September 19, 1969 Seattle Pilots at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 4
NYY 2 CAL 7
OAK 6 BOS 3
@DET 1 CHW 7
@KCR 0 MIN 2
SEP 1 CHC 2
STL 1
(10) STL 7
@CHC 2 HOU 3
CIN 2 MON 10
PHI 6 MON 3
PHI 1 PIT 8
@NYM 2 PIT 8
@NYM 0 ATL 12
@SDP 3 SFG 5
LAD 1

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 23,700

Friday, September 19, 1969
Time of Game: 2:29

Pilots

58-92

Lost 4

6th, 32 GB

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

W: D Boswell (18-11), L: S Barber (3-6)

Twins

90-60

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Seattle Pilots               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .230  .658    0    0   0   SB
J Donaldson 2B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .236  .603    0    4   4   3B
S Hovley CF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .285  .737    0    2   0   
D Walton LF                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .218  .600    0    2   0   2B
D Mincher 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .240  .805    0   10   0   
J McNertney C                 3   0   1   1    0   1  .248  .651    0    6   0   GDP
S Whitaker RF                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .241  .742    0    0   0   
R Oyler SS                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .162  .523    0    0   8   
  G Goossen PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .306  .937    0    0   0   
  D Segui P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .148  .355         0   0   
S Barber P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .579    0    0   2   
  S Valdespino PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .577    0    0   0   
  J Gelnar P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .053  .153         0   0   
  G Gil PH                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .532    0    0   0   
  R Clark SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .493         0   0   
Totals                       31   1   5   1    1  14                    24  14

BATTING

2B: D Walton (1, off D Boswell).

3B: J Donaldson (3, off D Boswell).

TB: J Donaldson 3; D Walton 2; D Mincher; J McNertney; S Hovley.

GIDP: J McNertney (13).

RBI: J McNertney (52).

2-out RBI: J McNertney.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Oyler-J Donaldson-D Mincher 2.

E: T Harper (22); J Donaldson (13).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Harper (71, 2nd base off D Boswell/G Mitterwald).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .750    0    2   0   
T Oliva RF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .312  .866    0    1   0   SB
H Killebrew 1B-3B             4   0   1   0    0   1  .277 1.008    0    8   0   
B Allison LF                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .228  .749    0    0   0   GDP
  R Reese PH-1B               1   0   0   0    0   1  .322  .879    0    1   0   
R Renick 3B                   3   2   1   0    0   0  .239  .641    0    0   0   
  T Uhlaender PH-LF           1   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .669    0    0   0   
L Cardenas SS                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .283  .749    0    0   3   
R Carew 2B                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .330  .852    0    1   5   
G Mitterwald C                3   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .685    0   14   0   GDP
D Boswell P                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .174  .493    0    0   0   
Totals                       32   2   8   1    0   6                    27   8

BATTING

TB: T Oliva 2; B Allison; R Carew; L Cardenas; G Mitterwald; R Renick; H Killebrew.

GIDP: G Mitterwald (6); B Allison (8).

RBI: R Carew (50).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Cardenas-R Carew-H Killebrew.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Oliva (10, 2nd base off D Segui/J McNertney).

PITCHING

Seattle Pilots                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Barber, L (3-6)              5     7   2   1    0   2   0   5.07   22     -       ·  ·     11· 1· 1· 7     49    -     1.02  -0.02
J Gelnar                       2     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.38    6     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.52   0.07
D Segui                        1     1   0   0    0   3   0   3.40    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.75   0.03
Totals                         8     8   2   1    0   6   0          32     -       ·  ·     14· 3· 1· 8           -

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 Boswell, W (18-11)           9     5   1   1    1  14   0   3.22   32     -       ·  ·      9· 2· 1· 5     86    -     1.34   0.58
Totals                         9     5   1   1    1  14   0          32     -       ·  ·      9· 2· 1· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: D Boswell (10).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Jake O'Donnell.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 23,700.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 10mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Seattle Pilots                Minnesota Twins                      
1. T Harper             3B    1. C Tovar              CF 
2. J Donaldson          2B    2. T Oliva              RF 
3. S Hovley             CF    3. H Killebrew          1B 
4. D Walton             LF    4. B Allison            LF 
5. D Mincher            1B    5. R Renick             3B 
6. J McNertney          C     6. L Cardenas           SS 
7. S Whitaker           RF    7. R Carew              2B 
8. R Oyler              SS    8. G Mitterwald         C  
9. S Barber             P     9. D Boswell            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   0  1-0  ---     -12%  51% J Donaldson     D Boswell       Triple to RF
   t 7   2  2-0  -2-     -10%  75% J McNertney     D Boswell       Single to RF; Walton Scores
   t 8   2  2-1  --3       9%  87% J Donaldson     D Boswell       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   b 1   1  0-0  12-      -8%  50% B Allison       S Barber        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 2   0  0-0  1--       8%  54% J McNertney     D Boswell       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pilots Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Boswell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Harper        Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  J Donaldson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      52%  S Hovley        Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  D Walton        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pilots 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Barber facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  C Tovar         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      55%  T Oliva         Single to RF
          1--      58%  H Killebrew     Single to LF; Oliva to 2B
   OO     12-      50%  B Allison       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pilots 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pilots Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Boswell facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  D Mincher       Single to RF
   OO     1--      54%  J McNertney     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  S Whitaker      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pilots 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Barber facing 5-6-7
          ---      59%  R Renick        Single to CF
          1--      64%  L Cardenas      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Renick to 2B; Cardenas to 1B
          12-      72%  R Carew         Single to LF; Renick to 3B; Cardenas to 2B
   ROO    123      65%  G Mitterwald    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Renick Scores/No RBI/unER; Cardenas to 3B
   O      --3      62%  D Boswell       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pilots 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Pilots Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Boswell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      64%  R Oyler         Strikeout
   O      ---      66%  S Barber        Strikeout
   O      ---      67%  T Harper        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pilots 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Barber facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      65%  C Tovar         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      64%  T Oliva         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      63%  H Killebrew     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pilots 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, Pilots Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Boswell facing 2-3-4
          ---      51%  J Donaldson     Triple to RF
   O      --3      57%  S Hovley        Strikeout Looking
   O      --3      65%  D Walton        Strikeout
   O      --3      69%  D Mincher       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pilots 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Barber facing 4-5-6
          ---      72%  B Allison       Single to CF
   O      1--      69%  R Renick        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      76%  L Cardenas      Single to LF; Renick to 3B
   RO     1-3      78%  R Carew         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Renick Scores
          1--      79%  G Mitterwald    Single to CF; Carew to 2B
   O      12-      76%  D Boswell       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pilots 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 5th, Pilots Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Boswell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      79%  J McNertney     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      81%  S Whitaker      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      82%  R Oyler         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pilots 0, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Barber facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      81%  C Tovar         Lineout: CF
   O      ---      80%  T Oliva         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      81%  H Killebrew     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      79%  B Allison       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pilots 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 6th, Pilots Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Boswell facing 9-1-2
                  Sandy Valdespino pinch hits for Steve Barber batting 9th
   O      ---      82%  S Valdespino    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      84%  T Harper        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  J Donaldson     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pilots 0, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, John Gelnar facing 5-6-7
                  John Gelnar replaces Sandy Valdespino pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      84%  R Renick        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      83%  L Cardenas      Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  R Carew         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pilots 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 7th, Pilots Batting, Behind 0-2, Dave Boswell facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      86%  S Hovley        Strikeout
          ---      80%  D Walton        Double to RF
   O      -2-      85%  D Mincher       Lineout: RF
   R      -2-      75%  J McNertney     Single to RF; Walton Scores
   O      1--      80%  S Whitaker      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pilots 1, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, John Gelnar facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      78%  G Mitterwald    Flyball: LF
   O      ---      76%  D Boswell       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      76%  C Tovar         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pilots 1, Twins 2.

Top of the 8th, Pilots Batting, Behind 1-2, Dave Boswell facing 8-9-1
                  Greg Goossen pinch hits for Ray Oyler batting 8th
   O      ---      81%  G Goossen       Strikeout
                  Gus Gil pinch hits for John Gelnar batting 9th
   O      ---      85%  G Gil           Strikeout
          ---      82%  T Harper        Walk
          1--      79%  J Donaldson     Harper Steals 2B
          -2-      78%  " "             Wild Pitch; Harper to 3B
   O      --3      87%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pilots 1, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Diego Segui facing 2-3-4
                  Diego Segui replaces Greg Goossen pitching and batting 8th; Ron Clark replaces Gus Gil playing SS batting 9th
          ---      89%  T Oliva         Single to RF
          1--      91%  H Killebrew     Oliva Steals 2B
   O      -2-      89%  " "             Strikeout
                  Rich Reese pinch hits for Bob Allison batting 4th
   O      -2-      87%  R Reese         Strikeout Looking
                  Ted Uhlaender pinch hits for Rick Renick batting 5th
   O      -2-      84%  T Uhlaender     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pilots 1, Twins 2.

Top of the 9th, Pilots Batting, Behind 1-2, Dave Boswell facing 3-4-5
                  Rich Reese moves to 1B; Harmon Killebrew moves to 3B; Ted Uhlaender moves to LF
   O      ---      92%  S Hovley        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  D Walton        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D Mincher       Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pilots 1, Twins 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN196909190

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation