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Standings
CAL
@BAL		2
12
CHW
@DET		0
12
CLE
@KCR		0
4
OAK
@MIL		5
1
MIN
@NYY		4
1
BOS
@TEX		6
9
CIN
@CHC		8
10
STL
@HOU		7
2
NYM
@LAD		6
1
ATL
@PIT		13
5
PHI
@SDP		3
0
MON
@SFG		8
6
Friday, April 28, 1972 7:39PM
, Yankee Stadium I
Attendance: 9,149, Time of Game: 2:13
Twins
4
6-2
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
1st
 at Yankees
1
3-6
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 3 GB
W: Bert Blyleven (3-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   4  0  0    4  7  0
Yankees         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  8  0

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cesar Tovar RF 4 0 2 2 0 0 .294 .704 0.124 1.25 0.232 -0.109 1.5 3 0 3B,CS
Danny Thompson SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .242 .710 -0.057 0.61 0.000 -0.057 -0.6 3 5
Rod Carew 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .506 -0.053 0.56 0.000 -0.053 -0.5 1 4
Harmon Killebrew 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .259 .856 0.053 0.87 0.095 -0.043 0.4 9 0 2B
   Rich Reese 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 4 0
Steve Braun 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .556 1.246 -0.015 1.09 0.064 -0.078 -0.2 1 3 SB
Bobby Darwin CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 .400 1.404 0.365 1.34 0.437 -0.072 1.1 2 0 HR
Jim Nettles LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .452 -0.035 0.81 0.010 -0.045 -0.4 0 0
Phil Roof C 3 1 0 0 1 0 .143 .536 -0.054 0.79 0.011 -0.065 -0.5 4 0
Bert Blyleven P 4 1 1 0 0 2 .300 .600 -0.019 0.58 0.018 -0.037 -0.1 0 2
Team Totals 33 4 7 4 3 4 .212 .672 0.309 0.89 0.867 -0.559 0.6 27 14
2B: H Killebrew (2, off M Stottlemyre).
3B: C Tovar (1, off M Stottlemyre).
HR: B Darwin (5, off M Stottlemyre; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: B Darwin 4; C Tovar 4; S Braun 2; H Killebrew 2; B Blyleven.
RBI: B Darwin 2 (13); C Tovar 2 (4).
2-out RBI: C Tovar 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. S Braun-R Carew-R Reese; R Carew-D Thompson-H Killebrew.
Baserunning
SB: S Braun (1, 2nd base off M Stottlemyre/T Munson).
CS: C Tovar (2, 2nd base by M Stottlemyre/T Munson).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Horace Clarke 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .303 .698 -0.062 0.91 0.013 -0.075 -0.6 1 2
Thurman Munson C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .324 .763 -0.044 0.78 0.017 -0.061 -0.4 4 2
Bobby Murcer CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .848 -0.087 0.94 0.000 -0.087 -0.8 4 0
Roy White LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .235 .580 0.026 0.70 0.059 -0.032 0.3 4 0
Felipe Alou 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .192 .519 0.230 0.88 0.249 -0.019 1.8 9 1 3B
Johnny Callison RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .217 .535 -0.073 1.03 0.062 -0.135 -1.0 1 0 2B,GDP
Rich McKinney 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .206 .564 -0.161 1.37 0.000 -0.161 -1.5 0 3 GDP
Gene Michael SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .174 .677 0.000 0.67 0.043 -0.043 -0.1 3 4
Mel Stottlemyre P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .200 .400 0.005 0.60 0.020 -0.015 0.1 0 1
   Bernie Allen PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .450 -0.025 1.80 0.000 -0.025 -0.2
   Jack Aker P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 33 1 8 1 2 4 .242 .619 -0.191 0.92 0.463 -0.653 -2.4 27 13
2B: J Callison (2, off B Blyleven).
3B: F Alou (1, off B Blyleven).
TB: F Alou 4; J Callison 3; G Michael; R White; H Clarke; M Stottlemyre.
GIDP: J Callison (2); R McKinney (5).
RBI: F Alou (1).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 8.

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bert Blyleven, W (3-0) 9 8 1 1 2 4 0 3.03 35 69 0.191 0.92 2.4
Team Totals 9 8 1 1 2 4 0 1.00 35 69 0.191 0.89 2.4

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mel Stottlemyre, L (0-3) 7 6 4 4 3 3 1 4.05 29 49 -0.322 1.08 -1.4
Jack Aker 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.25 7 0 0 0.013 0.09 0.8
Team Totals 9 7 4 4 3 4 1 4.00 36 49 0 0 -0.309 0.92 -0.6
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Ron Luciano.
Time of Game: 2:13.
Attendance: 9,149.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 56° F.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         New York Yankees
1 Cesar Tovar RF 1 Horace Clarke 2B
2 Danny Thompson SS 2 Thurman Munson C
3 Rod Carew 2B 3 Bobby Murcer CF
4 Harmon Killebrew 1B 4 Roy White LF
5 Steve Braun 3B 5 Felipe Alou 1B
6 Bobby Darwin CF 6 Johnny Callison RF
7 Jim Nettles LF 7 Rich McKinney 3B
8 Phil Roof C 8 Gene Michael SS
9 Bert Blyleven P 9 Mel Stottlemyre P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t7 0-1 1 1-- RR MIN B. Darwin M. Stottlemyre 44% 71% Home Run; Braun Scores
b4 0-0 1 1-- R NYY F. Alou B. Blyleven -21% 24% Triple to LF; White Scores
t7 2-1 2 12- RR MIN C. Tovar M. Stottlemyre 19% 92% Triple to LF; Roof Scores; Blyleven Scores
b6 1-0 0 12- OO NYY J. Callison B. Blyleven 8% 24% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; White to 3B
b9 1-4 0 1-- OO NYY R. McKinney B. Blyleven 6% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-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, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Mel Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- MIN C. Tovar M. Stottlemyre 4% 54% Single to LF
t1 0-0 0 1-- O MIN D. Thompson M. Stottlemyre -6% 48% Tovar Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t1 0-0 1 --- O MIN D. Thompson M. Stottlemyre -1% 47% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 2 --- O MIN R. Carew M. Stottlemyre -1% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O NYY H. Clarke B. Blyleven 2% 48% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- O NYY T. Munson B. Blyleven 1% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O NYY B. Murcer B. Blyleven 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Mel Stottlemyre facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- MIN H. Killebrew M. Stottlemyre 4% 54% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- O MIN S. Braun M. Stottlemyre -4% 50% Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
t2 0-0 1 1-- O MIN B. Darwin M. Stottlemyre -3% 48% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 2 1-- MIN J. Nettles M. Stottlemyre 1% 49% Braun Steals 2B
t2 0-0 2 -2- MIN J. Nettles M. Stottlemyre 1% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 2 12- O MIN P. Roof M. Stottlemyre -4% 45% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O NYY R. White B. Blyleven 2% 48% Flyball: RF
b2 0-0 1 --- O NYY F. Alou B. Blyleven 1% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-0 2 --- NYY J. Callison B. Blyleven -2% 47% Double to RF
b2 0-0 2 -2- O NYY R. McKinney B. Blyleven 3% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Mel Stottlemyre facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- O MIN B. Blyleven M. Stottlemyre -2% 48% Strikeout
t3 0-0 1 --- O MIN C. Tovar M. Stottlemyre -2% 46% Foul Flyball: LF
t3 0-0 2 --- O MIN D. Thompson M. Stottlemyre -1% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- O NYY G. Michael B. Blyleven 2% 47% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-0 1 --- O NYY M. Stottlemyre B. Blyleven 2% 49% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-0 2 --- NYY H. Clarke B. Blyleven -1% 48% Single (CF-RF)
b3 0-0 2 1-- O NYY T. Munson B. Blyleven 2% 50% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Mel Stottlemyre facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- O MIN R. Carew M. Stottlemyre -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- MIN H. Killebrew M. Stottlemyre 5% 53% Double to LF
t4 0-0 1 -2- O MIN S. Braun M. Stottlemyre -4% 49% Flyball: LF
t4 0-0 2 -2- O MIN B. Darwin M. Stottlemyre -4% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- O NYY B. Murcer B. Blyleven 2% 47% Groundout: P-1B
b4 0-0 1 --- NYY R. White B. Blyleven -3% 44% Walk
b4 0-0 1 1-- R NYY F. Alou B. Blyleven -21% 24% Triple to LF; White Scores
b4 1-0 1 --3 O NYY J. Callison B. Blyleven 6% 30% Flyball: RF
b4 1-0 2 --3 O NYY R. McKinney B. Blyleven 3% 33% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 1.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Mel Stottlemyre facing 7-8-9
t5 0-1 0 --- O MIN J. Nettles M. Stottlemyre -3% 30% Flyball: LF
t5 0-1 1 --- O MIN P. Roof M. Stottlemyre -2% 28% Flyball: SS
t5 0-1 2 --- O MIN B. Blyleven M. Stottlemyre -1% 27% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
b5 1-0 0 --- O NYY G. Michael B. Blyleven 2% 28% Flyball: 3B
b5 1-0 1 --- NYY M. Stottlemyre B. Blyleven -2% 26% Single to LF
b5 1-0 1 1-- O NYY H. Clarke B. Blyleven 2% 29% Flyball: CF
b5 1-0 2 1-- NYY T. Munson B. Blyleven -2% 27% Walk; Stottlemyre to 2B
b5 1-0 2 12- O NYY B. Murcer B. Blyleven 3% 30% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 1.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Mel Stottlemyre facing 1-2-3
t6 0-1 0 --- O MIN C. Tovar M. Stottlemyre -3% 27% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-1 1 --- O MIN D. Thompson M. Stottlemyre -2% 25% Flyball: CF
t6 0-1 2 --- O MIN R. Carew M. Stottlemyre -1% 23% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
b6 1-0 0 --- NYY R. White B. Blyleven -3% 20% Single to LF
b6 1-0 0 1-- NYY F. Alou B. Blyleven -4% 16% Single to CF; White to 2B
b6 1-0 0 12- OO NYY J. Callison B. Blyleven 8% 24% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; White to 3B
b6 1-0 2 --3 O NYY R. McKinney B. Blyleven 3% 27% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 1.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Mel Stottlemyre facing 4-5-6
t7 0-1 0 --- O MIN H. Killebrew M. Stottlemyre -4% 23% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 0-1 1 --- MIN S. Braun M. Stottlemyre 5% 28% Single to CF
t7 0-1 1 1-- RR MIN B. Darwin M. Stottlemyre 44% 71% Home Run; Braun Scores
t7 2-1 1 --- O MIN J. Nettles M. Stottlemyre -1% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2-1 2 --- MIN P. Roof M. Stottlemyre 1% 71% Walk
t7 2-1 2 1-- MIN B. Blyleven M. Stottlemyre 2% 73% Single to CF; Roof to 2B
t7 2-1 2 12- RR MIN C. Tovar M. Stottlemyre 19% 92% Triple to LF; Roof Scores; Blyleven Scores
t7 4-1 2 --3 O MIN D. Thompson M. Stottlemyre -1% 91% Strikeout
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
b7 1-4 0 --- NYY G. Michael B. Blyleven -4% 87% Single to CF
Bernie Allen pinch hits for Mel Stottlemyre (P) batting 9th
b7 1-4 0 1-- O NYY B. Allen B. Blyleven 2% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B; Michael to 2B
b7 1-4 1 -2- O NYY H. Clarke B. Blyleven 3% 93% Strikeout Looking
b7 1-4 2 -2- O NYY T. Munson B. Blyleven 2% 95% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 1.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Yankees' Jack Aker facing 3-4-5
Jack Aker replaces Bernie Allen (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-1 0 --- O MIN R. Carew J. Aker -0% 95% Groundout: C-1B
t8 4-1 1 --- O MIN H. Killebrew J. Aker -0% 94% Flyball: CF
t8 4-1 2 --- MIN S. Braun J. Aker 0% 95% Single to RF
t8 4-1 2 1-- O MIN B. Darwin J. Aker -0% 94% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
Rich Reese replaces Harmon Killebrew playing 1B batting 4th
b8 1-4 0 --- O NYY B. Murcer B. Blyleven 2% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 1-4 1 --- O NYY R. White B. Blyleven 1% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8 1-4 2 --- O NYY F. Alou B. Blyleven 0% 98% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 1.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Yankees' Jack Aker facing 7-8-9
t9 4-1 0 --- O MIN J. Nettles J. Aker -0% 98% Groundout: 1B-P
t9 4-1 1 --- O MIN P. Roof J. Aker -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 4-1 2 --- O MIN B. Blyleven J. Aker -0% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
b9 1-4 0 --- NYY J. Callison B. Blyleven -4% 94% Single to CF
b9 1-4 0 1-- OO NYY R. McKinney B. Blyleven 6% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
b9 1-4 2 --- O NYY G. Michael B. Blyleven 0% 100% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 1.

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