May 4, 1974 Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 1
@BOS 0 CAL 3
BAL 1 KCR 5
NYY 1 CHW 4
@MIL 2 MIN 10
DET 0 CLE 8
@OAK 2 CHC 3
CIN 2
(11) HOU 3
STL 2 MON 4
SFG 2 NYM 6
SDP 3 PHI 7
LAD 3 PIT 4
ATL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 4,540

Saturday, May 4, 1974
Time of Game: 2:09

Tigers

12-11

Lost 1

2nd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  3
Twins           0  1  0   0  0  2   4  3  X   10 15  0

W: B Blyleven (3-3), L: M Lolich (1-5)

Twins

10-12

Won 1

5th, 3½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Stanley CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .227  .578    0    5   0   
G Sutherland 2B-SS            4   0   2   0    0   0  .286  .650    0    1   4   GDP
J Northrup RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .577    0    2   0   
A Kaline DH                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .678    0    0   0   GDP
W Horton LF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .809    0    1   0   
N Cash 1B                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .255  .756    0   11   0   
J Moses C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .304  .768    0    0   0   2B
A Rodriguez 3B                1   0   0   0    1   0  .193  .514    0    1   4   
  B Oglivie PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   0   
  I Brown 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
E Brinkman SS                 1   0   0   0    1   0  .205  .560    0    3   5   
  G Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .750    0    0   0   
  J Knox 2B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   

M Lolich P                                                               0   0
  J Ray P                                                                0   0
Totals                       29   0   4   0    2   6                    24  13

BATTING

2B: J Moses (1, off B Blyleven).

TB: J Moses 2; G Sutherland 2; M Stanley.

GIDP: G Sutherland (3); A Kaline (2).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Brinkman-G Sutherland-N Cash.

E: E Brinkman (1); J Knox (1); G Sutherland (3).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Hisle LF                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .292  .885    0    0   0   2B,SF
R Carew 2B                    5   2   3   0    0   0  .408  .922    0    3   7   GDP
T Oliva DH                    5   2   3   3    0   0  .360  .877    0    0   0   3B,2B
  J Terrell PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .489         0   0   
H Killebrew 1B                4   1   0   0    0   0  .224  .567    0   10   1   
  J Holt 1B                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .108  .325    0    2   0   
E Soderholm 3B                3   2   2   3    1   0  .341  .999    0    0   2   2·HR,HBP
B Darwin RF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .295  .830    0    1   0   
S Brye CF                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .263  .695    0    3   0   2B,IW
G Borgmann C                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .138  .414    0    6   1   2B
L Gomez SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .133  .321    0    2   2   

B Blyleven P                                                             0   1
Totals                       38  10  15   8    2   0                    27  14

BATTING

2B: L Hisle (3, off M Lolich); G Borgmann (1, off J Ray); T Oliva (3, off M Lolich); S Brye (2, off M Lolich).

3B: T Oliva (2, off M Lolich).

HR: E Soderholm 2 (3, off J Ray, off M Lolich; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

SF: L Hisle (3, off J Ray).

IBB: S Brye (1, by M Lolich).

HBP: E Soderholm (1, by J Ray).

TB: E Soderholm 8; T Oliva 6; L Hisle 4; R Carew 3; G Borgmann 2; S Brye 2; B Darwin; L Gomez.

GIDP: R Carew (3).

RBI: T Oliva 3 (7); E Soderholm 3 (4); G Borgmann (1); L Hisle (19).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Soderholm-R Carew-H Killebrew 2.

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Lolich, L (1-5)              6    10   6   4    2   0   1   4.96   30     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 0·10     30    -     0.85  -0.09
J Ray                          2     5   4   4    0   0   1  12.00   12     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 5          1-1    0.02  -0.00
Totals                         8    15  10   8    2   0   2          42     -       ·  ·     14·10· 0·15          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 (3-3)            9     4   0   0    2   6   0   1.94   31     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 0· 4     83    -     0.96   0.41
Totals                         9     4   0   0    2   6   0          31     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 0· 4           -

M Lolich faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Lolich (3; S Brye).

HBP: J Ray (1; E Soderholm).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Nestor Chylak.

Time of Game: 2:09.

Attendance: 4,540.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 46° F, Wind 6mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Minnesota Twins                      
1. M Stanley            CF    1. L Hisle              LF 
2. G Sutherland         2B    2. R Carew              2B 
3. J Northrup           RF    3. T Oliva              DH 
4. A Kaline             DH    4. H Killebrew          1B 
5. W Horton             LF    5. E Soderholm          3B 
6. N Cash               1B    6. B Darwin             RF 
7. J Moses              C     7. S Brye               CF 
8. A Rodriguez          3B    8. G Borgmann           C  
9. E Brinkman           SS    9. L Gomez              SS 

   M Lolich             P        B Blyleven           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  0-0  ---      11%  66% E Soderholm     M Lolich        Home Run (Deep LF)
   t 6   1  1-0  1--       8%  75% A Kaline        B Blyleven      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 6   0  0-1  -2-       8%  89% H Killebrew     M Lolich        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Oliva Scores/No RBI/unER; Killebrew to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       7%  54% G Sutherland    B Blyleven      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   t 3   0  1-0  ---      -7%  55% J Moses         B Blyleven      Double to RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  M Stanley       Single to SS
   OO     1--      54%  G Sutherland    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  J Northrup      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  L Hisle         Flyball: RF
          ---      57%  R Carew         Single to 2B; Carew to 2B/Adv on E4
   O      -2-      53%  T Oliva         Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      50%  H Killebrew     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  A Kaline        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  W Horton        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  N Cash          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mickey Lolich facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      66%  E Soderholm     Home Run (Deep LF)
          ---      69%  B Darwin        Single to CF
   O      1--      66%  S Brye          Flyball: CF
   O      1--      64%  G Borgmann      Popfly: SS
   O      1--      62%  L Gomez         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
          ---      55%  J Moses         Double to RF
   O      -2-      56%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B; Moses to 3B
   O      --3      63%  E Brinkman      Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      --3      67%  M Stanley       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
          ---      71%  L Hisle         Single to LF
   O      1--      68%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      65%  T Oliva         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      63%  H Killebrew     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
          ---      58%  G Sutherland    Single to CF
   O      1--      61%  J Northrup      Groundout: 2B-1B; Sutherland to 2B
   O      -2-      65%  A Kaline        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      69%  W Horton        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mickey Lolich facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      67%  E Soderholm     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      66%  B Darwin        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      68%  S Brye          Double to LF
   O      -2-      65%  G Borgmann      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      68%  N Cash          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      70%  J Moses         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      68%  A Rodriguez     Walk
          1--      65%  E Brinkman      Walk; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      12-      71%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mickey Lolich facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      69%  L Gomez         Flyball: LF
          ---      72%  L Hisle         Single to CF
   OO     1--      67%  R Carew         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
          ---      61%  G Sutherland    Single to CF
   O      1--      66%  J Northrup      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      75%  A Kaline        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mickey Lolich facing 3-4-5
          ---      81%  T Oliva         Double (LF-CF)
   R      -2-      89%  H Killebrew     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Oliva Scores/No RBI/unER; Killebrew to 2B
          -2-      90%  E Soderholm     Walk
   O      12-      90%  B Darwin        Groundout: 3B-1B; Killebrew to 3B; Soderholm to 2B
          -23      90%  S Brye          Intentional Walk
   RO     123      92%  G Borgmann      Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Killebrew Scores/unER; Brye to 2B
   O      12-      90%  L Gomez         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      93%  W Horton        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      94%  N Cash          Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  J Moses         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mickey Lolich facing 1-2-3
          ---      96%  L Hisle         Double to CF
          -2-      97%  R Carew         Single to 3B; Hisle to 3B
   RR     1-3      99%  T Oliva         Triple to RF; Hisle Scores; Carew Scores
                  Jim Ray replaces Mickey Lolich pitching
   O      --3      99%  H Killebrew     Foul Flyball: SS
   RR     --3     100%  E Soderholm     Home Run (Deep LF); Oliva Scores
   O      ---     100%  B Darwin        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  S Brye          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 7.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-7, Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
                  Jim Holt replaces Harmon Killebrew playing 1B batting 4th; Ben Oglivie pinch hits for Aurelio Rodriguez batting 8th
   O      ---     100%  B Oglivie       Groundout: C-1B
                  Gates Brown pinch hits for Ed Brinkman batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  G Brown         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  M Stanley       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-0, Jim Ray facing 8-9-1
                  John Knox replaces Gates Brown playing 2B batting 9th; Ike Brown replaces Ben Oglivie playing 3B batting 8th; Gary Sutherland moves to SS
          ---     100%  G Borgmann      Double (LF-CF)
          -2-     100%  L Gomez         Single to CF; Borgmann to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  L Hisle         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Borgmann Scores
          1--     100%  R Carew         Single to RF; Gomez to 3B
   RR     1-3     100%  T Oliva         Single to RF; Gomez Scores; Carew Scores/Adv on E4/No RBI
                  Jerry Terrell pinch runs for Tony Oliva batting 3rd
   O      1--     100%  J Holt          Flyball: CF
          1--     100%  E Soderholm     Hit By Pitch; Terrell to 2B
   O      12-     100%  B Darwin        Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 10.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-10, Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  G Sutherland    Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  J Northrup      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  A Kaline        Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 10.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN197405040

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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