May 20, 1970 Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 3
CAL 2 CLE 7
BOS 2 DET 4
BAL 0 MIN 10
@KCR 5 MIL 8
OAK 7 WSA 2
@NYY 0 STL 3
@HOU 2 MON 2
NYM 0 PIT 3
PHI 2
(14) SDP 10
LAD 4 ATL 6
@SFG 1
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Municipal Stadium, Attendance: 7,710

Wednesday, May 20, 1970
Time of Game: 2:51

Twins

25-10

Won 7

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  1   0  0  2   3  4  0   10 13  1
Royals          1  0  0   0  2  1   0  0  1    5 10  1

W: D Boswell (2-5), L: B Johnson (1-2), S: T Hall (1)

Royals

13-24

Lost 3

6th, 13 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar CF                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .300  .885    0    1   0   2B
R Carew 2B                    5   2   4   2    0   0  .432 1.076    0    1   1   HR,3B,2B,SB
T Oliva RF                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .319  .906    0    5   0   
H Killebrew 3B                4   0   1   1    1   1  .315 1.066    0    1   2   
  F Quilici PR-3B             0   1   0   0    0   0  .167  .406         0   0   
R Reese 1B                    4   2   1   2    1   1  .240  .633    0    7   0   HR
J Holt LF                     5   2   3   0    0   0  .209  .494    0    3   0   2B
L Cardenas SS                 5   1   1   3    0   1  .258  .776    0    0   2   HR
P Ratliff C                   2   1   1   2    2   1  .283  .878    0    4   1   HR
  T Hall P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   0   
D Boswell P                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .266    0    0   0   
  G Mitterwald C              2   0   0   0    0   1  .179  .507    0    5   0   
Totals                       40  10  13  10    5   9                    27   6

BATTING

2B: C Tovar (9, off B Johnson); R Carew (7, off B Johnson); J Holt (1, off B Johnson).

3B: R Carew (1, off A Fitzmorris).

HR: R Carew (3, off B Johnson; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); R Reese (2, off T Burgmeier; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); L Cardenas (5, off B Johnson; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF); P Ratliff (2, off B Johnson; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: R Carew 10; P Ratliff 4; R Reese 4; L Cardenas 4; J Holt 4; C Tovar 2; T Oliva; H Killebrew.

RBI: L Cardenas 3 (18); P Ratliff 2 (6); R Carew 2 (16); R Reese 2 (10); H Killebrew (31).

2-out RBI: L Cardenas 3; R Reese 2; H Killebrew.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Ratliff-H Killebrew.

E: R Carew (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Carew (3, 3rd base off B Johnson/E Rodriguez).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Kelly RF                    4   1   2   0    1   1  .260  .695    0    3   1   SB
M Fiore 1B                    5   0   2   2    0   2  .191  .525    0    8   1   2B
A Otis CF                     5   1   2   1    0   1  .283  .825    0    1   0   HR,2B
B Oliver 3B                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .291  .847    0    0   1   
J Keough LF                   3   1   2   1    1   0  .379 1.014    0    0   0   HR
L Alcaraz 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .133  .370    0    0   4   
J Hernandez SS                4   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .622    0    2   2   
E Rodriguez C                 4   2   2   0    0   1  .224  .661    0   12   0   3B,2B
B Johnson P                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .167    0    1   2   
  P Schaal PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .748    0    0   0   
  A Fitzmorris P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  T Burgmeier P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  L Piniella PH               0   0   0   1    0   0  .347  .941    0    0   0   SF
Totals                       36   5  10   5    3   9                    27  12

BATTING

2B: E Rodriguez (2, off D Boswell); A Otis (8, off T Hall); M Fiore (2, off D Boswell).

3B: E Rodriguez (1, off T Hall).

HR: J Keough (3, off D Boswell; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); A Otis (5, off D Boswell; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: L Piniella (3, off T Hall).

TB: A Otis 6; J Keough 5; E Rodriguez 5; M Fiore 3; P Kelly 2.

RBI: M Fiore 2 (4); J Keough (8); A Otis (16); L Piniella (23).

2-out RBI: M Fiore 2; A Otis.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

E: B Oliver (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: P Kelly (16, 2nd base off D Boswell/P Ratliff).

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
D Boswell, W (2-5)             6     6   4   4    1   4   2   6.31   25     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 0· 6     47    -     1.00  -0.28
T Hall, S (1)                  3     4   1   1    2   5   0   3.20   15     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 0· 4          0-0    0.41   0.08
Totals                         9    10   5   5    3   9   2          40     -       ·  ·      7·11· 0·10           -

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Johnson, L (1-2)             7    10   6   6    4   7   3   2.95   35     -       ·  ·      8· 4· 2·10     36    -     1.29  -0.58
A Fitzmorris                   0.1   1   2   2    1   0   0   3.71    3     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.57  -0.08
T Burgmeier                    1.2   2   2   2    0   2   1  10.13    7     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 2          1-1    0.18  -0.04
Totals                         9    13  10  10    5   9   4          45     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 2·13          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Emmett Ashford, 3B - Hank Soar.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 7,710.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 85° F, Wind 15mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Kansas City Royals                   
1. C Tovar              CF    1. P Kelly              RF 
2. R Carew              2B    2. M Fiore              1B 
3. T Oliva              RF    3. A Otis               CF 
4. H Killebrew          3B    4. B Oliver             3B 
5. R Reese              1B    5. J Keough             LF 
6. J Holt               LF    6. L Alcaraz            2B 
7. L Cardenas           SS    7. J Hernandez          SS 
8. P Ratliff            C     8. E Rodriguez          C  
9. D Boswell            P     9. B Johnson            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  4-3  1-3      51%  81% L Cardenas      B Johnson       Home Run; Reese Scores; Holt Scores
   b 5   2  1-1  12-     -26%  18% M Fiore         D Boswell       Double to CF; Kelly Scores; Rodriguez Scores
   t 6   1  3-1  1--      26%  47% P Ratliff       B Johnson       Home Run; Holt Scores
   b 6   1  3-3  ---     -19%  27% J Keough        D Boswell       Home Run
   t 3   0  1-0  ---      12%  50% R Carew         B Johnson       Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Johnson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  C Tovar         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  R Carew         Single to CF
   O      1--      48%  T Oliva         Single to RF; Carew out at Hm/RF-SS-1B-2B-1B-C
          1--      50%  H Killebrew     Walk; Oliva to 2B
   O      12-      45%  R Reese         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Boswell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  P Kelly         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      49%  M Fiore         Flyball: CF
   R      ---      38%  A Otis          Home Run
   O      ---      39%  B Oliver        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Johnson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      37%  J Holt          Lineout: RF
   O      ---      35%  L Cardenas      Lineout: P
          ---      36%  P Ratliff       Walk
          1--      38%  D Boswell       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Ratliff to 2B
   O      12-      34%  C Tovar         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Dave Boswell facing 5-6-7
          ---      28%  J Keough        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Keough to 2B
   O      -2-      29%  L Alcaraz       Groundout: 2B-1B; Keough to 3B
   O      --3      35%  J Hernandez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      --3      38%  E Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Johnson facing 2-3-4
   R      ---      50%  R Carew         Home Run
   O      ---      48%  T Oliva         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  H Killebrew     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  R Reese         Foul Flyball: C
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave Boswell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  B Johnson       Flyball: RF
          ---      44%  P Kelly         Single to RF
          1--      42%  M Fiore         Kelly Steals 2B
   OO     -2-      50%  " "             Double Play: Strikeout, Baserunner Out Advancing; Kelly out at 3B/C-3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Johnson facing 6-7-8
          ---      58%  J Holt          Double to LF
   O      -2-      52%  L Cardenas      Groundout: P-1B
          -2-      55%  P Ratliff       Walk
   O      12-      49%  D Boswell       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      44%  C Tovar         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave Boswell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  A Otis          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      49%  B Oliver        Flyball: 2B
          ---      47%  J Keough        Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  L Alcaraz       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Johnson facing 2-3-4
          ---      58%  R Carew         Double to LF
          -2-      63%  T Oliva         Carew Steals 3B
   O      --3      57%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      --3      49%  H Killebrew     Strikeout
   O      --3      44%  R Reese         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Dave Boswell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  J Hernandez     Strikeout
          ---      41%  E Rodriguez     Double to LF
   O      -2-      45%  B Johnson       Strikeout
          -2-      44%  P Kelly         Walk
   RR     12-      18%  M Fiore         Double to CF; Kelly Scores; Rodriguez Scores
   O      -2-      20%  A Otis          Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 3.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Bob Johnson facing 6-7-8
          ---      26%  J Holt          Single to LF
   O      1--      21%  L Cardenas      Strikeout Looking
   RR     1--      47%  P Ratliff       Home Run; Holt Scores
   O      ---      44%  D Boswell       Foul Flyball: C
          ---      48%  C Tovar         Double to CF
   O      -2-      43%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 3-3, Dave Boswell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      46%  B Oliver        Flyball: RF
   R      ---      27%  J Keough        Home Run
   O      ---      28%  L Alcaraz       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      29%  J Hernandez     Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 4.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Bob Johnson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      25%  T Oliva         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      22%  H Killebrew     Flyball: RF
          ---      25%  R Reese         Walk
          1--      30%  J Holt          Single to RF; Reese to 3B
   RRR    1-3      81%  L Cardenas      Home Run; Reese Scores; Holt Scores
   O      ---      80%  P Ratliff       Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-6, Tom Hall facing 8-9-1
                  Tom Hall replaces Paul Ratliff pitching and batting 8th; George Mitterwald replaces Dave Boswell playing C batting 9th
   O      ---      84%  E Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
                  Paul Schaal pinch hits for Bob Johnson batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  P Schaal        Flyball: LF
          ---      84%  P Kelly         Single to LF
   O      1--      88%  M Fiore         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Royals 4.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-4, Al Fitzmorris facing 9-1-2
                  Al Fitzmorris replaces Paul Schaal pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  G Mitterwald    Flyball: SS
          ---      88%  C Tovar         Walk
   R      1--      95%  R Carew         Triple; Tovar Scores
                  Tom Burgmeier replaces Al Fitzmorris pitching and batting 9th
   O      --3      94%  T Oliva         Strikeout
   R      --3      97%  H Killebrew     Single to LF; Carew Scores
                  Frank Quilici pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew batting 4th
   RR     1--      99%  R Reese         Home Run; Quilici Scores
   O      ---      99%  J Holt          Groundout: P-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 10, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-10, Tom Hall facing 3-4-5
                  Frank Quilici moves to 3B
   O      ---     100%  A Otis          Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  B Oliver        Flyball: RF
          ---     100%  J Keough        Walk
          1--      99%  L Alcaraz       Walk; Keough to 2B
   O      12-     100%  J Hernandez     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 10, Royals 4.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 10-4, Tom Burgmeier facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  L Cardenas      Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  T Hall          Flyball: SS
   O      ---     100%  G Mitterwald    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 10, Royals 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 4-10, Tom Hall facing 8-9-1
          ---      99%  E Rodriguez     Triple to LF
                  Lou Piniella pinch hits for Tom Burgmeier batting 9th
   RO     --3     100%  L Piniella      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Rodriguez Scores
   O      ---     100%  P Kelly         Strikeout
          ---     100%  M Fiore         Single to LF
          1--      99%  A Otis          Double to LF; Fiore to 3B
   O      -23     100%  B Oliver        Strikeout
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 10, Royals 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation