September 15, 1966 Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 2
CAL 0 BAL 4
CAL 3 BOS 5
CHW 4 KCA 1
@CLE 0
(11) DET 8
MIN 5 WSA 5
@NYY 4 NYY 10
WSA 5 CHC 8
ATL 2 LAD 5
PIT 3 SFG 10
NYM 4

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 4,337

Thursday, September 15, 1966
Time of Game: 2:42

Twins

80-68

Lost 3

3rd, 12 GB

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

W: D Wickersham (7-3), L: B Pleis (1-2)

Tigers

82-65

Won 3

2nd, 9½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar 2B                    5   1   3   0    0   0  .276  .695    0    1   3   
R Rollins 3B                  5   1   1   1    0   0  .245  .671    0    0   1   HR
T Oliva RF                    4   0   0   1    0   0  .315  .883    0    1   0   SF
H Killebrew 1B                3   1   1   1    1   1  .287  .943    0   12   1   HR
E Battey C                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .253  .660    0    3   0   
  G Mitterwald C              0   0   0   0    0   0                     3   0   
B Allison LF                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .212  .714    0    1   0   
Z Versalles SS                3   1   2   0    1   0  .254  .661    0    2   3   2B
T Uhlaender CF                3   0   1   0    1   0  .222  .551    0    1   0   
M Grant P                     2   0   0   1    0   0  .155  .373    0    0   1   
  B Pleis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Valdespino PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .180  .471    0    0   0   
  D Boswell P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .145  .320         0   1   
  J Hall PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .801    0    0   0   
  P Cimino P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .143         0   0   
Totals                       34   5   8   4    4   3                    24  10

BATTING

2B: Z Versalles (18, off J Podres).

HR: R Rollins (9, off J Podres; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); H Killebrew (36, off J Podres; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: T Oliva (6, off J Podres).

TB: H Killebrew 4; R Rollins 4; Z Versalles 3; C Tovar 3; T Uhlaender.

RBI: M Grant (7); T Oliva (84); H Killebrew (104); R Rollins (35).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Tovar-Z Versalles-H Killebrew; H Killebrew-Z Versalles.

PB: E Battey (3).

E: Z Versalles (31).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D McAuliffe SS                4   2   3   2    0   0  .283  .897    0    0   1   HR,2·2B
J Lumpe 2B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .239  .583    0    1   1   
  D Tracewski 2B              0   0   0   0    0   0  .187  .457         2   0   
N Cash 1B                     4   1   1   0    0   2  .277  .811    0   10   0   GDP
A Kaline CF                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .293  .939    0    4   0   
  M Stanley CF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .733         0   0   
W Horton LF                   3   2   1   1    1   1  .268  .832    0    1   0   HR
J Northrup RF                 3   1   1   4    1   0  .264  .790    0    4   0   HR
D Wert 3B                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .711    0    2   1   SH
B Freehan C                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .231  .648    0    3   0   
J Podres P                    2   1   1   0    0   0  .231  .594    0    0   1   2B
  D Wickersham P              2   0   0   0    0   2  .050  .125    0    0   2   
Totals                       31   8   9   8    4   6                    27   6

BATTING

2B: D McAuliffe 2 (15, 2 off M Grant); J Podres (2, off M Grant).

HR: W Horton (26, off M Grant; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); D McAuliffe (20, off M Grant; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); J Northrup (16, off B Pleis; 5th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to RF).

SH: D Wert (10, off M Grant).

TB: D McAuliffe 8; W Horton 4; J Northrup 4; J Podres 2; D Wert; N Cash; J Lumpe.

GIDP: N Cash (13).

RBI: J Northrup 4 (58); D McAuliffe 2 (46); W Horton (97); J Lumpe (25).

2-out RBI: J Northrup 4.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Tracewski.

E: D Wert (10).

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
M Grant                        4     7   4   4    1   2   2   3.10   19     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 0· 7     33    -     1.01  -0.41
B Pleis, L (1-2)               1     1   4   0    2   1   1   1.93    6     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 1          1-0    1.75  -0.39
D Boswell                      2     1   0   0    1   2   0   3.16    8     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.40   0.02
P Cimino                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.97    3     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.00
Totals                         8     9   8   4    4   6   3          36     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 1· 9          1-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Podres                       4     6   5   4    3   2   2   3.40   22     -       ·  ·      3· 7· 1· 6     31    -     1.20  -0.47
D Wickersham, W (7-3)          5     2   0   0    1   1   0   3.53   17     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 1· 2          0-0    0.84   0.20
Totals                         9     8   5   4    4   3   2          39     -       ·  ·     10·12· 2· 8           -

M Grant faced 1 batter in the 5th inning.
J Podres faced 1 batter in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: D Boswell (10); J Podres (4); D Wickersham (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Runge, 1B - Johnny Stevens, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Emmett Ashford.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 4,337.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Detroit Tigers                       
1. C Tovar              2B    1. D McAuliffe          SS 
2. R Rollins            3B    2. J Lumpe              2B 
3. T Oliva              RF    3. N Cash               1B 
4. H Killebrew          1B    4. A Kaline             CF 
5. E Battey             C     5. W Horton             LF 
6. B Allison            LF    6. J Northrup           RF 
7. Z Versalles          SS    7. D Wert               3B 
8. T Uhlaender          CF    8. B Freehan            C  
9. M Grant              P     9. J Podres             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  5-4  123      45%  88% J Northrup      B Pleis         Home Run; Cash Scores/unER; Kaline Scores/unER; Horton Scores/unER; Northrup Scores/unER
   b 3   0  2-1  -2-      18%  68% D McAuliffe     M Grant         Home Run; Podres Scores
   b 5   0  5-4  -2-     -15%  34% J Lumpe         B Pleis         Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS
   t 5   0  4-4  ---     -15%  35% H Killebrew     J Podres        Home Run
   b 4   0  4-3  ---      15%  56% W Horton        M Grant         Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Johnny Podres facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  C Tovar         Single to RF
          1--      44%  R Rollins       Wild Pitch; Tovar to 2B
   O      -2-      45%  " "             Flyball: CF; Tovar to 3B
   RO     --3      43%  T Oliva         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Tovar Scores
   O      ---      44%  H Killebrew     Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Mudcat Grant facing 1-2-3
          ---      50%  D McAuliffe     Double to RF
   R      -2-      58%  J Lumpe         Single to RF; McAuliffe Scores
   OO     1--      51%  N Cash          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  A Kaline        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Johnny Podres facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  E Battey        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  B Allison       Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      53%  Z Versalles     Single to LF
          1--      50%  T Uhlaender     Single to CF; Versalles to 2B
   O      12-      55%  M Grant         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Mudcat Grant facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  W Horton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  J Northrup      Flyball: 2B
          ---      52%  D Wert          Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  B Freehan       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Johnny Podres facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  C Tovar         Flyball: RF
   R      ---      40%  R Rollins       Home Run
   O      ---      41%  T Oliva         Flyball: RF
          ---      40%  H Killebrew     Walk
   O      1--      42%  E Battey        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Mudcat Grant facing 9-1-2
          ---      50%  J Podres        Double to LF
   RR     -2-      68%  D McAuliffe     Home Run; Podres Scores
   O      ---      66%  J Lumpe         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      64%  N Cash          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      64%  A Kaline        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 3.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Johnny Podres facing 6-7-8
          ---      59%  B Allison       Walk
          1--      44%  Z Versalles     Double to LF; Allison to 3B
          -23      41%  T Uhlaender     Walk
   RO     123      39%  M Grant         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Uhlaender to 2B; Versalles to 3B; Allison Scores
   O      -23      49%  C Tovar         Flyball: CF
   R      -23      36%  R Rollins       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Uhlaender to 3B; Versalles Scores/unER/No RBI
   O      1-3      41%  T Oliva         Lineout: RF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Mudcat Grant facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      56%  W Horton        Home Run
          ---      60%  J Northrup      Walk
   O      1--      58%  D Wert          Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Northrup to 2B
   O      -2-      54%  B Freehan       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      50%  J Podres        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 4.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 4-4, Johnny Podres facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      35%  H Killebrew     Home Run
                  Dave Wickersham replaces Johnny Podres pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      37%  E Battey        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      39%  B Allison       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      40%  Z Versalles     Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, Mudcat Grant facing 1-2-3
          ---      49%  D McAuliffe     Double to RF
                  Bill Pleis replaces Mudcat Grant pitching and batting 9th
   OO     -2-      34%  J Lumpe         Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS
          ---      36%  N Cash          Strikeout, Passed Ball; Cash to 1B
          1--      39%  A Kaline        Walk; Cash to 2B
          12-      44%  W Horton        Walk; Cash to 3B; Kaline to 2B
   RRRR   123      88%  J Northrup      Home Run; Cash Scores/unER; Kaline Scores/unER; Horton Scores/unER; Northrup Scores/unER
   O      ---      88%  D Wert          Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 8.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-8, Dave Wickersham facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      90%  T Uhlaender     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Sandy Valdespino pinch hits for Bill Pleis batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  S Valdespino    Flyball: 2B
          ---      90%  C Tovar         Single to LF
   O      1--      92%  R Rollins       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-5, Dave Boswell facing 8-9-1
                  Dave Boswell replaces Sandy Valdespino pitching and batting 9th
          ---      93%  B Freehan       Walk
          1--      94%  D Wickersham    Baserunner Advance; Freehan to 2B/Adv on E6
   O      -2-      93%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      92%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: P-1B; Freehan to 3B
   O      --3      91%  J Lumpe         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 8.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-8, Dave Wickersham facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      93%  T Oliva         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  H Killebrew     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      95%  E Battey        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-5, Dave Boswell facing 3-4-5
                  George Mitterwald replaces Earl Battey playing C batting 5th
          ---      96%  N Cash          Single to RF
          1--      96%  A Kaline        Wild Pitch; Cash to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  " "             Flyball: RF; Cash to 3B
   O      --3      95%  W Horton        Strikeout Looking
   O      --3      94%  J Northrup      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 8.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-8, Dave Wickersham facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  B Allison       Flyball: 3B
          ---      94%  Z Versalles     Walk
          1--      93%  T Uhlaender     Wild Pitch; Versalles to 2B
   O      -2-      96%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  Jimmie Hall pinch hits for Dave Boswell batting 9th
   O      -2-      98%  J Hall          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-5, Pete Cimino facing 7-8-9
                  Pete Cimino replaces Jimmie Hall pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  D Wert          Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      97%  B Freehan       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      97%  D Wickersham    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 8.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-8, Dave Wickersham facing 1-2-3
                  Dick Tracewski replaces Jerry Lumpe playing 2B batting 2nd; Mickey Stanley replaces Al Kaline playing CF batting 4th
          ---      94%  C Tovar         Single to CF
   O      1--      97%  R Rollins       Flyball: LF
   OO     1--     100%  T Oliva         Line Drive Double Play: 2B unassisted
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET196609150

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation