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OAK
@BAL		2
0
OAK
@BAL		2
0
NYY
@CHW		1
6
NYY
@CHW		4
5
CAL
@CLE		4
6
MIN
@DET		0
3
BOS
@KCR		5
7
BOS
@KCR		4
0
TEX
@MIL		10
0
STL
@LAD		4
0
HOU
@MON		5
0
ATL
@NYM		9
3
CIN
@PHI		2
0
CHC
@SDP		3
1
PIT
@SFG		4
3
PIT
@SFG		9
1
Sunday, June 4, 1972
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 19,827, Time of Game: 1:54
Twins
0
23-16
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
3rd, 4 GB
 at Tigers
3
24-17
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
1st
L: Bert Blyleven (7-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  2
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   2  1  X    3  4  0

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cesar Tovar RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .693 -0.078 0.83 0.000 -0.078 -0.6 1 0
Danny Thompson SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .264 .690 -0.028 0.64 0.018 -0.046 -0.3 0 3
Rod Carew 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .278 .706 -0.009 0.60 0.033 -0.042 0.1 4 3
Harmon Killebrew 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .246 .839 -0.103 1.06 0.000 -0.103 -0.8 7 2
Steve Braun LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .298 .712 -0.011 0.80 0.041 -0.052 -0.3 2 0
Bobby Darwin CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 .237 .749 -0.075 1.09 0.000 -0.075 -0.5 3 0
Eric Soderholm 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .191 .597 -0.045 0.99 0.016 -0.061 -0.3 0 0
Phil Roof C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .213 .695 -0.045 0.90 0.000 -0.045 -0.3 7 0
   Jim Nettles PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .156 .452 -0.031 1.29 0.000 -0.031 -0.2
   Rick Dempsey C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .477 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Bert Blyleven P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .419 -0.042 0.89 0.000 -0.042 -0.3 0 1
   Rich Reese PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .613 -0.019 0.81 0.000 -0.019 -0.1
   Wayne Granger P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Dave LaRoche P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 31 0 4 0 1 6 .129 .285 -0.486 0.86 0.108 -0.594 -3.6 24 10
TB: R Carew 2; E Soderholm; S Braun.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding
E: R Carew (7); D Thompson (12).

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dick McAuliffe 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .196 .649 -0.027 0.81 0.042 -0.069 -0.3 2 3
Aurelio Rodriguez 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .580 -0.007 0.91 0.030 -0.036 0.3 0 2 SH
Gates Brown LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .307 .833 -0.096 1.30 0.000 -0.096 -0.8 2 0
   Bill Freehan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .806 0.027 0.33 0.027 0.000 0.9
   Wayne Comer PR-LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Norm Cash 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .841 -0.095 0.96 0.000 -0.095 -0.9 13 1
Jim Northrup RF 2 1 0 0 0 2 .215 .531 0.001 0.91 0.040 -0.039 -0.1 0 0 HBP
Mickey Stanley CF 3 1 1 2 0 0 .267 .769 0.291 1.05 0.318 -0.027 1.6 3 0 HR
Tom Haller C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .619 -0.043 0.60 0.000 -0.043 -0.4 6 0
Ed Brinkman SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .601 -0.046 0.66 0.000 -0.046 -0.4 0 7
Tom Timmermann P 2 0 0 0 1 1 .056 .246 0.010 0.46 0.028 -0.017 -0.0 1 1
Team Totals 28 3 4 2 1 6 .143 .450 0.015 0.84 0.485 -0.468 -0.2 27 14
HR: M Stanley (4, off B Blyleven; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: A Rodriguez (3, off B Blyleven).
HBP: J Northrup (2, by B Blyleven).
TB: M Stanley 4; A Rodriguez 2; D McAuliffe.
RBI: M Stanley 2 (15).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Baserunning
Pickoffs: A Rodriguez (1st base by D LaRoche).

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bert Blyleven, L (7-4) 7 2 2 2 1 6 1 2.45 26 70 0.009 0.98 0.8
Wayne Granger 0.1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.67 3 0 0 -0.007 0.17 -0.4
Dave LaRoche 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.14 2 2 1 -0.016 0.27 -0.2
Team Totals 8 4 3 2 1 6 1 2.25 31 70 2 1 -0.014 0.86 0.2

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Timmermann, W (4-4) 9 4 0 0 1 6 0 1.78 32 84 0.485 0.86 3.6
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 1 6 0 0.00 32 84 0.485 0.84 3.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Blyleven (3; J Northrup).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: D LaRoche (1; A Rodriguez, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - George Maloney.
Time of Game: 1:54.
Attendance: 19,827.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 76° F.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Detroit Tigers
1 Cesar Tovar RF 1 Dick McAuliffe 2B
2 Danny Thompson SS 2 Aurelio Rodriguez 3B
3 Rod Carew 2B 3 Gates Brown LF
4 Harmon Killebrew 1B 4 Norm Cash 1B
5 Steve Braun LF 5 Jim Northrup RF
6 Bobby Darwin CF 6 Mickey Stanley CF
7 Eric Soderholm 3B 7 Tom Haller C
8 Phil Roof C 8 Ed Brinkman SS
9 Bert Blyleven P 9 Tom Timmermann P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 0-0 1 1-- RR DET M. Stanley B. Blyleven 32% 90% Home Run; Northrup Scores
b3 0-0 2 12- O DET G. Brown B. Blyleven -5% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 0-0 1 1-- O MIN B. Darwin T. Timmermann 5% 54% Strikeout
t7 0-0 1 --- MIN S. Braun T. Timmermann -4% 49% Single to RF
b7 0-0 1 --- DET J. Northrup B. Blyleven 4% 58% Hit By Pitch

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' Tom Timmermann facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MIN C. Tovar T. Timmermann 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O MIN D. Thompson T. Timmermann 1% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O MIN R. Carew T. Timmermann 1% 54% 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 --- DET D. McAuliffe B. Blyleven 4% 58% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 0 1-- O DET A. Rodriguez B. Blyleven -1% 57% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; McAuliffe to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- O DET G. Brown B. Blyleven -3% 53% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 2 -2- O DET N. Cash B. Blyleven -3% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Tom Timmermann facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O MIN H. Killebrew T. Timmermann 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O MIN S. Braun T. Timmermann 1% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-0 2 --- O MIN B. Darwin T. Timmermann 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 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 J. Northrup B. Blyleven -2% 52% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 --- O DET M. Stanley B. Blyleven -1% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O DET T. Haller B. Blyleven -1% 50% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Tom Timmermann facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O MIN E. Soderholm T. Timmermann 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O MIN P. Roof T. Timmermann 2% 54% Strikeout
t3 0-0 2 --- O MIN B. Blyleven T. Timmermann 1% 55% Groundout: 1B-P
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 --- O DET E. Brinkman B. Blyleven -2% 53% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- DET T. Timmermann B. Blyleven 3% 55% Walk
b3 0-0 1 1-- O DET D. McAuliffe B. Blyleven -3% 52% Flyball: LF
b3 0-0 2 1-- DET A. Rodriguez B. Blyleven 2% 55% Single to LF; Timmermann to 2B
b3 0-0 2 12- O DET G. Brown B. Blyleven -5% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Tom Timmermann facing 1-2-3
t4 0-0 0 --- O MIN C. Tovar T. Timmermann 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- O MIN D. Thompson T. Timmermann 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- MIN R. Carew T. Timmermann -1% 53% Single to RF
t4 0-0 2 1-- O MIN H. Killebrew T. Timmermann 3% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
b4 0-0 0 --- O DET N. Cash B. Blyleven -3% 53% Flyball: 2B
b4 0-0 1 --- O DET J. Northrup B. Blyleven -2% 51% Strikeout
b4 0-0 2 --- O DET M. Stanley B. Blyleven -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Tom Timmermann facing 5-6-7
t5 0-0 0 --- O MIN S. Braun T. Timmermann 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 0-0 1 --- O MIN B. Darwin T. Timmermann 2% 55% Strikeout
t5 0-0 2 --- MIN E. Soderholm T. Timmermann -2% 53% Single to RF
t5 0-0 2 1-- O MIN P. Roof T. Timmermann 3% 56% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
b5 0-0 0 --- O DET T. Haller B. Blyleven -3% 53% Flyball: CF
b5 0-0 1 --- O DET E. Brinkman B. Blyleven -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 0-0 2 --- O DET T. Timmermann B. Blyleven -1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Tom Timmermann facing 9-1-2
t6 0-0 0 --- O MIN B. Blyleven T. Timmermann 3% 53% Flyball: LF
t6 0-0 1 --- O MIN C. Tovar T. Timmermann 2% 55% Flyball: 2B
t6 0-0 2 --- MIN D. Thompson T. Timmermann -2% 53% Walk
t6 0-0 2 1-- O MIN R. Carew T. Timmermann 3% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
b6 0-0 0 --- O DET D. McAuliffe B. Blyleven -3% 54% Strikeout Looking
b6 0-0 1 --- O DET A. Rodriguez B. Blyleven -2% 52% Flyball: RF
b6 0-0 2 --- O DET G. Brown B. Blyleven -2% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Tom Timmermann facing 4-5-6
t7 0-0 0 --- O MIN H. Killebrew T. Timmermann 4% 54% Flyball: CF
t7 0-0 1 --- MIN S. Braun T. Timmermann -4% 49% Single to RF
t7 0-0 1 1-- O MIN B. Darwin T. Timmermann 5% 54% Strikeout
t7 0-0 2 1-- O MIN E. Soderholm T. Timmermann 4% 58% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
b7 0-0 0 --- O DET N. Cash B. Blyleven -4% 54% Foul Flyball: C
b7 0-0 1 --- DET J. Northrup B. Blyleven 4% 58% Hit By Pitch
b7 0-0 1 1-- RR DET M. Stanley B. Blyleven 32% 90% Home Run; Northrup Scores
b7 2-0 1 --- O DET T. Haller B. Blyleven -1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 2-0 2 --- O DET E. Brinkman B. Blyleven -0% 89% Flyball: 2B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Tom Timmermann facing 8-9-1
Jim Nettles pinch hits for Phil Roof (C) batting 8th
t8 0-2 0 --- O MIN J. Nettles T. Timmermann 3% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
Rich Reese pinch hits for Bert Blyleven (P) batting 9th
t8 0-2 1 --- O MIN R. Reese T. Timmermann 2% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 0-2 2 --- O MIN C. Tovar T. Timmermann 1% 95% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Twins' Wayne Granger facing 9-1-2
Wayne Granger replaces Rich Reese (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Rick Dempsey replaces Jim Nettles (PH) playing C batting 8th
b8 2-0 0 --- O DET T. Timmermann W. Granger -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 2-0 1 --- DET D. McAuliffe W. Granger 0% 95% Single to RF
b8 2-0 1 1-- DET A. Rodriguez W. Granger 1% 96% Single to LF; McAuliffe to 2B
Dave LaRoche replaces Wayne Granger pitching and batting 9th
Bill Freehan pinch hits for Gates Brown (LF) batting 3rd
b8 2-0 1 12- O DET B. Freehan D. LaRoche -1% 95% Rodriguez Picked off 1B (P-1B-2B); McAuliffe to 3B
b8 2-0 2 --3 R DET B. Freehan D. LaRoche 3% 98% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); McAuliffe Scores/unER/No RBI
Wayne Comer pinch runs for Bill Freehan (PH) batting 3rd
b8 3-0 2 1-- O DET N. Cash D. LaRoche -0% 98% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Tom Timmermann facing 2-3-4
Wayne Comer moves from PR to LF
t9 0-3 0 --- O MIN D. Thompson T. Timmermann 1% 99% Strikeout
t9 0-3 1 --- MIN R. Carew T. Timmermann -2% 97% Single to LF
t9 0-3 1 1-- O MIN H. Killebrew T. Timmermann 2% 99% Strikeout
t9 0-3 2 1-- O MIN S. Braun T. Timmermann 1% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3.

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