September 5, 1971 Oakland Athletics at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 8
CLE 1 CHW 8
KCR 0 MIL 6
CAL 4 MIN 7
OAK 3 NYY 6
DET 5 WSA 5
BAL 3 CIN 7
@LAD 5 PHI 7
NYM 3 PIT 8
MON 2 ATL 5
@SDP 2 HOU 1
@SFG 0 HOU 5
@SFG 3 STL 12
CHC 5

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 16,388

Sunday, September 5, 1971
Time of Game: 2:41

Athletics

89-50

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  2   1  0  0   0  0  0    3 11  3
Twins           2  2  2   0  0  0   0  1  X    7 15  1

W: B Blyleven (12-15), L: B Odom (10-10)

Twins

63-73

Won 1

4th, 24½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Campaneris SS               5   1   1   0    0   2  .257  .624    0    0   4   
G Hendrick LF                 3   0   1   1    2   0  .263  .599    0    4   0   
R Jackson RF                  5   0   2   1    0   2  .277  .859    0    2   0   
M Epstein 1B                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .247  .796    0    9   0   
A Mangual CF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .311  .746    0    2   0   
D Duncan C                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .256  .739    0    3   0   
D Anderson 3B                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .444 1.000    0    1   3   2B
D Green 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .247  .682    0    3   3   
B Odom P                      1   0   0   0    0   1  .170  .481    0    0   0   
  R Klimkowski P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         0   0   
  A Garrett PH                0   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .629    0    0   0   
  B Locker P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   0   
  R Monday PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .756    0    0   0   
  M Grant P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .764         0   1   
  M Hegan PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .224  .705    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   3  11   2    3  11                    24  11

BATTING

2B: D Anderson (1, off B Blyleven).

TB: D Anderson 3; R Jackson 2; B Campaneris; D Green; D Duncan; M Epstein; G Hendrick; M Hegan; A Mangual.

RBI: R Jackson (66); G Hendrick (8).

2-out RBI: R Jackson; G Hendrick.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

E: D Green (10); M Epstein (6); D Anderson (2).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar CF-RF                 4   2   3   0    0   0  .301  .710    0    2   0   SH
R Carew 2B                    5   1   4   2    0   0  .303  .732    0    4   3   
T Oliva RF                    5   0   2   2    0   0  .345  .937    0    0   0   
  J Nettles PR-CF             0   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .686         0   0   
H Killebrew 1B                5   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .795    0    5   1   
S Braun SS                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .258  .713    0    2   3   SB
S Brye LF                     4   1   1   1    0   1  .313 1.001    0    2   0   
E Soderholm 3B                4   0   0   0    0   2  .182  .855    0    0   1   
P Roof C                      4   1   1   0    0   0  .214  .549    0   11   1   
B Blyleven P                  3   1   2   1    0   0  .145  .325    0    1   0   SH
Totals                       38   7  15   6    0   3                    27   9

BATTING

SH: C Tovar (11, off M Grant); B Blyleven (7, off B Odom).

TB: R Carew 4; C Tovar 3; T Oliva 2; B Blyleven 2; S Braun 2; P Roof; S Brye.

RBI: R Carew 2 (43); T Oliva 2 (76); B Blyleven (2); S Brye (6).

2-out RBI: T Oliva; B Blyleven.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 6 for 15.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Carew-S Braun.

E: E Soderholm (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: S Braun (8, 2nd base off B Odom/D Duncan).

PO: B Blyleven (2nd base by M Grant).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Odom, L (10-10)              2     8   6   4    0   2   0   3.62   15     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 8     22    -     0.98  -0.38
R Klimkowski                   1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.24    4     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 1· 1          1-1    0.62  -0.02
B Locker                       2     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.93    7     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.42   0.04
M Grant                        3     5   1   1    0   1   0   3.49   14     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 2· 5          0-0    0.31   0.01
Totals                         8    15   7   5    0   3   0          40     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 3·15          1-1

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Blyleven, W (12-15)          9    11   3   2    3  11   0   3.04   40     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 1·11     63    -     0.99   0.15
Totals                         9    11   3   2    3  11   0          40     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 1·11           -

B Odom faced 2 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: B Blyleven (1).

WP: B Odom (5).

IBB: None.

PO: M Grant (1; B Blyleven, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry Napp.

Time of Game: 2:41.

Attendance: 16,388.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 20mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Minnesota Twins                      
1. B Campaneris         SS    1. C Tovar              CF 
2. G Hendrick           LF    2. R Carew              2B 
3. R Jackson            RF    3. T Oliva              RF 
4. M Epstein            1B    4. H Killebrew          1B 
5. A Mangual            CF    5. S Braun              SS 
6. D Duncan             C     6. S Brye               LF 
7. D Anderson           3B    7. E Soderholm          3B 
8. D Green              2B    8. P Roof               C  
9. B Odom               P     9. B Blyleven           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  12-      13%  76% T Oliva         B Odom          Single to CF; Tovar Scores; Carew to 3B
   t 3   2  4-1  12-      -8%  73% R Jackson       B Blyleven      Single to LF; Campaneris Scores; Hendrick to 2B
   b 2   1  0-2  123       8%  91% R Carew         B Odom          Single to CF; Roof Scores; Blyleven Scores/unER; Tovar to 2B
   t 4   1  6-2  1--      -6%  83% D Anderson      B Blyleven      Double to RF; Mangual to 3B
   t 3   2  4-0  1-3      -6%  82% G Hendrick      B Blyleven      Single to CF; Green Scores; Campaneris to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Campaneris    Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  G Hendrick      Walk
   O      1--      54%  R Jackson       Baserunner Out Advancing; Hendrick out at 2B/C-SS
   O      ---      55%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Blue Moon Odom facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  C Tovar         Single
          1--      64%  R Carew         Single; Tovar to 2B
   R      12-      76%  T Oliva         Single to CF; Tovar Scores; Carew to 3B
   R      1-3      79%  H Killebrew     Wild Pitch; Carew Scores; Oliva to 2B
   O      -2-      76%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      74%  S Braun         Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      71%  S Brye          Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      74%  M Epstein       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      75%  A Mangual       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      76%  D Duncan        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Blue Moon Odom facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      75%  E Soderholm     Strikeout
          ---      76%  P Roof          Single to RF
          1--      79%  B Blyleven      Reached on E4/Sacrifice Bunt; Roof to 2B; Blyleven to 1B
          12-      83%  C Tovar         Single to RF; Roof to 3B; Blyleven to 2B
   RR     123      91%  R Carew         Single to CF; Roof Scores; Blyleven Scores/unER; Tovar to 2B
   O      12-      90%  T Oliva         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Tovar to 3B; Carew to 2B
   O      -23      88%  H Killebrew     Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 4.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      89%  D Anderson      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      88%  D Green         Single to CF
   O      1--      89%  B Odom          Strikeout
          1--      88%  B Campaneris    Single to RF; Green to 3B
   R      1-3      82%  G Hendrick      Single to CF; Green Scores; Campaneris to 2B
   R      12-      73%  R Jackson       Single to LF; Campaneris Scores; Hendrick to 2B
   O      12-      78%  M Epstein       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Blue Moon Odom facing 5-6-7
          ---      80%  S Braun         Single to RF
          1--      82%  S Brye          Braun Steals 2B
   R      -2-      87%  " "             Single to CF; Braun Scores
                  Ron Klimkowski replaces Blue Moon Odom pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      87%  E Soderholm     Lineout: 3B; Brye to 2B/Adv on E5
   O      -2-      85%  P Roof          Flyball: CF; Brye to 3B
   R      --3      90%  B Blyleven      Single to 2B; Brye Scores/unER
   O      1--      89%  C Tovar         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 6.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-6, Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
          ---      87%  A Mangual       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Mangual to 1B
   O      1--      89%  D Duncan        Strikeout
          1--      83%  D Anderson      Double to RF; Mangual to 3B
   R      -23      80%  D Green         Balk; Mangual Scores/unER; Anderson to 3B
   O      --3      85%  " "             Strikeout
                  Adrian Garrett pinch hits for Ron Klimkowski batting 9th
          --3      83%  A Garrett       Walk
   O      1-3      88%  B Campaneris    Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-3, Bob Locker facing 2-3-4
                  Bob Locker replaces Adrian Garrett pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      87%  R Carew         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      86%  T Oliva         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  H Killebrew     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 6.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-6, Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      88%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      89%  R Jackson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      90%  M Epstein       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-3, Bob Locker facing 5-6-7
          ---      91%  S Braun         Single to LF
   O      1--      90%  S Brye          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      89%  E Soderholm     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      88%  P Roof          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 6.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-6, Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
          ---      84%  A Mangual       Single to CF
   O      1--      88%  D Duncan        Strikeout
          1--      83%  D Anderson      Single to CF; Mangual to 2B
   O      12-      88%  D Green         Strikeout Looking
                  Rick Monday pinch hits for Bob Locker batting 9th
   O      12-      92%  R Monday        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-3, Mudcat Grant facing 9-1-2
                  Mudcat Grant replaces Rick Monday pitching and batting 9th
          ---      93%  B Blyleven      Single to CF
          1--      95%  C Tovar         Reached on E3/Sacrifice Bunt; Blyleven to 2B; Tovar to 1B
   O      12-      92%  R Carew         Blyleven Picked off 2B (P-2B)
          1--      94%  " "             Single to LF; Tovar to 3B
   O      1-3      92%  T Oliva         Flyball: RF
   O      1-3      91%  H Killebrew     Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 6.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-6, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      93%  B Campaneris    Strikeout
          ---      91%  G Hendrick      Walk
   O      1--      93%  R Jackson       Flyball: 2B
          1--      91%  M Epstein       Single to SS; Hendrick to 2B
   O      12-      95%  A Mangual       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-3, Mudcat Grant facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      95%  S Braun         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  S Brye          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  E Soderholm     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 6.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-6, Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
          ---      90%  D Duncan        Single to 3B
   O      1--      93%  D Anderson      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Duncan to 2B
   OO     -2-      98%  D Green         Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-3, Mudcat Grant facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      97%  P Roof          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  B Blyleven      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      97%  C Tovar         Single to RF
          1--      98%  R Carew         Single to CF; Tovar to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  T Oliva         Single to CF; Tovar Scores; Carew to 3B
                  Jim Nettles pinch runs for Tony Oliva batting 3rd
   O      1-3      99%  H Killebrew     Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 7.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 3-7, Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Nettles moves to CF; Cesar Tovar moves to RF; Mike Hegan pinch hits for Mudcat Grant batting 9th
          ---      97%  M Hegan         Single to CF
   O      1--      99%  B Campaneris    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--     100%  G Hendrick      Flyball: LF
          1--      99%  R Jackson       Single to 3B; Campaneris to 2B
   O      12-     100%  M Epstein       Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation