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NYY
@CHW		8
5
OAK
@DET		10
5
BAL
@KCR		9
2
CAL
@MIL		9
2
BOS
@MIN		2
3
CLE
@TEX		7
3
MON
@CIN		11
3
PIT
@LAD		4
3
ATL
@NYM		2
4
HOU
@PHI		3
2
CHC
@SDP		5
1		 
(12)
CHC
@SDP		4
3		 
(10)
STL
@SFG		2
8
Friday, August 30, 1974 7:35PM
, Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 7,337, Time of Game: 2:40
Red Sox
2
72-58
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Twins
3
64-68
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 12 GB
W: Bert Blyleven (13-15)
L: Roger Moret (7-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   2  0  0   0  0  0    2  4  1
Twins           1  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  1    3  8  3
Winning Run scored with 1 out

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rick Miller CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .248 .685 -0.116 1.38 0.000 -0.116 -0.8 3 0 SH
Cecil Cooper DH 4 1 1 0 0 3 .271 .723 -0.063 1.30 0.045 -0.107 -0.3
Dwight Evans RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .292 .770 0.065 1.30 0.120 -0.055 0.4 2 0
Carl Yastrzemski 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .312 .864 -0.117 1.81 0.040 -0.157 -0.7 7 1
Rico Petrocelli 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .278 .792 -0.164 1.71 0.000 -0.164 -1.2 0 0
Bernie Carbo LF 3 0 0 0 1 3 .247 .771 -0.064 1.54 0.040 -0.104 -0.3 2 0
Doug Griffin 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .283 .707 0.200 1.93 0.267 -0.067 1.7 3 3
Tim Blackwell C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .260 .622 -0.175 1.74 0.000 -0.175 -1.2 6 0
Mario Guerrero SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .248 .575 0.003 1.32 0.048 -0.045 0.0 2 5
Roger Moret P
Team Totals 32 2 4 0 2 14 .125 .301 -0.431 1.56 0.560 -0.990 -2.3 25 9
SH: R Miller (6, off B Blyleven).
TB: D Griffin; C Cooper; D Evans; M Guerrero.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Griffin-M Guerrero-C Yastrzemski.
E: T Blackwell (5).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Steve Brye CF 3 2 2 0 1 0 .283 .687 0.282 1.69 0.331 -0.049 1.9 1 0 2B,SH
Rod Carew 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .364 .861 0.098 1.58 0.179 -0.081 0.7 4 2 SF
Larry Hisle LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .288 .840 -0.147 1.58 0.000 -0.147 -1.3 0 0
Harmon Killebrew DH 2 0 0 2 0 0 .238 .695 -0.050 1.59 0.028 -0.078 -0.4 2·SF
Bobby Darwin RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .278 .795 -0.103 1.01 0.000 -0.103 -0.9 0 0
Eric Soderholm 3B 3 0 3 0 0 0 .278 .742 0.209 0.96 0.209 0.000 1.6 0 1 3B,SB
Craig Kusick 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .243 .773 -0.035 1.55 0.049 -0.084 -0.5 8 0
Danny Thompson SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 .259 .661 -0.155 2.21 0.021 -0.175 -0.9 0 5
Glenn Borgmann C 3 1 1 0 1 0 .252 .635 -0.031 1.70 0.131 -0.162 -0.6 14 1 GDP
Bert Blyleven P 2
Team Totals 28 3 8 3 5 5 .286 .754 0.068 1.54 0.948 -0.879 -0.3 27 11
2B: S Brye (25, off R Moret).
3B: E Soderholm (3, off R Moret).
SF: R Carew (3, off R Moret); H Killebrew 2 (4, 2 off R Moret).
SH: S Brye (3, off R Moret).
TB: E Soderholm 5; S Brye 3; R Carew; C Kusick; G Borgmann.
GIDP: G Borgmann (7).
RBI: H Killebrew 2 (49); R Carew (50).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 0 for 9.
Fielding
E: R Carew 2 (27); C Kusick (1).
Baserunning
SB: E Soderholm (4, 2nd base off R Moret/T Blackwell).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Roger Moret, L (7-7) 8.1 8 3 3 5 5 0 3.44 38 55 -0.069 1.54 0.3
Team Totals 8.1 8 3 3 5 5 0 3.24 38 55 -0.069 1.56 0.3

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bert Blyleven, W (13-15) 9 4 2 0 2 14 0 2.80 35 87 0.431 1.56 2.3
Team Totals 9 4 2 0 2 14 0 0.00 35 87 0.431 1.54 2.3
Balks: None.
WP: R Moret (5).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker.
Time of Game: 2:40.
Attendance: 7,337.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 63° F, Wind 12mph in unknown direction.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 2-2 0 1-- MIN S. Brye R. Moret 22% 92% Double to RF (Line Drive); Borgmann to 3B
t4 0-2 2 123 RR BOS D. Griffin B. Blyleven -21% 50% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Carbo to 3B; Evans Scores/No RBI/unER; Cooper Scores/No RBI/unER
b4 2-2 1 1-3 OO MIN G. Borgmann R. Moret -14% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
b4 2-2 0 --- MIN E. Soderholm R. Moret 12% 68% Triple to LF
b8 2-2 2 12- O MIN D. Thompson R. Moret -9% 50% Foul Flyball: 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, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS R. Miller B. Blyleven 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 1 --- O BOS C. Cooper B. Blyleven 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- O BOS D. Evans B. Blyleven 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Roger Moret facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- MIN S. Brye R. Moret 4% 58% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 0 1-- MIN R. Carew R. Moret 5% 64% Single to CF (Line Drive); Brye to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- O MIN L. Hisle R. Moret -2% 61% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Brye to 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-3 RO MIN H. Killebrew R. Moret 1% 63% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Brye Scores
b1 1-0 2 1-- O MIN B. Darwin R. Moret -2% 61% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- BOS C. Yastrzemski B. Blyleven -4% 57% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
t2 0-1 0 1-- O BOS R. Petrocelli B. Blyleven 4% 61% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t2 0-1 1 1-- O BOS B. Carbo B. Blyleven 3% 64% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-1 2 1-- O BOS D. Griffin B. Blyleven 2% 66% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Roger Moret facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- MIN E. Soderholm R. Moret 3% 69% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b2 1-0 0 1-- O MIN C. Kusick R. Moret -3% 66% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b2 1-0 1 1-- O MIN D. Thompson R. Moret -2% 64% Strikeout
b2 1-0 2 1-- O MIN G. Borgmann R. Moret -2% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
t3 0-1 0 --- O BOS T. Blackwell B. Blyleven 3% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- O BOS M. Guerrero B. Blyleven 2% 66% Popfly: 2B
t3 0-1 2 --- O BOS R. Miller B. Blyleven 1% 67% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Roger Moret facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- MIN S. Brye R. Moret 3% 71% Walk
b3 1-0 0 1-- MIN R. Carew R. Moret 5% 75% Walk; Brye to 2B
b3 1-0 0 12- O MIN L. Hisle R. Moret -5% 71% Foul Flyball: C
b3 1-0 1 12- MIN H. Killebrew R. Moret 5% 75% Wild Pitch; Brye to 3B; Carew to 2B
b3 1-0 1 -23 RO MIN H. Killebrew R. Moret 1% 77% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Brye Scores; Carew to 3B
b3 2-0 2 --3 O MIN B. Darwin R. Moret -3% 74% Strikeout
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 2.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
t4 0-2 0 --- BOS C. Cooper B. Blyleven -4% 70% Single to 3B/Bunt
t4 0-2 0 1-- BOS D. Evans B. Blyleven -7% 62% Single to CF (Line Drive); Cooper to 2B
t4 0-2 0 12- O BOS C. Yastrzemski B. Blyleven 7% 69% Strikeout
t4 0-2 1 12- O BOS R. Petrocelli B. Blyleven 5% 75% Strikeout
t4 0-2 2 12- BOS B. Carbo B. Blyleven -4% 71% Walk; Cooper to 3B; Evans to 2B
t4 0-2 2 123 RR BOS D. Griffin B. Blyleven -21% 50% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Carbo to 3B; Evans Scores/No RBI/unER; Cooper Scores/No RBI/unER
t4 2-2 2 1-3 O BOS T. Blackwell B. Blyleven 6% 56% Groundout: P-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Roger Moret facing 6-7-8
b4 2-2 0 --- MIN E. Soderholm R. Moret 12% 68% Triple to LF
b4 2-2 0 --3 O MIN C. Kusick R. Moret -5% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2-2 1 --3 MIN D. Thompson R. Moret 2% 64% Walk
b4 2-2 1 1-3 OO MIN G. Borgmann R. Moret -14% 50% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
t5 2-2 0 --- BOS M. Guerrero B. Blyleven -5% 45% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t5 2-2 0 1-- O BOS R. Miller B. Blyleven 2% 47% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice; Guerrero to 2B
t5 2-2 1 -2- O BOS C. Cooper B. Blyleven 5% 52% Strikeout
t5 2-2 2 -2- O BOS D. Evans B. Blyleven 5% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Roger Moret facing 1-2-3
b5 2-2 0 --- O MIN S. Brye R. Moret -3% 54% Foul Flyball: 1B
b5 2-2 1 --- O MIN R. Carew R. Moret -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b5 2-2 2 --- O MIN L. Hisle R. Moret -1% 50% Popfly: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
t6 2-2 0 --- O BOS C. Yastrzemski B. Blyleven 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 2-2 1 --- O BOS R. Petrocelli B. Blyleven 2% 56% Flyball: CF
t6 2-2 2 --- O BOS B. Carbo B. Blyleven 2% 57% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Roger Moret facing 4-5-6
b6 2-2 0 --- O MIN H. Killebrew R. Moret -3% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 2-2 1 --- O MIN B. Darwin R. Moret -2% 52% Flyball: CF
b6 2-2 2 --- MIN E. Soderholm R. Moret 2% 53% Reached on Interference on C; Soderholm to 1B
b6 2-2 2 1-- MIN C. Kusick R. Moret 2% 55% Soderholm Steals 2B
b6 2-2 2 -2- MIN C. Kusick R. Moret 1% 56% Walk
b6 2-2 2 12- O MIN D. Thompson R. Moret -6% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
t7 2-2 0 --- BOS D. Griffin B. Blyleven -6% 44% Single to RF
t7 2-2 0 1-- O BOS T. Blackwell B. Blyleven 6% 50% Strikeout Looking
t7 2-2 1 1-- O BOS M. Guerrero B. Blyleven 3% 52% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Guerrero to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw to 1B)
t7 2-2 2 -2- O BOS R. Miller B. Blyleven 6% 59% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Roger Moret facing 9-1-2
b7 2-2 0 --- MIN G. Borgmann R. Moret 6% 64% Single to 3B
b7 2-2 0 1-- O MIN S. Brye R. Moret -2% 62% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Borgmann to 2B
b7 2-2 1 -2- O MIN R. Carew R. Moret -6% 56% Flyball: LF
b7 2-2 2 -2- O MIN L. Hisle R. Moret -6% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
t8 2-2 0 --- O BOS C. Cooper B. Blyleven 5% 55% Strikeout
t8 2-2 1 --- BOS D. Evans B. Blyleven -5% 50% Walk
t8 2-2 1 1-- O BOS C. Yastrzemski B. Blyleven 6% 55% Strikeout Looking
t8 2-2 2 1-- O BOS R. Petrocelli B. Blyleven 5% 60% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Roger Moret facing 4-5-6
b8 2-2 0 --- O MIN H. Killebrew R. Moret -4% 56% Popfly: SS
b8 2-2 1 --- O MIN B. Darwin R. Moret -3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 2-2 2 --- MIN E. Soderholm R. Moret 2% 55% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b8 2-2 2 1-- MIN C. Kusick R. Moret 4% 59% Single to LF; Soderholm to 2B
b8 2-2 2 12- O MIN D. Thompson R. Moret -9% 50% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
t9 2-2 0 --- O BOS B. Carbo B. Blyleven 6% 56% Strikeout
t9 2-2 1 --- O BOS D. Griffin B. Blyleven 4% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 2-2 2 --- O BOS T. Blackwell B. Blyleven 3% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Roger Moret facing 9-1-2
b9 2-2 0 --- MIN G. Borgmann R. Moret 7% 71% Walk
b9 2-2 0 1-- MIN S. Brye R. Moret 22% 92% Double to RF (Line Drive); Borgmann to 3B
b9 2-2 0 -23 RO MIN R. Carew R. Moret 8% 100% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Borgmann Scores
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 3.

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