April 17, 1970 Minnesota Twins at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

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

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 9,186

Friday, April 17, 1970
Time of Game: 2:43

Twins

4-2

Lost 2

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  5  0
Athletics       0  0  0   3  2  0   0  0  X    5 13  1

W: C Hunter (2-1), L: J Kaat (1-1)

Athletics

5-4

Won 2

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar CF                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .214  .670    0    2   0   SB
R Carew 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .668    0    1   0   
T Oliva RF                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .370 1.134    0    2   0   HR
H Killebrew 3B                3   0   0   0    1   1  .333 1.076    0    0   2   
R Reese 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .095  .335    0    4   1   SH
B Alyea LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .412 1.415    0    3   1   
G Mitterwald C                2   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .622    0    9   1   
  P Ratliff PH-C              2   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   0   
L Cardenas SS                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .261  .727    0    2   0   
J Kaat P                      1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   2   
  S Barber P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Zepp P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Hall P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Manuel PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167    0    0   0   
  S Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       32   2   5   2    2   9                    24   7

BATTING

HR: T Oliva (2, off C Hunter; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out).

SH: R Reese (1, off C Hunter).

TB: T Oliva 5; C Tovar; L Cardenas; R Carew.

RBI: T Oliva 2 (8).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Mitterwald-L Cardenas.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Tovar (2, 2nd base off C Hunter/D Duncan).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Campaneris SS               1   0   1   0    0   0  .194  .494    0    0   0   SB
  D Mincher 1B                3   0   1   0    1   1  .190  .749    0    8   0   2B
R Monday CF                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .424 1.210    0    2   0   
F Alou LF                     3   1   2   0    1   1  .306  .692    0    4   0   
R Jackson RF                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .094  .444    0    0   0   
B Johnson 1B-3B               4   2   2   1    0   0  .300  .964    0    0   1   HR
D Green 2B                    3   0   0   1    0   0  .226  .532    0    1   3   SF
R Pena 3B-SS                  4   1   3   1    0   0  .350  .750    0    1   2   
D Duncan C                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .200  .600    0   11   0   HR
C Hunter P                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .143  .286    0    0   3   
Totals                       34   5  13   5    2   7                    27   9

BATTING

2B: D Mincher (2, off B Zepp).

HR: B Johnson (1, off J Kaat; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs); D Duncan (1, off J Kaat; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out).

SF: D Green (1, off S Barber).

TB: B Johnson 5; D Duncan 4; R Pena 3; F Alou 2; R Monday 2; D Mincher 2; B Campaneris; C Hunter.

RBI: D Duncan 2 (3); R Pena (1); D Green (2); B Johnson (1).

2-out RBI: R Pena.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

E: B Johnson (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Campaneris (3, 2nd base off J Kaat/G Mitterwald).

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
J Kaat, L (1-1)                3.1   8   3   3    1   4   2   3.65   17     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 8     35    -     1.22  -0.24
S Barber                       1.1   3   2   2    1   1   0   5.40    8     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 3          0-0    1.03  -0.15
B Zepp                         1     2   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          1-0    0.42   0.01
T Hall                         0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.69   0.01
S Williams                     2     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.14   0.01
Totals                         8    13   5   5    2   7   2          37     -       ·  ·      6· 9· 0·13          3-0

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Hunter, W (2-1)              9     5   2   2    2   9   1   1.23   35     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0· 5     76    -     0.95   0.15
Totals                         9     5   2   2    2   9   1          35     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: S Barber (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:43.

Attendance: 9,186.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 58° F.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Oakland Athletics                    
1. C Tovar              CF    1. B Campaneris         SS 
2. R Carew              2B    2. R Monday             CF 
3. T Oliva              RF    3. F Alou               LF 
4. H Killebrew          3B    4. R Jackson            RF 
5. R Reese              1B    5. B Johnson            1B 
6. B Alyea              LF    6. D Green              2B 
7. G Mitterwald         C     7. R Pena               3B 
8. L Cardenas           SS    8. D Duncan             C  
9. J Kaat               P     9. C Hunter             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  2-1  1--      26%  68% D Duncan        J Kaat          Home Run; Pena Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  1--     -18%  31% T Oliva         C Hunter        Home Run; Tovar Scores
   b 4   0  2-0  ---      12%  41% B Johnson       J Kaat          Home Run
   t 4   1  0-2  -23       7%  26% B Alyea         C Hunter        Fielder's Choice SS; Oliva out at Hm/SS-C; Killebrew stays at 2B; Alyea to 1B
   b 5   2  2-4  -2-       7%  89% R Pena          S Barber        Single; Johnson Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Catfish Hunter facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  C Tovar         Single
   O      1--      50%  R Carew         Flyball: LF
   RR     1--      31%  T Oliva         Home Run; Tovar Scores
   O      ---      33%  H Killebrew     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      33%  R Reese         Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
          ---      37%  B Campaneris    Single
          1--      40%  R Monday        Campaneris Steals 2B
   O      -2-      34%  " "             Single; Campaneris out at Hm/LF-C
          1--      38%  F Alou          Walk; Monday to 2B
   O      12-      33%  R Jackson       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      29%  B Johnson       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Catfish Hunter facing 6-7-8
                  Don Mincher replaces Bert Campaneris playing 1B batting 1st; Bob Johnson moves to 3B; Roberto Pena moves to SS
   O      ---      30%  B Alyea         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      31%  G Mitterwald    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      32%  L Cardenas      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Kaat facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      30%  D Green         Flyball: CF
          ---      32%  R Pena          Single
   O      1--      29%  D Duncan        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      32%  C Hunter        Single; Duncan to 2B
   O      12-      27%  D Mincher       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Catfish Hunter facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      29%  J Kaat          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      30%  C Tovar         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      31%  R Carew         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Kaat facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      28%  R Monday        Strikeout
          ---      31%  F Alou          Single
   OO     1--      25%  R Jackson       Double Play: Strikeout, Baserunner Out Advancing; Alou out at 2B/C-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Catfish Hunter facing 3-4-5
          ---      23%  T Oliva         Single
          1--      19%  H Killebrew     Walk; Oliva to 2B
   O      12-      19%  R Reese         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Oliva to 3B; Killebrew to 2B
   O      -23      26%  B Alyea         Fielder's Choice SS; Oliva out at Hm/SS-C; Killebrew stays at 2B; Alyea to 1B
   O      12-      29%  G Mitterwald    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Jim Kaat facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      41%  B Johnson       Home Run
   O      ---      38%  D Green         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      42%  R Pena          Single
   RR     1--      68%  D Duncan        Home Run; Pena Scores
                  Steve Barber replaces Jim Kaat pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      66%  C Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      67%  D Mincher       Walk
   O      1--      65%  R Monday        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 3.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Catfish Hunter facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      68%  L Cardenas      Strikeout
   O      ---      70%  S Barber        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      69%  C Tovar         Walk
          1--      67%  R Carew         Tovar Steals 2B
   O      -2-      72%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-2, Steve Barber facing 3-4-5
          ---      75%  F Alou          Single
   O      1--      72%  R Jackson       Strikeout
          1--      75%  B Johnson       Single; Alou to 2B
          12-      80%  D Green         Wild Pitch; Alou to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   RO     -23      82%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Alou Scores
   R      -2-      89%  R Pena          Single; Johnson Scores
                  Bill Zepp replaces Steve Barber pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      88%  D Duncan        Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 5.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Catfish Hunter facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      90%  T Oliva         Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---      91%  H Killebrew     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      92%  R Reese         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Bill Zepp facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      92%  C Hunter        Strikeout
          ---      93%  D Mincher       Double
          -2-      94%  R Monday        Single; Mincher to 3B
   O      1-3      92%  F Alou          Strikeout
                  Tom Hall replaces Bill Zepp pitching and batting 9th
   O      1-3      91%  R Jackson       Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 5.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Catfish Hunter facing 6-7-8
          ---      85%  B Alyea         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Alyea to 2B
                  Paul Ratliff pinch hits for George Mitterwald batting 7th
   O      -2-      89%  P Ratliff       Strikeout
          -2-      84%  L Cardenas      Single; Alyea to 3B
                  Charlie Manuel pinch hits for Tom Hall batting 9th
   O      1-3      91%  C Manuel        Flyball: LF
   O      1-3      95%  C Tovar         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Stan Williams facing 5-6-7
                  Stan Williams replaces Charlie Manuel pitching and batting 9th; Paul Ratliff moves to C
   O      ---      95%  B Johnson       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      94%  D Green         Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      94%  R Pena          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 5.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Catfish Hunter facing 2-3-4
          ---      90%  R Carew         Single
   O      1--      94%  T Oliva         Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      96%  H Killebrew     Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      98%  R Reese         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Stan Williams facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      97%  D Duncan        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      97%  C Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  D Mincher       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 5.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Catfish Hunter facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  B Alyea         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  P Ratliff       Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  L Cardenas      Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:OAK197004170

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 1970 > OAK \| MIN > Apr 17, 1970, Twins at Athletics Box Score and Play by Play

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation