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Scores
Standings
WSA
@CAL		4
5
DET
@CLE		5
11
NYY
@KCA		1
2
BOS
@MIN		0
3
ATL
@CHC		6
3
SFG
@NYM		3
0
HOU
@PHI		1
7
LAD
@PIT		2
3		 
(10)
CIN
@STL		0
5
Friday, August 4, 1967
, Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 31,645, Time of Game: 2:30
Red Sox
0
58-47
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
2nd, 2½ GB
 at Twins
3
55-48
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 4½ GB
W: Jim Merritt (8-3)
L: Bucky Brandon (4-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  3
Twins           2  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  X    3  8  2

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mike Andrews 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .701 -0.067 0.69 0.000 -0.067 -0.6 2 3
Joe Foy 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .263 .798 -0.018 0.42 0.013 -0.031 -0.2 1 0
Carl Yastrzemski LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .323 1.016 0.069 0.78 0.095 -0.026 0.4 4 0
Tony Conigliaro RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .296 .887 -0.197 1.42 0.000 -0.197 -1.6 2 0 GDP
George Scott 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .296 .834 0.042 0.56 0.071 -0.029 0.3 6 0 2B
Rico Petrocelli SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .267 .750 -0.069 1.09 0.012 -0.081 -0.5 0 2
George Thomas CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .214 .552 -0.039 1.04 0.021 -0.060 -0.3 1 0
Mike Ryan C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .226 .584 -0.090 1.16 0.000 -0.090 -0.8 8 1
Bucky Brandon P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .479 -0.024 0.97 0.000 -0.024 -0.2 0 0
   Dan Osinski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .625 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Reggie Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .690 -0.027 1.11 0.000 -0.027 -0.2
   Gary Bell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .104 .229 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jerry Adair PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .539 -0.019 0.79 0.000 -0.019 -0.2
   Sparky Lyle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 0 5 0 0 6 .156 .344 -0.439 0.88 0.212 -0.651 -4.0 24 6
2B: G Scott (14, off J Merritt).
TB: G Scott 2; C Yastrzemski 2; R Petrocelli; J Foy.
GIDP: T Conigliaro (3).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Andrews-G Scott.
E: J Foy 2 (19); M Andrews (12).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rod Carew 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .300 .764 0.001 0.68 0.058 -0.056 -0.4 2 1 SH,GDP
Cesar Tovar 3B 4 1 0 0 0 0 .278 .715 0.003 0.74 0.056 -0.053 -0.4 1 3 SH
Tony Oliva RF 3 0 2 1 1 1 .258 .754 0.137 0.86 0.164 -0.026 1.7 2 0 2B,HBP,IW
Harmon Killebrew 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .261 .999 0.017 0.90 0.039 -0.021 0.4 7 0 HBP
   Rich Reese PR-1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .203 .587 -0.020 0.47 0.002 -0.022 -0.2 3 0
Bob Allison LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .245 .800 -0.024 0.93 0.049 -0.073 -0.1 2 0 2B
   Sandy Valdespino PR-LF 1 1 0 0 0 0 .161 .480 -0.004 0.17 0.000 -0.004 -0.4 1 0
Zoilo Versalles SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .217 .557 -0.035 1.16 0.051 -0.086 -0.0 0 3
Ted Uhlaender CF 3 0 0 1 1 1 .215 .615 0.030 1.27 0.089 -0.059 -0.1 2 0
Jerry Zimmerman C 4 0 1 0 0 2 .151 .423 -0.038 0.94 0.041 -0.079 -0.9 6 0 2B
Jim Merritt P 3 0 1 0 1 1 .160 .428 -0.005 0.52 0.041 -0.046 -0.1 1 2
Team Totals 32 3 8 2 5 8 .250 .728 0.062 0.84 0.590 -0.525 -0.5 27 9
2B: J Zimmerman (1, off B Brandon); B Allison (12, off G Bell); T Oliva (17, off B Brandon).
SH: C Tovar (7, off B Brandon); R Carew (6, off G Bell).
IBB: T Oliva (6, by G Bell).
HBP: T Oliva (7, by S Lyle); H Killebrew (3, by G Bell).
TB: B Allison 3; T Oliva 3; J Zimmerman 2; R Carew; J Merritt; R Reese.
GIDP: R Carew (9).
RBI: T Uhlaender (27); T Oliva (52).
2-out RBI: T Uhlaender.
Team LOB: 14.
With RISP: 1 for 17.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Merritt-Z Versalles-R Carew-R Reese.
E: C Tovar (8); R Carew (10).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bucky Brandon, L (4-9) 3.1 6 2 1 3 3 0 4.29 19 42 -0.131 1.19 -1.1
Dan Osinski 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.45 2 2 0 0.053 1.15 0.8
Gary Bell 3 1 1 0 2 3 0 3.47 15 0 0 0.012 0.62 0.3
Sparky Lyle 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.57 5 0 0 0.005 0.08 0.4
Team Totals 8 8 3 1 5 8 0 1.12 41 42 2 0 -0.061 0.88 0.5

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Merritt, W (8-3) 9 5 0 0 0 6 0 2.06 32 83 0.439 0.88 4.0
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 0 6 0 0.00 32 83 0.439 0.84 4.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: G Bell (3; H Killebrew); S Lyle (1; T Oliva).
IBB: G Bell (3; T Oliva).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Al Salerno, 1B - Ed Runge, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Hank Soar.
Time of Game: 2:30.
Attendance: 31,645.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Minnesota Twins
1 Mike Andrews 2B 1 Rod Carew 2B
2 Joe Foy 3B 2 Cesar Tovar 3B
3 Carl Yastrzemski LF 3 Tony Oliva RF
4 Tony Conigliaro RF 4 Harmon Killebrew 1B
5 George Scott 1B 5 Bob Allison LF
6 Rico Petrocelli SS 6 Zoilo Versalles SS
7 George Thomas CF 7 Ted Uhlaender CF
8 Mike Ryan C 8 Jerry Zimmerman C
9 Bucky Brandon P 9 Jim Merritt P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 0 12- R MIN T. Oliva B. Brandon 14% 77% Double to LF; Carew Scores; Tovar to 3B
t6 0-2 0 1-- OO BOS T. Conigliaro J. Merritt 10% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-2B-1B
b1 1-0 2 123 R MIN T. Uhlaender B. Brandon 9% 76% Walk; Tovar Scores/unER; Oliva to 3B; Killebrew to 2B
t4 0-2 0 --- BOS G. Scott J. Merritt -7% 68% Double to LF
t3 0-2 2 -23 O BOS T. Conigliaro J. Merritt 6% 78% Flyball: LF

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS M. Andrews J. Merritt 2% 52% Foul Flyball: 1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O BOS J. Foy J. Merritt 1% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski J. Merritt 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Bucky Brandon facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- MIN R. Carew B. Brandon 4% 58% Single to CF
b1 0-0 0 1-- MIN C. Tovar B. Brandon 6% 64% Reached on E5/Sacrifice Bunt; Carew to 2B; Tovar to 1B
b1 0-0 0 12- R MIN T. Oliva B. Brandon 14% 77% Double to LF; Carew Scores; Tovar to 3B
b1 1-0 0 -23 MIN H. Killebrew B. Brandon 2% 79% Walk
b1 1-0 0 123 O MIN B. Allison B. Brandon -5% 74% Strikeout
b1 1-0 1 123 O MIN Z. Versalles B. Brandon -6% 67% Strikeout
b1 1-0 2 123 R MIN T. Uhlaender B. Brandon 9% 76% Walk; Tovar Scores/unER; Oliva to 3B; Killebrew to 2B
b1 2-0 2 123 O MIN J. Zimmerman B. Brandon -5% 72% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 2.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- O BOS T. Conigliaro J. Merritt 2% 74% Foul Flyball: 1B
t2 0-2 1 --- O BOS G. Scott J. Merritt 1% 75% Lineout: P
t2 0-2 2 --- BOS R. Petrocelli J. Merritt -1% 74% Single to RF
t2 0-2 2 1-- BOS G. Thomas J. Merritt -2% 72% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Petrocelli to 2B; Thomas to 1B
t2 0-2 2 12- O BOS M. Ryan J. Merritt 4% 76% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Bucky Brandon facing 9-1-2
b2 2-0 0 --- MIN J. Merritt B. Brandon 2% 79% Single to LF
b2 2-0 0 1-- OO MIN R. Carew B. Brandon -5% 74% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
b2 2-0 2 --- O MIN C. Tovar B. Brandon -1% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 2.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 9-1-2
t3 0-2 0 --- O BOS B. Brandon J. Merritt 2% 75% Strikeout
t3 0-2 1 --- O BOS M. Andrews J. Merritt 2% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-2 2 --- BOS J. Foy J. Merritt -1% 76% Single to RF
t3 0-2 2 1-- BOS C. Yastrzemski J. Merritt -4% 72% Single to 2B; Foy to 3B/Adv on E4; Yastrzemski to 2B
t3 0-2 2 -23 O BOS T. Conigliaro J. Merritt 6% 78% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Bucky Brandon facing 3-4-5
b3 2-0 0 --- MIN T. Oliva B. Brandon 2% 80% Single to LF
b3 2-0 0 1-- O MIN H. Killebrew B. Brandon -2% 78% Flyball: LF
b3 2-0 1 1-- MIN B. Allison B. Brandon 2% 80% Single to RF; Oliva to 2B
b3 2-0 1 12- O MIN Z. Versalles B. Brandon -2% 78% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Oliva to 3B
b3 2-0 2 1-3 O MIN T. Uhlaender B. Brandon -3% 75% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 2.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 5-6-7
t4 0-2 0 --- BOS G. Scott J. Merritt -7% 68% Double to LF
t4 0-2 0 -2- O BOS R. Petrocelli J. Merritt 5% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 0-2 1 -2- O BOS G. Thomas J. Merritt 4% 77% Strikeout
t4 0-2 2 -2- O BOS M. Ryan J. Merritt 3% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Bucky Brandon facing 8-9-1
b4 2-0 0 --- MIN J. Zimmerman B. Brandon 4% 84% Double to LF
b4 2-0 0 -2- O MIN J. Merritt B. Brandon -4% 80% Fielder's Choice 2B; Zimmerman out at 3B/2B-3B; Merritt to 1B
b4 2-0 1 1-- MIN R. Carew B. Brandon 2% 83% Walk; Merritt to 2B
Dan Osinski replaces Bucky Brandon pitching and batting 9th
b4 2-0 1 12- O MIN C. Tovar D. Osinski -3% 80% Flyball: LF
b4 2-0 2 12- O MIN T. Oliva D. Osinski -3% 77% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 2.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 9-1-2
Reggie Smith pinch hits for Dan Osinski (P) batting 9th
t5 0-2 0 --- O BOS R. Smith J. Merritt 3% 80% Strikeout
t5 0-2 1 --- O BOS M. Andrews J. Merritt 2% 82% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-2 2 --- O BOS J. Foy J. Merritt 1% 83% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Gary Bell facing 4-5-6
Gary Bell replaces Reggie Smith (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 2-0 0 --- MIN H. Killebrew G. Bell 2% 85% Hit By Pitch
Rich Reese pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew (1B) batting 4th
b5 2-0 0 1-- O MIN B. Allison G. Bell -2% 83% Foul Flyball: 1B
b5 2-0 1 1-- MIN Z. Versalles G. Bell 2% 85% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Reese to 2B; Versalles to 1B
b5 2-0 1 12- O MIN T. Uhlaender G. Bell -2% 82% Strikeout
b5 2-0 2 12- O MIN J. Zimmerman G. Bell -2% 80% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 2.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 3-4-5
Rich Reese moves from PR to 1B
t6 0-2 0 --- BOS C. Yastrzemski J. Merritt -5% 75% Single to RF
t6 0-2 0 1-- OO BOS T. Conigliaro J. Merritt 10% 85% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-2B-1B
t6 0-2 2 --- O BOS G. Scott J. Merritt 1% 86% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Gary Bell facing 9-1-2
b6 2-0 0 --- MIN J. Merritt G. Bell 2% 88% Walk
b6 2-0 0 1-- O MIN R. Carew G. Bell -1% 87% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Merritt to 2B
b6 2-0 1 -2- O MIN C. Tovar G. Bell -2% 85% Flyball: LF
b6 2-0 2 -2- MIN T. Oliva G. Bell 0% 86% Intentional Walk
b6 2-0 2 12- O MIN R. Reese G. Bell -2% 84% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 2.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 6-7-8
t7 0-2 0 --- O BOS R. Petrocelli J. Merritt 3% 87% Flyball: LF
t7 0-2 1 --- O BOS G. Thomas J. Merritt 2% 89% Strikeout
t7 0-2 2 --- O BOS M. Ryan J. Merritt 1% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Gary Bell facing 5-6-7
b7 2-0 0 --- MIN B. Allison G. Bell 3% 93% Double to LF
Sandy Valdespino pinch runs for Bob Allison (LF) batting 5th
b7 2-0 0 -2- R MIN Z. Versalles G. Bell 3% 96% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Valdespino Scores/No RBI/unER; Versalles to 1B
b7 3-0 0 1-- O MIN T. Uhlaender G. Bell -0% 95% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Versalles to 2B
b7 3-0 1 -2- O MIN J. Zimmerman G. Bell -1% 95% Flyball: LF
b7 3-0 2 -2- O MIN J. Merritt G. Bell -1% 94% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 3.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 9-1-2
Sandy Valdespino moves from PR to LF
Jerry Adair pinch hits for Gary Bell (P) batting 9th
t8 0-3 0 --- O BOS J. Adair J. Merritt 2% 96% Flyball: LF
t8 0-3 1 --- O BOS M. Andrews J. Merritt 1% 97% Flyball: 2B
t8 0-3 2 --- O BOS J. Foy J. Merritt 1% 98% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Sparky Lyle facing 1-2-3
Sparky Lyle replaces Jerry Adair (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-0 0 --- O MIN R. Carew S. Lyle -0% 97% Strikeout
b8 3-0 1 --- O MIN C. Tovar S. Lyle -0% 97% Flyball: RF
b8 3-0 2 --- MIN T. Oliva S. Lyle 0% 97% Hit By Pitch
b8 3-0 2 1-- MIN R. Reese S. Lyle 0% 98% Single to 2B; Oliva to 2B
b8 3-0 2 12- O MIN S. Valdespino S. Lyle -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 3.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 3-4-5
t9 0-3 0 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski J. Merritt 2% 99% Flyball: RF
t9 0-3 1 --- O BOS T. Conigliaro J. Merritt 1% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 0-3 2 --- O BOS G. Scott J. Merritt 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 3.

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