April 23, 1964 Washington Senators at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 3
@BAL 1 BAL 1
BOS 0 CLE 3
@LAA 2 WSA 5
@MIN 4 CIN 1
@HOU 0 CHC 5
@NYM 1 PHI 6
PIT 5 LAD 7
@STL 5

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 4,638

Thursday, April 23, 1964
Time of Game: 3:00

Senators

3-5

Won 1

7th, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Senators        3  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    5  9  1
Twins           1  0  1   0  0  1   1  0  0    4 11  0

W: S Ridzik (1-1), L: L Stange (0-1), S: R Kline (1)

Twins

5-3

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Zimmer 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .308  .770    0    0   2   
  J Kennedy 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .485         1   0   
D Blasingame 2B               4   2   3   0    0   0  .333  .879    0    3   3   SB
C Hinton LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .951    0    1   0   
B Skowron 1B                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .281  .875    0   10   3   
J King RF                     4   1   1   3    0   0  .158  .516    0    2   0   HR
D Lock CF                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .190  .747    0    0   0   
  K Hunt CF                   2   0   1   0    0   1  .200  .773    0    0   0   CS
M Brumley C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    5   0   
E Brinkman SS                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .194  .606    0    4   3   
C Bouldin P                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Hannan P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  S Ridzik P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   2   
  F Valentine PH              1   1   1   0    0   0  .667 1.667    0    0   0   2B
  R Kline P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
Totals                       35   5   9   5    0   6                    27  14

BATTING

2B: F Valentine (1, off L Stange).

HR: J King (1, off L Stange; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: J King 4; D Blasingame 3; F Valentine 2; C Hinton; K Hunt; D Zimmer; B Skowron.

RBI: J King 3 (3); B Skowron (5); D Zimmer (2).

2-out RBI: J King 3; B Skowron.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Brinkman; B Skowron-E Brinkman-B Skowron.

E: D Lock (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: D Blasingame (1, 2nd base off L Stange/E Battey).

CS: K Hunt (1, 3rd base by B Fischer/E Battey).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Rollins 3B                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .289  .729    0    2   4   2B
T Oliva RF                    4   2   2   0    0   0  .405 1.247    0    1   0   2B,HBP
J Hall CF                     5   0   1   1    0   0  .200  .627    0    1   0   2B
H Killebrew LF                4   1   1   0    1   2  .200  .747    0    1   0   
D Mincher 1B                  4   1   2   1    1   1  .375 1.069    0   11   1   2B
E Battey C                    2   0   1   0    2   0  .211  .686    0    6   2   SH
  J Nossek PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Z Versalles SS                5   0   1   0    0   1  .300  .867    0    3   1   
B Allen 2B                    2   0   1   1    3   0  .292 1.208    0    1   6   GDP,2·IW
L Stange P                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .200  .533    0    1   1   
  B Fischer P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Green PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   4  11   4    8   5                    27  15

BATTING

2B: J Hall (2, off S Ridzik); R Rollins (2, off C Bouldin); T Oliva (3, off S Ridzik); D Mincher (1, off C Bouldin).

SH: E Battey (1, off S Ridzik).

IBB: B Allen 2 (2, by R Kline, by S Ridzik).

HBP: T Oliva (1, by C Bouldin).

TB: T Oliva 3; D Mincher 3; J Hall 2; R Rollins 2; E Battey; B Allen; Z Versalles; H Killebrew; L Stange.

GIDP: B Allen (1).

RBI: D Mincher (3); L Stange (1); B Allen (4); J Hall (3).

2-out RBI: D Mincher; B Allen; J Hall; L Stange.

Team LOB: 14.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

PITCHING

Washington Senators           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Bouldin                      1.2   3   1   1    2   1   0   6.23   11     -       ·  ·      4· 0· 0· 3     44    -     1.17  -0.07
J Hannan                       1     2   1   1    2   1   0   2.70    7     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          3-0    1.93  -0.07
S Ridzik, BS (1), W (1-1)      4.1   4   2   2    3   3   0   3.48   19     -       ·  ·      8· 1· 0· 4          3-0    1.81  -0.07
R Kline, S (1)                 2     2   0   0    1   0   0   1.50    8     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 1· 2          0-0    4.27   0.32
Totals                         9    11   4   4    8   5   0          45     -       ·  ·     14· 5· 1·11          6-0

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Stange, L (0-1)              7.1   7   5   5    0   6   1   4.40   29     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 1· 7     50    -     1.08  -0.36
B Fischer                      1.2   2   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    6     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          2-1    1.78  -0.03
Totals                         9     9   5   5    0   6   1          35     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 1· 9          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: R Kline (1).

IBB: R Kline (1; B Allen); S Ridzik (1; B Allen).

HBP: C Bouldin (2; T Oliva).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Valentine, 1B - Bill McKinley, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Al Salerno.

Time of Game: 3:00.

Attendance: 4,638.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Washington Senators           Minnesota Twins                      
1. D Zimmer             3B    1. R Rollins            3B 
2. D Blasingame         2B    2. T Oliva              RF 
3. C Hinton             LF    3. J Hall               CF 
4. B Skowron            1B    4. H Killebrew          LF 
5. J King               RF    5. D Mincher            1B 
6. D Lock               CF    6. E Battey             C  
7. M Brumley            C     7. Z Versalles          SS 
8. E Brinkman           SS    8. B Allen              2B 
9. C Bouldin            P     9. L Stange             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  5-4  123      53% 100% L Green         R Kline         Line Drive Double Play: SS unassisted
   t 8   2  4-4  12-      28%  76% B Skowron       B Fischer       Single to CF; Blasingame Scores; Hinton to 3B
   t 1   2  0-0  1-3      26%  76% J King          L Stange        Home Run; Blasingame Scores; Skowron Scores
   b 7   2  3-3  12-     -22%  21% L Stange        S Ridzik        Single to CF; Mincher Scores; Allen to 2B
   t 8   1  4-3  -2-      21%  50% D Zimmer        L Stange        Single to CF; Valentine Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Lee Stange facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Zimmer        Strikeout
          ---      50%  D Blasingame    Single to RF
          1--      54%  C Hinton        Single to SS; Blasingame to 2B
   O      12-      50%  B Skowron       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Blasingame to 3B
   RRR    1-3      76%  J King          Home Run; Blasingame Scores; Skowron Scores
   O      ---      75%  D Lock          Popfly: 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Carl Bouldin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      77%  R Rollins       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      75%  T Oliva         Single to RF
   O      1--      77%  J Hall          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Oliva to 2B
          -2-      76%  H Killebrew     Walk
   R      12-      65%  D Mincher       Double to LF; Oliva Scores; Killebrew to 3B
   O      -23      71%  E Battey        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Ahead 3-1, Lee Stange facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      70%  M Brumley       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      68%  E Brinkman      Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  C Bouldin       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Carl Bouldin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      70%  Z Versalles     Strikeout Looking
          ---      67%  B Allen         Walk
   O      1--      70%  L Stange        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      66%  R Rollins       Double to LF; Stange to 3B
          -23      64%  T Oliva         Hit By Pitch
                  Jim Hannan replaces Carl Bouldin pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      73%  J Hall          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Senators 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Ahead 3-1, Lee Stange facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      71%  D Zimmer        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      70%  D Blasingame    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      69%  C Hinton        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Jim Hannan facing 4-5-6
          ---      65%  H Killebrew     Single to RF
   O      1--      69%  D Mincher       Strikeout
          1--      64%  E Battey        Walk; Killebrew to 2B
   O      12-      70%  Z Versalles     Flyball: RF
   R      12-      57%  B Allen         Single to CF; Killebrew Scores; Battey to 3B/Adv on E8
          1-3      54%  L Stange        Walk; Allen to 2B
                  Steve Ridzik replaces Jim Hannan pitching and batting 9th
   O      123      63%  R Rollins       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Senators 3, Twins 2.

Top of the 4th, Senators Batting, Ahead 3-2, Lee Stange facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      61%  B Skowron       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      60%  J King          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      59%  D Lock          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 3, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Steve Ridzik facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      62%  T Oliva         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      64%  J Hall          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      65%  H Killebrew     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 3, Twins 2.

Top of the 5th, Senators Batting, Ahead 3-2, Lee Stange facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      63%  M Brumley       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      61%  E Brinkman      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      60%  S Ridzik        Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 3, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Steve Ridzik facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  D Mincher       Single to RF
          1--      46%  E Battey        Walk; Mincher to 2B
   O      12-      49%  Z Versalles     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Mincher to 3B
   OO     1-3      67%  B Allen         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 3, Twins 2.

Top of the 6th, Senators Batting, Ahead 3-2, Lee Stange facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      65%  D Zimmer        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      67%  D Blasingame    Single to RF
          1--      70%  C Hinton        Blasingame Steals 2B
   O      -2-      66%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      62%  B Skowron       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 3, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Steve Ridzik facing 9-1-2
                  Ken Hunt replaces Don Lock playing CF batting 6th
   O      ---      66%  L Stange        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      69%  R Rollins       Strikeout
          ---      65%  T Oliva         Double to LF
   R      -2-      45%  J Hall          Double to RF; Oliva Scores
   O      -2-      50%  H Killebrew     Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Senators 3, Twins 3.

Top of the 7th, Senators Batting, Tied 3-3, Lee Stange facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      46%  J King          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      44%  K Hunt          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      42%  M Brumley       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 3, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Steve Ridzik facing 5-6-7
          ---      36%  D Mincher       Walk
   O      1--      38%  E Battey        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Mincher to 2B
   O      -2-      44%  Z Versalles     Groundout: P-1B
          -2-      43%  B Allen         Intentional Walk
   R      12-      21%  L Stange        Single to CF; Mincher Scores; Allen to 2B
   O      12-      24%  R Rollins       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 3, Twins 4.

Top of the 8th, Senators Batting, Behind 3-4, Lee Stange facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      19%  E Brinkman      Strikeout
                  Fred Valentine pinch hits for Steve Ridzik batting 9th
          ---      29%  F Valentine     Double to LF
   R      -2-      50%  D Zimmer        Single to CF; Valentine Scores
          1--      65%  D Blasingame    Single to RF; Zimmer to 3B
                  Bill Fischer replaces Lee Stange pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      49%  C Hinton        Fielder's Choice 3B; Zimmer out at 3B/3B-C-SS; Blasingame to 2B
   R      12-      76%  B Skowron       Single to CF; Blasingame Scores; Hinton to 3B
   O      1-3      71%  J King          Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 5, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-5, Ron Kline facing 2-3-4
                  Ron Kline replaces Fred Valentine pitching and batting 9th; John Kennedy replaces Don Zimmer playing 3B batting 1st
   O      ---      77%  T Oliva         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      82%  J Hall          Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      85%  H Killebrew     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 5, Twins 4.

Top of the 9th, Senators Batting, Ahead 5-4, Bill Fischer facing 6-7-8
          ---      87%  K Hunt          Single to CF
   O      1--      86%  M Brumley       Groundout: 3B-1B; Hunt to 2B
   O      -2-      82%  E Brinkman      Hunt Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      ---      81%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Senators 5, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-5, Ron Kline facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      90%  D Mincher       Popfly: 2B
          ---      80%  E Battey        Single to CF
                  Joe Nossek pinch runs for Earl Battey batting 6th
          1--      68%  Z Versalles     Single to LF; Nossek to 2B
          12-      47%  B Allen         Wild Pitch; Nossek to 3B; Versalles to 2B
          -23      47%  " "             Intentional Walk
                  Lenny Green pinch hits for Bill Fischer batting 9th
   OO     123     100%  L Green         Line Drive Double Play: SS unassisted
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Senators 5, Twins 4.

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