April 28, 1964 Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 6
BAL 4
(11) KCA 5
DET 1 LAA 2
WSA 1 MIN 9
CLE 8
(10) PHI 4
@CIN 2 LAD 3
@HOU 1 MLN 9
PIT 5 STL 8
NYM 0

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 4,390

Tuesday, April 28, 1964
Time of Game: 3:16

Indians

5-3

Lost 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   2  0  0   4  0  2   0    8  9  1
Twins           3  0  0   0  2  2   0  0  1   1    9 15  0

W: B Dailey (1-1), L: G Bell (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Twins

7-5

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Howser SS                   2   0   1   0    2   0  .176  .481    0    1   2   HBP
V Davalillo CF                5   1   0   0    0   0  .205  .481    0    3   1   
L Wagner LF                   5   2   1   3    0   1  .303 1.016    0    3   0   HR
J Romano C                    4   3   3   3    1   0  .419 1.357    0    5   0   2·HR,2B
A Smith RF                    5   1   2   2    0   2  .286 1.000    0    2   0   HR
T Francona 1B                 4   0   1   0    1   0  .310  .838    0    5   0   
M Alvis 3B                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .088  .309    0    4   0   GDP
W Held 2B                     4   1   1   0    1   0  .172  .728    0    5   2   
D Donovan P                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .650    0    0   1   
  D McMahon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
  G Seyfried P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  L Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  T Abernathy P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   2   
  B Chance PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Bell P                    0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   1   
Totals                       38   8   9   8    5   8                    28   9

BATTING

2B: J Romano (3, off J Roland).

HR: J Romano 2 (3, off J Perry, off B Dailey; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF); A Smith (1, off J Roland; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); L Wagner (3, off J Roland; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

HBP: D Howser (1, by B Dailey).

TB: J Romano 10; A Smith 5; L Wagner 4; W Held; T Francona; D Howser.

GIDP: M Alvis (1).

RBI: L Wagner 3 (10); J Romano 3 (10); A Smith 2 (2).

2-out RBI: J Romano 3; L Wagner 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. V Davalillo-T Abernathy-M Alvis; W Held-D Howser-T Francona.

E: J Romano (1).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Rollins 3B                  5   2   2   2    0   0  .309  .812    0    0   1   HR,SH
T Oliva RF                    4   2   2   0    2   0  .370 1.062    0    3   0   IW
B Allison 1B                  4   1   3   2    2   1  .323 1.023    0   11   0   2B,IW
J Hall CF                     5   1   3   3    1   0  .345 1.093    0    1   0   HR,GDP,IW
H Killebrew LF                5   0   0   0    0   1  .170  .583    0    1   0   
E Battey C                    4   0   1   1    1   1  .219  .655    0    8   0   
Z Versalles SS                5   0   3   0    0   0  .267  .765    0    4   8   2B
B Allen 2B                    4   1   0   0    1   0  .179  .796    0    2   4   IW
J Roland P                    3   1   1   0    0   2  .167  .334    0    0   0   
  J Perry P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
  D Mincher PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .824    0    0   0   
  B Dailey P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   2   
  L Green PH                  0   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .167    0    0   0   
Totals                       40   9  15   8    8   5                    30  15

BATTING

2B: Z Versalles (2, off T Abernathy); B Allison (1, off D Donovan).

HR: J Hall (2, off G Bell; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); R Rollins (2, off D McMahon; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SH: R Rollins (2, off G Bell).

IBB: J Hall (1, by D McMahon); B Allen (3, by T Abernathy); B Allison (1, by G Bell); T Oliva (1, by G Bell).

TB: J Hall 6; R Rollins 5; Z Versalles 4; B Allison 4; T Oliva 2; E Battey; J Roland.

GIDP: J Hall (1).

RBI: J Hall 3 (8); B Allison 2 (5); R Rollins 2 (8); E Battey (6).

2-out RBI: R Rollins 2.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Allen-Z Versalles-B Allison.

PB: E Battey (2).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Donovan                      4.1   8   5   5    1   1   0   5.11   21     -       ·  ·      4· 6· 1· 8     27    -     0.91  -0.32
D McMahon                      1.1   2   2   2    2   2   1   3.60    8     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 2          2-1    0.63  -0.05
G Seyfried                     0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          1-0    0.16   0.00
T Abernathy                    1     1   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.15   0.04
G Bell, L (0-1)                2.1   3   2   2    3   2   1   4.70   13     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 3          0-0    2.37  -0.66
Totals                         9.1  15   9   9    8   5   2          49     -       ·  ·      8·12· 1·15          3-1

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 Roland                       6.2   6   5   5    4   6   2   3.38   30     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 0· 6     44    -     0.93   0.01
J Perry, H (1)                 0.1   1   1   1    0   1   1   2.84    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.69  -0.09
B Dailey, BS (2), W (1-1)      3     2   2   2    1   1   1   5.40   12     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 0· 2          0-0    2.40  -0.42
Totals                        10     9   8   8    5   8   4          44     -       ·  ·     15· 6· 0· 9           -

Balks: None.

WP: D McMahon (2); G Bell (1).

IBB: T Abernathy (2; B Allen); G Bell 2 (2; T Oliva, B Allison); D McMahon (1; J Hall).

HBP: B Dailey (2; D Howser).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Bob Stewart, 3B - Johnny Stevens.

Time of Game: 3:16.

Attendance: 4,390.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Minnesota Twins                      
1. D Howser             SS    1. R Rollins            3B 
2. V Davalillo          CF    2. T Oliva              RF 
3. L Wagner             LF    3. B Allison            1B 
4. J Romano             C     4. J Hall               CF 
5. A Smith              RF    5. H Killebrew          LF 
6. T Francona           1B    6. E Battey             C  
7. M Alvis              3B    7. Z Versalles          SS 
8. W Held               2B    8. B Allen              2B 
9. D Donovan            P     9. J Roland             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  7-6  1--     -75%  18% J Romano        B Dailey        Home Run; Wagner Scores
   b 9   0  8-7  ---      44%  63% J Hall          G Bell          Home Run
   t10   0  8-8  1--      18%  60% M Alvis         B Dailey        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b10   1  8-8  123      17% 100% J Hall          G Bell          Single to RF; Green Scores; Oliva to 3B; Allison to 2B
   t 4   1  3-0  -2-     -15%  66% A Smith         J Roland        Home Run; Romano Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Roland facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  D Howser        Walk
   O      1--      50%  V Davalillo     Flyball: CF
   O      1--      51%  L Wagner        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Howser to 2B
          -2-      51%  J Romano        Passed Ball; Howser to 3B
   O      --3      55%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Donovan facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  R Rollins       Single to CF
          1--      67%  T Oliva         Single to CF; Rollins to 3B
   R      1-3      76%  B Allison       Single to RF; Rollins Scores; Oliva to 3B
   R      1-3      80%  J Hall          Single to LF; Oliva Scores; Allison to 2B
   O      12-      79%  H Killebrew     Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B; Allison to 3B
   RO     1-3      81%  E Battey        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Allison Scores; Killebrew to 2B
   O      -2-      80%  Z Versalles     Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Roland facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      81%  A Smith         Foul Flyball: LF
          ---      79%  T Francona      Single to CF
   O      1--      82%  M Alvis         Foul Flyball: SS
   O      1--      84%  W Held          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dick Donovan facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      82%  B Allen         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      82%  J Roland        Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  R Rollins       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Roland facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      83%  D Donovan       Strikeout
   O      ---      84%  D Howser        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  V Davalillo     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Dick Donovan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      84%  T Oliva         Flyball: 3B
          ---      85%  B Allison       Walk
   OO     1--      83%  J Hall          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Roland facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      85%  L Wagner        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      81%  J Romano        Double to RF
   RR     -2-      66%  A Smith         Home Run; Romano Scores
   O      ---      68%  T Francona      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      69%  M Alvis         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dick Donovan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      67%  H Killebrew     Lineout: 2B
          ---      70%  E Battey        Single to LF
   O      1--      67%  Z Versalles     Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      65%  B Allen         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 3.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-3, Jim Roland facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      68%  W Held          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      70%  D Donovan       Strikeout
          ---      69%  D Howser        Walk
   O      1--      72%  V Davalillo     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dick Donovan facing 9-1-2
          ---      75%  J Roland        Single to SS
   O      1--      72%  R Rollins       Flyball: LF
          1--      75%  T Oliva         Single to RF; Roland to 2B
   R      12-      88%  B Allison       Double to LF; Roland Scores; Oliva to 3B
                  Don McMahon replaces Dick Donovan pitching and batting 9th
          -23      88%  J Hall          Intentional Walk
   R      123      93%  H Killebrew     Wild Pitch; Oliva Scores; Allison to 3B; Hall to 2B
   O      -23      90%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -23      88%  E Battey        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 5.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Jim Roland facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      90%  L Wagner        Strikeout
          ---      87%  J Romano        Walk
          1--      83%  A Smith         Single to 1B; Romano to 2B
   O      12-      88%  T Francona      Flyball: RF; Romano to 3B
   O      1-3      92%  M Alvis         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Don McMahon facing 7-8-9
          ---      93%  Z Versalles     Single to 2B
   O      1--      92%  B Allen         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      91%  J Roland        Strikeout
   RR     1--      97%  R Rollins       Home Run; Allen Scores
          ---      98%  T Oliva         Walk
                  Gordon Seyfried replaces Don McMahon pitching and batting 9th
          1--      98%  B Allison       Single to LF; Oliva to 2B
   O      12-      97%  J Hall          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 7.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-7, Jim Roland facing 8-9-1
          ---      96%  W Held          Walk
                  Larry Brown pinch hits for Gordon Seyfried batting 9th
   O      1--      97%  L Brown         Strikeout
          1--      96%  D Howser        Single to LF; Held to 2B
   O      12-      97%  V Davalillo     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Held to 3B
   RRR    1-3      88%  L Wagner        Home Run; Held Scores; Davalillo Scores
                  Jim Perry replaces Jim Roland pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---      78%  J Romano        Home Run
   O      ---      80%  A Smith         Strikeout
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-6, Ted Abernathy facing 5-6-7
                  Ted Abernathy replaces Larry Brown pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      78%  H Killebrew     Groundout: P-1B
          ---      80%  E Battey        Walk
          1--      87%  Z Versalles     Double to RF; Battey to 3B
          -23      87%  B Allen         Intentional Walk
                  Don Mincher pinch hits for Jim Perry batting 9th
   OO     123      76%  D Mincher       Double Play: Flyball: CF-P-3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 7.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 6-7, Bill Dailey facing 6-7-8
                  Bill Dailey replaces Don Mincher pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      81%  T Francona      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      85%  M Alvis         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      82%  W Held          Single to LF
                  Bob Chance pinch hits for Ted Abernathy batting 9th
   O      1--      88%  B Chance        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-6, Gary Bell facing 1-2-3
                  Gary Bell replaces Bob Chance pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      86%  R Rollins       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      85%  T Oliva         Flyball: LF
          ---      85%  B Allison       E2 on Foul Ball
   O      ---      85%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 7.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 6-7, Bill Dailey facing 1-2-3
          ---      73%  D Howser        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      84%  V Davalillo     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      93%  L Wagner        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   RR     1--      18%  J Romano        Home Run; Wagner Scores
   O      ---      19%  A Smith         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 7-8, Gary Bell facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      63%  J Hall          Home Run
   O      ---      57%  H Killebrew     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      53%  E Battey        Strikeout
          ---      56%  Z Versalles     Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  B Allen         Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Twins 8.

Top of the 10th, Indians Batting, Tied 8-8, Bill Dailey facing 6-7-8
          ---      42%  T Francona      Walk
   OO     1--      60%  M Alvis         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      63%  W Held          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Twins 8.

Bottom of the 10th, Twins Batting, Tied 8-8, Gary Bell facing 9-1-2
                  Lenny Green pinch hits for Bill Dailey batting 9th
          ---      70%  L Green         Walk
   O      1--      69%  R Rollins       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Green to 2B
          -2-      70%  T Oliva         Intentional Walk
          12-      84%  B Allison       Wild Pitch; Green to 3B; Oliva to 2B
          -23      83%  " "             Intentional Walk
   R      123     100%  J Hall          Single to RF; Green Scores; Oliva to 3B; Allison to 2B
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 8, Twins 9.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation