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CLE
@BOS		4
6
KCR
@CAL		2
3
MIN
@CHW		6
0
MIL
@DET		1
2
TEX
@OAK		1
5		 
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@CIN		6
7
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@HOU		13
1
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@MON		2
3
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4
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@STL		3
1
Friday, September 14, 1973
, White Sox Park
Attendance: 11,698, Time of Game: 2:10
Twins
6
71-74
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 13½ GB
 at White Sox
0
72-75
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
3rd, 13½ GB
W: Bert Blyleven (18-15)
L: Stan Bahnsen (18-18)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  2  0   2  0  0   1  0  1    6  7  0
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  1

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Steve Brye CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .252 .719 0.010 0.47 0.036 -0.025 -0.2 2 0
Rod Carew 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .344 .873 -0.091 0.54 0.000 -0.091 -1.2 1 2 GDP
Tony Oliva DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .291 .748 -0.027 0.26 0.000 -0.027 -0.6
Bobby Darwin RF 3 3 2 1 1 1 .249 .689 0.120 0.33 0.125 -0.005 2.2 1 0 HR
Jim Holt 1B 4 2 2 1 0 0 .294 .791 0.117 0.54 0.120 -0.004 1.3 6 0 HR
Eric Soderholm 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .311 .884 0.081 0.64 0.090 -0.009 1.1 0 2 2B
George Mitterwald C 4 0 1 2 0 2 .257 .733 0.089 0.68 0.097 -0.008 0.7 12 1
Larry Hisle LF 2 0 0 1 0 1 .271 .765 -0.072 0.63 0.009 -0.081 -1.1 2 0 SF,GDP
Danny Thompson SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .229 .555 -0.039 0.48 0.000 -0.039 -0.7 3 1
Bert Blyleven P 2
Team Totals 32 6 7 5 1 7 .219 .673 0.188 0.49 0.477 -0.289 1.5 27 8
2B: E Soderholm (5, off S Bahnsen).
HR: B Darwin (17, off S Bahnsen; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); J Holt (11, off S Bahnsen; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: L Hisle (2, off S Bahnsen).
TB: J Holt 5; B Darwin 5; E Soderholm 2; G Mitterwald; S Brye.
GIDP: L Hisle (12); R Carew (15).
RBI: G Mitterwald 2 (57); B Darwin (87); L Hisle (56); J Holt (52).
Team LOB: 1.
With RISP: 1 for 6.

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pat Kelly RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .282 .708 -0.048 0.66 0.035 -0.083 -0.7 1 0 CS
Jorge Orta 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .265 .688 -0.040 0.42 0.002 -0.042 -0.2 0 4
Jerry Hairston LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .280 .724 0.017 0.35 0.032 -0.015 0.1 1 0
Bill Melton 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276 .808 -0.025 0.47 0.016 -0.041 -0.6 2 1 2B
Carlos May DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .729 -0.025 0.97 0.000 -0.025 -0.2
   Brian Downing PH 2 0 0 0 0 2 .186 .620 -0.037 0.68 0.000 -0.037 -0.6
Sam Ewing 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 .091 .182 -0.044 0.57 0.000 -0.044 -0.6 10 1
Bill Sharp CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .242 .690 -0.032 0.42 0.000 -0.032 -0.5 3 0
Bucky Dent SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .278 .633 -0.038 0.50 0.000 -0.038 -0.5 2 6
Chuck Brinkman C 2 0 0 0 0 2 .183 .509 -0.037 0.73 0.000 -0.037 -0.4 6 0
   Eddie Leon PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .228 .584 -0.002 0.07 0.000 -0.002 -0.1
   Pete Varney C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Stan Bahnsen P 2
   Rich Gossage P 1
Team Totals 30 0 4 0 1 12 .133 .328 -0.311 0.52 0.085 -0.396 -4.5 27 14
2B: B Melton (28, off B Blyleven).
TB: B Melton 2; J Orta; J Hairston; P Kelly.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 1.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Orta-B Dent-S Ewing 2.
E: J Orta (17).
Baserunning
CS: P Kelly (15, 2nd base by B Blyleven/G Mitterwald).

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bert Blyleven, W (18-15) 9 4 0 0 1 12 0 2.51 31 90 0.311 0.52 4.5
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 1 12 0 0.00 31 90 0.311 0.49 4.5

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Stan Bahnsen, L (18-18) 7 7 5 4 0 5 2 3.19 27 50 -0.190 0.65 -1.5
Rich Gossage 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 8.84 7 0 0 0.001 0.04 0.0
Team Totals 9 7 6 5 1 7 2 5.00 34 50 0 0 -0.189 0.52 -1.5
Balks: None.
WP: R Gossage 2 (6).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Frank Umont, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Dave Phillips.
Time of Game: 2:10.
Attendance: 11,698.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 66° F, Night.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Chicago White Sox
1 Steve Brye CF 1 Pat Kelly RF
2 Rod Carew 2B 2 Jorge Orta 2B
3 Tony Oliva DH 3 Jerry Hairston LF
4 Bobby Darwin RF 4 Bill Melton 3B
5 Jim Holt 1B 5 Carlos May DH
6 Eric Soderholm 3B 6 Sam Ewing 1B
7 George Mitterwald C 7 Bill Sharp CF
8 Larry Hisle LF 8 Bucky Dent SS
9 Danny Thompson SS 9 Chuck Brinkman C
Bert Blyleven P Stan Bahnsen P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 0 123 RR MIN G. Mitterwald S. Bahnsen 10% 77% Single to CF; Darwin Scores; Holt Scores/unER; Soderholm to 2B
t4 2-0 0 --- R MIN B. Darwin S. Bahnsen 8% 82% Home Run
t2 2-0 0 12- OO MIN L. Hisle S. Bahnsen -8% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Soderholm to 3B
t2 0-0 0 12- MIN E. Soderholm S. Bahnsen 8% 67% Fielder's Choice 3B; Holt to 2B/Safe on E4 (catch); Darwin to 3B; Soderholm to 1B
t1 0-0 0 1-- OO MIN R. Carew S. Bahnsen -7% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

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' Stan Bahnsen facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- MIN S. Brye S. Bahnsen 4% 54% Single to RF
t1 0-0 0 1-- OO MIN R. Carew S. Bahnsen -7% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O MIN T. Oliva S. Bahnsen -1% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- CHW P. Kelly B. Blyleven -3% 42% Single to CF
b1 0-0 0 1-- O CHW J. Orta B. Blyleven 6% 47% Kelly Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b1 0-0 1 --- O CHW J. Orta B. Blyleven 2% 49% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- CHW J. Hairston B. Blyleven -1% 48% Walk
b1 0-0 2 1-- O CHW B. Melton B. Blyleven 2% 50% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Stan Bahnsen facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- MIN B. Darwin S. Bahnsen 4% 54% Single to CF
t2 0-0 0 1-- MIN J. Holt S. Bahnsen 6% 60% Single to CF; Darwin to 2B
t2 0-0 0 12- MIN E. Soderholm S. Bahnsen 8% 67% Fielder's Choice 3B; Holt to 2B/Safe on E4 (catch); Darwin to 3B; Soderholm to 1B
t2 0-0 0 123 RR MIN G. Mitterwald S. Bahnsen 10% 77% Single to CF; Darwin Scores; Holt Scores/unER; Soderholm to 2B
t2 2-0 0 12- OO MIN L. Hisle S. Bahnsen -8% 69% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Soderholm to 3B
t2 2-0 2 --3 O MIN D. Thompson S. Bahnsen -3% 66% Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
b2 0-2 0 --- O CHW C. May B. Blyleven 2% 69% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-2 1 --- O CHW S. Ewing B. Blyleven 2% 70% Flyball: LF
b2 0-2 2 --- O CHW B. Sharp B. Blyleven 1% 71% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, White Sox' Stan Bahnsen facing 1-2-3
t3 2-0 0 --- O MIN S. Brye S. Bahnsen -2% 70% Flyball: RF
t3 2-0 1 --- O MIN R. Carew S. Bahnsen -1% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 2-0 2 --- O MIN T. Oliva S. Bahnsen -1% 68% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
b3 0-2 0 --- O CHW B. Dent B. Blyleven 3% 70% Strikeout
b3 0-2 1 --- O CHW C. Brinkman B. Blyleven 2% 72% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-2 2 --- O CHW P. Kelly B. Blyleven 1% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, White Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, White Sox' Stan Bahnsen facing 4-5-6
t4 2-0 0 --- R MIN B. Darwin S. Bahnsen 8% 82% Home Run
t4 3-0 0 --- R MIN J. Holt S. Bahnsen 6% 88% Home Run
t4 4-0 0 --- O MIN E. Soderholm S. Bahnsen -1% 87% Strikeout
t4 4-0 1 --- O MIN G. Mitterwald S. Bahnsen -1% 86% Strikeout
t4 4-0 2 --- O MIN L. Hisle S. Bahnsen -0% 86% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
b4 0-4 0 --- O CHW J. Orta B. Blyleven 2% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 0-4 1 --- O CHW J. Hairston B. Blyleven 1% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 0-4 2 --- CHW B. Melton B. Blyleven -2% 88% Double to CF
Brian Downing pinch hits for Carlos May (DH) batting 5th
b4 0-4 2 -2- O CHW B. Downing B. Blyleven 2% 90% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, White Sox' Stan Bahnsen facing 9-1-2
t5 4-0 0 --- O MIN D. Thompson S. Bahnsen -1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 4-0 1 --- O MIN S. Brye S. Bahnsen -1% 89% Flyball: CF
t5 4-0 2 --- O MIN R. Carew S. Bahnsen -0% 88% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
b5 0-4 0 --- O CHW S. Ewing B. Blyleven 2% 90% Strikeout Looking
b5 0-4 1 --- O CHW B. Sharp B. Blyleven 1% 91% Strikeout Looking
b5 0-4 2 --- O CHW B. Dent B. Blyleven 1% 92% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, White Sox' Stan Bahnsen facing 3-4-5
t6 4-0 0 --- O MIN T. Oliva S. Bahnsen -1% 91% Flyball: LF
t6 4-0 1 --- O MIN B. Darwin S. Bahnsen -0% 91% Strikeout
t6 4-0 2 --- O MIN J. Holt S. Bahnsen -0% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
b6 0-4 0 --- O CHW C. Brinkman B. Blyleven 2% 92% Strikeout Looking
b6 0-4 1 --- O CHW P. Kelly B. Blyleven 1% 94% Lineout: SS
b6 0-4 2 --- O CHW J. Orta B. Blyleven 1% 94% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, White Sox 0.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, White Sox' Stan Bahnsen facing 6-7-8
t7 4-0 0 --- MIN E. Soderholm S. Bahnsen 1% 96% Double to RF
t7 4-0 0 -2- O MIN G. Mitterwald S. Bahnsen -0% 96% Groundout: P-1B; Soderholm to 3B
t7 4-0 1 --3 RO MIN L. Hisle S. Bahnsen 1% 96% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Soderholm Scores
t7 5-0 2 --- O MIN D. Thompson S. Bahnsen -0% 96% Popfly: 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
b7 0-5 0 --- CHW J. Hairston B. Blyleven -2% 94% Single to CF
b7 0-5 0 1-- O CHW B. Melton B. Blyleven 2% 96% Flyball: LF
b7 0-5 1 1-- O CHW B. Downing B. Blyleven 1% 98% Strikeout
b7 0-5 2 1-- O CHW S. Ewing B. Blyleven 1% 98% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 0.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, White Sox' Rich Gossage facing 1-2-3
Rich Gossage replaces Stan Bahnsen pitching
t8 5-0 0 --- O MIN S. Brye R. Gossage -0% 98% Strikeout
t8 5-0 1 --- O MIN R. Carew R. Gossage -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 5-0 2 --- O MIN T. Oliva R. Gossage -0% 98% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
b8 0-5 0 --- O CHW B. Sharp B. Blyleven 1% 99% Flyball: CF
b8 0-5 1 --- O CHW B. Dent B. Blyleven 0% 99% Popfly: SS
Eddie Leon pinch hits for Chuck Brinkman (C) batting 9th
b8 0-5 2 --- O CHW E. Leon B. Blyleven 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, White Sox 0.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, White Sox' Rich Gossage facing 4-5-6
Pete Varney replaces Eddie Leon (PH) playing C batting 9th
t9 5-0 0 --- MIN B. Darwin R. Gossage 0% 99% Walk
t9 5-0 0 1-- MIN J. Holt R. Gossage 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Darwin to 2B
t9 5-0 0 -2- O MIN J. Holt R. Gossage -0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P; Darwin to 3B
t9 5-0 1 --3 R MIN E. Soderholm R. Gossage 0% 100% Wild Pitch; Darwin Scores
t9 6-0 1 --- O MIN E. Soderholm R. Gossage -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 6-0 2 --- O MIN G. Mitterwald R. Gossage -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
b9 0-6 0 --- O CHW P. Kelly B. Blyleven 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B
b9 0-6 1 --- CHW J. Orta B. Blyleven -0% 100% Single to LF
b9 0-6 1 1-- O CHW J. Hairston B. Blyleven 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
b9 0-6 2 1-- O CHW B. Melton B. Blyleven 0% 100% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 0.

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