April 9, 1970 Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 6
@CHW 4 BAL 13
@CLE 1 KCR 3
OAK 1 NYY 4
BOS 3 CIN 3
@LAD 0 STL 7
@MON 3 PHI 5
CHC 3 PIT 2
NYM 1 ATL 6
@SDP 1 SFG 7
HOU 4

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 1,474

Thursday, April 9, 1970
Time of Game: 2:59

Twins

2-0

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           2  1  0   0  0  2   0  0  1    6 15  0
White Sox       0  0  0   0  2  0   1  1  0    4 10  3

W: S Williams (1-0), L: J Horlen (0-1), S: S Barber (1)

White Sox

0-2

Lost 2

5th, 2 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar CF                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .400    0    4   0   2·GDP
R Carew 2B                    2   1   1   0    0   0  .429 1.000    0    3   1   2B
  F Quilici 2B                3   0   2   2    0   0  .500 1.000    0    3   2   
T Oliva RF                    5   1   3   1    0   0  .500 1.500    0    3   0   HR,2B
H Killebrew 3B                5   1   2   2    0   0  .429 1.413    0    0   3   HR
  M Mendoza 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
R Reese 1B                    4   0   1   0    1   1  .222  .522    0    5   0   GDP,IW
B Alyea LF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .625 2.000    0    0   0   GDP
  J Holt PR-LF                0   0   0   0    0   0 1.000 2.000         0   0   
G Mitterwald C                4   0   3   0    0   0  .556 1.223    0    7   0   GDP
L Cardenas SS                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .222  .555    0    1   5   2B
L Tiant P                     1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   SH
  S Williams P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  C Manuel PH                 0   1   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   IW
  R Perranoski P              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  S Barber P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       38   6  15   5    2   1                    27  11

BATTING

2B: R Carew (1, off J Horlen); T Oliva (2, off J Horlen); L Cardenas (1, off J Horlen).

HR: T Oliva (1, off W Wood; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out); H Killebrew (1, off J Horlen; 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

SH: L Tiant (1, off J Horlen).

IBB: C Manuel (1, by T Sisk); R Reese (1, by J Horlen).

TB: T Oliva 7; H Killebrew 5; G Mitterwald 3; L Cardenas 2; F Quilici 2; R Carew 2; B Alyea; L Tiant; R Reese.

GIDP: C Tovar 2 (2); B Alyea (1); G Mitterwald (1); R Reese (1).

RBI: H Killebrew 2 (2); F Quilici 2 (2); T Oliva (2).

2-out RBI: F Quilici 2; H Killebrew 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Williams RF                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .167  .542    0    2   0   SH
L Aparicio SS                 4   2   2   0    1   0  .429 1.270    0    1   2   2B
C May LF                      3   0   1   1    2   0  .286  .730    0    0   0   IW
B Melton 3B                   5   0   4   3    0   1  .778 1.778    0    0   4   2B
J Matias 1B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .125  .250    0   14   0   
B Bradford CF                 4   0   0   0    1   2  .000  .222    0    3   0   
S O'Brien 2B                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .250  .708    0    4   5   
E Herrmann C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   1   
  D Josephson PH-C            1   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .167    0    1   0   
J Horlen P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   3   SH
  T Sisk P                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  B Christian PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  G Rounsaville P             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  B Knoop PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
  W Wood P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
Totals                       34   4  10   4    8   6                    27  17

BATTING

2B: B Melton (2, off L Tiant); L Aparicio (2, off L Tiant).

SH: W Williams (1, off S Barber); J Horlen (1, off L Tiant).

IBB: C May (1, by S Barber).

TB: B Melton 5; L Aparicio 3; J Matias; W Williams; S O'Brien; C May.

RBI: B Melton 3 (3); C May (1).

2-out RBI: B Melton.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 4 for 18.

FIELDING

DP: 5. B Melton-S O'Brien-J Matias 2; L Aparicio-S O'Brien-J Matias; S O'Brien-L Aparicio-J Matias; T Sisk-E Herrmann-J Matias.

E: B Bradford (1); S O'Brien (1); L Aparicio (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
L Tiant                        4.1   5   2   2    4   4   0   4.15   22     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 0· 5     45    -     1.43  -0.07
S Williams, W (1-0)            0.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          1-0    2.34   0.10
R Perranoski, H (1)            2     3   2   2    2   0   0   9.00   11     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 3          0-0    2.12  -0.16
S Barber, S (1)                2     1   0   0    2   0   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      2· 3· 0· 1          2-1    2.98   0.28
Totals                         9    10   4   4    8   6   0          44     -       ·  ·      9·11· 0·10          3-1

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Horlen, L (0-1)              5    11   5   4    1   0   1   7.20   26     -       ·  ·     11· 3· 0·11     26    -     0.86  -0.28
T Sisk                         1     1   0   0    1   0   0  10.13    4     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 1          2-2    1.45  -0.04
G Rounsaville                  2     2   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.48   0.05
W Wood                         1     1   1   1    0   1   1   9.00    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.44  -0.07
Totals                         9    15   6   5    2   1   2          41     -       ·  ·     16· 6· 1·15          2-2

R Perranoski faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
J Horlen faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: S Barber (1; C May); J Horlen (1; R Reese); T Sisk (1; C Manuel).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Stewart, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Red Flaherty.

Time of Game: 2:59.

Attendance: 1,474.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 58° F.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Chicago White Sox                    
1. C Tovar              CF    1. W Williams           RF 
2. R Carew              2B    2. L Aparicio           SS 
3. T Oliva              RF    3. C May                LF 
4. H Killebrew          3B    4. B Melton             3B 
5. R Reese              1B    5. J Matias             1B 
6. B Alyea              LF    6. B Bradford           CF 
7. G Mitterwald         C     7. S O'Brien            2B 
8. L Cardenas           SS    8. E Herrmann           C  
9. L Tiant              P     9. J Horlen             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  2-3  -23      18%  86% F Quilici       T Sisk          Single to RF; Cardenas Scores; Manuel Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  --3      18%  67% H Killebrew     J Horlen        Home Run; Carew Scores
   t 6   0  2-3  123     -15%  68% C Tovar         T Sisk          Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B; Cardenas to 3B; Manuel to 2B
   b 8   1  5-3  -23      14%  81% L Aparicio      S Barber        Flyball: CF
   b 5   0  3-0  1--     -13%  65% L Aparicio      L Tiant         Double to LF; Williams to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Horlen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  C Tovar         Flyball: CF
          ---      52%  R Carew         Double to LF
   O      -2-      49%  T Oliva         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Carew to 3B
   RR     --3      67%  H Killebrew     Home Run; Carew Scores
   O      ---      66%  R Reese         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
          ---      62%  W Williams      Single to LF
          1--      56%  L Aparicio      Walk; Williams to 2B
   O      12-      59%  C May           Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Williams to 3B
   O      1-3      66%  B Melton        Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3      71%  J Matias        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Joe Horlen facing 6-7-8
          ---      74%  B Alyea         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   R      1--      83%  G Mitterwald    Single to CF; Alyea Scores/Adv on E8/unER; Mitterwald to 2B
   O      -2-      80%  L Cardenas      Flyball: RF
          -2-      83%  L Tiant         Single to CF; Mitterwald to 3B
   OO     1-3      76%  C Tovar         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Luis Tiant facing 6-7-8
          ---      73%  B Bradford      Walk
          1--      67%  S O'Brien       Single to LF; Bradford to 2B
   O      12-      72%  E Herrmann      Strikeout
   O      12-      75%  J Horlen        Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Bradford to 3B; O'Brien to 2B
   O      -23      81%  W Williams      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Joe Horlen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      80%  R Carew         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      81%  T Oliva         Single to RF
          1--      83%  H Killebrew     Single to LF; Oliva to 2B
   OO     12-      78%  R Reese         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Luis Tiant facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      80%  L Aparicio      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      78%  C May           Walk
          1--      74%  B Melton        Single to LF; May to 2B
   O      12-      78%  J Matias        Flyball: RF
   O      12-      83%  B Bradford      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Joe Horlen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      82%  B Alyea         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      83%  G Mitterwald    Single to LF
          1--      85%  L Cardenas      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Mitterwald to 2B
   O      12-      83%  L Tiant         Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Mitterwald to 3B; Cardenas to 2B
   O      -23      80%  C Tovar         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Luis Tiant facing 7-8-9
                  Frank Quilici replaces Rod Carew playing 2B batting 2nd
   O      ---      82%  S O'Brien       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      84%  E Herrmann      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      85%  J Horlen        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Joe Horlen facing 2-3-4
          ---      87%  F Quilici       Single to LF
          1--      92%  T Oliva         Double to RF; Quilici to 3B
   O      -23      89%  H Killebrew     Foul Flyball: 1B
          -23      90%  R Reese         Intentional Walk
   OO     123      82%  B Alyea         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
          ---      78%  W Williams      Walk
          1--      65%  L Aparicio      Double to LF; Williams to 3B
   RO     -23      67%  C May           Groundout: SS-1B; Williams Scores; Aparicio to 3B
   R      --3      57%  B Melton        Double to LF; Aparicio Scores
                  Stan Williams replaces Luis Tiant pitching and batting 9th
          -2-      49%  J Matias        Single to LF; Melton to 3B
   O      1-3      59%  B Bradford      Strikeout
   O      1-3      67%  S O'Brien       Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 2.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Joe Horlen facing 7-8-9
          ---      71%  G Mitterwald    Single to LF
          1--      82%  L Cardenas      Double to LF; Mitterwald to 3B
                  Tommie Sisk replaces Joe Horlen pitching and batting 9th; Charlie Manuel pinch hits for Stan Williams batting 9th
          -23      83%  C Manuel        Intentional Walk
   OO     123      68%  C Tovar         Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B; Cardenas to 3B; Manuel to 2B
   RR     -23      86%  F Quilici       Single to RF; Cardenas Scores; Manuel Scores
   O      1--      85%  T Oliva         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Ron Perranoski facing 8-9-1
                  Ron Perranoski replaces Charlie Manuel pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      88%  E Herrmann      Flyball: RF
                  Bob Christian pinch hits for Tommie Sisk batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  B Christian     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      90%  W Williams      Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Gene Rounsaville facing 4-5-6
                  Gene Rounsaville replaces Bob Christian pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      90%  H Killebrew     Flyball: CF
          ---      90%  R Reese         Single to CF
          1--      93%  B Alyea         Single to CF; Reese to 3B
                  Jim Holt pinch runs for Brant Alyea batting 6th
   OO     1-3      89%  G Mitterwald    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Ron Perranoski facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Holt moves to LF
          ---      84%  L Aparicio      Single to LF
          1--      72%  C May           Single to RF; Aparicio to 3B
   R      1-3      62%  B Melton        Single to LF; Aparicio Scores; May to 2B
   O      12-      72%  J Matias        Flyball: RF
   O      12-      79%  B Bradford      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; May to 3B
   O      1-3      87%  S O'Brien       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 3.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-3, Gene Rounsaville facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      86%  L Cardenas      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      85%  R Perranoski    Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      85%  C Tovar         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Ron Perranoski facing 8-9-1
                  Duane Josephson pinch hits for Ed Herrmann batting 8th
          ---      77%  D Josephson     Walk
                  Bobby Knoop pinch hits for Gene Rounsaville batting 9th
          1--      65%  B Knoop         Walk; Josephson to 2B
                  Steve Barber replaces Ron Perranoski pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      67%  W Williams      Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice; Josephson to 3B; Knoop to 2B
   O      -23      81%  L Aparicio      Flyball: CF
          -23      78%  C May           Intentional Walk
   RO     123      85%  B Melton        Single to SS; Josephson Scores; Knoop out at Hm/SS-2B-C; May to 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 4.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-4, Wilbur Wood facing 2-3-4
                  Wilbur Wood replaces Bobby Knoop pitching and batting 9th; Duane Josephson moves to C
   O      ---      83%  F Quilici       Lineout: P
   R      ---      92%  T Oliva         Home Run
   O      ---      92%  H Killebrew     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      92%  R Reese         Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 4.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Steve Barber facing 5-6-7
                  Minnie Mendoza replaces Harmon Killebrew playing 3B batting 4th
   O      ---      96%  J Matias        Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      99%  B Bradford      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      96%  S O'Brien       Walk
   O      1--     100%  D Josephson     Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA197004090

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation