May 9, 1970 Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 4
CHW 3 CAL 11
NYY 3 MIN 5
@CLE 3 DET 7
KCR 4 MIL 3
WSA 2
(10) BOS 5
@OAK 3 ATL 5
STL 3 CHC 8
CIN 1 PIT 6
@HOU 3 SDP 6
@MON 0 NYM 14
SFG 5 LAD 9
@PHI 4
(14)

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 5,485

Saturday, May 9, 1970
Time of Game: 2:33

Twins

18-8

Won 3

1st

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

W: R Perranoski (1-1), L: D Higgins (0-2)

Indians

9-16

Lost 4

6th, 9 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar CF                    3   0   1   1    2   0  .311  .901    0    2   0   SB,CS
R Carew 2B                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .333  .795    0    1   3   
T Oliva RF                    3   1   1   2    1   2  .346  .979    0    3   1   HR,SB
H Killebrew 3B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .322 1.083    0    3   2   
  F Quilici 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .435         0   0   
R Reese 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .211  .549    0    6   0   SB
J Holt LF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .160  .352    0    4   0   
L Cardenas SS                 3   2   0   0    1   2  .255  .709    0    1   2   
P Ratliff C                   3   1   1   2    1   0  .292  .872    0    7   0   HR
L Tiant P                     2   1   1   0    1   1  .438 1.034    0    0   1   2B
  R Perranoski P              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   5   5   5    7  13                    27   9

BATTING

2B: L Tiant (2, off D Chance).

HR: T Oliva (6, off D Chance; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); P Ratliff (1, off D Higgins; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: P Ratliff 4; T Oliva 4; L Tiant 2; C Tovar; R Reese.

RBI: P Ratliff 2 (3); T Oliva 2 (26); C Tovar (9).

2-out RBI: T Oliva 2; C Tovar.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Oliva-P Ratliff.

PB: P Ratliff (1).

E: H Killebrew (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Tovar (9, 2nd base off D Chance/R Fosse); R Reese (1, 2nd base off D Chance/R Fosse); T Oliva (2, 2nd base off D Chance/R Fosse).

CS: C Tovar (2, 3rd base by D Chance/R Fosse).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Uhlaender CF                3   1   3   2    0   0  .253  .710    0    2   0   HR,SF
L Brown 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .409 1.026    0    1   3   
V Pinson RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .341  .894    0    1   0   2B
T Horton 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .738    0    7   0   
G Nettles 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .132  .548    0    1   0   
R Fosse C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .735    0   13   1   
R Foster LF                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .226  .674    0    0   0   HR
J Heidemann SS                3   1   1   0    0   0  .185  .449    0    1   2   3B
D Chance P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  M Paul P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  C Hinton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .733    0    0   0   
  D Higgins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       33   3   8   3    0   5                    27   8

BATTING

2B: V Pinson (7, off L Tiant).

3B: J Heidemann (1, off R Perranoski).

HR: R Foster (3, off L Tiant; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF); T Uhlaender (2, off L Tiant; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: T Uhlaender (2, off R Perranoski).

TB: T Uhlaender 6; R Foster 4; J Heidemann 3; V Pinson 2; T Horton; L Brown.

RBI: T Uhlaender 2 (7); R Foster (10).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

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
L Tiant                        7     5   2   2    0   3   2   2.81   25     -       ·  ·      6·11· 0· 5     62    -     0.94   0.14
R Perranoski, BS (2), W (1-1)  2     3   1   1    0   2   0   1.99    9     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 3          0-0    2.52  -0.12
Totals                         9     8   3   3    0   5   2          34     -       ·  ·      7·14· 0· 8           -

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Chance                       6.2   3   3   3    6   9   1   3.77   28     -       ·  ·      6· 4· 0· 3     59    -     1.22  -0.13
M Paul                         1.1   0   0   0    0   2   0   4.26    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          3-0    0.82   0.07
D Higgins, L (0-2)             1     2   2   2    1   2   1   5.65    6     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    1.36  -0.41
Totals                         9     5   5   5    7  13   2          38     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 0· 5          3-0

L Tiant faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Chance (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Bob Stewart, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Merle Anthony.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 5,485.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 79° F.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Cleveland Indians                    
1. C Tovar              CF    1. T Uhlaender          CF 
2. R Carew              2B    2. L Brown              2B 
3. T Oliva              RF    3. V Pinson             RF 
4. H Killebrew          3B    4. T Horton             1B 
5. R Reese              1B    5. G Nettles            3B 
6. J Holt               LF    6. R Fosse              C  
7. L Cardenas           SS    7. R Foster             LF 
8. P Ratliff            C     8. J Heidemann          SS 
9. L Tiant              P     9. D Chance             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  3-3  1--      42%  92% P Ratliff       D Higgins       Home Run; Cardenas Scores
   t 6   2  1-0  --3      31%  63% T Oliva         D Chance        Home Run; Tiant Scores
   b 8   0  3-2  ---     -27%  43% J Heidemann     R Perranoski    Triple to RF
   b 8   0  3-1  ---     -14%  70% R Foster        L Tiant         Home Run
   b 8   0  3-2  --3      13%  56% C Hinton        R Perranoski    Flyball: RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dean Chance facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  C Tovar         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      47%  T Oliva         Walk
          1--      48%  H Killebrew     Oliva Steals 2B
   O      -2-      45%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      35%  T Uhlaender     Home Run
   O      ---      37%  L Brown         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      38%  V Pinson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      39%  T Horton        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Dean Chance facing 5-6-7
          ---      43%  R Reese         Single to LF
          1--      46%  J Holt          Reese Steals 2B
   O      -2-      41%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      37%  L Cardenas      Strikeout
   O      -2-      34%  P Ratliff       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Luis Tiant facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      36%  G Nettles       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      37%  R Fosse         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      38%  R Foster        Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Dean Chance facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      36%  L Tiant         Strikeout
          ---      39%  C Tovar         Walk
          1--      40%  R Carew         Tovar Steals 2B
   O      -2-      34%  " "             Tovar Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      ---      33%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Luis Tiant facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      35%  J Heidemann     Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      36%  D Chance        Strikeout
          ---      35%  T Uhlaender     Single to CF
   O      1--      37%  L Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Dean Chance facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      34%  T Oliva         Strikeout
   O      ---      32%  H Killebrew     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      31%  R Reese         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Luis Tiant facing 3-4-5
          ---      25%  V Pinson        Double to RF
   O      -2-      26%  T Horton        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Pinson to 3B; Horton out at 2B/SS-3B-2B
   OO     --3      36%  G Nettles       Double Play: Flyball: RF-C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Dean Chance facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      32%  J Holt          Strikeout
   O      ---      30%  L Cardenas      Strikeout
   O      ---      29%  P Ratliff       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Luis Tiant facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      31%  R Fosse         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      32%  R Foster        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      33%  J Heidemann     Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Dean Chance facing 9-1-2
          ---      43%  L Tiant         Double to RF
   O      -2-      36%  C Tovar         Flyball: P
   O      -2-      31%  R Carew         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Tiant to 3B
   RR     --3      63%  T Oliva         Home Run; Tiant Scores
   O      ---      61%  H Killebrew     Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Luis Tiant facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      65%  D Chance        Strikeout
          ---      61%  T Uhlaender     Single to CF
   O      1--      66%  L Brown         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      70%  V Pinson        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 1.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dean Chance facing 5-6-7
          ---      74%  R Reese         Walk
   O      1--      70%  J Holt          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      67%  L Cardenas      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      69%  P Ratliff       Walk; Cardenas to 2B
          12-      70%  L Tiant         Wild Pitch; Cardenas to 3B
          1-3      72%  " "             Walk; Ratliff to 2B
   R      123      84%  C Tovar         Walk; Cardenas Scores; Ratliff to 3B; Tiant to 2B
                  Mike Paul replaces Dean Chance pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      79%  R Carew         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 3, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      83%  T Horton        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      85%  G Nettles       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      87%  R Fosse         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Indians 1.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mike Paul facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      86%  T Oliva         Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  H Killebrew     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      84%  R Reese         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Luis Tiant facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      70%  R Foster        Home Run
                  Ron Perranoski replaces Luis Tiant pitching and batting 9th
          ---      43%  J Heidemann     Triple to RF
                  Chuck Hinton pinch hits for Mike Paul batting 9th
   O      --3      56%  C Hinton        Flyball: RF
   RO     --3      47%  T Uhlaender     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Heidemann Scores
          ---      45%  L Brown         Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  V Pinson        Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Indians 3.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Dennis Higgins facing 6-7-8
                  Dennis Higgins replaces Chuck Hinton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      44%  J Holt          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  L Cardenas      Walk
   RR     1--      92%  P Ratliff       Home Run; Cardenas Scores
   O      ---      92%  R Perranoski    Strikeout Looking
          ---      92%  C Tovar         Single to RF
   O      1--      91%  R Carew         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-5, Ron Perranoski facing 4-5-6
                  Frank Quilici replaces Harmon Killebrew playing 3B batting 4th
          ---      82%  T Horton        Single to 3B
          1--      81%  G Nettles       Passed Ball; Horton to 2B
   O      -2-      89%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      95%  R Fosse         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-     100%  R Foster        Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE197005090

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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