April 15, 1969 Minnesota Twins at Oakland Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 10
@BOS 5 CLE 3
DET 2
(10) NYY 8
WSA 2 MIN 5
@OAK 4 CHC 7
PIT 4 CIN 11
SFG 10
(12) HOU 4
ATL 2 LAD 14
SDP 0 STL 4
@MON 3 NYM 6
@PHI 3

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 2,381

Tuesday, April 15, 1969
Time of Game: 2:17

Twins

2-4

Won 2

6th, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   2  2  1    5 11  2
Athletics       1  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    4  7  0

W: J Kaat (1-0), L: C Hunter (1-1), S: R Perranoski (1)

Athletics

3-4

Lost 1

5th, 2 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Uhlaender CF                4   0   2   0    1   0  .160  .450    0    4   0   2B,CS
R Carew 2B                    5   0   1   0    0   3  .353  .824    0    2   3   2B
T Oliva RF                    5   1   3   2    0   0  .333  .866    0    1   0   HR
H Killebrew 3B                3   1   1   1    1   1  .208  .779    0    1   1   HR
  F Quilici 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .311    0    0   0   
G Nettles LF                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .333 1.012    0    1   0   
  C Tovar PH-LF               1   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    1   0   
R Reese 1B                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .316  .895    0    7   0   HR
L Cardenas SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .167  .417    0    1   3   
G Mitterwald C                3   1   0   0    0   1  .250  .868    0    9   1   HBP
J Kaat P                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   SH
  B Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Perranoski P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       35   5  11   5    2   5                    27   9

BATTING

2B: R Carew (2, off C Hunter); T Uhlaender (1, off C Hunter).

HR: H Killebrew (2, off C Hunter; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); T Oliva (2, off C Hunter; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); R Reese (1, off C Hunter; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: J Kaat (1, off E Sprague).

HBP: G Mitterwald (1, by E Sprague).

TB: T Oliva 6; R Reese 4; H Killebrew 4; T Uhlaender 3; R Carew 2; C Tovar; L Cardenas; G Nettles.

RBI: R Reese 2 (4); T Oliva 2 (4); H Killebrew (3).

2-out RBI: T Oliva.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Mitterwald-R Carew.

E: G Nettles (1); H Killebrew (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: T Uhlaender (1, 3rd base by E Sprague/D Duncan).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Campaneris SS               5   1   2   0    0   0  .100  .233    0    3   1   2B
R Jackson RF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .107  .388    0    2   0   
M Hershberger LF              4   1   2   1    0   0  .231  .517    0    2   0   CS
S Bando 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .348  .942    0    5   2   
D Cater 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .385  .945    0    5   0   
D Green 2B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .308  .948    0    1   4   
R Monday CF                   3   1   0   0    0   2  .077  .277    0    4   0   
  J Pagliaroni PH             0   0   0   0    1   0  .250 1.025    0    0   0   
  J Nossek PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
D Duncan C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .174    0    5   1   
  R Webster PH                1   0   1   2    0   0  .500 1.000    0    0   0   
C Hunter P                    2   0   1   1    0   0  .200  .600    0    0   1   2B
  P Lindblad P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  T Reynolds PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  E Sprague P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Kubiak PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .500 1.667    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   4   7   4    2   9                    27  10

BATTING

2B: B Campaneris (1, off J Kaat); C Hunter (1, off J Kaat).

TB: B Campaneris 3; M Hershberger 2; C Hunter 2; S Bando; R Webster.

RBI: R Webster 2 (2); M Hershberger (1); C Hunter (1).

2-out RBI: R Webster 2; C Hunter.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Bando-D Cater.

BASERUNNING

CS: M Hershberger (2, 2nd base by J Kaat/G Mitterwald).

PITCHING

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 Kaat, W (1-0)                8.2   6   4   3    1   9   0   2.29   34     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 2· 6     66    -     1.04   0.07
B Miller                       0     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.38    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          3-2    3.91  -0.10
R Perranoski, S (1)            0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    9.15   0.19
Totals                         9     7   4   3    2   9   0          37     -       ·  ·      9· 8· 2· 7          5-2

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Hunter, L (1-1)              7     8   4   4    2   4   3   2.25   31     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 3· 8     47    -     1.29  -0.33
P Lindblad                     1     1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 1· 1          0-0    0.70   0.02
E Sprague                      1     2   1   1    0   1   0   3.86    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 2          0-0    0.50  -0.03
Totals                         9    11   5   5    2   5   3          39     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 4·11           -

B Miller faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
C Hunter faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: C Hunter (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: E Sprague (1; G Mitterwald).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Jake O'Donnell, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Lou DiMuro.

Time of Game: 2:17.

Attendance: 2,381.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Oakland Athletics                    
1. T Uhlaender          CF    1. B Campaneris         SS 
2. R Carew              2B    2. R Jackson            RF 
3. T Oliva              RF    3. M Hershberger        LF 
4. H Killebrew          3B    4. S Bando              3B 
5. G Nettles            LF    5. D Cater              1B 
6. R Reese              1B    6. D Green              2B 
7. L Cardenas           SS    7. R Monday             CF 
8. G Mitterwald         C     8. D Duncan             C  
9. J Kaat               P     9. C Hunter             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  2-0  1--      28%  50% R Reese         C Hunter        Home Run; Nettles Scores
   t 8   0  2-2  ---      27%  77% T Oliva         C Hunter        Home Run
   b 9   2  5-4  123      26% 100% B Campaneris    R Perranoski    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   t 8   0  2-3  ---      12%  88% H Killebrew     C Hunter        Home Run
   b 2   2  0-1  -2-     -10%  24% C Hunter        J Kaat          Double to LF; Monday Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      56%  T Uhlaender     Double to LF
   O      -2-      52%  R Carew         Strikeout
   O      -2-      49%  T Oliva         Lineout: LF; Uhlaender to 3B
   O      --3      45%  H Killebrew     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
          ---      39%  B Campaneris    Double to CF
   O      -2-      43%  R Jackson       Strikeout
   R      -2-      34%  M Hershberger   Single to LF; Campaneris Scores
   O      1--      37%  S Bando         Foul Flyball: RF
   O      1--      38%  D Cater         Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Catfish Hunter facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      36%  G Nettles       Lineout: RF
   O      ---      34%  R Reese         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      33%  L Cardenas      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Kaat facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      35%  D Green         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      32%  R Monday        Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Monday to 2B
   O      -2-      35%  D Duncan        Flyball: CF
   R      -2-      24%  C Hunter        Double to LF; Monday Scores/unER
   O      -2-      27%  B Campaneris    Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Catfish Hunter facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      24%  G Mitterwald    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      23%  J Kaat          Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      22%  T Uhlaender     Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Kaat facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      23%  R Jackson       Strikeout
   O      ---      24%  M Hershberger   Flyball: LF
   O      ---      25%  S Bando         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Catfish Hunter facing 2-3-4
          ---      32%  R Carew         Double to LF
   O      -2-      25%  T Oliva         Fielder's Choice P; Carew out at 3B/P-SS-3B
          1--      27%  H Killebrew     Wild Pitch; Oliva to 2B
          -2-      30%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      25%  G Nettles       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Oliva to 3B
   O      1-3      20%  R Reese         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Kaat facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      21%  D Cater         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      22%  D Green         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      22%  R Monday        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Catfish Hunter facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      20%  L Cardenas      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      18%  G Mitterwald    Flyball: RF
   O      ---      17%  J Kaat          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Kaat facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      18%  D Duncan        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      19%  C Hunter        Lineout: CF
   O      ---      20%  B Campaneris    Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      17%  T Uhlaender     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      15%  R Carew         Strikeout Looking
          ---      17%  T Oliva         Single to CF
   O      1--      14%  H Killebrew     Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jim Kaat facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      15%  R Jackson       Lineout: CF
          ---      14%  M Hershberger   Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      16%  S Bando         Double Play: Strikeout, Hershberger Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Catfish Hunter facing 5-6-7
          ---      22%  G Nettles       Single to RF
   RR     1--      50%  R Reese         Home Run; Nettles Scores
          ---      56%  L Cardenas      Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  G Mitterwald    Flyball: LF
   O      1--      46%  J Kaat          Lineout: CF
          1--      49%  T Uhlaender     Walk; Cardenas to 2B
   O      12-      42%  R Carew         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Kaat facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      45%  D Cater         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      48%  D Green         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  R Monday        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 2.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Catfish Hunter facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      77%  T Oliva         Home Run
   R      ---      88%  H Killebrew     Home Run
                  Paul Lindblad replaces Catfish Hunter pitching and batting 9th; Cesar Tovar pinch hits for Graig Nettles batting 5th
          ---      90%  C Tovar         Single to LF
   O      1--      88%  R Reese         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--      86%  L Cardenas      Line Drive Double Play: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-4, Jim Kaat facing 8-9-1
                  Frank Quilici replaces Harmon Killebrew playing 3B batting 4th; Cesar Tovar moves to LF
   O      ---      90%  D Duncan        Strikeout
                  Tommie Reynolds pinch hits for Paul Lindblad batting 9th
   O      ---      92%  T Reynolds      Strikeout Looking
          ---      90%  B Campaneris    Single to LF
   O      1--      94%  R Jackson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 2.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Ed Sprague facing 8-9-1
                  Ed Sprague replaces Tommie Reynolds pitching and batting 9th
          ---      95%  G Mitterwald    Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      94%  J Kaat          Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Mitterwald to 2B
          -2-      96%  T Uhlaender     Single; Mitterwald to 3B
   O      1-3      94%  R Carew         Strikeout
   R      1-3      97%  T Oliva         Single to LF; Mitterwald Scores; Uhlaender to 2B
   O      12-      97%  F Quilici       Uhlaender Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Jim Kaat facing 3-4-5
          ---      93%  M Hershberger   Single to CF
          1--      84%  S Bando         Single to CF; Hershberger to 2B
   O      12-      91%  D Cater         Flyball: CF
   O      12-      96%  D Green         Flyball: LF
                  Jim Pagliaroni pinch hits for Rick Monday batting 7th
          12-      91%  J Pagliaroni    Walk; Hershberger to 3B; Bando to 2B
                  Bob Miller replaces Jim Kaat pitching and batting 9th; Ray Webster pinch hits for Dave Duncan batting 8th; Joe Nossek pinch runs for Jim Pagliaroni batting 7th
   RR     123      81%  R Webster       Single to LF; Hershberger Scores; Bando Scores; Nossek to 3B
                  Ron Perranoski replaces Bob Miller pitching and batting 9th; Ted Kubiak pinch hits for Ed Sprague batting 9th
          1-3      74%  T Kubiak        Walk; Webster to 2B
   O      123     100%  B Campaneris    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 5, Athletics 4.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation