September 25, 1974 Minnesota Twins at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
DET 4 CLE 8
MIL 3 CAL 7
@KCR 0 NYY 1
BOS 0
(10) MIN 1
@OAK 0 MON 7
@CHC 1 MON 3
@CHC 2 CIN 4
HOU 1 ATL 5
@LAD 2 PHI 6
NYM 2 PHI 6
NYM 3 SDP 3
SFG 2 STL 13
PIT 12
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 3,211

Wednesday, September 25, 1974
Time of Game: 2:10

Twins

81-75

Won 1

3rd, 6 GB

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

W: B Blyleven (17-16), L: G Abbott (5-7)

Athletics

87-69

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Brye CF                     5   0   1   1    0   2  .283  .684    0    1   0   2B
R Carew 2B                    3   0   2   0    2   0  .364  .883    0    2   3   SB,IW
S Braun LF                    3   0   0   0    2   1  .291  .750    0    2   0   GDP
B Darwin RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .266  .765    0    0   0   2B
T Oliva DH                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .290  .748    0    0   0   IW
E Soderholm 3B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .284  .755    0    3   2   
P Bourque 1B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .638    0    5   0   
  C Kusick PH-1B              2   0   0   0    0   1  .237  .756    0    8   0   
D Thompson SS                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .624    0    1   0   HBP
  J Terrell SS                3   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .592    0    0   6   
P Roof C                      3   1   1   0    0   0  .207  .553    0    5   2   HBP

B Blyleven P                                                             0   3
Totals                       31   1   5   1    6   5                    27  16

BATTING

2B: B Darwin (13, off G Abbott); S Brye (31, off G Abbott).

IBB: R Carew (9, by G Abbott); T Oliva (10, by G Abbott).

HBP: D Thompson (2, by G Abbott); P Roof (2, by P Lindblad).

TB: B Darwin 2; S Brye 2; R Carew 2; P Roof.

GIDP: S Braun (6).

RBI: S Brye (38).

2-out RBI: S Brye.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Soderholm-R Carew-C Kusick.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Carew (38, 2nd base off G Abbott/R Fosse).

PO: P Roof (1st base by G Abbott).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B North CF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .689    0    2   0   SH
B Campaneris SS               4   0   0   0    0   1  .292  .718    0    3   5   
C Washington RF               4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .703    0    3   0   SB
S Bando 3B                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .243  .786    0    1   0   
J Rudi LF                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .802    0    3   0   
G Tenace 1B                   3   0   2   0    0   0  .215  .786    0    8   0   CS
A Mangual DH                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .225  .615    0    0   0   SB,SH
R Fosse C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .596    0    5   0   GDP
D Green 2B                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .541    0    2   2   
  J Alou PH                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .275  .634    0    0   0   
  H Washington PR             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   SB,CS
  D Maxvill 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .177  .448         0   0   
  J Holt PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .232  .560    0    0   0   
  M Trillo 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .095  .303         0   1   

G Abbott P                                                               0   1
  P Lindblad P                                                           0   0
Totals                       27   0   4   0    1   5                    27   9

BATTING

SH: B North (11, off B Blyleven); A Mangual (2, off B Blyleven).

TB: G Tenace 2; J Alou; C Washington.

GIDP: R Fosse (5).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Trillo-B Campaneris-G Tenace.

E: R Fosse (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Washington (5, 2nd base off B Blyleven/P Roof); H Washington (27, 2nd base off B Blyleven/P Roof); A Mangual (2, 2nd base off B Blyleven/P Roof).

CS: H Washington (15, Home by B Blyleven/P Roof); G Tenace (9, Pickoff (CS) 3rd base by P Roof).

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
B Blyleven, W (17-16)          9     4   0   0    1   5   0   2.61   30     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 2· 4     83    -     1.74   0.77
Totals                         9     4   0   0    1   5   0          30     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 2· 4           -

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Abbott, L (5-7)              4     4   1   1    5   1   0   3.06   22     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 0· 4     46    -     1.22  -0.01
P Lindblad                     5     1   0   0    1   4   0   1.94   17     -       ·  ·      3· 6· 1· 1          1-0    1.06   0.28
Totals                         9     5   1   1    6   5   0          39     -       ·  ·     10·10· 1· 5          1-0

G Abbott faced 1 batter in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: G Abbott 2 (3; T Oliva, R Carew).

PO: G Abbott (0; P Roof, 1st base).

HBP: P Lindblad (2; P Roof); G Abbott (3; D Thompson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Bill Deegan.

Time of Game: 2:10.

Attendance: 3,211.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 65° F, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Oakland Athletics                    
1. S Brye               CF    1. B North              CF 
2. R Carew              2B    2. B Campaneris         SS 
3. S Braun              LF    3. C Washington         RF 
4. B Darwin             RF    4. S Bando              3B 
5. T Oliva              DH    5. J Rudi               LF 
6. E Soderholm          3B    6. G Tenace             1B 
7. P Bourque            1B    7. A Mangual            DH 
8. D Thompson           SS    8. R Fosse              C  
9. P Roof               C     9. D Green              2B 

   B Blyleven           P        G Abbott             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  1-0  12-      23%  72% R Fosse         B Blyleven      Tenace Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (C-SS-3B)
   b 6   1  1-0  --3      16%  70% B Campaneris    B Blyleven      Washington Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B)
   b 8   0  1-0  1--     -14%  48% A Mangual       B Blyleven      Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Tenace to 2B
   t 4   2  0-0  -2-      14%  63% S Brye          G Abbott        Double to LF; Roof Scores
   b 8   2  1-0  --3      11%  85% J Holt          B Blyleven      Groundout: 3B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Glenn Abbott facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  S Brye          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      50%  R Carew         Walk
          1--      54%  S Braun         Walk; Carew to 2B
   O      12-      50%  B Darwin        Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      45%  T Oliva         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  B North         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      49%  B Campaneris    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      48%  C Washington    Single to CF
          1--      47%  S Bando         Washington Steals 2B
          -2-      46%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      50%  J Rudi          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Glenn Abbott facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  E Soderholm     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  P Bourque       Flyball: RF
          ---      47%  D Thompson      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      45%  P Roof          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
                  Jerry Terrell replaces Danny Thompson playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      47%  G Tenace        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  A Mangual       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  R Fosse         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Glenn Abbott facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      48%  S Brye          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  R Carew         Single to CF
          1--      52%  S Braun         Carew Steals 2B
          -2-      55%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      51%  B Darwin        Groundout: SS-1B; Braun to 2B; Carew to 3B
          -23      53%  T Oliva         Intentional Walk
   O      123      45%  E Soderholm     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  D Green         Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  B North         Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  B Campaneris    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Glenn Abbott facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  P Bourque       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  J Terrell       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      47%  P Roof          Single
          1--      48%  S Brye          Roof Picked off 1B, safe on E2; Roof to 2B
   R      -2-      63%  " "             Double to LF; Roof Scores
          -2-      64%  R Carew         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      59%  S Braun         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      62%  C Washington    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      64%  S Bando         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      66%  J Rudi          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Glenn Abbott facing 4-5-6
          ---      72%  B Darwin        Double to LF
                  Paul Lindblad replaces Glenn Abbott pitching
   O      -2-      68%  T Oliva         Flyball: LF
          -2-      69%  E Soderholm     Walk
                  Craig Kusick pinch hits for Pat Bourque batting 7th
   O      12-      65%  C Kusick        Flyball: LF
   O      12-      61%  J Terrell       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
                  Craig Kusick moves to 1B
          ---      55%  G Tenace        Single to CF
   O      1--      60%  A Mangual       Flyball: 2B
   OO     1--      68%  R Fosse         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Lindblad facing 9-1-2
          ---      72%  P Roof          Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      68%  S Brye          Strikeout
   O      1--      66%  R Carew         Flyball: LF
   O      1--      63%  S Braun         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
                  Jesus Alou pinch hits for Dick Green batting 9th
          ---      57%  J Alou          Single to RF
                  Herb Washington pinch runs for Jesus Alou batting 9th
          1--      52%  B North         Washington Steals 2B
   O      -2-      54%  " "             Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Washington to 3B
   O      --3      70%  B Campaneris    Washington Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B)
   O      ---      72%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Lindblad facing 4-5-6
                  Dal Maxvill replaces Herb Washington playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---      69%  B Darwin        Strikeout
   O      ---      68%  T Oliva         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      67%  E Soderholm     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      71%  C Washington    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      75%  S Bando         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      77%  J Rudi          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Lindblad facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      75%  C Kusick        Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  J Terrell       Lineout: CF
   O      ---      73%  P Roof          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
          ---      63%  G Tenace        Single to LF
          1--      48%  A Mangual       Fielder's Choice /Sacrifice Bunt; Tenace to 2B
   O      12-      72%  R Fosse         Tenace Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (C-SS-3B)
          1--      66%  " "             Mangual Steals 2B
   O      -2-      75%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B; Mangual to 3B
                  Jim Holt pinch hits for Dal Maxvill batting 9th
   O      --3      85%  J Holt          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Lindblad facing 1-2-3
                  Manny Trillo replaces Jim Holt playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---      84%  S Brye          Strikeout
          ---      86%  R Carew         Single to RF
   OO     1--      82%  S Braun         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      90%  B North         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      96%  B Campaneris    Lineout: LF
   O      ---     100%  C Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0.

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