June 17, 1969 California Angels at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 4
BOS 2 CAL 13
@MIN 1 DET 8
@NYY 0 DET 6
@NYY 3 BAL 5
@WSA 1 ATL 6
HOU 5 LAD 7
SDP 3 LAD 11
SDP 0 NYM 1
@PHI 0 PHI 7
NYM 3 PIT 1
CHC 0 PIT 4
CHC 3 SFG 4
CIN 0 STL 2
MON 0

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 12,836

Tuesday, June 17, 1969
Time of Game: 2:43

Angels

20-37

Won 1

6th, 11 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          0  1  2   0  0  6   2  2  0   13 13  0
Twins           0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  3  1

W: A Messersmith (2-5), L: D Morris (0-1)

Twins

32-27

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Alomar 2B                   5   1   2   2    1   0  .227  .534    0    2   3   
B Voss RF                     6   3   3   3    0   0  .230  .623    0    2   0   HR
J Fregosi SS                  4   0   2   0    1   0  .256  .720    0    2   0   
  R Amaro PR-SS               0   1   0   0    0   0  .250  .598         0   0   
R Reichardt LF                4   2   2   3    1   0  .293  .816    0    2   0   HR
J Johnstone CF                3   1   1   1    0   0  .210  .569    0    4   0   SF,SH
A Rodriguez 3B                4   3   1   1    1   1  .262  .678    0    2   0   3B,IW
J Azcue C                     5   0   1   1    0   0  .244  .632    0    9   0   2B
J Spencer 1B                  4   1   1   1    1   1  .243  .684    0    4   0   3B,IW
A Messersmith P               4   1   0   1    1   3  .063  .274    0    0   0   
Totals                       39  13  13  13    6   5                    27   3

BATTING

2B: J Azcue (3, off A Worthington).

3B: A Rodriguez (2, off A Worthington); J Spencer (1, off D Morris).

HR: R Reichardt (6, off D Morris; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); B Voss (1, off A Worthington; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: J Johnstone (3, off J Grzenda).

SH: J Johnstone (2, off J Crider).

IBB: A Rodriguez (2, by J Crider); J Spencer (1, by A Worthington).

TB: B Voss 6; R Reichardt 5; A Rodriguez 3; J Spencer 3; J Fregosi 2; J Azcue 2; S Alomar 2; J Johnstone.

RBI: R Reichardt 3 (22); B Voss 3 (8); S Alomar 2 (11); J Spencer (3); A Messersmith (1); J Johnstone (23); A Rodriguez (12); J Azcue (6).

2-out RBI: B Voss 3; S Alomar 2; A Messersmith.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 14.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .209  .491    0    3   1   
R Reese 1B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .290  .804    0    8   1   HR,2B
T Oliva RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .291  .785    0    0   0   
H Killebrew 3B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .270  .981    0    1   2   
G Nettles LF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .248  .736    0    1   0   
J Roseboro C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .753    0    3   1   
  T Tischinski C              0   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .533         3   0   
L Cardenas SS                 1   0   0   0    1   1  .282  .705    0    2   2   
  F Quilici SS                1   0   0   0    0   1  .158  .361    0    0   1   
T Uhlaender CF                3   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .579    0    5   0   
D Morris P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  R Renick PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .156  .500    0    0   0   
  B Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         1   1   
  R Carew PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .380  .998    0    0   0   
  J Crider P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  A Worthington P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Grzenda P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .250    0    0   0   
Totals                       30   1   3   1    2   9                    27  10

BATTING

2B: R Reese (11, off A Messersmith).

HR: R Reese (3, off A Messersmith; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: R Reese 6; T Uhlaender.

RBI: R Reese (15).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

PB: J Roseboro (8).

E: H Killebrew (11).

PITCHING

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Messersmith, W (2-5)         9     3   1   1    2   9   1   3.21   32     -       ·  ·      3·13· 2· 3     84    -     0.74   0.18
Totals                         9     3   1   1    2   9   1          32     -       ·  ·      3·13· 2· 3           -

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 Morris, L (0-1)              3     3   3   2    2   0   1   8.10   15     -       ·  ·      4· 5· 1· 3     41    -     1.14  -0.18
B Miller                       2     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.51    6     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.06
J Crider                       0.1   0   2   2    2   0   0   7.36    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.92  -0.03
A Worthington                  0.2   6   6   6    2   0   1  17.18   10     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 6          2-2    0.64  -0.18
J Grzenda                      3     4   2   2    0   4   0   4.03   13     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 4          1-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    13  13  12    6   5   2          47     -       ·  ·     11·11· 1·13          3-2

A Worthington faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: A Worthington (1; J Spencer); J Crider (4; A Rodriguez).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - John Rice.

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 12,836.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 6mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   California Angels             Minnesota Twins                      
1. S Alomar             2B    1. C Tovar              2B 
2. B Voss               RF    2. R Reese              1B 
3. J Fregosi            SS    3. T Oliva              RF 
4. R Reichardt          LF    4. H Killebrew          3B 
5. J Johnstone          CF    5. G Nettles            LF 
6. A Rodriguez          3B    6. J Roseboro           C  
7. J Azcue              C     7. L Cardenas           SS 
8. J Spencer            1B    8. T Uhlaender          CF 
9. A Messersmith        P     9. D Morris             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  0-1  -2-      16%  79% R Reichardt     D Morris        Home Run; Voss Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  1--      15%  66% J Spencer       D Morris        Triple to RF; Rodriguez Scores/unER
   b 4   0  3-0  ---     -10%  70% R Reese         A Messersmith   Home Run
   b 5   0  3-1  1--      -8%  59% T Uhlaender     A Messersmith   Single to CF; Cardenas to 2B
   b 5   0  3-1  12-       8%  67% R Carew         A Messersmith   Foul Flyball: LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Morris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  S Alomar        Walk
   O      1--      50%  B Voss          Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      54%  J Fregosi       Walk; Voss to 2B
   O      12-      50%  R Reichardt     Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      45%  J Johnstone     Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Andy Messersmith facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  C Tovar         Flyball: RF
          ---      43%  R Reese         Double to LF
   O      -2-      47%  T Oliva         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      -2-      50%  H Killebrew     Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Morris facing 6-7-8
          ---      54%  A Rodriguez     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      50%  J Azcue         Flyball: CF
   R      1--      66%  J Spencer       Triple to RF; Rodriguez Scores/unER
   O      --3      60%  A Messersmith   Popfly: 2B
   O      --3      57%  S Alomar        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Andy Messersmith facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      59%  G Nettles       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      61%  J Roseboro      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      62%  L Cardenas      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Ahead 1-0, Danny Morris facing 2-3-4
          ---      65%  B Voss          Single (CF-RF)
   O      1--      64%  J Fregosi       Groundout: 3B-1B; Voss to 2B
   RR     -2-      79%  R Reichardt     Home Run; Voss Scores
   O      ---      79%  J Johnstone     Lineout: LF
   O      ---      78%  A Rodriguez     Foul Flyball: 1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Andy Messersmith facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      80%  T Uhlaender     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Rick Renick pinch hits for Danny Morris batting 9th
   O      ---      82%  R Renick        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      83%  C Tovar         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bob Miller facing 7-8-9
                  Bob Miller replaces Rick Renick pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      81%  J Azcue         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      81%  J Spencer       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      80%  A Messersmith   Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Andy Messersmith facing 2-3-4
   R      ---      70%  R Reese         Home Run
   O      ---      73%  T Oliva         Strikeout
   O      ---      75%  H Killebrew     Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      74%  G Nettles       Walk
   O      1--      76%  J Roseboro      Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bob Miller facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      75%  S Alomar        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      74%  B Voss          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      73%  J Fregosi       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Andy Messersmith facing 7-8-9
          ---      67%  L Cardenas      Walk
          1--      59%  T Uhlaender     Single to CF; Cardenas to 2B
                  Rod Carew pinch hits for Bob Miller batting 9th
   O      12-      67%  R Carew         Foul Flyball: LF
   O      12-      73%  C Tovar         Lineout: CF
   O      12-      79%  R Reese         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jerry Crider facing 4-5-6
                  Jerry Crider replaces Rod Carew pitching and batting 9th
          ---      82%  R Reichardt     Walk
   O      1--      81%  J Johnstone     Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Reichardt to 2B
          -2-      82%  A Rodriguez     Intentional Walk
                  Al Worthington replaces Jerry Crider pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      79%  J Azcue         Flyball: CF; Reichardt to 3B
          1-3      81%  J Spencer       Intentional Walk; Rodriguez to 2B
   R      123      88%  A Messersmith   Walk; Reichardt Scores; Rodriguez to 3B; Spencer to 2B
   RR     123      96%  S Alomar        Single to CF; Rodriguez Scores; Spencer Scores; Messersmith to 2B
   RRR    12-      99%  B Voss          Home Run; Messersmith Scores; Alomar Scores
          ---      99%  J Fregosi       Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  R Reichardt     Flyball: CF
                  6 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 9, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-9, Andy Messersmith facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  T Oliva         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  H Killebrew     Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  G Nettles       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 9, Twins 1.

Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Ahead 9-1, Al Worthington facing 5-6-7
                  Frank Quilici replaces Leo Cardenas playing SS batting 7th
          ---     100%  J Johnstone     Single to CF
          1--     100%  A Rodriguez     Passed Ball; Johnstone to 2B
   R      -2-     100%  " "             Triple to RF; Johnstone Scores
   R      --3     100%  J Azcue         Double to CF; Rodriguez Scores
                  Joe Grzenda replaces Al Worthington pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-     100%  J Spencer       Foul Flyball: C
   O      -2-     100%  A Messersmith   Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  S Alomar        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 11, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-11, Andy Messersmith facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  J Roseboro      Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  F Quilici       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  T Uhlaender     Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 11, Twins 1.

Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Ahead 11-1, Joe Grzenda facing 2-3-4
                  Tom Tischinski replaces Johnny Roseboro playing C batting 6th
          ---     100%  B Voss          Single to SS
          1--     100%  J Fregosi       Single to LF; Voss to 3B
                  Ruben Amaro pinch runs for Jim Fregosi batting 3rd
   R      1-3     100%  R Reichardt     Single to CF; Voss Scores; Amaro to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  J Johnstone     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Amaro Scores
   O      1--     100%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  J Azcue         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 13, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-13, Andy Messersmith facing 9-1-2
                  Ruben Amaro moves to SS
   O      ---     100%  J Grzenda       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  C Tovar         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---     100%  R Reese         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 13, Twins 1.

Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Ahead 13-1, Joe Grzenda facing 8-9-1
   O      ---     100%  J Spencer       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  A Messersmith   Strikeout Looking
          ---     100%  S Alomar        Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  B Voss          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 13, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-13, Andy Messersmith facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  T Oliva         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  H Killebrew     Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  G Nettles       Foul Flyball: 3B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 13, Twins 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation