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Standings
DET
@BAL		3
4		 
(12)
CLE
@BOS		1
2
KCR
@CHW		4
8
KCR
@CHW		8
2
CAL
@MIL		7
6
WSA
@NYY		2
5
MIN
@OAK		0
6
HOU
@CIN		0
2
SFG
@LAD		7
0
Monday, September 21, 1970,
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 4,284, Time of Game: 2:21
Twins
0
92-61
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Athletics
6
85-69
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Vida Blue (2-0)
L: Jim Perry (23-12)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  0  1
Athletics       1  0  0   0  0  0   0  5  X    6  9  0

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cesar Tovar CF-LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .796 -0.066 0.67 0.000 -0.066 -0.6 4 0
Leo Cardenas SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .675 -0.076 1.05 0.000 -0.076 -0.5 0 4
Harmon Killebrew 1B 2 0 0 0 1 2 .276 .979 -0.023 0.71 0.016 -0.039 -0.1 6 0
Tony Oliva RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .319 .865 -0.072 0.94 0.000 -0.072 -0.5 3 1
Brant Alyea LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .296 .920 -0.100 1.36 0.000 -0.100 -0.6 1 0
   Jim Holt CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .637 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
Rick Renick 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .228 .714 -0.069 0.94 0.000 -0.069 -0.4 0 4
George Mitterwald C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .211 .646 -0.065 0.86 0.000 -0.065 -0.4 4 0
Danny Thompson 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .227 .500 -0.055 0.74 0.000 -0.055 -0.6 6 2
Jim Perry P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .581 -0.036 0.73 0.000 -0.036 -0.2 0 1
   Bob Allison PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .209 .659 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.1
Team Totals 27 0 0 0 1 9 .000 .036 -0.563 0.86 0.016 -0.579 -4.0 24 13
Team LOB: 1.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Thompson-H Killebrew.
E: D Thompson (6).
Outfield Assists: T Oliva (B Campaneris at home plate); J Holt (D Mincher at home plate).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bert Campaneris SS 5 2 2 3 0 0 .281 .775 0.065 0.63 0.116 -0.051 2.9 1 4 HR,3B
Joe Rudi LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 .304 .823 0.004 0.75 0.034 -0.030 0.1 0 0
   Steve Hovley CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .242 .602 0.009 0.17 0.009 0.000 0.0 0 0
Felipe Alou RF-LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276 .686 -0.033 0.98 0.058 -0.091 -0.5 3 0 2B,GDP
Don Mincher 1B 3 1 2 0 0 0 .253 .805 0.011 0.63 0.049 -0.039 0.3 12 0 HBP
Sal Bando 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .261 .827 0.057 0.91 0.108 -0.050 1.4 1 2 HBP
Reggie Jackson CF-RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .240 .827 -0.059 0.95 0.007 -0.067 -1.0 0 0 IW
Gene Tenace C 2 1 0 0 2 0 .284 .928 -0.026 1.00 0.025 -0.052 0.0 9 1 IW
Dick Green 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .194 .515 -0.073 1.04 0.017 -0.090 -0.3 1 2
Vida Blue P 2 0 0 0 1 1 .273 .970 -0.017 0.55 0.022 -0.039 -0.5 0 2 SH
Team Totals 30 6 9 4 5 3 .300 .932 -0.062 0.79 0.445 -0.509 2.4 27 11
2B: F Alou (25, off J Perry).
3B: B Campaneris (4, off J Perry).
HR: B Campaneris (21, off J Perry; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).
SH: V Blue (1, off J Perry).
IBB: G Tenace (2, by J Perry); R Jackson (11, by J Perry).
HBP: S Bando (6, by J Perry); D Mincher (2, by J Perry).
TB: B Campaneris 7; F Alou 2; D Mincher 2; D Green; S Bando; S Hovley; J Rudi.
GIDP: F Alou (12).
RBI: B Campaneris 3 (62); D Green (27).
2-out RBI: B Campaneris 3.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 9.

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Perry, L (23-12) 8 9 6 2 5 3 1 3.06 38 46 0.063 0.79 -2.4
Team Totals 8 9 6 2 5 3 1 2.25 38 46 0.063 0.86 -2.4

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Vida Blue, W (2-0) 9 0 0 0 1 9 0 2.28 28 95 0.563 0.86 4.0
Team Totals 9 0 0 0 1 9 0 0.00 28 95 0.563 0.79 4.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Perry 2 (9; D Mincher, S Bando).
IBB: J Perry 2 (10; R Jackson, G Tenace).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Marty Springstead.
Time of Game: 2:21.
Attendance: 4,284.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Oakland Athletics
1 Cesar Tovar CF 1 Bert Campaneris SS
2 Leo Cardenas SS 2 Joe Rudi LF
3 Harmon Killebrew 1B 3 Felipe Alou RF
4 Tony Oliva RF 4 Don Mincher 1B
5 Brant Alyea LF 5 Sal Bando 3B
6 Rick Renick 3B 6 Reggie Jackson CF
7 George Mitterwald C 7 Gene Tenace C
8 Danny Thompson 2B 8 Dick Green 2B
9 Jim Perry P 9 Vida Blue P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 0 --- OAK B. Campaneris J. Perry 10% 64% Triple
b8 1-0 0 1-- R OAK S. Bando J. Perry 8% 97% Single to CF; Mincher Scores/Safe on E4 (catch)/unER; Bando to 3B
b6 1-0 2 123 O OAK D. Green J. Perry -6% 71% Lineout: RF
b4 1-0 0 --- OAK F. Alou J. Perry 6% 75% Double
b1 0-0 0 1-3 ROO OAK F. Alou J. Perry -5% 62% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Campaneris Scores

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, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MIN C. Tovar V. Blue 2% 52% Strikeout (C-1B)
t1 0-0 1 --- O MIN L. Cardenas V. Blue 1% 54% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- O MIN H. Killebrew V. Blue 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- OAK B. Campaneris J. Perry 10% 64% Triple
b1 0-0 0 --3 OAK J. Rudi J. Perry 3% 68% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-3 ROO OAK F. Alou J. Perry -5% 62% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B; Campaneris Scores
b1 1-0 2 --- OAK D. Mincher J. Perry 1% 63% Single
b1 1-0 2 1-- O OAK S. Bando J. Perry -2% 61% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- O MIN T. Oliva V. Blue 2% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-1 1 --- O MIN B. Alyea V. Blue 2% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-1 2 --- O MIN R. Renick V. Blue 1% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Jim Perry facing 6-7-8
b2 1-0 0 --- O OAK R. Jackson J. Perry -2% 64% Lineout: RF
b2 1-0 1 --- O OAK G. Tenace J. Perry -1% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1-0 2 --- O OAK D. Green J. Perry -1% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- O MIN G. Mitterwald V. Blue 3% 65% Strikeout
t3 0-1 1 --- O MIN D. Thompson V. Blue 2% 67% Groundout: P-1B
t3 0-1 2 --- O MIN J. Perry V. Blue 1% 68% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Jim Perry facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- O OAK V. Blue J. Perry -2% 66% Groundout: P-1B
b3 1-0 1 --- O OAK B. Campaneris J. Perry -1% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 1-0 2 --- O OAK J. Rudi J. Perry -1% 63% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 1-2-3
t4 0-1 0 --- O MIN C. Tovar V. Blue 3% 66% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-1 1 --- O MIN L. Cardenas V. Blue 2% 68% Flyball: RF
t4 0-1 2 --- MIN H. Killebrew V. Blue -2% 67% Walk
t4 0-1 2 1-- O MIN T. Oliva V. Blue 3% 69% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Jim Perry facing 3-4-5
b4 1-0 0 --- OAK F. Alou J. Perry 6% 75% Double
b4 1-0 0 -2- O OAK D. Mincher J. Perry -4% 71% Flyball: CF
b4 1-0 1 -2- O OAK S. Bando J. Perry -3% 68% Flyball: 2B
b4 1-0 2 -2- OAK R. Jackson J. Perry 1% 69% Intentional Walk
b4 1-0 2 12- O OAK G. Tenace J. Perry -4% 65% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 5-6-7
t5 0-1 0 --- O MIN B. Alyea V. Blue 3% 68% Flyball: RF
t5 0-1 1 --- O MIN R. Renick V. Blue 2% 70% Strikeout
t5 0-1 2 --- O MIN G. Mitterwald V. Blue 1% 72% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Jim Perry facing 8-9-1
b5 1-0 0 --- O OAK D. Green J. Perry -2% 70% Flyball: CF
b5 1-0 1 --- OAK V. Blue J. Perry 2% 72% Walk
b5 1-0 1 1-- O OAK B. Campaneris J. Perry -3% 70% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b5 1-0 2 1-- O OAK J. Rudi J. Perry -2% 67% Single to RF; Campaneris out at Hm/RF-SS-C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 8-9-1
t6 0-1 0 --- O MIN D. Thompson V. Blue 4% 71% Flyball: 2B
t6 0-1 1 --- O MIN J. Perry V. Blue 2% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-1 2 --- O MIN C. Tovar V. Blue 2% 75% Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Jim Perry facing 3-4-5
b6 1-0 0 --- O OAK F. Alou J. Perry -2% 73% Flyball: CF
b6 1-0 1 --- OAK D. Mincher J. Perry 2% 75% Hit By Pitch
b6 1-0 1 1-- OAK S. Bando J. Perry 3% 78% Hit By Pitch; Mincher to 2B
b6 1-0 1 12- O OAK R. Jackson J. Perry -4% 75% Strikeout
b6 1-0 2 12- OAK G. Tenace J. Perry 2% 77% Walk; Mincher to 3B; Bando to 2B
b6 1-0 2 123 O OAK D. Green J. Perry -6% 71% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 2-3-4
Felipe Alou moves from RF to LF
Steve Hovley replaces Joe Rudi (LF) playing CF batting 2nd
Reggie Jackson moves from CF to RF
t7 0-1 0 --- O MIN L. Cardenas V. Blue 4% 75% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 0-1 1 --- O MIN H. Killebrew V. Blue 3% 78% Strikeout
t7 0-1 2 --- O MIN T. Oliva V. Blue 2% 80% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Jim Perry facing 9-1-2
b7 1-0 0 --- O OAK V. Blue J. Perry -2% 78% Strikeout Looking
b7 1-0 1 --- O OAK B. Campaneris J. Perry -1% 77% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 1-0 2 --- OAK S. Hovley J. Perry 1% 78% Single
b7 1-0 2 1-- O OAK F. Alou J. Perry -2% 76% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 5-6-7
t8 0-1 0 --- O MIN B. Alyea V. Blue 5% 81% Strikeout Looking
t8 0-1 1 --- O MIN R. Renick V. Blue 4% 85% Groundout: P-1B
t8 0-1 2 --- O MIN G. Mitterwald V. Blue 2% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Jim Perry facing 4-5-6
Cesar Tovar moves from CF to LF
Jim Holt replaces Brant Alyea (LF) playing CF batting 5th
b8 1-0 0 --- OAK D. Mincher J. Perry 2% 89% Single
b8 1-0 0 1-- R OAK S. Bando J. Perry 8% 97% Single to CF; Mincher Scores/Safe on E4 (catch)/unER; Bando to 3B
b8 2-0 0 --3 O OAK R. Jackson J. Perry -1% 96% Strikeout
b8 2-0 1 --3 OAK G. Tenace J. Perry 0% 96% Intentional Walk
b8 2-0 1 1-3 R OAK D. Green J. Perry 2% 98% Single; Bando Scores; Tenace to 2B
b8 3-0 1 12- O OAK V. Blue J. Perry -0% 98% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Tenace to 3B; Green to 2B
b8 3-0 2 -23 RRR OAK B. Campaneris J. Perry 2% 100% Home Run; Tenace Scores/unER; Green Scores/unER; Campaneris Scores/unER
b8 6-0 2 --- O OAK S. Hovley J. Perry -0% 100% Lineout: RF
5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 6.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Athletics' Vida Blue facing 8-9-1
t9 0-6 0 --- O MIN D. Thompson V. Blue 0% 100% Strikeout
Bob Allison pinch hits for Jim Perry (P) batting 9th
t9 0-6 1 --- O MIN B. Allison V. Blue 0% 100% Strikeout
t9 0-6 2 --- O MIN C. Tovar V. Blue 0% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 6.

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