April 11, 1968 Minnesota Twins at Washington Senators Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 7
@CLE 5 DET 4
BOS 3 MIN 5
@WSA 4 CHC 10
@CIN 3 HOU 7
PHI 3 NYM 4
@LAD 0 PIT 3
@SFG 1
(15) STL 10
ATL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, Attendance: 1,086

Thursday, April 11, 1968, 2:23PM
Time of Game: 2:23

Twins

2-0

Won 2

1st

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

W: J Merritt (1-0), L: D Higgins (0-1)

Senators

0-2

Lost 2

10th, 2 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar 3B-LF                 5   1   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    2   3   
R Carew 2B                    4   2   1   1    0   0  .250  .625    0    2   6   2B
T Oliva RF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .500 1.125    0    3   0   
H Killebrew 1B                3   1   1   1    1   0  .333 1.833    0   11   0   HR
B Allison LF                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .429 1.357    0    0   1   
  R Clark 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
J Roseboro C                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .143  .393    0    5   0   GDP
T Uhlaender CF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .804    0    3   0   2B
J Hernandez SS                4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    0   2   
J Merritt P                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   5   7   4    2   2                    27  12

BATTING

2B: R Carew (1, off J Coleman); T Uhlaender (1, off D Baldwin).

HR: H Killebrew (2, off D Higgins; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: H Killebrew 4; T Uhlaender 2; B Allison 2; R Carew 2; J Roseboro; T Oliva.

GIDP: J Roseboro (1).

RBI: H Killebrew (2); T Oliva (1); B Allison (2); R Carew (1).

2-out RBI: B Allison; R Carew; T Oliva.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: C Tovar (1); J Hernandez (2).

Washington Senators          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Unser CF                    4   1   3   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    3   0   
F Valentine RF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    2   0   
M Epstein 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .125  .250    0   13   0   
F Howard LF                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .143    0    3   0   
  E Stroud LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
K McMullen 3B                 4   1   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   2   
R Hansen SS                   4   0   1   3    0   0  .286  .715    0    1   3   2B
P Casanova C                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .000  .000    0    3   0   
F Coggins 2B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .334    0    0   6   
J Coleman P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  D Higgins P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Peterson PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Bosman P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  S Bowens PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  D Baldwin P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       33   4   5   4    1   5                    27  13

BATTING

2B: R Hansen (1, off J Merritt).

TB: D Unser 3; R Hansen 2; M Epstein.

RBI: R Hansen 3 (3); K McMullen (1).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. F Coggins-R Hansen-M Epstein.

E: F Howard 2 (2); K McMullen (1).

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 Merritt, W (1-0)             9     5   4   3    1   5   0   3.00   34     -       ·  ·     13·10· 1· 4     67    -     1.42   0.25
Totals                         9     5   4   3    1   5   0          34     -       ·  ·     13·10· 1· 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
J Coleman                      2.2   4   3   0    1   0   0   0.00   14     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 0· 4     43    -     0.68  -0.21
D Higgins, L (0-1)             2.1   2   2   1    1   1   1   3.86   10     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 2          2-0    1.42  -0.18
D Bosman                       2     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.77   0.08
D Baldwin                      2     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          0-0    0.87   0.06
Totals                         9     7   5   1    2   2   1          37     -       ·  ·     13·13· 0· 7          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: D Higgins (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Johnny Stevens, 2B - Emmett Ashford, 3B - Jim Honochick.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 1,086.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Washington Senators                  
1. C Tovar              3B    1. D Unser              CF 
2. R Carew              2B    2. F Valentine          RF 
3. T Oliva              RF    3. M Epstein            1B 
4. H Killebrew          1B    4. F Howard             LF 
5. B Allison            LF    5. K McMullen           3B 
6. J Roseboro           C     6. R Hansen             SS 
7. T Uhlaender          CF    7. P Casanova           C  
8. J Hernandez          SS    8. F Coggins            2B 
9. J Merritt            P     9. J Coleman            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  4-4  ---      18%  65% H Killebrew     D Higgins       Home Run
   b 1   1  0-1  123     -16%   9% R Hansen        J Merritt       Double to CF; Epstein Scores; Howard Scores; McMullen Scores/unER
   t 3   2  4-2  12-      14%  38% B Allison       J Coleman       Single to LF; Oliva Scores/unER; Killebrew to 3B; Allison to 2B/Adv on E7
   b 5   0  5-4  ---     -11%  52% C Peterson      J Merritt       Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Peterson to 2B
   t 5   0  4-3  ---      10%  43% R Carew         D Higgins       Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Carew to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Coleman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  C Tovar         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      47%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  T Oliva         Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Senators 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Senators Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Merritt facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  D Unser         Single to CF
   O      1--      43%  F Valentine     Groundout: 2B-1B; Unser to 2B
          -2-      38%  M Epstein       Single to RF; Unser to 3B
          1-3      35%  F Howard        Walk; Epstein to 2B
   R      123      25%  K McMullen      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Unser Scores; Epstein to 3B; Howard to 2B
   RRR    123       9%  R Hansen        Double to CF; Epstein Scores; Howard Scores; McMullen Scores/unER
   O      -2-      10%  P Casanova      Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      11%  F Coggins       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Senators 4.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Joe Coleman facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      10%  H Killebrew     Flyball: LF
   O      ---       9%  B Allison       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      10%  J Roseboro      Single to LF
   O      1--       9%  T Uhlaender     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Senators 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Senators Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jim Merritt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---       9%  J Coleman       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      10%  D Unser         Single to LF; Unser out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---      10%  F Valentine     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Senators 4.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Joe Coleman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---       9%  J Hernandez     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---       8%  J Merritt       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---       9%  C Tovar         Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   R      1--      15%  R Carew         Double to LF; Tovar Scores/unER
   R      -2-      22%  T Oliva         Single to CF; Carew Scores/unER
          1--      25%  H Killebrew     Walk; Oliva to 2B
   R      12-      38%  B Allison       Single to LF; Oliva Scores/unER; Killebrew to 3B; Allison to 2B/Adv on E7
                  Dennis Higgins replaces Joe Coleman pitching and batting 9th
          -23      40%  J Roseboro      Walk
   O      123      31%  T Uhlaender     Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 3, Senators 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Senators Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jim Merritt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      33%  M Epstein       Strikeout
   O      ---      34%  F Howard        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      35%  K McMullen      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Senators 4.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Dennis Higgins facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      32%  J Hernandez     Strikeout
   O      ---      30%  J Merritt       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      29%  C Tovar         Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Senators 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Senators Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jim Merritt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      31%  R Hansen        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      32%  P Casanova      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      33%  F Coggins       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Senators 4.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Dennis Higgins facing 2-3-4
          ---      43%  R Carew         Reached on E7 (Fly Ball); Carew to 2B
   O      -2-      41%  T Oliva         Flyball: RF; Carew to 3B
   R      --3      47%  H Killebrew     Wild Pitch; Carew Scores/unER
   R      ---      65%  " "             Home Run
          ---      68%  B Allison       Single to LF
   OO     1--      63%  J Roseboro      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Senators 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Senators Batting, Behind 4-5, Jim Merritt facing 9-1-2
                  Cap Peterson pinch hits for Dennis Higgins batting 9th
          ---      52%  C Peterson      Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Peterson to 2B
          -2-      48%  D Unser         Single to CF (Pop Fly); Peterson stays at 2B
   O      12-      56%  F Valentine     Flyball: RF
   O      12-      60%  M Epstein       Groundout: 2B-1B; Peterson to 3B; Unser to 2B
   O      -23      70%  F Howard        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Senators 4.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-4, Dick Bosman facing 7-8-9
                  Dick Bosman replaces Cap Peterson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      68%  T Uhlaender     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      67%  J Hernandez     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      66%  J Merritt       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Senators 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Senators Batting, Behind 4-5, Jim Merritt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      69%  K McMullen      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      72%  R Hansen        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      74%  P Casanova      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Senators 4.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-4, Dick Bosman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      72%  C Tovar         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      70%  R Carew         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      70%  T Oliva         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Senators 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Senators Batting, Behind 4-5, Jim Merritt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      74%  F Coggins       Strikeout
                  Sam Bowens pinch hits for Dick Bosman batting 9th
   O      ---      77%  S Bowens        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      79%  D Unser         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Senators 4.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-4, Dave Baldwin facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Baldwin replaces Sam Bowens pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      77%  H Killebrew     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      76%  B Allison       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      75%  J Roseboro      Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Senators 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Senators Batting, Behind 4-5, Jim Merritt facing 2-3-4
                  Ron Clark replaces Bob Allison playing 3B batting 5th; Cesar Tovar moves to LF
   O      ---      81%  F Valentine     Foul Flyball: 2B
   O      ---      85%  M Epstein       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      87%  F Howard        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Senators 4.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-4, Dave Baldwin facing 7-8-9
                  Ed Stroud replaces Frank Howard playing LF batting 4th
          ---      91%  T Uhlaender     Ground-rule Double
   O      -2-      88%  J Hernandez     Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      87%  J Merritt       Groundout: 2B-1B; Uhlaender to 3B
   O      --3      85%  C Tovar         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Senators 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Senators Batting, Behind 4-5, Jim Merritt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      92%  K McMullen      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  R Hansen        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---     100%  P Casanova      Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Senators 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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