April 15, 1967 Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 4
@CAL 1
(10) WSA 3
@CHW 1
(11) KCA 11
BAL 3 DET 4
@MIN 3 NYY 1
BOS 0 ATL 4
SFG 3 CIN 7
HOU 3 PHI 6
NYM 2 CHC 7
@PIT 3 STL 13
LAD 4

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 11,342

Saturday, April 15, 1967
Time of Game: 2:36

Tigers

2-2

Won 1

4th, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  1  2   1  0  0    4 11  1
Twins           1  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    3 12  1

W: D Wickersham (1-0), L: J Kaat (0-2), S: F Gladding (1)

Twins

1-3

Lost 1

10th, 2 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Wood 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .375    0    1   2   
  D McAuliffe 2B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .733    0    2   0   
D Wert 3B                     5   1   3   0    0   1  .250  .583    0    1   3   
G Brown LF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .294  .980    0    2   1   
  M Stanley CF                0   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    0    1   0   
A Kaline RF                   5   1   2   2    0   0  .333 1.007    0    0   0   HR
J Northrup CF-LF              4   0   2   0    0   0  .471 1.088    0    4   0   3B
N Cash 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .535    0    8   0   
B Freehan C                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .286  .983    0    7   1   HR
R Oyler SS                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .833    0    1   2   
J Sparma P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                0    0   0   2·SH
  D Wickersham P              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  H Aguirre P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Gladding P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       35   4  11   3    3   3                    27  11

BATTING

3B: J Northrup (1, off J Kaat).

HR: B Freehan (1, off J Kaat; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); A Kaline (1, off J Kaat; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: J Sparma 2 (2, 2 off J Kaat).

TB: A Kaline 5; B Freehan 4; J Northrup 4; D Wert 3; G Brown 2; R Oyler.

RBI: A Kaline 2 (2); B Freehan (4).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Wood-R Oyler-N Cash; B Freehan-D Wert.

E: B Freehan (1).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar CF                    5   2   3   0    0   0  .333  .757    0    5   0   SB,CS
R Rollins 3B                  4   0   2   2    1   0  .222  .596    0    1   3   2B
T Oliva RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .771    0    0   0   
H Killebrew 1B                3   0   1   0    1   2  .083  .396    0   12   0   
R Carew 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .200  .450    0    3   2   GDP
B Allison LF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .267  .913    0    1   1   2B
E Battey C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .733    0    4   1   
Z Versalles SS                4   0   2   0    0   0  .400 1.000    0    1   5   
J Kaat P                      3   1   1   0    0   1  .500 1.250    0    0   2   2B
  A Worthington P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Uhlaender PH              0   0   0   0    0   0                0    0   0   SH
Totals                       35   3  12   2    2   7                    27  14

BATTING

2B: R Rollins (2, off J Sparma); B Allison (2, off D Wickersham); J Kaat (1, off J Sparma).

SH: T Uhlaender (1, off F Gladding).

TB: C Tovar 3; B Allison 3; R Rollins 3; J Kaat 2; Z Versalles 2; E Battey; H Killebrew.

GIDP: R Carew (1).

RBI: R Rollins 2 (3).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

E: H Killebrew (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Tovar (1, 2nd base off J Sparma/B Freehan).

CS: C Tovar (1, 3rd base by F Gladding/B Freehan).

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
J Sparma                       4.1   9   3   3    1   4   0   6.23   22     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 0· 9     36    -     0.83  -0.23
D Wickersham, W (1-0)          1.2   2   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          2-0    1.81  -0.08
H Aguirre, H (1)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    3.51   0.11
F Gladding, S (1)              2.2   1   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 1          2-0    3.71   0.50
Totals                         9    12   3   3    2   7   0          38     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 0·12          6-0

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, L (0-2)                6.1  10   4   3    2   2   2   6.10   30     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 0·10     39    -     1.43  -0.23
A Worthington                  2.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00   10     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 1          2-1    1.01   0.04
Totals                         9    11   4   3    3   3   2          40     -       ·  ·     13·10· 0·11          2-1

D Wickersham faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Sparma (1); J Kaat (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:36.

Attendance: 11,342.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Minnesota Twins                      
1. J Wood               2B    1. C Tovar              CF 
2. D Wert               3B    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. R Oyler              SS    8. Z Versalles          SS 
9. J Sparma             P     9. J Kaat               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   0  3-1  1--      25%  50% A Kaline        J Kaat          Home Run; Brown Scores
   b 7   1  4-3  12-      19%  76% H Killebrew     F Gladding      Double Play: Strikeout, Tovar Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   t 5   0  1-0  ---      15%  50% B Freehan       J Kaat          Home Run
   b 9   2  4-3  --3      15% 100% R Rollins       F Gladding      Groundout: SS-1B
   b 9   0  4-3  ---     -13%  69% Z Versalles     F Gladding      Single to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  J Wood          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  D Wert          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  G Brown         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Sparma facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  C Tovar         Single
          1--      36%  R Rollins       Tovar Steals 2B; Tovar to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   R      --3      35%  " "             Wild Pitch; Tovar Scores
   O      ---      36%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      ---      38%  T Oliva         Flyball: CF
          ---      37%  H Killebrew     Single to CF
   O      1--      39%  R Carew         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Kaat facing 4-5-6
          ---      43%  A Kaline        Single to CF
   O      1--      41%  J Northrup      Groundout: P-1B; Kaline to 2B
   O      -2-      37%  N Cash          Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      34%  B Freehan       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joe Sparma facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      35%  B Allison       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      37%  E Battey        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      36%  Z Versalles     Single to CF
   O      1--      38%  J Kaat          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Kaat facing 8-9-1
          ---      42%  R Oyler         Single to LF
   O      1--      40%  J Sparma        Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Oyler to 2B
   O      -2-      36%  J Wood          Strikeout
   O      -2-      32%  D Wert          Single to LF; Oyler out at Hm/LF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joe Sparma facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      34%  C Tovar         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      32%  R Rollins       Single to LF
   O      1--      34%  T Oliva         Strikeout
   O      1--      36%  H Killebrew     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Kaat facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      34%  G Brown         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      32%  A Kaline        Foul Flyball: C
          ---      35%  J Northrup      Triple to LF
   O      --3      30%  N Cash          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joe Sparma facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      32%  R Carew         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      34%  B Allison       Single to LF; Allison out at 2B/LF-2B
          ---      33%  E Battey        Single to RF
   O      1--      35%  Z Versalles     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Kaat facing 7-8-9
   R      ---      50%  B Freehan       Home Run
          ---      55%  R Oyler         Walk
   O      1--      53%  J Sparma        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Oyler to 2B
   O      -2-      49%  J Wood          Flyball: CF; Oyler to 3B
   O      --3      44%  D Wert          Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Joe Sparma facing 9-1-2
          ---      35%  J Kaat          Double to RF
          -2-      26%  C Tovar         Single to CF; Kaat to 3B
   RR     1-3      13%  R Rollins       Double to LF; Kaat Scores; Tovar Scores
   O      -2-      16%  T Oliva         Flyball: LF
          -2-      15%  H Killebrew     Walk
                  Dave Wickersham replaces Joe Sparma pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-      20%  R Carew         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 3.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Jim Kaat facing 3-4-5
          ---      25%  G Brown         Single to RF
   RR     1--      50%  A Kaline        Home Run; Brown Scores
          ---      55%  J Northrup      Single to LF
          1--      60%  N Cash          Wild Pitch; Northrup to 2B
   O      -2-      53%  " "             Flyball: 3B
          -2-      56%  B Freehan       Walk
   O      12-      49%  R Oyler         Flyball: CF
   O      12-      43%  D Wickersham    Flyball: 1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Dave Wickersham facing 6-7-8
          ---      33%  B Allison       Double to LF
   O      -2-      39%  E Battey        Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-      45%  Z Versalles     Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      50%  J Kaat          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 3.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      46%  J Wood          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  D Wert          Single to CF
          1--      63%  G Brown         Single to RF; Wert to 3B
                  Al Worthington replaces Jim Kaat pitching and batting 9th
   RO     1-3      69%  A Kaline        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Wert Scores/Adv on E3/unER/No RBI
   O      1--      66%  J Northrup      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Dave Wickersham facing 1-2-3
                  Dick McAuliffe replaces Jake Wood playing 2B batting 1st; Jim Northrup moves to LF; Mickey Stanley replaces Gates Brown playing CF batting 3rd
          ---      58%  C Tovar         Single to CF
          1--      47%  R Rollins       Walk; Tovar to 2B
                  Hank Aguirre replaces Dave Wickersham pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      58%  T Oliva         Flyball: 2B
                  Fred Gladding replaces Hank Aguirre pitching and batting 9th
   OO     12-      76%  H Killebrew     Double Play: Strikeout, Tovar Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 3.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Al Worthington facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      74%  N Cash          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      73%  B Freehan       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      72%  R Oyler         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Fred Gladding facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      78%  R Carew         Strikeout
   O      ---      82%  B Allison       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      85%  E Battey        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 3.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Al Worthington facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      84%  F Gladding      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      83%  D McAuliffe     Flyball: SS
          ---      83%  D Wert          Single
          1--      85%  M Stanley       Walk; Wert to 2B
   O      12-      82%  A Kaline        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Fred Gladding facing 8-9-1
          ---      69%  Z Versalles     Single to LF
                  Ted Uhlaender pinch hits for Al Worthington batting 9th
   O      1--      74%  T Uhlaender     Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Versalles to 2B
   O      -2-      85%  C Tovar         Groundout: 3B-1B; Versalles to 3B
   O      --3     100%  R Rollins       Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation