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Scores
Standings
CLE
@BOS		2
9
KCR
@CHW		3
1
KCR
@CHW		8
6
CAL
@MIL		6
2
OAK
@MIN		4
9
OAK
@MIN		1
2
DET
@NYY		3
1
BAL
@WSA		4
2
CIN
@LAD		5
6
NYM
@PHI		7
1
MON
@PIT		6
4
ATL
@SDP		2
3
HOU
@SFG		6
16
CHC
@STL		1
6
Friday, September 3, 1971,
, Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 22,032, Time of Game: 2:52
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Athletics
1
88-49
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Twins
2
62-72
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Hal Haydel (3-1)
L: Vida Blue (23-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  8  2
Twins           0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  7  1
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dwain Anderson SS 5 1 2 0 0 2 .400 .800 -0.075 1.21 0.047 -0.122 -0.3 2 3
Joe Rudi LF 4 0 2 0 1 1 .256 .679 0.039 1.32 0.084 -0.045 0.4 3 0
Reggie Jackson CF-RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .275 .859 -0.009 2.00 0.123 -0.132 0.1 1 0
Adrian Garrett RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .585 -0.068 1.79 0.069 -0.136 -0.7 0 0
   Blue Moon Odom PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 .491 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Dick Green 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .681 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Sal Bando 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .277 .830 -0.129 1.64 0.044 -0.174 -0.8 0 1 CS
Mike Hegan 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .219 .697 -0.079 1.47 0.041 -0.120 -0.5 6 1 SB
Dave Duncan C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .256 .742 0.056 1.43 0.095 -0.039 0.5 13 1
Larry Brown 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .193 .471 -0.050 1.67 0.060 -0.110 -0.5 0 1
   Rick Monday PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .236 .759 -0.087 3.52 0.000 -0.087 -0.4 0 0
Vida Blue P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .125 .312 -0.123 1.66 0.000 -0.123 -0.7 1 2 SH
Team Totals 34 1 8 1 3 7 .235 .533 -0.525 1.61 0.563 -1.088 -3.0 26 9
SH: V Blue (11, off R Corbin).
TB: J Rudi 2; D Anderson 2; L Brown; S Bando; R Jackson; M Hegan.
RBI: R Jackson (65).
2-out RBI: R Jackson.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding
E: D Anderson (1); D Duncan (11).
Baserunning
SB: M Hegan (2, 2nd base off R Corbin/G Mitterwald).
CS: S Bando (6, Home by R Corbin/G Mitterwald).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cesar Tovar CF-RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .298 .706 -0.014 0.94 0.046 -0.060 -0.3 0 0
Rod Carew 2B 4 0 3 0 0 0 .299 .726 0.100 1.23 0.132 -0.032 0.8 5 5
Harmon Killebrew 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .245 .803 -0.167 1.80 0.000 -0.167 -1.2 8 0
Tony Oliva RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .345 .941 -0.159 1.55 0.000 -0.159 -1.0 2 0
   Jim Nettles CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 .679 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Steve Brye LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .375 1.125 0.148 1.62 0.228 -0.080 1.2 1 0 HR,SB
Eric Soderholm 3B 2 0 0 0 1 2 .250 1.571 -0.111 1.23 0.030 -0.141 -0.8 1 4 CS
   George Thomas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .195 .478 -0.041 1.69 0.000 -0.041 -0.1
George Mitterwald C 4 1 2 1 0 1 .251 .707 0.462 1.11 0.534 -0.072 1.2 9 1 HR,SB
Steve Braun SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .257 .714 -0.146 1.60 0.000 -0.146 -1.1 1 1
Ray Corbin P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .226 .499 -0.053 1.04 0.000 -0.053 -0.5 0 2
   Danny Thompson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .264 .646 -0.044 1.78 0.000 -0.044 -0.2
   Hal Haydel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Team Totals 33 2 7 2 1 12 .212 .629 -0.025 1.37 0.970 -0.995 -1.9 27 14
HR: G Mitterwald (12, off V Blue; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs); S Brye (1, off V Blue; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
TB: S Brye 5; G Mitterwald 5; R Carew 3.
RBI: G Mitterwald (36); S Brye (2).
2-out RBI: G Mitterwald.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 9.
Fielding
E: E Soderholm (1).
Baserunning
SB: G Mitterwald (3, 2nd base off V Blue/D Duncan); S Brye (1, 2nd base off V Blue/D Duncan).
CS: E Soderholm (1, 2nd base by V Blue/D Duncan).

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Vida Blue, L (23-7) 8.2 7 2 2 1 12 2 1.71 34 73 0.025 1.37 1.9
Team Totals 8.2 7 2 2 1 12 2 2.08 34 73 0.025 1.61 1.9

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Ray Corbin 8 8 1 1 3 5 0 3.84 35 64 0.399 1.60 2.6
Hal Haydel, W (3-1) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.94 3 0 0 0.126 1.72 0.4
Team Totals 9 8 1 1 3 7 0 1.00 38 64 0 0 0.525 1.37 3.0
Balks: None.
WP: V Blue (9).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Russ Goetz.
Time of Game: 2:52.
Attendance: 22,032.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Minnesota Twins
1 Dwain Anderson SS 1 Cesar Tovar CF
2 Joe Rudi LF 2 Rod Carew 2B
3 Reggie Jackson CF 3 Harmon Killebrew 1B
4 Adrian Garrett RF 4 Tony Oliva RF
5 Sal Bando 3B 5 Steve Brye LF
6 Mike Hegan 1B 6 Eric Soderholm 3B
7 Dave Duncan C 7 George Mitterwald C
8 Larry Brown 2B 8 Steve Braun SS
9 Vida Blue P 9 Ray Corbin P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 1-1 2 --- R MIN G. Mitterwald V. Blue 47% 100% Home Run
t3 0-1 2 12- R OAK R. Jackson R. Corbin -12% 50% Single; Anderson Scores; Rudi to 2B
b2 0-0 0 --- R MIN S. Brye V. Blue 12% 66% Home Run
t8 1-1 2 12- O OAK R. Monday R. Corbin 9% 60% Strikeout
b8 1-1 2 12- O MIN T. Oliva V. Blue -9% 50% Groundout: P-SS-1B

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, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Ray Corbin facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O OAK D. Anderson R. Corbin 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O OAK J. Rudi R. Corbin 1% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O OAK R. Jackson R. Corbin 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O MIN C. Tovar V. Blue -2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- MIN R. Carew V. Blue 2% 55% Single
b1 0-0 1 1-- MIN H. Killebrew V. Blue 2% 57% Wild Pitch; Carew to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- O MIN H. Killebrew V. Blue -3% 53% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 -2- O MIN T. Oliva V. Blue -3% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Ray Corbin facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O OAK A. Garrett R. Corbin 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- O OAK S. Bando R. Corbin 2% 54% Lineout: RF
t2 0-0 2 --- OAK M. Hegan R. Corbin -1% 53% Single
t2 0-0 2 1-- O OAK D. Duncan R. Corbin 2% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- R MIN S. Brye V. Blue 12% 66% Home Run
b2 1-0 0 --- O MIN E. Soderholm V. Blue -2% 65% Strikeout
b2 1-0 1 --- MIN G. Mitterwald V. Blue 2% 67% Single
b2 1-0 1 1-- MIN S. Braun V. Blue 4% 71% Mitterwald Steals 2B; Mitterwald to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
b2 1-0 1 --3 O MIN S. Braun V. Blue -5% 66% Strikeout
b2 1-0 2 --3 O MIN R. Corbin V. Blue -3% 62% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Ray Corbin facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- O OAK L. Brown R. Corbin 3% 65% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- O OAK V. Blue R. Corbin 2% 67% Strikeout
t3 0-1 2 --- OAK D. Anderson R. Corbin -1% 65% Single
t3 0-1 2 1-- OAK J. Rudi R. Corbin -2% 63% Single; Anderson to 2B
t3 0-1 2 12- R OAK R. Jackson R. Corbin -12% 50% Single; Anderson Scores; Rudi to 2B
t3 1-1 2 12- O OAK A. Garrett R. Corbin 5% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
b3 1-1 0 --- O MIN C. Tovar V. Blue -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1-1 1 --- MIN R. Carew V. Blue 3% 56% Single
b3 1-1 1 1-- O MIN H. Killebrew V. Blue -3% 52% Strikeout
b3 1-1 2 1-- O MIN T. Oliva V. Blue -2% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Twins' Ray Corbin facing 5-6-7
t4 1-1 0 --- OAK S. Bando R. Corbin -4% 46% Single
t4 1-1 0 1-- O OAK M. Hegan R. Corbin 4% 50% Lineout: RF
t4 1-1 1 1-- OAK D. Duncan R. Corbin -8% 41% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bando to 3B; Duncan to 1B
t4 1-1 1 1-3 O OAK L. Brown R. Corbin 8% 50% Foul Flyball: C
t4 1-1 2 1-3 O OAK V. Blue R. Corbin 6% 56% Bando Caught Stealing Hm (C-P-3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 5-6-7
b4 1-1 0 --- O MIN S. Brye V. Blue -3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1-1 1 --- MIN E. Soderholm V. Blue 3% 56% Walk
b4 1-1 1 1-- O MIN G. Mitterwald V. Blue -5% 51% Soderholm Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b4 1-1 2 --- O MIN G. Mitterwald V. Blue -1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Twins' Ray Corbin facing 9-1-2
t5 1-1 0 --- O OAK V. Blue R. Corbin 3% 53% Strikeout
t5 1-1 1 --- OAK D. Anderson R. Corbin -3% 50% Single
t5 1-1 1 1-- OAK J. Rudi R. Corbin -5% 45% Single; Anderson to 2B
t5 1-1 1 12- O OAK R. Jackson R. Corbin 5% 50% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Anderson to 3B
t5 1-1 2 1-3 O OAK A. Garrett R. Corbin 7% 56% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 8-9-1
b5 1-1 0 --- O MIN S. Braun V. Blue -3% 53% Foul Flyball: LF
b5 1-1 1 --- O MIN R. Corbin V. Blue -2% 51% Strikeout
b5 1-1 2 --- O MIN C. Tovar V. Blue -1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Twins' Ray Corbin facing 5-6-7
t6 1-1 0 --- O OAK S. Bando R. Corbin 3% 53% Lineout: 2B
t6 1-1 1 --- O OAK M. Hegan R. Corbin 2% 56% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 1-1 2 --- O OAK D. Duncan R. Corbin 2% 57% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 2-3-4
b6 1-1 0 --- O MIN R. Carew V. Blue -3% 54% Groundout: P-1B
b6 1-1 1 --- O MIN H. Killebrew V. Blue -2% 52% Foul Flyball: C
b6 1-1 2 --- O MIN T. Oliva V. Blue -2% 50% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Twins' Ray Corbin facing 8-9-1
t7 1-1 0 --- OAK L. Brown R. Corbin -6% 44% Single to LF
t7 1-1 0 1-- O OAK V. Blue R. Corbin 2% 46% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Brown to 2B
t7 1-1 1 -2- O OAK D. Anderson R. Corbin 6% 52% Foul Flyball: 2B
t7 1-1 2 -2- OAK J. Rudi R. Corbin -1% 51% Walk
t7 1-1 2 12- O OAK R. Jackson R. Corbin 7% 58% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 5-6-7
b7 1-1 0 --- MIN S. Brye V. Blue 6% 64% Single to LF
b7 1-1 0 1-- MIN E. Soderholm V. Blue 6% 70% Brye Steals 2B
b7 1-1 0 -2- O MIN E. Soderholm V. Blue -7% 62% Strikeout Looking
b7 1-1 1 -2- O MIN G. Mitterwald V. Blue -6% 56% Flyball: LF
b7 1-1 2 -2- O MIN S. Braun V. Blue -6% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Twins' Ray Corbin facing 4-5-6
t8 1-1 0 --- OAK A. Garrett R. Corbin -7% 43% Walk
Blue Moon Odom pinch runs for Adrian Garrett (RF) batting 4th
t8 1-1 0 1-- O OAK S. Bando R. Corbin 7% 50% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t8 1-1 1 1-- O OAK M. Hegan R. Corbin 6% 55% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t8 1-1 2 1-- OAK D. Duncan R. Corbin -3% 52% Hegan Steals 2B
t8 1-1 2 -2- OAK D. Duncan R. Corbin -1% 51% Walk
Rick Monday pinch hits for Larry Brown (2B) batting 8th
t8 1-1 2 12- O OAK R. Monday R. Corbin 9% 60% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 9-1-2
Dick Green replaces Blue Moon Odom (PR) playing 2B batting 4th
Rick Monday moves from PH to CF
Reggie Jackson moves from CF to RF
Danny Thompson pinch hits for Ray Corbin (P) batting 9th
b8 1-1 0 --- O MIN D. Thompson V. Blue -4% 56% Strikeout
b8 1-1 1 --- MIN C. Tovar V. Blue 5% 60% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Tovar to 1B
b8 1-1 1 1-- MIN R. Carew V. Blue 6% 67% Single to LF; Tovar to 2B
b8 1-1 1 12- O MIN H. Killebrew V. Blue -8% 59% Flyball: RF
b8 1-1 2 12- O MIN T. Oliva V. Blue -9% 50% Groundout: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Twins' Hal Haydel facing 9-1-2
Hal Haydel replaces Danny Thompson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Jim Nettles replaces Tony Oliva (RF) playing CF batting 4th
Cesar Tovar moves from CF to RF
t9 1-1 0 --- O OAK V. Blue H. Haydel 6% 56% Groundout: P-1B
t9 1-1 1 --- O OAK D. Anderson H. Haydel 4% 60% Strikeout Looking
t9 1-1 2 --- O OAK J. Rudi H. Haydel 3% 63% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 5-6-7
b9 1-1 0 --- O MIN S. Brye V. Blue -5% 57% Flyball: LF
George Thomas pinch hits for Eric Soderholm (3B) batting 6th
b9 1-1 1 --- O MIN G. Thomas V. Blue -4% 53% Groundout: 1B-P
b9 1-1 2 --- R MIN G. Mitterwald V. Blue 47% 100% Home Run
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 2.

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