June 5, 1970 Minnesota Twins at Washington Senators Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Attendance: 12,818

Friday, June 5, 1970
Time of Game: 2:01

Twins

32-15

Won 1

1st

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

W: B Blyleven (1-0), L: C Cox (3-4), S: R Perranoski (13)

Senators

24-26

Lost 2

3rd, 10 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar CF                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .289  .863    0    3   0   SB
J Holt LF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .570    0    3   0   
T Oliva RF                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .325  .869    0    3   0   CS
H Killebrew 3B                4   0   1   0    0   0  .317 1.081    0    0   1   GDP
R Reese 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .252  .672    0    9   1   
L Cardenas SS                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .266  .750    0    0   3   2B
G Mitterwald C                2   0   0   0    1   0  .212  .618    0    8   0   GDP
F Quilici 2B                  3   1   2   0    0   0  .191  .446    0    1   2   
B Blyleven P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   SH
  R Perranoski P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       29   2   8   2    3   3                    27   8

BATTING

2B: L Cardenas (11, off C Cox).

SH: B Blyleven (1, off C Cox).

TB: L Cardenas 3; T Oliva 2; F Quilici 2; C Tovar; H Killebrew.

GIDP: H Killebrew (7); G Mitterwald (2).

RBI: C Tovar (16); T Oliva (41).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 4.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Tovar (13, 2nd base off C Cox/J French).

CS: T Oliva (1, 2nd base by C Cox/J French).

PO: H Killebrew (1st base by D Knowles).

Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Maye RF                     3   1   2   1    0   0  .268  .731    0    4   1   HR
  W Comer PH-RF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .151  .394    0    0   0   
E Stroud CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .306  .792    0    1   0   
F Howard LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .993    0    3   0   
M Epstein 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .262  .802    0    9   1   
B Allen 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .284  .887    0    5   3   
  R Reichardt PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .918    0    0   0   
A Rodriguez 3B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .263  .725    0    0   0   
E Brinkman SS                 2   0   0   0    1   2  .235  .620    0    2   7   
J French C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .216  .568    0    3   1   
C Cox P                       1   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .340    0    0   0   SH
  J Roseboro PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .598    0    0   0   
  D Knowles P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
Totals                       31   1   5   1    1   7                    27  14

BATTING

HR: L Maye (4, off B Blyleven; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: C Cox (5, off B Blyleven).

TB: L Maye 5; J French; B Allen; M Epstein.

RBI: L Maye (15).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Brinkman-B Allen-M Epstein 2.

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 (1-0)            7     5   1   1    1   7   1   1.29   27     -       ·  ·      9· 6· 0· 4     69    -     1.23   0.35
R Perranoski, S (13)           2     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.80    6     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 0          0-0    2.35   0.31
Totals                         9     5   1   1    1   7   1          33     -       ·  ·     11·10· 0· 4           -

Washington Senators           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Cox, L (3-4)                 7     7   2   2    3   3   0   4.74   27     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 1· 7     55    -     1.01   0.09
D Knowles                      2     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.83    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 2· 1          0-0    0.72   0.08
Totals                         9     8   2   2    3   3   0          33     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 3· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: D Knowles (2; H Killebrew, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Marty Springstead.

Time of Game: 2:01.

Attendance: 12,818.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Washington Senators                  
1. C Tovar              CF    1. L Maye               RF 
2. J Holt               LF    2. E Stroud             CF 
3. T Oliva              RF    3. F Howard             LF 
4. H Killebrew          3B    4. M Epstein            1B 
5. R Reese              1B    5. B Allen              2B 
6. L Cardenas           SS    6. A Rodriguez          3B 
7. G Mitterwald         C     7. E Brinkman           SS 
8. F Quilici            2B    8. J French             C  
9. B Blyleven           P     9. C Cox                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  1-0  ---     -11%  45% L Maye          B Blyleven      Home Run
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-       9%  61% T Oliva         C Cox           Single to LF; Tovar Scores
   t 5   1  1-1  -2-       9%  62% C Tovar         C Cox           Single to RF; Quilici Scores; Tovar out at 2B/RF-SS
   b 9   0  2-1  ---       8%  90% M Epstein       R Perranoski    Flyball: LF
   t 6   0  1-2  1--      -7%  64% H Killebrew     C Cox           Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Casey Cox facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  C Tovar         Walk
          1--      56%  J Holt          Tovar Steals 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Flyball: LF
   R      -2-      61%  T Oliva         Single to LF; Tovar Scores
   O      1--      57%  H Killebrew     Oliva Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      57%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Senators Batting, Behind 0-1, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      45%  L Maye          Home Run
   O      ---      48%  E Stroud        Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  F Howard        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      48%  M Epstein       Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  B Allen         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Senators 1.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Casey Cox facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  R Reese         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  L Cardenas      Flyball: RF
          ---      47%  G Mitterwald    Walk
   O      1--      45%  F Quilici       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Senators 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Tied 1-1, Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      47%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      49%  E Brinkman      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  J French        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Senators 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Casey Cox facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      48%  B Blyleven      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  C Tovar         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  J Holt          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Senators 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Tied 1-1, Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      47%  C Cox           Flyball: RF
          ---      44%  L Maye          Single to CF
   O      1--      46%  E Stroud        Groundout: P-1B; Maye to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  F Howard        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Senators 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Casey Cox facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      47%  T Oliva         Lineout: CF
   O      ---      46%  H Killebrew     Flyball: RF
          ---      47%  R Reese         Walk
          1--      51%  L Cardenas      Ground-rule Double; Reese to 3B
   O      -23      44%  G Mitterwald    Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Senators 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Senators Batting, Tied 1-1, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  M Epstein       Strikeout
          ---      44%  B Allen         Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      47%  A Rodriguez     Foul Popfly: C
   O      1--      50%  E Brinkman      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Senators 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Casey Cox facing 8-9-1
          ---      55%  F Quilici       Single to P
   O      1--      53%  B Blyleven      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Quilici to 2B
   RO     -2-      62%  C Tovar         Single to RF; Quilici Scores; Tovar out at 2B/RF-SS
   O      ---      61%  J Holt          Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Senators 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Senators Batting, Behind 1-2, Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
          ---      55%  J French        Single to RF
   O      1--      57%  C Cox           Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; French to 2B
   O      -2-      63%  L Maye          Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      68%  E Stroud        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Senators 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Casey Cox facing 3-4-5
          ---      71%  T Oliva         Single to CF
   OO     1--      64%  H Killebrew     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      63%  R Reese         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Senators 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Senators Batting, Behind 1-2, Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      67%  F Howard        Strikeout
   O      ---      69%  M Epstein       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      71%  B Allen         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Senators 1.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Casey Cox facing 6-7-8
          ---      75%  L Cardenas      Single to CF
   OO     1--      67%  G Mitterwald    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---      69%  F Quilici       Single to LF
   O      1--      66%  B Blyleven      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Senators 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Senators Batting, Behind 1-2, Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      71%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout
          ---      66%  E Brinkman      Walk
   O      1--      69%  J French        Groundout: 2B-1B; Brinkman to 2B
                  Johnny Roseboro pinch hits for Casey Cox batting 9th
   O      -2-      77%  J Roseboro      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Senators 1.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Darold Knowles facing 1-2-3
                  Darold Knowles replaces Johnny Roseboro pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      75%  C Tovar         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      73%  J Holt          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      72%  T Oliva         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Senators 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Senators Batting, Behind 1-2, Ron Perranoski facing 1-2-3
                  Ron Perranoski replaces Bert Blyleven pitching and batting 9th; Wayne Comer pinch hits for Lee Maye batting 1st
   O      ---      78%  W Comer         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      82%  E Stroud        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      85%  F Howard        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Senators 1.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Darold Knowles facing 4-5-6
                  Wayne Comer moves to RF
          ---      87%  H Killebrew     Single to CF
   O      1--      84%  R Reese         Killebrew Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      83%  " "             Lineout: 1B
   O      ---      82%  L Cardenas      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Senators 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Senators Batting, Behind 1-2, Ron Perranoski facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      90%  M Epstein       Flyball: LF
                  Rick Reichardt pinch hits for Bernie Allen batting 5th
   O      ---      96%  R Reichardt     Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  A Rodriguez     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Senators 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:WS2197006050

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation