August 24, 1971 Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 1
CHW 0 CAL 2
WSA 1 MIL 6
@CLE 5 MIN 3
@DET 1 KCR 5
BOS 4
(13) NYY 1
@OAK 0 ATL 15
PIT 5 CIN 5
@CHC 4 STL 2
@HOU 1 LAD 6
@MON 4 SFG 3
@NYM 2 SDP 2
@PHI 0

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 17,058

Tuesday, August 24, 1971
Time of Game: 2:05

Twins

57-69

Won 1

5th, 24 GB

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

W: J Perry (14-14), L: J Niekro (6-6)

Tigers

68-60

Lost 1

2nd, 12 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar LF                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .305  .725    0    2   0   2B
R Carew 2B                    4   0   3   0    0   0  .284  .694    0    4   3   
T Oliva RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .352  .962    0    3   0   2·GDP
H Killebrew 3B                2   0   0   0    2   0  .242  .784    0    0   1   
R Reese 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .206  .574    0    9   1   
L Cardenas SS                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .284  .791    0    2   3   2B
J Nettles CF                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .241  .715    0    3   0   CS,SF
G Mitterwald C                3   1   1   1    0   1  .244  .694    0    4   0   SF
  P Roof C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .206  .539         0   0   
J Perry P                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .445    0    0   1   
Totals                       31   3   9   3    2   1                    27   9

BATTING

2B: C Tovar (24, off J Niekro); L Cardenas (20, off J Niekro).

SF: G Mitterwald (4, off J Niekro); J Nettles (2, off J Niekro).

TB: R Carew 3; L Cardenas 3; C Tovar 2; G Mitterwald; R Reese; J Nettles.

GIDP: T Oliva 2 (15).

RBI: C Tovar (32); G Mitterwald (35); J Nettles (17).

2-out RBI: C Tovar.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Carew-L Cardenas-R Reese; R Reese-L Cardenas-R Reese.

E: T Oliva (7).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Nettles (2, 2nd base by T Timmermann/B Freehan).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D McAuliffe 2B-SS             4   0   0   0    0   1  .206  .677    0    5   5   
A Kaline RF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .290  .875    0    2   0   HR
G Brown LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .374 1.048    0    1   0   
N Cash 1B                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .281  .910    0   10   0   
J Northrup CF                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .794    0    5   0   GDP
B Freehan C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .833    0    1   1   
A Rodriguez 3B                3   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .679    0    1   1   
E Brinkman SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .565    0    1   2   
  K Collins PH-2B             1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .688    0    1   1   
J Niekro P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .379    0    0   1   
  F Scherman P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .583         0   1   
  D Jones PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .672    0    0   0   GDP
  T Timmermann P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .258         0   0   
Totals                       29   1   4   1    1   4                    27  12

BATTING

HR: A Kaline (12, off J Perry; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: A Kaline 4; A Rodriguez; J Northrup; G Brown.

GIDP: D Jones (3); J Northrup (12).

RBI: A Kaline (41).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 3. D McAuliffe-N Cash; N Cash; A Rodriguez-D McAuliffe-N Cash.

E: A Rodriguez (21).

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
J Perry, W (14-14)             9     4   1   1    1   4   1   4.21   30     -       ·  ·      8·12· 1· 4     78    -     1.11   0.47
Totals                         9     4   1   1    1   4   1          30     -       ·  ·      8·12· 1· 4           -

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 Niekro, L (6-6)              6.2   8   3   2    1   0   0   4.31   28     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0· 8     47    -     1.13  -0.09
F Scherman                     1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   2.75    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.66   0.05
T Timmermann                   1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.14    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.37   0.01
Totals                         9     9   3   2    2   1   0          35     -       ·  ·     12·10· 1· 9          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Jake O'Donnell, 3B - Frank Umont.

Time of Game: 2:05.

Attendance: 17,058.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Detroit Tigers                       
1. C Tovar              LF    1. D McAuliffe          2B 
2. R Carew              2B    2. A Kaline             RF 
3. T Oliva              RF    3. G Brown              LF 
4. H Killebrew          3B    4. N Cash               1B 
5. R Reese              1B    5. J Northrup           CF 
6. L Cardenas           SS    6. B Freehan            C  
7. J Nettles            CF    7. A Rodriguez          3B 
8. G Mitterwald         C     8. E Brinkman           SS 
9. J Perry              P     9. J Niekro             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  1-0  1--      14%  56% L Cardenas      J Niekro        Double to RF; Reese to 3B
   t 7   2  1-2  -2-      13%  82% C Tovar         J Niekro        Double to LF; Mitterwald Scores/unER
   b 1   1  0-0  ---     -11%  37% A Kaline        J Perry         Home Run
   b 8   1  3-1  1--       9%  93% D Jones         J Perry         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   t 3   0  1-0  1--      -9%  34% T Oliva         J Niekro        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  C Tovar         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      50%  R Carew         Single to LF
   O      1--      48%  T Oliva         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      50%  H Killebrew     Walk; Oliva to 2B
   O      12-      45%  R Reese         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  D McAuliffe     Strikeout
   R      ---      37%  A Kaline        Home Run
          ---      35%  G Brown         Single to 1B
          1--      32%  N Cash          Walk; Brown to 2B
   OO     12-      39%  J Northrup      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Niekro facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      36%  L Cardenas      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      39%  J Nettles       Single to LF
          1--      43%  G Mitterwald    Single to RF; Nettles to 2B
   O      12-      38%  J Perry         Popfly: SS
   O      12-      34%  C Tovar         Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Perry facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      36%  B Freehan       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      37%  A Rodriguez     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      38%  E Brinkman      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Niekro facing 2-3-4
          ---      42%  R Carew         Single to CF
   OO     1--      34%  T Oliva         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      32%  H Killebrew     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Perry facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      34%  J Niekro        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      36%  D McAuliffe     Lineout: RF
   O      ---      37%  A Kaline        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Niekro facing 5-6-7
          ---      41%  R Reese         Single to CF
          1--      56%  L Cardenas      Double to RF; Reese to 3B
   RO     -23      56%  J Nettles       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Reese Scores; Cardenas to 3B
   RO     --3      60%  G Mitterwald    Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Cardenas Scores
   O      ---      59%  J Perry         Popfly: 3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Perry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      62%  G Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      64%  N Cash          Popfly: 2B
          ---      61%  J Northrup      Single to RF; Northrup to 2B/Adv on E9
   O      -2-      65%  B Freehan       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      63%  C Tovar         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      65%  R Carew         Single to CF
   OO     1--      60%  T Oliva         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Perry facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      63%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      66%  E Brinkman      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      67%  J Niekro        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Joe Niekro facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      65%  H Killebrew     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      63%  R Reese         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      62%  L Cardenas      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      66%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      69%  A Kaline        Strikeout
   O      ---      71%  G Brown         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Joe Niekro facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      69%  J Nettles       Flyball: LF
          ---      73%  G Mitterwald    Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Mitterwald to 2B
   O      -2-      69%  J Perry         Groundout: P-1B
   R      -2-      82%  C Tovar         Double to LF; Mitterwald Scores/unER
                  Fred Scherman replaces Joe Niekro pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      80%  R Carew         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Jim Perry facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      84%  N Cash          Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  J Northrup      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      88%  B Freehan       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 1.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Fred Scherman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      87%  T Oliva         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      88%  H Killebrew     Walk
   OO     1--      85%  R Reese         Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Jim Perry facing 7-8-9
          ---      78%  A Rodriguez     Single to CF
                  Kevin Collins pinch hits for Ed Brinkman batting 8th
   O      1--      84%  K Collins       Strikeout
                  Dalton Jones pinch hits for Fred Scherman batting 9th
   OO     1--      93%  D Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 1.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tom Timmermann facing 6-7-8
                  Tom Timmermann replaces Dalton Jones pitching and batting 9th; Kevin Collins moves to 2B; Dick McAuliffe moves to SS
          ---      94%  L Cardenas      Single to SS
   O      1--      93%  J Nettles       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      92%  G Mitterwald    Nettles Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      92%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
                  Phil Roof replaces George Mitterwald playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      96%  D McAuliffe     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  A Kaline        Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  G Brown         Groundout: 1B unassisted
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET197108240

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation