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@BOS		5
6
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@CAL		3
7
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@CAL		9
6
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@CHW		8
6
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@CHW		3
2		 
(11)
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@CLE		3
2
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@CLE		4
5		 
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3		 
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@ATL		0
10
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@MON		2
3
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@MON		4
3		 
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0
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@PHI		6
1
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@SFG		3
7
Sunday, July 20, 1969,
, Sick's Stadium
Attendance: 8,287, Time of Game: 2:10
Twins
4
59-37
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Pilots
0
40-55
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
W: Jim Perry (11-4)
L: John Gelnar (2-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  1   0  0  0   0  3  0    4  6  0
Pilots          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  9  2

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ted Uhlaender CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .690 -0.069 0.73 0.000 -0.069 -0.9 2 0
Rod Carew 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .364 .942 0.009 0.86 0.065 -0.056 0.8 3 2
   Frank Quilici PR-2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 .538 0.002 0.02 0.002 0.000 0.1 2 0
Harmon Killebrew 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .281 .993 -0.102 0.70 0.001 -0.103 -0.9 0 3 GDP
Rich Reese 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .328 .899 -0.055 0.56 0.000 -0.055 -0.9 10 0
Charlie Manuel LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .258 .712 -0.050 0.51 0.000 -0.050 -0.7 2 0
Cesar Tovar RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .252 .661 0.089 0.47 0.116 -0.027 0.6 2 0 HR
George Mitterwald C 4 2 2 1 0 1 .252 .714 0.175 0.59 0.186 -0.011 1.9 5 0 HR
Leo Cardenas SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .285 .747 -0.005 0.78 0.036 -0.041 -0.3 1 3
Jim Perry P 2 1 1 0 0 1 .217 .528 -0.004 0.91 0.024 -0.028 0.2 0 1 SH
Team Totals 32 4 6 2 1 4 .188 .587 -0.010 0.63 0.430 -0.440 0.0 27 9
HR: C Tovar (3, off J Gelnar; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); G Mitterwald (4, off J Gelnar; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: J Perry (2, off J Gelnar).
TB: G Mitterwald 5; C Tovar 4; J Perry; L Cardenas; R Carew.
GIDP: H Killebrew (9).
RBI: G Mitterwald (9); C Tovar (22).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Cardenas-R Carew-R Reese.

Seattle Pilots

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Steve Hovley RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .337 .833 0.036 0.78 0.069 -0.034 0.1 3 0
Gus Gil 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .224 .528 0.008 1.05 0.065 -0.057 0.4 1 4 2B
Tommy Davis LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .614 -0.169 1.22 0.000 -0.169 -1.4 2 0 GDP
Don Mincher 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .240 .815 -0.041 1.03 0.038 -0.080 -0.4 11 1
Wayne Comer CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .239 .731 -0.091 0.98 0.000 -0.091 -0.8 2 0
Jerry McNertney C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .252 .682 -0.034 0.67 0.017 -0.051 -0.4 4 0
Ron Clark 3B 4 0 3 0 0 0 .220 .505 0.005 0.98 0.051 -0.047 0.3 2 2
Gordy Lund SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .520 -0.102 2.06 0.000 -0.102 -0.8 1 2
   Steve Whitaker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .243 .731 -0.033 1.37 0.000 -0.033 -0.1
   Ray Oyler SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 .575 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Merritt Ranew PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .627 -0.004 0.17 0.000 -0.004 -0.2
John Gelnar P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .077 -0.082 1.12 0.000 -0.082 -0.5 1 2
   Jim Bouton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John O'Donoghue P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Fred Talbot P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .208 .630 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 0 9 0 0 3 .257 .543 -0.507 1.02 0.240 -0.750 -4.0 27 11
2B: G Gil (5, off J Perry).
TB: G Gil 3; R Clark 3; S Hovley 2; D Mincher; J McNertney.
GIDP: T Davis (12).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Lund-G Gil-D Mincher.
E: J McNertney (7); R Clark (1).

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Perry, W (11-4) 9 9 0 0 0 3 0 3.07 35 72 0.508 1.02 4.0
Team Totals 9 9 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 35 72 0.508 0.63 4.0

Seattle Pilots

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
John Gelnar, L (2-7) 7 5 3 3 0 4 2 3.75 25 59 0.075 0.80 0.7
Jim Bouton 0.2 1 1 0 1 0 0 3.82 5 1 1 -0.075 0.40 -1.7
John O'Donoghue 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.72 1 2 0 0.006 0.23 0.5
Fred Talbot 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.19 3 0 0 0.003 0.03 0.4
Team Totals 9 6 4 3 1 4 2 3.00 34 59 3 1 0.009 1.02 -0.0
J Gelnar faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: J Bouton (2).
WP: J Bouton 2 (7).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ed Runge, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Larry Barnett.
Time of Game: 2:10.
Attendance: 8,287.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Seattle Pilots
1 Ted Uhlaender CF 1 Steve Hovley RF
2 Rod Carew 2B 2 Gus Gil 2B
3 Harmon Killebrew 3B 3 Tommy Davis LF
4 Rich Reese 1B 4 Don Mincher 1B
5 Charlie Manuel LF 5 Wayne Comer CF
6 Cesar Tovar RF 6 Jerry McNertney C
7 George Mitterwald C 7 Ron Clark 3B
8 Leo Cardenas SS 8 Gordy Lund SS
9 Jim Perry P 9 John Gelnar P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 0-0 0 --- R MIN G. Mitterwald J. Gelnar 12% 62% Home Run
t8 1-0 0 --- R MIN C. Tovar J. Gelnar 12% 88% Home Run
b3 0-1 1 12- OO SEP T. Davis J. Perry 11% 64% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t4 1-0 0 1-- OO MIN H. Killebrew J. Gelnar -7% 60% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b4 0-1 2 12- O SEP G. Lund J. Perry 6% 65% Lineout: 2B

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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, Pilots' John Gelnar facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MIN T. Uhlaender J. Gelnar -2% 48% Popfly: 3B
t1 0-0 1 --- O MIN R. Carew J. Gelnar -1% 46% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O MIN H. Killebrew J. Gelnar -1% 45% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Pilots 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pilots Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O SEP S. Hovley J. Perry 2% 48% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- O SEP G. Gil J. Perry 1% 49% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 --- O SEP T. Davis J. Perry 1% 50% Flyball: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Pilots 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Pilots' John Gelnar facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- O MIN R. Reese J. Gelnar -2% 48% Groundout: 1B-P
t2 0-0 1 --- O MIN C. Manuel J. Gelnar -2% 46% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 --- O MIN C. Tovar J. Gelnar -1% 45% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Pilots 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pilots Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Perry facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- SEP D. Mincher J. Perry -4% 41% Single to CF
b2 0-0 0 1-- O SEP W. Comer J. Perry 4% 45% Strikeout
b2 0-0 1 1-- O SEP J. McNertney J. Perry 3% 48% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b2 0-0 2 1-- SEP R. Clark J. Perry -2% 46% Single to CF; McNertney to 2B
b2 0-0 2 12- O SEP G. Lund J. Perry 4% 50% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Pilots 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Pilots' John Gelnar facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- R MIN G. Mitterwald J. Gelnar 12% 62% Home Run
t3 1-0 0 --- O MIN L. Cardenas J. Gelnar -2% 60% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1-0 1 --- O MIN J. Perry J. Gelnar -1% 59% Strikeout
t3 1-0 2 --- O MIN T. Uhlaender J. Gelnar -1% 58% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Pilots 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pilots Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Jim Perry facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- O SEP J. Gelnar J. Perry 3% 61% Foul Flyball: C
b3 0-1 1 --- SEP S. Hovley J. Perry -3% 58% Single to 2B
b3 0-1 1 1-- SEP G. Gil J. Perry -5% 53% Single to CF; Hovley to 2B
b3 0-1 1 12- OO SEP T. Davis J. Perry 11% 64% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Pilots 0.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pilots' John Gelnar facing 2-3-4
t4 1-0 0 --- MIN R. Carew J. Gelnar 4% 67% Single to CF
t4 1-0 0 1-- OO MIN H. Killebrew J. Gelnar -7% 60% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t4 1-0 2 --- O MIN R. Reese J. Gelnar -1% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Pilots 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pilots Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Jim Perry facing 4-5-6
b4 0-1 0 --- O SEP D. Mincher J. Perry 3% 62% Flyball: LF
b4 0-1 1 --- O SEP W. Comer J. Perry 2% 64% Foul Flyball: C
b4 0-1 2 --- SEP J. McNertney J. Perry -2% 62% Single to LF
b4 0-1 2 1-- SEP R. Clark J. Perry -3% 60% Single to P; McNertney to 2B
b4 0-1 2 12- O SEP G. Lund J. Perry 6% 65% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Pilots 0.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pilots' John Gelnar facing 5-6-7
t5 1-0 0 --- O MIN C. Manuel J. Gelnar -2% 63% Flyball: CF
t5 1-0 1 --- O MIN C. Tovar J. Gelnar -2% 62% Strikeout
t5 1-0 2 --- O MIN G. Mitterwald J. Gelnar -1% 61% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Pilots 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pilots Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Jim Perry facing 9-1-2
b5 0-1 0 --- O SEP J. Gelnar J. Perry 3% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
b5 0-1 1 --- SEP S. Hovley J. Perry -4% 60% Single to RF
b5 0-1 1 1-- O SEP G. Gil J. Perry 4% 64% Flyball: RF
b5 0-1 2 1-- O SEP T. Davis J. Perry 3% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Pilots 0.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pilots' John Gelnar facing 8-9-1
t6 1-0 0 --- MIN L. Cardenas J. Gelnar 4% 71% Single to LF
t6 1-0 0 1-- O MIN J. Perry J. Gelnar -1% 70% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Cardenas to 2B
t6 1-0 1 -2- O MIN T. Uhlaender J. Gelnar -3% 67% Groundout: P-1B; Cardenas to 3B
t6 1-0 2 --3 O MIN R. Carew J. Gelnar -4% 63% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Pilots 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Pilots Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Jim Perry facing 4-5-6
b6 0-1 0 --- O SEP D. Mincher J. Perry 4% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 0-1 1 --- O SEP W. Comer J. Perry 3% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 0-1 2 --- O SEP J. McNertney J. Perry 2% 71% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Pilots 0.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pilots' John Gelnar facing 3-4-5
t7 1-0 0 --- O MIN H. Killebrew J. Gelnar -2% 69% Flyball: LF
t7 1-0 1 --- O MIN R. Reese J. Gelnar -2% 67% Flyball: RF
t7 1-0 2 --- O MIN C. Manuel J. Gelnar -1% 66% Popfly: SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Pilots 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Pilots Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Jim Perry facing 7-8-9
b7 0-1 0 --- O SEP R. Clark J. Perry 5% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
Steve Whitaker pinch hits for Gordy Lund (SS) batting 8th
b7 0-1 1 --- O SEP S. Whitaker J. Perry 3% 74% Strikeout
b7 0-1 2 --- O SEP J. Gelnar J. Perry 2% 76% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Pilots 0.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pilots' John Gelnar facing 6-7-8
Ray Oyler replaces Steve Whitaker (PH) playing SS batting 8th
t8 1-0 0 --- R MIN C. Tovar J. Gelnar 12% 88% Home Run
t8 2-0 0 --- MIN G. Mitterwald J. Gelnar 2% 90% Single to RF
Jim Bouton replaces John Gelnar pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-0 0 1-- MIN L. Cardenas J. Bouton 2% 91% Wild Pitch; Mitterwald to 2B
t8 2-0 0 -2- O MIN L. Cardenas J. Bouton -2% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 2-0 1 -2- MIN J. Perry J. Bouton 2% 92% Single to RF; Mitterwald to 3B
t8 2-0 1 1-3 R MIN T. Uhlaender J. Bouton 3% 95% Balk; Mitterwald Scores; Perry to 2B
t8 3-0 1 -2- O MIN T. Uhlaender J. Bouton -1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B; Perry to 3B
t8 3-0 2 --3 R MIN R. Carew J. Bouton 3% 97% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Perry Scores/No RBI/unER
Frank Quilici pinch runs for Rod Carew (2B) batting 2nd
t8 4-0 2 1-- MIN H. Killebrew J. Bouton 0% 97% Wild Pitch; Quilici to 2B
t8 4-0 2 -2- MIN H. Killebrew J. Bouton 0% 97% Quilici Picked off 2B, safe on E2; Quilici to 3B
t8 4-0 2 --3 MIN H. Killebrew J. Bouton 0% 97% Walk
John O'Donoghue replaces Jim Bouton pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-0 2 1-3 O MIN R. Reese J. O'Donoghue -1% 97% Flyball: RF
3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Pilots 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Pilots Batting, Behind 0-4, Twins' Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
Frank Quilici moves from PR to 2B
b8 0-4 0 --- O SEP S. Hovley J. Perry 1% 98% Foul Flyball: 1B
b8 0-4 1 --- SEP G. Gil J. Perry -2% 96% Double to LF
b8 0-4 1 -2- O SEP T. Davis J. Perry 2% 98% Groundout: P-1B; Gil to 3B
b8 0-4 2 --3 O SEP D. Mincher J. Perry 1% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Pilots 0.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Pilots' Fred Talbot facing 5-6-7
Fred Talbot replaces John O'Donoghue pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-0 0 --- O MIN C. Manuel F. Talbot -0% 99% Flyball: RF
t9 4-0 1 --- O MIN C. Tovar F. Talbot -0% 99% Flyball: 1B
t9 4-0 2 --- O MIN G. Mitterwald F. Talbot -0% 99% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Pilots 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Pilots Batting, Behind 0-4, Twins' Jim Perry facing 5-6-7
b9 0-4 0 --- O SEP W. Comer J. Perry 1% 99% Flyball: 2B
b9 0-4 1 --- O SEP J. McNertney J. Perry 0% 100% Flyball: LF
b9 0-4 2 --- SEP R. Clark J. Perry -0% 100% Single to CF
Merritt Ranew pinch hits for Ray Oyler (SS) batting 8th
b9 0-4 2 1-- O SEP M. Ranew J. Perry 0% 100% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Pilots 0.

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