June 28, 1970 Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 9
@CHW 1 CHW 11
MIN 10 CLE 8
@DET 2 DET 5
CLE 1 CAL 2
@KCR 1 KCR 13
CAL 1 OAK 4
@MIL 1 OAK 4
@MIL 1 BOS 5
@NYY 3 NYY 8
BOS 2 WSA 4
BAL 3
(12) CIN 3
@HOU 2 LAD 2
SDP 0 MON 3
NYM 2 PIT 3
CHC 2 PIT 4
CHC 1 SFG 6
ATL 4
(10) SFG 4
ATL 3 STL 5
PHI 4 PHI 8
@STL 3
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, June 28, 1970
Time of Game: 2:18

Twins

43-24

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  1  2   2  1  0   0  2  1    9 16  0
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  9  1

W: T Hall (3-2), L: J Horlen (6-9), S: B Zepp (1)

White Sox

26-47

Lost 2

5th, 19 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar CF                    5   1   3   0    0   0  .290  .842    0    3   0   
L Cardenas SS                 5   0   3   1    0   1  .285  .749    0    0   0   GDP
T Oliva RF                    5   2   2   2    0   0  .322  .861    0    2   0   HR
  H Hill PR-RF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
H Killebrew 3B                4   2   2   3    0   0  .306 1.056    0    0   1   2·HR
  F Quilici 2B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .169  .448    0    1   2   GDP
R Reese 1B                    4   0   0   0    1   0  .261  .691    0    6   0   
P Ratliff C                   4   2   1   0    1   2  .276  .782    0    7   0   
J Holt LF                     4   1   3   0    0   0  .242  .620    0    7   0   CS
D Thompson 2B-3B              3   0   1   2    0   0  .200  .388    0    1   1   SF
T Hall P                      3   1   1   1    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   0   
  B Zepp P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
Totals                       39   9  16   9    2   4                    27   5

BATTING

HR: T Oliva (10, off J Horlen; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); H Killebrew 2 (20, off J Horlen, off B Miller; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

SF: D Thompson (1, off B Miller).

TB: H Killebrew 8; T Oliva 5; C Tovar 3; L Cardenas 3; J Holt 3; P Ratliff; D Thompson; T Hall.

GIDP: F Quilici (4); L Cardenas (5).

RBI: H Killebrew 3 (54); D Thompson 2 (3); T Oliva 2 (54); T Hall (1); L Cardenas (28).

2-out RBI: H Killebrew 2; L Cardenas; T Hall.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Thompson-F Quilici-R Reese.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Holt (1, Home by J Horlen/D Josephson).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Williams LF                 5   0   2   0    0   0  .259  .680    0    2   0   
L Aparicio SS                 4   0   2   1    0   2  .305  .763    0    3   3   2B
S O'Brien 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .674    0    1   3   
B Melton RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .288  .820    0    2   0   
D Josephson C                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .319  .797    0    7   0   GDP
R McKinney 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .091  .182    0    0   1   
B Spence 1B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .200  .773    0    7   3   
K Berry CF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .258  .712    0    3   1   
J Horlen P                    1   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .225    0    1   1   
  B Knoop PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .204  .562    0    0   0   
  J Magnuson P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T McCraw PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .259  .680    0    0   0   
  B Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .650         1   0   
  G Hopkins PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .309  .749    0    0   0   
Totals                       35   1   9   1    2   7                    27  12

BATTING

2B: L Aparicio (13, off T Hall).

TB: L Aparicio 3; W Williams 2; B Knoop; B Spence; K Berry; S O'Brien; B Melton.

GIDP: D Josephson (3).

RBI: L Aparicio (18).

2-out RBI: L Aparicio.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Aparicio-B Spence; L Aparicio-S O'Brien-B Spence.

E: K Berry (2).

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
T Hall, W (3-2)                6.2   7   1   1    2   7   0   2.23   29     -       ·  ·      2·11· 1· 6     61    -     0.69   0.18
B Zepp, S (1)                  2.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   2.55    8     -       ·  ·      5· 1· 1· 1          2-0    0.16   0.03
Totals                         9     9   1   1    2   7   0          37     -       ·  ·      7·12· 2· 7          2-0

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 (6-9)              5    12   6   6    0   1   2   4.28   24     -       ·  ·      8· 3· 0·12     20    -     0.78  -0.29
J Magnuson                     2     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    6     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.07   0.01
B Miller                       2     4   3   3    2   2   1   4.95   12     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 1· 4          0-0    0.03  -0.01
Totals                         9    16   9   9    2   4   3          42     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 2·16           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Ed Runge, 3B - Bill Kunkel.

Time of Game: 2:18.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Chicago White Sox                    
1. C Tovar              CF    1. W Williams           LF 
2. L Cardenas           SS    2. L Aparicio           SS 
3. T Oliva              RF    3. S O'Brien            2B 
4. H Killebrew          3B    4. B Melton             RF 
5. R Reese              1B    5. D Josephson          C  
6. P Ratliff            C     6. R McKinney           3B 
7. J Holt               LF    7. B Spence             1B 
8. D Thompson           2B    8. K Berry              CF 
9. T Hall               P     9. J Horlen             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-1  1--      19%  79% H Killebrew     J Horlen        Home Run; Oliva Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  12-      13%  67% D Thompson      J Horlen        Single to CF; Ratliff Scores; Holt to 3B/Adv on E8
   t 3   0  0-1  1--      -7%  58% L Cardenas      J Horlen        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   t 4   2  0-3  -2-       6%  88% T Hall          J Horlen        Single to CF; Holt Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  1--      -5%  36% L Aparicio      T Hall          Single to 3B/Bunt; Williams to 2B

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         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      50%  L Cardenas      Single to CF (LF-CF)
   O      1--      48%  T Oliva         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Oliva to 1B
   O      1--      45%  H Killebrew     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Hall facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  W Williams      Single to LF
          1--      36%  L Aparicio      Single to 3B/Bunt; Williams to 2B
   O      12-      42%  S O'Brien       Popfly: 1B
   O      12-      46%  B Melton        Flyball: RF
   O      12-      50%  D Josephson     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Horlen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  R Reese         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      50%  P Ratliff       Single to RF
          1--      54%  J Holt          Single to CF; Ratliff to 2B
   R      12-      67%  D Thompson      Single to CF; Ratliff Scores; Holt to 3B/Adv on E8
   O      1-3      62%  T Hall          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Thompson to 2B
   O      -23      57%  C Tovar         Holt Caught Stealing Hm (P-C)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Hall facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      59%  R McKinney      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      61%  B Spence        Flyball: RF
          ---      59%  K Berry         Walk
   O      1--      62%  J Horlen        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Joe Horlen facing 1-2-3
          ---      65%  C Tovar         Single to CF
   OO     1--      58%  L Cardenas      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
          ---      60%  T Oliva         Single to CF
   RR     1--      79%  H Killebrew     Home Run; Oliva Scores
   O      ---      78%  R Reese         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Hall facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      80%  W Williams      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      82%  L Aparicio      Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  S O'Brien       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Joe Horlen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      82%  P Ratliff       Strikeout
          ---      83%  J Holt          Single to RF
   O      1--      82%  D Thompson      Groundout: 2B-1B; Holt to 2B
   R      -2-      88%  T Hall          Single to CF; Holt Scores
          1--      89%  C Tovar         Single to RF; Hall to 3B
   RO     1-3      92%  L Cardenas      Single to CF; Hall Scores; Tovar out at Hm/CF-C
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Tom Hall facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      93%  B Melton        Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  D Josephson     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      94%  R McKinney      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Joe Horlen facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      97%  T Oliva         Home Run
   O      ---      97%  H Killebrew     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  R Reese         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      96%  P Ratliff       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Tom Hall facing 7-8-9
          ---      95%  B Spence        Walk
   O      1--      96%  K Berry         Flyball: LF
                  Bobby Knoop pinch hits for Joe Horlen batting 9th
          1--      95%  B Knoop         Single to LF; Spence to 2B
   O      12-      96%  W Williams      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Spence to 3B; Williams to 1B
   O      1-3      98%  L Aparicio      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jim Magnuson facing 7-8-9
                  Jim Magnuson replaces Bobby Knoop pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  J Holt          Lineout: LF
   O      ---      97%  D Thompson      Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      97%  T Hall          Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Tom Hall facing 3-4-5
          ---      96%  S O'Brien       Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  B Melton        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      98%  D Josephson     Flyball: CF
   O      1--      99%  R McKinney      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jim Magnuson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  C Tovar         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      98%  L Cardenas      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      98%  T Oliva         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Tom Hall facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      99%  B Spence        Strikeout
          ---      98%  K Berry         Single to CF
                  Tommy McCraw pinch hits for Jim Magnuson batting 9th
   O      1--      99%  T McCraw        Lineout: CF
          1--      98%  W Williams      Single to LF; Berry to 2B
   R      12-      96%  L Aparicio      Double to LF; Berry Scores; Williams to 3B
                  Bill Zepp replaces Tom Hall pitching and batting 9th
   O      -23      99%  S O'Brien       Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 1.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Bob Miller facing 4-5-6
                  Bob Miller replaces Tommy McCraw pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---      99%  H Killebrew     Home Run (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---      99%  R Reese         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      99%  P Ratliff       Walk
          1--     100%  J Holt          Single to LF; Ratliff to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  D Thompson      Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Ratliff Scores
   O      1--     100%  B Zepp          Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-8, Bill Zepp facing 4-5-6
                  Frank Quilici replaces Harmon Killebrew playing 2B batting 4th; Danny Thompson moves to 3B
          ---      99%  B Melton        Single to RF
   OO     1--     100%  D Josephson     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  R McKinney      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, White Sox 1.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-1, Bob Miller facing 1-2-3
          ---     100%  C Tovar         Single to RF
          1--     100%  L Cardenas      Single to LF; Tovar to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  T Oliva         Fielder's Choice P; Tovar Scores; Cardenas to 2B; Oliva to 1B
                  Herman Hill pinch runs for Tony Oliva batting 3rd
   OO     12-     100%  F Quilici       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Cardenas to 3B
          --3     100%  R Reese         Walk
   O      1-3     100%  P Ratliff       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 9, White Sox 1.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-9, Bill Zepp facing 7-8-9
                  Herman Hill moves to RF
          ---     100%  B Spence        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--     100%  K Berry         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Spence to 2B
                  Gail Hopkins pinch hits for Bob Miller batting 9th
   O      -2-     100%  G Hopkins       Groundout: 2B-1B; Spence to 3B
   O      --3     100%  W Williams      Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 9, White Sox 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA197006281

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation