May 10, 1972 New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 1
TEX 0 CAL 5
BOS 1 CHW 7
DET 0 CLE 7
KCR 2 MIN 2
NYY 0 MIL 4
@OAK 0 ATL 8
PIT 4 CHC 4
@CIN 2 SFG 7
@MON 3 NYM 4
LAD 3
(14) SDP 5
@PHI 3 HOU 10
@STL 7

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 8,014

Wednesday, May 10, 1972, 7:30PM
Time of Game: 2:33

Yankees

6-13

Lost 2

5th, 6 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0 10  0
Twins           0  1  1   0  0  0   0  0  X    2  7  0

W: J Perry (3-1), L: M Kekich (2-2), S: W Granger (5)

Twins

14-4

Won 2

1st

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Clarke 2B                   5   0   2   0    0   0  .257  .602    0    3   1   
R Torres CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .226  .656    0    1   0   2B
J Callison RF                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .233  .606    0    0   0   
R White LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .577    0    2   0   
R Blomberg 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .323  .880    0   10   0   
T Munson C                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .328  .911    0    7   1   3B
R McKinney 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .175  .446    0    1   2   
G Michael SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .726    0    0   6   
M Kekich P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .333    0    0   0   
  B Allen PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .191    0    0   0   
  F Beene P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  F Alou PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .170  .502    0    0   0   
Totals                       37   0  10   0    0   2                    24  10

BATTING

2B: R Torres (3, off J Perry).

3B: T Munson (1, off J Perry).

TB: T Munson 4; R Torres 2; H Clarke 2; J Callison 2; R Blomberg; G Michael; F Alou.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar RF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .254  .692    0    2   0   2B
D Thompson SS                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .333  .842    0    5   0   2B
R Carew 2B                    2   0   1   0    1   1  .271  .703    0    0   6   CS,SH
H Killebrew 1B                2   1   1   1    2   1  .305  .955    0    5   0   HR,IW
  R Reese 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .429 1.286         4   0   
B Darwin CF                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .338 1.113    0    3   0   
S Brye LF                     4   0   2   0    0   1  .180  .496    0    1   0   2B
S Braun 3B                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .400  .954    0    3   1   SH
G Mitterwald C                4   0   0   0    0   1  .190  .476    0    3   0   
J Perry P                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .619    0    1   1   
  C Manuel PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .349    0    0   0   
  W Granger P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       28   2   7   2    6   7                    27   8

BATTING

2B: C Tovar (4, off M Kekich); D Thompson (7, off M Kekich); S Brye (2, off M Kekich).

HR: H Killebrew (2, off M Kekich; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: R Carew (2, off M Kekich); S Braun (1, off M Kekich).

IBB: H Killebrew (2, by F Beene).

TB: H Killebrew 4; S Brye 3; C Tovar 2; D Thompson 2; J Perry; R Carew.

RBI: D Thompson (8); H Killebrew (13).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

BASERUNNING

CS: R Carew (1, 2nd base by M Kekich/T Munson).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Kekich, L (2-2)              6     6   2   2    4   4   1   2.91   27     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 0· 6     52    -     0.89  -0.05
F Beene                        2     1   0   0    2   3   0   0.84    9     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.64   0.03
Totals                         8     7   2   2    6   7   1          36     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 0· 7           -

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, W (3-1)               8     9   0   0    0   2   0   1.56   33     -       ·  ·      6·15· 1· 9     66    -     1.20   0.42
W Granger, S (5)               1     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.17    4     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 1          0-0    1.10   0.06
Totals                         9    10   0   0    0   2   0          37     -       ·  ·      9·15· 1·10           -

Balks: None.

WP: F Beene (1).

IBB: F Beene (3; H Killebrew).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Larry Barnett.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 8,014.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 67° F.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Minnesota Twins                      
1. H Clarke             2B    1. C Tovar              RF 
2. R Torres             CF    2. D Thompson           SS 
3. J Callison           RF    3. R Carew              2B 
4. R White              LF    4. H Killebrew          1B 
5. R Blomberg           1B    5. B Darwin             CF 
6. T Munson             C     6. S Brye               LF 
7. R McKinney           3B    7. S Braun              3B 
8. G Michael            SS    8. G Mitterwald         C  
9. M Kekich             P     9. J Perry              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-0  ---      12%  67% H Killebrew     M Kekich        Home Run
   b 3   0  0-1  -2-       9%  83% D Thompson      M Kekich        Double to LF; Tovar Scores
   t 6   1  2-0  ---      -8%  76% T Munson        J Perry         Triple to CF
   t 6   1  2-0  --3       7%  83% R McKinney      J Perry         Lineout: SS
   b 3   0  0-1  ---       6%  74% C Tovar         M Kekich        Double to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  H Clarke        Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  R Torres        Strikeout
          1--      46%  J Callison      Single to CF; Clarke to 2B
   O      12-      50%  R White         Flyball: 3B
   O      12-      54%  R Blomberg      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Kekich facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      52%  C Tovar         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  D Thompson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  R Carew         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Perry facing 6-7-8
          ---      46%  T Munson        Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  R McKinney      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      52%  G Michael       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      55%  M Kekich        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Kekich facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      67%  H Killebrew     Home Run
   O      ---      65%  B Darwin        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      67%  S Brye          Single to CF
          1--      70%  S Braun         Walk; Brye to 2B
   O      12-      67%  G Mitterwald    Strikeout
   O      12-      63%  J Perry         Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
          ---      59%  H Clarke        Single to RF
   O      1--      63%  R Torres        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      1--      66%  J Callison      Flyball: SS
   O      1--      68%  R White         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Kekich facing 1-2-3
          ---      74%  C Tovar         Double to LF
   R      -2-      83%  D Thompson      Double to LF; Tovar Scores
   O      -2-      83%  R Carew         Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Thompson to 3B
          --3      84%  H Killebrew     Walk
          1-3      85%  B Darwin        Walk; Killebrew to 2B
   O      123      80%  S Brye          Strikeout
   O      123      76%  S Braun         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Perry facing 5-6-7
          ---      72%  R Blomberg      Single to CF
   O      1--      76%  T Munson        Flyball: RF
   O      1--      79%  R McKinney      Foul Flyball: C
          1--      76%  G Michael       Single to 2B; Blomberg to 2B
   O      12-      81%  M Kekich        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Kekich facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      80%  G Mitterwald    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      81%  J Perry         Single to 3B
   O      1--      80%  C Tovar         Flyball: 1B
   O      1--      78%  D Thompson      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      81%  H Clarke        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      83%  R Torres        Flyball: LF
          ---      81%  J Callison      Single to RF
   O      1--      84%  R White         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Kekich facing 3-4-5
          ---      86%  R Carew         Walk
   O      1--      84%  H Killebrew     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      82%  B Darwin        Carew Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      81%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Perry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      84%  R Blomberg      Foul Flyball: 3B
          ---      76%  T Munson        Triple to CF
   O      --3      83%  R McKinney      Lineout: SS
   O      --3      87%  G Michael       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Kekich facing 6-7-8
          ---      90%  S Brye          Double to RF
   O      -2-      90%  S Braun         Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Brye to 3B
   O      --3      86%  G Mitterwald    Fielder's Choice SS; Brye out at 3B/SS-3B
   O      1--      85%  J Perry         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Perry facing 9-1-2
                  Bernie Allen pinch hits for Mike Kekich batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  B Allen         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      90%  H Clarke        Flyball: CF
          ---      87%  R Torres        Double to CF
   O      -2-      91%  J Callison      Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Fred Beene facing 1-2-3
                  Fred Beene replaces Bernie Allen pitching and batting 9th
          ---      92%  C Tovar         Walk
   O      1--      91%  D Thompson      Strikeout
          1--      92%  R Carew         Single to LF; Tovar to 2B
          12-      94%  H Killebrew     Wild Pitch; Tovar to 3B; Carew to 2B
          -23      94%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      123      91%  B Darwin        Strikeout Looking
   O      123      89%  S Brye          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Perry facing 4-5-6
                  Rich Reese replaces Harmon Killebrew playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---      92%  R White         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      94%  R Blomberg      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  T Munson        Bunt Popfly: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Fred Beene facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      95%  S Braun         Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  G Mitterwald    Groundout: SS-1B
                  Charlie Manuel pinch hits for Jim Perry batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  C Manuel        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Wayne Granger facing 7-8-9
                  Wayne Granger replaces Charlie Manuel pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  R McKinney      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  G Michael       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Felipe Alou pinch hits for Fred Beene batting 9th
          ---      97%  F Alou          Single to 2B
   O      1--     100%  H Clarke        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN197205100

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation