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CAL
@BOS		10
6
CHW
@CLE		5
3
BAL
@KCR		2
1
DET
@MIN		5
2
MIL
@NYY		2
4
OAK
@WSA		4
0
CHC
@ATL		8
2
PIT
@HOU		1
3
MON
@LAD		5
2
NYM
@SDP		3
0
PHI
@SFG		9
6
CIN
@STL		6
5
Tuesday, July 21, 1970
, Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 28,789, Time of Game: 2:46
Tigers
5
53-39
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 4 GB
 at Twins
2
57-31
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
W: Denny McLain (1-2)
L: Bill Zepp (5-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  1   0  4  0   0  0  0    5 11  0
Twins           0  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0    2  8  1

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dick McAuliffe 2B 5 1 4 0 0 1 .275 .784 0.150 1.03 0.240 -0.090 1.5 3 4 SB
Mickey Stanley CF 5 1 1 2 0 2 .264 .726 0.140 0.97 0.165 -0.025 1.1 1 0
Al Kaline RF 3 0 0 1 0 1 .282 .855 -0.052 0.87 0.012 -0.064 -0.8 2 0 SF
Willie Horton LF 3 1 2 2 1 0 .315 .882 0.060 0.93 0.143 -0.083 1.7 2 0 HR,GDP
Norm Cash 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 .255 .842 0.077 0.72 0.097 -0.020 0.3 12 0 GDP
Bill Freehan C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .232 .764 -0.131 0.94 0.003 -0.134 -1.4 5 0 GDP
Don Wert 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .662 -0.074 0.79 0.000 -0.074 -1.0 0 2
Cesar Gutierrez SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 .230 .539 -0.018 0.77 0.037 -0.055 -0.4 2 5
Denny McLain P 3 1 1 0 0 1 .143 .357 0.001 0.90 0.041 -0.040 -0.1 0 1
   Fred Scherman P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 .444 -0.002 0.09 0.000 -0.002 -0.2 0 0
   Tom Timmermann P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 5 11 5 3 6 .324 .780 0.151 0.88 0.738 -0.587 0.7 27 12
HR: W Horton (17, off S Barber; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
SF: A Kaline (6, off S Barber).
TB: W Horton 5; D McAuliffe 4; N Cash 2; M Stanley; C Gutierrez; D McLain.
GIDP: B Freehan (8); W Horton (7); N Cash (7).
RBI: W Horton 2 (68); M Stanley 2 (31); A Kaline (43).
2-out RBI: W Horton 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. D McAuliffe-N Cash; C Gutierrez-D McAuliffe-N Cash.
Baserunning
SB: D McAuliffe (5, 2nd base off B Zepp/G Mitterwald).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cesar Tovar 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .316 .867 0.080 0.89 0.108 -0.029 0.7 5 2 SB
Rich Reese 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .253 .688 0.081 1.17 0.135 -0.054 0.5 6 1
Harmon Killebrew 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .320 1.101 -0.264 1.88 0.000 -0.264 -2.0 1 2 GDP
Tony Oliva RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .321 .853 -0.016 1.08 0.043 -0.059 -0.3 0 0 HBP
Jim Holt CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .622 -0.156 1.24 0.000 -0.156 -1.4 3 0
Rick Renick LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .255 .840 -0.038 0.73 0.023 -0.061 -0.2 2 0
Leo Cardenas SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .285 .773 -0.038 0.63 0.010 -0.047 -0.4 3 6
George Mitterwald C 4 1 2 2 0 0 .208 .626 0.074 0.49 0.099 -0.025 1.5 6 1 HR,2B
Bill Zepp P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .059 .118 -0.027 1.08 0.000 -0.027 -0.2 0 0
   Steve Barber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Danny Thompson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .205 .450 -0.016 0.66 0.000 -0.016 -0.2
   Dick Woodson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Paul Ratliff PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .252 .726 -0.030 1.04 0.000 -0.030 -0.3
   Dave Boswell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .375 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 33 2 8 2 1 3 .242 .649 -0.350 1.00 0.418 -0.768 -2.3 27 13
2B: G Mitterwald (4, off D McLain).
HR: G Mitterwald (7, off D McLain; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
HBP: T Oliva (1, by D McLain).
TB: G Mitterwald 6; C Tovar 2; L Cardenas; R Reese; R Renick; T Oliva.
GIDP: H Killebrew (17).
RBI: G Mitterwald 2 (25).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 3. R Reese-L Cardenas-D Boswell; L Cardenas-C Tovar-R Reese; C Tovar-L Cardenas-R Reese.
E: C Tovar (7).
Baserunning
SB: C Tovar (21, 2nd base off D McLain/B Freehan).

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Denny McLain, W (1-2) 7 6 2 2 1 3 1 4.78 28 59 0.216 0.96 1.0
Fred Scherman, H (3) 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.63 6 1 0 0.121 1.29 1.1
Tom Timmermann, S (16) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.25 1 1 0 0.014 0.48 0.2
Team Totals 9 8 2 2 1 3 1 2.00 35 59 2 0 0.351 0.88 2.3
D McLain faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bill Zepp, L (5-1) 4.1 8 4 4 1 3 0 3.15 20 33 -0.068 1.34 -0.5
Steve Barber 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 1 4.03 4 2 2 -0.144 0.70 -2.1
Dick Woodson 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.30 6 0 0 0.042 0.28 1.0
Dave Boswell 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 6.00 8 0 0 0.021 0.17 1.0
Team Totals 9 11 5 5 3 6 1 5.00 38 33 2 2 -0.149 1.00 -0.7
Balks: None.
WP: S Barber (4).
HBP: D McLain (2; T Oliva).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - John Rice.
Time of Game: 2:46.
Attendance: 28,789.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 76° F, Wind 8mph in unknown direction, Night.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Minnesota Twins
1 Dick McAuliffe 2B 1 Cesar Tovar 2B
2 Mickey Stanley CF 2 Rich Reese 1B
3 Al Kaline RF 3 Harmon Killebrew 3B
4 Willie Horton LF 4 Tony Oliva RF
5 Norm Cash 1B 5 Jim Holt CF
6 Bill Freehan C 6 Rick Renick LF
7 Don Wert 3B 7 Leo Cardenas SS
8 Cesar Gutierrez SS 8 George Mitterwald C
9 Denny McLain P 9 Bill Zepp P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 2-5 0 12- OO MIN H. Killebrew F. Scherman 16% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Tovar to 3B
t5 1-0 1 12- R DET M. Stanley B. Zepp 10% 79% Single to LF; Gutierrez Scores; McAuliffe to 2B
t3 0-0 0 1-- DET D. McAuliffe B. Zepp 10% 64% Single to CF; McLain to 3B
t5 3-0 2 -2- RR DET W. Horton S. Barber 10% 94% Home Run; Stanley Scores
b8 2-5 0 1-- MIN R. Reese F. Scherman -9% 78% Single; Tovar to 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, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bill Zepp facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- DET D. McAuliffe B. Zepp 4% 54% Single to CF
t1 0-0 0 1-- DET M. Stanley B. Zepp 2% 56% McAuliffe Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- O DET M. Stanley B. Zepp -8% 48% Baserunner Out Advancing; McAuliffe out at 3B/C-3B
t1 0-0 1 --- O DET M. Stanley B. Zepp -2% 46% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O DET A. Kaline B. Zepp -1% 45% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- MIN C. Tovar D. McLain -4% 42% Single to LF
b1 0-0 0 1-- MIN R. Reese D. McLain -2% 39% Tovar Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- O MIN R. Reese D. McLain 4% 43% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 -2- O MIN H. Killebrew D. McLain 3% 47% Foul Flyball: C
b1 0-0 2 -2- MIN T. Oliva D. McLain -1% 46% Hit By Pitch
b1 0-0 2 12- O MIN J. Holt D. McLain 4% 50% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bill Zepp facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- DET W. Horton B. Zepp 4% 54% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- DET N. Cash B. Zepp 6% 60% Single to RF; Horton to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- O DET B. Freehan B. Zepp -6% 54% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 12- O DET D. Wert B. Zepp -5% 49% Flyball: 2B
t2 0-0 2 12- O DET C. Gutierrez B. Zepp -4% 45% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 6-7-8
b2 0-0 0 --- O MIN R. Renick D. McLain 2% 47% Lineout: RF
b2 0-0 1 --- O MIN L. Cardenas D. McLain 2% 49% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- O MIN G. Mitterwald D. McLain 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bill Zepp facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- DET D. McLain B. Zepp 4% 54% Single to CF
t3 0-0 0 1-- DET D. McAuliffe B. Zepp 10% 64% Single to CF; McLain to 3B
t3 0-0 0 1-3 R DET M. Stanley B. Zepp 6% 70% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); McLain Scores; McAuliffe to 2B; Stanley to 1B
t3 1-0 0 12- O DET A. Kaline B. Zepp -5% 65% Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 3B; Stanley to 2B
t3 1-0 1 12- OO DET W. Horton B. Zepp -8% 57% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- O MIN B. Zepp D. McLain 3% 60% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-1 1 --- O MIN C. Tovar D. McLain 2% 62% Foul Flyball: 1B
b3 0-1 2 --- O MIN R. Reese D. McLain 1% 63% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 0.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Bill Zepp facing 5-6-7
t4 1-0 0 --- DET N. Cash B. Zepp 4% 66% Single to RF
t4 1-0 0 1-- OO DET B. Freehan B. Zepp -7% 59% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t4 1-0 2 --- O DET D. Wert B. Zepp -1% 58% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- O MIN H. Killebrew D. McLain 3% 61% Lineout: SS
b4 0-1 1 --- MIN T. Oliva D. McLain -3% 58% Single to RF
b4 0-1 1 1-- OO MIN J. Holt D. McLain 7% 65% Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 0.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Bill Zepp facing 8-9-1
t5 1-0 0 --- DET C. Gutierrez B. Zepp 4% 68% Single to CF
t5 1-0 0 1-- O DET D. McLain B. Zepp -3% 65% Strikeout
t5 1-0 1 1-- DET D. McAuliffe B. Zepp 4% 68% Single to RF; Gutierrez to 2B
t5 1-0 1 12- R DET M. Stanley B. Zepp 10% 79% Single to LF; Gutierrez Scores; McAuliffe to 2B
Steve Barber replaces Bill Zepp pitching and batting 9th
t5 2-0 1 12- DET A. Kaline S. Barber 4% 83% Wild Pitch; McAuliffe to 3B; Stanley to 2B
t5 2-0 1 -23 RO DET A. Kaline S. Barber 1% 84% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; McAuliffe Scores
t5 3-0 2 -2- RR DET W. Horton S. Barber 10% 94% Home Run; Stanley Scores
t5 5-0 2 --- DET N. Cash S. Barber 0% 94% Walk
t5 5-0 2 1-- O DET B. Freehan S. Barber -0% 93% Flyball: LF
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 6-7-8
b5 0-5 0 --- MIN R. Renick D. McLain -2% 91% Single
b5 0-5 0 1-- O MIN L. Cardenas D. McLain 1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B; Renick to 2B
b5 0-5 1 -2- RR MIN G. Mitterwald D. McLain -8% 85% Home Run; Renick Scores
Danny Thompson pinch hits for Steve Barber (P) batting 9th
b5 2-5 1 --- O MIN D. Thompson D. McLain 2% 86% Foul Flyball: C
b5 2-5 2 --- O MIN C. Tovar D. McLain 1% 87% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Twins 2.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Twins' Dick Woodson facing 7-8-9
Dick Woodson replaces Danny Thompson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 5-2 0 --- O DET D. Wert D. Woodson -1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 5-2 1 --- O DET C. Gutierrez D. Woodson -1% 85% Strikeout
t6 5-2 2 --- O DET D. McLain D. Woodson -1% 85% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 2-3-4
b6 2-5 0 --- MIN R. Reese D. McLain -5% 80% Walk
b6 2-5 0 1-- O MIN H. Killebrew D. McLain 4% 85% Flyball: RF
b6 2-5 1 1-- O MIN T. Oliva D. McLain 3% 88% Flyball: SS
b6 2-5 2 1-- O MIN J. Holt D. McLain 2% 90% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Twins 2.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Twins' Dick Woodson facing 1-2-3
t7 5-2 0 --- O DET D. McAuliffe D. Woodson -1% 89% Strikeout Looking
t7 5-2 1 --- O DET M. Stanley D. Woodson -1% 89% Strikeout Looking
t7 5-2 2 --- O DET A. Kaline D. Woodson -0% 88% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 6-7-8
b7 2-5 0 --- O MIN R. Renick D. McLain 3% 91% Strikeout
b7 2-5 1 --- O MIN L. Cardenas D. McLain 2% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 2-5 2 --- MIN G. Mitterwald D. McLain -2% 91% Double to LF
Paul Ratliff pinch hits for Dick Woodson (P) batting 9th
b7 2-5 2 -2- O MIN P. Ratliff D. McLain 3% 93% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Twins 2.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Twins' Dave Boswell facing 4-5-6
Dave Boswell replaces Paul Ratliff (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-2 0 --- DET W. Horton D. Boswell 1% 94% Single to LF
t8 5-2 0 1-- OO DET N. Cash D. Boswell -2% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
t8 5-2 2 --- DET B. Freehan D. Boswell 0% 93% Walk
t8 5-2 2 1-- O DET D. Wert D. Boswell -1% 92% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Tigers' Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
b8 2-5 0 --- MIN C. Tovar D. McLain -5% 87% Single to P
Fred Scherman replaces Denny McLain pitching and batting 9th
b8 2-5 0 1-- MIN R. Reese F. Scherman -9% 78% Single; Tovar to 2B
b8 2-5 0 12- OO MIN H. Killebrew F. Scherman 16% 94% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Tovar to 3B
b8 2-5 2 --3 O MIN T. Oliva F. Scherman 3% 97% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Twins 2.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Twins' Dave Boswell facing 8-9-1
t9 5-2 0 --- O DET C. Gutierrez D. Boswell -0% 97% Flyball: 2B
t9 5-2 1 --- O DET F. Scherman D. Boswell -0% 96% Flyball: 1B
t9 5-2 2 --- DET D. McAuliffe D. Boswell 0% 97% Single to LF
t9 5-2 2 1-- O DET M. Stanley D. Boswell -0% 96% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Tigers' Fred Scherman facing 5-6-7
b9 2-5 0 --- O MIN J. Holt F. Scherman 2% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 2-5 1 --- O MIN R. Renick F. Scherman 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 2-5 2 --- MIN L. Cardenas F. Scherman -1% 99% Single to CF
Tom Timmermann replaces Fred Scherman pitching and batting 9th
b9 2-5 2 1-- O MIN G. Mitterwald T. Timmermann 1% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Twins 2.

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