April 17, 1965 Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 12
BAL 9 CAL 3
DET 1 CHW 2
WSA 1
(10) NYY 5
@KCA 2 MIN 3
CLE 0 CHC 9
@MLN 4 SFG 4
@NYM 0 PHI 3
LAD 2 PIT 3
HOU 2
(10) STL 8
CIN 0

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 4,492

Saturday, April 17, 1965
Time of Game: 2:09

Indians

1-2

Lost 2

8th, 1½ GB

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

W: J Kaat (1-0), L: D Donovan (0-1)

Twins

2-1

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Howser SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .539    0    1   2   GDP
C Hinton 1B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .462    0    6   1   SB
L Wagner LF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .808    0    2   0   
R Colavito RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .808    0    2   0   
M Alvis 3B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .308  .616    0    1   3   
V Davalillo CF                3   0   1   0    0   0  .455 1.000    0    5   0   
L Brown 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .633    0    2   0   
J Azcue C                     3   0   2   0    0   0  .455  .910    0    4   1   
D Donovan P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
  R Barker PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  S Siebert P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  A Luplow PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  D McMahon P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       31   0   7   0    1   0                    24   7

BATTING

TB: J Azcue 2; M Alvis 2; C Hinton; A Luplow; V Davalillo.

GIDP: D Howser (2).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

E: D Donovan (1); L Brown (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Hinton (1, 2nd base off J Kaat/E Battey).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
Z Versalles SS                3   1   1   0    1   0  .214  .624    0    1   8   2B
R Rollins 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .167    0    0   3   
T Oliva RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .077  .154    0    0   0   CS
H Killebrew 1B                4   1   1   1    0   2  .273  .658    0   13   1   
J Hall CF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .167  .564    0    2   1   3B
B Allison LF                  4   1   2   1    0   1  .500 1.288    0    4   1   HR
E Battey C                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .575    0    1   0   
J Kindall 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .091  .377    0    5   2   
J Kaat P                      3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    1   3   
Totals                       33   3   8   3    2   4                    27  19

BATTING

2B: Z Versalles (2, off D Donovan).

3B: J Hall (1, off D Donovan).

HR: B Allison (1, off D Donovan; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: B Allison 5; J Hall 3; Z Versalles 2; J Kindall; J Kaat; T Oliva; H Killebrew.

RBI: J Hall (1); B Allison (3); H Killebrew (2).

2-out RBI: J Hall; H Killebrew.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Kaat-J Kindall-H Killebrew; B Allison-J Kindall.

BASERUNNING

CS: T Oliva (1, 2nd base by S Siebert/J Azcue).

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, L (0-1)             4     6   3   3    1   1   1   6.75   20     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 1· 6     38    -     0.74  -0.15
S Siebert                      3     2   0   0    0   3   0   0.00   11     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 1· 2          0-0    0.32   0.04
D McMahon                      1     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.11   0.00
Totals                         8     8   3   3    2   4   1          35     -       ·  ·      8·10· 3· 8           -

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, W (1-0)                9     7   0   0    1   0   0   1.50   32     -       ·  ·     16· 5· 3· 7     72    -     0.95   0.40
Totals                         9     7   0   0    1   0   0          32     -       ·  ·     16· 5· 3· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Jim Honochick, 3B - Nestor Chylak.

Time of Game: 2:09.

Attendance: 4,492.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 41° F, Wind 6mph in from Rightfield.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Minnesota Twins                      
1. D Howser             SS    1. Z Versalles          SS 
2. C Hinton             1B    2. R Rollins            3B 
3. L Wagner             LF    3. T Oliva              RF 
4. R Colavito           RF    4. H Killebrew          1B 
5. M Alvis              3B    5. J Hall               CF 
6. V Davalillo          CF    6. B Allison            LF 
7. L Brown              2B    7. E Battey             C  
8. J Azcue              C     8. J Kindall            2B 
9. D Donovan            P     9. J Kaat               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  2-0  12-      15%  77% R Colavito      J Kaat          Line Drive Double Play: LF-2B
   b 1   2  0-1  1--      11%  74% J Hall          D Donovan       Triple; Killebrew Scores
   b 1   2  0-0  -2-      10%  63% H Killebrew     D Donovan       Single to CF; Versalles Scores
   b 4   0  0-2  ---       7%  87% B Allison       D Donovan       Home Run
   b 1   0  0-0  ---       6%  61% Z Versalles     D Donovan       Double to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Howser        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  C Hinton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  L Wagner        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dick Donovan facing 1-2-3
          ---      61%  Z Versalles     Double to LF
   O      -2-      57%  R Rollins       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-      53%  T Oliva         Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-      63%  H Killebrew     Single to CF; Versalles Scores
   R      1--      74%  J Hall          Triple; Killebrew Scores
   O      --3      71%  B Allison       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Kaat facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      73%  R Colavito      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      71%  M Alvis         Single to CF
   O      1--      72%  V Davalillo     Single to CF; Alvis to 3B; Davalillo out at 2B/CF-SS-2B
   O      --3      76%  L Brown         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dick Donovan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      74%  E Battey        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      76%  J Kindall       Single to 1B
          1--      78%  J Kaat          Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); Kindall to 2B
   O      12-      75%  Z Versalles     Flyball: CF
   O      12-      73%  R Rollins       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Kaat facing 8-9-1
          ---      68%  J Azcue         Single
   O      1--      72%  D Donovan       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      78%  D Howser        Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dick Donovan facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      76%  T Oliva         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      75%  H Killebrew     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      74%  J Hall          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Kaat facing 2-3-4
          ---      70%  C Hinton        Single to LF
          1--      67%  L Wagner        Hinton Steals 2B
          -2-      63%  " "             Walk
   OO     12-      77%  R Colavito      Line Drive Double Play: LF-2B
          1--      75%  M Alvis         Single to LF; Wagner to 2B
   O      12-      80%  V Davalillo     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Dick Donovan facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      87%  B Allison       Home Run
   O      ---      86%  E Battey        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      86%  J Kindall       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      86%  J Kaat          Single to LF
          1--      87%  Z Versalles     Walk; Kaat to 2B
   O      12-      85%  R Rollins       Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Kaat facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      87%  L Brown         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      85%  J Azcue         Single to RF
                  Ray Barker pinch hits for Dick Donovan batting 9th
   O      1--      88%  R Barker        Flyball: CF
   O      1--      90%  D Howser        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Sonny Siebert facing 3-4-5
                  Sonny Siebert replaces Ray Barker pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  T Oliva         Lineout: CF
   O      ---      88%  H Killebrew     Strikeout
          ---      89%  J Hall          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
          1--      90%  B Allison       Single to RF; Hall to 3B
   O      1-3      88%  E Battey        Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Kaat facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      90%  C Hinton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      91%  L Wagner        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      92%  R Colavito      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Sonny Siebert facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      91%  J Kindall       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      91%  J Kaat          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      91%  Z Versalles     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Kaat facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      93%  M Alvis         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      94%  V Davalillo     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  L Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Sonny Siebert facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      94%  R Rollins       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      95%  T Oliva         Single to LF
   O      1--      94%  H Killebrew     Oliva Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      94%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Kaat facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      96%  J Azcue         Flyball: LF
                  Al Luplow pinch hits for Sonny Siebert batting 9th
          ---      93%  A Luplow        Single
   O      1--      96%  D Howser        Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      98%  C Hinton        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Don McMahon facing 5-6-7
                  Don McMahon replaces Al Luplow pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  J Hall          Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      97%  B Allison       Lineout: LF
          ---      97%  E Battey        Walk
   O      1--      97%  J Kindall       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Jim Kaat facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  L Wagner        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R Colavito      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  M Alvis         Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN196504170

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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