July 12, 1974 Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 7
@BOS 0 CHW 4
BAL 3 KCR 7
DET 2 TEX 4
@MIL 3 CLE 9
@MIN 5 NYY 3
OAK 0 HOU 9
CHC 4 NYM 5
@LAD 2 CIN 7
@PIT 0 CIN 4
@PIT 3 SDP 1
MON 0 PHI 6
@SFG 2 ATL 7
@STL 3 STL 10
ATL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 13,066

Friday, July 12, 1974
Time of Game: 2:44

Indians

46-38

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         4  0  1   0  3  1   0  0  0    9 15  0
Twins           1  0  0   3  0  0   0  1  0    5 14  1

W: J Perry (9-7), L: R Corbin (5-3)

Twins

40-48

Lost 1

5th, 9 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Lowenstein LF               5   1   1   0    0   2  .255  .644    0    0   0   
L Alvarado 2B                 4   1   1   0    1   1  .167  .412    0    3   6   
J Ellis 1B                    5   3   3   1    0   1  .289  .768    0    9   1   2B
C Spikes RF                   4   2   3   3    0   0  .286  .788    0    3   0   HR,2B,SF
O Gamble DH                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .798    0    0   0   
G Hendrick CF                 5   1   3   2    0   0  .300  .852    0    4   0   2B
B Bell 3B                     4   1   1   1    1   0  .254  .673    0    0   2   GDP
D Duncan C                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .195  .612    0    3   0   
F Duffy SS                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .222  .600    0    5   3   2B,CS

J Perry P                                                                0   0
  M Wilcox P                                                             0   0
Totals                       40   9  15   9    2   6                    27  12

BATTING

2B: G Hendrick (12, off R Corbin); F Duffy (13, off T Burgmeier); C Spikes (11, off B Hands); J Ellis (12, off R Corbin).

HR: C Spikes (12, off B Hands; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: C Spikes (2, off R Corbin).

TB: C Spikes 7; G Hendrick 4; J Ellis 4; F Duffy 3; D Duncan; J Lowenstein; B Bell; L Alvarado.

GIDP: B Bell (8).

RBI: C Spikes 3 (42); G Hendrick 2 (47); D Duncan (30); J Ellis (33); B Bell (25); F Duffy (23).

2-out RBI: G Hendrick 2; D Duncan; B Bell; F Duffy.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Bell-L Alvarado-J Ellis.

BASERUNNING

CS: F Duffy (7, 2nd base by B Butler/P Roof).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Carew 2B                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .383  .904    0    4   1   
S Braun LF                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .312  .774    0    0   0   
L Hisle CF                    5   2   4   1    0   1  .304  .917    0    5   0   HR
T Oliva DH                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .299  .777    0    0   0   
B Darwin RF                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .272  .758    0    3   0   
E Soderholm 3B                4   2   2   0    0   0  .291  .784    0    0   5   
J Holt 1B                     4   0   3   1    0   0  .257  .610    0    6   1   
P Roof C                      3   0   2   2    0   0  .250  .583    0    6   1   GDP
  H Killebrew PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .215  .633    0    0   0   
  G Borgmann C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .581         0   0   
L Gomez SS                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .452    0    1   0   
  S Brye PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .701    0    0   0   
  J Terrell SS                2   0   1   1    0   0  .228  .562    0    1   3   

R Corbin P                                                               0   0
  B Butler P                                                             0   0
  B Hands P                                                              1   0
  T Burgmeier P                                                          0   0
  B Campbell P                                                           0   0
Totals                       40   5  14   5    1   3                    27  11

BATTING

HR: L Hisle (14, off J Perry; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: L Hisle 7; J Holt 3; E Soderholm 2; P Roof 2; B Darwin; R Carew; J Terrell.

GIDP: P Roof (5).

RBI: P Roof 2 (4); L Hisle (49); J Holt (12); J Terrell (9).

2-out RBI: L Hisle; J Terrell.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Soderholm-R Carew-J Holt.

E: L Gomez (9).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             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 (9-7)               7    10   4   4    1   1   1   2.68   31     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 1·10     41    -     0.95  -0.09
M Wilcox                       2     4   1   1    0   2   0   3.86   10     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 4          0-0    0.50   0.02
Totals                         9    14   5   5    1   3   1          41     -       ·  ·     14· 8· 1·14           -

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Corbin, L (5-3)              0.2   5   4   4    0   0   0   4.83    7     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 5     26    -     1.11  -0.33
B Butler                       1.1   1   0   0    1   3   0   4.21    5     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          1-0    0.52   0.04
B Hands                        2.2   4   4   4    1   1   1   4.75   14     -       ·  ·      6· 1· 1· 4          0-0    0.70  -0.23
T Burgmeier                    2.1   4   1   1    0   1   0   5.40   11     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 4          2-1    0.42  -0.06
B Campbell                     2     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.21    6     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 1· 1          0-0    0.07   0.01
Totals                         9    15   9   9    2   6   1          43     -       ·  ·     10· 8· 2·15          3-1

Balks: B Hands (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 13,066.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Minnesota Twins                      
1. J Lowenstein         LF    1. R Carew              2B 
2. L Alvarado           2B    2. S Braun              LF 
3. J Ellis              1B    3. L Hisle              CF 
4. C Spikes             RF    4. T Oliva              DH 
5. O Gamble             DH    5. B Darwin             RF 
6. G Hendrick           CF    6. E Soderholm          3B 
7. B Bell               3B    7. J Holt               1B 
8. D Duncan             C     8. P Roof               C  
9. F Duffy              SS    9. L Gomez              SS 

   J Perry              P        R Corbin             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  5-2  123     -15%  53% P Roof          J Perry         Single to CF; Darwin Scores; Soderholm Scores; Holt to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  12-      13%  73% J Ellis         R Corbin        Double to RF; Lowenstein Scores; Alvarado to 3B
   t 5   0  4-5  1--      13%  81% C Spikes        B Hands         Double to RF; Ellis Scores
   b 4   1  5-1  123      -9%  68% J Holt          J Perry         Single to LF; Hisle Scores; Darwin to 3B; Soderholm to 2B
   t 5   2  4-6  12-       9%  85% D Duncan        B Hands         Single to LF; Spikes Scores; Bell to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Ray Corbin facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  J Lowenstein    Single to LF
          1--      59%  L Alvarado      Single to RF; Lowenstein to 2B
   R      12-      73%  J Ellis         Double to RF; Lowenstein Scores; Alvarado to 3B
   RO     -23      71%  C Spikes        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Alvarado Scores
   O      -2-      68%  O Gamble        Flyball: RF
   R      -2-      77%  G Hendrick      Double to CF; Ellis Scores
   R      -2-      83%  B Bell          Single to LF; Hendrick Scores
                  Bill Butler replaces Ray Corbin pitching
   O      1--      82%  D Duncan        Strikeout
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      84%  R Carew         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      85%  S Braun         Flyball: CF
   R      ---      78%  L Hisle         Home Run
          ---      77%  T Oliva         Walk
   O      1--      79%  B Darwin        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Twins 1.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bill Butler facing 9-1-2
          ---      81%  F Duffy         Single to LF
   O      1--      78%  J Lowenstein    Duffy Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      77%  " "             Strikeout
          ---      77%  L Alvarado      Walk
   O      1--      76%  J Ellis         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Jim Perry facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      78%  E Soderholm     Flyball: CF
          ---      76%  J Holt          Single to LF
   OO     1--      81%  P Roof          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-1, Bill Hands facing 4-5-6
                  Bill Hands replaces Bill Butler pitching
   R      ---      87%  C Spikes        Home Run
   O      ---      86%  O Gamble        Flyball: CF
          ---      87%  G Hendrick      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      86%  B Bell          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      86%  D Duncan        Balk; Bell to 2B
   O      -2-      85%  " "             Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-5, Jim Perry facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      87%  L Gomez         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      88%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      89%  S Braun         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-1, Bill Hands facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      88%  F Duffy         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      87%  J Lowenstein    Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      87%  L Alvarado      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-5, Jim Perry facing 3-4-5
          ---      84%  L Hisle         Single to RF
   O      1--      87%  T Oliva         Flyball: CF
          1--      83%  B Darwin        Single to RF; Hisle to 2B
          12-      77%  E Soderholm     Single to RF; Hisle to 3B; Darwin to 2B
   R      123      68%  J Holt          Single to LF; Hisle Scores; Darwin to 3B; Soderholm to 2B
   RR     123      53%  P Roof          Single to CF; Darwin Scores; Soderholm Scores; Holt to 2B
                  Steve Brye pinch hits for Luis Gomez batting 9th
   O      12-      59%  S Brye          Flyball: CF
   O      12-      65%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Twins 4.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-4, Bill Hands facing 3-4-5
                  Jerry Terrell replaces Steve Brye playing SS batting 9th
          ---      68%  J Ellis         Single to CF
   R      1--      81%  C Spikes        Double to RF; Ellis Scores
   O      -2-      78%  O Gamble        Lineout: CF
   O      -2-      75%  G Hendrick      Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      76%  B Bell          Walk
   R      12-      85%  D Duncan        Single to LF; Spikes Scores; Bell to 3B
                  Tom Burgmeier replaces Bill Hands pitching
   R      1-3      91%  F Duffy         Double to LF; Bell Scores; Duncan to 3B
   O      -23      89%  J Lowenstein    Flyball: SS
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 8, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-8, Jim Perry facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      91%  S Braun         Lineout: RF
          ---      89%  L Hisle         Single to RF
   O      1--      91%  T Oliva         Flyball: SS
   O      1--      93%  B Darwin        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 8, Twins 4.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-4, Tom Burgmeier facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      92%  L Alvarado      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      93%  J Ellis         Single to SS
          1--      94%  C Spikes        Single to CF; Ellis to 2B
   O      12-      93%  O Gamble        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Ellis to 3B
   R      1-3      96%  G Hendrick      Single to LF; Ellis Scores; Gamble to 2B
   O      12-      95%  B Bell          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 9, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-9, Jim Perry facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      96%  E Soderholm     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  J Holt          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      96%  P Roof          Single to RF
   O      1--      97%  J Terrell       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 9, Twins 4.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-4, Tom Burgmeier facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      97%  D Duncan        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  F Duffy         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  J Lowenstein    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 9, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-9, Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
          ---      95%  R Carew         Single to CF
   O      1--      97%  S Braun         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      98%  L Hisle         Strikeout
   O      1--      98%  T Oliva         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 9, Twins 4.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-4, Bill Campbell facing 2-3-4
                  Bill Campbell replaces Tom Burgmeier pitching
   O      ---      98%  L Alvarado      Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  J Ellis         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      98%  C Spikes        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 9, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-9, Milt Wilcox facing 5-6-7
                  Milt Wilcox replaces Jim Perry pitching
   O      ---      99%  B Darwin        Strikeout
          ---      98%  E Soderholm     Single to CF
          1--      96%  J Holt          Single to CF; Soderholm to 3B
                  Harmon Killebrew pinch hits for Phil Roof batting 8th
   O      1-3      98%  H Killebrew     Strikeout
   R      1-3      96%  J Terrell       Single to RF; Soderholm Scores; Holt to 2B
   O      12-      99%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 9, Twins 5.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-5, Bill Campbell facing 5-6-7
                  Glenn Borgmann replaces Harmon Killebrew playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      99%  O Gamble        Flyball: RF
          ---      99%  G Hendrick      Single to RF
   OO     1--      98%  B Bell          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 9, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-9, Milt Wilcox facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      99%  S Braun         Flyball: RF
          ---      98%  L Hisle         Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  T Oliva         Popfly: SS
   O      1--     100%  B Darwin        Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 9, Twins 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation