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CHW  3
CAL  2
 CLE  7
BOS  2
 DET  4
BAL  0
 MIN 10
@KCR  5
 MIL  8
OAK  7
 WSA  2
@NYY  0
 STL  3
@HOU  2
 MON  2
NYM  0
 PIT  3
PHI  2
(14)		 SDP 10
LAD  4
 ATL  6
@SFG  1
(11)
Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 3,712

 Wednesday, May 20, 1970
Time of Game: 2:11
Angels
2
25-13
Lost 1
2nd, 1½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Angels          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    2  4  2
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  3    3  9  1
W: Tommy John (4-6), L: Tom Murphy (4-4)
Winning Run scored with 2 outs
 White Sox
3
16-21
Won 1
4th, 10 GB

Batting Stats

California Angels            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
S Alomar 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .590              5   2   
J Tatum CF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .355  .848              0   0   
J Fregosi SS                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .294  .799              1   6   
A Johnson LF                  4   0   2   0    0   2  .363  .894              3   0   2B
K McMullen 3B                 3   0   0   1    1   0  .212  .618              2   2   IW
J Spencer 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .316  .791             12   1   GDP
T Reynolds RF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              1   0   
J Azcue C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .616              2   0   
T Murphy P                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .083  .163              0   1   
  K Tatum P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  G Garrett P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
Totals                       31   2   4   0    2   4                         26  12
Batting Events
2B: A Johnson (8, off T John).
IBB: K McMullen (4, by T John).
TB: A Johnson 3; J Fregosi 2.
GIDP: J Spencer (2).
RBI: K McMullen (18).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. K McMullen-S Alomar-J Spencer.
E: J Spencer (2); J Fregosi (7).
Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Matias RF                   5   0   3   0    0   0  .190  .488              0   0   
S O'Brien SS                  4   0   0   0    1   0  .241  .566              1   4   
G Hopkins 1B                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .361  .889             16   2   SF
E Herrmann C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .883              4   0   
C May LF                      4   0   2   0    0   0  .319  .897              1   0   
B Melton 3B                   4   1   0   0    0   0  .304  .789              0   5   GDP
B Bradford CF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .601              2   0   
B Knoop 2B                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .196  .573              1   6   IW
  B Christian PH              1   1   1   2    0   0  .300  .964              0   0   HR
T John P                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .150  .340              2   2   
  T McCraw PH                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .699              0   0   HBP
  W Williams PR               0   1   0   0    0   0  .247  .642              0   0   
Totals                       35   3   9   0    2   1                         27  19
Batting Events
HR: B Christian (1, off T Murphy; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out).
SF: G Hopkins (1, off G Garrett).
IBB: B Knoop (1, by T Murphy).
HBP: T McCraw (1, by T Murphy).
TB: B Christian 4; J Matias 3; G Hopkins 2; C May 2; B Knoop.
GIDP: B Melton (1).
RBI: B Christian 2 (3); G Hopkins (8).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. B Knoop-S O'Brien-G Hopkins.
E: S O'Brien (10).

Pitching Stats

California Angels             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Murphy, L (4-4)              8.1   8   3   1    1   1   1   3.64   36     -       ·  ·     17· 8· 0· 8     59    -     1.58  -0.01
K Tatum                        0     1   0   0    1   0   0   0.89    2     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          1-0    3.99  -0.20
G Garrett                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.23    1     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          3-1    5.42  -0.17
Totals                         8.2   9   3   1    2   1   1          39     -       ·  ·     17· 9· 0· 9          4-1
K Tatum faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
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
T John, W (4-6)                9     4   2   1    2   4   0   3.39   33     -       ·  ·     19· 4· 0· 4     75    -     1.52   0.12
Totals                         9     4   2   1    2   4   0          33     -       ·  ·     19· 4· 0· 4           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: T Murphy (3; T McCraw).
IBB: T John (5; K McMullen); T Murphy (1; B Knoop).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Larry Napp.
Time of Game: 2:11.
Attendance: 3,712.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   California Angels                         Chicago White Sox                            
1. Sandy Alomar                 2B       1. John Matias                  RF
2. Jarvis Tatum                 CF       2. Syd O'Brien                  SS
3. Jim Fregosi                  SS       3. Gail Hopkins                 1B
4. Alex Johnson                 LF       4. Ed Herrmann                   C
5. Ken McMullen                 3B       5. Carlos May                   LF
6. Jim Spencer                  1B       6. Bill Melton                  3B
7. Tommie Reynolds              RF       7. Buddy Bradford               CF
8. Joe Azcue                     C       8. Bobby Knoop                  2B
9. Tom Murphy                    P       9. Tommy John                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b9 1 -2- RR 46% 58% 0-2 CHW B. Christian T. Murphy Home Run; Melton Scores/unER
t9 1 123 RR -22% 6% 0-0 CAL K. McMullen T. John Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Johnson to 2B; Fregosi Scores/No RBI/unER; Tatum Scores
b9 1 1-- 19% 82% 2-2 CHW J. Matias K. Tatum Single to RF; Williams to 3B
b9 1 123 RO 17% 100% 2-2 CHW G. Hopkins G. Garrett Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Williams Scores/unER
t9 1 12- -14% 28% 0-0 CAL A. Johnson T. John Single to LF; Fregosi to 2B; Tatum to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CAL S. Alomar T. John Groundout: 3B-1B
t1 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 CAL J. Tatum T. John Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 CAL J. Fregosi T. John Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Tom Murphy facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 CHW J. Matias T. Murphy Groundout: 1B unassisted
b1 1 --- O -1% 51% 0-0 CHW S. O'Brien T. Murphy Flyball: 2B
b1 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 CHW G. Hopkins T. Murphy Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Tommy John facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CAL A. Johnson T. John Strikeout Looking
t2 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 CAL K. McMullen T. John Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 CAL J. Spencer T. John Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Tom Murphy facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 CHW E. Herrmann T. Murphy Strikeout
b2 1 --- 2% 55% 0-0 CHW C. May T. Murphy Single to CF
b2 1 1-- OO -5% 50% 0-0 CHW B. Melton T. Murphy Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Tommy John facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CAL T. Reynolds T. John Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 CAL J. Azcue T. John Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 CAL T. Murphy T. John Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Tom Murphy facing 7-8-9
b3 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 CHW B. Bradford T. Murphy Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 CHW B. Knoop T. Murphy Groundout: SS-1B
b3 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 CHW T. John T. Murphy Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
t4 0 --- O 3% 53% 0-0 CAL S. Alomar T. John Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1 --- O 2% 55% 0-0 CAL J. Tatum T. John Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2 --- O 1% 56% 0-0 CAL J. Fregosi T. John Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Tom Murphy facing 1-2-3
b4 0 --- O -3% 53% 0-0 CHW J. Matias T. Murphy Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 CHW S. O'Brien T. Murphy Foul Flyball: 3B
b4 2 --- 1% 53% 0-0 CHW G. Hopkins T. Murphy Single to LF
b4 2 1-- O -3% 50% 0-0 CHW E. Herrmann T. Murphy Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Tommy John facing 4-5-6
t5 0 --- O 3% 53% 0-0 CAL A. Johnson T. John Strikeout
t5 1 --- O 2% 55% 0-0 CAL K. McMullen T. John Groundout: SS-1B
t5 2 --- O 1% 56% 0-0 CAL J. Spencer T. John Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Tom Murphy facing 5-6-7
b5 0 --- 5% 61% 0-0 CHW C. May T. Murphy Single to CF
b5 0 1-- O -2% 59% 0-0 CHW B. Melton T. Murphy Groundout: 3B-1B; May to 2B
b5 1 -2- O -5% 55% 0-0 CHW B. Bradford T. Murphy Flyball: LF
b5 2 -2- 1% 56% 0-0 CHW B. Knoop T. Murphy Intentional Walk
b5 2 12- O -6% 50% 0-0 CHW T. John T. Murphy Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 6th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Tommy John facing 7-8-9
t6 0 --- O 3% 53% 0-0 CAL T. Reynolds T. John Groundout: SS-1B
t6 1 --- O 2% 56% 0-0 CAL J. Azcue T. John Groundout: P-1B
t6 2 --- O 2% 57% 0-0 CAL T. Murphy T. John Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Tom Murphy facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- 5% 62% 0-0 CHW J. Matias T. Murphy Single to CF
b6 0 1-- O -5% 58% 0-0 CHW S. O'Brien T. Murphy Flyball: 1B
b6 1 1-- 10% 68% 0-0 CHW G. Hopkins T. Murphy Single to RF; Matias to 3B
b6 1 1-3 3% 71% 0-0 CHW E. Herrmann T. Murphy Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Hopkins to 2B
b6 1 123 O -11% 60% 0-0 CHW C. May T. Murphy Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; Herrmann to 2B; Hopkins to 3B
b6 2 123 O -10% 50% 0-0 CHW B. Melton T. Murphy Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 7th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
t7 0 --- O 4% 54% 0-0 CAL S. Alomar T. John Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 1 --- O 3% 57% 0-0 CAL J. Tatum T. John Flyball: CF
t7 2 --- -2% 54% 0-0 CAL J. Fregosi T. John Single to LF
t7 2 1-- -6% 49% 0-0 CAL A. Johnson T. John Double to RF; Fregosi to 3B
t7 2 -23 -2% 47% 0-0 CAL K. McMullen T. John Intentional Walk
t7 2 123 O 12% 58% 0-0 CAL J. Spencer T. John Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Tom Murphy facing 7-8-9
b7 0 --- O -4% 55% 0-0 CHW B. Bradford T. Murphy Groundout: SS-1B
b7 1 --- 4% 59% 0-0 CHW B. Knoop T. Murphy Single to CF
b7 1 1-- O -5% 54% 0-0 CHW T. John T. Murphy Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
b7 2 1-- 3% 57% 0-0 CHW J. Matias T. Murphy Single to RF; John to 2B
b7 2 12- O -7% 50% 0-0 CHW S. O'Brien T. Murphy Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 8th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Tommy John facing 7-8-9
t8 0 --- O 5% 55% 0-0 CAL T. Reynolds T. John Flyball: LF
t8 1 --- O 3% 58% 0-0 CAL J. Azcue T. John Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 2 --- O 2% 60% 0-0 CAL T. Murphy T. John Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Angels' Tom Murphy facing 3-4-5
b8 0 --- O -4% 56% 0-0 CHW G. Hopkins T. Murphy Flyball: LF
b8 1 --- O -3% 52% 0-0 CHW E. Herrmann T. Murphy Flyball: 2B
b8 2 --- O -2% 50% 0-0 CHW C. May T. Murphy Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 9th, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
t9 0 --- O 6% 56% 0-0 CAL S. Alomar T. John Flyball: CF
t9 1 --- -6% 50% 0-0 CAL J. Tatum T. John Walk
t9 1 1-- -8% 42% 0-0 CAL J. Fregosi T. John Single to LF; Tatum to 2B
t9 1 12- -14% 28% 0-0 CAL A. Johnson T. John Single to LF; Fregosi to 2B; Tatum to 3B
t9 1 123 RR -22% 6% 0-0 CAL K. McMullen T. John Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Johnson to 2B; Fregosi Scores/No RBI/unER; Tatum Scores
t9 1 12- OO 2% 8% 2-0 CAL J. Spencer T. John Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Angels' Tom Murphy facing 6-7-8
b9 0 --- 10% 19% 0-2 CHW B. Melton T. Murphy Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Melton to 2B
b9 0 -2- O -8% 11% 0-2 CHW B. Bradford T. Murphy Groundout: SS-1B
Bob Christian pinch hits for Bobby Knoop (2B) batting 8th
b9 1 -2- RR 46% 58% 0-2 CHW B. Christian T. Murphy Home Run; Melton Scores/unER
Tommy McCraw pinch hits for Tommy John (P) batting 9th
b9 1 --- 5% 63% 2-2 CHW T. McCraw T. Murphy Hit By Pitch
Ken Tatum replaces Tom Murphy pitching and batting 9th; Walt Williams pinch runs for Tommy McCraw (PH) batting 9th
b9 1 1-- 19% 82% 2-2 CHW J. Matias K. Tatum Single to RF; Williams to 3B
b9 1 1-3 1% 83% 2-2 CHW S. O'Brien K. Tatum Walk; Matias to 2B
Greg Garrett replaces Ken Tatum pitching and batting 9th
b9 1 123 RO 17% 100% 2-2 CHW G. Hopkins G. Garrett Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Williams Scores/unER
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 3.

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