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1
Friday, September 12, 1969,
, Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 13,366, Time of Game: 2:06
Royals
0
59-84
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Twins
3
87-56
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Jim Perry (18-6)
L: Jim Rooker (4-13)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  2
Twins           1  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  X    3  4  0

Kansas City Royals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pat Kelly RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .270 .757 -0.091 0.95 0.000 -0.091 -0.9 0 0
Mike Fiore 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .269 .832 -0.061 0.62 0.000 -0.061 -0.6 7 2
Ed Kirkpatrick CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .236 .741 0.021 0.75 0.060 -0.039 0.1 3 0
Joe Foy 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .266 .730 0.107 1.01 0.140 -0.032 0.8 1 1
Lou Piniella LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .281 .751 -0.145 1.15 0.021 -0.166 -1.2 0 0
Jerry Adair 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .242 .569 -0.137 1.34 0.000 -0.137 -1.4 1 3 GDP
Ellie Rodriguez C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .244 .643 0.010 1.13 0.041 -0.030 0.0 8 1
Jackie Hernandez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .569 -0.113 1.51 0.000 -0.113 -0.9 2 3
Jim Rooker P 3 0 1 0 0 1 .300 .927 -0.008 0.92 0.040 -0.048 -0.1 2 2
Team Totals 32 0 6 0 1 6 .188 .400 -0.417 1.03 0.302 -0.717 -4.2 24 12
TB: E Kirkpatrick 2; J Foy 2; J Rooker; L Piniella.
GIDP: J Adair (21).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
E: J Rooker (3); J Hernandez (33).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cesar Tovar CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .279 .745 0.126 0.45 0.129 -0.003 1.2 4 0 HR
Rod Carew 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .339 .869 -0.061 0.57 0.000 -0.061 -1.0 2 5
Harmon Killebrew 1B 2 1 1 0 2 0 .274 1.007 0.043 0.43 0.056 -0.013 1.1 5 1 SB
   Herman Hill PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Rich Reese 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .326 .892 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Tony Oliva RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .314 .873 -0.056 0.54 0.000 -0.056 -1.2 3 0
Bob Allison LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .226 .747 0.165 0.58 0.187 -0.022 2.0 1 0 HR
   Ted Uhlaender LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .689 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Leo Cardenas SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .281 .738 -0.045 0.48 0.000 -0.045 -1.0 3 2
Rick Renick 3B 3 0 0 0 0 3 .237 .640 -0.032 0.39 0.000 -0.032 -0.8 0 1
   Frank Quilici 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .534 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
George Mitterwald C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .245 .690 -0.033 0.44 0.000 -0.033 -0.7 7 0
Jim Perry P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .177 .429 -0.024 0.32 0.000 -0.024 -0.5 1 1
Team Totals 29 3 4 3 3 8 .138 .564 0.083 0.47 0.372 -0.289 -0.8 27 10
HR: C Tovar (10, off J Rooker; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); B Allison (7, off J Rooker; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: B Allison 5; C Tovar 4; H Killebrew.
RBI: B Allison 2 (25); C Tovar (45).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Carew-L Cardenas-R Reese.
Baserunning
SB: H Killebrew (8, 2nd base off J Rooker/E Rodriguez).

Kansas City Royals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Rooker, L (4-13) 8 4 3 3 3 8 2 3.83 32 67 -0.083 0.47 0.8
Team Totals 8 4 3 3 3 8 2 3.38 32 67 -0.083 1.03 0.8

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Perry, W (18-6) 9 6 0 0 1 6 0 2.93 33 80 0.417 1.03 4.2
Team Totals 9 6 0 0 1 6 0 0.00 33 80 0.417 0.47 4.2
Balks: None.
WP: J Rooker (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jim Honochick, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Ron Luciano.
Time of Game: 2:06.
Attendance: 13,366.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 76° F, Wind 11mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Kansas City Royals         Minnesota Twins
1 Pat Kelly RF 1 Cesar Tovar CF
2 Mike Fiore 1B 2 Rod Carew 2B
3 Ed Kirkpatrick CF 3 Harmon Killebrew 1B
4 Joe Foy 3B 4 Tony Oliva RF
5 Lou Piniella LF 5 Bob Allison LF
6 Jerry Adair 2B 6 Leo Cardenas SS
7 Ellie Rodriguez C 7 Rick Renick 3B
8 Jackie Hernandez SS 8 George Mitterwald C
9 Jim Rooker P 9 Jim Perry P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-0 1 1-- RR MIN B. Allison J. Rooker 17% 86% Home Run; Killebrew Scores
t4 0-1 0 1-- KCR J. Foy J. Perry -12% 46% Single to RF (Pop Fly); Kirkpatrick to 3B
t4 0-1 0 1-3 O KCR L. Piniella J. Perry 12% 58% Fielder's Choice 3B; Kirkpatrick out at Hm/3B-C; Foy to 2B; Piniella to 1B
b1 0-0 0 --- R MIN C. Tovar J. Rooker 10% 65% Home Run
t4 0-1 2 123 O KCR J. Hernandez J. Perry 10% 69% Flyball: CF

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, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O KCR P. Kelly J. Perry 2% 52% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O KCR M. Fiore J. Perry 2% 54% Popfly: 2B
t1 0-0 2 --- KCR E. Kirkpatrick J. Perry -1% 52% Single to CF (Pop Fly)
t1 0-0 2 1-- KCR J. Foy J. Perry -2% 51% Single to CF; Kirkpatrick to 2B
t1 0-0 2 12- O KCR L. Piniella J. Perry 4% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- R MIN C. Tovar J. Rooker 10% 65% Home Run
b1 1-0 0 --- O MIN R. Carew J. Rooker -2% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 1-0 1 --- O MIN H. Killebrew J. Rooker -1% 62% Groundout: P-SS-1B
b1 1-0 2 --- O MIN T. Oliva J. Rooker -1% 61% Popfly: SS
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Jim Perry facing 6-7-8
t2 0-1 0 --- O KCR J. Adair J. Perry 2% 63% Strikeout
t2 0-1 1 --- O KCR E. Rodriguez J. Perry 2% 65% Lineout: CF
t2 0-1 2 --- O KCR J. Hernandez J. Perry 1% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 5-6-7
b2 1-0 0 --- O MIN B. Allison J. Rooker -2% 64% Strikeout Looking
b2 1-0 1 --- O MIN L. Cardenas J. Rooker -1% 63% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 1-0 2 --- O MIN R. Renick J. Rooker -1% 62% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Jim Perry facing 9-1-2
t3 0-1 0 --- O KCR J. Rooker J. Perry 3% 64% Strikeout
t3 0-1 1 --- O KCR P. Kelly J. Perry 2% 66% Flyball: LF
t3 0-1 2 --- O KCR M. Fiore J. Perry 1% 67% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 8-9-1
b3 1-0 0 --- O MIN G. Mitterwald J. Rooker -2% 65% Strikeout
b3 1-0 1 --- O MIN J. Perry J. Rooker -1% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-0 2 --- MIN C. Tovar J. Rooker 1% 65% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Tovar to 1B
b3 1-0 2 1-- MIN R. Carew J. Rooker 1% 66% Tovar Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Tovar to 2B
b3 1-0 2 -2- O MIN R. Carew J. Rooker -3% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Jim Perry facing 3-4-5
t4 0-1 0 --- KCR E. Kirkpatrick J. Perry -5% 58% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t4 0-1 0 1-- KCR J. Foy J. Perry -12% 46% Single to RF (Pop Fly); Kirkpatrick to 3B
t4 0-1 0 1-3 O KCR L. Piniella J. Perry 12% 58% Fielder's Choice 3B; Kirkpatrick out at Hm/3B-C; Foy to 2B; Piniella to 1B
t4 0-1 1 12- O KCR J. Adair J. Perry 6% 64% Strikeout
t4 0-1 2 12- KCR E. Rodriguez J. Perry -4% 60% Walk; Foy to 3B; Piniella to 2B
t4 0-1 2 123 O KCR J. Hernandez J. Perry 10% 69% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 3-4-5
b4 1-0 0 --- MIN H. Killebrew J. Rooker 3% 72% Walk
b4 1-0 0 1-- O MIN T. Oliva J. Rooker -3% 69% Flyball: CF
b4 1-0 1 1-- RR MIN B. Allison J. Rooker 17% 86% Home Run; Killebrew Scores
b4 3-0 1 --- O MIN L. Cardenas J. Rooker -1% 85% Strikeout
b4 3-0 2 --- O MIN R. Renick J. Rooker -0% 85% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3.
Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Jim Perry facing 9-1-2
t5 0-3 0 --- O KCR J. Rooker J. Perry 2% 87% Flyball: RF
t5 0-3 1 --- O KCR P. Kelly J. Perry 1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 0-3 2 --- O KCR M. Fiore J. Perry 1% 89% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 8-9-1
b5 3-0 0 --- O MIN G. Mitterwald J. Rooker -1% 88% Groundout: 1B-P
b5 3-0 1 --- O MIN J. Perry J. Rooker -1% 88% Strikeout Looking
b5 3-0 2 --- MIN C. Tovar J. Rooker 0% 88% Walk
b5 3-0 2 1-- O MIN R. Carew J. Rooker -1% 87% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3.
Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Jim Perry facing 3-4-5
t6 0-3 0 --- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick J. Perry 2% 90% Groundout: 1B-P
t6 0-3 1 --- O KCR J. Foy J. Perry 1% 91% Flyball: RF
t6 0-3 2 --- O KCR L. Piniella J. Perry 1% 92% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 3-4-5
b6 3-0 0 --- MIN H. Killebrew J. Rooker 1% 93% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b6 3-0 0 1-- MIN T. Oliva J. Rooker 1% 94% Killebrew Steals 2B
b6 3-0 0 -2- O MIN T. Oliva J. Rooker -1% 93% Strikeout
b6 3-0 1 -2- MIN B. Allison J. Rooker 2% 94% Single to CF; Killebrew to 3B
b6 3-0 1 1-3 O MIN L. Cardenas J. Rooker -2% 92% Fielder's Choice P; Killebrew out at Hm/P-C-3B; Allison to 2B; Cardenas to 1B
b6 3-0 2 12- MIN R. Renick J. Rooker 0% 92% Wild Pitch; Allison to 3B; Cardenas to 2B
b6 3-0 2 -23 O MIN R. Renick J. Rooker -2% 90% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3.
Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Jim Perry facing 6-7-8
Frank Quilici replaces Rick Renick playing 3B batting 7th
t7 0-3 0 --- O KCR J. Adair J. Perry 2% 93% Lineout: CF
t7 0-3 1 --- O KCR E. Rodriguez J. Perry 1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 0-3 2 --- O KCR J. Hernandez J. Perry 1% 95% Foul Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 8-9-1
b7 3-0 0 --- O MIN G. Mitterwald J. Rooker -0% 94% Groundout: 1B-P
b7 3-0 1 --- O MIN J. Perry J. Rooker -0% 94% Popfly: SS
b7 3-0 2 --- O MIN C. Tovar J. Rooker -0% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3.
Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Jim Perry facing 9-1-2
t8 0-3 0 --- KCR J. Rooker J. Perry -4% 90% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
t8 0-3 0 1-- O KCR P. Kelly J. Perry 4% 93% Strikeout
t8 0-3 1 1-- O KCR M. Fiore J. Perry 3% 96% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Fiore to 1B
t8 0-3 2 1-- O KCR E. Kirkpatrick J. Perry 2% 98% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Royals' Jim Rooker facing 2-3-4
b8 3-0 0 --- O MIN R. Carew J. Rooker -0% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8 3-0 1 --- MIN H. Killebrew J. Rooker 0% 98% Walk
Herman Hill pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew (1B) batting 3rd
b8 3-0 1 1-- O MIN T. Oliva J. Rooker -0% 97% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Oliva to 1B
b8 3-0 2 1-- O MIN B. Allison J. Rooker -0% 97% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3.
Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Jim Perry facing 4-5-6
Rich Reese replaces Herman Hill (PR) playing 1B batting 3rd
Ted Uhlaender replaces Bob Allison playing LF batting 5th
t9 0-3 0 --- O KCR J. Foy J. Perry 2% 99% Flyball: RF
t9 0-3 1 --- KCR L. Piniella J. Perry -2% 97% Single to LF
t9 0-3 1 1-- OO KCR J. Adair J. Perry 3% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 3.

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