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Standings
BAL
@CAL		6
3
CLE
@KCA		3
1
DET
@MIN		8
1
BOS
@NYY		0
1
CHW
@WSA		6
2
PIT
@ATL		8
6
LAD
@CHC		0
4
NYM
@CIN		3
4
SFG
@HOU		9
5		 
(13)
STL
@PHI		4
5
Saturday, September 24, 1966
, Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 11,706, Time of Game: 2:26
Tigers
8
86-69
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 10 GB
 at Twins
1
84-71
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 12 GB
L: Jim Merritt (6-14)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  3   4  0  1    8 12  0
Twins           0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  6  1

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Don Wert 3B 5 3 3 2 0 0 .273 .725 0.070 0.79 0.129 -0.058 1.9 0 1 2B
Jake Wood 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .271 .718 0.164 1.01 0.192 -0.029 0.5 3 3 2B
   Dick Tracewski 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .187 .458 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 1 SH
Norm Cash 1B 4 2 2 3 1 1 .280 .830 0.249 1.07 0.303 -0.054 2.1 6 2 HR
   Don Pepper 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Al Kaline RF 4 0 2 3 1 0 .294 .934 0.007 0.81 0.092 -0.084 2.8 1 0 2B,CS
   Gates Brown LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .774 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Willie Horton LF-RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .257 .804 -0.078 0.60 0.000 -0.078 -1.7 1 0
Mickey Stanley CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .287 .753 -0.058 0.46 0.001 -0.059 -0.7 2 0
Bill Freehan C 4 1 1 0 0 0 .230 .645 -0.008 0.63 0.041 -0.049 -0.5 7 1 2B,GDP
Dick McAuliffe SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 .278 .885 0.010 0.41 0.028 -0.018 0.2 5 4
Dave Wickersham P 3 1 0 0 1 2 .047 .138 -0.049 0.96 0.008 -0.057 -0.5 0 1
Team Totals 37 8 12 8 4 6 .324 .904 0.307 0.73 0.794 -0.486 3.8 27 13
2B: D Wert (20, off A Worthington); B Freehan (22, off J Merritt); J Wood (9, off J Merritt); A Kaline (29, off D Boswell).
HR: N Cash (30, off J Merritt; 6th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).
SH: D Tracewski (2, off D Boswell).
TB: N Cash 5; D Wert 4; J Wood 3; A Kaline 3; B Freehan 2; D McAuliffe; M Stanley.
GIDP: B Freehan (11).
RBI: A Kaline 3 (85); N Cash 3 (89); D Wert 2 (70).
2-out RBI: A Kaline 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 5 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. D McAuliffe-J Wood-N Cash.
Baserunning
CS: A Kaline (5, 2nd base by J Merritt/R Nixon).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cesar Tovar 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .691 -0.074 0.70 0.000 -0.074 -0.9 3 5
Sandy Valdespino LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .179 .478 0.078 0.86 0.130 -0.052 0.5 0 0 3B
Tony Oliva RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .307 .862 -0.069 0.67 0.000 -0.069 -0.7 1 0
Harmon Killebrew 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .284 .927 0.036 0.58 0.057 -0.021 0.2 0 2
Don Mincher 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 .250 .750 0.119 0.84 0.120 -0.001 0.9 9 1
Russ Nixon C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .640 -0.122 1.45 0.000 -0.122 -1.2 7 1
Zoilo Versalles SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .650 -0.148 0.75 0.000 -0.148 -1.7 0 0 GDP
Ted Uhlaender CF 3 1 2 0 0 1 .225 .564 0.026 0.65 0.046 -0.020 0.4 6 0
Jim Merritt P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .339 -0.032 1.12 0.000 -0.032 -0.3 1 0 SH
   Al Worthington P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .818 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rich Reese PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .333 -0.006 0.27 0.000 -0.006 -0.3
   Dave Boswell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .315 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 31 1 6 1 2 6 .194 .500 -0.192 0.82 0.353 -0.545 -3.2 27 10
3B: S Valdespino (1, off D Wickersham).
SH: J Merritt (2, off D Wickersham).
TB: S Valdespino 3; T Uhlaender 2; D Mincher 2; H Killebrew.
GIDP: Z Versalles (10).
RBI: S Valdespino (9).
2-out RBI: S Valdespino.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Tovar-D Mincher.
E: H Killebrew (18).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Dave Wickersham, W (8-3) 9 6 1 1 2 6 0 3.36 34 75 0.193 0.82 3.2
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 2 6 0 1.00 34 75 0.193 0.73 3.2

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Merritt, L (6-14) 6.1 5 5 5 3 4 1 3.47 27 44 -0.198 1.07 -0.9
Al Worthington 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 2.58 5 2 2 -0.109 0.42 -2.9
Dave Boswell 2 5 1 1 0 1 0 3.14 10 0 0 0.000 0.02 -0.1
Team Totals 9 12 8 8 4 6 1 8.00 42 44 2 2 -0.307 0.82 -3.8
Balks: None.
WP: A Worthington (3); D Boswell (12).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Cal Drummond, 3B - Lou DiMuro.
Time of Game: 2:26.
Attendance: 11,706.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 55° F.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Minnesota Twins
1 Don Wert 3B 1 Cesar Tovar 2B
2 Jake Wood 2B 2 Sandy Valdespino LF
3 Norm Cash 1B 3 Tony Oliva RF
4 Al Kaline RF 4 Harmon Killebrew 3B
5 Willie Horton LF 5 Don Mincher 1B
6 Mickey Stanley CF 6 Russ Nixon C
7 Bill Freehan C 7 Zoilo Versalles SS
8 Dick McAuliffe SS 8 Ted Uhlaender CF
9 Dave Wickersham P 9 Jim Merritt P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 0-1 1 -23 RRR DET N. Cash J. Merritt 30% 78% Home Run; Wert Scores; Wood Scores
t6 0-1 1 1-- DET J. Wood J. Merritt 14% 48% Double to RF; Wert to 3B
b3 0-0 2 -2- R MIN S. Valdespino D. Wickersham -13% 33% Triple to RF; Uhlaender Scores
b2 0-0 1 1-3 OO MIN Z. Versalles D. Wickersham 12% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t7 3-1 1 1-3 RR DET D. Wert A. Worthington 8% 95% Double to RF; Wickersham Scores; Freehan Scores

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O DET D. Wert J. Merritt -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O DET J. Wood J. Merritt -1% 46% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O DET N. Cash J. Merritt -1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Dave Wickersham facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O MIN C. Tovar D. Wickersham 2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O MIN S. Valdespino D. Wickersham 1% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O MIN T. Oliva D. Wickersham 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- DET A. Kaline J. Merritt 4% 54% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- O DET W. Horton J. Merritt -6% 48% Kaline Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t2 0-0 1 --- O DET W. Horton J. Merritt -2% 46% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 2 --- O DET M. Stanley J. Merritt -1% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Dave Wickersham facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- MIN H. Killebrew D. Wickersham -4% 41% Single to CF
b2 0-0 0 1-- MIN D. Mincher D. Wickersham -6% 35% Single to CF; Killebrew to 2B
b2 0-0 0 12- O MIN R. Nixon D. Wickersham 2% 38% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Killebrew to 3B
b2 0-0 1 1-3 OO MIN Z. Versalles D. Wickersham 12% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O DET B. Freehan J. Merritt -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t3 0-0 1 --- DET D. McAuliffe J. Merritt 3% 50% Walk
t3 0-0 1 1-- O DET D. Wickersham J. Merritt -2% 48% Groundout: 1B-2B; McAuliffe to 2B
t3 0-0 2 -2- O DET D. Wert J. Merritt -4% 45% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Dave Wickersham facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- MIN T. Uhlaender D. Wickersham -4% 41% Single to RF
b3 0-0 0 1-- O MIN J. Merritt D. Wickersham 2% 42% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Uhlaender to 2B
b3 0-0 1 -2- O MIN C. Tovar D. Wickersham 4% 46% Flyball: CF
b3 0-0 2 -2- R MIN S. Valdespino D. Wickersham -13% 33% Triple to RF; Uhlaender Scores
b3 1-0 2 --3 O MIN T. Oliva D. Wickersham 3% 37% Groundout: C-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- DET J. Wood J. Merritt 5% 42% Single to RF
t4 0-1 0 1-- O DET N. Cash J. Merritt -4% 37% Strikeout
t4 0-1 1 1-- O DET A. Kaline J. Merritt -2% 35% Flyball: CF; Wood to 2B
t4 0-1 2 -2- O DET W. Horton J. Merritt -4% 31% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Dave Wickersham facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 --- O MIN H. Killebrew D. Wickersham 2% 33% Flyball: LF
b4 1-0 1 --- MIN D. Mincher D. Wickersham -2% 31% Walk
b4 1-0 1 1-- O MIN R. Nixon D. Wickersham 3% 33% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b4 1-0 2 1-- O MIN Z. Versalles D. Wickersham 2% 35% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 6-7-8
t5 0-1 0 --- O DET M. Stanley J. Merritt -3% 32% Flyball: P
t5 0-1 1 --- O DET B. Freehan J. Merritt -2% 30% Foul Flyball: C
t5 0-1 2 --- O DET D. McAuliffe J. Merritt -1% 28% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Dave Wickersham facing 8-9-1
b5 1-0 0 --- O MIN T. Uhlaender D. Wickersham 2% 30% Strikeout Looking
b5 1-0 1 --- O MIN J. Merritt D. Wickersham 1% 32% Strikeout
b5 1-0 2 --- O MIN C. Tovar D. Wickersham 1% 33% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 9-1-2
t6 0-1 0 --- O DET D. Wickersham J. Merritt -4% 29% Strikeout
t6 0-1 1 --- DET D. Wert J. Merritt 4% 33% Single to LF
t6 0-1 1 1-- DET J. Wood J. Merritt 14% 48% Double to RF; Wert to 3B
t6 0-1 1 -23 RRR DET N. Cash J. Merritt 30% 78% Home Run; Wert Scores; Wood Scores
t6 3-1 1 --- DET A. Kaline J. Merritt 2% 80% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t6 3-1 1 1-- O DET W. Horton J. Merritt -2% 78% Flyball: RF
t6 3-1 2 1-- O DET M. Stanley J. Merritt -2% 76% Flyball: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Tigers' Dave Wickersham facing 2-3-4
b6 1-3 0 --- O MIN S. Valdespino D. Wickersham 3% 79% Lineout: CF
b6 1-3 1 --- O MIN T. Oliva D. Wickersham 2% 82% Foul Flyball: C
b6 1-3 2 --- MIN H. Killebrew D. Wickersham -2% 80% Walk
b6 1-3 2 1-- MIN D. Mincher D. Wickersham -4% 76% Single to RF; Killebrew to 3B
b6 1-3 2 1-3 O MIN R. Nixon D. Wickersham 7% 83% Foul Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 1.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 7-8-9
t7 3-1 0 --- DET B. Freehan J. Merritt 4% 87% Double to LF
t7 3-1 0 -2- O DET D. McAuliffe J. Merritt -0% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B; Freehan to 3B
t7 3-1 1 --3 DET D. Wickersham J. Merritt 1% 87% Walk
Al Worthington replaces Jim Merritt pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-1 1 1-3 RR DET D. Wert A. Worthington 8% 95% Double to RF; Wickersham Scores; Freehan Scores
t7 5-1 1 -2- DET J. Wood A. Worthington 1% 96% Wild Pitch; Wert to 3B
t7 5-1 1 --3 O DET J. Wood A. Worthington -1% 95% Lineout: 1B
t7 5-1 2 --3 DET N. Cash A. Worthington 0% 95% Walk
t7 5-1 2 1-3 RR DET A. Kaline A. Worthington 4% 99% Single to LF; Cash Scores; Wert Scores
t7 7-1 2 1-- O DET W. Horton A. Worthington -0% 98% Strikeout
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-7, Tigers' Dave Wickersham facing 7-8-9
b7 1-7 0 --- O MIN Z. Versalles D. Wickersham 1% 99% Lineout: RF
b7 1-7 1 --- MIN T. Uhlaender D. Wickersham -1% 98% Single to LF
Rich Reese pinch hits for Al Worthington (P) batting 9th
b7 1-7 1 1-- O MIN R. Reese D. Wickersham 1% 99% Strikeout
b7 1-7 2 1-- O MIN C. Tovar D. Wickersham 0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Twins 1.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Twins' Dave Boswell facing 6-7-8
Dave Boswell replaces Rich Reese (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 7-1 0 --- DET M. Stanley D. Boswell 0% 99% Single to LF
t8 7-1 0 1-- OO DET B. Freehan D. Boswell -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
t8 7-1 2 --- DET D. McAuliffe D. Boswell 0% 99% Single to LF
t8 7-1 2 1-- DET D. Wickersham D. Boswell 0% 99% Wild Pitch; McAuliffe to 2B
t8 7-1 2 -2- O DET D. Wickersham D. Boswell -0% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-7, Tigers' Dave Wickersham facing 2-3-4
Dick Tracewski replaces Jake Wood playing 2B batting 2nd
b8 1-7 0 --- O MIN S. Valdespino D. Wickersham 0% 100% Flyball: SS
b8 1-7 1 --- O MIN T. Oliva D. Wickersham 0% 100% Strikeout
b8 1-7 2 --- O MIN H. Killebrew D. Wickersham 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Twins 1.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Twins' Dave Boswell facing 1-2-3
t9 7-1 0 --- DET D. Wert D. Boswell 0% 100% Single to CF
t9 7-1 0 1-- O DET D. Tracewski D. Boswell -0% 100% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Wert to 2B
t9 7-1 1 -2- DET N. Cash D. Boswell 0% 100% Single to RF; Wert to 3B
t9 7-1 1 1-3 R DET A. Kaline D. Boswell 0% 100% Double to LF; Cash to 3B; Wert Scores
t9 8-1 1 -23 O DET W. Horton D. Boswell -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 8-1 2 -23 O DET M. Stanley D. Boswell -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-8, Tigers' Dave Wickersham facing 5-6-7
Don Pepper replaces Norm Cash playing 1B batting 3rd
Gates Brown replaces Al Kaline (RF) playing LF batting 4th
Willie Horton moves from LF to RF
b9 1-8 0 --- O MIN D. Mincher D. Wickersham 0% 100% Flyball: SS
b9 1-8 1 --- O MIN R. Nixon D. Wickersham 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 1-8 2 --- O MIN Z. Versalles D. Wickersham 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Twins 1.

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