August 2, 1971 Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 7
@BAL 4 CAL 3
MIL 1 CHW 7
MIN 5 NYY 7
@CLE 0 DET 11
WSA 7 OAK 2
@KCR 1 HOU 2
CHC 1 CIN 4
@NYM 2 PHI 4
ATL 0 LAD 5
@SFG 4 STL 3
SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 8,852

Monday, August 2, 1971
Time of Game: 2:53

Twins

48-57

Lost 1

5th, 18½ GB

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

W: T Bradley (10-9), L: J Perry (12-12), S: B Johnson (10)

White Sox

50-57

Won 1

4th, 17½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Tovar LF                    4   1   2   0    1   1  .307  .728    0    2   0   
R Carew 2B                    5   2   3   2    0   1  .281  .674    0    2   0   GDP
H Killebrew 3B                5   0   2   1    0   1  .258  .800    0    3   6   
  J Kaat PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .533         0   0   
T Oliva RF                    4   0   2   2    0   0  .365 1.016    0    1   0   SF
R Reese 1B                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .210  .605    0    8   0   SB
L Cardenas SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .293  .809    0    1   2   
J Holt CF                     4   1   3   0    0   0  .265  .626    0    2   0   
G Mitterwald C                4   0   1   0    0   1  .252  .733    0    5   0   
J Perry P                     2   0   0   0    0   2  .197  .466    0    0   1   
  J Nettles PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .774    0    0   0   
  B Gebhard P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  S Braun PH                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .243  .688    0    0   0   
Totals                       39   5  15   5    1   9                    24   9

BATTING

SF: T Oliva (4, off T Bradley).

TB: R Carew 3; J Holt 3; T Oliva 2; C Tovar 2; H Killebrew 2; L Cardenas; G Mitterwald; S Braun.

GIDP: R Carew (16).

RBI: T Oliva 2 (59); R Carew 2 (34); H Killebrew (73).

2-out RBI: T Oliva.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

E: R Carew 2 (14).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Reese (5, 2nd base off T Bradley/E Herrmann).

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Alvarado SS                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .478    0    2   2   
P Kelly RF                    5   1   3   1    0   0  .310  .814    0    0   1   HR,3B
W Williams LF                 4   1   0   0    0   0  .302  .798    0    3   0   
R Reichardt CF                3   1   1   0    1   0  .310  .837    0    2   0   
R McKinney 2B                 3   2   2   2    0   1  .307  .783    0    3   2   3B,HBP
E Herrmann C                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .241  .707    0   11   0   
M Andrews 1B                  2   1   2   3    2   0  .275  .794    0    6   1   HR
R Morales 3B                  3   0   0   1    1   1  .286  .733    0    0   2   
T Bradley P                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .117  .298    0    0   1   
  B Johnson P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .209  .442         0   0   
Totals                       33   7   9   7    4   4                    27   9

BATTING

3B: P Kelly (2, off J Perry); R McKinney (2, off J Perry).

HR: P Kelly (1, off J Perry; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out); M Andrews (7, off J Perry; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs).

HBP: R McKinney (2, by B Gebhard).

TB: P Kelly 8; M Andrews 5; R McKinney 4; E Herrmann; R Reichardt.

RBI: M Andrews 3 (30); R McKinney 2 (32); R Morales (11); P Kelly (7).

2-out RBI: M Andrews 3; R McKinney.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Morales-R McKinney-M Andrews.

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
J Perry, L (12-12)             6     9   7   7    3   4   2   4.15   30     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 1· 8     27    -     1.02  -0.52
B Gebhard                      2     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    8     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.11   0.01
Totals                         8     9   7   7    4   4   2          38     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 1· 8           -

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 Bradley, W (10-9)            8.1  13   5   5    0   9   0   3.00   36     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 0·12     46    -     0.85  -0.05
B Johnson, S (10)              0.2   2   0   0    1   0   0   3.18    5     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 2          2-2    3.88   0.03
Totals                         9    15   5   5    1   9   0          41     -       ·  ·      8· 9· 0·14          2-2

Balks: None.

WP: T Bradley (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: B Gebhard (1; R McKinney).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Jerry Neudecker.

Time of Game: 2:53.

Attendance: 8,852.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 66° F, Night.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Chicago White Sox                    
1. C Tovar              LF    1. L Alvarado           SS 
2. R Carew              2B    2. P Kelly              RF 
3. H Killebrew          3B    3. W Williams           LF 
4. T Oliva              RF    4. R Reichardt          CF 
5. R Reese              1B    5. R McKinney           2B 
6. L Cardenas           SS    6. E Herrmann           C  
7. J Holt               CF    7. M Andrews            1B 
8. G Mitterwald         C     8. R Morales            3B 
9. J Perry              P     9. T Bradley            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  3-4  12-      22%  93% M Andrews       J Perry         Home Run; McKinney Scores; Herrmann Scores
   b 2   0  1-0  1--      18%  65% R McKinney      J Perry         Triple to CF; Reichardt Scores
   t 3   0  2-1  12-     -16%  35% H Killebrew     T Bradley       Single to LF; Tovar Scores; Carew to 3B
   b 5   2  3-3  -2-      15%  70% R McKinney      J Perry         Single to CF; Williams Scores
   t 9   2  7-5  123      14% 100% R Reese         B Johnson       Foul Flyball: C

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Bradley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  C Tovar         Strikeout
          ---      50%  R Carew         Single to CF
          1--      48%  H Killebrew     Wild Pitch; Carew to 2B
   O      -2-      51%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-      42%  T Oliva         Single to CF; Carew Scores
   O      1--      44%  R Reese         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      41%  L Alvarado      Lineout: SS
   O      ---      40%  P Kelly         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      39%  W Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tom Bradley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      41%  L Cardenas      Strikeout
          ---      38%  J Holt          Single to CF
   O      1--      41%  G Mitterwald    Strikeout
   O      1--      43%  J Perry         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jim Perry facing 4-5-6
          ---      47%  R Reichardt     Single to LF
   R      1--      65%  R McKinney      Triple to CF; Reichardt Scores
   O      --3      60%  E Herrmann      Foul Flyball: 3B
          --3      62%  M Andrews       Walk
   RO     1-3      65%  R Morales       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; McKinney Scores; Morales to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
   O      -2-      62%  T Bradley       Flyball: 3B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 2.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Tom Bradley facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  C Tovar         Single to RF
          1--      51%  R Carew         Single/Bunt; Tovar to 2B
   R      12-      35%  H Killebrew     Single to LF; Tovar Scores; Carew to 3B
   RO     1-3      38%  T Oliva         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Carew Scores
   O      1--      40%  R Reese         Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--      42%  L Cardenas      Flyball: SS
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      40%  L Alvarado      Flyball: LF
   R      ---      53%  P Kelly         Home Run
   O      ---      51%  W Williams      Groundout: P-1B
          ---      53%  R Reichardt     Walk
   O      1--      50%  R McKinney      Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 3.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Tom Bradley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  J Holt          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  G Mitterwald    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      56%  J Perry         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Jim Perry facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      53%  E Herrmann      Flyball: 1B
          ---      56%  M Andrews       Single to CF
          1--      60%  R Morales       Walk; Andrews to 2B
   O      12-      55%  T Bradley       Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      12-      50%  L Alvarado      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 3.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Tom Bradley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  C Tovar         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---      55%  R Carew         Strikeout
   O      ---      56%  H Killebrew     Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 3.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Jim Perry facing 2-3-4
          ---      61%  P Kelly         Single to CF
   O      1--      59%  W Williams      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Williams to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
   O      -2-      55%  R Reichardt     Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-      70%  R McKinney      Single to CF; Williams Scores
          1--      71%  E Herrmann      Single to RF; McKinney to 2B
   RRR    12-      93%  M Andrews       Home Run; McKinney Scores; Herrmann Scores
   O      ---      93%  R Morales       Strikeout
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 7.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-7, Tom Bradley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      95%  T Oliva         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      95%  R Reese         Strikeout
          ---      95%  L Cardenas      Single to 3B
   O      1--      96%  J Holt          Single to RF; Cardenas to 3B; Holt out at 2B/RF-2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 7.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-3, Jim Perry facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      96%  T Bradley       Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  L Alvarado      Foul Flyball: C
          ---      96%  P Kelly         Triple to CF
   O      --3      95%  W Williams      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 7.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-7, Tom Bradley facing 8-9-1
          ---      93%  G Mitterwald    Single to RF
                  Jim Nettles pinch hits for Jim Perry batting 9th
   O      1--      95%  J Nettles       Strikeout Looking
          1--      92%  C Tovar         Single to CF; Mitterwald to 2B
   OO     12-      98%  R Carew         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 7.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-3, Bob Gebhard facing 4-5-6
                  Bob Gebhard replaces Jim Nettles pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      97%  R Reichardt     Flyball: LF
          ---      98%  R McKinney      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      97%  E Herrmann      Flyball: RF
          1--      98%  M Andrews       Walk; McKinney to 2B
   O      12-      97%  R Morales       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 7.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-7, Tom Bradley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      98%  H Killebrew     Strikeout
          ---      97%  T Oliva         Single to CF
   O      1--      98%  R Reese         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      98%  L Cardenas      Reese Steals 2B
   O      -2-      99%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 7.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-3, Bob Gebhard facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  T Bradley       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  L Alvarado      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  P Kelly         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 7.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-7, Tom Bradley facing 7-8-9
          ---      97%  J Holt          Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  G Mitterwald    Flyball: CF
                  Steve Braun pinch hits for Bob Gebhard batting 9th
          1--      97%  S Braun         Single to CF; Holt to 2B
                  Bart Johnson replaces Tom Bradley pitching and batting 9th
          12-      92%  C Tovar         Walk; Holt to 3B; Braun to 2B
   RR     123      85%  R Carew         Single to LF; Holt Scores; Braun Scores; Tovar to 2B
          12-      73%  H Killebrew     Single to RF; Tovar to 3B; Carew to 2B
                  Jim Kaat pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew batting 3rd
   O      123      86%  T Oliva         Flyball: LF
   O      123     100%  R Reese         Foul Flyball: C
        2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA197108020

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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