April 10, 1962 Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 4
@BOS 0 CHW 2
LAA 1 KCA 4
MIN 2 NYY 7
BAL 6 HOU 11
CHC 2 CIN 6
@LAD 3 PIT 6
PHI 0 SFG 6
MLN 0

Standings at end of play this day

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 21,012

Tuesday, April 10, 1962
Time of Game: 2:15

Twins

0-1

Lost 1

6th, 1 GB

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

W: E Rakow (1-0), L: J Kralick (0-1)

Athletics

1-0

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Green CF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .333  .833    0    2   0   
V Power 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    8   1   
H Killebrew LF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    3   0   GDP
B Allison RF                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .250    0    2   0   
E Battey C                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .750    0    4   0   2B
B Allen 2B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .250 1.000    0    2   3   3B
Z Versalles SS                4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    2   3   
R Rollins 3B                  3   0   2   0    0   0  .667 1.334    0    0   1   
J Kralick P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Mincher PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Moore P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       32   2   7   1    2   4                    24   8

BATTING

2B: E Battey (1, off E Rakow).

3B: B Allen (1, off E Rakow).

TB: B Allen 3; E Battey 2; R Rollins 2; L Green; V Power; Z Versalles.

GIDP: H Killebrew (1).

RBI: B Allen (1).

2-out RBI: B Allen.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

E: Z Versalles (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: Z Versalles (2nd base by H Sullivan).

Kansas City Athletics        AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Howser SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   5   
B Del Greco CF-LF             4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   
J Lumpe 2B                    4   1   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   4   
N Siebern 1B                  3   1   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0   15   1   
L Posada LF                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .333  .666    0    2   0   
  J Tartabull CF              0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
G Cimoli RF                   3   1   1   3    0   0  .333 1.666    0    1   0   HR
W Causey 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    3   3   
H Sullivan C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    4   1   
E Rakow P                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   4   
Totals                       30   4   5   4    0   4                    27  18

BATTING

HR: G Cimoli (1, off J Kralick; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

TB: G Cimoli 4; B Del Greco; L Posada; N Siebern; D Howser.

RBI: G Cimoli 3 (3); L Posada (1).

2-out RBI: G Cimoli 3; L Posada.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Howser-J Lumpe-N Siebern.

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 Kralick, L (0-1)             6     5   4   4    0   3   1   6.00   23     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 1· 5     49    -     0.80  -0.19
R Moore                        2     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.33   0.04
Totals                         8     5   4   4    0   4   1          30     -       ·  ·      9·11· 1· 5           -

Kansas City Athletics         IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Rakow, W (1-0)               9     7   2   2    2   4   0   2.00   34     -       ·  ·     15· 5· 1· 7     67    -     0.96   0.35
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   4   0          34     -       ·  ·     15· 5· 1· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill McKinley, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Cal Drummond.

Time of Game: 2:15.

Attendance: 21,012.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Kansas City Athletics                
1. L Green              CF    1. D Howser             SS 
2. V Power              1B    2. B Del Greco          CF 
3. H Killebrew          LF    3. J Lumpe              2B 
4. B Allison            RF    4. N Siebern            1B 
5. E Battey             C     5. L Posada             LF 
6. B Allen              2B    6. G Cimoli             RF 
7. Z Versalles          SS    7. W Causey             3B 
8. R Rollins            3B    8. H Sullivan           C  
9. J Kralick            P     9. E Rakow              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  1-1  1-3      28%  84% G Cimoli        J Kralick       Home Run; Siebern Scores; Posada Scores
   b 4   2  1-0  1-3      13%  56% L Posada        J Kralick       Single to RF; Siebern to 3B; Lumpe Scores
   t 5   0  4-1  12-      10%  83% J Kralick       E Rakow         Versalles Picked off 2B (C-SS-3B)
   t 1   0  0-0  1--      -9%  38% V Power         E Rakow         Single to RF; Green to 3B
   t 6   2  4-1  -2-      -8%  80% B Allen         E Rakow         Triple to CF; Battey Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Ed Rakow facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      47%  L Green         Single
          1--      38%  V Power         Single to RF; Green to 3B
   ROO    1-3      44%  H Killebrew     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Green Scores
          ---      43%  B Allison       Walk
   O      1--      45%  E Battey        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Kralick facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  D Howser        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      41%  B Del Greco     Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      40%  J Lumpe         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ed Rakow facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      42%  B Allen         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      43%  Z Versalles     Groundout: P-1B
          ---      42%  R Rollins       Single to LF
   O      1--      44%  J Kralick       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Kralick facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      42%  N Siebern       Strikeout
   O      ---      40%  L Posada        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      39%  G Cimoli        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ed Rakow facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      41%  L Green         Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      43%  V Power         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      44%  H Killebrew     Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Kralick facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      41%  W Causey        Strikeout
   O      ---      39%  H Sullivan      Popfly: SS
   O      ---      38%  E Rakow         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Ed Rakow facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      40%  B Allison       Strikeout
   O      ---      42%  E Battey        Strikeout
   O      ---      43%  B Allen         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Kralick facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      40%  D Howser        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      43%  B Del Greco     Single to LF
   O      1--      39%  J Lumpe         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      43%  N Siebern       Single; Lumpe to 3B
   R      1-3      56%  L Posada        Single to RF; Siebern to 3B; Lumpe Scores
   RRR    1-3      84%  G Cimoli        Home Run; Siebern Scores; Posada Scores
   O      ---      84%  W Causey        Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 4.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Ed Rakow facing 7-8-9
          ---      80%  Z Versalles     Single to LF
          1--      73%  R Rollins       Single to LF; Versalles to 2B
   O      12-      83%  J Kralick       Versalles Picked off 2B (C-SS-3B)
   O      1--      86%  " "             Strikeout
          1--      84%  L Green         Walk; Rollins to 2B
   O      12-      88%  V Power         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-1, Jack Kralick facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      87%  H Sullivan      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  E Rakow         Popfly: SS
          ---      87%  D Howser        Single
   O      1--      86%  B Del Greco     Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 4.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Ed Rakow facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      89%  H Killebrew     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      90%  B Allison       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      88%  E Battey        Double to LF
   R      -2-      80%  B Allen         Triple to CF; Battey Scores
   O      --3      85%  Z Versalles     Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jack Kralick facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      83%  J Lumpe         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      82%  N Siebern       Lineout: LF
   O      ---      82%  L Posada        Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 4.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Ed Rakow facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      85%  R Rollins       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Don Mincher pinch hits for Jack Kralick batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  D Mincher       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      89%  L Green         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ray Moore facing 6-7-8
                  Ray Moore replaces Don Mincher pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  G Cimoli        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      87%  W Causey        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      86%  H Sullivan      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 4.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Ed Rakow facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      90%  V Power         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      93%  H Killebrew     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  B Allison       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ray Moore facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      93%  E Rakow         Flyball: RF
          ---      94%  D Howser        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Howser to 2B
   O      -2-      94%  B Del Greco     Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      92%  J Lumpe         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 4.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Ed Rakow facing 5-6-7
                  Bobby Del Greco moves to LF; Jose Tartabull replaces Leo Posada playing CF batting 5th
   O      ---      96%  E Battey        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      99%  B Allen         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---     100%  Z Versalles     Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:KC1196204100

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation