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Scores
Standings
DET
@CAL		6
0
CLE
@MIN		6
1
BOS
@OAK		6
4		 
(10)
BAL
@WSA		2
6
SFG
@ATL		1
2
PHI
@PIT		8
7		 
(15)
LAD
@STL		10
1
Monday, September 9, 1968,
, Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 7,042, Time of Game: 3:03
Indians
6
77-71
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Twins
1
69-76
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Luis Tiant (20-9)
L: Jim Merritt (10-16)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  1   0  2  0   0  0  3    6 13  0
Twins           1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  3

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Cardenal CF 5 2 3 1 0 2 .257 .661 0.122 0.97 0.246 -0.124 0.8 0 0 3B
Dave Nelson 2B 4 0 1 1 1 0 .227 .582 0.020 0.88 0.076 -0.056 0.8 2 0 SB
Richie Scheinblum RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 .222 .522 0.002 0.57 0.037 -0.035 1.0 1 0
Joe Azcue C 5 0 2 0 0 1 .278 .673 0.026 0.66 0.063 -0.038 0.4 17 0
Tony Horton 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 .249 .708 -0.139 0.82 0.000 -0.139 -1.9 4 0 IW
Lou Piniella LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.023 0.70 0.033 -0.010 0.2 1 0
   Jimmie Hall PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .210 .556 0.015 0.39 0.015 0.000 0.2
   Tommy Harper PR-LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .216 .667 -0.017 0.32 0.000 -0.017 -0.9 0 0
Max Alvis 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .224 .614 0.047 0.94 0.113 -0.066 1.4 1 2 2B
Larry Brown SS 3 0 1 2 1 1 .239 .629 0.136 0.99 0.180 -0.044 1.9 1 2 2B,HBP
   Eddie Leon PR-SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Luis Tiant P 5 1 1 0 0 0 .084 .181 -0.067 0.78 0.033 -0.099 -1.6 0 0
Team Totals 40 6 13 5 4 6 .325 .825 0.168 0.80 0.796 -0.628 2.4 27 4
2B: L Brown (17, off J Merritt); M Alvis (16, off J Merritt).
3B: J Cardenal (6, off J Merritt).
IBB: T Horton (5, by B Miller).
HBP: L Brown (5, by B Miller).
TB: J Cardenal 5; M Alvis 3; L Brown 2; J Azcue 2; R Scheinblum 2; T Horton; D Nelson; L Tiant.
RBI: L Brown 2 (33); R Scheinblum (1); J Cardenal (43); D Nelson (14).
2-out RBI: L Brown.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 3 for 16.
Baserunning
SB: D Nelson (16, 2nd base off D Boswell/B Look).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jim Holt CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .208 .482 -0.152 1.67 0.000 -0.152 -1.0 1 1
Rod Carew 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .280 .673 -0.018 1.27 0.060 -0.078 -0.1 2 2
Graig Nettles RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 .318 1.364 0.006 1.31 0.120 -0.114 0.3 2 0 HR
Bob Allison 1B 4 0 1 0 0 3 .246 .777 -0.017 0.69 0.035 -0.051 -0.3 11 1 3B
Rich Rollins 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .244 .654 -0.091 0.94 0.004 -0.095 -0.5 1 3
Frank Kostro LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .229 .516 -0.060 0.83 0.014 -0.074 0.3 1 0 2B
Ron Clark SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .193 .501 -0.063 0.64 0.000 -0.063 -1.1 1 4
Bruce Look C 3 0 0 0 1 2 .238 .622 -0.025 0.55 0.017 -0.042 -0.7 7 1
Jim Merritt P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .147 .382 -0.016 0.69 0.000 -0.016 -0.1 0 1
   Harmon Killebrew PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .205 .749 0.029 1.06 0.029 0.000 0.2
   Ron Keller PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Dave Boswell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .218 .574 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Roseboro PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .213 .597 0.075 1.51 0.075 0.000 0.4
   Bob Miller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Team Totals 32 1 5 1 3 16 .156 .572 -0.332 1.00 0.354 -0.685 -2.6 27 14
2B: F Kostro (2, off L Tiant).
3B: B Allison (6, off L Tiant).
HR: G Nettles (5, off L Tiant; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: G Nettles 4; B Allison 3; F Kostro 2; R Carew; R Rollins.
RBI: G Nettles (7).
2-out RBI: G Nettles.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Carew-B Allison.
E: R Rollins 2 (9); R Clark (14).
Outfield Assists: J Holt (J Azcue at 3rd base).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Luis Tiant, W (20-9) 9 5 1 1 3 16 1 1.67 35 86 0.331 1.00 2.6
Team Totals 9 5 1 1 3 16 1 1.00 35 86 0.331 0.80 2.6

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Merritt, L (10-16) 5 7 3 3 0 6 0 3.33 22 47 -0.189 1.11 -1.0
Dave Boswell 3 3 0 0 3 0 0 3.08 14 0 0 0.073 0.68 1.2
Bob Miller 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 3.13 9 0 0 -0.053 0.20 -2.6
Team Totals 9 13 6 4 4 6 0 4.00 45 47 0 0 -0.169 1.00 -2.4
Balks: None.
WP: J Merritt (1).
HBP: B Miller (5; L Brown).
IBB: B Miller (7; T Horton).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Frank Umont.
Time of Game: 3:03.
Attendance: 7,042.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 63° F, Wind 14mph in unknown direction.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Minnesota Twins
1 Jose Cardenal CF 1 Jim Holt CF
2 Dave Nelson 2B 2 Rod Carew 2B
3 Richie Scheinblum RF 3 Graig Nettles RF
4 Joe Azcue C 4 Bob Allison 1B
5 Tony Horton 1B 5 Rich Rollins 3B
6 Lou Piniella LF 6 Frank Kostro LF
7 Max Alvis 3B 7 Ron Clark SS
8 Larry Brown SS 8 Bruce Look C
9 Luis Tiant P 9 Jim Merritt P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 1-1 1 1-- R CLE J. Cardenal J. Merritt 22% 72% Triple to CF; Tiant Scores
t3 0-1 0 -2- R CLE L. Brown J. Merritt 13% 57% Double to RF; Alvis Scores
b1 0-0 2 --- R MIN G. Nettles L. Tiant -12% 37% Home Run
t3 0-1 0 --- CLE M. Alvis J. Merritt 8% 45% Double to LF
t7 3-1 1 123 OO CLE T. Horton D. Boswell -8% 82% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CLE J. Cardenal J. Merritt -2% 48% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O CLE D. Nelson J. Merritt -1% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O CLE R. Scheinblum J. Merritt -1% 46% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O MIN J. Holt L. Tiant 2% 48% Strikeout
b1 0-0 1 --- O MIN R. Carew L. Tiant 1% 49% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 2 --- R MIN G. Nettles L. Tiant -12% 37% Home Run
b1 1-0 2 --- O MIN B. Allison L. Tiant 1% 38% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O CLE J. Azcue J. Merritt -2% 36% Strikeout
t2 0-1 1 --- O CLE T. Horton J. Merritt -2% 34% Strikeout
t2 0-1 2 --- O CLE L. Piniella J. Merritt -1% 33% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Luis Tiant facing 5-6-7
b2 1-0 0 --- O MIN R. Rollins L. Tiant 2% 35% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1-0 1 --- O MIN F. Kostro L. Tiant 1% 36% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-0 2 --- O MIN R. Clark L. Tiant 1% 37% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- CLE M. Alvis J. Merritt 8% 45% Double to LF
t3 0-1 0 -2- R CLE L. Brown J. Merritt 13% 57% Double to RF; Alvis Scores
t3 1-1 0 -2- CLE L. Tiant J. Merritt 4% 62% Wild Pitch; Brown to 3B
t3 1-1 0 --3 O CLE L. Tiant J. Merritt -5% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1-1 1 --3 O CLE J. Cardenal J. Merritt -7% 49% Strikeout
t3 1-1 2 --3 O CLE D. Nelson J. Merritt -4% 45% Flyball: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Indians' Luis Tiant facing 8-9-1
b3 1-1 0 --- O MIN B. Look L. Tiant 2% 47% Foul Flyball: C
b3 1-1 1 --- O MIN J. Merritt L. Tiant 2% 49% Strikeout Looking
b3 1-1 2 --- O MIN J. Holt L. Tiant 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Twins 1.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 3-4-5
t4 1-1 0 --- O CLE R. Scheinblum J. Merritt -3% 47% Foul Flyball: 1B
t4 1-1 1 --- CLE J. Azcue J. Merritt 3% 50% Single to CF
t4 1-1 1 1-- O CLE T. Horton J. Merritt -3% 47% Single to CF; Azcue out at 3B/CF-3B
t4 1-1 2 1-- CLE L. Piniella J. Merritt 3% 50% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Horton to 3B
t4 1-1 2 1-3 O CLE M. Alvis J. Merritt -6% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Indians' Luis Tiant facing 2-3-4
b4 1-1 0 --- O MIN R. Carew L. Tiant 3% 47% Strikeout Looking
b4 1-1 1 --- O MIN G. Nettles L. Tiant 2% 49% Strikeout
b4 1-1 2 --- MIN B. Allison L. Tiant -3% 45% Triple to RF
b4 1-1 2 --3 O MIN R. Rollins L. Tiant 5% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Twins 1.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Twins' Jim Merritt facing 8-9-1
t5 1-1 0 --- O CLE L. Brown J. Merritt -3% 47% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-1 1 --- CLE L. Tiant J. Merritt 3% 50% Single to CF
t5 1-1 1 1-- R CLE J. Cardenal J. Merritt 22% 72% Triple to CF; Tiant Scores
t5 2-1 1 --3 RO CLE D. Nelson J. Merritt 4% 76% Groundout: SS-1B; Cardenal Scores
t5 3-1 2 --- CLE R. Scheinblum J. Merritt 1% 77% Single to LF
t5 3-1 2 1-- O CLE J. Azcue J. Merritt -1% 75% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' Luis Tiant facing 6-7-8
b5 1-3 0 --- O MIN F. Kostro L. Tiant 3% 78% Strikeout
b5 1-3 1 --- O MIN R. Clark L. Tiant 2% 80% Flyball: SS
b5 1-3 2 --- MIN B. Look L. Tiant -2% 78% Walk
Harmon Killebrew pinch hits for Jim Merritt (P) batting 9th
b5 1-3 2 1-- MIN H. Killebrew L. Tiant -3% 76% Walk; Look to 2B
Ron Keller pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew (PH) batting 9th
b5 1-3 2 12- O MIN J. Holt L. Tiant 6% 81% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 1.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Twins' Dave Boswell facing 5-6-7
Dave Boswell replaces Ron Keller (PR) pitching and batting 9th
t6 3-1 0 --- O CLE T. Horton D. Boswell -1% 80% Flyball: RF
Jimmie Hall pinch hits for Lou Piniella (LF) batting 6th
t6 3-1 1 --- CLE J. Hall D. Boswell 2% 81% Walk
Tommy Harper pinch runs for Jimmie Hall (PH) batting 6th
t6 3-1 1 1-- CLE M. Alvis D. Boswell 2% 84% Single to LF; Harper to 2B
t6 3-1 1 12- O CLE L. Brown D. Boswell -2% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B; Alvis to 2B; Harper to 3B
t6 3-1 2 -23 O CLE L. Tiant D. Boswell -4% 78% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' Luis Tiant facing 2-3-4
Tommy Harper moves from PR to LF
b6 1-3 0 --- MIN R. Carew L. Tiant -6% 72% Single to LF
b6 1-3 0 1-- O MIN G. Nettles L. Tiant 5% 78% Strikeout
b6 1-3 1 1-- O MIN B. Allison L. Tiant 4% 82% Strikeout
b6 1-3 2 1-- O MIN R. Rollins L. Tiant 3% 85% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 1.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Twins' Dave Boswell facing 1-2-3
t7 3-1 0 --- CLE J. Cardenal D. Boswell 2% 87% Single to LF
t7 3-1 0 1-- O CLE D. Nelson D. Boswell -3% 84% Baserunner Out Advancing; Cardenal out at 2B/C-SS
t7 3-1 1 --- CLE D. Nelson D. Boswell 1% 85% Walk
t7 3-1 1 1-- CLE R. Scheinblum D. Boswell 1% 86% Nelson Steals 2B
t7 3-1 1 -2- CLE R. Scheinblum D. Boswell 1% 87% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
t7 3-1 1 12- CLE J. Azcue D. Boswell 3% 90% Single to LF; Scheinblum to 2B; Nelson to 3B
t7 3-1 1 123 OO CLE T. Horton D. Boswell -8% 82% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' Luis Tiant facing 6-7-8
b7 1-3 0 --- O MIN F. Kostro L. Tiant 3% 86% Flyball: 1B
b7 1-3 1 --- O MIN R. Clark L. Tiant 2% 88% Flyball: 2B
b7 1-3 2 --- O MIN B. Look L. Tiant 1% 89% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 1.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Twins' Dave Boswell facing 6-7-8
t8 3-1 0 --- O CLE T. Harper D. Boswell -1% 88% Flyball: CF
t8 3-1 1 --- O CLE M. Alvis D. Boswell -1% 88% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 3-1 2 --- CLE L. Brown D. Boswell 1% 88% Walk
t8 3-1 2 1-- O CLE L. Tiant D. Boswell -1% 87% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' Luis Tiant facing 9-1-2
John Roseboro pinch hits for Dave Boswell (P) batting 9th
b8 1-3 0 --- MIN J. Roseboro L. Tiant -7% 80% Walk
b8 1-3 0 1-- O MIN J. Holt L. Tiant 6% 86% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b8 1-3 1 1-- O MIN R. Carew L. Tiant 4% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B; Holt to 2B
b8 1-3 2 -2- O MIN G. Nettles L. Tiant 4% 94% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 1.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Twins' Bob Miller facing 1-2-3
Bob Miller replaces John Roseboro (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t9 3-1 0 --- CLE J. Cardenal B. Miller 1% 95% Single to CF
t9 3-1 0 1-- CLE D. Nelson B. Miller 1% 96% Single to RF; Cardenal to 2B
t9 3-1 0 12- R CLE R. Scheinblum B. Miller 2% 98% Single to LF; Nelson to 2B; Cardenal Scores
t9 4-1 0 12- O CLE J. Azcue B. Miller 0% 98% Groundout: 1B-P; Scheinblum to 2B; Nelson to 3B
t9 4-1 1 -23 CLE T. Horton B. Miller 0% 99% Intentional Walk
t9 4-1 1 123 O CLE T. Harper B. Miller -1% 98% Groundout: P-C/Forceout at Hm; Horton to 2B; Scheinblum to 3B
t9 4-1 2 123 R CLE M. Alvis B. Miller 1% 99% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Horton to 3B; Scheinblum Scores/unER; Harper to 2B
t9 5-1 2 123 R CLE L. Brown B. Miller 1% 100% Hit By Pitch; Horton Scores/unER; Harper to 3B; Alvis to 2B
Eddie Leon pinch runs for Larry Brown (SS) batting 8th
t9 6-1 2 123 O CLE L. Tiant B. Miller -0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-6, Indians' Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
Eddie Leon moves from PR to SS
b9 1-6 0 --- O MIN B. Allison L. Tiant 0% 100% Strikeout
b9 1-6 1 --- MIN R. Rollins L. Tiant -0% 99% Single to CF
b9 1-6 1 1-- MIN F. Kostro L. Tiant -1% 98% Double to RF; Rollins to 3B
b9 1-6 1 -23 O MIN R. Clark L. Tiant 1% 99% Flyball: 3B
b9 1-6 2 -23 O MIN B. Look L. Tiant 1% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 1.

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