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Wednesday, May 6, 1970
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 10,368, Time of Game: 2:42
Twins
2
15-8
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Tigers
5
14-9
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 1½ GB
W: Les Cain (1-1)
L: Dave Boswell (0-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    2  7  0
Tigers          3  0  0   0  0  1   1  0  X    5  9  0

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cesar Tovar CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .302 .881 -0.149 1.18 0.000 -0.149 -1.7 2 0 GDP
Leo Cardenas SS 2 1 2 0 2 0 .256 .711 0.108 0.70 0.108 0.000 1.3 1 1
Harmon Killebrew 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 .316 1.043 -0.158 1.26 0.028 -0.186 -0.2 0 0 HR,2·GDP
Tony Oliva RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .347 .943 -0.005 0.62 0.038 -0.042 -0.1 2 0
Brant Alyea LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .329 1.013 -0.018 0.78 0.060 -0.078 -0.1 4 0 GDP
Bob Allison 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .350 -0.081 0.88 0.000 -0.081 -1.0 6 1
George Mitterwald C 2 0 1 0 2 0 .203 .548 0.103 0.75 0.113 -0.009 1.3 8 0
Frank Quilici 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .179 .418 -0.013 1.73 0.065 -0.079 -0.3 1 3 GDP
   Rick Renick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .833 -0.041 1.40 0.000 -0.041 -0.7
   Steve Barber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rod Carew PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .349 .805 -0.003 0.13 0.000 -0.003 -0.1
Dave Boswell P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .167 .333 -0.025 1.59 0.036 -0.060 -0.2 0 0
   Minnie Mendoza PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .091 .182 -0.026 0.94 0.000 -0.026 -0.5 0 0
Team Totals 29 2 7 2 6 2 .241 .716 -0.308 0.96 0.448 -0.754 -2.2 24 5
HR: H Killebrew (7, off L Cain; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: H Killebrew 4; L Cardenas 2; D Boswell; B Alyea; G Mitterwald; T Oliva.
GIDP: H Killebrew 2 (3); C Tovar (3); B Alyea (5); F Quilici (2).
RBI: H Killebrew 2 (18).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Cardenas-F Quilici-B Allison.

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dick McAuliffe 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .279 .901 0.017 0.33 0.036 -0.019 -0.2 5 4
Dalton Jones 3B 3 1 0 0 2 0 .136 .478 -0.025 0.39 0.011 -0.036 -0.3 1 2
   Don Wert 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .604 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
Al Kaline RF 2 2 2 0 2 0 .344 1.028 0.061 0.52 0.061 0.000 1.2 2 0
Norm Cash 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .220 .703 0.051 0.93 0.098 -0.047 -0.2 13 0
Willie Horton LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .287 .829 -0.041 0.66 0.014 -0.056 0.3 0 0 2B
Jim Northrup CF 3 0 2 1 1 0 .318 .846 0.095 0.50 0.102 -0.007 1.3 3 0
Bill Freehan C 3 0 1 1 1 0 .280 .791 0.063 0.47 0.085 -0.022 0.2 2 0 GDP
Ken Szotkiewicz SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 .267 .917 -0.001 0.42 0.037 -0.039 -0.1 1 7 HR
Les Cain P 4 0 0 0 0 2 .167 .333 -0.027 0.27 0.000 -0.027 -0.9 0 1
Team Totals 32 5 9 5 6 5 .281 .801 0.193 0.49 0.444 -0.253 1.3 27 16
2B: W Horton (5, off S Barber).
HR: K Szotkiewicz (1, off D Boswell; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: K Szotkiewicz 4; A Kaline 2; J Northrup 2; W Horton 2; D McAuliffe; N Cash; B Freehan.
GIDP: B Freehan (3).
RBI: K Szotkiewicz (3); J Northrup (10); W Horton (14); B Freehan (13); N Cash (7).
2-out RBI: J Northrup; B Freehan.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 5. K Szotkiewicz-D McAuliffe-N Cash 2; D Jones-D McAuliffe-N Cash; D McAuliffe-N Cash; D Jones-N Cash.

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave Boswell, L (0-4) 6 8 4 4 4 4 1 6.48 29 40 -0.187 0.61 -1.2
Steve Barber 2 1 1 1 2 1 0 4.35 9 0 0 -0.005 0.10 -0.1
Team Totals 8 9 5 5 6 5 1 5.62 38 40 0 0 -0.192 0.96 -1.3

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Les Cain, W (1-1) 9 7 2 2 6 2 1 5.14 35 61 0.308 0.96 2.2
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 6 2 1 2.00 35 61 0.308 0.49 2.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Larry Napp.
Time of Game: 2:42.
Attendance: 10,368.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Detroit Tigers
1 Cesar Tovar CF 1 Dick McAuliffe 2B
2 Leo Cardenas SS 2 Dalton Jones 3B
3 Harmon Killebrew 3B 3 Al Kaline RF
4 Tony Oliva RF 4 Norm Cash 1B
5 Brant Alyea LF 5 Willie Horton LF
6 Bob Allison 1B 6 Jim Northrup CF
7 George Mitterwald C 7 Bill Freehan C
8 Frank Quilici 2B 8 Ken Szotkiewicz SS
9 Dave Boswell P 9 Les Cain P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 1 12- R DET N. Cash D. Boswell 10% 68% Single to RF; Kaline to 2B; Jones Scores
b1 1-0 2 12- R DET J. Northrup D. Boswell 9% 74% Single to RF; Cash to 2B; Kaline Scores
t5 0-3 1 12- OO MIN C. Tovar L. Cain 9% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
t3 0-3 1 12- OO MIN H. Killebrew L. Cain 8% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
b1 2-0 2 12- R DET B. Freehan D. Boswell 8% 82% Single to LF; Northrup to 3B; Cash Scores

Play By Play

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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' Les Cain facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MIN C. Tovar L. Cain 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- MIN L. Cardenas L. Cain -2% 50% Single to CF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O MIN H. Killebrew L. Cain 3% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 1-- O MIN T. Oliva L. Cain 2% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Dave Boswell facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- DET D. McAuliffe D. Boswell 4% 58% Single to RF
b1 0-0 0 1-- O DET D. Jones D. Boswell -3% 55% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b1 0-0 1 1-- DET A. Kaline D. Boswell 4% 58% Walk; Jones to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- R DET N. Cash D. Boswell 10% 68% Single to RF; Kaline to 2B; Jones Scores
b1 1-0 1 12- O DET W. Horton D. Boswell -4% 65% Foul Flyball: C
b1 1-0 2 12- R DET J. Northrup D. Boswell 9% 74% Single to RF; Cash to 2B; Kaline Scores
b1 2-0 2 12- R DET B. Freehan D. Boswell 8% 82% Single to LF; Northrup to 3B; Cash Scores
b1 3-0 2 1-3 O DET K. Szotkiewicz D. Boswell -3% 79% Strikeout
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Les Cain facing 5-6-7
t2 0-3 0 --- MIN B. Alyea L. Cain -3% 76% Walk
t2 0-3 0 1-- O MIN B. Allison L. Cain 3% 79% Flyball: RF
t2 0-3 1 1-- MIN G. Mitterwald L. Cain -4% 75% Walk; Alyea to 2B
t2 0-3 1 12- OO MIN F. Quilici L. Cain 8% 83% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Dave Boswell facing 9-1-2
b2 3-0 0 --- O DET L. Cain D. Boswell -1% 82% Strikeout
b2 3-0 1 --- O DET D. McAuliffe D. Boswell -1% 81% Foul Flyball: C
b2 3-0 2 --- DET D. Jones D. Boswell 1% 82% Walk
b2 3-0 2 1-- DET A. Kaline D. Boswell 1% 83% Single to LF; Jones to 3B
b2 3-0 2 1-3 O DET N. Cash D. Boswell -2% 81% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Les Cain facing 9-1-2
t3 0-3 0 --- MIN D. Boswell L. Cain -4% 77% Single to LF
t3 0-3 0 1-- O MIN C. Tovar L. Cain 3% 80% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-3 1 1-- MIN L. Cardenas L. Cain -4% 77% Single to RF; Boswell to 2B
t3 0-3 1 12- OO MIN H. Killebrew L. Cain 8% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Dave Boswell facing 5-6-7
b3 3-0 0 --- O DET W. Horton D. Boswell -1% 84% Flyball: LF
b3 3-0 1 --- O DET J. Northrup D. Boswell -1% 83% Flyball: CF
b3 3-0 2 --- DET B. Freehan D. Boswell 1% 84% Walk
b3 3-0 2 1-- O DET K. Szotkiewicz D. Boswell -1% 83% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Les Cain facing 4-5-6
t4 0-3 0 --- MIN T. Oliva L. Cain -4% 79% Single to RF
t4 0-3 0 1-- OO MIN B. Alyea L. Cain 7% 86% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t4 0-3 2 --- O MIN B. Allison L. Cain 1% 87% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Dave Boswell facing 9-1-2
b4 3-0 0 --- O DET L. Cain D. Boswell -1% 86% Strikeout
b4 3-0 1 --- O DET D. McAuliffe D. Boswell -1% 85% Strikeout
b4 3-0 2 --- DET D. Jones D. Boswell 1% 86% Walk
b4 3-0 2 1-- DET A. Kaline D. Boswell 1% 87% Single to LF; Jones to 2B
b4 3-0 2 12- O DET N. Cash D. Boswell -2% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Les Cain facing 7-8-9
t5 0-3 0 --- MIN G. Mitterwald L. Cain -4% 81% Walk
t5 0-3 0 1-- MIN F. Quilici L. Cain -7% 74% Walk; Mitterwald to 2B
t5 0-3 0 12- O MIN D. Boswell L. Cain 6% 81% Strikeout
t5 0-3 1 12- OO MIN C. Tovar L. Cain 9% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Dave Boswell facing 5-6-7
b5 3-0 0 --- O DET W. Horton D. Boswell -1% 89% Flyball: LF
b5 3-0 1 --- DET J. Northrup D. Boswell 1% 89% Single to CF
b5 3-0 1 1-- OO DET B. Freehan D. Boswell -2% 87% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Les Cain facing 2-3-4
t6 0-3 0 --- MIN L. Cardenas L. Cain -4% 83% Walk
t6 0-3 0 1-- OO MIN H. Killebrew L. Cain 8% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t6 0-3 2 --- O MIN T. Oliva L. Cain 1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Dave Boswell facing 8-9-1
b6 3-0 0 --- R DET K. Szotkiewicz D. Boswell 4% 96% Home Run
b6 4-0 0 --- O DET L. Cain D. Boswell -0% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 4-0 1 --- O DET D. McAuliffe D. Boswell -0% 95% Flyball: RF
b6 4-0 2 --- O DET D. Jones D. Boswell -0% 95% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 4.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Tigers' Les Cain facing 5-6-7
t7 0-4 0 --- MIN B. Alyea L. Cain -3% 92% Single to LF
t7 0-4 0 1-- O MIN B. Allison L. Cain 2% 95% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t7 0-4 1 1-- MIN G. Mitterwald L. Cain -4% 91% Single to RF; Allison to 3B
Rick Renick pinch hits for Frank Quilici (2B) batting 8th
t7 0-4 1 1-3 O MIN R. Renick L. Cain 4% 95% Flyball: RF
Minnie Mendoza pinch hits for Dave Boswell (P) batting 9th
t7 0-4 2 1-3 O MIN M. Mendoza L. Cain 3% 97% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Twins' Steve Barber facing 3-4-5
Steve Barber replaces Rick Renick (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Minnie Mendoza moves from PH to 2B
b7 4-0 0 --- DET A. Kaline S. Barber 0% 98% Walk
b7 4-0 0 1-- O DET N. Cash S. Barber -0% 97% Flyball: CF
b7 4-0 1 1-- R DET W. Horton S. Barber 1% 99% Double to LF; Kaline Scores
b7 5-0 1 -2- DET J. Northrup S. Barber 0% 99% Walk
b7 5-0 1 12- O DET B. Freehan S. Barber -0% 99% Foul Flyball: C
b7 5-0 2 12- O DET K. Szotkiewicz S. Barber -0% 99% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 5.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, Tigers' Les Cain facing 1-2-3
t8 0-5 0 --- O MIN C. Tovar L. Cain 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 0-5 1 --- MIN L. Cardenas L. Cain -1% 98% Walk
t8 0-5 1 1-- RR MIN H. Killebrew L. Cain -3% 96% Home Run; Cardenas Scores
t8 2-5 1 --- O MIN T. Oliva L. Cain 1% 97% Flyball: CF
t8 2-5 2 --- O MIN B. Alyea L. Cain 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Twins' Steve Barber facing 9-1-2
b8 5-2 0 --- O DET L. Cain S. Barber -0% 97% Flyball: RF
b8 5-2 1 --- O DET D. McAuliffe S. Barber -0% 97% Flyball: LF
b8 5-2 2 --- O DET D. Jones S. Barber -0% 97% Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 5.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Tigers' Les Cain facing 6-7-8
Don Wert replaces Dalton Jones playing 3B batting 2nd
t9 2-5 0 --- O MIN B. Allison L. Cain 2% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 2-5 1 --- O MIN G. Mitterwald L. Cain 1% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
Rod Carew pinch hits for Steve Barber (P) batting 8th
t9 2-5 2 --- O MIN R. Carew L. Cain 0% 100% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 5.

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