September 17, 1974 Minnesota Twins at Chicago White Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 5
@BOS 3 MIN 8
@CHW 0 KCR 2
OAK 1 MIL 3
CLE 2 BAL 4
@NYY 0 HOU 7
@LAD 0 CHC 4
@PHI 2 STL 2
@PIT 1
(13) SDP 6
CIN 1 ATL 4
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Comiskey Park I, Attendance: 4,615

Tuesday, September 17, 1974
Time of Game: 2:21

Twins

77-73

Won 3

3rd, 7½ GB

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

W: V Albury (7-8), L: S Bahnsen (11-15)

White Sox

72-77

Lost 3

4th, 12 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Braun LF                    6   1   2   1    0   1  .292  .748    0    2   0   
R Carew 2B                    2   1   1   0    3   1  .364  .881    0    5   3   2·IW
L Hisle CF                    5   0   0   0    0   3  .289  .829    0    1   0   
T Oliva DH                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .754    0    0   0   
B Darwin RF                   2   2   0   0    2   1  .271  .783    0    3   0   HBP
E Soderholm 3B                4   2   3   1    1   0  .288  .765    0    0   1   2B
P Bourque 1B                  3   1   1   1    2   0  .241  .646    0    7   0   
D Thompson SS                 5   1   0   0    0   1  .250  .638    0    2   2   GDP
G Borgmann C                  5   0   2   1    0   0  .256  .645    0    7   0   2B

V Albury P                                                               0   1
Totals                       37   8   9   4    8   8                    27   7

BATTING

2B: G Borgmann (8, off J Otten); E Soderholm (17, off J Otten).

IBB: R Carew 2 (8, 2 by J Otten).

HBP: B Darwin (14, by J Otten).

TB: E Soderholm 4; G Borgmann 3; S Braun 2; R Carew; P Bourque.

GIDP: D Thompson (13).

RBI: S Braun (40); G Borgmann (45); E Soderholm (45); P Bourque (21).

2-out RBI: E Soderholm; S Braun; G Borgmann.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 4 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Thompson-R Carew-P Bourque; R Carew-P Bourque.

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Dent SS                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .272  .652    0    3   4   2B
J Orta 2B                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .317  .816    0    2   2   HBP
B Stein DH                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .188  .376    0    0   0   
B Melton 3B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .243  .733    0    0   1   
K Henderson CF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .288  .810    0    3   0   GDP
B Downing C                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .232  .739    0    8   0   
J Hairston LF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .233  .579    0    0   0   
L Johnson 1B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .316  .632    0    8   1   
B Sharp RF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .658    0    2   0   

S Bahnsen P                                                              0   1
  J Otten P                                                              0   0
  S Pitlock P                                                            1   0
Totals                       31   0   6   0    3   7                    27   9

BATTING

2B: B Dent (13, off V Albury).

HBP: J Orta (3, by V Albury).

TB: L Johnson 2; B Dent 2; K Henderson; B Melton; B Stein.

GIDP: K Henderson (16).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Dent-J Orta-L Johnson.

E: B Melton (24); B Sharp (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
V Albury, W (7-8)              9     6   0   0    3   7   0   4.23   35     -       ·  ·      5·11· 2· 6     79    -     0.42   0.12
Totals                         9     6   0   0    3   7   0          35     -       ·  ·      5·11· 2· 6           -

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
S Bahnsen, L (11-15)           0.2   4   6   2    2   1   0   4.88   10     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 4     27    -     1.42  -0.43
J Otten                        8     5   2   2    6   7   0   5.73   35     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 0· 5          2-0    0.18   0.05
S Pitlock                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.43    1     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     9   8   4    8   8   0          46     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 0· 9          4-0

Balks: None.

WP: S Bahnsen (7); J Otten (3).

IBB: J Otten 2 (2; R Carew, R Carew).

HBP: V Albury (6; J Orta); J Otten (1; B Darwin).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Armando Rodriguez.

Time of Game: 2:21.

Attendance: 4,615.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 61° F.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Chicago White Sox                    
1. S Braun              LF    1. B Dent               SS 
2. R Carew              2B    2. J Orta               2B 
3. L Hisle              CF    3. B Stein              DH 
4. T Oliva              DH    4. B Melton             3B 
5. B Darwin             RF    5. K Henderson          CF 
6. E Soderholm          3B    6. B Downing            C  
7. P Bourque            1B    7. J Hairston           LF 
8. D Thompson           SS    8. L Johnson            1B 
9. G Borgmann           C     9. B Sharp              RF 

   V Albury             P        S Bahnsen            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-2  123      13%  85% D Thompson      S Bahnsen       Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Thompson to 2B; Bourque to 3B; Soderholm Scores/No RBI/unER; Darwin Scores/No RBI/unER
   t 1   2  0-1  1-3       9%  69% E Soderholm     S Bahnsen       Single to LF; Darwin to 2B; Carew Scores
   t 1   2  0-0  -23       8%  59% B Darwin        S Bahnsen       Wild Pitch; Carew to 3B; Braun Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  1--       6%  59% R Carew         S Bahnsen       Single to CF; Braun to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  12-      -5%  54% L Hisle         S Bahnsen       Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Stan Bahnsen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      54%  S Braun         Single to LF
          1--      59%  R Carew         Single to CF; Braun to 2B
   O      12-      54%  L Hisle         Strikeout
   O      12-      51%  T Oliva         Groundout: P-1B; Carew to 2B; Braun to 3B
   R      -23      59%  B Darwin        Wild Pitch; Carew to 3B; Braun Scores
          --3      60%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3      69%  E Soderholm     Single to LF; Darwin to 2B; Carew Scores
          12-      71%  P Bourque       Walk; Darwin to 3B; Soderholm to 2B
   RR     123      85%  D Thompson      Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Thompson to 2B; Bourque to 3B; Soderholm Scores/No RBI/unER; Darwin Scores/No RBI/unER
   R      -23      89%  G Borgmann      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Thompson to 3B; Bourque Scores/unER/No RBI
   R      1-3      93%  S Braun         Single to RF; Borgmann to 3B; Thompson Scores/unER; Braun to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
                  Jim Otten replaces Stan Bahnsen pitching
          -23      93%  R Carew         Intentional Walk
   O      123      92%  L Hisle         Strikeout
                  6 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Vic Albury facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      93%  B Dent          Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      93%  J Orta          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      94%  B Stein         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jim Otten facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      93%  T Oliva         Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  B Darwin        Flyball: RF
          ---      93%  E Soderholm     Double to LF
          -2-      94%  P Bourque       Walk
   O      12-      93%  D Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Vic Albury facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      94%  B Melton        Strikeout
   O      ---      94%  K Henderson     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      94%  B Downing       Walk
   O      1--      95%  J Hairston      Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jim Otten facing 9-1-2
          ---      95%  G Borgmann      Single to RF
          1--      96%  S Braun         Wild Pitch; Borgmann to 2B
   O      -2-      95%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          -2-      95%  R Carew         Intentional Walk
   O      12-      95%  L Hisle         Strikeout Looking
   O      12-      94%  T Oliva         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Vic Albury facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      95%  L Johnson       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      95%  B Sharp         Flyball: RF
          ---      95%  B Dent          Double to LF
   O      -2-      96%  J Orta          Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jim Otten facing 5-6-7
          ---      96%  B Darwin        Walk
          1--      97%  E Soderholm     Single to RF; Darwin to 2B
   O      12-      96%  P Bourque       Flyball: CF
   OO     12-      95%  D Thompson      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Vic Albury facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      96%  B Stein         Lineout: 2B
          ---      95%  B Melton        Single to LF
          1--      93%  K Henderson     Single to CF; Melton to 2B
   O      12-      95%  B Downing       Strikeout
   O      12-      97%  J Hairston      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jim Otten facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      97%  G Borgmann      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  S Braun         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      96%  R Carew         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Vic Albury facing 8-9-1
          ---      95%  L Johnson       Single to LF
   OO     1--      98%  B Sharp         Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
   O      ---      98%  B Dent          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jim Otten facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      98%  L Hisle         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  T Oliva         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      97%  B Darwin        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Vic Albury facing 2-3-4
          ---      96%  J Orta          Hit By Pitch
          1--      94%  B Stein         Single to P; Orta to 2B
   O      12-      96%  B Melton        Flyball: SS
   O      12-      97%  K Henderson     Strikeout
          12-      96%  B Downing       Walk; Orta to 3B; Stein to 2B
   O      123      99%  J Hairston      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jim Otten facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  E Soderholm     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      98%  P Bourque       Flyball: SS
   O      ---      98%  D Thompson      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Vic Albury facing 8-9-1
          ---      97%  L Johnson       Single to LF
   O      1--      98%  B Sharp         Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      99%  B Dent          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  J Orta          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 0.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jim Otten facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      99%  G Borgmann      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  S Braun         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      99%  R Carew         Walk
   O      1--      99%  L Hisle         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Vic Albury facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  B Stein         Strikeout Looking
          ---      99%  B Melton        Walk
   OO     1--     100%  K Henderson     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, White Sox 0.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jim Otten facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  T Oliva         Flyball: 2B
          ---     100%  B Darwin        Hit By Pitch
          1--     100%  E Soderholm     Walk; Darwin to 2B
   R      12-     100%  P Bourque       Single to LF; Soderholm to 2B; Darwin Scores
   O      12-     100%  D Thompson      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Soderholm to 3B
   R      1-3     100%  G Borgmann      Double to LF; Soderholm Scores; Thompson to 3B
                  Skip Pitlock replaces Jim Otten pitching
   O      -23     100%  S Braun         Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 8, White Sox 0.

Bottom of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-8, Vic Albury facing 6-7-8
   O      ---     100%  B Downing       Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  J Hairston      Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  L Johnson       Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, White Sox 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CHA197409170

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation