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BAL
@BOS		2
10
CAL
@CHW		8
4
MIL
@CLE		4
7
NYY
@DET		7
1
MIN
@OAK		1
4
MIN
@OAK		1
5
KCR
@TEX		2
0
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@ATL		3
4
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@CIN		3
5
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@CIN		7
6
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@LAD		6
3		 
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@NYM		6
8
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@NYM		3
4
PIT
@STL		5
0
Sunday, April 20, 1975
, Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:10
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Twins
1
4-7
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 5½ GB
 at Athletics
4
7-4
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 1½ GB
W: Glenn Abbott (1-0)
L: Bert Blyleven (2-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  6  3
Athletics       0  2  0   0  0  2   0  0  X    4  4  1

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rod Carew 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .480 1.287 0.033 0.93 0.066 -0.033 0.0 2 3
Lyman Bostock CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .219 .543 0.019 1.21 0.086 -0.067 -0.1 1 0
   Dan Ford CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .286 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Larry Hisle LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .205 .563 -0.078 1.15 0.005 -0.083 -0.5 1 0
Tony Oliva DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .852 -0.138 1.15 0.000 -0.138 -1.3
Bobby Darwin RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .209 .620 -0.049 0.95 0.032 -0.081 0.5 0 0 HR
Eric Soderholm 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .275 .648 -0.067 0.65 0.000 -0.067 -0.8 0 1
Steve Braun 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .226 .552 0.021 0.90 0.066 -0.045 0.1 5 0
Danny Thompson SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .294 .778 -0.061 0.63 0.007 -0.068 -0.6 2 1
Glenn Borgmann C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .270 .668 -0.060 0.74 0.000 -0.060 -0.7 12 0
Bert Blyleven P 1
Team Totals 33 1 6 1 2 5 .182 .501 -0.380 0.93 0.262 -0.642 -3.2 24 6
HR: B Darwin (1, off G Abbott; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: B Darwin 5; L Bostock; L Hisle; R Carew; D Thompson.
RBI: B Darwin (5).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
E: G Borgmann (2); D Thompson 2 (4).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bill North CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .273 .724 -0.047 0.47 0.000 -0.047 -0.8 3 0
Bert Campaneris SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .133 .258 -0.038 0.39 0.000 -0.038 -0.7 1 4
Sal Bando 3B 3 1 0 0 1 3 .158 .640 0.055 0.43 0.073 -0.018 1.0 2 1
Reggie Jackson RF 3 2 2 0 1 1 .256 .908 0.097 0.54 0.098 -0.001 1.3 1 0 SB
Joe Rudi 1B-LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .326 .946 0.034 0.85 0.058 -0.024 0.1 6 0
Billy Williams DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 .212 .729 0.056 0.95 0.076 -0.020 0.5
Claudell Washington LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .295 .712 0.041 0.76 0.056 -0.015 0.8 2 0 SB
   Gene Tenace 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .172 .695 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 5 0
Ray Fosse C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.042 0.52 0.000 -0.042 -1.0 6 0
Phil Garner 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .182 .462 -0.037 0.46 0.000 -0.037 -0.8 1 4
Glenn Abbott P 1
Team Totals 28 4 4 1 3 12 .143 .369 0.119 0.58 0.361 -0.242 0.2 27 10
TB: R Jackson 2; C Washington; J Rudi.
RBI: C Washington (7).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 6.
Fielding
E: G Abbott ().
Baserunning
SB: C Washington (4, 2nd base off B Blyleven/G Borgmann); R Jackson (1, 2nd base off B Blyleven/G Borgmann).

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bert Blyleven, L (2-1) 8 4 4 2 3 12 0 2.97 31 71 -0.119 0.58 -0.3
Team Totals 8 4 4 2 3 12 0 2.25 31 71 -0.119 0.93 -0.3

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Glenn Abbott, W (1-0) 9 6 1 1 2 5 1 2.61 35 74 0.381 0.93 3.2
Team Totals 9 6 1 1 2 5 1 1.00 35 74 0.381 0.58 3.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Bill Deegan.
Time of Game: 2:10.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 65° F.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Oakland Athletics
1 Rod Carew 2B 1 Bill North CF
2 Lyman Bostock CF 2 Bert Campaneris SS
3 Larry Hisle LF 3 Sal Bando 3B
4 Tony Oliva DH 4 Reggie Jackson RF
5 Bobby Darwin RF 5 Joe Rudi 1B
6 Eric Soderholm 3B 6 Billy Williams DH
7 Steve Braun 1B 7 Claudell Washingto LF
8 Danny Thompson SS 8 Ray Fosse C
9 Glenn Borgmann C 9 Phil Garner 2B
Bert Blyleven P Glenn Abbott P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 0-2 1 1-3 O MIN T. Oliva G. Abbott 9% 79% Popfly: SS
t6 0-2 0 1-- MIN L. Bostock G. Abbott -9% 65% Single to RF; Carew to 2B
b2 0-0 0 12- OAK B. Williams B. Blyleven 8% 72% Walk; Jackson to 3B; Rudi to 2B
t6 0-2 2 1-3 O MIN B. Darwin G. Abbott 6% 85% Flyball: CF
b6 2-0 1 1-3 RR OAK J. Rudi B. Blyleven 6% 95% Jackson Steals 2B; Bando Scores; Jackson Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)/Adv on E6 (throw to 3B)/unER

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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' Glenn Abbott facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MIN R. Carew G. Abbott 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- O MIN L. Bostock G. Abbott 1% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O MIN L. Hisle G. Abbott 1% 55% Lineout: LF
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. North B. Blyleven -2% 52% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- O OAK B. Campaneris B. Blyleven -1% 51% Strikeout
b1 0-0 2 --- O OAK S. Bando B. Blyleven -1% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Glenn Abbott facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O MIN T. Oliva G. Abbott 2% 52% Flyball: CF
t2 0-0 1 --- O MIN B. Darwin G. Abbott 2% 54% Strikeout
t2 0-0 2 --- O MIN E. Soderholm G. Abbott 1% 55% Flyball: CF
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 --- OAK R. Jackson B. Blyleven 4% 59% Single to CF
b2 0-0 0 1-- OAK J. Rudi B. Blyleven 6% 64% Single; Jackson to 2B
b2 0-0 0 12- OAK B. Williams B. Blyleven 8% 72% Walk; Jackson to 3B; Rudi to 2B
b2 0-0 0 123 RRO OAK C. Washington B. Blyleven 5% 77% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Jackson Scores; Rudi Scores/Adv on E6/unER; Washington to 2B
b2 2-0 1 -2- O OAK R. Fosse B. Blyleven -2% 75% Strikeout
b2 2-0 2 -2- O OAK P. Garner B. Blyleven -2% 72% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Glenn Abbott facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- MIN S. Braun G. Abbott -4% 68% Walk
t3 0-2 0 1-- MIN D. Thompson G. Abbott -2% 66% Braun Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Braun to 2B
t3 0-2 0 -2- O MIN D. Thompson G. Abbott 5% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 0-2 1 -2- O MIN G. Borgmann G. Abbott 4% 74% Foul Popfly: C
t3 0-2 2 -2- MIN R. Carew G. Abbott -1% 73% Walk
t3 0-2 2 12- O MIN L. Bostock G. Abbott 5% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
b3 2-0 0 --- O OAK B. North B. Blyleven -1% 76% Strikeout Looking
b3 2-0 1 --- O OAK B. Campaneris B. Blyleven -1% 75% Strikeout
b3 2-0 2 --- O OAK S. Bando B. Blyleven -1% 74% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Glenn Abbott facing 3-4-5
t4 0-2 0 --- O MIN L. Hisle G. Abbott 3% 77% Strikeout
t4 0-2 1 --- O MIN T. Oliva G. Abbott 2% 79% Foul Popfly: 3B
t4 0-2 2 --- MIN B. Darwin G. Abbott -1% 77% Single to LF
t4 0-2 2 1-- O MIN E. Soderholm G. Abbott 3% 80% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
b4 2-0 0 --- OAK R. Jackson B. Blyleven 2% 82% Walk
b4 2-0 0 1-- O OAK J. Rudi B. Blyleven -2% 80% Popfly: SS
b4 2-0 1 1-- O OAK B. Williams B. Blyleven -2% 78% Popfly: 2B
b4 2-0 2 1-- O OAK C. Washington B. Blyleven -2% 76% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Glenn Abbott facing 7-8-9
t5 0-2 0 --- O MIN S. Braun G. Abbott 3% 79% Popfly: 3B
t5 0-2 1 --- O MIN D. Thompson G. Abbott 2% 81% Foul Popfly: 1B
t5 0-2 2 --- O MIN G. Borgmann G. Abbott 1% 82% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
b5 2-0 0 --- O OAK R. Fosse B. Blyleven -1% 81% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 2-0 1 --- O OAK P. Garner B. Blyleven -1% 80% Strikeout
b5 2-0 2 --- O OAK B. North B. Blyleven -1% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Glenn Abbott facing 1-2-3
t6 0-2 0 --- MIN R. Carew G. Abbott -5% 74% Single to CF
t6 0-2 0 1-- MIN L. Bostock G. Abbott -9% 65% Single to RF; Carew to 2B
t6 0-2 0 12- O MIN L. Hisle G. Abbott 5% 70% Flyball: RF; Carew to 3B
t6 0-2 1 1-3 O MIN T. Oliva G. Abbott 9% 79% Popfly: SS
t6 0-2 2 1-3 O MIN B. Darwin G. Abbott 6% 85% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
b6 2-0 0 --- O OAK B. Campaneris B. Blyleven -1% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 2-0 1 --- OAK S. Bando B. Blyleven 1% 86% Walk
b6 2-0 1 1-- OAK R. Jackson B. Blyleven 4% 89% Single to RF; Bando to 3B
b6 2-0 1 1-3 RR OAK J. Rudi B. Blyleven 6% 95% Jackson Steals 2B; Bando Scores; Jackson Scores/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)/Adv on E6 (throw to 3B)/unER
b6 4-0 1 --- O OAK J. Rudi B. Blyleven -0% 95% Flyball: LF
b6 4-0 2 --- O OAK B. Williams B. Blyleven -0% 95% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 1 hit, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 4.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Athletics' Glenn Abbott facing 6-7-8
t7 0-4 0 --- O MIN E. Soderholm G. Abbott 1% 96% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 0-4 1 --- O MIN S. Braun G. Abbott 1% 97% Foul Flyball: LF
t7 0-4 2 --- MIN D. Thompson G. Abbott -1% 96% Single to CF
t7 0-4 2 1-- O MIN G. Borgmann G. Abbott 1% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
b7 4-0 0 --- OAK C. Washington B. Blyleven 0% 98% Single to LF
b7 4-0 0 1-- OAK R. Fosse B. Blyleven 0% 98% Washington Steals 2B
b7 4-0 0 -2- O OAK R. Fosse B. Blyleven -0% 98% Groundout: P-1B
b7 4-0 1 -2- O OAK P. Garner B. Blyleven -0% 97% Strikeout
b7 4-0 2 -2- O OAK B. North B. Blyleven -0% 97% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 4.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Athletics' Glenn Abbott facing 1-2-3
Gene Tenace replaces Claudell Washington (LF) playing 1B batting 7th
Joe Rudi moves from 1B to LF
t8 0-4 0 --- O MIN R. Carew G. Abbott 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 0-4 1 --- O MIN L. Bostock G. Abbott 1% 99% Groundout: P-1B
t8 0-4 2 --- MIN L. Hisle G. Abbott -1% 98% Single to CF
t8 0-4 2 1-- O MIN T. Oliva G. Abbott 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
Dan Ford replaces Lyman Bostock playing CF batting 2nd
b8 4-0 0 --- O OAK B. Campaneris B. Blyleven -0% 99% Flyball: CF
b8 4-0 1 --- O OAK S. Bando B. Blyleven -0% 99% Strikeout
b8 4-0 2 --- O OAK R. Jackson B. Blyleven -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 4.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Athletics' Glenn Abbott facing 5-6-7
t9 0-4 0 --- R MIN B. Darwin G. Abbott -2% 97% Home Run
t9 1-4 0 --- O MIN E. Soderholm G. Abbott 2% 99% Foul Popfly: 1B
t9 1-4 1 --- O MIN S. Braun G. Abbott 1% 100% Strikeout
t9 1-4 2 --- O MIN D. Thompson G. Abbott 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 4.

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