August 3, 1969 Baltimore Orioles at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 3
WSA 2
(11) DET 6
CHW 2 KCR 3
CLE 2 MIN 5
BAL 2 OAK 10
BOS 7 BOS 3
@OAK 2 NYY 5
@SEP 3 CHC 4
SDP 3 HOU 7
@MON 3 MON 1
HOU 0 NYM 6
ATL 5
(11) CIN 19
@PHI 17 SFG 3
@PIT 2 LAD 5
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 40,661

Sunday, August 3, 1969
Time of Game: 2:40

Orioles

73-33

Lost 1

1st

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

W: J Kaat (11-7), L: D McNally (15-1), S: A Worthington (2)

Twins

66-41

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Buford LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .295  .830    0    0   0   
P Blair CF                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .312  .892    0    6   1   HR
F Robinson RF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .326 1.022    0    0   0   
  M Rettenmund RF             3   1   1   0    0   0  .254  .748    0    0   0   
B Powell 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .302  .969    0    6   0   
B Robinson 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .705    0    0   2   GDP
D Johnson 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .291  .753    0    1   1   
A Etchebarren C               3   0   2   0    0   0  .276  .781    0    9   1   
  E Hendricks PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .232  .662    0    0   0   
M Belanger SS                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .284  .707    0    2   1   
D McNally P                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .067  .192    0    0   1   
  E Watt P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   0   
  D May PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .521    0    0   0   
Totals                       33   2   7   1    3   7                    24   7

BATTING

HR: P Blair (21, off A Worthington; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: P Blair 4; A Etchebarren 2; D Buford; B Powell; M Rettenmund; M Belanger.

GIDP: B Robinson (16).

RBI: P Blair (59).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Etchebarren-D Johnson.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar CF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .274  .719    0    4   0   CS
R Carew 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   2  .368  .944    0    2   1   
H Killebrew 1B                3   0   1   0    1   1  .280  .994    0    9   0   2B
T Oliva RF                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .328  .902    0    2   0   
B Allison LF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .219  .733    0    2   0   
  T Uhlaender LF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .682         0   0   
L Cardenas SS                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .288  .759    0    0   3   
F Quilici 3B                  3   1   1   0    0   1  .206  .545    0    1   5   
T Tischinski C                2   0   0   0    0   0  .130  .361    0    5   0   
  R Renick PH                 0   1   0   0    1   0  .206  .595    0    0   0   
  J Roseboro C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .674         2   0   
J Kaat P                      2   0   0   0    0   1  .185  .562    0    0   0   
  R Reese PH                  1   1   1   4    0   0  .320  .893    0    0   0   HR
  A Worthington P             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   5   9   5    2   8                    27   9

BATTING

2B: H Killebrew (17, off D McNally).

HR: R Reese (11, off D McNally; 7th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: R Reese 4; L Cardenas 2; T Oliva 2; H Killebrew 2; C Tovar; R Carew; F Quilici.

RBI: R Reese 4 (46); T Oliva (62).

2-out RBI: R Reese 4.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Cardenas-R Carew-H Killebrew.

BASERUNNING

CS: C Tovar (7, 2nd base by D McNally/A Etchebarren).

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D McNally, L (15-1)            7.1   9   5   5    2   7   1   2.97   31     -       ·  ·      4· 7· 2· 9     45    -     1.35  -0.25
E Watt                         0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.81    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.18   0.01
Totals                         8     9   5   5    2   8   1          33     -       ·  ·      5· 7· 2· 9          1-0

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Kaat, W (11-7)               7     5   1   1    3   5   0   2.86   28     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 1· 5     65    -     1.04   0.22
A Worthington, S (2)           2     2   1   1    0   2   1   3.53    8     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 2          0-0    0.74   0.04
Totals                         9     7   2   2    3   7   1          36     -       ·  ·      8·10· 1· 7           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jim Honochick.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 40,661.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Minnesota Twins                      
1. D Buford             LF    1. C Tovar              CF 
2. P Blair              CF    2. R Carew              2B 
3. F Robinson           RF    3. H Killebrew          1B 
4. B Powell             1B    4. T Oliva              RF 
5. B Robinson           3B    5. B Allison            LF 
6. D Johnson            2B    6. L Cardenas           SS 
7. A Etchebarren        C     7. F Quilici            3B 
8. M Belanger           SS    8. T Tischinski         C  
9. D McNally            P     9. J Kaat               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  1-0  123      54%  94% R Reese         D McNally       Home Run; Cardenas Scores; Quilici Scores; Renick Scores
   t 4   0  0-0  1--     -11%  34% B Powell        J Kaat          Single to RF; Rettenmund to 3B
   b 6   1  1-0  1--      -9%  30% H Killebrew     D McNally       Double Play: Strikeout, Tovar Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   t 4   2  0-1  123       7%  42% D McNally       J Kaat          Groundout: 3B-1B
   b 6   0  1-0  ---       6%  45% C Tovar         D McNally       Single to CF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  D Buford        Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  P Blair         Foul Flyball: LF
   O      1--      52%  F Robinson      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      55%  B Powell        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave McNally facing 1-2-3
                  Merv Rettenmund replaces Frank Robinson playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---      52%  C Tovar         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  R Carew         Strikeout
          ---      53%  H Killebrew     Double to LF
   O      -2-      50%  T Oliva         Single to CF; Killebrew out at Hm/CF-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Kaat facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      54%  D Johnson       Foul Flyball: LF
          ---      53%  A Etchebarren   Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  M Belanger      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave McNally facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  B Allison       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  L Cardenas      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  F Quilici       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Kaat facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      52%  D McNally       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  D Buford        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      55%  P Blair         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave McNally facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  T Tischinski    Lineout: SS
   O      ---      51%  J Kaat          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  C Tovar         Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Kaat facing 3-4-5
          ---      46%  M Rettenmund    Single to CF
          1--      34%  B Powell        Single to RF; Rettenmund to 3B
   ROO    1-3      41%  B Robinson      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Rettenmund Scores/No RBI
          ---      40%  D Johnson       Walk
          1--      38%  A Etchebarren   Single to CF; Johnson to 2B
          12-      35%  M Belanger      Walk; Johnson to 3B; Etchebarren to 2B
   O      123      42%  D McNally       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave McNally facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      39%  R Carew         Flyball: CF
          ---      42%  H Killebrew     Walk
   O      1--      38%  T Oliva         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      35%  B Allison       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      38%  D Buford        Strikeout
   O      ---      39%  P Blair         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      40%  M Rettenmund    Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave McNally facing 6-7-8
          ---      46%  L Cardenas      Single to 2B
   O      1--      41%  F Quilici       Foul Flyball: SS
   O      1--      38%  T Tischinski    Groundout: 2B-1B; Cardenas to 2B
   O      -2-      33%  J Kaat          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Kaat facing 4-5-6
          ---      29%  B Powell        Walk
   O      1--      33%  B Robinson      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      36%  D Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      38%  A Etchebarren   Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave McNally facing 1-2-3
          ---      45%  C Tovar         Single to CF
   O      1--      39%  R Carew         Strikeout
   OO     1--      30%  H Killebrew     Double Play: Strikeout, Tovar Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Kaat facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      32%  M Belanger      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      34%  D McNally       Strikeout
   O      ---      35%  D Buford        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave McNally facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      30%  T Oliva         Lineout: CF
   O      ---      27%  B Allison       Flyball: CF
          ---      29%  L Cardenas      Single to RF
          1--      34%  F Quilici       Single to LF; Cardenas to 2B
                  Rick Renick pinch hits for Tom Tischinski batting 8th
          12-      40%  R Renick        Walk; Cardenas to 3B; Quilici to 2B
                  Rich Reese pinch hits for Jim Kaat batting 9th
   RRRR   123      94%  R Reese         Home Run; Cardenas Scores; Quilici Scores; Renick Scores
   O      ---      94%  C Tovar         Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 4.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-4, Al Worthington facing 2-3-4
                  Al Worthington replaces Rich Reese pitching and batting 9th; Johnny Roseboro replaces Rick Renick playing C batting 8th
   R      ---      87%  P Blair         Home Run
   O      ---      91%  M Rettenmund    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  B Powell        Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  B Robinson      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Dave McNally facing 2-3-4
          ---      95%  R Carew         Single to RF
   O      1--      95%  H Killebrew     Groundout: 3B-1B; Carew to 2B
   R      -2-      98%  T Oliva         Single to LF; Carew Scores; Oliva to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  Eddie Watt replaces Dave McNally pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      97%  B Allison       Strikeout
   O      -2-      97%  L Cardenas      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 5.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-5, Al Worthington facing 6-7-8
                  Ted Uhlaender replaces Bob Allison playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---      99%  D Johnson       Flyball: RF
                  Ellie Hendricks pinch hits for Andy Etchebarren batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  E Hendricks     Strikeout Looking
          ---      99%  M Belanger      Single to LF
                  Dave May pinch hits for Eddie Watt batting 9th
   O      1--     100%  D May           Flyball: 3B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN196908030

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