July 9, 1966 Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 10
CAL 2 CAL 2
@BAL 1 BOS 4
CHW 2 CLE 6
@KCA 3 DET 8
@MIN 1 WSA 3
@NYY 0 PHI 11
@CHC 6 ATL 5
@LAD 2 PIT 6
NYM 3 SFG 8
CIN 7
(12) STL 7
HOU 1

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 20,215

Saturday, July 9, 1966
Time of Game: 2:03

Tigers

48-34

Won 1

2nd, 8 GB

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

W: D McLain (13-4), L: J Merritt (1-7)

Twins

39-45

Lost 1

5th, 18 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Wert 3B                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .270  .701    0    1   1   2B,SH,GDP
J Wood 2B                     5   1   1   0    0   0  .296  .774    0    3   2   SB
N Cash 1B                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .262  .724    0    8   1   
A Kaline RF                   3   2   2   4    0   0  .322 1.023    0    1   0   2·HR,SF
  J Northrup RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .697         2   0   
W Horton LF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .258  .806    0    2   0   
B Freehan C                   4   1   1   3    0   0  .251  .676    0    6   0   HR
M Stanley CF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .527    0    2   0   
R Oyler SS                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .187  .596    0    1   5   
D McLain P                    3   1   2   0    1   1  .226  .545    0    1   1   2B
Totals                       35   8  10   8    1   3                    27  10

BATTING

2B: D Wert (7, off J Merritt); D McLain (2, off R Keller).

HR: B Freehan (8, off J Merritt; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); A Kaline 2 (20, off J Merritt, off R Keller; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

SF: A Kaline (3, off J Merritt).

SH: D Wert (4, off R Keller).

TB: A Kaline 8; B Freehan 4; D Wert 3; D McLain 3; W Horton; J Wood; N Cash.

GIDP: D Wert (10).

RBI: A Kaline 4 (54); B Freehan 3 (30); N Cash (47).

2-out RBI: B Freehan 3; A Kaline 3; N Cash.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Wood-R Oyler-N Cash; R Oyler-J Wood-N Cash.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Wood (3, 2nd base off J Merritt/E Battey).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
Z Versalles SS                3   0   1   0    1   0  .251  .660    0    1   4   
T Uhlaender CF                3   0   0   0    0   1  .209  .487    0    3   0   GDP
T Oliva RF                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .311  .915    0    2   0   HR,GDP
H Killebrew 1B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .856    0   11   0   
J Hall LF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .685    0    1   0   
R Rollins 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .710    0    3   4   
E Battey C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .685    0    2   0   
  B Pleis P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
C Tovar 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .272  .671    0    2   2   
J Merritt P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .455         1   0   
  D Mincher PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .668    0    0   0   
  R Keller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  A Kosco PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .591    0    0   0   
  J Klippstein P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Nixon C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .603    0    1   0   
Totals                       27   1   2   1    1   4                    27  11

BATTING

HR: T Oliva (17, off D McLain; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: T Oliva 4; Z Versalles.

GIDP: T Oliva (10); T Uhlaender (2).

RBI: T Oliva (49).

2-out RBI: T Oliva.

Team LOB: 0.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Rollins-C Tovar-H Killebrew.

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D McLain, W (13-4)             9     2   1   1    1   4   1   3.09   28     -       ·  ·      8·13· 0· 2     82    -     0.31   0.14
Totals                         9     2   1   1    1   4   1          28     -       ·  ·      8·13· 0· 2           -

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 Merritt, L (1-7)             3     5   5   5    0   1   2   3.88   14     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 5     30    -     0.76  -0.34
R Keller                       3     4   3   3    1   1   1   9.00   14     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 2· 4          0-0    0.15  -0.03
J Klippstein                   2     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.58    6     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
B Pleis                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    10   8   8    1   3   3          38     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 3·10           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Cal Drummond, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Bill Valentine, 3B - Nestor Chylak.

Time of Game: 2:03.

Attendance: 20,215.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 87° F, Wind 13mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Minnesota Twins                      
1. D Wert               3B    1. Z Versalles          SS 
2. J Wood               2B    2. T Uhlaender          CF 
3. N Cash               1B    3. T Oliva              RF 
4. A Kaline             RF    4. H Killebrew          1B 
5. W Horton             LF    5. J Hall               LF 
6. B Freehan            C     6. R Rollins            3B 
7. M Stanley            CF    7. E Battey             C  
8. R Oyler              SS    8. C Tovar              2B 
9. D McLain             P     9. J Merritt            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-1  12-      23%  83% B Freehan       J Merritt       Home Run; Wood Scores; Horton Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  -2-       7%  63% J Wood          J Merritt       Single to RF; Wert to 3B
   t 1   0  0-0  ---       6%  56% D Wert          J Merritt       Double to LF
   t 1   0  0-0  -23      -5%  59% N Cash          J Merritt       Strikeout
   t 3   2  0-4  ---       5%  91% A Kaline        J Merritt       Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  D Wert          Double to LF
          -2-      63%  J Wood          Single to RF; Wert to 3B
          1-3      64%  N Cash          Wood Steals 2B
   O      -23      59%  " "             Strikeout
   RO     -23      59%  A Kaline        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Wert Scores
          -2-      60%  W Horton        Fielder's Choice 
   RRR    12-      83%  B Freehan       Home Run; Wood Scores; Horton Scores
   O      ---      82%  M Stanley       Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
          ---      79%  Z Versalles     Single to CF
   O      1--      82%  T Uhlaender     Strikeout
   OO     1--      86%  T Oliva         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jim Merritt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      85%  R Oyler         Flyball: 2B
          ---      86%  D McLain        Single to LF
   OO     1--      84%  D Wert          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Denny McLain facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      85%  H Killebrew     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      87%  J Hall          Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      87%  R Rollins       Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jim Merritt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      86%  J Wood          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      86%  N Cash          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      ---      91%  A Kaline        Home Run
   O      ---      91%  W Horton        Groundout: P unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, Denny McLain facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      92%  E Battey        Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      93%  C Tovar         Strikeout Looking
                  Don Mincher pinch hits for Jim Merritt batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  D Mincher       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Ron Keller facing 6-7-8
                  Ron Keller replaces Don Mincher pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      93%  B Freehan       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      92%  M Stanley       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  R Oyler         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
          ---      90%  Z Versalles     Walk
   OO     1--      94%  T Uhlaender     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  T Oliva         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Ron Keller facing 9-1-2
          ---      95%  D McLain        Walk
   O      1--      95%  D Wert          Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; McLain to 2B
   O      -2-      94%  J Wood          Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-      97%  N Cash          Single to CF; McLain Scores
   RR     1--      99%  A Kaline        Home Run; Cash Scores
          ---      99%  W Horton        Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  B Freehan       Lineout: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-8, Denny McLain facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  H Killebrew     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  J Hall          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  R Rollins       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-0, Ron Keller facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  M Stanley       Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      99%  R Oyler         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      99%  D McLain        Double to RF
   O      -2-      99%  D Wert          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-8, Denny McLain facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  E Battey        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---     100%  C Tovar         Strikeout
                  Andy Kosco pinch hits for Ron Keller batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  A Kosco         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Twins 0.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-0, Johnny Klippstein facing 2-3-4
                  Johnny Klippstein replaces Andy Kosco pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  J Wood          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  N Cash          Flyball: 3B
   O      ---     100%  A Kaline        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-8, Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
                  Jim Northrup replaces Al Kaline playing RF batting 4th
   O      ---     100%  Z Versalles     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  T Uhlaender     Foul Flyball: 3B
   R      ---     100%  T Oliva         Home Run
   O      ---     100%  H Killebrew     Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Twins 1.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-1, Johnny Klippstein facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  W Horton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  B Freehan       Lineout: SS
   O      ---     100%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-8, Denny McLain facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  J Hall          Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  R Rollins       Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  E Battey        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Twins 1.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 8-1, Bill Pleis facing 8-9-1
                  Bill Pleis replaces Earl Battey pitching and batting 7th; Russ Nixon replaces Johnny Klippstein playing C batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  R Oyler         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  D McLain        Strikeout
          ---     100%  D Wert          Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  J Wood          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 8, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-8, Denny McLain facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  C Tovar         Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  R Nixon         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---     100%  Z Versalles     Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Twins 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN196607090

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation