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BAL  4
CLE  3
(11)		 MIN  5
@CHW  4
 NYY  5
@DET  0
 MIL  4
KCR  3
 OAK  3
CAL  2
 CIN 11
@ATL  6
 LAD  3
HOU  2
 CHC  3
@MON  2
 CHC  5
@MON  4
(10)		 PIT  3
@NYM  2
 SFG  3
@SDP  2
(10)		 PHI  9
@STL  7
Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 5,403

 Friday, September 18, 1970
Time of Game: 2:27
Twins
5
90-60
Won 2
1st
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           3  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  0    5  8  1
White Sox       0  2  1   0  0  0   0  1  0    4  9  1
W: Bill Zepp (9-4), L: Bart Johnson (3-6), S: Ron Perranoski (31)
 White Sox
4
53-94
Lost 1
6th, 35½ GB

Batting Stats

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Tovar 3B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .302  .803              0   0   
L Cardenas SS                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .250  .686              0   3   CS,GDP
T Oliva RF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .318  .869              4   0   
R Reese 1B                    2   1   0   0    2   1  .261  .706             10   1   
B Alyea LF                    2   1   0   0    1   0  .295  .919              1   0   GDP
  S Brye LF                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .393              0   0   
J Holt CF                     3   0   2   2    1   1  .254  .624              5   0   3B
G Mitterwald C                4   0   1   2    0   1  .213  .649              6   0   GDP
D Thompson 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .232  .509              0   3   
B Zepp P                      3   0   0   0    0   2  .136  .292              1   2   
  R Perranoski P              1   0   0   0    0   1  .043  .087              0   1   
Totals                       31   5   8   0    5   8                         27  10
Batting Events
3B: J Holt (3, off B Johnson).
TB: J Holt 4; T Oliva 2; C Tovar 2; L Cardenas; G Mitterwald.
GIDP: L Cardenas (11); G Mitterwald (10); B Alyea (9).
RBI: J Holt 2 (34); G Mitterwald 2 (41); T Oliva (101).
2-out RBI: J Holt 2; G Mitterwald 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding Events
E: C Tovar (12).
Baserunning Events
CS: L Cardenas (5, 2nd base by B Johnson/E Herrmann).
Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
T McCraw 1B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .226  .616              8   0   
  D Josephson PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .319  .779              0   0   
  D Eddy P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                          0   0   
  W Williams PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .257  .657              0   0   
L Aparicio SS                 5   1   1   0    0   0  .316  .777              1   3   3B
C May LF                      4   0   0   1    0   1  .289  .808              2   0   
B Melton RF                   3   2   1   1    0   2  .267  .829              2   0   HR,HBP
E Herrmann C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .283  .864              6   1   
  R McKinney PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .122  .347              0   0   
  J Ortiz PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   0   
  C Brinkman C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125              2   0   
S O'Brien 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .251  .634              1   3   2B
K Berry CF                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .278  .704              2   0   2B
B Knoop 2B                    3   0   2   1    1   0  .226  .596              3   4   IW
B Johnson P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .628              0   0   
  L Maye PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .723              0   0   
  J Matias 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .184  .477              0   0   
  R Morales PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .482              0   0   
Totals                       36   4   9   0    1   5                         27  11
Batting Events
2B: S O'Brien (13, off B Zepp); K Berry (11, off B Zepp).
3B: L Aparicio (3, off B Zepp).
HR: B Melton (29, off R Perranoski; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
IBB: B Knoop (4, by B Zepp).
HBP: B Melton (9, by B Zepp).
TB: B Melton 4; L Aparicio 3; K Berry 2; B Knoop 2; S O'Brien 2; W Williams; R McKinney; T McCraw.
RBI: C May (68); K Berry (48); B Knoop (35); B Melton (88).
2-out RBI: B Knoop.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
Fielding Events
DP: 3. L Aparicio-B Knoop-T McCraw 2; S O'Brien-B Knoop-T McCraw.
E: T McCraw (7).

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 Zepp, W (9-4)                6.1   6   3   3    1   3   0   3.24   27     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 1· 6     51    -     1.16  -0.01
R Perranoski, S (31)           2.2   3   1   1    0   2   1   2.30   11     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 3          1-0    2.54   0.32
Totals                         9     9   4   4    1   5   1          38     -       ·  ·     11·11· 1· 9          1-0 
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
B Johnson, L (3-6)             7     8   5   3    4   4   0   5.35   29     -       ·  ·      7· 6· 0· 8     45    -     0.98  -0.24
D Eddy                         2     0   0   0    1   4   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.56   0.06
Totals                         9     8   5   3    5   8   0          36     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 0· 8           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Zepp (9; B Melton).
IBB: B Zepp (4; B Knoop).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - Bob Stewart, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Red Flaherty.
Time of Game: 2:27.
Attendance: 5,403.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Minnesota Twins                           Chicago White Sox                            
1. Cesar Tovar                  3B       1. Tommy McCraw                 1B
2. Leo Cardenas                 SS       2. Luis Aparicio                SS
3. Tony Oliva                   RF       3. Carlos May                   LF
4. Rich Reese                   1B       4. Bill Melton                  RF
5. Brant Alyea                  LF       5. Ed Herrmann                   C
6. Jim Holt                     CF       6. Syd O'Brien                  3B
7. George Mitterwald             C       7. Ken Berry                    CF
8. Danny Thompson               2B       8. Bobby Knoop                  2B
9. Bill Zepp                     P       9. Bart Johnson                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t1 2 12- RR 17% 77% 1-0 MIN J. Holt B. Johnson Triple to CF; Cardenas Scores; Oliva Scores
t3 2 123 RR 16% 81% 3-2 MIN G. Mitterwald B. Johnson Single to CF; Reese Scores/unER; Alyea Scores/unER; Holt to 2B
b8 1 --- R -12% 77% 3-5 CHW B. Melton R. Perranoski Home Run
b7 0 --- -10% 70% 3-5 CHW B. Knoop B. Zepp Single to 3B; Knoop to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
b8 2 -2- O 10% 84% 4-5 CHW K. Berry R. Perranoski Groundout: P-1B

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' Bart Johnson facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- 4% 54% 0-0 MIN C. Tovar B. Johnson Single to CF
t1 0 1-- 6% 59% 0-0 MIN L. Cardenas B. Johnson Walk; Tovar to 2B
t1 0 12- R 9% 68% 0-0 MIN T. Oliva B. Johnson Single to RF; Tovar Scores; Cardenas to 2B
t1 0 12- O -5% 64% 1-0 MIN R. Reese B. Johnson Strikeout Looking
t1 1 12- O -4% 60% 1-0 MIN B. Alyea B. Johnson Flyball: RF
t1 2 12- RR 17% 77% 1-0 MIN J. Holt B. Johnson Triple to CF; Cardenas Scores; Oliva Scores
t1 2 --3 O -2% 75% 3-0 MIN G. Mitterwald B. Johnson Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Bill Zepp facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 77% 0-3 CHW T. McCraw B. Zepp Groundout: SS-1B
b1 1 --- O 1% 78% 0-3 CHW L. Aparicio B. Zepp Groundout: P-1B
b1 2 --- O 1% 79% 0-3 CHW C. May B. Zepp Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, White Sox' Bart Johnson facing 8-9-1
t2 0 --- O -1% 78% 3-0 MIN D. Thompson B. Johnson Groundout: 3B-1B
t2 1 --- O -1% 77% 3-0 MIN B. Zepp B. Johnson Strikeout Looking
t2 2 --- O -1% 76% 3-0 MIN C. Tovar B. Johnson Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Bill Zepp facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- -4% 73% 0-3 CHW B. Melton B. Zepp Hit By Pitch
b2 0 1-- O 3% 76% 0-3 CHW E. Herrmann B. Zepp Flyball: CF
b2 1 1-- -8% 68% 0-3 CHW S. O'Brien B. Zepp Double to LF; Melton to 3B
b2 1 -23 RO 1% 69% 0-3 CHW K. Berry B. Zepp Groundout: 1B-P; Melton Scores; O'Brien to 3B
b2 2 --3 R -9% 59% 1-3 CHW B. Knoop B. Zepp Single to LF; O'Brien Scores
b2 2 1-- O 2% 62% 2-3 CHW B. Johnson B. Zepp Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 2.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, White Sox' Bart Johnson facing 2-3-4
t3 0 --- 4% 65% 3-2 MIN L. Cardenas B. Johnson Single to CF
t3 0 1-- O -3% 62% 3-2 MIN T. Oliva B. Johnson Flyball: LF
t3 1 1-- O -4% 58% 3-2 MIN R. Reese B. Johnson Cardenas Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t3 2 --- 1% 59% 3-2 MIN R. Reese B. Johnson Walk
t3 2 1-- 0% 59% 3-2 MIN B. Alyea B. Johnson E3 on Foul Ball
t3 2 1-- 2% 61% 3-2 MIN B. Alyea B. Johnson Walk; Reese to 2B
t3 2 12- 3% 64% 3-2 MIN J. Holt B. Johnson Walk; Reese to 3B; Alyea to 2B
t3 2 123 RR 16% 81% 3-2 MIN G. Mitterwald B. Johnson Single to CF; Reese Scores/unER; Alyea Scores/unER; Holt to 2B
t3 2 12- O -2% 78% 5-2 MIN D. Thompson B. Johnson Flyball: CF
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Twins' Bill Zepp facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- O 2% 80% 2-5 CHW T. McCraw B. Zepp Strikeout Looking
b3 1 --- -6% 74% 2-5 CHW L. Aparicio B. Zepp Triple to RF
b3 1 --3 RO -1% 73% 2-5 CHW C. May B. Zepp Groundout: 1B unassisted; Aparicio Scores
b3 2 --- O 1% 74% 3-5 CHW B. Melton B. Zepp Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 3.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-3, White Sox' Bart Johnson facing 9-1-2
t4 0 --- O -2% 72% 5-3 MIN B. Zepp B. Johnson Strikeout Looking
t4 1 --- 2% 74% 5-3 MIN C. Tovar B. Johnson Single to CF
t4 1 1-- OO -4% 71% 5-3 MIN L. Cardenas B. Johnson Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Twins' Bill Zepp facing 5-6-7
b4 0 --- O 3% 73% 3-5 CHW E. Herrmann B. Zepp Foul Flyball: C
b4 1 --- O 2% 75% 3-5 CHW S. O'Brien B. Zepp Groundout: SS-1B
b4 2 --- -3% 73% 3-5 CHW K. Berry B. Zepp Double to CF
b4 2 -2- -2% 71% 3-5 CHW B. Knoop B. Zepp Intentional Walk
b4 2 12- O 5% 76% 3-5 CHW B. Johnson B. Zepp Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 3.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-3, White Sox' Bart Johnson facing 3-4-5
t5 0 --- 3% 79% 5-3 MIN T. Oliva B. Johnson Single to CF
t5 0 1-- O -2% 77% 5-3 MIN R. Reese B. Johnson Foul Flyball: 1B
t5 1 1-- OO -4% 73% 5-3 MIN B. Alyea B. Johnson Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Twins' Bill Zepp facing 1-2-3
b5 0 --- -5% 68% 3-5 CHW T. McCraw B. Zepp Single to LF
b5 0 1-- O 5% 72% 3-5 CHW L. Aparicio B. Zepp Flyball: CF
b5 1 1-- O 4% 76% 3-5 CHW C. May B. Zepp Flyball: CF
b5 2 1-- O 3% 79% 3-5 CHW B. Melton B. Zepp Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 3.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-3, White Sox' Bart Johnson facing 6-7-8
t6 0 --- 2% 82% 5-3 MIN J. Holt B. Johnson Single to LF
t6 0 1-- OO -5% 77% 5-3 MIN G. Mitterwald B. Johnson Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
t6 2 --- O -1% 76% 5-3 MIN D. Thompson B. Johnson Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Twins' Bill Zepp facing 5-6-7
b6 0 --- O 3% 79% 3-5 CHW E. Herrmann B. Zepp Flyball: CF
b6 1 --- O 2% 81% 3-5 CHW S. O'Brien B. Zepp Lineout: RF
b6 2 --- O 1% 83% 3-5 CHW K. Berry B. Zepp Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 3.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-3, White Sox' Bart Johnson facing 9-1-2
t7 0 --- O -1% 81% 5-3 MIN B. Zepp B. Johnson Groundout: SS-1B
t7 1 --- O -1% 80% 5-3 MIN C. Tovar B. Johnson Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 2 --- O -1% 80% 5-3 MIN L. Cardenas B. Johnson Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Twins' Bill Zepp facing 8-9-1
Steve Brye replaces Brant Alyea playing LF batting 5th
b7 0 --- -10% 70% 3-5 CHW B. Knoop B. Zepp Single to 3B; Knoop to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
Lee Maye pinch hits for Bart Johnson (P) batting 9th
b7 0 -2- O 4% 74% 3-5 CHW L. Maye B. Zepp Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Knoop to 3B
Ron Perranoski replaces Bill Zepp pitching and batting 9th; Duane Josephson pinch hits for Tommy McCraw (1B) batting 1st
b7 1 --3 O 8% 82% 3-5 CHW D. Josephson R. Perranoski Strikeout
b7 2 --3 O 5% 87% 3-5 CHW L. Aparicio R. Perranoski Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 3.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-3, White Sox' Don Eddy facing 3-4-5
Don Eddy replaces Duane Josephson (PH) pitching and batting 1st; John Matias replaces Lee Maye (PH) playing 1B batting 9th
t8 0 --- O -1% 86% 5-3 MIN T. Oliva D. Eddy Popfly: 3B
t8 1 --- 1% 88% 5-3 MIN R. Reese D. Eddy Walk
t8 1 1-- O -1% 86% 5-3 MIN S. Brye D. Eddy Strikeout
t8 2 1-- O -1% 85% 5-3 MIN J. Holt D. Eddy Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 3.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-5, Twins' Ron Perranoski facing 3-4-5
b8 0 --- O 4% 89% 3-5 CHW C. May R. Perranoski Strikeout
b8 1 --- R -12% 77% 3-5 CHW B. Melton R. Perranoski Home Run
Rich McKinney pinch hits for Ed Herrmann (C) batting 5th
b8 1 --- -7% 70% 4-5 CHW R. McKinney R. Perranoski Single to RF
Jose Ortiz pinch runs for Rich McKinney (PH) batting 5th
b8 1 1-- O 5% 75% 4-5 CHW S. O'Brien R. Perranoski Groundout: 2B-1B; Ortiz to 2B
b8 2 -2- O 10% 84% 4-5 CHW K. Berry R. Perranoski Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 4.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-4, White Sox' Don Eddy facing 7-8-9
Chuck Brinkman replaces Jose Ortiz (PR) playing C batting 5th
t9 0 --- O -2% 83% 5-4 MIN G. Mitterwald D. Eddy Flyball: LF
t9 1 --- O -1% 82% 5-4 MIN D. Thompson D. Eddy Strikeout Looking
t9 2 --- O -1% 81% 5-4 MIN R. Perranoski D. Eddy Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Twins' Ron Perranoski facing 8-9-1
b9 0 --- O 8% 90% 4-5 CHW B. Knoop R. Perranoski Flyball: CF
Rich Morales pinch hits for John Matias (1B) batting 9th
b9 1 --- O 6% 96% 4-5 CHW R. Morales R. Perranoski Flyball: RF
Walt Williams pinch hits for Don Eddy (P) batting 1st
b9 2 --- -5% 91% 4-5 CHW W. Williams R. Perranoski Single to CF
b9 2 1-- O 9% 100% 4-5 CHW L. Aparicio R. Perranoski Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA197009180

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