playing SS batting 5th
b7 0 --- -1% 97% 0-6 CLE T. Horton J. Merritt Double to CF
b7 0 -2- -0% 97% 0-6 CLE D. Demeter J. Merritt Wild Pitch; Horton to 3B
b7 0 --3 O 1% 98% 0-6 CLE D. Demeter J. Merritt Flyball: SS
b7 1 --3 R -0% 98% 0-6 CLE J. Azcue J. Merritt Wild Pitch; Horton Scores
b7 1 --- O 0% 99% 1-6 CLE J. Azcue J. Merritt Flyball: CF
b7 2 --- -0% 98% 1-6 CLE C. Salmon J. Merritt Single to LF
b7 2 1-- -1% 97% 1-6 CLE L. Brown J. Merritt Double to LF; Salmon to 3B
Vern Fuller pinch hits for George Culver (P) batting 9th
b7 2 -23 O 2% 99% 1-6 CLE V. Fuller J. Merritt Flyball: LF
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Indians 1.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Indians' John O'Donoghue facing 9-1-2
John O'Donoghue replaces Vern Fuller (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 0 --- O -0% 99% 6-1 MIN J. Merritt J. O'Donoghue Strikeout
t8 1 --- O -0% 99% 6-1 MIN T. Uhlaender J. O'Donoghue Flyball: SS
t8 2 --- O 0% 99% 6-1 MIN C. Tovar J. O'Donoghue Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-6, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
b8 0 --- O 1% 99% 1-6 CLE C. Hinton J. Merritt Strikeout
b8 1 --- O 0% 99% 1-6 CLE L. Wagner J. Merritt Flyball: RF
b8 2 --- O 0% 100% 1-6 CLE M. Alvis J. Merritt Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Indians 1.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Indians' John O'Donoghue facing 3-4-5
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 6-1 MIN T. Oliva J. O'Donoghue Groundout: 1B-P
t9 1 --- O -0% 99% 6-1 MIN H. Killebrew J. O'Donoghue Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 2 --- O 0% 99% 6-1 MIN Z. Versalles J. O'Donoghue Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Indians 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-6, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 4-5-6
b9 0 --- O 0% 100% 1-6 CLE T. Horton J. Merritt Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 1 --- -0% 99% 1-6 CLE D. Demeter J. Merritt Single to CF
b9 1 1-- RR -1% 99% 1-6 CLE J. Azcue J. Merritt Home Run; Demeter Scores
b9 1 --- O 1% 100% 3-6 CLE C. Salmon J. Merritt Groundout: SS-1B
b9 2 --- O 0% 100% 3-6 CLE L. Brown J. Merritt Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Indians 3.

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