June 4, 1972 Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 2
@BAL 0 OAK 2
@BAL 0 CHW 6
NYY 1 CHW 5
NYY 4 CLE 6
CAL 4 DET 3
MIN 0 KCR 7
BOS 5 BOS 4
@KCR 0 TEX 10
@MIL 0 STL 4
@LAD 0 HOU 5
@MON 0 ATL 9
@NYM 3 CIN 2
@PHI 0 CHC 3
@SDP 1 PIT 4
@SFG 3 PIT 9
@SFG 1

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 19,827

Sunday, June 4, 1972
Time of Game: 1:54

Twins

23-16

Lost 4

3rd, 4 GB

                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

W: T Timmermann (4-4), L: B Blyleven (7-4)

Tigers

24-17

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .693    0    1   0   
D Thompson SS                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .264  .690    0    0   3   
R Carew 2B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .278  .706    0    4   3   
H Killebrew 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .839    0    7   2   
S Braun LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .298  .712    0    2   0   
B Darwin CF                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .237  .748    0    3   0   
E Soderholm 3B                3   0   1   0    0   0  .191  .597    0    0   0   
P Roof C                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .695    0    7   0   
  J Nettles PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .156  .452    0    0   0   
  R Dempsey C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .477         0   0   
B Blyleven P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .194  .420    0    0   1   
  R Reese PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .613    0    0   0   
  W Granger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  D LaRoche P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167         0   1   
Totals                       31   0   4   0    1   6                    24  10

BATTING

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               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D McAuliffe 2B                4   1   1   0    0   1  .196  .649    0    2   3   
A Rodriguez 3B                3   0   2   0    0   0  .250  .580    0    0   2   SH
G Brown LF                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .307  .833    0    2   0   
  B Freehan PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .806    0    0   0   
  W Comer PR-LF               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
N Cash 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .841    0   13   1   
J Northrup RF                 2   1   0   0    0   2  .215  .531    0    0   0   HBP
M Stanley CF                  3   1   1   2    0   0  .267  .769    0    3   0   HR
T Haller C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .619    0    6   0   
E Brinkman SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .245  .601    0    0   7   
T Timmermann P                2   0   0   0    1   1  .056  .246    0    1   1   
Totals                       28   3   4   2    1   6                    27  14

BATTING

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

PO: A Rodriguez (1st base by D LaRoche).

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
B Blyleven, L (7-4)            7     2   2   2    1   6   1   2.45   26     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 1· 2     70    -     0.99   0.01
W Granger                      0.1   2   1   0    0   0   0   0.67    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.28  -0.01
D LaRoche                      0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.14    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          2-1    0.38  -0.02
Totals                         8     4   3   2    1   6   1          31     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 1· 4          2-1

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Timmermann, W (4-4)          9     4   0   0    1   6   0   1.78   32     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 0· 4     84    -     0.93   0.49
Totals                         9     4   0   0    1   6   0          32     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 0· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: D LaRoche (1; A Rodriguez, 1st base).

HBP: B Blyleven (3; J Northrup).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - George Maloney.

Time of Game: 1:54.

Attendance: 19,827.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 76° F.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Detroit Tigers                       
1. C Tovar              RF    1. D McAuliffe          2B 
2. D Thompson           SS    2. A Rodriguez          3B 
3. R Carew              2B    3. G Brown              LF 
4. H Killebrew          1B    4. N Cash               1B 
5. S Braun              LF    5. J Northrup           RF 
6. B Darwin             CF    6. M Stanley            CF 
7. E Soderholm          3B    7. T Haller             C  
8. P Roof               C     8. E Brinkman           SS 
9. B Blyleven           P     9. T Timmermann         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  0-0  1--      32%  90% M Stanley       B Blyleven      Home Run; Northrup Scores
   b 3   2  0-0  12-      -5%  50% G Brown         B Blyleven      Groundout: 2B-1B
   t 7   1  0-0  1--       5%  54% B Darwin        T Timmermann    Strikeout
   t 7   1  0-0  ---      -4%  49% S Braun         T Timmermann    Single to RF
   b 7   1  0-0  ---       4%  58% J Northrup      B Blyleven      Hit By Pitch

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Timmermann facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  C Tovar         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      53%  D Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  R Carew         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  D McAuliffe     Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      57%  A Rodriguez     Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; McAuliffe to 2B
   O      -2-      53%  G Brown         Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      50%  N Cash          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Timmermann facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  H Killebrew     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  S Braun         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      55%  B Darwin        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  J Northrup      Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  T Haller        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Timmermann facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      52%  E Soderholm     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      54%  P Roof          Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  B Blyleven      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  E Brinkman      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      55%  T Timmermann    Walk
   O      1--      52%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: LF
          1--      55%  A Rodriguez     Single to LF; Timmermann to 2B
   O      12-      50%  G Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Timmermann facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  C Tovar         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  D Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  R Carew         Single to RF
   O      1--      55%  H Killebrew     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  N Cash          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      51%  J Northrup      Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Timmermann facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  S Braun         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  B Darwin        Strikeout
          ---      53%  E Soderholm     Single to RF
   O      1--      56%  P Roof          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  T Haller        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  E Brinkman      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  T Timmermann    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Timmermann facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  B Blyleven      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  C Tovar         Flyball: 2B
          ---      54%  D Thompson      Walk
   O      1--      57%  R Carew         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      54%  D McAuliffe     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      52%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  G Brown         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Timmermann facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      54%  H Killebrew     Flyball: CF
          ---      49%  S Braun         Single to RF
   O      1--      54%  B Darwin        Strikeout
   O      1--      58%  E Soderholm     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, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      54%  N Cash          Foul Flyball: C
          ---      58%  J Northrup      Hit By Pitch
   RR     1--      90%  M Stanley       Home Run; Northrup Scores
   O      ---      89%  T Haller        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      89%  E Brinkman      Flyball: 2B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Tom Timmermann facing 8-9-1
                  Jim Nettles pinch hits for Phil Roof batting 8th
   O      ---      92%  J Nettles       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Rich Reese pinch hits for Bert Blyleven batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  R Reese         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      95%  C Tovar         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Wayne Granger facing 9-1-2
                  Wayne Granger replaces Rich Reese pitching and batting 9th; Rick Dempsey replaces Jim Nettles playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      95%  T Timmermann    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      95%  D McAuliffe     Single to RF
          1--      96%  A Rodriguez     Single to LF; McAuliffe to 2B
                  Dave LaRoche replaces Wayne Granger pitching and batting 9th; Bill Freehan pinch hits for Gates Brown batting 3rd
   O      12-      95%  B Freehan       Rodriguez Picked off 1B (P-1B-2B); McAuliffe to 3B
   R      --3      98%  " "             Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); McAuliffe Scores/unER/No RBI
                  Wayne Comer pinch runs for Bill Freehan batting 3rd
   O      1--      98%  N Cash          Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Timmermann facing 2-3-4
                  Wayne Comer moves to LF
   O      ---      99%  D Thompson      Strikeout
          ---      97%  R Carew         Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  H Killebrew     Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  S Braun         Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET197206040

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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