July 21, 1972 Minnesota Twins at Milwaukee Brewers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 9,258

Friday, July 21, 1972, 6:09PM
Time of Game: 2:03

Twins

42-42

Lost 5

3rd, 10 GB

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

W: B Parsons (8-7), L: B Blyleven (9-12)

Brewers

35-49

Won 2

6th, 14 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar RF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .267  .666    0    6   0   
R Carew 2B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .301  .717    0    0   1   
S Braun 3B                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .310  .736    0    0   1   
H Killebrew 1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .802    0    9   0   GDP
C Manuel LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .551    0    0   0   
B Darwin CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .779    0    4   0   
D Thompson SS                 3   0   2   0    0   0  .280  .690    0    0   4   
G Mitterwald C                3   0   0   0    0   1  .175  .419    0    5   0   
B Blyleven P                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .410    0    0   2   
  R Reese PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .230  .728    0    0   0   
  W Granger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.000         0   0   
Totals                       31   0   5   0    2   5                    24   8

BATTING

TB: R Carew 2; D Thompson 2; S Braun.

GIDP: H Killebrew (11).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

E: C Tovar (4).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Theobald 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .625    0    1   3   
J Lahoud RF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .220  .655    0    3   0   
G Scott 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .232  .660    0    6   0   2B
J Briggs LF                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .276  .848    0    0   0   
D May CF                      3   1   1   0    0   0  .231  .635    0    6   0   SB
M Ferraro 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .611    0    2   3   
E Rodriguez C                 3   1   1   1    0   0  .282  .731    0    7   0   2B
R Auerbach SS                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .216  .555    0    2   1   SB
B Parsons P                   2   0   0   1    0   1  .108  .258    0    0   0   SF
Totals                       26   2   3   2    1   5                    27   7

BATTING

2B: E Rodriguez (7, off B Blyleven); G Scott (14, off B Blyleven).

SF: B Parsons (1, off B Blyleven).

TB: G Scott 2; E Rodriguez 2; D May.

RBI: B Parsons (3); E Rodriguez (14).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Ferraro-R Theobald-G Scott.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Auerbach (8, 2nd base off B Blyleven/G Mitterwald); D May (7, 2nd base off B Blyleven/G Mitterwald).

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 (9-12)           7     3   2   1    1   3   0   2.85   25     -       ·  ·      7·11· 0· 3     67    -     0.87  -0.04
W Granger                      1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.63    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         8     3   2   1    1   5   0          28     -       ·  ·      8·11· 0· 3           -

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Parsons, W (8-7)             9     5   0   0    2   5   0   4.67   33     -       ·  ·      6·15· 0· 5     80    -     1.02   0.47
Totals                         9     5   0   0    2   5   0          33     -       ·  ·      6·15· 0· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Hank Morgenweck, 3B - Russ Goetz.

Time of Game: 2:03.

Attendance: 9,258.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 90° F.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. C Tovar              RF    1. R Theobald           2B 
2. R Carew              2B    2. J Lahoud             RF 
3. S Braun              3B    3. G Scott              1B 
4. H Killebrew          1B    4. J Briggs             LF 
5. C Manuel             LF    5. D May                CF 
6. B Darwin             CF    6. M Ferraro            3B 
7. D Thompson           SS    7. E Rodriguez          C  
8. G Mitterwald         C     8. R Auerbach           SS 
9. B Blyleven           P     9. B Parsons            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  0-0  --3      14%  79% E Rodriguez     B Blyleven      Double to RF; Rodriguez to 3B/Adv on E9; May Scores
   t 6   1  2-0  1--       6%  88% H Killebrew     B Parsons       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 6   0  2-0  ---      -6%  77% R Carew         B Parsons       Single to 3B
   t 3   2  0-0  1-3       5%  55% H Killebrew     B Parsons       Flyball: CF
   b 5   0  0-0  ---       5%  61% D May           B Blyleven      Single to RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Parsons facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  C Tovar         Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      53%  R Carew         Foul Flyball: C
          ---      52%  S Braun         Walk
   O      1--      54%  H Killebrew     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  R Theobald      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  J Lahoud        Strikeout Looking
          ---      53%  G Scott         Double to RF
   O      -2-      50%  J Briggs        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Parsons facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  C Manuel        Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  B Darwin        Flyball: RF
          ---      52%  D Thompson      Single to LF
   O      1--      55%  G Mitterwald    Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  D May           Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      51%  M Ferraro       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      50%  E Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Parsons facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  B Blyleven      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  C Tovar         Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      53%  R Carew         Single to 3B
          1--      49%  S Braun         Single to RF; Carew to 3B
   O      1-3      55%  H Killebrew     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  R Auerbach      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      51%  B Parsons       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  R Theobald      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Parsons facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  C Manuel        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  B Darwin        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  D Thompson      Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  J Lahoud        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      51%  G Scott         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Briggs        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Parsons facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  G Mitterwald    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  B Blyleven      Flyball: SS
   O      ---      56%  C Tovar         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
          ---      61%  D May           Single to RF
          1--      65%  M Ferraro       May Steals 2B
   O      -2-      65%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; May to 3B
   R      --3      79%  E Rodriguez     Double to RF; Rodriguez to 3B/Adv on E9; May Scores
          --3      80%  R Auerbach      Walk
          1-3      82%  B Parsons       Auerbach Steals 2B
   RO     -23      84%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Rodriguez Scores/unER
   O      -2-      82%  R Theobald      Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Brewers 2.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Bill Parsons facing 2-3-4
          ---      77%  R Carew         Single to 3B
   O      1--      81%  S Braun         Flyball: CF
   OO     1--      88%  H Killebrew     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      87%  J Lahoud        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      86%  G Scott         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      86%  J Briggs        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Brewers 2.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Bill Parsons facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      88%  C Manuel        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      90%  B Darwin        Flyball: CF
          ---      88%  D Thompson      Single to LF
   O      1--      91%  G Mitterwald    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      91%  D May           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      90%  M Ferraro       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      90%  E Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Brewers 2.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Bill Parsons facing 9-1-2
                  Rich Reese pinch hits for Bert Blyleven batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  R Reese         Strikeout
          ---      89%  C Tovar         Walk
   O      1--      93%  R Carew         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      95%  S Braun         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Wayne Granger facing 8-9-1
                  Wayne Granger replaces Rich Reese pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      95%  R Auerbach      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  B Parsons       Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  R Theobald      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Brewers 2.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Bill Parsons facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  H Killebrew     Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  C Manuel        Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  B Darwin        Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Brewers 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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