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Monday, May 15, 1972,
, White Sox Park
Attendance: 6,186, Time of Game: 2:18
Twins
3
16-6
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at White Sox
4
14-9
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
W: Wilbur Wood (6-2)
L: Jim Perry (3-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           1  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  1    3  6  1
White Sox       2  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  X    4  6  2

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cesar Tovar RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .750 0.088 0.92 0.122 -0.035 0.7 1 1 SB,HBP
Danny Thompson SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 .274 .696 -0.133 1.44 0.000 -0.133 -1.0 2 0
Rod Carew 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 .311 .792 -0.024 0.96 0.029 -0.053 -0.2 2 2 SH
Harmon Killebrew 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .257 .870 0.002 0.66 0.047 -0.044 0.6 5 0 HR
Bobby Darwin CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .945 -0.047 1.11 0.038 -0.085 -0.1 0 0
Steve Brye LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .206 .569 0.056 0.98 0.101 -0.045 0.0 2 0 2B
Eric Soderholm 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .231 .660 -0.099 1.90 0.088 -0.186 -0.0 3 0 2B,GDP
George Mitterwald C 2 0 0 1 0 0 .160 .425 -0.063 1.18 0.000 -0.063 -0.3 9 1 SF
Jim Perry P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .619 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ray Corbin P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.012 0.51 0.000 -0.012 -0.1 0 2
   Dan Monzon PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .533 -0.036 1.35 0.000 -0.036 -0.3
   Tom Norton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
   Rick Renick PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .333 0.019 0.43 0.019 0.000 0.1
   Dave LaRoche P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 3 6 3 0 6 .194 .567 -0.249 1.10 0.444 -0.692 -0.6 24 8
2B: S Brye (3, off W Wood); E Soderholm (4, off W Wood).
HR: H Killebrew (3, off W Wood; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: G Mitterwald (1, off W Wood).
SH: R Carew (3, off W Wood).
HBP: C Tovar (7, by W Wood).
TB: H Killebrew 4; S Brye 3; E Soderholm 2; C Tovar; R Renick.
GIDP: E Soderholm (2).
RBI: H Killebrew (14); G Mitterwald (2); R Carew (16).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Mitterwald-E Soderholm.
E: J Perry (2).
Outfield Assists: C Tovar (M Andrews at 1st base).
Baserunning
SB: C Tovar (5, 2nd base off W Wood/E Herrmann).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pat Kelly RF 3 2 1 0 1 2 .354 .862 0.122 1.00 0.143 -0.022 1.0 1 0
Mike Andrews 2B 2 1 2 0 1 0 .213 .630 0.238 0.95 0.259 -0.021 2.7 2 3 2B,CS,SH
Rick Reichardt LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .190 .506 -0.018 0.74 0.035 -0.053 -0.7 1 0
Dick Allen 1B 4 0 1 1 0 3 .318 .934 -0.032 0.93 0.051 -0.082 -0.3 13 0
Bill Melton 3B 3 0 1 1 0 2 .244 .638 0.080 1.13 0.119 -0.039 0.4 0 2 2B
   Jorge Orta SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .580 -0.008 0.30 0.000 -0.008 -0.2 0 0
Jay Johnstone CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .178 .482 -0.085 0.54 0.000 -0.085 -1.2 4 0
Ed Herrmann C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .192 .547 -0.007 0.64 0.011 -0.019 -0.3 6 1 IW
Rich Morales SS-3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .276 .723 -0.054 0.77 0.011 -0.066 -0.6 0 5
Wilbur Wood P 2 1 1 0 0 0 .095 .269 0.017 0.54 0.031 -0.014 0.0 0 3 SH
   Terry Forster P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 28 4 6 2 5 9 .214 .619 0.253 0.79 0.660 -0.409 0.8 27 14
2B: B Melton (2, off J Perry); M Andrews (3, off J Perry).
SH: W Wood (4, off T Norton); M Andrews (3, off J Perry).
IBB: E Herrmann (2, by J Perry).
TB: M Andrews 3; B Melton 2; D Allen; W Wood; P Kelly.
RBI: B Melton (10); D Allen (17).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Morales-M Andrews-D Allen.
E: E Herrmann (3); R Morales (2).
Baserunning
CS: M Andrews (1, Home by R Corbin/G Mitterwald).

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Perry, L (3-2) 1.1 5 4 4 3 2 0 2.50 13 27 -0.411 1.50 -4.3
Ray Corbin 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.71 8 2 0 0.088 0.34 1.9
Tom Norton 3 0 0 0 2 4 0 0.96 11 0 0 0.062 0.41 1.2
Dave LaRoche 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.09 3 0 0 0.009 0.12 0.4
Team Totals 8 6 4 4 5 9 0 4.50 35 27 2 0 -0.252 1.10 -0.8

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Wilbur Wood, W (6-2) 8.2 6 3 1 0 5 1 1.38 33 69 0.145 1.02 0.3
Terry Forster, S (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.35 1 1 0 0.103 3.88 0.3
Team Totals 9 6 3 1 0 6 1 1.00 34 69 1 0 0.248 0.79 0.6
Balks: None.
WP: J Perry (1).
HBP: W Wood (2; C Tovar).
IBB: J Perry (1; E Herrmann).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Art Frantz.
Time of Game: 2:18.
Attendance: 6,186.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 50° F.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Chicago White Sox
1 Cesar Tovar RF 1 Pat Kelly RF
2 Danny Thompson SS 2 Mike Andrews 2B
3 Rod Carew 2B 3 Rick Reichardt LF
4 Harmon Killebrew 1B 4 Dick Allen 1B
5 Bobby Darwin CF 5 Bill Melton 3B
6 Steve Brye LF 6 Jay Johnstone CF
7 Eric Soderholm 3B 7 Ed Herrmann C
8 George Mitterwald C 8 Rich Morales SS
9 Jim Perry P 9 Wilbur Wood P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-1 0 1-- CHW M. Andrews J. Perry 13% 59% Double to RF; Kelly to 3B
b1 1-1 1 1-3 R CHW B. Melton J. Perry 12% 74% Double to RF; Andrews Scores; Reichardt to 3B
b2 2-1 0 12- R CHW M. Andrews J. Perry 12% 87% Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Wood Scores/No RBI; Kelly to 3B; Andrews to 2B
t9 3-4 2 -2- O MIN E. Soderholm T. Forster 10% 100% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-4 1 1-- MIN E. Soderholm W. Wood -9% 78% Double to LF; Brye to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- MIN C. Tovar W. Wood -4% 46% Hit By Pitch
t1 0-0 0 1-- O MIN D. Thompson W. Wood 3% 50% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 1-- MIN R. Carew W. Wood -5% 45% Tovar Steals 2B; Tovar to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
t1 0-0 1 --3 RO MIN R. Carew W. Wood -3% 42% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Tovar Scores/unER
t1 1-0 2 --- O MIN H. Killebrew W. Wood 1% 42% Flyball: CF
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- CHW P. Kelly J. Perry 4% 47% Single to 2B
b1 0-1 0 1-- CHW M. Andrews J. Perry 13% 59% Double to RF; Kelly to 3B
b1 0-1 0 -23 R CHW R. Reichardt J. Perry 5% 65% Wild Pitch; Kelly Scores; Andrews to 3B
b1 1-1 0 --3 CHW R. Reichardt J. Perry 4% 68% Walk
b1 1-1 0 1-3 O CHW D. Allen J. Perry -6% 62% Strikeout
b1 1-1 1 1-3 R CHW B. Melton J. Perry 12% 74% Double to RF; Andrews Scores; Reichardt to 3B
b1 2-1 1 -23 O CHW J. Johnstone J. Perry -7% 67% Flyball: 2B
b1 2-1 2 -23 CHW E. Herrmann J. Perry 1% 68% Intentional Walk
b1 2-1 2 123 O CHW R. Morales J. Perry -6% 62% Foul Flyball: LF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 2.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 5-6-7
t2 1-2 0 --- O MIN B. Darwin W. Wood 2% 65% Groundout: P-1B
t2 1-2 1 --- MIN S. Brye W. Wood -3% 62% Single to RF
t2 1-2 1 1-- OO MIN E. Soderholm W. Wood 5% 67% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Twins' Jim Perry facing 9-1-2
b2 2-1 0 --- CHW W. Wood J. Perry 3% 70% Single to RF
b2 2-1 0 1-- CHW P. Kelly J. Perry 5% 75% Walk; Wood to 2B
b2 2-1 0 12- R CHW M. Andrews J. Perry 12% 87% Reached on E1/Sacrifice Bunt; Wood Scores/No RBI; Kelly to 3B; Andrews to 2B
b2 3-1 0 -23 O CHW R. Reichardt J. Perry -3% 83% Strikeout
b2 3-1 1 -23 R CHW D. Allen J. Perry 5% 88% Single to CF; Kelly Scores; Andrews to 3B
Ray Corbin replaces Jim Perry pitching and batting 9th
b2 4-1 1 1-3 OO CHW B. Melton R. Corbin -5% 83% Double Play: Strikeout, Andrews Caught Stealing Hm (C-3B)
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 4.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 8-9-1
t3 1-4 0 --- O MIN G. Mitterwald W. Wood 2% 85% Flyball: LF
t3 1-4 1 --- O MIN R. Corbin W. Wood 1% 86% Flyball: RF
t3 1-4 2 --- O MIN C. Tovar W. Wood 1% 87% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Twins' Ray Corbin facing 6-7-8
b3 4-1 0 --- O CHW J. Johnstone R. Corbin -1% 86% Flyball: 3B
b3 4-1 1 --- O CHW E. Herrmann R. Corbin -1% 85% Flyball: SS
b3 4-1 2 --- O CHW R. Morales R. Corbin -0% 85% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 4.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 2-3-4
t4 1-4 0 --- O MIN D. Thompson W. Wood 2% 87% Flyball: CF
t4 1-4 1 --- O MIN R. Carew W. Wood 1% 88% Strikeout
t4 1-4 2 --- O MIN H. Killebrew W. Wood 1% 89% Strikeout (C-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Twins' Ray Corbin facing 9-1-2
b4 4-1 0 --- O CHW W. Wood R. Corbin -1% 88% Groundout: P-1B
b4 4-1 1 --- O CHW P. Kelly R. Corbin -1% 87% Strikeout
b4 4-1 2 --- CHW M. Andrews R. Corbin 0% 88% Single to LF
b4 4-1 2 1-- O CHW R. Reichardt R. Corbin -1% 87% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 4.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 5-6-7
t5 1-4 0 --- MIN B. Darwin W. Wood -4% 83% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
t5 1-4 0 1-- O MIN S. Brye W. Wood 3% 87% Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
t5 1-4 1 1-- MIN E. Soderholm W. Wood -9% 78% Double to LF; Brye to 3B
t5 1-4 1 -23 RO MIN G. Mitterwald W. Wood 3% 80% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Brye Scores/unER
Dan Monzon pinch hits for Ray Corbin (P) batting 9th
t5 2-4 2 -2- O MIN D. Monzon W. Wood 4% 84% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Twins' Tom Norton facing 4-5-6
Tom Norton replaces Dan Monzon (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 4-2 0 --- O CHW D. Allen T. Norton -1% 83% Strikeout
b5 4-2 1 --- O CHW B. Melton T. Norton -1% 82% Strikeout
b5 4-2 2 --- O CHW J. Johnstone T. Norton -1% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 4.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 1-2-3
t6 2-4 0 --- O MIN C. Tovar W. Wood 3% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 2-4 1 --- O MIN D. Thompson W. Wood 2% 86% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 2-4 2 --- O MIN R. Carew W. Wood 1% 87% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Twins' Tom Norton facing 7-8-9
b6 4-2 0 --- O CHW E. Herrmann T. Norton -1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 4-2 1 --- CHW R. Morales T. Norton 1% 87% Walk
b6 4-2 1 1-- O CHW W. Wood T. Norton -1% 87% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Morales to 2B
b6 4-2 2 -2- O CHW P. Kelly T. Norton -2% 85% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 4.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 4-5-6
Rich Morales moves from SS to 3B
Jorge Orta replaces Bill Melton (3B) playing SS batting 5th
t7 2-4 0 --- O MIN H. Killebrew W. Wood 3% 88% Foul Flyball: C
t7 2-4 1 --- O MIN B. Darwin W. Wood 2% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 2-4 2 --- O MIN S. Brye W. Wood 1% 91% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Twins' Tom Norton facing 2-3-4
b7 4-2 0 --- CHW M. Andrews T. Norton 1% 92% Walk
b7 4-2 0 1-- O CHW R. Reichardt T. Norton -1% 91% Groundout: RF-SS/Forceout at 2B
b7 4-2 1 1-- O CHW D. Allen T. Norton -1% 90% Strikeout
b7 4-2 2 1-- O CHW J. Orta T. Norton -1% 89% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 4.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 7-8-9
t8 2-4 0 --- O MIN E. Soderholm W. Wood 3% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B
t8 2-4 1 --- O MIN G. Mitterwald W. Wood 2% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B
Rick Renick pinch hits for Tom Norton (P) batting 9th
t8 2-4 2 --- MIN R. Renick W. Wood -2% 92% Single to LF
t8 2-4 2 1-- MIN C. Tovar W. Wood -3% 89% Single to CF; Renick to 2B
t8 2-4 2 12- O MIN D. Thompson W. Wood 6% 95% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 4.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Twins' Dave LaRoche facing 6-7-8
Dave LaRoche replaces Rick Renick (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-2 0 --- O CHW J. Johnstone D. LaRoche -0% 95% Flyball: 3B
b8 4-2 1 --- O CHW E. Herrmann D. LaRoche -0% 94% Flyball: RF
b8 4-2 2 --- O CHW R. Morales D. LaRoche -0% 94% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 4.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 3-4-5
t9 2-4 0 --- O MIN R. Carew W. Wood 3% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 2-4 1 --- R MIN H. Killebrew W. Wood -5% 93% Home Run
t9 3-4 1 --- O MIN B. Darwin W. Wood 4% 97% Flyball: CF
t9 3-4 2 --- MIN S. Brye W. Wood -7% 90% Double to CF
Terry Forster replaces Wilbur Wood pitching and batting 9th
t9 3-4 2 -2- O MIN E. Soderholm T. Forster 10% 100% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, White Sox 4.

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