May 2, 1962 Baltimore Orioles at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 4
@CHW 3 KCA 12
DET 8 BAL 6
@MIN 5 CHC 3
@LAD 1 SFG 3
PIT 2 STL 4
HOU 1

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 5,926

Wednesday, May 2, 1962
Time of Game: 2:44

Orioles

10-8

Won 1

2nd, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         1  0  3   0  2  0   0  0  0    6 12  0
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  4   1  0  0    5 10  0

W: H Brown (1-2), L: J Kaat (1-3), S: D Hall (3)

Twins

10-10

Lost 1

6th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Temple 2B                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .322  .895    0    3   3   SB
J Adair SS                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .180  .456    0    0   1   
B Robinson 3B                 5   1   3   0    0   1  .235  .700    0    3   2   3B,2B
J Gentile 1B                  1   0   0   0    1   1  .328 1.084    0    2   0   
  D Williams 1B               3   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .453    0    4   1   
J Brandt CF                   4   2   2   2    1   0  .264  .837    0    3   0   3B,2B
B Powell LF                   5   2   2   4    0   1  .258  .720    0    1   0   2·HR
  R Snyder LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .857         0   0   
G Triandos C                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .189  .743    0    9   0   
E Robinson RF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .216  .607    0    2   0   SB,GDP
H Brown P                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .572    0    0   0   
  D Hall P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       38   6  12   6    4   8                    27   7

BATTING

2B: J Brandt (3, off T Sadowski); B Robinson (5, off J Kaat).

3B: J Brandt (1, off J Kaat); B Robinson (1, off J Kaat).

HR: B Powell 2 (2, off T Sadowski, off J Kaat; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: B Powell 8; B Robinson 6; J Brandt 5; E Robinson; H Brown; J Temple; J Adair; G Triandos.

GIDP: E Robinson (1).

RBI: B Powell 4 (9); J Brandt 2 (9).

2-out RBI: B Powell 2; J Brandt.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Temple (2, 2nd base off L Stange/E Battey); E Robinson (2, 3rd base off L Stange/E Battey).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Green LF                    4   0   1   1    1   1  .247  .792    0    3   0   
B Tuttle CF                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .500 1.342    0    2   0   2B
R Rollins 3B                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .351 1.041    0    1   0   2B
D Mincher 1B                  5   2   2   3    0   0  .321 1.153    0   10   1   HR
B Allison RF                  3   0   0   0    0   2  .286  .800    0    0   0   SH
E Battey C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .313  .808    0    8   0   
Z Versalles SS                3   1   1   1    1   1  .182  .605    0    1   5   
B Allen 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .217  .633    0    1   3   2B,SH
J Kaat P                      0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125         0   0   
  T Sadowski P                1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  G Banks PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  J Manning P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   1   
  H Killebrew PH              0   0   0   0    1   0  .176  .799    0    0   0   
  M Martinez PR               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Stange P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Goryl PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .250 1.250    0    0   0   
  J Bonikowski P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
Totals                       35   5  10   5    3   8                    27  10

BATTING

2B: B Tuttle (1, off H Brown); B Allen (3, off D Hall); R Rollins (4, off H Brown).

HR: D Mincher (4, off D Hall; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

SH: B Allen (1, off D Hall); B Allison (1, off H Brown).

TB: D Mincher 5; B Tuttle 3; B Allen 2; R Rollins 2; E Battey; T Sadowski; L Green; Z Versalles.

RBI: D Mincher 3 (10); Z Versalles (9); L Green (3).

2-out RBI: L Green; Z Versalles.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Allen-Z Versalles-D Mincher.

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
H Brown, W (1-2)               5.2   8   4   4    0   5   0   5.09   25     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 0· 8     42    -     0.80   0.10
D Hall, S (3)                  3.1   2   1   1    3   3   1   1.98   15     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 2          1-1    2.55   0.26
Totals                         9    10   5   5    3   8   1          40     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0·10          1-1

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 Kaat, L (1-3)                2.2   4   4   4    3   3   1   6.10   15     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 4     34    -     1.21  -0.24
T Sadowski                     2.1   5   2   2    0   1   1   4.66   11     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 5          0-0    0.40  -0.03
J Manning                      1     2   0   0    0   0   0   5.14    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 2          0-0    0.11   0.00
L Stange                       2     1   0   0    1   4   0   1.35    8     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 1          0-0    1.21   0.09
J Bonikowski                   1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.25    3     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.57   0.04
Totals                         9    12   6   6    4   8   2          42     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 1·12           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Stewart, 1B - Al Salerno, 2B - Johnny Stevens, 3B - Nestor Chylak.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 5,926.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 71° F, Wind 12mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Minnesota Twins                      
1. J Temple             2B    1. L Green              LF 
2. J Adair              SS    2. B Tuttle             CF 
3. B Robinson           3B    3. R Rollins            3B 
4. J Gentile            1B    4. D Mincher            1B 
5. J Brandt             CF    5. B Allison            RF 
6. B Powell             LF    6. E Battey             C  
7. G Triandos           C     7. Z Versalles          SS 
8. E Robinson           RF    8. B Allen              2B 
9. H Brown              P     9. J Kaat               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-2  --3      14%  84% B Powell        J Kaat          Home Run; Brandt Scores
   b 7   1  6-4  ---     -14%  68% D Mincher       D Hall          Home Run
   b 6   2  6-4  123      12%  82% B Tuttle        D Hall          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   t 3   2  0-1  --3      10%  70% J Brandt        J Kaat          Triple to RF; Robinson Scores
   b 6   2  6-3  123     -10%  70% L Green         D Hall          Walk; Versalles Scores; Allen to 3B; Martinez to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Temple        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  J Adair         Walk
          1--      58%  B Robinson      Double to LF; Adair to 3B
          -23      60%  J Gentile       Walk
   R      123      68%  J Brandt        Walk; Adair Scores; Robinson to 3B; Gentile to 2B
   O      123      62%  B Powell        Strikeout
   O      123      55%  G Triandos      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Hal Brown facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  L Green         Strikeout
          ---      53%  B Tuttle        Double to LF
   O      -2-      57%  R Rollins       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      60%  D Mincher       Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Kaat facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      58%  E Robinson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      57%  H Brown         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      56%  J Temple        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Hal Brown facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      58%  B Allison       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      60%  E Battey        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      61%  Z Versalles     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Kaat facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      59%  J Adair         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      66%  B Robinson      Triple to RF
   O      --3      60%  J Gentile       Strikeout Looking
   R      --3      70%  J Brandt        Triple to RF; Robinson Scores
   RR     --3      84%  B Powell        Home Run; Brandt Scores
                  Ted Sadowski replaces Jim Kaat pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      84%  G Triandos      Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Hal Brown facing 8-9-1
                  Dick Williams replaces Jim Gentile playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---      86%  B Allen         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      83%  T Sadowski      Single to RF
          1--      80%  L Green         Single to RF; Sadowski to 2B
   O      12-      84%  B Tuttle        Flyball: 3B
   O      12-      88%  R Rollins       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ted Sadowski facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      87%  E Robinson      Flyball: CF
          ---      88%  H Brown         Single to LF
          1--      89%  J Temple        Single to RF; Brown to 2B
   O      12-      87%  J Adair         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Temple to 2B
   O      12-      86%  B Robinson      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Hal Brown facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      88%  D Mincher       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      89%  B Allison       Strikeout
          ---      88%  E Battey        Single to RF
   O      1--      90%  Z Versalles     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 4-0, Ted Sadowski facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      89%  D Williams      Strikeout
          ---      90%  J Brandt        Double to CF
   RR     -2-      96%  B Powell        Home Run; Brandt Scores
          ---      96%  G Triandos      Single to LF
   OO     1--      95%  E Robinson      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Hal Brown facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      96%  B Allen         Flyball: C
                  George Banks pinch hits for Ted Sadowski batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  G Banks         Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  L Green         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jim Manning facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Manning replaces George Banks pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  H Brown         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  J Temple        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      97%  J Adair         Single to LF
          1--      97%  B Robinson      Single to CF; Adair to 2B
   O      12-      97%  D Williams      Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Hal Brown facing 2-3-4
          ---      95%  B Tuttle        Single to LF
          1--      91%  R Rollins       Double to LF; Tuttle to 3B
   RR     -23      87%  D Mincher       Single to RF; Rollins Scores; Tuttle Scores
   O      1--      89%  B Allison       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Mincher to 2B
   O      -2-      92%  E Battey        Flyball: CF
   R      -2-      87%  Z Versalles     Single to LF; Mincher Scores
                  Dick Hall replaces Hal Brown pitching and batting 9th
          1--      82%  B Allen         Double to LF; Versalles to 3B
                  Harmon Killebrew pinch hits for Jim Manning batting 9th
          -23      80%  H Killebrew     Walk
                  Marty Martinez pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew batting 9th
   R      123      70%  L Green         Walk; Versalles Scores; Allen to 3B; Martinez to 2B
   O      123      82%  B Tuttle        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 4.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-4, Lee Stange facing 5-6-7
                  Lee Stange replaces Marty Martinez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      80%  J Brandt        Lineout: LF
   O      ---      79%  B Powell        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      78%  G Triandos      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-6, Dick Hall facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      82%  R Rollins       Strikeout
   R      ---      68%  D Mincher       Home Run
   O      ---      72%  B Allison       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      74%  E Battey        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 5.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-5, Lee Stange facing 8-9-1
          ---      78%  E Robinson      Single to RF
   O      1--      75%  D Hall          Strikeout
          1--      78%  J Temple        Walk; Robinson to 2B
          12-      83%  J Adair         Temple Steals 2B; Robinson Steals 3B
   O      -23      75%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -23      69%  B Robinson      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-6, Dick Hall facing 7-8-9
          ---      59%  Z Versalles     Walk
   O      1--      64%  B Allen         Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Versalles to 2B
                  Johnny Goryl pinch hits for Lee Stange batting 9th
   O      -2-      74%  J Goryl         Strikeout
   O      -2-      83%  L Green         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 5.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-5, Joe Bonikowski facing 4-5-6
                  Joe Bonikowski replaces Johnny Goryl pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      82%  D Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      80%  J Brandt        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      80%  B Powell        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-6, Dick Hall facing 2-3-4
                  Russ Snyder replaces Boog Powell playing LF batting 6th
   O      ---      88%  B Tuttle        Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  R Rollins       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---     100%  D Mincher       Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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