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CHW
@BAL		5
8
WSA
@CAL		2
4
MIL
@CLE		1
2
MIN
@DET		1
4
BOS
@KCR		3
6
NYY
@OAK		6
4
CIN
@CHC		4
3
ATL
@HOU		4
5
LAD
@MON		12
1
SFG
@NYM		3
2		 
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SDP
@PHI		2
1
PIT
@STL		11
4
Friday, June 11, 1971
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 33,733, Time of Game: 2:08
Twins
1
27-31
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
4th, 11 GB
 at Tigers
4
32-25
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
3rd, 4½ GB
W: Mike Kilkenny (1-2)
L: Bert Blyleven (6-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  2
Tigers          0  1  2   0  1  0   0  0  X    4  6  0

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cesar Tovar CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .299 .737 0.009 1.04 0.071 -0.062 0.0 2 0 SB
Rod Carew 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .550 -0.088 0.78 0.000 -0.088 -0.8 1 1
   Tom Hall P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .316 .718 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Harmon Killebrew 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .280 .842 0.007 0.77 0.037 -0.030 0.0 9 1
Tony Oliva RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .376 1.049 -0.093 1.16 0.000 -0.093 -0.9 0 0
Leo Cardenas SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .785 -0.109 1.01 0.000 -0.109 -1.0 0 2
Brant Alyea LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .237 .633 -0.043 0.67 0.013 -0.056 -0.5 0 0
George Mitterwald C 3 0 2 0 0 0 .253 .712 0.016 0.62 0.033 -0.017 0.2 8 0
   Tom Tischinski C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .486 0.020 0.36 0.020 0.000 0.2 3 0 HBP
   Jim Kaat PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .444 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Danny Thompson 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .250 .546 0.076 0.94 0.127 -0.051 0.4 0 0 GDP
Bert Blyleven P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .079 .182 -0.064 1.23 0.000 -0.064 -0.6 0 3
   Steve Braun PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .711 -0.021 0.86 0.000 -0.021 -0.2 0 1
Team Totals 32 1 6 1 2 4 .188 .445 -0.290 0.89 0.301 -0.591 -3.1 24 8
HBP: T Tischinski (1, by M Kilkenny).
TB: G Mitterwald 2; D Thompson 2; C Tovar; H Killebrew.
GIDP: D Thompson (1).
RBI: D Thompson (3).
2-out RBI: D Thompson.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
E: B Alyea (2); R Carew (8).
Baserunning
SB: C Tovar (10, 2nd base off M Kilkenny/B Freehan).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dick McAuliffe 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .192 .641 0.035 0.51 0.076 -0.041 0.4 2 3 HR
Al Kaline RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 .321 .918 -0.004 0.35 0.016 -0.020 0.1 0 0
Dalton Jones 3B 3 1 1 1 0 2 .310 .868 0.130 0.49 0.144 -0.014 0.9 0 0 2B
   Cesar Gutierrez 3B 1 0 1 0 0 0 .083 .167 0.004 0.08 0.004 0.000 0.4 0 2
Willie Horton LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .274 .832 0.208 0.69 0.219 -0.011 1.3 3 0 HR,2B
Norm Cash 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .295 1.013 -0.055 0.53 0.000 -0.055 -1.1 10 0
Mickey Stanley CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .296 .724 0.008 0.45 0.026 -0.017 -0.1 5 0
Bill Freehan C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .277 .763 -0.032 0.61 0.000 -0.032 -0.5 5 0
Ed Brinkman SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .542 -0.044 0.55 0.000 -0.044 -0.5 2 3
Mike Kilkenny P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 -0.040 0.54 0.000 -0.040 -0.5 0 2
Team Totals 30 4 6 4 2 10 .200 .717 0.210 0.51 0.485 -0.274 0.4 27 10
2B: W Horton (12, off B Blyleven); D Jones (4, off B Blyleven).
HR: W Horton (12, off B Blyleven; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); D McAuliffe (8, off B Blyleven; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: W Horton 6; D McAuliffe 4; D Jones 2; M Stanley; C Gutierrez.
RBI: W Horton 2 (31); D McAuliffe (27); D Jones (7).
2-out RBI: D Jones; W Horton.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Gutierrez-D McAuliffe-N Cash.

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bert Blyleven, L (6-8) 6 5 4 4 1 8 2 2.77 24 53 -0.225 0.64 -1.3
Tom Hall 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.38 8 0 0 0.016 0.12 0.9
Team Totals 8 6 4 4 2 10 2 4.50 32 53 0 0 -0.209 0.89 -0.4

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mike Kilkenny, W (1-2) 9 6 1 1 2 4 0 5.76 35 73 0.290 0.89 3.1
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 2 4 0 1.00 35 73 0.290 0.51 3.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: M Kilkenny (2; T Tischinski).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Bill Deegan.
Time of Game: 2:08.
Attendance: 33,733.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 77° F.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Detroit Tigers
1 Cesar Tovar CF 1 Dick McAuliffe 2B
2 Rod Carew 2B 2 Al Kaline RF
3 Harmon Killebrew 1B 3 Dalton Jones 3B
4 Tony Oliva RF 4 Willie Horton LF
5 Leo Cardenas SS 5 Norm Cash 1B
6 Brant Alyea LF 6 Mickey Stanley CF
7 George Mitterwald C 7 Bill Freehan C
8 Danny Thompson 3B 8 Ed Brinkman SS
9 Bert Blyleven P 9 Mike Kilkenny P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 1-1 2 1-- R DET D. Jones B. Blyleven 14% 67% Double to LF; Kaline Scores; Jones to 3B/Adv on E7
b2 0-1 0 --- R DET W. Horton B. Blyleven 12% 55% Home Run
t2 0-0 2 12- R MIN D. Thompson M. Kilkenny -11% 39% Single to CF; Mitterwald to 2B; Alyea Scores
b3 2-1 2 --3 R DET W. Horton B. Blyleven 10% 77% Double to LF; Jones Scores
b5 3-1 1 --- R DET D. McAuliffe B. Blyleven 8% 89% Home Run

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' Mike Kilkenny facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MIN C. Tovar M. Kilkenny 2% 52% Lineout: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- O MIN R. Carew M. Kilkenny 1% 54% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- O MIN H. Killebrew M. Kilkenny 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
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 --- O DET D. McAuliffe B. Blyleven -2% 52% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- O DET A. Kaline B. Blyleven -1% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O DET D. Jones B. Blyleven -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Mike Kilkenny facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O MIN T. Oliva M. Kilkenny 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O MIN L. Cardenas M. Kilkenny 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 2 --- MIN B. Alyea M. Kilkenny -1% 53% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-- MIN G. Mitterwald M. Kilkenny -2% 50% Single to LF; Alyea to 2B
t2 0-0 2 12- R MIN D. Thompson M. Kilkenny -11% 39% Single to CF; Mitterwald to 2B; Alyea Scores
t2 1-0 2 12- O MIN B. Blyleven M. Kilkenny 4% 43% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- R DET W. Horton B. Blyleven 12% 55% Home Run
b2 1-1 0 --- O DET N. Cash B. Blyleven -2% 53% Strikeout
b2 1-1 1 --- DET M. Stanley B. Blyleven 3% 55% Single (CF-RF)
b2 1-1 1 1-- O DET B. Freehan B. Blyleven -2% 53% Lineout: 2B; Stanley to 2B/Adv on E4
b2 1-1 2 -2- O DET E. Brinkman B. Blyleven -3% 50% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Mike Kilkenny facing 1-2-3
t3 1-1 0 --- MIN C. Tovar M. Kilkenny -4% 46% Single to CF
t3 1-1 0 1-- MIN R. Carew M. Kilkenny -3% 43% Tovar Steals 2B
t3 1-1 0 -2- O MIN R. Carew M. Kilkenny 5% 48% Flyball: LF
t3 1-1 1 -2- MIN H. Killebrew M. Kilkenny -2% 46% Walk
t3 1-1 1 12- O MIN T. Oliva M. Kilkenny 3% 49% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Killebrew to 2B; Tovar to 3B
t3 1-1 2 -23 O MIN L. Cardenas M. Kilkenny 7% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
b3 1-1 0 --- O DET M. Kilkenny B. Blyleven -2% 53% Strikeout Looking
b3 1-1 1 --- O DET D. McAuliffe B. Blyleven -2% 51% Foul Flyball: 1B
b3 1-1 2 --- DET A. Kaline B. Blyleven 1% 53% Walk
b3 1-1 2 1-- R DET D. Jones B. Blyleven 14% 67% Double to LF; Kaline Scores; Jones to 3B/Adv on E7
b3 2-1 2 --3 R DET W. Horton B. Blyleven 10% 77% Double to LF; Jones Scores
b3 3-1 2 -2- O DET N. Cash B. Blyleven -2% 75% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 3.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Mike Kilkenny facing 6-7-8
t4 1-3 0 --- O MIN B. Alyea M. Kilkenny 3% 77% Groundout: P-1B
t4 1-3 1 --- O MIN G. Mitterwald M. Kilkenny 2% 79% Flyball: CF
t4 1-3 2 --- MIN D. Thompson M. Kilkenny -1% 77% Single to LF
t4 1-3 2 1-- O MIN B. Blyleven M. Kilkenny 2% 80% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
b4 3-1 0 --- O DET M. Stanley B. Blyleven -1% 79% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 3-1 1 --- O DET B. Freehan B. Blyleven -1% 78% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 3-1 2 --- O DET E. Brinkman B. Blyleven -1% 77% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 3.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Mike Kilkenny facing 1-2-3
t5 1-3 0 --- O MIN C. Tovar M. Kilkenny 3% 80% Popfly: SS
t5 1-3 1 --- O MIN R. Carew M. Kilkenny 2% 81% Flyball: CF
t5 1-3 2 --- MIN H. Killebrew M. Kilkenny -2% 80% Single to LF
t5 1-3 2 1-- O MIN T. Oliva M. Kilkenny 3% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
b5 3-1 0 --- O DET M. Kilkenny B. Blyleven -1% 81% Groundout: P-1B
b5 3-1 1 --- R DET D. McAuliffe B. Blyleven 8% 89% Home Run
b5 4-1 1 --- O DET A. Kaline B. Blyleven -1% 88% Flyball: CF
b5 4-1 2 --- O DET D. Jones B. Blyleven -0% 88% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 4.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Tigers' Mike Kilkenny facing 5-6-7
Cesar Gutierrez replaces Dalton Jones playing 3B batting 3rd
t6 1-4 0 --- O MIN L. Cardenas M. Kilkenny 2% 90% Popfly: SS
t6 1-4 1 --- O MIN B. Alyea M. Kilkenny 1% 91% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1-4 2 --- MIN G. Mitterwald M. Kilkenny -1% 90% Single to LF
t6 1-4 2 1-- O MIN D. Thompson M. Kilkenny 2% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
b6 4-1 0 --- O DET W. Horton B. Blyleven -1% 92% Strikeout
b6 4-1 1 --- O DET N. Cash B. Blyleven -0% 91% Strikeout
b6 4-1 2 --- O DET M. Stanley B. Blyleven -0% 91% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 4.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Tigers' Mike Kilkenny facing 9-1-2
Steve Braun pinch hits for Bert Blyleven (P) batting 9th
t7 1-4 0 --- O MIN S. Braun M. Kilkenny 2% 93% Foul Flyball: C
t7 1-4 1 --- O MIN C. Tovar M. Kilkenny 1% 94% Popfly: 2B
t7 1-4 2 --- O MIN R. Carew M. Kilkenny 1% 95% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Twins' Tom Hall facing 7-8-9
Tom Hall replaces Rod Carew (2B) pitching and batting 2nd
Tom Tischinski replaces George Mitterwald playing C batting 7th
Steve Braun moves from PH to 2B
b7 4-1 0 --- O DET B. Freehan T. Hall -0% 94% Strikeout
b7 4-1 1 --- O DET E. Brinkman T. Hall -0% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 4-1 2 --- O DET M. Kilkenny T. Hall -0% 94% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 4.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Tigers' Mike Kilkenny facing 3-4-5
t8 1-4 0 --- O MIN H. Killebrew M. Kilkenny 2% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 1-4 1 --- O MIN T. Oliva M. Kilkenny 1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1-4 2 --- O MIN L. Cardenas M. Kilkenny 1% 98% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Twins' Tom Hall facing 1-2-3
b8 4-1 0 --- O DET D. McAuliffe T. Hall -0% 97% Foul Flyball: C
b8 4-1 1 --- DET A. Kaline T. Hall 0% 98% Walk
b8 4-1 1 1-- DET C. Gutierrez T. Hall 0% 98% Single to LF; Kaline to 2B
b8 4-1 1 12- O DET W. Horton T. Hall -0% 98% Foul Flyball: 1B
b8 4-1 2 12- O DET N. Cash T. Hall -0% 97% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 4.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Tigers' Mike Kilkenny facing 6-7-8
t9 1-4 0 --- O MIN B. Alyea M. Kilkenny 2% 99% Strikeout
t9 1-4 1 --- MIN T. Tischinski M. Kilkenny -2% 97% Hit By Pitch
Jim Kaat pinch runs for Tom Tischinski (C) batting 7th
t9 1-4 1 1-- OO MIN D. Thompson M. Kilkenny 3% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 4.

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