September 2, 1969 Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 10
BAL 3 KCR 6
DET 2 MIN 5
CLE 2 NYY 5
SEP 4
(15) WSA 2
CAL 0 WSA 3
CAL 2
(6) CHC 8
@CIN 2 HOU 7
STL 6
(11) NYM 5
@LAD 4 PHI 2
@SDP 0

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 11,496

Tuesday, September 2, 1969
Time of Game: 2:44

Indians

54-81

Lost 7

6th, 37½ GB

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

W: T Hall (8-4), L: L Tiant (8-18), S: D Woodson (1)

Twins

81-52

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Leon SS                     3   0   2   1    1   0  .275  .719    0    2   1   2B
  F Baker PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .318  .885    0    0   0   
L Brown 3B                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .234  .587    0    0   1   GDP
K Harrelson RF                3   0   1   0    1   2  .226  .771    0    1   0   
T Horton 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .814    0    3   0   
J Cardenal CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .663    0    7   0   
R Scheinblum LF               4   0   1   0    0   0  .191  .502    0    4   0   
V Fuller 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .234  .631    0    3   2   
K Suarez C                    2   2   1   0    1   1  .277  .749    0    4   2   
  R Snyder PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .615    0    0   0   
L Tiant P                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .704    0    0   0   
  P Hennigan P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Hinton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .662    0    0   0   
  M Paul P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .043         0   0   
  L Klimchock PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .289  .777    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   2   7   2    4   6                    24   6

BATTING

2B: E Leon (5, off T Hall).

TB: E Leon 3; K Harrelson; L Brown; L Tiant; K Suarez; R Scheinblum.

GIDP: L Brown (10).

RBI: E Leon (13); L Brown (22).

2-out RBI: L Brown.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Uhlaender LF                3   0   1   2    0   0  .280  .698    0    1   0   SF
R Carew 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .351  .900    0    3   4   
T Oliva RF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .314  .865    0    0   0   2B
H Killebrew 3B                2   0   1   1    2   0  .274  .996    0    1   2   
  H Hill PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   CS
  F Quilici 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .485         1   0   
R Reese 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .328  .900    0   10   0   
C Tovar CF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .267  .711    0    3   0   SB
J Roseboro C                  4   2   2   0    0   1  .256  .644    0    6   0   
L Cardenas SS                 3   1   1   1    0   1  .281  .741    0    2   4   SF
T Hall P                      1   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .425    0    0   1   SH
  D Woodson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .077  .220         0   0   
Totals                       29   5   9   5    3   4                    27  11

BATTING

2B: T Oliva (33, off L Tiant).

SF: L Cardenas (7, off L Tiant); T Uhlaender (2, off L Tiant).

SH: T Hall (3, off L Tiant).

TB: T Oliva 2; C Tovar 2; J Roseboro 2; L Cardenas; R Carew; H Killebrew; T Uhlaender.

RBI: T Uhlaender 2 (55); H Killebrew (117); T Oliva (85); L Cardenas (56).

2-out RBI: T Uhlaender.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Cardenas-R Carew-R Reese.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Tovar (36, 2nd base off L Tiant/K Suarez).

CS: H Hill (1, 2nd base by M Paul/K Suarez).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Tiant, L (8-18)              5.2   9   5   5    2   2   0   3.97   28     -       ·  ·      5·10· 0· 9     31    -     1.06  -0.26
P Hennigan                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.19   0.00
M Paul                         2     0   0   0    1   2   0   3.79    6     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.17   0.02
Totals                         8     9   5   5    3   4   0          35     -       ·  ·      5·14· 0· 9          1-0

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Hall, W (8-4)                6.2   7   2   2    3   4   0   3.18   29     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 2· 7     53    -     1.15   0.15
D Woodson, S (1)               2.1   0   0   0    1   2   0   3.87    8     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 0          2-0    1.03   0.11
Totals                         9     7   2   2    4   6   0          37     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 2· 7          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 11,496.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 73° F, Wind 5mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Minnesota Twins                      
1. E Leon               SS    1. T Uhlaender          LF 
2. L Brown              3B    2. R Carew              2B 
3. K Harrelson          RF    3. T Oliva              RF 
4. T Horton             1B    4. H Killebrew          3B 
5. J Cardenal           CF    5. R Reese              1B 
6. R Scheinblum         LF    6. C Tovar              CF 
7. V Fuller             2B    7. J Roseboro           C  
8. K Suarez             C     8. L Cardenas           SS 
9. L Tiant              P     9. T Hall               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  1-0  12-     -21%  38% E Leon          T Hall          Double to LF; Tiant to 3B; Suarez Scores
   b 4   1  0-0  -2-      11%  69% H Killebrew     L Tiant         Single to CF; Oliva Scores
   t 5   1  1-1  -23      10%  49% L Brown         T Hall          Groundout: 3B-1B
   b 5   0  1-1  12-       9%  77% T Hall          L Tiant         Walk; Roseboro to 3B; Cardenas to 2B
   t 3   0  0-0  1--       8%  54% L Brown         T Hall          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Hall facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  E Leon          Groundout: P-2B-1B
          ---      50%  L Brown         Walk
          1--      46%  K Harrelson     Single to LF; Brown to 2B
   O      12-      49%  T Horton        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Harrelson to 2B; Brown to 3B
   O      -23      55%  J Cardenal      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  T Uhlaender     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  R Carew         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  T Oliva         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Hall facing 6-7-8
          ---      46%  R Scheinblum    Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  V Fuller        Strikeout
   O      1--      53%  K Suarez        Strikeout
   O      1--      55%  L Tiant         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  H Killebrew     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  R Reese         Flyball: 1B
          ---      52%  C Tovar         Single to LF
          1--      53%  J Roseboro      Tovar Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Hall facing 1-2-3
          ---      46%  E Leon          Walk
   OO     1--      54%  L Brown         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  K Harrelson     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  L Cardenas      Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  T Hall          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      50%  T Uhlaender     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Hall facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  T Horton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  J Cardenal      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      56%  R Scheinblum    Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Luis Tiant facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  R Carew         Flyball: CF
          ---      58%  T Oliva         Double to LF
   R      -2-      69%  H Killebrew     Single to CF; Oliva Scores
   O      1--      67%  R Reese         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      65%  C Tovar         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Hall facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      68%  V Fuller        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      64%  K Suarez        Single to LF
          1--      59%  L Tiant         Single to LF; Suarez to 2B
   R      12-      38%  E Leon          Double to LF; Tiant to 3B; Suarez Scores
   O      -23      49%  L Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -23      56%  K Harrelson     Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Luis Tiant facing 7-8-9
          ---      61%  J Roseboro      Single to RF
          1--      68%  L Cardenas      Single to CF; Roseboro to 2B
          12-      77%  T Hall          Walk; Roseboro to 3B; Cardenas to 2B
   RO     123      75%  T Uhlaender     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Roseboro Scores
          12-      80%  R Carew         Single; Hall to 2B; Cardenas to 3B
   RO     123      82%  T Oliva         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hall to 3B; Cardenas Scores
          1-3      83%  H Killebrew     Walk; Oliva to 2B
   O      123      79%  R Reese         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 1, Twins 3.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Tom Hall facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      82%  T Horton        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      84%  J Cardenal      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      85%  R Scheinblum    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Luis Tiant facing 6-7-8
          ---      87%  C Tovar         Single to CF
          1--      92%  J Roseboro      Single to RF; Tovar to 3B
   RO     1-3      92%  L Cardenas      Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Tovar Scores
   O      1--      91%  T Hall          Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Roseboro to 2B
   R      -2-      95%  T Uhlaender     Single to CF; Roseboro Scores
                  Phil Hennigan replaces Luis Tiant pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      95%  R Carew         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 1, Twins 5.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Tom Hall facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  V Fuller        Lineout: SS
          ---      95%  K Suarez        Walk
                  Chuck Hinton pinch hits for Phil Hennigan batting 9th
   O      1--      96%  C Hinton        Lineout: 3B
          1--      95%  E Leon          Single to LF; Suarez to 2B
   R      12-      91%  L Brown         Single to LF; Leon to 2B; Suarez Scores
                  Dick Woodson replaces Tom Hall pitching and batting 9th
          12-      86%  K Harrelson     Walk; Leon to 3B; Brown to 2B
   O      123      95%  T Horton        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Mike Paul facing 3-4-5
                  Mike Paul replaces Chuck Hinton pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  T Oliva         Foul Flyball: LF
          ---      95%  H Killebrew     Walk
                  Herman Hill pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew batting 4th
   O      1--      94%  R Reese         Hill Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      94%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 5.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Dick Woodson facing 5-6-7
                  Frank Quilici replaces Herman Hill playing 3B batting 4th
   O      ---      96%  J Cardenal      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      97%  R Scheinblum    Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  V Fuller        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Mike Paul facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  C Tovar         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  J Roseboro      Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  L Cardenas      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 5.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 2-5, Dick Woodson facing 8-9-1
                  Russ Snyder pinch hits for Ken Suarez batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  R Snyder        Strikeout
                  Lou Klimchock pinch hits for Mike Paul batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  L Klimchock     Strikeout
                  Frank Baker pinch hits for Eddie Leon batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  F Baker         Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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