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DET
@BAL		0
4
TEX
@CAL		4
5
KCR
@CHW		6
2
BOS
@CLE		0
1
NYY
@MIL		2
5
MIN
@OAK		4
1
LAD
@ATL		9
8
SDP
@CIN		5
1
SFG
@HOU		0
5
MON
@NYM		8
5
PHI
@PIT		2
13
CHC
@STL		0
1
Wednesday, September 26, 1973 8:04PM
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: 3,521, Time of Game: 2:00
Twins
4
80-78
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
3rd, 11½ GB
 at Athletics
1
92-67
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
1st
W: Bert Blyleven (20-16)
L: Catfish Hunter (21-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  3    4  7  1
Athletics       0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  1  0

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Steve Brye CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .259 .730 -0.046 0.91 0.041 -0.087 -0.8 4 0
Rod Carew 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .349 .877 -0.103 1.07 0.000 -0.103 -0.7 1 1
Tony Oliva DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 .292 .756 0.289 1.12 0.349 -0.059 0.6 HR
Harmon Killebrew 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .237 .683 -0.110 1.11 0.000 -0.110 -0.9 5 1
   Rich Reese 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .150 .480 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Jim Holt RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .296 .789 -0.023 0.79 0.033 -0.056 -0.2 4 0
George Mitterwald C 3 1 2 1 0 0 .262 .739 0.091 0.78 0.124 -0.033 0.8 8 2 HR,SH
Eric Soderholm 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .313 .858 -0.050 1.09 0.019 -0.069 -0.1 0 2 2B
Mike Adams LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .232 .823 0.189 1.38 0.263 -0.074 0.6 0 0 HR
Jerry Terrell SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 .271 .625 -0.052 1.06 0.040 -0.092 0.5 2 1
Bert Blyleven P 1 2
Team Totals 33 4 7 4 3 4 .212 .793 0.185 1.03 0.869 -0.683 -0.1 27 9
2B: E Soderholm (7, off C Hunter).
HR: G Mitterwald (16, off C Hunter; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); T Oliva (16, off C Hunter; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); M Adams (3, off C Hunter; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: G Mitterwald (2, off C Hunter).
TB: G Mitterwald 5; M Adams 4; T Oliva 4; E Soderholm 2; J Terrell; S Brye.
RBI: J Terrell (31); T Oliva (91); G Mitterwald (64); M Adams (6).
2-out RBI: J Terrell; G Mitterwald.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Mitterwald-J Terrell.
E: S Brye (3).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bert Campaneris SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .624 -0.073 0.74 0.000 -0.073 -0.7 1 4
Joe Rudi LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .266 .723 -0.047 0.48 0.000 -0.047 -0.5 0 0
Sal Bando 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .284 .862 -0.040 0.54 0.000 -0.040 -0.4 2 1
Reggie Jackson RF 3 1 0 0 0 1 .292 .910 0.012 0.87 0.047 -0.035 0.0 6 0
Gene Tenace 1B-C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .257 .828 -0.043 0.98 0.000 -0.043 -0.4 6 0 SH
Pat Bourque DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 .209 .755 0.014 1.30 0.065 -0.050 -0.0
   Blue Moon Odom PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 -0.048 2.36 0.000 -0.048 -0.2 CS
Angel Mangual CF 2 0 1 1 0 0 .227 .562 0.118 1.48 0.142 -0.024 0.7 1 0
   Allan Lewis PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Billy Conigliaro CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .216 .540 -0.063 2.74 0.000 -0.063 -0.3 3 0
Ray Fosse C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .254 .642 -0.038 0.73 0.000 -0.038 -0.4 4 0
   Jesus Alou PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .661 -0.055 2.36 0.000 -0.055 -0.3
   Vic Davalillo 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 .452 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Dick Green 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .264 .654 -0.031 0.62 0.000 -0.031 -0.3 4 1
   Rico Carty PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .609 -0.020 0.82 0.000 -0.020 -0.2
Catfish Hunter P 1
   Rollie Fingers P
Team Totals 27 1 1 1 1 8 .037 .108 -0.314 0.95 0.254 -0.567 -3.1 27 7
SH: G Tenace (8, off B Blyleven).
TB: A Mangual.
RBI: A Mangual (12).
2-out RBI: A Mangual.
Team LOB: 1.
With RISP: 1 for 2.
Baserunning
CS: B Odom (2, 2nd base by B Blyleven/G Mitterwald).

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bert Blyleven, W (20-16) 9 1 1 0 1 8 0 2.50 29 90 0.314 0.95 3.1
Team Totals 9 1 1 0 1 8 0 0.00 29 90 0.314 1.03 3.1

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Catfish Hunter, L (21-5) 8.2 6 4 4 2 4 3 3.40 34 58 -0.151 1.09 0.8
Rollie Fingers 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.94 3 1 1 -0.035 0.38 -0.7
Team Totals 9 7 4 4 3 4 3 4.00 37 58 1 1 -0.186 0.95 0.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Lou DiMuro.
Time of Game: 2:00.
Attendance: 3,521.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Oakland Athletics
1 Steve Brye CF 1 Bert Campaneris SS
2 Rod Carew 2B 2 Joe Rudi LF
3 Tony Oliva DH 3 Sal Bando 3B
4 Harmon Killebrew 1B 4 Reggie Jackson RF
5 Jim Holt RF 5 Gene Tenace 1B
6 George Mitterwald C 6 Pat Bourque DH
7 Eric Soderholm 3B 7 Angel Mangual CF
8 Mike Adams LF 8 Ray Fosse C
9 Jerry Terrell SS 9 Dick Green 2B
Bert Blyleven P Catfish Hunter P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 1-1 0 --- R MIN T. Oliva C. Hunter 35% 85% Home Run
t8 0-1 0 --- R MIN M. Adams C. Hunter 26% 50% Home Run
b5 0-0 2 --3 R OAK A. Mangual B. Blyleven -14% 31% Single; Jackson Scores/unER
b8 1-1 1 1-- OO OAK J. Alou B. Blyleven 10% 50% Double Play: Strikeout, Odom Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t9 2-1 2 --- R MIN G. Mitterwald C. Hunter 10% 92% Home Run

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' Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MIN S. Brye C. Hunter -2% 48% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- O MIN R. Carew C. Hunter -1% 46% Popfly: 3B
t1 0-0 2 --- O MIN T. Oliva C. Hunter -1% 45% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O OAK B. Campaneris B. Blyleven 2% 48% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- O OAK J. Rudi B. Blyleven 1% 49% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- O OAK S. Bando B. Blyleven 1% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O MIN H. Killebrew C. Hunter -2% 48% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 1 --- O MIN J. Holt C. Hunter -2% 46% Popfly: 1B
t2 0-0 2 --- O MIN G. Mitterwald C. Hunter -1% 45% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- O OAK R. Jackson B. Blyleven 2% 47% Groundout: 1B-P
b2 0-0 1 --- O OAK G. Tenace B. Blyleven 2% 49% Strikeout
b2 0-0 2 --- O OAK P. Bourque B. Blyleven 1% 50% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- O MIN E. Soderholm C. Hunter -2% 48% Flyball: RF
t3 0-0 1 --- O MIN M. Adams C. Hunter -2% 46% Popfly: 3B
t3 0-0 2 --- O MIN J. Terrell C. Hunter -1% 45% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
b3 0-0 0 --- O OAK A. Mangual B. Blyleven 2% 47% Flyball: RF
b3 0-0 1 --- O OAK R. Fosse B. Blyleven 2% 49% Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 0-0 2 --- O OAK D. Green B. Blyleven 1% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
t4 0-0 0 --- O MIN S. Brye C. Hunter -3% 47% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-0 1 --- O MIN R. Carew C. Hunter -2% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-0 2 --- O MIN T. Oliva C. Hunter -1% 44% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
b4 0-0 0 --- O OAK B. Campaneris B. Blyleven 3% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-0 1 --- O OAK J. Rudi B. Blyleven 2% 49% Strikeout
b4 0-0 2 --- O OAK S. Bando B. Blyleven 1% 50% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 4-5-6
t5 0-0 0 --- O MIN H. Killebrew C. Hunter -3% 47% Strikeout
t5 0-0 1 --- MIN J. Holt C. Hunter 3% 50% Walk
t5 0-0 1 1-- O MIN G. Mitterwald C. Hunter -2% 48% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Holt to 2B
t5 0-0 2 -2- MIN E. Soderholm C. Hunter 1% 49% Walk
t5 0-0 2 12- O MIN M. Adams C. Hunter -6% 44% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
b5 0-0 0 --- OAK R. Jackson B. Blyleven -5% 39% Reached on E8 (Fly Ball)
b5 0-0 0 1-- O OAK G. Tenace B. Blyleven 2% 41% Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Jackson to 2B
b5 0-0 1 -2- O OAK P. Bourque B. Blyleven 4% 45% Flyball: CF; Jackson to 3B
b5 0-0 2 --3 R OAK A. Mangual B. Blyleven -14% 31% Single; Jackson Scores/unER
Allan Lewis pinch runs for Angel Mangual (CF) batting 7th
b5 1-0 2 1-- O OAK R. Fosse B. Blyleven 2% 33% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 9-1-2
Billy Conigliaro replaces Allan Lewis (PR) playing CF batting 7th
t6 0-1 0 --- O MIN J. Terrell C. Hunter -4% 29% Strikeout
t6 0-1 1 --- MIN S. Brye C. Hunter 4% 33% Single to LF
t6 0-1 1 1-- O MIN R. Carew C. Hunter -5% 29% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t6 0-1 2 1-- O MIN T. Oliva C. Hunter -4% 25% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
b6 1-0 0 --- O OAK D. Green B. Blyleven 2% 27% Strikeout
b6 1-0 1 --- O OAK B. Campaneris B. Blyleven 1% 28% Groundout: P-1B
b6 1-0 2 --- O OAK J. Rudi B. Blyleven 1% 29% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 4-5-6
t7 0-1 0 --- O MIN H. Killebrew C. Hunter -4% 25% Flyball: RF
t7 0-1 1 --- O MIN J. Holt C. Hunter -3% 22% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 0-1 2 --- MIN G. Mitterwald C. Hunter 2% 24% Single to LF
t7 0-1 2 1-- O MIN E. Soderholm C. Hunter -4% 20% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
b7 1-0 0 --- O OAK S. Bando B. Blyleven 2% 22% Flyball: RF
b7 1-0 1 --- O OAK R. Jackson B. Blyleven 1% 23% Strikeout
b7 1-0 2 --- O OAK G. Tenace B. Blyleven 1% 24% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 8-9-1
t8 0-1 0 --- R MIN M. Adams C. Hunter 26% 50% Home Run
t8 1-1 0 --- O MIN J. Terrell C. Hunter -4% 46% Strikeout
t8 1-1 1 --- O MIN S. Brye C. Hunter -3% 42% Flyball: CF
t8 1-1 2 --- O MIN R. Carew C. Hunter -2% 40% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
b8 1-1 0 --- OAK P. Bourque B. Blyleven -6% 33% Walk
Blue Moon Odom pinch runs for Pat Bourque (DH) batting 6th
b8 1-1 0 1-- O OAK B. Conigliaro B. Blyleven 6% 40% Strikeout
Jesus Alou pinch hits for Ray Fosse (C) batting 8th
b8 1-1 1 1-- OO OAK J. Alou B. Blyleven 10% 50% Double Play: Strikeout, Odom Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 1.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Athletics' Catfish Hunter facing 3-4-5
Gene Tenace moves from 1B to C
Vic Davalillo replaces Jesus Alou (PH) playing 1B batting 8th
t9 1-1 0 --- R MIN T. Oliva C. Hunter 35% 85% Home Run
t9 2-1 0 --- O MIN H. Killebrew C. Hunter -1% 83% Flyball: RF
t9 2-1 1 --- O MIN J. Holt C. Hunter -1% 82% Flyball: CF
t9 2-1 2 --- R MIN G. Mitterwald C. Hunter 10% 92% Home Run
t9 3-1 2 --- MIN E. Soderholm C. Hunter 1% 93% Double to RF
Rollie Fingers replaces Catfish Hunter pitching
t9 3-1 2 -2- MIN M. Adams R. Fingers 0% 93% Walk
t9 3-1 2 12- R MIN J. Terrell R. Fingers 4% 97% Single to RF; Soderholm Scores; Adams to 3B
t9 4-1 2 1-3 O MIN S. Brye R. Fingers -1% 96% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
Rich Reese replaces Harmon Killebrew playing 1B batting 4th
Rico Carty pinch hits for Dick Green (2B) batting 9th
b9 1-4 0 --- O OAK R. Carty B. Blyleven 2% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 1-4 1 --- O OAK B. Campaneris B. Blyleven 1% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 1-4 2 --- O OAK J. Rudi B. Blyleven 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Athletics 1.

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