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BAL  2
CHW  0
 KCR  8
@BOS  4
 NYY 10
@CAL  4
 MIN  8
@DET  2
 CLE  3
@OAK  1
 STL  4
@ATL  0
 LAD 14
@CHC 12
 SDP  6
@MON  4
 CIN  2
@NYM  0
(11)		 PHI  6
HOU  3
 PIT  6
SFG  1
Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 8,317

 Wednesday, May 5, 1976
Time of Game: 2:20
Twins
8
8-9
Won 3
4th, 3½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  1  5   0  0  0   2  0  0    8 12  2
Tigers          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    2 12  0
W: Bert Blyleven (2-2), L: Dave Roberts (3-1)
 Tigers
2
8-8
Lost 2
4th, 3½ GB

Batting Stats

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
L Bostock CF                  5   2   2   0    0   0  .333  .769              0   0   SB
L Hisle LF                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .235  .606              3   0   
R Carew 1B                    4   1   2   0    1   0  .313  .890              9   1   SB
D Ford RF                     5   2   2   4    0   2  .217  .681              4   0   HR
C Kusick DH                   4   2   3   3    0   1  .333  .994              0   0   HR,2B
  B Wynegar PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .699              0   0   
D Thompson SS                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .553              2   2   
P Roof C                      4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500              6   0   
D McKay 3B                    3   0   1   1    1   1  .203  .497              1   3   
B Randall 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .525              1   4   

B Blyleven P                                                                  1   0
Totals                       39   8  12   0    3   5                         27  10
Batting Events
2B: C Kusick (3, off D Roberts).
HR: C Kusick (1, off D Roberts; 3rd inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF); D Ford (4, off D Roberts; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).
TB: C Kusick 7; D Ford 5; L Bostock 2; R Carew 2; L Hisle; P Roof; D McKay.
RBI: D Ford 4 (11); C Kusick 3 (5); D McKay (3).
2-out RBI: D Ford 2; D McKay.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 6 for 14.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. D McKay-B Randall-R Carew; D Thompson-R Carew.
E: D Thompson (2); P Roof (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: R Carew (8, 2nd base off D Roberts/B Freehan); L Bostock (2, 2nd base off D Roberts/B Freehan).
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  4   2   3   0    1   0  .348  .900              1   0   3B,SB
A Johnson LF                  5   0   1   2    0   0  .246  .608              2   0   
W Horton DH                   3   0   1   0    2   2  .367 1.165              0   0   
R Staub RF                    4   0   2   0    1   0  .345  .935              2   0   
J Thompson 1B                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .382  .975             14   0   GDP
B Freehan C                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .286  .811              5   0   
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   3   0    0   1  .254  .722              0   1   2B
T Veryzer SS                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .237  .519              1   5   
  B Oglivie PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .639              0   0   
  C Scrivener SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
G Sutherland 2B               3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .595              2   5   GDP
  D Meyer PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .517              0   0   

D Roberts P                                                                   0   3
  S Grilli P                                                                  0   1
  M Fidrych P                                                                 0   0
Totals                       37   2  12   0    5   6                         27  15
Batting Events
2B: A Rodriguez (4, off B Blyleven).
3B: R LeFlore (1, off B Blyleven).
TB: R LeFlore 5; A Rodriguez 4; R Staub 2; J Thompson; A Johnson; W Horton; T Veryzer.
GIDP: G Sutherland (4); J Thompson (1).
RBI: A Johnson 2 (10).
Team LOB: 13.
With RISP: 1 for 16.
Fielding Events
PB: B Freehan (1).
Baserunning Events
SB: R LeFlore (8, 2nd base off B Blyleven/P Roof).

Pitching Stats

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, W (2-2)            9    12   2   2    5   6   0   3.42   42     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 4·12     56    -     0.66   0.09
Totals                         9    12   2   2    5   6   0          42     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 4·12           -  
Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Roberts, L (3-1)             6.2   9   8   8    2   3   2   2.94   31     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 2· 8     25    -     0.67  -0.42
S Grilli                       1.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   2.57    6     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.03   0.00
M Fidrych                      1     2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    12   8   8    3   5   2          42     -       ·  ·     16· 7· 2·11           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Greg Kosc.
Time of Game: 2:20.
Attendance: 8,317.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 81° F, Night.

Lineups

   Minnesota Twins                           Detroit Tigers                               
1. Lyman Bostock                CF       1. Ron LeFlore                  CF
2. Larry Hisle                  LF       2. Alex Johnson                 LF
3. Rod Carew                    1B       3. Willie Horton                DH
4. Dan Ford                     RF       4. Rusty Staub                  RF
5. Craig Kusick                 DH       5. Jason Thompson               1B
6. Danny Thompson               SS       6. Bill Freehan                  C
7. Phil Roof                     C       7. Aurelio Rodriguez            3B
8. Dave McKay                   3B       8. Tom Veryzer                  SS
9. Bob Randall                  2B       9. Gary Sutherland              2B

   Bert Blyleven                 P          Dave Roberts                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t3 0 123 RR 14% 82% 1-1 MIN D. Ford D. Roberts Single to RF; Bostock Scores; Hisle Scores; Carew to 3B
t2 2 --3 R 10% 47% 0-1 MIN D. McKay D. Roberts Single; Kusick Scores
t3 0 1-3 RRR 9% 92% 3-1 MIN C. Kusick D. Roberts Home Run; Carew Scores; Ford Scores
t3 0 12- 8% 69% 1-1 MIN R. Carew D. Roberts Single; Bostock to 3B; Hisle to 2B
b2 2 123 O 7% 50% 1-1 DET A. Johnson B. Blyleven Groundout: 3B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 MIN L. Bostock D. Roberts Lineout: LF
t1 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 MIN L. Hisle D. Roberts Groundout: SS-1B
t1 2 --- 1% 48% 0-0 MIN R. Carew D. Roberts Walk
t1 2 1-- 1% 49% 0-0 MIN D. Ford D. Roberts Carew Steals 2B
t1 2 -2- O -3% 45% 0-0 MIN D. Ford D. Roberts Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- -4% 42% 0-0 DET R. LeFlore B. Blyleven Single to RF
b1 0 1-- -6% 36% 0-0 DET A. Johnson B. Blyleven LeFlore Steals 2B; LeFlore to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b1 0 --3 RO 1% 37% 0-0 DET A. Johnson B. Blyleven Groundout: 2B-1B; LeFlore Scores
b1 1 --- O 1% 38% 1-0 DET W. Horton B. Blyleven Strikeout
b1 2 --- -1% 37% 1-0 DET R. Staub B. Blyleven Single to RF
b1 2 1-- O 2% 39% 1-0 DET J. Thompson B. Blyleven Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 1.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Dave Roberts facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- 4% 43% 0-1 MIN C. Kusick D. Roberts Single to LF
t2 0 1-- O -2% 41% 0-1 MIN D. Thompson D. Roberts Groundout: P-1B; Kusick to 2B
t2 1 -2- O -3% 38% 0-1 MIN P. Roof D. Roberts Flyball: RF; Kusick to 3B
t2 2 --3 R 10% 47% 0-1 MIN D. McKay D. Roberts Single; Kusick Scores
t2 2 1-- O -2% 45% 1-1 MIN B. Randall D. Roberts Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
b2 0 --- O 2% 47% 1-1 DET B. Freehan B. Blyleven Strikeout
b2 1 --- -3% 45% 1-1 DET A. Rodriguez B. Blyleven Single to CF
b2 1 1-- -4% 41% 1-1 DET T. Veryzer B. Blyleven Single to CF; Rodriguez to 2B
b2 1 12- O 5% 46% 1-1 DET G. Sutherland B. Blyleven Lineout: LF
b2 2 12- -3% 43% 1-1 DET R. LeFlore B. Blyleven Walk; Rodriguez to 3B; Veryzer to 2B
b2 2 123 O 7% 50% 1-1 DET A. Johnson B. Blyleven Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Tigers' Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
t3 0 --- 4% 54% 1-1 MIN L. Bostock D. Roberts Single/Bunt
t3 0 1-- 3% 57% 1-1 MIN L. Hisle D. Roberts Bostock Steals 2B
t3 0 -2- 3% 60% 1-1 MIN L. Hisle D. Roberts Walk
t3 0 12- 8% 69% 1-1 MIN R. Carew D. Roberts Single; Bostock to 3B; Hisle to 2B
t3 0 123 RR 14% 82% 1-1 MIN D. Ford D. Roberts Single to RF; Bostock Scores; Hisle Scores; Carew to 3B
t3 0 1-3 RRR 9% 92% 3-1 MIN C. Kusick D. Roberts Home Run; Carew Scores; Ford Scores
t3 0 --- O -1% 91% 6-1 MIN D. Thompson D. Roberts Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 --- O -0% 91% 6-1 MIN P. Roof D. Roberts Lineout: CF
t3 2 --- O -0% 91% 6-1 MIN D. McKay D. Roberts Groundout: SS-1B
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
b3 0 --- -2% 88% 1-6 DET W. Horton B. Blyleven Walk
b3 0 1-- O 2% 91% 1-6 DET R. Staub B. Blyleven Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b3 1 1-- OO 3% 93% 1-6 DET J. Thompson B. Blyleven Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 1.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Tigers' Dave Roberts facing 9-1-2
t4 0 --- O -0% 93% 6-1 MIN B. Randall D. Roberts Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1 --- O -0% 92% 6-1 MIN L. Bostock D. Roberts Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 2 --- O -0% 92% 6-1 MIN L. Hisle D. Roberts Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
b4 0 --- -2% 90% 1-6 DET B. Freehan B. Blyleven Walk
b4 0 1-- -4% 86% 1-6 DET A. Rodriguez B. Blyleven Single to LF; Freehan to 2B
b4 0 12- O 4% 90% 1-6 DET T. Veryzer B. Blyleven Strikeout Looking
b4 1 12- OO 5% 95% 1-6 DET G. Sutherland B. Blyleven Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 1.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Tigers' Dave Roberts facing 3-4-5
t5 0 --- O -0% 94% 6-1 MIN R. Carew D. Roberts Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1 --- O -0% 94% 6-1 MIN D. Ford D. Roberts Groundout: P-1B
t5 2 --- 0% 95% 6-1 MIN C. Kusick D. Roberts Double to RF
t5 2 -2- O -1% 94% 6-1 MIN D. Thompson D. Roberts Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
b5 0 --- O 1% 95% 1-6 DET R. LeFlore B. Blyleven Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1 --- O 1% 96% 1-6 DET A. Johnson B. Blyleven Lineout: RF
b5 2 --- -1% 95% 1-6 DET W. Horton B. Blyleven Single to LF
b5 2 1-- -1% 94% 1-6 DET R. Staub B. Blyleven Single to LF; Horton to 2B
b5 2 12- O 2% 96% 1-6 DET J. Thompson B. Blyleven Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 1.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Tigers' Dave Roberts facing 7-8-9
t6 0 --- O -0% 96% 6-1 MIN P. Roof D. Roberts Groundout: P-2B-1B
t6 1 --- O -0% 96% 6-1 MIN D. McKay D. Roberts Strikeout
t6 2 --- O -0% 95% 6-1 MIN B. Randall D. Roberts Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
b6 0 --- O 1% 96% 1-6 DET B. Freehan B. Blyleven Popfly: 1B
b6 1 --- -2% 95% 1-6 DET A. Rodriguez B. Blyleven Double to LF
b6 1 -2- O 2% 96% 1-6 DET T. Veryzer B. Blyleven Lineout: LF
b6 2 -2- O 1% 97% 1-6 DET G. Sutherland B. Blyleven Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 1.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Tigers' Dave Roberts facing 1-2-3
t7 0 --- 0% 98% 6-1 MIN L. Bostock D. Roberts Single
t7 0 1-- O -0% 97% 6-1 MIN L. Hisle D. Roberts Strikeout
t7 1 1-- O -0% 97% 6-1 MIN R. Carew D. Roberts Groundout: 2B-1B; Bostock to 2B
t7 2 -2- RR 2% 99% 6-1 MIN D. Ford D. Roberts Home Run (LF-CF); Bostock Scores
Steve Grilli replaces Dave Roberts pitching
t7 2 --- O -0% 99% 8-1 MIN C. Kusick S. Grilli Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-8, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
b7 0 --- -1% 99% 1-8 DET R. LeFlore B. Blyleven Single to SS; LeFlore to 2B/Adv on E6
b7 0 -2- O 0% 99% 1-8 DET A. Johnson B. Blyleven Lineout: RF; LeFlore to 3B
b7 1 --3 O 0% 100% 1-8 DET W. Horton B. Blyleven Strikeout
b7 2 --3 O 0% 100% 1-8 DET R. Staub B. Blyleven Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Tigers 1.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-1, Tigers' Steve Grilli facing 6-7-8
t8 0 --- O 0% 100% 8-1 MIN D. Thompson S. Grilli Groundout: P-1B
t8 1 --- 0% 100% 8-1 MIN P. Roof S. Grilli Single to LF
t8 1 1-- 0% 100% 8-1 MIN D. McKay S. Grilli Walk; Roof to 2B
t8 1 12- O -0% 100% 8-1 MIN B. Randall S. Grilli Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Roof to 3B
t8 2 1-3 O 0% 100% 8-1 MIN L. Bostock S. Grilli Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-8, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
b8 0 --- -0% 99% 1-8 DET J. Thompson B. Blyleven Single
b8 0 1-- O 0% 100% 1-8 DET B. Freehan B. Blyleven Groundout: 3B-1B; Thompson to 2B
b8 1 -2- O 0% 100% 1-8 DET A. Rodriguez B. Blyleven Strikeout
Ben Oglivie pinch hits for Tom Veryzer (SS) batting 8th
b8 2 -2- O 0% 100% 1-8 DET B. Oglivie B. Blyleven Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Tigers 1.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-1, Tigers' Mark Fidrych facing 2-3-4
Mark Fidrych replaces Steve Grilli pitching; Chuck Scrivener replaces Ben Oglivie (PH) playing SS batting 8th
t9 0 --- 0% 100% 8-1 MIN L. Hisle M. Fidrych Single
t9 0 1-- 0% 100% 8-1 MIN R. Carew M. Fidrych Passed Ball; Hisle to 2B
t9 0 -2- 0% 100% 8-1 MIN R. Carew M. Fidrych Single; Hisle stays at 2B
t9 0 12- O 0% 100% 8-1 MIN D. Ford M. Fidrych Strikeout
Butch Wynegar pinch hits for Craig Kusick (DH) batting 5th
t9 1 12- O 0% 100% 8-1 MIN B. Wynegar M. Fidrych Groundout: 2B-1B; Hisle to 3B; Carew to 2B
t9 2 -23 O 0% 100% 8-1 MIN D. Thompson M. Fidrych Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-8, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
Dan Meyer pinch hits for Gary Sutherland (2B) batting 9th
b9 0 --- O 0% 100% 1-8 DET D. Meyer B. Blyleven Flyball: LF
b9 1 --- -0% 100% 1-8 DET R. LeFlore B. Blyleven Triple to RF
b9 1 --3 R -0% 100% 1-8 DET A. Johnson B. Blyleven Single to CF; LeFlore Scores
b9 1 1-- -0% 100% 2-8 DET W. Horton B. Blyleven Walk; Johnson to 2B
b9 1 12- -1% 99% 2-8 DET R. Staub B. Blyleven Walk; Johnson to 3B; Horton to 2B
b9 1 123 O 1% 100% 2-8 DET J. Thompson B. Blyleven Strikeout
b9 2 123 O 0% 100% 2-8 DET B. Freehan B. Blyleven Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Tigers 2.

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