April 21, 1967 Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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KCA 3
@BAL 1 BOS 6
NYY 1 CAL 6
@CLE 5 DET 12
MIN 4 WSA 4
CHW 3 PIT 6
@CHC 1 CIN 3
@HOU 1
(10) NYM 6
PHI 3

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 11,766

Friday, April 21, 1967
Time of Game: 2:59

Twins

2-5

Lost 1

10th, 3 GB

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

W: D McLain (2-1), L: D Boswell (0-1), S: L Sherry (1)

Tigers

6-3

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar CF                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .313  .677    0    3   0   
R Rollins 3B                  5   0   1   0    0   2  .194  .477    0    0   3   
T Oliva RF                    5   1   2   2    0   0  .250  .837    0    0   0   HR
H Killebrew 1B                2   0   0   0    3   1  .211  .851    0   11   0   
B Allison LF                  4   0   0   0    1   0  .208  .738    0    2   0   
Z Versalles SS                5   0   1   0    0   1  .385  .967    0    2   4   
R Nixon C                     5   1   2   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    4   0   
R Carew 2B                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .231  .632    0    2   4   HR,GDP
D Boswell P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Kline P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Valdespino PH             1   0   1   0    0   0  .333 1.000    0    0   0   2B
  J Ollom P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Reese PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Siebler P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Bond PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    0   0   
  J Perry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       38   4  10   4    5   5                    24  11

BATTING

2B: S Valdespino (1, off D McLain).

HR: R Carew (1, off D McLain; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF); T Oliva (1, off L Sherry; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: T Oliva 5; R Carew 4; S Valdespino 2; C Tovar 2; R Nixon 2; Z Versalles; R Rollins.

GIDP: R Carew (2).

RBI: T Oliva 2 (4); R Carew 2 (4).

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. Z Versalles-R Carew-H Killebrew; R Rollins-R Carew-H Killebrew.

E: H Killebrew (3).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D McAuliffe 2B                4   1   1   0    1   1  .261  .683    0    3   5   
D Wert 3B                     4   2   1   1    1   0  .216  .526    0    0   1   GDP
G Brown LF                    3   2   1   1    1   0  .257  .880    0    1   0   3B
  M Stanley CF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333    0    2   0   
A Kaline RF                   5   1   2   2    0   1  .389 1.198    0    0   0   
J Northrup CF-LF              5   2   3   3    0   1  .368  .968    0    3   0   HR,2B
N Cash 1B                     2   0   0   0    3   0  .150  .728    0   11   0   IW
B Freehan C                   5   2   2   1    0   0  .379 1.259    0    6   0   HR,GDP
R Oyler SS                    3   1   2   2    1   0  .368  .952    0    1   4   2B
D McLain P                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .200    0    0   0   
  L Sherry P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       35  12  12  10    8   4                    27  10

BATTING

2B: R Oyler (2, off J Ollom); J Northrup (2, off J Perry).

3B: G Brown (1, off D Boswell).

HR: B Freehan (3, off R Kline; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); J Northrup (1, off R Kline; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out to CF).

IBB: N Cash (3, by D Boswell).

TB: J Northrup 7; B Freehan 5; R Oyler 3; G Brown 3; A Kaline 2; D McAuliffe; D Wert.

GIDP: B Freehan (2); D Wert (1).

RBI: J Northrup 3 (8); A Kaline 2 (8); R Oyler 2 (2); B Freehan (10); D Wert (3); G Brown (4).

2-out RBI: R Oyler 2; B Freehan.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Oyler-D McAuliffe-N Cash.

PB: B Freehan (2).

E: R Oyler (1); D Wert (3); L Sherry (1).

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, L (0-1)             3.1   3   6   5    7   1   0   9.82   21     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 3     26    -     1.06  -0.34
R Kline                        0.2   4   3   2    0   1   2   3.38    6     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 4          2-2    0.27  -0.08
J Ollom                        2     3   3   3    0   1   0   9.00    9     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 3          0-0    0.02  -0.00
D Siebler                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
J Perry                        1     1   0   0    1   1   0   7.71    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    12  12  10    8   4   2          43     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 1·12          2-2

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D McLain, W (2-1)              7     8   3   3    4   2   1   4.50   32     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 1· 8     47    -     0.63   0.07
L Sherry, S (1)                2     2   1   1    1   3   1   9.00   11     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    10   4   4    5   5   2          43     -       ·  ·     12·10· 1·10           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Boswell (1); J Ollom (1).

IBB: D Boswell (1; N Cash).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Johnny Stevens, 2B - Bob Stewart, 3B - Bill Valentine.

Time of Game: 2:59.

Attendance: 11,766.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Detroit Tigers                       
1. C Tovar              CF    1. D McAuliffe          2B 
2. R Rollins            3B    2. D Wert               3B 
3. T Oliva              RF    3. G Brown              LF 
4. H Killebrew          1B    4. A Kaline             RF 
5. B Allison            LF    5. J Northrup           CF 
6. Z Versalles          SS    6. N Cash               1B 
7. R Nixon              C     7. B Freehan            C  
8. R Carew              2B    8. R Oyler              SS 
9. D Boswell            P     9. D McLain             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  1-0  1--      19%  61% G Brown         D Boswell       Triple to RF; Wert Scores
   b 4   1  1-2  12-      13%  86% D Wert          D Boswell       Single to LF; McLain Scores; McAuliffe to 3B; Wert to 2B
   t 3   1  0-0  1--      -9%  41% T Oliva         D McLain        Single to RF; Tovar Scores; Oliva out at 1B/1B
   t 1   2  0-0  123       7%  54% Z Versalles     D McLain        Groundout: 2B-1B
   b 3   1  1-1  --3       7%  68% A Kaline        D Boswell       Single to LF; Brown Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  C Tovar         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      50%  R Rollins       Strikeout
   O      1--      52%  T Oliva         Flyball: CF
          1--      50%  H Killebrew     Walk; Tovar to 2B
          12-      47%  B Allison       Walk; Tovar to 3B; Killebrew to 2B
   O      123      54%  Z Versalles     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Boswell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  D Wert          Flyball: 1B
          ---      52%  G Brown         Walk
   O      1--      50%  A Kaline        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny McLain facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      52%  R Nixon         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  D Boswell       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Boswell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  J Northrup      Strikeout
          ---      55%  N Cash          Walk
   O      1--      53%  B Freehan       Groundout: 3B-1B; Cash to 2B
          -2-      54%  R Oyler         Walk
   O      12-      50%  D McLain        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
          ---      46%  C Tovar         Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  R Rollins       Strikeout
   RO     1--      41%  T Oliva         Single to RF; Tovar Scores; Oliva out at 1B/1B
          ---      39%  H Killebrew     Walk
   O      1--      41%  B Allison       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Boswell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      39%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      42%  D Wert          Walk
   R      1--      61%  G Brown         Triple to RF; Wert Scores
   R      --3      68%  A Kaline        Single to LF; Brown Scores
   O      1--      67%  J Northrup      Groundout: 2B-1B; Kaline to 2B
          -2-      68%  N Cash          Intentional Walk
   O      12-      64%  B Freehan       Flyball: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Denny McLain facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      67%  Z Versalles     Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      64%  R Nixon         Single to LF
   OO     1--      70%  R Carew         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Dave Boswell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      68%  R Oyler         Flyball: SS
          ---      70%  D McLain        Walk
          1--      72%  D McAuliffe     Wild Pitch; McLain to 2B
          -2-      73%  " "             Walk
   R      12-      86%  D Wert          Single to LF; McLain Scores; McAuliffe to 3B; Wert to 2B
   R      -23      91%  G Brown         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); McAuliffe Scores/No RBI; Wert to 3B
                  Ron Kline replaces Dave Boswell pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3      95%  A Kaline        Single to CF; Wert Scores; Brown to 3B
   RRR    1-3      99%  J Northrup      Home Run; Brown Scores/unER; Kaline Scores
   O      ---      99%  N Cash          Lineout: 1B
   R      ---      99%  B Freehan       Home Run; Freehan Scores/unER
          ---      99%  R Oyler         Single to SS
   O      1--      99%  D McLain        Strikeout
                  7 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 9.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-9, Denny McLain facing 9-1-2
                  Sandy Valdespino pinch hits for Ron Kline batting 9th
          ---      99%  S Valdespino    Double to LF
   O      -2-      99%  C Tovar         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      99%  R Rollins       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-     100%  T Oliva         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 9.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-1, Jim Ollom facing 1-2-3
                  Jim Ollom replaces Sandy Valdespino pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D McAuliffe     Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D Wert          Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  G Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 9.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-9, Denny McLain facing 4-5-6
                  Jim Northrup moves to LF; Mickey Stanley replaces Gates Brown playing CF batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  H Killebrew     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Allison       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  Z Versalles     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-1, Jim Ollom facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  A Kaline        Flyball: CF
          ---     100%  J Northrup      Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  N Cash          Flyball: LF
          1--     100%  B Freehan       Single to CF; Northrup to 3B
   RR     1-3     100%  R Oyler         Double to RF; Northrup Scores; Freehan Scores
   R      -2-     100%  D McLain        Wild Pitch; Oyler Scores
   O      ---     100%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 12.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-12, Denny McLain facing 7-8-9
          ---     100%  R Nixon         Single to SS
   RR     1--     100%  R Carew         Home Run; Nixon Scores
                  Rich Reese pinch hits for Jim Ollom batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  R Reese         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---     100%  C Tovar         Single to LF
          1--     100%  R Rollins       Single to LF; Tovar to 2B
   O      12-     100%  T Oliva         Foul Flyball: C
          12-     100%  H Killebrew     Walk; Tovar to 3B; Rollins to 2B
   O      123     100%  B Allison       Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 12.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 12-3, Dwight Siebler facing 1-2-3
                  Dwight Siebler replaces Rich Reese pitching and batting 9th
          ---     100%  D McAuliffe     Single to LF
   OO     1--     100%  D Wert          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 12.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-12, Larry Sherry facing 6-7-8
                  Larry Sherry replaces Denny McLain pitching and batting 9th
          ---     100%  Z Versalles     Single
   O      1--     100%  R Nixon         Flyball: CF
          1--     100%  R Carew         Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Versalles to 2B
                  Walt Bond pinch hits for Dwight Siebler batting 9th
          12-     100%  W Bond          Passed Ball; Versalles to 3B; Carew to 2B
          -23     100%  " "             Walk
   O      123     100%  C Tovar         Strikeout
   O      123     100%  R Rollins       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 12.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 12-3, Jim Perry facing 4-5-6
                  Jim Perry replaces Walt Bond pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  A Kaline        Strikeout
          ---     100%  J Northrup      Double to LF
          -2-     100%  N Cash          Walk
   OO     12-     100%  B Freehan       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 12.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-12, Larry Sherry facing 3-4-5
   R      ---     100%  T Oliva         Home Run
   O      ---     100%  H Killebrew     Strikeout
          ---     100%  B Allison       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--     100%  Z Versalles     Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  R Nixon         Flyball: SS
        1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 12.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET196704210

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation