May 31, 1973 Minnesota Twins at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 7
@BOS 6 CHW 10
DET 2 KCR 4
BAL 1 MIN 4
@MIL 2 OAK 6
@NYY 0 TEX 9
CLE 5 CHC 16
HOU 8 PIT 3
ATL 1 CIN 3
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 8,939

Thursday, May 31, 1973
Time of Game: 2:25

Twins

25-19

Won 4

2nd, 3 GB

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

W: D Woodson (4-3), L: J Colborn (5-2), S: K Sanders (8)

Brewers

19-26

Lost 4

5th, 5½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Carew 2B                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .300  .814    0    4   3   2B,SH
D Thompson SS                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .257  .615    0    5   4   
T Oliva DH                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .705    0    0   0   
H Killebrew 1B                3   1   2   2    1   0  .250  .725    0    6   0   HR
  J Lis 1B                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .413         1   0   
B Darwin RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .244  .709    0    2   0   2B,GDP
S Braun 3B                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .323  .983    0    2   2   
L Hisle CF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .278  .838    0    3   0   
G Mitterwald C                4   1   2   0    0   0  .267  .774    0    4   1   
J Holt LF                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .299  .797    0    0   0   

D Woodson P                                                              0   0
  K Sanders P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   4  10   3    1   6                    27  10

BATTING

2B: B Darwin (7, off J Colborn); R Carew (8, off J Colborn).

HR: H Killebrew (3, off J Colborn; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs).

SH: R Carew (4, off J Colborn).

TB: H Killebrew 5; B Darwin 2; G Mitterwald 2; R Carew 2; S Braun 2; D Thompson; J Holt.

GIDP: B Darwin (5).

RBI: H Killebrew 2 (17); D Thompson (21).

2-out RBI: H Killebrew 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Braun-R Carew-H Killebrew.

E: L Hisle (5); R Carew (3).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Johnson SS                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .240  .611    0    0   1   3B
B Coluccio RF                 2   0   0   0    1   2  .198  .615    0    1   0   CS
  J Lahoud PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .102  .299    0    0   0   
D May CF                      3   1   0   0    1   0  .283  .811    0    6   1   
J Briggs LF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .212  .670    0    2   0   
D Money 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .191  .530    0    0   1   GDP
D Porter DH                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .213  .745    0    0   0   
G Scott 1B                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .256  .741    0    9   0   2B
E Rodriguez C                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .293  .598    0    7   0   
P Garcia 2B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .261  .742    0    2   4   

J Colborn P                                                              0   2
Totals                       32   2   7   1    5   4                    27   9

BATTING

2B: G Scott (8, off D Woodson).

3B: T Johnson (2, off D Woodson).

TB: G Scott 3; T Johnson 3; J Briggs 2; E Rodriguez; P Garcia.

GIDP: D Money (5).

RBI: P Garcia (17).

2-out RBI: P Garcia.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D May-E Rodriguez; T Johnson-P Garcia-G Scott.

E: D May (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: B Coluccio (2, 2nd base by D Woodson/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
D Woodson, W (4-3)             7     5   2   1    5   3   0   4.70   30     -       ·  ·      5·11· 1· 5     59    -     1.34   0.24
K Sanders, S (8)               2     2   0   0    0   1   0   5.60    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          0-0    2.23   0.17
Totals                         9     7   2   1    5   4   0          37     -       ·  ·      8·12· 1· 7           -

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Colborn, L (5-2)             9    10   4   3    1   6   1   2.19   36     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 2·10     58    -     0.95  -0.09
Totals                         9    10   4   3    1   6   1          36     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 2·10           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Bill Kunkel.

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 8,939.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. R Carew              2B    1. T Johnson            SS 
2. D Thompson           SS    2. B Coluccio           RF 
3. T Oliva              DH    3. D May                CF 
4. H Killebrew          1B    4. J Briggs             LF 
5. B Darwin             RF    5. D Money              3B 
6. S Braun              3B    6. D Porter             DH 
7. L Hisle              CF    7. G Scott              1B 
8. G Mitterwald         C     8. E Rodriguez          C  
9. J Holt               LF    9. P Garcia             2B 

   D Woodson            P        J Colborn            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  3-2  ---     -16%  54% T Johnson       D Woodson       Triple
   b 3   1  2-1  1--     -15%  42% J Briggs        D Woodson       Single to CF; May Scores/Adv on E8/unER; Briggs to 2B
   b 8   0  4-2  1--      14%  92% D Money         K Sanders       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 7   1  3-2  --3      13%  68% J Lahoud        D Woodson       Popfly: SS
   t 8   2  2-3  ---      13%  86% H Killebrew     J Colborn       Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Colborn facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  R Carew         Double
   O      -2-      52%  D Thompson      Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      49%  T Oliva         Groundout: 2B-1B; Carew to 3B
   R      --3      58%  H Killebrew     Single; Carew Scores
   O      1--      56%  B Darwin        Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Dick Woodson facing 1-2-3
          ---      52%  T Johnson       Walk
   O      1--      56%  B Coluccio      Strikeout
   O      1--      59%  D May           Popfly: SS
   O      1--      61%  J Briggs        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Colborn facing 6-7-8
          ---      64%  S Braun         Single
   O      1--      61%  L Hisle         Flyball: CF
   R      1--      73%  G Mitterwald    Single to CF; Braun Scores/Adv on E8/unER; Mitterwald to 2B
   O      -2-      70%  J Holt          Strikeout
   O      -2-      67%  R Carew         Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-2, Dick Woodson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      70%  D Money         Popfly: SS
   O      ---      71%  D Porter        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      69%  G Scott         Double
          -2-      67%  E Rodriguez     Single; Scott to 3B
   R      1-3      57%  P Garcia        Single; Scott Scores; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      12-      62%  T Johnson       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Brewers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jim Colborn facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      60%  D Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      58%  T Oliva         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      57%  H Killebrew     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Brewers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-2, Dick Woodson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      60%  B Coluccio      Strikeout
          ---      57%  D May           Walk
   R      1--      42%  J Briggs        Single to CF; May Scores/Adv on E8/unER; Briggs to 2B
   O      -2-      46%  D Money         Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      45%  D Porter        Walk
   O      12-      50%  G Scott         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Brewers 2.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Colborn facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  B Darwin        Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  S Braun         Strikeout
   O      ---      44%  L Hisle         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Tied 2-2, Dick Woodson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  E Rodriguez     Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      49%  P Garcia        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      50%  T Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Brewers 2.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Colborn facing 8-9-1
          ---      55%  G Mitterwald    Single
          1--      62%  J Holt          Single; Mitterwald to 2B
   O      12-      62%  R Carew         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Mitterwald to 3B; Holt to 2B
   R      -23      72%  D Thompson      Single; Mitterwald Scores; Holt to 3B
   OO     1-3      60%  T Oliva         Double Play: Flyball: CF-C
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-3, Dick Woodson facing 2-3-4
          ---      54%  B Coluccio      Walk
   O      1--      59%  D May           Flyball: RF
   O      1--      66%  J Briggs        Coluccio Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      67%  " "             Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Brewers 2.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jim Colborn facing 4-5-6
          ---      71%  H Killebrew     Walk
   OO     1--      63%  B Darwin        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      64%  S Braun         Single
   O      1--      62%  L Hisle         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-3, Dick Woodson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      66%  D Money         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      69%  D Porter        Strikeout
          ---      66%  G Scott         Walk
   O      1--      70%  E Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Brewers 2.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jim Colborn facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      68%  G Mitterwald    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      67%  J Holt          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      65%  R Carew         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-3, Dick Woodson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      70%  P Garcia        Flyball: CF
          ---      54%  T Johnson       Triple
                  Joe Lahoud pinch hits for Bob Coluccio batting 2nd
   O      --3      68%  J Lahoud        Popfly: SS
   O      --3      76%  D May           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Brewers 2.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jim Colborn facing 2-3-4
                  Joe Lahoud moves to RF
   O      ---      74%  D Thompson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      72%  T Oliva         Lineout: CF
   R      ---      86%  H Killebrew     Home Run
          ---      87%  B Darwin        Double
   O      -2-      85%  S Braun         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Ken Sanders facing 4-5-6
                  Ken Sanders replaces Dick Woodson pitching
          ---      77%  J Briggs        Single
   OO     1--      92%  D Money         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  D Porter        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Brewers 2.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jim Colborn facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      93%  L Hisle         Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  G Mitterwald    Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      92%  J Holt          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Brewers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 2-4, Ken Sanders facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Lis replaces Harmon Killebrew playing 1B batting 4th
          ---      83%  G Scott         Single
   O      1--      89%  E Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Rodriguez to 2B/Adv on E4
   O      -2-      96%  P Garcia        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-     100%  T Johnson       Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Brewers 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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