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MIN  9
@CHW  1
 CLE  3
@DET  0
 KCR  2
CAL  0
 MIL  3
OAK  1
 BOS  4
@NYY  0
 WSA  5
BAL  3
 CIN  5
@HOU  2
 LAD  7
SDP  5
 NYM  8
@MON  3
 PIT  2
CHC  1
 SFG  3
ATL  0
 STL  9
PHI  8
Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 19,113

 Saturday, June 27, 1970
Time of Game: 2:16
Twins
9
42-24
Won 1
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           3  0  1   1  0  1   0  0  3    9 16  0
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  2  2
W: Bert Blyleven (3-2), L: Jerry Janeski (7-5)
 White Sox
1
26-46
Lost 1
5th, 19 GB

Batting Stats

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Tovar CF                    5   2   3   2    0   2  .284  .836              4   0   HR
L Cardenas SS                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .279  .740              0   3   SH
T Oliva RF                    5   3   3   3    0   0  .321  .851              2   0   HR,GDP
H Killebrew 3B                5   0   0   0    0   1  .302 1.030              2   1   
  F Quilici 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .172  .456              0   0   
R Reese 1B                    4   1   3   1    1   0  .266  .701              9   0   
B Allison LF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .229  .614              1   0   GDP
  J Holt LF                   2   1   1   1    0   0  .224  .590              1   0   
G Mitterwald C                4   0   2   1    1   1  .203  .584              8   1   SB
D Thompson 2B-3B              5   1   2   1    0   1  .167  .333              0   1   
B Blyleven P                  4   0   1   0    0   3  .214  .429              0   2   SH
Totals                       41   9  16   0    2   9                         27   8
Batting Events
HR: C Tovar (7, off J Janeski; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); T Oliva (9, off J Janeski; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF).
SH: B Blyleven (3, off D Murphy); L Cardenas (5, off J Janeski).
TB: C Tovar 6; T Oliva 6; R Reese 3; G Mitterwald 2; D Thompson 2; L Cardenas; B Blyleven; J Holt.
GIDP: T Oliva (11); B Allison (2).
RBI: T Oliva 3 (52); C Tovar 2 (22); J Holt (13); R Reese (27); D Thompson (1); G Mitterwald (18).
2-out RBI: C Tovar; D Thompson; G Mitterwald; J Holt.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 7 for 14.
Baserunning Events
SB: G Mitterwald (1, 2nd base off F Weaver/E Herrmann).
Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T McCraw LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .261  .684              3   0   
R Morales SS                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .150  .377              1   1   
S O'Brien 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .677              5   2   
B Melton RF                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .288  .825              1   0   
E Herrmann C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .797              8   1   
  D Secrist P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
R McKinney 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .143  .286              2   4   
B Spence 1B                   3   1   1   1    0   2  .143  .714              4   2   HR
K Berry CF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .709              0   0   
J Janeski P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .167              1   1   
  D Murphy P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .667              1   1   
  W Williams PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .255  .677              0   0   
  F Weaver P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  G Hopkins PH-C              1   0   0   0    0   0  .311  .753              1   0   
Totals                       29   1   2   0    1   8                         27  12
Batting Events
HR: B Spence (1, off B Blyleven; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: B Spence 4; T McCraw.
RBI: B Spence (1).
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 0 for 0.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. J Janeski-S O'Brien-B Spence; B Spence-R Morales-D Murphy.
E: E Herrmann (4); R McKinney (1).

Pitching Stats

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Blyleven, W (3-2)            9     2   1   1    1   8   1   2.82   30     -       ·  ·      7·13· 3· 1     86    -     0.41   0.20
Totals                         9     2   1   1    1   8   1          30     -       ·  ·      7·13· 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 Janeski, L (7-5)             3.1   9   5   5    0   3   2   4.20   20     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 2· 7     25    -     0.72  -0.31
D Murphy                       2.2   2   1   1    0   2   0   5.40    9     -       ·  ·      4· 1· 0· 2          1-0    0.20   0.01
F Weaver                       2     1   0   0    1   3   0   5.71    8     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
D Secrist                      1     4   3   3    1   1   0   5.52    8     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 4          0-0    0.03  -0.01
Totals                         9    16   9   9    2   9   2          45     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 3·13          1-0
Balks: None.
WP: F Weaver (4).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Ed Runge.
Time of Game: 2:16.
Attendance: 19,113.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Sunny.

Lineups

   Minnesota Twins                           Chicago White Sox                            
1. Cesar Tovar                  CF       1. Tommy McCraw                 LF
2. Leo Cardenas                 SS       2. Rich Morales                 SS
3. Tony Oliva                   RF       3. Syd O'Brien                  2B
4. Harmon Killebrew             3B       4. Bill Melton                  RF
5. Rich Reese                   1B       5. Ed Herrmann                   C
6. Bob Allison                  LF       6. Rich McKinney                3B
7. George Mitterwald             C       7. Bob Spence                   1B
8. Danny Thompson               2B       8. Ken Berry                    CF
9. Bert Blyleven                 P       9. Jerry Janeski                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t1 0 -23 RRR 14% 78% 0-0 MIN T. Oliva J. Janeski Home Run; Tovar Scores; Cardenas Scores
t1 0 1-- 10% 64% 0-0 MIN L. Cardenas J. Janeski Fielder's Choice C/Sacrifice Bunt; Tovar to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B); Cardenas to 2B
t3 1 -2- R 5% 87% 3-0 MIN R. Reese J. Janeski Single to CF; Oliva Scores
t4 1 --- R 4% 92% 4-0 MIN C. Tovar J. Janeski Home Run
t2 1 1-3 O -4% 79% 3-0 MIN C. Tovar J. Janeski Strikeout

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, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Jerry Janeski facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 MIN C. Tovar J. Janeski Single to SS (Ground Ball)
t1 0 1-- 10% 64% 0-0 MIN L. Cardenas J. Janeski Fielder's Choice C/Sacrifice Bunt; Tovar to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B); Cardenas to 2B
t1 0 -23 RRR 14% 78% 0-0 MIN T. Oliva J. Janeski Home Run; Tovar Scores; Cardenas Scores
t1 0 --- O -1% 76% 3-0 MIN H. Killebrew J. Janeski Strikeout
t1 1 --- 2% 78% 3-0 MIN R. Reese J. Janeski Single to RF (Line Drive)
t1 1 1-- OO -3% 75% 3-0 MIN B. Allison J. Janeski Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- -4% 71% 0-3 CHW T. McCraw B. Blyleven Single to CF (Line Drive)
b1 0 1-- O 3% 75% 0-3 CHW R. Morales B. Blyleven Foul Flyball: C
b1 1 1-- O 3% 77% 0-3 CHW S. O'Brien B. Blyleven Lineout: 3B
b1 2 1-- O 2% 79% 0-3 CHW B. Melton B. Blyleven Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, White Sox' Jerry Janeski facing 7-8-9
t2 0 --- 2% 81% 3-0 MIN G. Mitterwald J. Janeski Single to LF
t2 0 1-- O -1% 80% 3-0 MIN D. Thompson J. Janeski Groundout: 1B-P; Mitterwald to 2B
t2 1 -2- 3% 83% 3-0 MIN B. Blyleven J. Janeski Single to LF; Mitterwald to 3B
t2 1 1-3 O -4% 79% 3-0 MIN C. Tovar J. Janeski Strikeout
t2 2 1-3 O -3% 76% 3-0 MIN L. Cardenas J. Janeski Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O 2% 78% 0-3 CHW E. Herrmann B. Blyleven Strikeout
b2 1 --- O 1% 80% 0-3 CHW R. McKinney B. Blyleven Strikeout
b2 2 --- O 1% 81% 0-3 CHW B. Spence B. Blyleven Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, White Sox' Jerry Janeski facing 3-4-5
t3 0 --- 3% 84% 3-0 MIN T. Oliva J. Janeski Single to CF; Oliva to 2B/Adv on throw to 1B
t3 0 -2- O -2% 82% 3-0 MIN H. Killebrew J. Janeski Lineout: LF
t3 1 -2- R 5% 87% 3-0 MIN R. Reese J. Janeski Single to CF; Oliva Scores
t3 1 1-- O -1% 86% 4-0 MIN B. Allison J. Janeski Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Allison to 1B
t3 2 1-- 1% 87% 4-0 MIN G. Mitterwald J. Janeski Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Allison to 2B; Mitterwald to 1B
t3 2 12- O -2% 85% 4-0 MIN D. Thompson J. Janeski Foul Flyball: C
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- O 2% 87% 0-4 CHW K. Berry B. Blyleven Flyball: CF
b3 1 --- O 1% 88% 0-4 CHW J. Janeski B. Blyleven Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 2 --- O 1% 89% 0-4 CHW T. McCraw B. Blyleven Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, White Sox' Jerry Janeski facing 9-1-2
t4 0 --- O -1% 88% 4-0 MIN B. Blyleven J. Janeski Strikeout
t4 1 --- R 4% 92% 4-0 MIN C. Tovar J. Janeski Home Run
t4 1 --- 1% 93% 5-0 MIN L. Cardenas J. Janeski Single to LF
Danny Murphy replaces Jerry Janeski pitching and batting 9th
t4 1 1-- OO -1% 92% 5-0 MIN T. Oliva D. Murphy Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
b4 0 --- O 1% 93% 0-5 CHW R. Morales B. Blyleven Strikeout
b4 1 --- O 1% 94% 0-5 CHW S. O'Brien B. Blyleven Foul Flyball: 1B
b4 2 --- -1% 93% 0-5 CHW B. Melton B. Blyleven Walk
b4 2 1-- O 1% 95% 0-5 CHW E. Herrmann B. Blyleven Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, White Sox' Danny Murphy facing 4-5-6
t5 0 --- O -0% 94% 5-0 MIN H. Killebrew D. Murphy Flyball: RF
t5 1 --- O -0% 94% 5-0 MIN R. Reese D. Murphy Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 2 --- O -0% 94% 5-0 MIN B. Allison D. Murphy Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
b5 0 --- O 1% 95% 0-5 CHW R. McKinney B. Blyleven Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1 --- O 1% 95% 0-5 CHW B. Spence B. Blyleven Strikeout
b5 2 --- O 0% 96% 0-5 CHW K. Berry B. Blyleven Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 0.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, White Sox' Danny Murphy facing 7-8-9
t6 0 --- O -0% 96% 5-0 MIN G. Mitterwald D. Murphy Strikeout
t6 1 --- 0% 96% 5-0 MIN D. Thompson D. Murphy Single to CF
t6 1 1-- O -0% 96% 5-0 MIN B. Blyleven D. Murphy Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Thompson to 2B
t6 2 -2- R 2% 97% 5-0 MIN C. Tovar D. Murphy Single to CF; Thompson Scores
t6 2 1-- O -0% 97% 6-0 MIN L. Cardenas D. Murphy Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
Jim Holt replaces Bob Allison playing LF batting 6th; Walt Williams pinch hits for Danny Murphy (P) batting 9th
b6 0 --- O 1% 98% 0-6 CHW W. Williams B. Blyleven Groundout: P-1B
b6 1 --- O 0% 98% 0-6 CHW T. McCraw B. Blyleven Lineout: CF
b6 2 --- O 0% 99% 0-6 CHW R. Morales B. Blyleven Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 0.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, White Sox' Floyd Weaver facing 3-4-5
Floyd Weaver replaces Walt Williams (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 0 --- O -0% 99% 6-0 MIN T. Oliva F. Weaver Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 1 --- O -0% 98% 6-0 MIN H. Killebrew F. Weaver Popfly: 3B
t7 2 --- 0% 98% 6-0 MIN R. Reese F. Weaver Single to RF (Line Drive)
t7 2 1-- O -0% 98% 6-0 MIN J. Holt F. Weaver Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
b7 0 --- O 1% 99% 0-6 CHW S. O'Brien B. Blyleven Groundout: SS-1B
b7 1 --- O 0% 99% 0-6 CHW B. Melton B. Blyleven Popfly: 3B
b7 2 --- O 0% 99% 0-6 CHW E. Herrmann B. Blyleven Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 0.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, White Sox' Floyd Weaver facing 7-8-9
t8 0 --- 0% 99% 6-0 MIN G. Mitterwald F. Weaver Walk
t8 0 1-- 0% 100% 6-0 MIN D. Thompson F. Weaver Mitterwald Steals 2B
t8 0 -2- O -0% 99% 6-0 MIN D. Thompson F. Weaver Strikeout
t8 1 -2- O -0% 99% 6-0 MIN B. Blyleven F. Weaver Strikeout, Wild Pitch; Mitterwald out at 3B/C-3B; Blyleven to 1B
t8 2 1-- O 0% 99% 6-0 MIN C. Tovar F. Weaver Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
b8 0 --- O 0% 100% 0-6 CHW R. McKinney B. Blyleven Strikeout
b8 1 --- R -1% 99% 0-6 CHW B. Spence B. Blyleven Home Run
b8 1 --- O 0% 99% 1-6 CHW K. Berry B. Blyleven Groundout: P-1B
Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Floyd Weaver (P) batting 9th
b8 2 --- O 0% 100% 1-6 CHW G. Hopkins B. Blyleven Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 1.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, White Sox' Don Secrist facing 2-3-4
Don Secrist replaces Ed Herrmann (C) pitching and batting 5th; Gail Hopkins moves from PH to C
t9 0 --- O -0% 99% 6-1 MIN L. Cardenas D. Secrist Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 1 --- 0% 100% 6-1 MIN T. Oliva D. Secrist Single to LF
t9 1 1-- O -0% 99% 6-1 MIN H. Killebrew D. Secrist Flyball: LF
t9 2 1-- 0% 100% 6-1 MIN R. Reese D. Secrist Walk; Oliva to 2B
t9 2 12- R 0% 100% 6-1 MIN J. Holt D. Secrist Single to CF; Oliva Scores; Reese to 2B
t9 2 12- R 0% 100% 7-1 MIN G. Mitterwald D. Secrist Single to LF; Reese Scores; Holt to 2B
t9 2 12- R 0% 100% 8-1 MIN D. Thompson D. Secrist Single to CF; Holt Scores; Mitterwald to 2B
t9 2 12- O 0% 100% 9-1 MIN B. Blyleven D. Secrist Strikeout
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 9, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-9, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
Frank Quilici replaces Harmon Killebrew (3B) playing 2B batting 4th; Danny Thompson moves from 2B to 3B
b9 0 --- O 0% 100% 1-9 CHW T. McCraw B. Blyleven Flyball: RF
b9 1 --- O 0% 100% 1-9 CHW R. Morales B. Blyleven Flyball: RF
b9 2 --- O 0% 100% 1-9 CHW S. O'Brien B. Blyleven Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 9, White Sox 1.

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