Saturday, April 25, 1970

Detroit 36-44
DET
3

Final

8
MIN
Minnesota 48-31

Players of the Game

13.20 WPA

T. Oliva RF

2-4, 2 R, 5 RBI, 2 HR

13.06 WPA

R. Carew 2B

1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 3B, BB

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
DET 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 3
MIN 2 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 0

DET Batting

Hitters AB R H RBI HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
J. Northrup CF 2 0 0 0 · 2 0 .228 .319 .399 .718
D. McAuliffe 2B 4 1 1 0 · 0 0 .242 .361 .339 .700
A. Kaline RF 3 2 2 2 1 1 0 .295 .381 .444 .825
W. Horton LF 4 0 0 0 · 0 1 .320 .346 .558 .904
N. Cash 1B 4 0 1 0 · 0 1 .257 .388 .468 .856
B. Freehan C 4 0 1 1 · 0 1 .258 .324 .447 .771
C. Gutierrez SS 4 0 0 0 · 0 0 .289 .337 .400 .737
D. Wert 3B 3 0 0 0 · 0 1 .190 .326 .276 .602
M. Kilkenny P 1 0 0 0 · 0 1 .103 .103 .138 .241
J. Niekro P 1 0 0 0 · 0 1 .167 .194 .200 .394
a- M. Stanley PH 1 0 0 0 · 0 0 .232 .292 .401 .693
F. Lasher P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 1.000 .000 1.000
Totals 31 3 5 3 1 3 6

a - M. Stanley pinch hit for J. Niekro in the 8th

HR: A. Kaline (8th off G. Shifflett, 1 on, 2 outs)

Total Bases: A. Kaline 5, D. McAuliffe, N. Cash, B. Freehan

2-Out RBI: A. Kaline 2, B. Freehan

Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Wert

GIDP: D. McAuliffe

Team LOB: 4

Fielding

E: C. Gutierrez 1 (5), N. Cash 1 (12), D. Wert 1 (13)

DP: 1 (Gutierrez-McAuliffe-Cash)

MIN Batting

Hitters AB R H RBI HR BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS
C. Tovar CF 3 1 0 0 · 1 0 .283 .337 .382 .719
T. Oliva RF 4 2 2 5 2 0 0 .333 .357 .530 .887
B. Alyea LF 3 1 0 0 · 1 1 .286 .356 .476 .832
H. Killebrew 3B 3 0 0 0 · 1 2 .238 .355 .476 .831
R. Carew 2B 3 1 1 1 · 1 0 .309 .367 .464 .831
L. Cardenas SS 4 1 1 0 · 0 0 .261 .294 .389 .683
R. Reese 1B 3 0 0 0 · 1 1 .217 .329 .304 .633
P. Ratliff C 3 1 0 0 · 1 1 .237 .361 .407 .768
B. Zepp P 3 1 0 0 · 0 1 .040 .077 .040 .117
G. Shifflett P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .500 .500 .500 1.000
a- R. Renick PH 1 0 0 0 · 0 0 .214 .279 .357 .636
R. Perranoski P 0 0 0 0 · 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
Totals 30 8 4 6 2 6 6

a - R. Renick pinch hit for G. Shifflett in the 8th

3B: R. Carew (1st off M. Kilkenny, 1 on, 2 outs)

HR: T. Oliva 2 (1st off M. Kilkenny, 0 on, 1 out; 4th off M. Kilkenny, 3 on, 1 out)

Total Bases: T. Oliva 8, R. Carew 3, L. Cardenas

2-Out RBI: R. Carew

Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Cardenas, H. Killebrew, B. Zepp

GIDP: P. Ratliff

Team LOB: 4

Baserunning

SB: C. Tovar (19, 2nd base, Mike Kilkenny/B. Freehan)

Fielding

DP: 1 (Cardenas-Carew-Reese)

DET Pitching

Pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI
M. Kilkenny L 3.1 4 8 7 4 3 2 20 90
J. Niekro 3.2 0 0 0 2 2 · 13 48
F. Lasher 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 · 3 14

Game Score: M. Kilkenny 34, J. Niekro 59, F. Lasher 55

GB-FB: M. Kilkenny 3-4, J. Niekro 4-4, F. Lasher 1-1

Pitches: M. Kilkenny 90, J. Niekro 48, F. Lasher 14

MIN Pitching

Pitcher IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI
B. Zepp W 7.1 3 1 1 3 5 · 27 120
G. Shifflett 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 1 4 11
R. Perranoski 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 · 3 13

Game Score: B. Zepp 67, G. Shifflett 42, R. Perranoski 55

GB-FB: B. Zepp 12-4, G. Shifflett 2-0, R. Perranoski 1-1

Pitches: B. Zepp 120, G. Shifflett 11, R. Perranoski 13

Park: Metropolitan Stadium Attendance: 20,332 Start: 2:05 PM ET

Game Log

Top 1st DET
Count
3-2
Outs
0
RBI / R
0 / 0
Runners
Pitcher
Bill Zepp

0-0: Swinging Strike

0-1: Ball

1-1: Called Strike

1-2: Ball

2-2: Ball

3-2: Base on Balls

Bot 1st MIN 2 Runs
Count
3-2
Outs
1
RBI / R
1 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
104.5 mph
Launch Angle
28°
Pitcher
Mike Kilkenny

0-0: Swinging Strike

0-1: Ball

1-1: Called Strike

1-2: Ball

2-2: Ball

3-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 104 MPH), Distance : 441 ft

Top 2nd DET
Bot 2nd MIN
Top 3rd DET
Bot 3rd MIN
Top 4th DET 1 Run
Bot 4th MIN 6 Runs
Count
0-2
Outs
1
RBI / R
4 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
100.3 mph
Launch Angle
27°
Pitcher
Mike Kilkenny

0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F

0-1: Swinging Strike

0-2: GRAND SLAM HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 100 MPH), Distance : 367 ft

Top 5th DET
Bot 5th MIN
Top 6th DET
Bot 6th MIN
Top 7th DET
Bot 7th MIN
Top 8th DET 2 Runs
Count
0-0
Outs
2
RBI / R
2 / 1
Runners
Exit Velo
102.3 mph
Launch Angle
34°
Pitcher
Garland Shifflett

0-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 102 MPH), Distance : 369 ft

Bot 8th MIN
Top 9th DET