July 27, 1969 Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 17
CHW 0 CAL 5
NYY 4 MIN 8
@CLE 7 KCR 7
@DET 2 OAK 7
WSA 2 BOS 5
@SEP 3
(20) ATL 8
MON 2 LAD 6
@CHC 2 HOU 3
PHI 2
(11) CIN 6
@NYM 3 PIT 4
SDP 1 STL 8
SFG 2

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 11,822

Sunday, July 27, 1969
Time of Game: 3:09

Twins

61-39

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  1  1   0  0  3   3  0  0    8 10  1
Indians         0  5  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    7 12  1

W: J Crider (1-0), L: R Law (1-1), S: R Perranoski (19)

Indians

40-61

Lost 1

6th, 29½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar CF-3B-LF              4   2   3   0    1   0  .267  .705    0    1   1   SB
R Carew 2B                    5   1   3   1    0   1  .373  .954    0    3   0   2B,CS
H Killebrew 1B                3   1   1   2    1   0  .276  .979    0    1   0   2B
  T Uhlaender PR-CF           1   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .690    0    1   0   
T Oliva RF                    4   0   0   1    0   0  .327  .893    0    3   0   SF
B Allison LF                  1   1   0   0    2   0  .221  .737    0    0   0   HBP
  C Manuel PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .697    0    0   0   
  F Quilici 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .198  .538         0   0   
L Cardenas SS                 4   1   1   3    0   1  .282  .752    0    1   3   HR,HBP
G Mitterwald C                3   1   0   0    0   1  .246  .698    0   10   1   GDP
  R Reese PH-1B               1   0   0   0    0   1  .314  .863    0    2   0   
R Renick 3B                   3   0   1   1    0   1  .200  .536    0    0   1   
  J Roseboro PH-C             1   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .686    0    5   0   
D Boswell P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .444    0    0   0   
  T Hall P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .174  .391    0    0   0   
  J Crider P                  2   1   1   0    0   0  .375 1.000    0    0   0   
  A Worthington P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Perranoski P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .269         0   0   
Totals                       35   8  10   8    4   5                    27   6

BATTING

2B: R Carew (26, off S Williams); H Killebrew (13, off R Law).

HR: L Cardenas (7, off R Law; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).

SF: T Oliva (2, off J Pizarro).

HBP: B Allison (1, by S Williams); L Cardenas (3, by S Williams).

TB: L Cardenas 4; R Carew 4; C Tovar 3; H Killebrew 2; R Renick; J Crider.

GIDP: G Mitterwald (4).

RBI: L Cardenas 3 (43); H Killebrew 2 (95); R Carew (40); T Oliva (55); R Renick (6).

2-out RBI: R Renick.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Mitterwald-L Cardenas.

E: L Cardenas (20).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Tovar (24, 2nd base off J Pizarro/D Sims).

CS: R Carew (4, 2nd base by J Pizarro/D Sims).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cardenal CF-3B              5   1   2   1    0   1  .233  .631    0    4   0   SB
D Nelson 2B                   5   1   2   1    0   2  .172  .398    0    3   4   SB
K Harrelson RF                4   0   1   1    0   3  .207  .739    0    0   0   SF
T Horton 1B                   4   0   2   1    1   2  .271  .794    0    9   0   SB
D Sims C                      3   0   0   0    1   2  .254  .869    0    6   1   
  V Fuller PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .621    0    0   0   
L Klimchock 3B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .699    0    1   1   
  L Brown PH-3B               1   0   0   0    1   1  .247  .617    0    1   0   IW
  F Baker PH-CF               1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
R Snyder LF                   2   1   1   0    0   0  .254  .607    0    0   0   
  C Peterson PH               0   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .681         0   0   
  R Scheinblum PH-LF          2   0   0   0    1   0  .186  .507    0    1   0   
E Leon SS                     4   2   2   0    0   1  .258  .614    0    1   4   
J Pizarro P                   2   1   1   1    0   0  .235  .498    0    1   1   
  R Law P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  S Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .120  .334         0   0   
  C Hinton PH                 1   1   1   2    0   0  .237  .679    0    0   0   HR
  H Pina P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
Totals                       37   7  12   7    5  12                    27  11

BATTING

HR: C Hinton (2, off J Crider; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: K Harrelson (3, off D Boswell).

IBB: L Brown (2, by T Hall).

TB: C Hinton 4; T Horton 2; J Cardenal 2; E Leon 2; D Nelson 2; K Harrelson; J Pizarro; R Snyder.

RBI: C Hinton 2 (14); T Horton (69); K Harrelson (56); D Nelson (1); J Pizarro (2); J Cardenal (34).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Leon-D Nelson-T Horton.

E: R Snyder (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Cardenal (24, 2nd base off A Worthington/J Roseboro); D Nelson (1, 2nd base off D Boswell/G Mitterwald); T Horton (2, 2nd base off T Hall/G Mitterwald).

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
D Boswell                      1.1   7   5   5    1   2   0   3.47   13     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 7     21    -     1.38  -0.41
T Hall                         3.1   2   0   0    1   6   0   4.32   11     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          1-0    0.43   0.06
J Crider, W (1-0)              2.2   2   2   2    2   1   1   4.85   12     -       ·  ·      1· 6· 0· 2          2-0    1.06  -0.01
A Worthington, H (2)           1     1   0   0    0   3   0   3.35    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          0-0    3.16   0.16
R Perranoski, S (19)           0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   1.85    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.80   0.10
Totals                         9    12   7   7    5  12   1          43     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 0·12          3-0

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Pizarro                      5.1   4   4   3    4   1   0   3.35   23     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 0· 4     43    -     1.02   0.00
R Law, BS (1), L (1-1)         0.2   5   4   4    0   2   1   6.63    7     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 4          2-2    1.69  -0.68
S Williams                     2     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.17    9     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 1          1-0    0.59   0.05
H Pina                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.73    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.04
Totals                         9    10   8   7    4   5   1          42     -       ·  ·     10·12· 0· 9          3-2

R Law faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: T Hall (2; L Brown).

HBP: S Williams 2 (10; B Allison, L Cardenas).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Bob Stewart.

Time of Game: 3:09.

Attendance: 11,822.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Rain.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Cleveland Indians                    
1. C Tovar              CF    1. J Cardenal           CF 
2. R Carew              2B    2. D Nelson             2B 
3. H Killebrew          1B    3. K Harrelson          RF 
4. T Oliva              RF    4. T Horton             1B 
5. B Allison            LF    5. D Sims               C  
6. L Cardenas           SS    6. L Klimchock          3B 
7. G Mitterwald         C     7. R Snyder             LF 
8. R Renick             3B    8. E Leon               SS 
9. D Boswell            P     9. J Pizarro            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  5-2  12-      30%  47% L Cardenas      R Law           Home Run; Killebrew Scores; Allison Scores
   t 7   0  5-5  12-      20%  85% R Carew         R Law           Single to RF; Crider Scores; Tovar to 3B; Carew to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 8   1  8-5  1--     -15%  77% C Hinton        J Crider        Home Run; Leon Scores
   b 2   0  1-1  12-     -13%  23% J Cardenal      D Boswell       Single to RF; Leon Scores; Pizarro to 3B
   b 2   0  1-0  1--     -11%  42% E Leon          D Boswell       Single to CF; Snyder to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Pizarro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  C Tovar         Walk
          1--      56%  R Carew         Tovar Steals 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      49%  H Killebrew     Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-      45%  T Oliva         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Boswell facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  J Cardenal      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--      31%  D Nelson        Single to CF; Cardenal to 3B; Nelson to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   O      -23      37%  K Harrelson     Strikeout
   O      -23      44%  T Horton        Strikeout
          -23      43%  D Sims          Walk
   O      123      50%  L Klimchock     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Juan Pizarro facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  B Allison       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  L Cardenas      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      48%  G Mitterwald    Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Mitterwald to 2B
   R      -2-      59%  R Renick        Single to CF; Mitterwald Scores/unER
   O      1--      57%  D Boswell       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Boswell facing 7-8-9
          ---      52%  R Snyder        Single to RF
          1--      42%  E Leon          Single to CF; Snyder to 3B
   R      1-3      36%  J Pizarro       Single to P; Snyder Scores; Leon to 2B
   R      12-      23%  J Cardenal      Single to RF; Leon Scores; Pizarro to 3B
   R      1-3      16%  D Nelson        Single to LF; Pizarro Scores; Cardenal to 3B
          1-3      15%  K Harrelson     Nelson Steals 2B
   RO     -23      14%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Cardenal Scores; Nelson to 3B
   R      --3      11%  T Horton        Single to CF; Nelson Scores
                  Tom Hall replaces Dave Boswell pitching and batting 9th
   OO     1--      13%  D Sims          Double Play: Strikeout, Baserunner Out Advancing; Horton out at 2B/C-SS
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 5.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-5, Juan Pizarro facing 1-2-3
          ---      16%  C Tovar         Single to LF
          1--      23%  R Carew         Single to RF; Tovar to 3B
   O      1-3      18%  H Killebrew     Flyball: CF
   RO     1-3      17%  T Oliva         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Tovar Scores
   O      1--      15%  B Allison       Carew Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-2, Tom Hall facing 6-7-8
                  Larry Brown pinch hits for Lou Klimchock batting 6th
   O      ---      16%  L Brown         Strikeout
   O      ---      17%  R Snyder        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      17%  E Leon          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 5.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Juan Pizarro facing 5-6-7
                  Larry Brown moves to 3B
          ---      21%  B Allison       Walk
   O      1--      18%  L Cardenas      Foul Flyball: 2B
   OO     1--      13%  G Mitterwald    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-2, Tom Hall facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      14%  J Pizarro       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      15%  J Cardenal      Strikeout
   O      ---      15%  D Nelson        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 5.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Juan Pizarro facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      13%  R Renick        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      11%  T Hall          Popfly: P
          ---      13%  C Tovar         Single to RF
   O      1--      11%  R Carew         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-2, Tom Hall facing 3-4-5
          ---       9%  K Harrelson     Single to LF
          1--       6%  T Horton        Single to LF; Harrelson to 3B
   O      1-3      10%  D Sims          Horton Steals 2B; Harrelson out at Hm/C
   O      -2-      11%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      11%  L Brown         Intentional Walk
                  Jerry Crider replaces Tom Hall pitching and batting 9th; Richie Scheinblum pinch hits for Cap Peterson batting 7th; Cap Peterson pinch hits for Russ Snyder batting 7th
          12-      10%  R Scheinblum    Walk; Horton to 3B; Brown to 2B
   O      123      12%  E Leon          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 5.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Juan Pizarro facing 3-4-5
                  Richie Scheinblum moves to LF
          ---      16%  H Killebrew     Walk
   O      1--      13%  T Oliva         Popfly: 3B
          1--      17%  B Allison       Walk; Killebrew to 2B
                  Ron Law replaces Juan Pizarro pitching and batting 9th
   RRR    12-      47%  L Cardenas      Home Run; Killebrew Scores; Allison Scores
   O      ---      44%  G Mitterwald    Strikeout
   O      ---      43%  R Renick        Strikeout
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 5-5, Jerry Crider facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      46%  R Law           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      48%  J Cardenal      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      50%  D Nelson        Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 5.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 5-5, Ron Law facing 9-1-2
          ---      56%  J Crider        Single to RF
          1--      65%  C Tovar         Single to P/Bunt; Crider to 2B
   R      12-      85%  R Carew         Single to RF; Crider Scores; Tovar to 3B; Carew to 2B/Adv on throw
   RR     -23      93%  H Killebrew     Double to LF; Tovar Scores; Carew Scores
                  Stan Williams replaces Ron Law pitching and batting 9th; Ted Uhlaender pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew batting 3rd
   O      -2-      93%  T Oliva         Flyball: CF; Uhlaender to 3B
          --3      93%  B Allison       Hit By Pitch
          1-3      94%  L Cardenas      Hit By Pitch; Allison to 2B
                  Rich Reese pinch hits for George Mitterwald batting 7th
   O      123      91%  R Reese         Strikeout
                  Johnny Roseboro pinch hits for Rick Renick batting 8th
   O      123      89%  J Roseboro      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 8, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-8, Jerry Crider facing 3-4-5
                  Johnny Roseboro moves to C; Rich Reese moves to 1B; Cesar Tovar moves to 3B; Ted Uhlaender moves to CF
   O      ---      91%  K Harrelson     Strikeout Looking
          ---      88%  T Horton        Walk
   O      1--      91%  D Sims          Foul Flyball: C
                  Frank Baker pinch hits for Larry Brown batting 6th
   O      1--      94%  F Baker         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Indians 5.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-5, Stan Williams facing 9-1-2
                  Jose Cardenal moves to 3B; Frank Baker moves to CF
   O      ---      93%  J Crider        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  C Tovar         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      93%  R Carew         Double (LF-CF)
   O      -2-      92%  T Uhlaender     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-8, Jerry Crider facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      95%  R Scheinblum    Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      92%  E Leon          Single to LF
                  Chuck Hinton pinch hits for Stan Williams batting 9th
   RR     1--      77%  C Hinton        Home Run; Leon Scores
                  Al Worthington replaces Jerry Crider pitching and batting 9th
          ---      70%  J Cardenal      Single to RF
          1--      65%  D Nelson        Cardenal Steals 2B
   O      -2-      75%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      85%  K Harrelson     Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Indians 7.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-7, Horacio Pina facing 4-5-6
                  Horacio Pina replaces Chuck Hinton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      83%  T Oliva         Flyball: LF
                  Charlie Manuel pinch hits for Bob Allison batting 5th
   O      ---      82%  C Manuel        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      81%  L Cardenas      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Indians 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 7-8, Al Worthington facing 4-5-6
                  Frank Quilici replaces Charlie Manuel playing 3B batting 5th; Cesar Tovar moves to LF
   O      ---      90%  T Horton        Strikeout Looking
                  Ron Perranoski replaces Al Worthington pitching and batting 9th; Vern Fuller pinch hits for Duke Sims batting 5th
   O      ---      96%  V Fuller        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      91%  F Baker         Walk
   O      1--     100%  R Scheinblum    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Indians 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE196907270

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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