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0
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10
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@MIL		7
3
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@MIL		5
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@PHI		7
2
Friday, July 31, 1970
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 35,247, Time of Game: 3:17
Twins
9
62-36
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
1st
 at Tigers
10
57-45
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 6½ GB
L: Pete Hamm (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  6   0  1  2    9 16  0
Tigers          0  0  3   0  0  0   6  0  1   10  7  1
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cesar Tovar CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .299 .819 -0.091 0.97 0.011 -0.101 -0.8 3 0
Danny Thompson 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 .250 .553 0.074 0.83 0.122 -0.049 0.9 3 6
Tony Oliva RF 4 1 2 2 1 0 .326 .877 0.243 0.97 0.276 -0.032 1.8 3 0 HR,2B
Harmon Killebrew 3B 3 1 1 0 2 0 .307 1.070 -0.053 1.35 0.111 -0.164 0.0 2 3
Rich Reese 1B 5 2 2 0 0 0 .271 .712 0.041 1.18 0.115 -0.074 -0.3 9 1
Brant Alyea LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .295 .880 0.261 1.44 0.293 -0.032 1.5 0 0
   Jim Holt LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .635 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bob Allison PH-LF 1 1 1 2 0 0 .173 .578 0.368 1.19 0.368 0.000 1.9 0 0 HR
Leo Cardenas SS 5 1 2 1 0 0 .282 .761 -0.004 1.11 0.109 -0.114 -0.4 2 1
Tom Tischinski C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .263 .680 -0.022 0.77 0.012 -0.034 -0.3 4 0
   Rick Renick PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .254 .827 -0.021 0.83 0.000 -0.021 -0.2
   Paul Ratliff C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .707 -0.062 2.26 0.000 -0.062 -0.2 0 0
Bert Blyleven P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .200 .400 -0.017 0.77 0.025 -0.042 -0.2 0 0
   Ron Perranoski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .059 .118 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Stan Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tom Hall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .421 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Charlie Manuel PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .217 .644 0.048 0.50 0.048 0.000 1.0 HR
   Pete Hamm P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bill Zepp P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 .211 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 41 9 16 8 3 2 .390 1.066 0.765 1.07 1.490 -0.725 4.8 26 11
2B: T Oliva (16, off D McLain).
HR: C Manuel (1, off L LaGrow; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); B Allison (1, off J Hiller; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); T Oliva (17, off D McLain; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).
TB: T Oliva 6; C Manuel 4; B Allison 4; L Cardenas 2; B Alyea 2; R Reese 2; D Thompson 2; C Tovar; T Tischinski; H Killebrew; B Blyleven.
RBI: T Oliva 2 (77); B Allison 2 (2); D Thompson (8); L Cardenas (41); B Alyea (34); C Manuel (3).
2-out RBI: B Allison 2; D Thompson.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 10.

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dick McAuliffe 2B 3 1 1 2 2 0 .266 .767 0.172 1.16 0.216 -0.044 0.8 3 1
Mickey Stanley CF 4 2 1 0 1 0 .264 .736 0.047 1.13 0.093 -0.046 -0.0 2 0
Jim Northrup RF-LF 5 2 2 4 0 0 .278 .884 0.368 1.38 0.424 -0.056 3.1 2 0 HR
Gates Brown LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .281 .770 -0.043 0.56 0.000 -0.043 -0.5 2 0
   Al Kaline RF 0 0 0 0 2 0 .284 .860 0.124 1.77 0.124 0.000 1.2 3 0
Norm Cash 1B 4 1 0 0 1 1 .252 .853 -0.139 1.22 0.014 -0.152 -1.4 7 1
Bill Freehan C 4 0 0 1 0 0 .231 .756 -0.007 1.32 0.064 -0.071 0.3 2 0 HBP
Don Wert 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 .234 .654 0.005 1.29 0.051 -0.046 -0.5 1 2 IW
Cesar Gutierrez SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .580 0.032 0.67 0.040 -0.008 0.2 3 3
   Russ Nagelson PH 0 1 0 1 2 0 .161 .568 0.131 1.55 0.131 0.000 1.6
   Lerrin LaGrow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Hiller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .091 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tom Timmermann P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ike Brown PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279 .904 0.047 4.32 0.047 0.000 0.3
Denny McLain P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .278 -0.024 0.94 0.000 -0.024 -0.3 1 1 SH
   Daryl Patterson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Fred Scherman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .444 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dalton Jones PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .215 .639 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Elliott Maddox PH-SS 2 1 1 2 1 1 .238 .727 0.552 3.33 0.567 -0.015 0.7 1 0 2B
Team Totals 32 10 7 10 11 4 .219 .776 1.265 1.41 1.771 -0.505 5.5 27 9
2B: E Maddox (8, off R Perranoski).
HR: J Northrup (20, off B Blyleven; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).
SH: D McLain (2, off B Blyleven).
IBB: D Wert (6, by P Hamm).
HBP: B Freehan (4, by T Hall).
TB: J Northrup 5; E Maddox 2; D McAuliffe; M Stanley; C Gutierrez; D Wert.
RBI: J Northrup 4 (57); D McAuliffe 2 (32); E Maddox 2 (16); B Freehan (43); R Nagelson (3).
2-out RBI: J Northrup 3; E Maddox; R Nagelson.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Wert-N Cash; D McLain-N Cash.
E: D Wert (9).

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bert Blyleven 6 3 5 5 5 1 1 2.87 26 42 -0.217 0.83 -1.2
Ron Perranoski, BS (6) 0 4 4 4 0 0 0 1.84 4 2 2 -0.619 2.82 -4.0
Stan Williams 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.58 1 2 0 -0.050 1.30 -0.8
Tom Hall 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 2.75 5 3 2 -0.022 1.20 0.3
Pete Hamm, L (0-1) 1.2 0 1 1 3 0 0 10.80 8 0 0 -0.011 2.12 0.2
Bill Zepp 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.18 1 3 1 -0.345 6.38 0.0
Team Totals 8.2 7 10 10 11 4 1 10.38 45 42 10 5 -1.264 1.07 -5.5
B Blyleven faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
R Perranoski faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.
S Williams faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Denny McLain 5 8 4 4 1 1 1 4.89 23 35 -0.120 1.04 -0.6
Daryl Patterson, BS (2) 0.2 4 2 2 0 1 0 4.69 6 2 2 -0.392 1.44 -3.0
Fred Scherman 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.83 5 2 0 0.041 0.48 0.9
Lerrin LaGrow, H (1) 1.2 1 1 1 1 0 1 5.40 6 0 0 0.066 1.17 -0.2
John Hiller, BS (3) 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 3.31 2 0 0 -0.390 0.80 -2.0
Tom Timmermann, W (4-3) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.44 2 0 0 0.032 1.77 0.1
Team Totals 9 16 9 9 3 2 3 9.00 44 35 4 2 -0.763 1.41 -4.8
D McLain faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.
J Hiller faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: T Hall (2; B Freehan).
IBB: P Hamm (1; D Wert).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Emmett Ashford, 3B - Hank Soar.
Time of Game: 3:17.
Attendance: 35,247.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 87° F, Night.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Detroit Tigers
1 Cesar Tovar CF 1 Dick McAuliffe 2B
2 Danny Thompson 2B 2 Mickey Stanley CF
3 Tony Oliva RF 3 Jim Northrup RF
4 Harmon Killebrew 3B 4 Gates Brown LF
5 Rich Reese 1B 5 Norm Cash 1B
6 Brant Alyea LF 6 Bill Freehan C
7 Leo Cardenas SS 7 Don Wert 3B
8 Tom Tischinski C 8 Cesar Gutierrez SS
9 Bert Blyleven P 9 Denny McLain P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 7-9 2 1-- RR MIN B. Allison J. Hiller -37% 60% Home Run; Reese Scores
b9 9-9 2 123 R DET E. Maddox B. Zepp 34% 100% Walk; Cash Scores; Wert to 3B; Brown to 2B
b3 0-0 2 12- RRR DET J. Northrup B. Blyleven 28% 83% Home Run; Gutierrez Scores; Stanley Scores
t6 2-3 0 12- RR MIN B. Alyea D. Patterson -25% 26% Single to RF; Killebrew Scores; Reese Scores/Adv on E5/No RBI; Alyea to 2B
b7 3-6 0 12- R DET E. Maddox R. Perranoski 22% 47% Double to LF; Wert Scores; Nagelson to 3B

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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' Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MIN C. Tovar D. McLain 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O MIN D. Thompson D. McLain 1% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O MIN T. Oliva D. McLain 1% 55% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- DET D. McAuliffe B. Blyleven 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- O DET M. Stanley B. Blyleven -3% 55% Foul Flyball: 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-- O DET J. Northrup B. Blyleven -3% 52% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 1-- O DET G. Brown B. Blyleven -2% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- MIN H. Killebrew D. McLain -4% 46% Single to RF
t2 0-0 0 1-- O MIN R. Reese D. McLain 4% 50% Flyball: LF
t2 0-0 1 1-- MIN B. Alyea D. McLain -4% 46% Single to LF; Killebrew to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- OO MIN L. Cardenas D. McLain 9% 55% Line Drive Double Play: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O DET N. Cash B. Blyleven -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O DET B. Freehan B. Blyleven -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b2 0-0 2 --- O DET D. Wert B. Blyleven -1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O MIN T. Tischinski D. McLain 2% 52% Lineout: SS
t3 0-0 1 --- O MIN B. Blyleven D. McLain 2% 54% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 2 --- O MIN C. Tovar D. McLain 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- DET C. Gutierrez B. Blyleven 4% 59% Single to LF
b3 0-0 0 1-- O DET D. McLain B. Blyleven -2% 58% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Gutierrez to 2B
b3 0-0 1 -2- O DET D. McAuliffe B. Blyleven -4% 54% Popfly: 2B
b3 0-0 2 -2- DET M. Stanley B. Blyleven 1% 55% Walk
b3 0-0 2 12- RRR DET J. Northrup B. Blyleven 28% 83% Home Run; Gutierrez Scores; Stanley Scores
b3 3-0 2 --- O DET G. Brown B. Blyleven -1% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 2-3-4
t4 0-3 0 --- O MIN D. Thompson D. McLain 2% 85% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-3 1 --- MIN T. Oliva D. McLain -4% 81% Double to LF
t4 0-3 1 -2- O MIN H. Killebrew D. McLain 3% 84% Flyball: CF
t4 0-3 2 -2- O MIN R. Reese D. McLain 3% 87% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
b4 3-0 0 --- O DET N. Cash B. Blyleven -1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 3-0 1 --- O DET B. Freehan B. Blyleven -1% 85% Flyball: CF
b4 3-0 2 --- O DET D. Wert B. Blyleven -0% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 6-7-8
t5 0-3 0 --- O MIN B. Alyea D. McLain 2% 87% Lineout: 2B
t5 0-3 1 --- O MIN L. Cardenas D. McLain 1% 89% Lineout: RF
t5 0-3 2 --- MIN T. Tischinski D. McLain -1% 87% Single to LF
t5 0-3 2 1-- MIN B. Blyleven D. McLain -3% 85% Single to CF; Tischinski to 3B
t5 0-3 2 1-3 O MIN C. Tovar D. McLain 5% 89% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
b5 3-0 0 --- O DET C. Gutierrez B. Blyleven -1% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 3-0 1 --- O DET D. McLain B. Blyleven -1% 88% Flyball: RF
b5 3-0 2 --- DET D. McAuliffe B. Blyleven 0% 88% Walk
b5 3-0 2 1-- O DET M. Stanley B. Blyleven -1% 87% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 2-3-4
t6 0-3 0 --- MIN D. Thompson D. McLain -4% 83% Single to CF
t6 0-3 0 1-- RR MIN T. Oliva D. McLain -16% 67% Home Run; Thompson Scores
t6 2-3 0 --- MIN H. Killebrew D. McLain -6% 61% Walk
t6 2-3 0 1-- MIN R. Reese D. McLain -9% 52% Single to RF; Killebrew to 2B
Daryl Patterson replaces Denny McLain pitching and batting 9th
t6 2-3 0 12- RR MIN B. Alyea D. Patterson -25% 26% Single to RF; Killebrew Scores; Reese Scores/Adv on E5/No RBI; Alyea to 2B
t6 4-3 0 -2- R MIN L. Cardenas D. Patterson -8% 18% Single to RF; Alyea Scores
t6 5-3 0 1-- O MIN T. Tischinski D. Patterson 1% 19% Groundout: P-2B-1B; Cardenas to 2B
t6 5-3 1 -2- O MIN B. Blyleven D. Patterson 2% 22% Strikeout
t6 5-3 2 -2- MIN C. Tovar D. Patterson -1% 21% Single to LF; Cardenas to 3B
t6 5-3 2 1-3 R MIN D. Thompson D. Patterson -8% 12% Single to CF; Cardenas Scores; Tovar to 3B
Fred Scherman replaces Daryl Patterson pitching and batting 9th
t6 6-3 2 1-3 O MIN T. Oliva F. Scherman 2% 15% Groundout: 1B unassisted
6 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
b6 3-6 0 --- O DET J. Northrup B. Blyleven -3% 12% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 3-6 1 --- O DET G. Brown B. Blyleven -2% 11% Flyball: SS
b6 3-6 2 --- DET N. Cash B. Blyleven 1% 12% Walk
b6 3-6 2 1-- O DET B. Freehan B. Blyleven -2% 10% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 3.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-3, Tigers' Fred Scherman facing 4-5-6
Jim Northrup moves from RF to LF
Al Kaline replaces Gates Brown (LF) playing RF batting 4th
t7 6-3 0 --- MIN H. Killebrew F. Scherman -1% 8% Walk
t7 6-3 0 1-- O MIN R. Reese F. Scherman 1% 10% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t7 6-3 1 1-- O MIN B. Alyea F. Scherman 1% 11% Flyball: RF
t7 6-3 2 1-- O MIN L. Cardenas F. Scherman 1% 11% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
Jim Holt replaces Brant Alyea playing LF batting 6th
b7 3-6 0 --- DET D. Wert B. Blyleven 5% 16% Single to LF
Russ Nagelson pinch hits for Cesar Gutierrez (SS) batting 8th
b7 3-6 0 1-- DET R. Nagelson B. Blyleven 8% 24% Walk; Wert to 2B
Ron Perranoski replaces Bert Blyleven pitching and batting 9th
Dalton Jones pinch hits for Fred Scherman (P) batting 9th
Elliott Maddox pinch hits for Dalton Jones batting 9th
b7 3-6 0 12- R DET E. Maddox R. Perranoski 22% 47% Double to LF; Wert Scores; Nagelson to 3B
b7 4-6 0 -23 RR DET D. McAuliffe R. Perranoski 18% 64% Single to CF; Nagelson Scores; Maddox Scores
b7 6-6 0 1-- DET M. Stanley R. Perranoski 8% 72% Single to LF; McAuliffe to 2B
b7 6-6 0 12- R DET J. Northrup R. Perranoski 14% 86% Single to RF; McAuliffe Scores; Stanley to 2B
Stan Williams replaces Ron Perranoski pitching and batting 9th
b7 7-6 0 12- DET A. Kaline S. Williams 5% 91% Walk; Stanley to 3B; Northrup to 2B
Tom Hall replaces Stan Williams pitching and batting 9th
b7 7-6 0 123 O DET N. Cash T. Hall -4% 87% Strikeout
b7 7-6 1 123 R DET B. Freehan T. Hall 6% 93% Hit By Pitch; Stanley Scores; Northrup to 3B; Kaline to 2B
b7 8-6 1 123 O DET D. Wert T. Hall -3% 90% Strikeout
b7 8-6 2 123 R DET R. Nagelson T. Hall 5% 95% Walk; Northrup Scores; Kaline to 3B; Freehan to 2B
b7 9-6 2 123 O DET E. Maddox T. Hall -1% 94% Strikeout
6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 9.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 6-9, Tigers' Lerrin LaGrow facing 8-9-1
Lerrin LaGrow replaces Russ Nagelson (PH) pitching and batting 8th
Elliott Maddox moves from PH to SS
Rick Renick pinch hits for Tom Tischinski (C) batting 8th
t8 6-9 0 --- O MIN R. Renick L. LaGrow 2% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
Charlie Manuel pinch hits for Tom Hall (P) batting 9th
t8 6-9 1 --- R MIN C. Manuel L. LaGrow -5% 91% Home Run
t8 7-9 1 --- O MIN C. Tovar L. LaGrow 2% 93% Flyball: SS
t8 7-9 2 --- O MIN D. Thompson L. LaGrow 1% 94% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Tigers 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 9-7, Twins' Pete Hamm facing 1-2-3
Pete Hamm replaces Charlie Manuel (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Paul Ratliff replaces Rick Renick (PH) playing C batting 8th
b8 9-7 0 --- O DET D. McAuliffe P. Hamm -1% 94% Flyball: RF
b8 9-7 1 --- O DET M. Stanley P. Hamm -0% 93% Foul Flyball: 1B
b8 9-7 2 --- O DET J. Northrup P. Hamm -0% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Tigers 9.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 7-9, Tigers' Lerrin LaGrow facing 3-4-5
t9 7-9 0 --- MIN T. Oliva L. LaGrow -7% 86% Walk
t9 7-9 0 1-- OO MIN H. Killebrew L. LaGrow 13% 99% Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
John Hiller replaces Lerrin LaGrow pitching and batting 8th
t9 7-9 2 --- MIN R. Reese J. Hiller -2% 97% Single to RF
Bob Allison pinch hits for Jim Holt (LF) batting 6th
t9 7-9 2 1-- RR MIN B. Allison J. Hiller -37% 60% Home Run; Reese Scores
Tom Timmermann replaces John Hiller pitching and batting 8th
t9 9-9 2 --- MIN L. Cardenas T. Timmermann -3% 57% Single to LF
t9 9-9 2 1-- O MIN P. Ratliff T. Timmermann 6% 63% Foul Flyball: RF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Tigers 9.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 9-9, Twins' Pete Hamm facing 4-5-6
Bob Allison moves from PH to LF
b9 9-9 0 --- DET A. Kaline P. Hamm 7% 71% Walk
b9 9-9 0 1-- O DET N. Cash P. Hamm -8% 63% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b9 9-9 1 1-- O DET B. Freehan P. Hamm -3% 60% Groundout: 2B-1B; Cash to 2B
b9 9-9 2 -2- DET D. Wert P. Hamm 0% 61% Intentional Walk
Ike Brown pinch hits for Tom Timmermann (P) batting 8th
b9 9-9 2 12- DET I. Brown P. Hamm 5% 66% Walk; Cash to 3B; Wert to 2B
Bill Zepp replaces Pete Hamm pitching and batting 9th
b9 9-9 2 123 R DET E. Maddox B. Zepp 34% 100% Walk; Cash Scores; Wert to 3B; Brown to 2B
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 9, Tigers 10.

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