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7
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14
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4
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5
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@DET		4
2
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10
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6
Tuesday, May 15, 1962
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 20,601, Time of Game: 2:29
Twins
4
18-13
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
 at Tigers
2
13-14
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 3½ GB
W: Jack Kralick (3-2)
L: Frank Lary (1-2)
S: Lee Stange (1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           2  0  0   0  0  0   1  1  0    4  9  1
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  1  0    2  6  1

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Lenny Green CF-LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .269 .876 0.007 0.80 0.056 -0.048 -0.2 4 0 SF
Vic Power 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .299 .815 0.116 0.70 0.152 -0.036 1.0 9 0 HR
Rich Rollins 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .353 1.007 0.016 0.59 0.046 -0.030 0.2 3 2
Harmon Killebrew LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .209 .819 0.059 0.71 0.097 -0.038 0.9 1 0 HR
   Bob Allison RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .790 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Earl Battey C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .311 .794 -0.059 0.70 0.000 -0.059 -1.0 6 0
Zoilo Versalles SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .215 .652 -0.074 0.74 0.004 -0.078 -0.9 3 3
Bernie Allen 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .270 .851 0.050 0.52 0.070 -0.020 0.6 1 2
Bill Tuttle RF-CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .643 -0.057 0.62 0.000 -0.057 -1.0 0 0 SH
Jack Kralick P 3 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .623 -0.009 0.84 0.033 -0.041 -0.1 0 0
   Ray Moore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   George Banks PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .571 -0.006 0.24 0.000 -0.006 -0.2
   Lee Stange P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 4 9 4 1 3 .265 .719 0.043 0.68 0.458 -0.413 -0.6 27 7
HR: H Killebrew (5, off F Lary; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out); V Power (3, off F Lary; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs).
SF: L Green (1, off F Lary).
SH: B Tuttle (2, off F Lary).
TB: H Killebrew 5; V Power 4; B Allen 2; L Green; J Kralick; Z Versalles; R Rollins.
RBI: V Power 2 (13); H Killebrew (13); L Green (9).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Allen-Z Versalles-V Power; Z Versalles-V Power.
E: B Tuttle (2).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jake Wood 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .223 .600 -0.048 1.33 0.030 -0.078 -0.3 1 2
   Dick McAuliffe 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .344 .912 -0.034 1.40 0.000 -0.034 -0.3 1 0
Bill Bruton CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .255 .830 -0.080 1.16 0.076 -0.155 -0.1 3 0 2·GDP
Al Kaline RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .339 1.098 -0.101 1.16 0.013 -0.113 -0.7 2 0
Rocky Colavito LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .194 .543 -0.015 1.04 0.052 -0.067 0.1 2 0
Norm Cash 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .258 1.016 -0.122 1.20 0.000 -0.122 -1.0 10 2
Steve Boros 3B-2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .222 .647 0.020 0.91 0.091 -0.072 0.5 2 4 2B
Chico Fernandez SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .255 .733 -0.090 1.10 0.000 -0.090 -0.7 1 2
Dick Brown C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .282 .856 0.025 0.67 0.050 -0.025 0.2 4 0
Frank Lary P 1 0 0 0 1 0 .333 1.167 0.032 1.22 0.059 -0.027 0.1 1 2
   Bubba Morton PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 1.270 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Vic Wertz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .429 .857 -0.046 1.99 0.000 -0.046 -0.4
   Ron Nischwitz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 2 6 1 2 5 .194 .468 -0.459 1.12 0.371 -0.829 -2.6 27 12
2B: S Boros (6, off J Kralick).
TB: S Boros 2; R Colavito; B Bruton; J Wood; A Kaline; D Brown.
GIDP: B Bruton 2 (3).
RBI: S Boros (6).
2-out RBI: S Boros.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
E: C Fernandez (4).

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jack Kralick, W (3-2) 7 5 2 1 2 4 0 3.86 26 63 0.304 1.05 2.2
Ray Moore, H (1) 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.85 4 1 1 0.061 1.54 -0.1
Lee Stange, S (1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.70 3 0 0 0.093 1.21 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 2 1 2 5 0 1.00 33 63 1 1 0.458 0.68 2.6
J Kralick faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Frank Lary, L (1-2) 8 9 4 3 1 3 2 5.55 34 52 -0.060 0.72 0.1
Ron Nischwitz 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 3 0 0 0.018 0.24 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 4 3 1 3 2 3.00 37 52 0 0 -0.042 1.12 0.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Harry Schwarts, 1B - Charlie Berry, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Al Smith.
Time of Game: 2:29.
Attendance: 20,601.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Detroit Tigers
1 Lenny Green CF 1 Jake Wood 2B
2 Vic Power 1B 2 Bill Bruton CF
3 Rich Rollins 3B 3 Al Kaline RF
4 Harmon Killebrew LF 4 Rocky Colavito LF
5 Earl Battey C 5 Norm Cash 1B
6 Zoilo Versalles SS 6 Steve Boros 3B
7 Bernie Allen 2B 7 Chico Fernandez SS
8 Bill Tuttle RF 8 Dick Brown C
9 Jack Kralick P 9 Frank Lary P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 0 1-- RR MIN V. Power F. Lary 15% 69% Home Run; Green Scores
b7 0-3 2 1-- R DET S. Boros J. Kralick -9% 81% Double to RF; Colavito Scores
b6 0-2 1 1-- OO DET B. Bruton J. Kralick 8% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b8 1-4 2 1-- R DET B. Bruton R. Moore -8% 87% Single to CF; Bruton to 3B/Adv on E8; Brown Scores/No RBI/unER
t8 3-1 1 --- R MIN H. Killebrew F. Lary 7% 92% Home Run

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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, Tigers' Frank Lary facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- MIN L. Green F. Lary 4% 54% Single to RF
t1 0-0 0 1-- RR MIN V. Power F. Lary 15% 69% Home Run; Green Scores
t1 2-0 0 --- O MIN R. Rollins F. Lary -2% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 2-0 1 --- O MIN H. Killebrew F. Lary -1% 66% Flyball: CF
t1 2-0 2 --- O MIN E. Battey F. Lary -1% 65% Popfly: SS
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Jack Kralick facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- O DET J. Wood J. Kralick 2% 67% Strikeout
b1 0-2 1 --- O DET B. Bruton J. Kralick 2% 69% Flyball: LF
b1 0-2 2 --- DET A. Kaline J. Kralick -1% 68% Single to LF
b1 0-2 2 1-- DET R. Colavito J. Kralick -2% 66% Walk; Kaline to 2B
b1 0-2 2 12- O DET N. Cash J. Kralick 4% 70% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Frank Lary facing 6-7-8
t2 2-0 0 --- O MIN Z. Versalles F. Lary -2% 68% Groundout: P-2B-1B
t2 2-0 1 --- O MIN B. Allen F. Lary -1% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 2-0 2 --- O MIN B. Tuttle F. Lary -1% 66% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Jack Kralick facing 6-7-8
b2 0-2 0 --- O DET S. Boros J. Kralick 2% 69% Flyball: CF
b2 0-2 1 --- O DET C. Fernandez J. Kralick 2% 70% Popfly: 2B
b2 0-2 2 --- O DET D. Brown J. Kralick 1% 71% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Frank Lary facing 9-1-2
t3 2-0 0 --- O MIN J. Kralick F. Lary -2% 70% Popfly: 1B
t3 2-0 1 --- O MIN L. Green F. Lary -1% 68% Popfly: 3B
t3 2-0 2 --- O MIN V. Power F. Lary -1% 67% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Jack Kralick facing 9-1-2
b3 0-2 0 --- O DET F. Lary J. Kralick 3% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 0-2 1 --- DET J. Wood J. Kralick -3% 67% Single to CF
b3 0-2 1 1-- OO DET B. Bruton J. Kralick 6% 73% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Frank Lary facing 3-4-5
t4 2-0 0 --- MIN R. Rollins F. Lary 3% 76% Walk
t4 2-0 0 1-- O MIN H. Killebrew F. Lary -3% 73% Strikeout
t4 2-0 1 1-- O MIN E. Battey F. Lary -1% 72% Groundout: P-1B; Rollins to 2B
t4 2-0 2 -2- O MIN Z. Versalles F. Lary -3% 69% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Jack Kralick facing 3-4-5
b4 0-2 0 --- O DET A. Kaline J. Kralick 3% 72% Lineout: 3B
b4 0-2 1 --- O DET R. Colavito J. Kralick 2% 74% Strikeout Looking
b4 0-2 2 --- O DET N. Cash J. Kralick 1% 75% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Frank Lary facing 7-8-9
t5 2-0 0 --- MIN B. Allen F. Lary 3% 78% Single to 2B/Bunt
t5 2-0 0 1-- O MIN B. Tuttle F. Lary -1% 77% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Allen to 2B
t5 2-0 1 -2- O MIN J. Kralick F. Lary -2% 74% Groundout: 1B-P; Allen to 3B
t5 2-0 2 --3 O MIN L. Green F. Lary -3% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Jack Kralick facing 6-7-8
b5 0-2 0 --- O DET S. Boros J. Kralick 3% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-2 1 --- O DET C. Fernandez J. Kralick 2% 77% Strikeout Looking
b5 0-2 2 --- O DET D. Brown J. Kralick 1% 78% Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Frank Lary facing 2-3-4
t6 2-0 0 --- O MIN V. Power F. Lary -2% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 2-0 1 --- MIN R. Rollins F. Lary 2% 78% Single to 3B/Bunt
t6 2-0 1 1-- MIN H. Killebrew F. Lary 3% 81% Single to RF; Rollins to 2B
t6 2-0 1 12- O MIN E. Battey F. Lary -3% 78% Lineout: CF
t6 2-0 2 12- O MIN Z. Versalles F. Lary -3% 74% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Jack Kralick facing 9-1-2
b6 0-2 0 --- DET F. Lary J. Kralick -6% 68% Walk
b6 0-2 0 1-- O DET J. Wood J. Kralick 5% 74% Flyball: 1B
b6 0-2 1 1-- OO DET B. Bruton J. Kralick 8% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tigers' Frank Lary facing 7-8-9
t7 2-0 0 --- MIN B. Allen F. Lary 4% 86% Single to RF; Allen to 2B/Adv on E6
t7 2-0 0 -2- O MIN B. Tuttle F. Lary -3% 83% Flyball: RF
t7 2-0 1 -2- MIN J. Kralick F. Lary 3% 86% Single to LF; Allen to 3B
t7 2-0 1 1-3 RO MIN L. Green F. Lary 2% 88% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Allen Scores/unER
t7 3-0 2 1-- O MIN V. Power F. Lary -1% 87% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Jack Kralick facing 3-4-5
b7 0-3 0 --- O DET A. Kaline J. Kralick 3% 90% Popfly: 1B
b7 0-3 1 --- DET R. Colavito J. Kralick -3% 87% Single to CF
b7 0-3 1 1-- O DET N. Cash J. Kralick 4% 90% Strikeout
b7 0-3 2 1-- R DET S. Boros J. Kralick -9% 81% Double to RF; Colavito Scores
b7 1-3 2 -2- O DET C. Fernandez J. Kralick 5% 86% Lineout: SS
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 1.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tigers' Frank Lary facing 3-4-5
Steve Boros moves from 3B to 2B
Dick McAuliffe replaces Jake Wood (2B) playing 3B batting 1st
t8 3-1 0 --- O MIN R. Rollins F. Lary -1% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 3-1 1 --- R MIN H. Killebrew F. Lary 7% 92% Home Run
t8 4-1 1 --- O MIN E. Battey F. Lary -1% 92% Flyball: C
t8 4-1 2 --- MIN Z. Versalles F. Lary 0% 92% Single to LF
t8 4-1 2 1-- O MIN B. Allen F. Lary -1% 91% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Twins' Jack Kralick facing 8-9-1
b8 1-4 0 --- DET D. Brown J. Kralick -5% 86% Single to CF
Ray Moore replaces Jack Kralick pitching and batting 9th
Lenny Green moves from CF to LF
Bill Tuttle moves from RF to CF
Bob Allison replaces Harmon Killebrew (LF) playing RF batting 4th
Vic Wertz pinch hits for Bubba Morton batting 9th
Bubba Morton pinch hits for Frank Lary (P) batting 9th
b8 1-4 0 1-- O DET V. Wertz R. Moore 5% 91% Popfly: 3B
b8 1-4 1 1-- O DET D. McAuliffe R. Moore 3% 94% Strikeout Looking
b8 1-4 2 1-- R DET B. Bruton R. Moore -8% 87% Single to CF; Bruton to 3B/Adv on E8; Brown Scores/No RBI/unER
b8 2-4 2 --3 O DET A. Kaline R. Moore 6% 92% Flyball: 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 2.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Tigers' Ron Nischwitz facing 8-9-1
Ron Nischwitz replaces Vic Wertz (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-2 0 --- O MIN B. Tuttle R. Nischwitz -1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
George Banks pinch hits for Ray Moore (P) batting 9th
t9 4-2 1 --- O MIN G. Banks R. Nischwitz -1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 4-2 2 --- O MIN L. Green R. Nischwitz -0% 91% Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Twins' Lee Stange facing 4-5-6
Lee Stange replaces George Banks (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b9 2-4 0 --- O DET R. Colavito L. Stange 5% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
b9 2-4 1 --- O DET N. Cash L. Stange 3% 98% Flyball: LF
b9 2-4 2 --- O DET S. Boros L. Stange 2% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 2.

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