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OAK  7
@CHW  4

OAK  7
@CHW  5

BOS  4
@CLE  3

CLE  8
BOS  2

DET  5
BAL  2

KCR  4
CAL  1

MIN  7
MIL  6

MIN  8
MIL  3

NYY  4
@WSA  3

LAD  4
ATL  3

LAD  6
ATL  1

NYM  5
MON  4

NYM  5
MON  1

PHI  5
STL  1

PHI  3
STL  2

(13)
PIT  8
CHC  3

CHC  9
@PIT  2

HOU 10
@SDP  5

HOU  9
@SDP  4

SFG  6
CIN  3

SFG  4
CIN  3

Standings at end of play this day
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Monday, September 7, 1970
Time of Game: 2:51
Brewers
6
52-86
Lost 1
5th, 31½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Brewers         0  1  0   0  3  0   1  1  0    6 14  1
Twins           4  0  3   0  0  0   0  0  X    7  9  1
W: S Williams (9-0), L: L Krausse (12-16), S: R Perranoski (28)
Twins
7
82-55
Won 4
1st

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Harper 3B                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .293  .883    0    1   1   
F Wicker LF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  B Smith PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .304  .817    0    0   0   
D May CF                      4   1   3   1    0   0  .227  .644    0    1   0   3B,GDP
  G Gil PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .177  .530    0    0   0   
B Burda RF-1B                 3   1   2   2    0   0  .240  .633    0    2   0   SF
  M Alvis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .173  .482    0    0   0   
M Hegan 1B                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .241  .713    0    4   0   
  K Sanders P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .489         0   0   
R Pena SS                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .247  .600    0    2   2   
P Roof C                      4   0   1   0    0   2  .240  .714    0   12   1   2B
  F Stanley PR                0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J McNertney C               0   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .685         1   0   
T Kubiak 2B                   4   0   1   2    0   0  .255  .666    0    1   2   
L Krausse P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .158  .455    0    0   0   
  J Gelnar P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .258         0   0   
  P Koegel PH                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .650    0    0   0   
  W Twitchell P               0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Francona PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .643    0    0   0   
  D Ellsworth P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Snyder RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .241  .612         0   0   
  T Savage PH-RF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .877    0    0   0   GDP
Totals                       39   6  14   6    0   6                    24   6
BATTING
2B: P Roof (7, off S Williams).
3B: D May (2, off B Zepp).
SF: B Burda (3, off S Williams).
TB: D May 5; M Hegan 2; P Roof 2; B Burda 2; T Kubiak; B Smith; F Wicker; R Pena; P Koegel; T Harper.
GIDP: D May (10); T Savage (5).
RBI: B Burda 2 (20); T Kubiak 2 (37); M Hegan (44); D May (30).
2-out RBI: D May; M Hegan; B Burda.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 5 for 11.
FIELDING
DP: 1. R Pena-T Kubiak-B Burda.
E: R Pena (14).
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar CF-LF                 5   1   3   0    0   1  .297  .800    0    2   0   
R Reese 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .264  .704    0    7   3   
T Oliva RF                    3   1   0   0    0   1  .315  .846    0    3   0   HBP
H Killebrew 3B                2   2   1   0    2   1  .285 1.006    0    0   1   IW
  F Quilici 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .533         0   0   
B Alyea LF                    4   2   3   7    0   0  .290  .910    0    2   0   2·HR
  J Holt PR-CF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .628         0   0   
L Cardenas SS                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .254  .686    0    2   4   SB,GDP
P Ratliff C                   3   0   0   0    1   3  .248  .727    0    7   0   
  G Mitterwald C              0   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .640         1   0   
D Thompson 2B-3B              4   0   0   0    0   2  .244  .532    0    2   3   
B Zepp P                      2   0   0   0    0   2  .135  .270    0    1   0   
  S Williams P                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  R Perranoski P              1   0   0   0    0   1  .050  .100    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   7   9   7    3  14                    27  11
BATTING
HR: B Alyea 2 (15, 2 off L Krausse; 1st inn, 3 on, 1 out to LF; 3rd inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).
IBB: H Killebrew (19, by L Krausse).
HBP: T Oliva (2, by L Krausse).
TB: B Alyea 9; C Tovar 3; L Cardenas; R Reese; H Killebrew.
GIDP: L Cardenas (10).
RBI: B Alyea 7 (50).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
FIELDING
DP: 2. L Cardenas-D Thompson-R Reese; R Reese-L Cardenas-R Reese.
E: H Killebrew (16).
BASERUNNING
SB: L Cardenas (2, 2nd base off L Krausse/P Roof).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Krausse, L (12-16)           2     6   7   7    1   3   2   4.66   14     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 6     18    -     0.85  -0.40
J Gelnar                       2     1   0   0    0   5   0   4.41    7     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.12   0.01
W Twitchell                    1     0   0   0    1   3   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.02
D Ellsworth                    1     2   0   0    1   1   0   4.41    6     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.41  -0.02
K Sanders                      2     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.52    5     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.57   0.09
Totals                         8     9   7   7    3  14   2          37     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 0· 9          2-0 
Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Zepp                         4.2   9   4   4    0   2   0   3.22   22     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 0· 9     32    -     0.87   0.03
S Williams, W (9-0)            2.2   4   2   1    0   4   0   2.13   13     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 4          2-1    1.29  -0.10
R Perranoski, S (28)           1.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.11    5     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 1          1-0    2.97   0.28
Totals                         9    14   6   5    0   6   0          40     -       ·  ·     10·10· 0·14          3-1 
L Krausse faced 3 batters in the 3rd inning.
D Ellsworth faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: L Krausse (13; H Killebrew).
HBP: L Krausse (3; T Oliva).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Jim Honochick.
Time of Game: 2:51.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 84° F.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Minnesota Twins                      
1. T Harper             3B    1. C Tovar              CF 
2. F Wicker             LF    2. R Reese              1B 
3. D May                CF    3. T Oliva              RF 
4. B Burda              RF    4. H Killebrew          3B 
5. M Hegan              1B    5. B Alyea              LF 
6. R Pena               SS    6. L Cardenas           SS 
7. P Roof               C     7. P Ratliff            C  
8. T Kubiak             2B    8. D Thompson           2B 
9. L Krausse            P     9. B Zepp               P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-0  123      22%  86% B Alyea         L Krausse       Home Run; Tovar Scores; Reese Scores; Killebrew Scores
   t 8   1  7-6  1--      13%  87% T Savage        R Perranoski    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 8   1  7-5  -2-     -10%  75% T Kubiak        S Williams      Single; Stanley Scores
   t 9   1  7-6  1--       9%  92% G Gil           R Perranoski    Foul Flyball: 3B
   t 9   1  7-6  ---      -8%  83% B Smith         R Perranoski    Single to P

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Zepp facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Harper        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  F Wicker        Single to CF
   OO     1--      55%  D May           Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Lew Krausse facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  C Tovar         Single to CF
          1--      64%  R Reese         Single to RF; Tovar to 2B
   O      12-      63%  T Oliva         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Reese to 2B; Tovar to 3B
          -23      64%  H Killebrew     Intentional Walk
   RRRR   123      86%  B Alyea         Home Run; Tovar Scores; Reese Scores; Killebrew Scores
          ---      87%  L Cardenas      Single to 3B
          1--      88%  P Ratliff       Cardenas Steals 2B
   O      -2-      87%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      85%  D Thompson      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Twins 4.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-4, Bill Zepp facing 4-5-6
          ---      82%  B Burda         Single to RF
          1--      78%  M Hegan         Single to RF; Burda to 2B
          12-      71%  R Pena          Single to RF; Hegan to 2B; Burda to 3B
   O      123      77%  P Roof          Foul Flyball: C
   RO     123      78%  T Kubiak        Groundout: 1B-2B-P; Hegan to 3B; Burda Scores; Pena to 2B
   O      -23      83%  L Krausse       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Lew Krausse facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      82%  B Zepp          Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  C Tovar         Strikeout
   O      ---      81%  R Reese         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Twins 4.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-4, Bill Zepp facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      83%  T Harper        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      84%  F Wicker        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      82%  D May           Triple to RF
   O      --3      85%  B Burda         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Lew Krausse facing 3-4-5
          ---      86%  T Oliva         Hit By Pitch
          1--      89%  H Killebrew     Single to LF; Oliva to 2B
   RRR    12-      96%  B Alyea         Home Run; Oliva Scores; Killebrew Scores
                  John Gelnar replaces Lew Krausse pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      96%  L Cardenas      Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  P Ratliff       Strikeout
   O      ---      96%  D Thompson      Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Twins 7.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-7, Bill Zepp facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  M Hegan         Strikeout
   O      ---      97%  R Pena          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  P Roof          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-1, John Gelnar facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      97%  B Zepp          Strikeout
          ---      97%  C Tovar         Single to RF
   O      1--      97%  R Reese         Strikeout
   O      1--      97%  T Oliva         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Twins 7.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Behind 1-7, Bill Zepp facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      97%  T Kubiak        Flyball: CF
                  Pete Koegel pinch hits for John Gelnar batting 9th
          ---      97%  P Koegel        Single to RF
          1--      95%  T Harper        Single to LF; Koegel to 2B
   O      12-      97%  F Wicker        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Koegel to 3B
   R      1-3      95%  D May           Single to RF; Wicker to 2B; Koegel Scores
   R      12-      91%  B Burda         Single to LF; May to 2B; Wicker Scores
                  Stan Williams replaces Bill Zepp pitching and batting 9th
   R      12-      85%  M Hegan         Single to RF; Burda to 2B; May Scores
   O      12-      89%  R Pena          Foul Flyball: C
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 4, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-4, Wayne Twitchell facing 4-5-6
                  Wayne Twitchell replaces Pete Koegel pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  H Killebrew     Strikeout Looking
          ---      89%  B Alyea         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      88%  L Cardenas      Strikeout
          1--      89%  P Ratliff       Walk; Alyea to 2B
   O      12-      87%  D Thompson      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Brewers 4, Twins 7.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Behind 4-7, Stan Williams facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      89%  P Roof          Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  T Kubiak        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Tito Francona pinch hits for Wayne Twitchell batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  T Francona      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 4, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-4, Dick Ellsworth facing 9-1-2
                  Dick Ellsworth replaces Tito Francona pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      91%  S Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      92%  C Tovar         Single to LF
   O      1--      91%  R Reese         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      90%  T Oliva         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 4, Twins 7.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Behind 4-7, Stan Williams facing 1-2-3
          ---      86%  T Harper        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      90%  F Wicker        Strikeout
          1--      83%  D May           Single to RF; Harper to 3B
   RO     1-3      86%  B Burda         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Harper Scores/unER
   O      1--      89%  M Hegan         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Brewers 5, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-5, Dick Ellsworth facing 4-5-6
          ---      91%  H Killebrew     Walk
          1--      93%  B Alyea         Single to LF; Killebrew to 2B
                  Ken Sanders replaces Mike Hegan pitching and batting 5th; Bob Burda moves to 1B; Russ Snyder replaces Dick Ellsworth playing RF batting 9th; Jim Holt pinch runs for Brant Alyea batting 5th
   OO     12-      89%  L Cardenas      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Killebrew to 3B
   O      --3      87%  P Ratliff       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 5, Twins 7.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Behind 5-7, Stan Williams facing 6-7-8
                  George Mitterwald replaces Paul Ratliff playing C batting 7th; Cesar Tovar moves to LF; Jim Holt moves to CF
   O      ---      91%  R Pena          Strikeout
          ---      85%  P Roof          Double to RF
                  Fred Stanley pinch runs for Phil Roof batting 7th
   R      -2-      75%  T Kubiak        Single; Stanley Scores
                  Ron Perranoski replaces Stan Williams pitching and batting 9th; Ted Savage pinch hits for Russ Snyder batting 9th
   OO     1--      87%  T Savage        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 6, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-6, Ken Sanders facing 8-9-1
                  Jerry McNertney replaces Fred Stanley playing C batting 7th; Ted Savage moves to RF
   O      ---      86%  D Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  R Perranoski    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      84%  C Tovar         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 6, Twins 7.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Behind 6-7, Ron Perranoski facing 1-2-3
                  Frank Quilici replaces Harmon Killebrew playing 2B batting 4th; Danny Thompson moves to 3B
   O      ---      91%  T Harper        Flyball: RF
                  Bernie Smith pinch hits for Floyd Wicker batting 2nd
          ---      83%  B Smith         Single to P
                  Gus Gil pinch hits for Dave May batting 3rd
   O      1--      92%  G Gil           Foul Flyball: 3B
                  Max Alvis pinch hits for Bob Burda batting 4th
   O      1--     100%  M Alvis         Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 6, Twins 7.

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