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Standings
OAK
@BOS		3
5
BAL
@CHW		18
2
DET
@KCR		8
2
CLE
@MIN		0
1
CAL
@NYY		3
2
MIL
@WSA		0
4
HOU
@CIN		3
5
PHI
@LAD		1
6
CHC
@PIT		10
5
MON
@SDP		0
10
NYM
@SFG		6
8
ATL
@STL		10
6
Wednesday, April 29, 1970
, Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 4,241, Time of Game: 1:58
Indians
0
7-10
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 5½ GB
 at Twins
1
11-6
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 1 GB
W: Jim Kaat (3-1)
L: Rich Hand (0-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  6  1
Twins           0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  X    1  6  0

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ted Uhlaender CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .193 .581 -0.096 0.95 0.000 -0.096 -0.7 3 0
Graig Nettles 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .070 .380 -0.140 1.41 0.000 -0.140 -0.8 1 7
Ted Ford RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .158 .607 -0.060 0.99 0.021 -0.081 -0.3 3 0
Tony Horton 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .269 .809 -0.137 1.92 0.075 -0.212 -0.8 10 0 2B
Roy Foster LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .260 .739 -0.063 1.89 0.028 -0.091 -0.5 1 0
Ray Fosse C 3 0 2 0 0 0 .355 1.022 0.029 0.86 0.059 -0.030 0.3 0 0 2B
   Vada Pinson PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .352 .865 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Eddie Leon 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .241 .648 -0.081 1.24 0.000 -0.081 -0.6 2 2
Jack Heidemann SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .182 .407 -0.055 1.60 0.024 -0.079 -0.3 4 4
Rich Hand P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.088 1.64 0.000 -0.088 -0.6 0 2
   Chuck Hinton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .452 -0.038 1.55 0.000 -0.038 -0.2
   Dennis Higgins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 0 6 0 1 5 .194 .477 -0.729 1.41 0.207 -0.936 -4.3 24 15
2B: T Horton (6, off J Kaat); R Fosse (3, off J Kaat).
TB: R Fosse 3; T Horton 2; T Ford; E Leon; J Heidemann.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Leon-J Heidemann-T Horton.
E: G Nettles (3).
Baserunning
Pickoffs: T Horton (2nd base by S Williams).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cesar Tovar CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .311 .896 -0.090 0.91 0.000 -0.090 -1.0 1 0
Leo Cardenas SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .219 .608 0.013 0.66 0.043 -0.030 0.1 0 4 HBP
Tony Oliva RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .319 .889 -0.065 0.88 0.012 -0.077 -0.7 1 1
Harmon Killebrew 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .304 .913 -0.033 0.76 0.022 -0.055 -0.5 0 6
   Minnie Mendoza 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Rich Reese 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .204 .549 0.088 0.94 0.135 -0.047 0.6 14 1
Brant Alyea LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .408 1.217 -0.058 0.96 0.011 -0.069 -0.6 1 0
   Jim Holt LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .481 -0.007 0.27 0.000 -0.007 -0.1 0 0
Paul Ratliff C 1 0 0 0 1 0 .300 .900 0.024 0.67 0.045 -0.022 0.3 6 0 HBP
Frank Quilici 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 .286 .634 0.025 0.97 0.055 -0.030 0.3 3 3
Jim Kaat P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .321 -0.125 1.37 0.000 -0.125 -1.3 1 1 GDP
   Stan Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 30 1 6 0 1 0 .200 .473 -0.228 0.87 0.323 -0.552 -2.8 27 17
HBP: L Cardenas (1, by R Hand); P Ratliff (2, by R Hand).
TB: F Quilici 2; L Cardenas; B Alyea; T Oliva; H Killebrew.
GIDP: J Kaat (2).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: T Oliva (R Fosse at home plate).

Cleveland Indians

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rich Hand, L (0-3) 7 6 1 0 1 0 0 6.91 30 62 0.199 0.92 2.4
Dennis Higgins 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.91 3 0 0 0.029 0.39 0.5
Team Totals 8 6 1 0 1 0 0 0.00 33 62 0 0 0.228 1.41 2.8

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Kaat, W (3-1) 8.2 6 0 0 1 5 0 2.19 32 76 0.590 1.28 3.9
Stan Williams, S (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0 2 0 0.138 5.43 0.4
Team Totals 9 6 0 0 1 5 0 0.00 32 76 2 0 0.728 0.87 4.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: R Hand 2 (2; P Ratliff, L Cardenas).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: S Williams (1; T Horton, 2nd base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Jake O'Donnell, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim Honochick.
Time of Game: 1:58.
Attendance: 4,241.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 86° F.

Starting Lineups

Cleveland Indians         Minnesota Twins
1 Ted Uhlaender CF 1 Cesar Tovar CF
2 Graig Nettles 3B 2 Leo Cardenas SS
3 Ted Ford RF 3 Tony Oliva RF
4 Tony Horton 1B 4 Harmon Killebrew 3B
5 Roy Foster LF 5 Rich Reese 1B
6 Ray Fosse C 6 Brant Alyea LF
7 Eddie Leon 2B 7 Paul Ratliff C
8 Jack Heidemann SS 8 Frank Quilici 2B
9 Rich Hand P 9 Jim Kaat P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 0-1 2 12- O CLE V. Pinson S. Williams 14% 100% Horton Picked off 2B (P-2B)
b3 0-0 2 12- R MIN R. Reese R. Hand 13% 68% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Reese to 2B; Killebrew to 3B; Oliva Scores/No RBI/unER
t9 0-1 2 --- CLE T. Horton J. Kaat -7% 89% Double to LF
t9 0-1 0 --- O CLE G. Nettles J. Kaat 7% 91% Flyball: CF
t5 0-1 2 1-3 O CLE R. Hand J. Kaat 7% 71% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B

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 Kaat facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CLE T. Uhlaender J. Kaat 2% 52% Groundout: 1B-P
t1 0-0 1 --- O CLE G. Nettles J. Kaat 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O CLE T. Ford J. Kaat 1% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Rich Hand facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O MIN C. Tovar R. Hand -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O MIN L. Cardenas R. Hand -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- MIN T. Oliva R. Hand 1% 52% Single to LF
b1 0-0 2 1-- O MIN H. Killebrew R. Hand -2% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Kaat facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O CLE T. Horton J. Kaat 2% 52% Strikeout
t2 0-0 1 --- O CLE R. Foster J. Kaat 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 --- CLE R. Fosse J. Kaat -2% 52% Double to RF
t2 0-0 2 -2- O CLE E. Leon J. Kaat 3% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Rich Hand facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- O MIN R. Reese R. Hand -2% 53% Groundout: P-1B
b2 0-0 1 --- O MIN B. Alyea R. Hand -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- MIN P. Ratliff R. Hand 1% 52% Hit By Pitch
b2 0-0 2 1-- MIN F. Quilici R. Hand 3% 55% Single to CF; Ratliff to 3B
b2 0-0 2 1-3 O MIN J. Kaat R. Hand -5% 50% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Kaat facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- O CLE J. Heidemann J. Kaat 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- O CLE R. Hand J. Kaat 2% 54% Flyball: 2B
t3 0-0 2 --- O CLE T. Uhlaender J. Kaat 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Indians' Rich Hand facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 --- O MIN C. Tovar R. Hand -2% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- MIN L. Cardenas R. Hand 3% 56% Single to CF
b3 0-0 1 1-- O MIN T. Oliva R. Hand -3% 53% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b3 0-0 2 1-- MIN H. Killebrew R. Hand 2% 55% Single to LF; Oliva to 2B
b3 0-0 2 12- R MIN R. Reese R. Hand 13% 68% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Reese to 2B; Killebrew to 3B; Oliva Scores/No RBI/unER
b3 1-0 2 -23 O MIN B. Alyea R. Hand -5% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Jim Kaat facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- O CLE G. Nettles J. Kaat 3% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-1 1 --- O CLE T. Ford J. Kaat 2% 68% Flyball: LF
t4 0-1 2 --- O CLE T. Horton J. Kaat 1% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Rich Hand facing 7-8-9
b4 1-0 0 --- MIN P. Ratliff R. Hand 3% 72% Walk
b4 1-0 0 1-- O MIN F. Quilici R. Hand -3% 69% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b4 1-0 1 1-- OO MIN J. Kaat R. Hand -5% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Jim Kaat facing 5-6-7
t5 0-1 0 --- O CLE R. Foster J. Kaat 3% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-1 1 --- CLE R. Fosse J. Kaat -4% 64% Single to LF
t5 0-1 1 1-- O CLE E. Leon J. Kaat 3% 67% Single to RF; Fosse out at Hm/RF-C; Leon to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
t5 0-1 2 -2- CLE J. Heidemann J. Kaat -2% 64% Single to RF; Leon to 3B
t5 0-1 2 1-3 O CLE R. Hand J. Kaat 7% 71% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Rich Hand facing 1-2-3
b5 1-0 0 --- O MIN C. Tovar R. Hand -2% 69% Lineout: CF
b5 1-0 1 --- O MIN L. Cardenas R. Hand -2% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B
b5 1-0 2 --- O MIN T. Oliva R. Hand -1% 67% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
t6 0-1 0 --- O CLE T. Uhlaender J. Kaat 4% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-1 1 --- O CLE G. Nettles J. Kaat 3% 73% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 0-1 2 --- CLE T. Ford J. Kaat -2% 71% Single to LF
t6 0-1 2 1-- O CLE T. Horton J. Kaat 4% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Rich Hand facing 4-5-6
b6 1-0 0 --- O MIN H. Killebrew R. Hand -2% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 1-0 1 --- O MIN R. Reese R. Hand -1% 71% Flyball: RF
b6 1-0 2 --- MIN B. Alyea R. Hand 1% 72% Single to CF
b6 1-0 2 1-- O MIN P. Ratliff R. Hand -2% 70% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Jim Kaat facing 5-6-7
t7 0-1 0 --- O CLE R. Foster J. Kaat 4% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 0-1 1 --- O CLE R. Fosse J. Kaat 3% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 0-1 2 --- O CLE E. Leon J. Kaat 2% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Rich Hand facing 8-9-1
b7 1-0 0 --- MIN F. Quilici R. Hand 3% 82% Single to CF
b7 1-0 0 1-- O MIN J. Kaat R. Hand -3% 80% Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b7 1-0 1 1-- O MIN C. Tovar R. Hand -2% 77% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b7 1-0 2 1-- MIN L. Cardenas R. Hand 2% 79% Hit By Pitch; Tovar to 2B
b7 1-0 2 12- O MIN T. Oliva R. Hand -4% 75% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Jim Kaat facing 8-9-1
Jim Holt replaces Brant Alyea playing LF batting 6th
t8 0-1 0 --- O CLE J. Heidemann J. Kaat 5% 81% Flyball: RF
Chuck Hinton pinch hits for Rich Hand (P) batting 9th
t8 0-1 1 --- O CLE C. Hinton J. Kaat 4% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 0-1 2 --- O CLE T. Uhlaender J. Kaat 3% 87% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Indians' Dennis Higgins facing 4-5-6
Dennis Higgins replaces Chuck Hinton (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 1-0 0 --- O MIN H. Killebrew D. Higgins -1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1-0 1 --- O MIN R. Reese D. Higgins -1% 85% Lineout: RF
b8 1-0 2 --- O MIN J. Holt D. Higgins -1% 84% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Jim Kaat facing 2-3-4
Minnie Mendoza replaces Harmon Killebrew playing 3B batting 4th
t9 0-1 0 --- O CLE G. Nettles J. Kaat 7% 91% Flyball: CF
t9 0-1 1 --- O CLE T. Ford J. Kaat 5% 96% Strikeout
t9 0-1 2 --- CLE T. Horton J. Kaat -7% 89% Double to LF
t9 0-1 2 -2- CLE R. Foster J. Kaat -3% 86% Walk
Stan Williams replaces Jim Kaat pitching and batting 9th
Vada Pinson pinch hits for Ray Fosse (C) batting 6th
t9 0-1 2 12- O CLE V. Pinson S. Williams 14% 100% Horton Picked off 2B (P-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 1.

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