May 12, 1970 Baltimore Orioles at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 6
BOS 5 CHW 7
@DET 2 NYY 9
@MIL 5 BAL 5
@MIN 4 OAK 5
WSA 3
(11) CHC 4
ATL 3
(11) HOU 8
@LAD 3 NYM 8
MON 4 CIN 5
@PIT 3 SDP 6
SFG 5 STL 9
PHI 5

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 11,760

Tuesday, May 12, 1970
Time of Game: 3:06

Orioles

22-8

Won 8

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  0   1  2  2   0  0  0    5 14  0
Twins           1  1  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    4  9  1

W: M Cuellar (4-2), L: J Perry (5-2), S: P Richert (6)

Twins

18-10

Lost 2

2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Buford LF                   4   1   3   2    1   0  .255  .824    0    0   0   3B,IW
M Belanger SS                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .214  .546    0    1   6   SH
F Robinson RF                 5   0   1   2    0   1  .351 1.074    0    2   0   2B
B Powell 1B                   5   1   3   0    0   1  .298 1.052    0    9   0   2·2B
P Blair CF                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .254  .737    0    2   0   CS
B Robinson 3B                 5   0   0   0    0   3  .305  .828    0    2   2   
D Johnson 2B                  3   1   2   1    1   0  .343  .996    0    3   0   CS
E Hendricks C                 4   1   4   0    0   0  .286  .797    0    8   2   2B
M Cuellar P                   3   1   1   0    0   2  .100  .350    0    0   0   
  E Watt P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   1   
  P Richert P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       38   5  14   5    3   9                    27  11

BATTING

2B: E Hendricks (4, off S Williams); F Robinson (8, off J Perry); B Powell 2 (5, off J Perry, off T Hall).

3B: D Buford (2, off T Hall).

SH: M Belanger (2, off J Perry).

IBB: D Buford (1, by S Williams).

TB: E Hendricks 5; D Buford 5; B Powell 5; D Johnson 2; F Robinson 2; M Cuellar.

RBI: F Robinson 2 (17); D Buford 2 (15); D Johnson (17).

2-out RBI: D Buford 2; D Johnson.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Hendricks-D Johnson.

BASERUNNING

CS: D Johnson (1, Home by J Perry/G Mitterwald); P Blair (5, 2nd base by T Hall/G Mitterwald).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar CF                    3   2   1   0    1   0  .301  .887    0    2   0   3B,SH
R Carew 2B                    5   0   2   1    0   1  .333  .783    0    2   2   2·CS
H Killebrew 3B                4   0   1   2    0   1  .327 1.063    0    1   1   SF
T Oliva RF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .336  .956    0    3   0   
B Alyea LF                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .305  .960    0    2   0   HR
L Cardenas SS                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .248  .723    0    1   1   
R Reese 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .213  .547    0    5   1   
G Mitterwald C                3   0   1   0    0   1  .192  .541    0   10   1   
  C Manuel PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .453    0    0   0   
  P Ratliff C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .292  .872         1   0   
J Perry P                     1   0   1   0    0   0  .211  .411    0    0   2   
  T Hall P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  M Mendoza PH                1   1   1   0    0   0  .214  .428    0    0   0   
  S Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  J Holt PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .160  .382    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   4   9   4    4   7                    27   8

BATTING

3B: C Tovar (5, off M Cuellar).

HR: B Alyea (6, off M Cuellar; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: H Killebrew (3, off M Cuellar).

SH: C Tovar (3, off E Watt).

TB: B Alyea 4; C Tovar 3; R Carew 2; J Perry; G Mitterwald; R Reese; H Killebrew; M Mendoza.

RBI: H Killebrew 2 (25); B Alyea (25); R Carew (6).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

PB: G Mitterwald (3).

E: T Oliva (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Carew 2 (4, 2nd base by P Richert/E Hendricks, Home by E Watt/E Hendricks).

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Cuellar, W (4-2)             6.1   7   4   4    3   5   1   4.42   29     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 2· 7     45    -     0.86  -0.08
E Watt, H (2)                  1.2   2   0   0    1   1   0   0.79    8     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 2          2-1    2.92  -0.14
P Richert, S (6)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    6.52   0.51
Totals                         9     9   4   4    4   7   1          39     -       ·  ·     10· 7· 2· 9          4-1

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Perry, L (5-2)               4.1   9   3   3    0   4   0   2.80   21     -       ·  ·      4· 4· 0· 9     37    -     1.28  -0.21
T Hall                         2.2   3   2   2    2   4   0   4.63   12     -       ·  ·      0· 3· 0· 3          1-0    1.03  -0.09
S Williams                     2     2   0   0    1   1   0   0.98    9     -       ·  ·      0· 5· 0· 2          0-0    1.03   0.09
Totals                         9    14   5   5    3   9   0          42     -       ·  ·      4·12· 0·14          1-0

E Watt faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Williams (2; D Buford).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Nestor Chylak.

Time of Game: 3:06.

Attendance: 11,760.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Minnesota Twins                      
1. D Buford             LF    1. C Tovar              CF 
2. M Belanger           SS    2. R Carew              2B 
3. F Robinson           RF    3. H Killebrew          3B 
4. B Powell             1B    4. T Oliva              RF 
5. P Blair              CF    5. B Alyea              LF 
6. B Robinson           3B    6. L Cardenas           SS 
7. D Johnson            2B    7. R Reese              1B 
8. E Hendricks          C     8. G Mitterwald         C  
9. M Cuellar            P     9. J Perry              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  5-4  1-3      45% 100% H Killebrew     P Richert       Double Play: Strikeout, Carew Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   b 7   1  5-3  12-     -22%  50% H Killebrew     E Watt          Single to RF; Tovar Scores; Carew to 3B
   t 5   1  2-1  1-3      21%  67% F Robinson      J Perry         Double to LF; Cuellar Scores; Buford Scores
   t 6   2  2-3  12-      21%  87% D Buford        T Hall          Triple (CF-RF); Johnson Scores; Hendricks Scores
   b 7   1  5-4  1-3      20%  70% T Oliva         E Watt          Carew Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B-C-SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  D Buford        Single to CF
   O      1--      52%  M Belanger      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Buford to 2B
   O      -2-      49%  F Robinson      Groundout: 2B-1B; Buford to 3B
   O      --3      45%  B Powell        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Cuellar facing 1-2-3
          ---      36%  C Tovar         Triple to RF
   O      --3      41%  R Carew         Lineout: 2B
   RO     --3      38%  H Killebrew     Foul Flyball: 1B/Sacrifice Fly; Tovar Scores
   O      ---      39%  T Oliva         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Perry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      37%  P Blair         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      35%  B Robinson      Foul Flyball: C
          ---      36%  D Johnson       Single to CF
          1--      39%  E Hendricks     Single to CF; Johnson to 3B
   O      1-3      34%  M Cuellar       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Cuellar facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      25%  B Alyea         Home Run
   O      ---      26%  L Cardenas      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      27%  R Reese         Strikeout
          ---      26%  G Mitterwald    Single to LF
          1--      25%  J Perry         Single to LF; Mitterwald to 2B
   O      12-      28%  C Tovar         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      25%  D Buford        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      24%  M Belanger      Strikeout
   O      ---      23%  F Robinson      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Cuellar facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      24%  R Carew         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      25%  H Killebrew     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      25%  T Oliva         Walk
   O      1--      26%  B Alyea         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Perry facing 4-5-6
          ---      33%  B Powell        Double to CF
          -2-      36%  P Blair         Passed Ball; Powell to 3B
   O      --3      31%  " "             Flyball: RF
   O      --3      25%  B Robinson      Strikeout
   R      --3      34%  D Johnson       Single to CF; Powell Scores
          1--      37%  E Hendricks     Single to RF; Johnson to 3B
   O      1-3      31%  M Cuellar       Johnson Caught Stealing Hm (P-SS-1B-C)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Mike Cuellar facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      33%  L Cardenas      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      34%  R Reese         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      35%  G Mitterwald    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 2.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Perry facing 9-1-2
          ---      41%  M Cuellar       Single to LF
          1--      54%  D Buford        Single to RF; Cuellar to 3B
   O      1-3      45%  M Belanger      Strikeout
   RR     1-3      67%  F Robinson      Double to LF; Cuellar Scores; Buford Scores
                  Tom Hall replaces Jim Perry pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      63%  B Powell        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      59%  P Blair         Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Cuellar facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      63%  T Hall          Strikeout
   O      ---      65%  C Tovar         Lineout: 3B
          ---      63%  R Carew         Single to RF
   O      1--      67%  H Killebrew     Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 2.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-2, Tom Hall facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      64%  B Robinson      Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      67%  D Johnson       Walk
          1--      71%  E Hendricks     Single to RF; Johnson to 2B
   O      12-      66%  M Cuellar       Strikeout
   RR     12-      87%  D Buford        Triple (CF-RF); Johnson Scores; Hendricks Scores
   O      --3      85%  M Belanger      Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Mike Cuellar facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      88%  T Oliva         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      89%  B Alyea         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      88%  L Cardenas      Walk
   O      1--      90%  R Reese         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Twins 2.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-2, Tom Hall facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      89%  F Robinson      Strikeout
          ---      92%  B Powell        Double (CF-RF); Powell to 3B/Adv on E9
          --3      93%  P Blair         Walk
   O      1-3      90%  B Robinson      Blair Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      --3      88%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Mike Cuellar facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      91%  G Mitterwald    Groundout: SS-1B
                  Minnie Mendoza pinch hits for Tom Hall batting 9th
          ---      88%  M Mendoza       Single (CF-RF)
          1--      83%  C Tovar         Walk; Mendoza to 2B
   R      12-      72%  R Carew         Single to CF; Mendoza Scores; Tovar to 2B
                  Eddie Watt replaces Mike Cuellar pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-      50%  H Killebrew     Single to RF; Tovar Scores; Carew to 3B
   O      1-3      70%  T Oliva         Carew Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B-C-SS)
   O      1--      75%  " "             Foul Flyball: 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Twins 4.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-4, Stan Williams facing 7-8-9
                  Stan Williams replaces Minnie Mendoza pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      73%  D Johnson       Flyball: CF
          ---      78%  E Hendricks     Double to RF
   O      -2-      74%  E Watt          Flyball: LF
          -2-      75%  D Buford        Intentional Walk
   O      12-      70%  M Belanger      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 5, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-5, Eddie Watt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      77%  B Alyea         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      81%  L Cardenas      Strikeout
          ---      78%  R Reese         Single
                  Charlie Manuel pinch hits for George Mitterwald batting 8th
   O      1--      84%  C Manuel        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Twins 4.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 5-4, Stan Williams facing 3-4-5
                  Paul Ratliff replaces Charlie Manuel playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      83%  F Robinson      Flyball: SS
          ---      84%  B Powell        Single to RF
   O      1--      82%  P Blair         Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      81%  B Robinson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-5, Eddie Watt facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Holt pinch hits for Stan Williams batting 9th
          ---      67%  J Holt          Walk
          1--      49%  C Tovar         Fielder's Choice uk/Sacrifice Bunt; Holt to 2B; Tovar to 1B
                  Pete Richert replaces Eddie Watt pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      55%  R Carew         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Holt to 3B
   OO     1-3     100%  H Killebrew     Double Play: Strikeout, Carew Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 5, Twins 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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