April 14, 1967 Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 21,347

Friday, April 14, 1967
Time of Game: 2:55

Tigers

1-2

Lost 1

7th, 2 GB

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

W: J Merritt (1-0), L: E Wilson (0-1)

Twins

1-2

Won 1

7th, 2 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Wert 3B                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .091  .322    0    3   5   SH
J Lumpe 2B                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .200    0    2   1   
G Brown LF                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .231  .978    0    1   0   
A Kaline RF                   3   0   1   0    2   1  .300  .800    0    1   0   
J Northrup CF                 5   0   2   0    0   0  .462  .962    0    1   0   
N Cash 1B                     4   1   1   0    1   1  .143  .714    0    8   2   
B Freehan C                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .273  .749    0    3   1   GDP
D Tracewski SS                3   1   2   1    0   1  .250  .583    0    2   0   2B,SH
E Wilson P                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .666    0    3   2   
  L Sherry P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Wood PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .750    0    0   0   
  J Podres P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       35   3  11   3    5   6                    24  12

BATTING

2B: D Tracewski (1, off D Boswell).

SH: D Wert (1, off D Boswell); D Tracewski (1, off J Merritt).

TB: D Tracewski 3; B Freehan 2; J Northrup 2; E Wilson; D Wert; A Kaline; G Brown; N Cash.

GIDP: B Freehan (1).

RBI: D Tracewski (1); D Wert (1); E Wilson (1).

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 2 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Wert-N Cash.

PB: B Freehan (1).

E: J Lumpe (1); D Tracewski (2).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar CF                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .231  .594    0    1   1   
R Rollins 3B                  5   0   2   1    0   1  .143  .357    0    1   2   2B
T Oliva RF                    2   1   1   0    2   0  .375 1.083    0    0   0   
H Killebrew 1B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    7   0   GDP
R Carew 2B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .273  .606    0    6   5   
B Allison LF                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .182  .795    0    1   0   HR,CS
E Battey C                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .250  .830    0    9   0   
Z Versalles SS                4   2   2   1    0   1  .364 1.000    0    2   1   HR
D Boswell P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  R Kline P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Valdespino PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Merritt P                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       31   5   8   4    7   3                    27  10

BATTING

2B: R Rollins (1, off E Wilson).

HR: Z Versalles (1, off J Podres; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); B Allison (1, off E Wilson; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: Z Versalles 5; B Allison 4; R Rollins 3; C Tovar; R Carew; T Oliva.

GIDP: H Killebrew (1).

RBI: Z Versalles (1); B Allison (1); R Rollins (1); R Carew (1).

2-out RBI: R Carew.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Rollins-R Carew; Z Versalles-R Carew-H Killebrew.

E: J Merritt (1); H Killebrew (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: B Allison (1, 2nd base by E Wilson/B Freehan).

PO: R Carew (1st base by E Wilson).

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
E Wilson, L (0-1)              5     6   4   3    7   1   1   5.40   25     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 1· 6     35    -     1.24  -0.17
L Sherry                       2     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      5· 2· 0· 1          1-1    1.66  -0.05
J Podres                       1     1   1   1    0   1   1   9.00    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.30  -0.06
Totals                         8     8   5   4    7   3   2          38     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 1· 8          1-1

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Boswell                      4     7   3   3    4   4   0   6.75   23     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 0· 7     36    -     1.15  -0.28
R Kline                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 0          2-0    1.65   0.18
J Merritt, W (1-0)             4     4   0   0    1   2   0   0.00   17     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 1· 4          0-0    2.21   0.32
Totals                         9    11   3   3    5   6   0          42     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 2·11          2-0

E Wilson faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
D Boswell faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: E Wilson (1).

IBB: None.

PO: E Wilson (1; R Carew, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Salerno, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Ed Runge.

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 21,347.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Minnesota Twins                      
1. D Wert               3B    1. C Tovar              CF 
2. J Lumpe              2B    2. R Rollins            3B 
3. G Brown              LF    3. T Oliva              RF 
4. A Kaline             RF    4. H Killebrew          1B 
5. J Northrup           CF    5. R Carew              2B 
6. N Cash               1B    6. B Allison            LF 
7. B Freehan            C     7. E Battey             C  
8. D Tracewski          SS    8. Z Versalles          SS 
9. E Wilson             P     9. D Boswell            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  4-3  12-      21%  88% D Wert          J Merritt       Line Drive Double Play: 3B-2B
   b 6   0  3-2  ---      20%  57% B Allison       E Wilson        Home Run
   b 6   1  3-3  12-      19%  82% C Tovar         L Sherry        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Versalles Scores/unER; Merritt to 3B
   t 2   1  2-0  12-     -16%  51% D Tracewski     D Boswell       Double to LF; Cash Scores; Freehan to 3B
   t 8   0  4-3  1--     -13%  54% D Tracewski     J Merritt       Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Freehan to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Boswell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  D Wert          Flyball: SS
          ---      50%  J Lumpe         Walk
   O      1--      52%  G Brown         Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      55%  A Kaline        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Earl Wilson facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  C Tovar         Single to LF
          1--      61%  R Rollins       Passed Ball; Tovar to 2B
   R      -2-      71%  " "             Double to LF; Tovar Scores
          -2-      73%  T Oliva         Walk
   OO     12-      64%  H Killebrew     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Oliva to 2B
          -2-      65%  R Carew         Wild Pitch; Oliva to 3B
   R      --3      73%  " "             Single; Oliva Scores
   O      1--      72%  B Allison       Carew Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Boswell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      74%  J Northrup      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      71%  N Cash          Walk
          1--      67%  B Freehan       Walk; Cash to 2B
   R      12-      51%  D Tracewski     Double to LF; Cash Scores; Freehan to 3B
   R      -23      43%  E Wilson        Fielder's Choice ; Freehan Scores; Tracewski to 3B
   R      1-3      32%  D Wert          Single to CF; Tracewski Scores; Wilson to 3B
   O      1-3      38%  J Lumpe         Strikeout
   O      1-3      43%  G Brown         Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Earl Wilson facing 6-7-8
          ---      47%  B Allison       Walk
   O      1--      40%  E Battey        Allison Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      39%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      ---      38%  Z Versalles     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 2.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dave Boswell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      40%  A Kaline        Strikeout
   O      ---      41%  J Northrup      Single to CF; Northrup out at 2B/CF-2B
          ---      40%  N Cash          Single to CF
          1--      38%  B Freehan       Single to LF; Cash to 2B
   O      12-      42%  D Tracewski     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Earl Wilson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      39%  D Boswell       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      42%  C Tovar         Walk
   O      1--      39%  R Rollins       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      42%  T Oliva         Walk; Rollins to 2B
   O      12-      36%  H Killebrew     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 2.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dave Boswell facing 9-1-2
          ---      33%  E Wilson        Single to LF
   O      1--      34%  D Wert          Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Wilson to 2B
   O      -2-      38%  J Lumpe         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      -2-      41%  G Brown         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Earl Wilson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      38%  R Carew         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      36%  B Allison       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      38%  E Battey        Walk
   O      1--      35%  Z Versalles     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 2.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dave Boswell facing 4-5-6
          ---      31%  A Kaline        Walk
          1--      21%  J Northrup      Single to LF; Kaline to 3B/Adv on E3
                  Ron Kline replaces Dave Boswell pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      27%  N Cash          Lineout: SS
   OO     1-3      40%  B Freehan       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Earl Wilson facing 9-1-2
                  Sandy Valdespino pinch hits for Ron Kline batting 9th
   O      ---      36%  S Valdespino    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      34%  C Tovar         Lineout: P
          ---      36%  R Rollins       Single
          1--      39%  T Oliva         Single to LF; Rollins to 2B
          12-      44%  H Killebrew     Walk; Rollins to 3B; Oliva to 2B
   O      123      32%  R Carew         Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 2.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jim Merritt facing 8-9-1
                  Jim Merritt replaces Sandy Valdespino pitching and batting 9th
          ---      29%  D Tracewski     Single to LF
   O      1--      32%  E Wilson        Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      35%  D Wert          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      37%  J Lumpe         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Earl Wilson facing 6-7-8
   R      ---      57%  B Allison       Home Run
          ---      62%  E Battey        Walk
                  Larry Sherry replaces Earl Wilson pitching and batting 9th
          1--      70%  Z Versalles     Single to LF; Battey to 2B
   O      12-      63%  J Merritt       Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Versalles to 2B
   R      12-      82%  C Tovar         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Versalles Scores/unER; Merritt to 3B
   O      1-3      75%  R Rollins       Strikeout
   O      1-3      71%  T Oliva         Flyball: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 4.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Jim Merritt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      75%  G Brown         Strikeout
          ---      70%  A Kaline        Single to LF
   O      1--      76%  J Northrup      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      80%  N Cash          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-3, Larry Sherry facing 4-5-6
          ---      85%  H Killebrew     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Killebrew to 2B
   O      -2-      85%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B; Killebrew to 3B
   O      --3      80%  B Allison       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --3      76%  E Battey        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 4.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Jim Merritt facing 7-8-9
          ---      68%  B Freehan       Single
          1--      54%  D Tracewski     Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Freehan to 2B
                  Jake Wood pinch hits for Larry Sherry batting 9th
   O      12-      67%  J Wood          Foul Flyball: C
   OO     12-      88%  D Wert          Line Drive Double Play: 3B-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-3, Johnny Podres facing 8-9-1
                  Johnny Podres replaces Jake Wood pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---      95%  Z Versalles     Home Run
   O      ---      94%  J Merritt       Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  C Tovar         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      94%  R Rollins       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 5.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, Jim Merritt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      97%  J Lumpe         Flyball: 2B
          ---      92%  G Brown         Single to RF
          1--      85%  A Kaline        Walk; Brown to 2B
   O      12-      93%  J Northrup      Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Brown to 3B
   O      1-3     100%  N Cash          Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN196704140

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation