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BAL  6
NYY  2

BOS 10
@CLE  7

DET  3
WSA  1

CAL  2
@KCR  1

MIN  7
@MIL  3

ATL  4
@HOU  3

SDP  4
@LAD  1

CHC  1
@NYM  0

MON  6
@PHI  2

PIT  6
STL  1

CIN  8
@SFG  1

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 3,591

Thursday, September 16, 1971
Time of Game: 2:40
Twins
7
69-78
Won 3
4th, 24 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           1  0  0   0  0  0   4  0  2    7 13  1
Brewers         3  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  5  2
W: H Haydel (4-2), L: K Sanders (7-10), S: T Hall (8)
Brewers
3
64-85
Lost 2
6th, 30 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar RF                    5   2   3   2    0   0  .300  .708    0    1   0   2B
R Carew 2B                    5   1   1   1    0   0  .304  .730    0    0   3   
H Killebrew 1B                2   2   1   1    3   0  .257  .853    0    9   0   HR
S Braun 3B                    4   0   1   2    0   1  .254  .710    0    1   0   SF
L Cardenas SS                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .267  .747    0    1   1   GDP
S Brye LF                     5   1   3   1    0   0  .259  .652    0    1   0   SB
J Nettles CF                  4   0   1   0    1   0  .240  .703    0    1   0   
R Dempsey C                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0   13   1   
R Corbin P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .219  .484         0   0   
  B Alyea PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .178  .522    0    0   0   
  S Luebber P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .059  .118         0   1   
  D Thompson PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .636    0    0   0   
  H Haydel P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .666         0   0   
  T Oliva PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .338  .918    0    0   0   
  T Hall P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .554    0    0   0   
Totals                       38   7  13   7    4   3                    27   6
BATTING
2B: C Tovar (26, off J Bell).
HR: H Killebrew (25, off L Krausse; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: S Braun (4, off J Bell).
TB: H Killebrew 4; C Tovar 4; S Brye 3; R Dempsey 2; L Cardenas; R Carew; S Braun; J Nettles.
GIDP: L Cardenas (14).
RBI: S Braun 2 (32); C Tovar 2 (39); H Killebrew (111); R Carew (45); S Brye (9).
2-out RBI: C Tovar 2; R Carew; S Braun; S Brye; H Killebrew.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
FIELDING
E: R Dempsey (1).
BASERUNNING
SB: S Brye (2, 2nd base off L Krausse/D Porter).
Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Auerbach SS                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .204  .532    0    2   3   
R Theobald 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   2  .273  .662    0    1   3   
D May RF                      2   1   0   0    2   2  .279  .777    0    3   0   
J Cardenal CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .252  .685    0    3   0   
J Briggs LF                   4   0   1   2    0   1  .262  .817    0    2   0   
D Porter C                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .257  .696    0    5   0   
A Kosco 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .230  .663    0   10   0   
D Schofield 3B                2   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .621    0    1   1   
  T Harper PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .735    0    0   0   
  B Heise 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .541         0   1   
L Krausse P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .024  .133    0    0   0   
  K Sanders P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .071         0   0   
  R Pena PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .623    0    0   0   
  J Bell P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       32   3   5   2    2  13                    27   9
BATTING
TB: R Auerbach; A Kosco; R Theobald; J Briggs; T Harper.
RBI: J Briggs 2 (58).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
FIELDING
DP: 1. D Schofield-R Theobald-A Kosco.
PB: D Porter (1).
E: D Porter (3); D May (9).
BASERUNNING
PO: D May (1st base by R Corbin).

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
R Corbin                       1     3   3   3    1   1   0   4.16    7     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 3     35    -     1.35  -0.29
S Luebber                      3     0   0   0    0   4   0   5.04    9     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.09
H Haydel, W (4-2)              2     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.79    6     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.44   0.05
T Hall, S (8)                  3     2   0   0    1   6   0   3.35   12     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    1.15   0.16
Totals                         9     5   3   3    2  13   0          34     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 1· 5           -  
Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Krausse                      6.1   6   3   3    2   3   1   2.84   26     -       ·  ·      5· 9· 1· 6     50    -     1.16   0.12
K Sanders, BS (3), L (7-10)    0.2   3   2   2    1   0   0   1.92    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 3          2-2    2.16  -0.59
J Bell                         2     4   2   2    1   0   0   2.53   11     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 4          0-0    0.43  -0.03
Totals                         9    13   7   7    4   3   1          43     -       ·  ·     10·12· 1·13          2-2 
Balks: None.
WP: J Bell (1).
IBB: None.
PO: R Corbin (0; D May, 1st base).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jake O'Donnell, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Lou DiMuro.
Time of Game: 2:40.
Attendance: 3,591.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 65° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. C Tovar              RF    1. R Auerbach           SS 
2. R Carew              2B    2. R Theobald           2B 
3. H Killebrew          1B    3. D May                RF 
4. S Braun              3B    4. J Cardenal           CF 
5. L Cardenas           SS    5. J Briggs             LF 
6. S Brye               LF    6. D Porter             C  
7. J Nettles            CF    7. A Kosco              1B 
8. R Dempsey            C     8. D Schofield          3B 
9. R Corbin             P     9. L Krausse            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  3-1  -23      30%  49% C Tovar         K Sanders       Single to RF; Brye Scores; Dempsey Scores; Tovar to 3B/Adv on E9
   t 7   2  3-3  --3      20%  69% R Carew         K Sanders       Single to CF; Tovar Scores
   t 7   2  3-4  12-      13%  84% S Braun         K Sanders       Single to RF; Carew Scores; Killebrew to 3B
   b 1   1  1-1  -23     -12%  25% J Briggs        R Corbin        Single to RF; Theobald Scores; May Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  ---      11%  58% H Killebrew     L Krausse       Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Lew Krausse facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  C Tovar         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      46%  R Carew         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---      58%  H Killebrew     Home Run
   O      ---      57%  S Braun         Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Ray Corbin facing 1-2-3
          ---      53%  R Auerbach      Single to CF
          1--      47%  R Theobald      Single to LF; Auerbach to 2B
          12-      38%  D May           Walk; Auerbach to 3B; Theobald to 2B
   R      123      31%  J Cardenal      May Picked off 1B, safe on E2; Auerbach Scores; Theobald to 3B; May to 2B
   O      -23      36%  " "             Flyball: RF
   RR     -23      25%  J Briggs        Single to RF; Theobald Scores; May Scores
   O      1--      26%  D Porter        Groundout: 2B-1B; Briggs to 2B
   O      -2-      28%  A Kosco         Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Brewers 3.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Lew Krausse facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      26%  L Cardenas      Strikeout
          ---      28%  S Brye          Single to CF
          1--      30%  J Nettles       Brye Steals 2B
          -2-      32%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      28%  R Dempsey       Flyball: RF
                  Brant Alyea pinch hits for Ray Corbin batting 9th
   O      12-      23%  B Alyea         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Steve Luebber facing 8-9-1
                  Steve Luebber replaces Brant Alyea pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      25%  D Schofield     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      26%  L Krausse       Strikeout
   O      ---      26%  R Auerbach      Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Brewers 3.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Lew Krausse facing 1-2-3
          ---      31%  C Tovar         Single to P
   O      1--      27%  R Carew         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      25%  H Killebrew     Foul Flyball: C; Tovar to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3      22%  S Braun         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Steve Luebber facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      23%  R Theobald      Strikeout
   O      ---      24%  D May           Strikeout
   O      ---      24%  J Cardenal      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Brewers 3.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Lew Krausse facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      22%  L Cardenas      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      20%  S Brye          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      22%  J Nettles       Single to LF
   O      1--      19%  R Dempsey       Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Steve Luebber facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      21%  J Briggs        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      22%  D Porter        Strikeout
   O      ---      22%  A Kosco         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Brewers 3.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Lew Krausse facing 9-1-2
                  Danny Thompson pinch hits for Steve Luebber batting 9th
   O      ---      19%  D Thompson      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      18%  C Tovar         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      17%  R Carew         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Hal Haydel facing 8-9-1
                  Hal Haydel replaces Danny Thompson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      18%  D Schofield     Groundout: C-1B
   O      ---      19%  L Krausse       Strikeout
   O      ---      19%  R Auerbach      Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Brewers 3.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Lew Krausse facing 3-4-5
          ---      25%  H Killebrew     Walk
   O      1--      20%  S Braun         Flyball: RF
   OO     1--      14%  L Cardenas      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Hal Haydel facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      15%  R Theobald      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      15%  D May           Strikeout
   O      ---      16%  J Cardenal      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Brewers 3.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Lew Krausse facing 6-7-8
          ---      22%  S Brye          Single to CF
   O      1--      17%  J Nettles       Flyball: CF
          1--      23%  R Dempsey       Single to CF; Brye to 2B
                  Ken Sanders replaces Lew Krausse pitching and batting 9th; Tony Oliva pinch hits for Hal Haydel batting 9th
   O      12-      19%  T Oliva         Groundout: 2B-1B; Brye to 3B; Dempsey to 2B
   RR     -23      49%  C Tovar         Single to RF; Brye Scores; Dempsey Scores; Tovar to 3B/Adv on E9
   R      --3      69%  R Carew         Single to CF; Tovar Scores
          1--      71%  H Killebrew     Walk; Carew to 2B
   R      12-      84%  S Braun         Single to RF; Carew Scores; Killebrew to 3B
   O      1-3      81%  L Cardenas      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 3-5, Tom Hall facing 5-6-7
                  Tom Hall replaces Tony Oliva pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  J Briggs        Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  D Porter        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      85%  A Kosco         Single to RF
                  Tommy Harper pinch hits for Dick Schofield batting 8th
          1--      82%  T Harper        Single to CF; Kosco to 2B
                  Roberto Pena pinch hits for Ken Sanders batting 9th
   O      12-      89%  R Pena          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Brewers 3.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jerry Bell facing 6-7-8
                  Jerry Bell replaces Roberto Pena pitching and batting 9th; Bob Heise replaces Tommy Harper playing 3B batting 8th
   O      ---      88%  S Brye          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  J Nettles       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      87%  R Dempsey       Single to CF
          1--      88%  T Hall          Passed Ball; Dempsey to 2B
   O      -2-      86%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 3-5, Tom Hall facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      90%  R Auerbach      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      93%  R Theobald      Strikeout Looking
          ---      90%  D May           Walk
   O      1--      94%  J Cardenal      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Brewers 3.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jerry Bell facing 1-2-3
          ---      96%  C Tovar         Double to RF
          -2-      97%  R Carew         Wild Pitch; Tovar to 3B
   O      --3      96%  " "             Foul Flyball: C
          --3      96%  H Killebrew     Walk
   RO     1-3      97%  S Braun         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Tovar Scores
          1--      97%  L Cardenas      Single to CF; Killebrew to 2B
   R      12-      99%  S Brye          Single to RF; Killebrew Scores; Cardenas to 2B
   O      12-      99%  J Nettles       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Brewers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 3-7, Tom Hall facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  J Briggs        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  D Porter        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  A Kosco         Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Brewers 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIL197109160

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