May 26, 1963 Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 10
@CLE 6 BAL 6
@CLE 1 DET 12
BOS 3 BOS 6
@DET 5 LAA 6
KCA 4 MIN 5
CHW 2 NYY 7
WSA 1 WSA 7
@NYY 6 CHC 5
HOU 1 PHI 10
@CIN 4 PHI 3
@CIN 0 PIT 5
@MLN 2
(11) LAD 4
@SFG 3
(10) STL 7
NYM 4 NYM 3
@STL 2
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 19,553

Sunday, May 26, 1963
Time of Game: 2:15

White Sox

24-18

Lost 3

3rd, 4 GB

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

W: J Perry (3-2), L: J Buzhardt (4-2), S: B Dailey (2)

Twins

20-21

Won 7

6th, 7½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Landis CF                   3   1   0   0    2   1  .255  .830    0    3   0   
N Fox 2B                      4   0   2   1    0   0  .308  .691    0    2   3   2B
P Ward 3B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .259  .744    0    1   3   
F Robinson RF                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .343  .904    0    2   0   
J Cunningham 1B               4   0   3   1    0   0  .263  .725    0   12   0   
D Nicholson LF                4   0   0   0    0   3  .234  .790    0    1   0   
R Hansen SS                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .208  .662    0    0   3   GDP
J Martin C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .141  .475    0    3   0   
J Buzhardt P                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .043  .086    0    0   2   
  C Maxwell PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .762    0    0   0   
  H Wilhelm P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200         0   2   
  J Brosnan P                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  D Jones PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
Totals                       34   2   9   2    3   5                    24  13

BATTING

2B: N Fox (6, off J Perry).

TB: J Cunningham 3; N Fox 3; F Robinson 2; P Ward; J Martin.

GIDP: R Hansen (8).

RBI: N Fox (9); J Cunningham (13).

2-out RBI: J Cunningham.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Ward-J Cunningham.

PB: J Martin (2).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Green CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .611    0    2   0   SB
V Power 1B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .241  .606    0    7   1   2B
H Killebrew LF                3   1   1   2    1   0  .225  .775    0    3   0   HR,GDP
  J Hall LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .643         1   0   
B Allison RF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .284  .944    0    1   0   
E Battey C                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .252  .816    0    5   0   HR
R Rollins 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .297  .780    0    2   0   
Z Versalles SS                4   2   2   1    0   1  .273  .739    0    4   2   HR,2B
B Allen 2B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .182  .538    0    2   2   
J Perry P                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .661    0    0   2   SH
  B Dailey P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       32   5   9   5    2   4                    27   7

BATTING

2B: Z Versalles (12, off H Wilhelm); V Power (11, off J Buzhardt).

HR: Z Versalles (3, off J Buzhardt; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); E Battey (8, off H Wilhelm; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); H Killebrew (6, off J Buzhardt; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

SH: J Perry (1, off H Wilhelm).

TB: Z Versalles 6; E Battey 5; H Killebrew 4; V Power 3; B Allen; R Rollins.

GIDP: H Killebrew (3).

RBI: H Killebrew 2 (15); B Allen (10); E Battey (25); Z Versalles (11).

2-out RBI: Z Versalles.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. V Power-Z Versalles; Z Versalles-B Allen-V Power.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Green (3, 2nd base off H Wilhelm/J Martin).

PITCHING

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
J Buzhardt, L (4-2)            6     4   3   3    2   2   2   2.88   24     -       ·  ·     10· 4· 2· 4     52    -     0.89  -0.16
H Wilhelm                      1.1   5   2   2    0   1   1   2.08    9     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 5          0-0    0.63  -0.11
J Brosnan                      0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.70    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.15   0.01
Totals                         8     9   5   5    2   4   3          35     -       ·  ·     13· 5· 2· 9          1-0

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, W (3-2)               7     9   2   2    3   3   0   3.12   32     -       ·  ·      6·10· 1· 9     51    -     1.08  -0.04
B Dailey, S (2)                2     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.20    5     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          2-0    1.73   0.27
Totals                         9     9   2   2    3   5   0          37     -       ·  ·      7·12· 1· 9          2-0

J Perry faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Bill Valentine, 2B - Bill McKinley, 3B - Nestor Chylak.

Time of Game: 2:15.

Attendance: 19,553.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Minnesota Twins                      
1. J Landis             CF    1. L Green              CF 
2. N Fox                2B    2. V Power              1B 
3. P Ward               3B    3. H Killebrew          LF 
4. F Robinson           RF    4. B Allison            RF 
5. J Cunningham         1B    5. E Battey             C  
6. D Nicholson          LF    6. R Rollins            3B 
7. R Hansen             SS    7. Z Versalles          SS 
8. J Martin             C     8. B Allen              2B 
9. J Buzhardt           P     9. J Perry              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  2-1  -2-      31%  73% H Killebrew     J Buzhardt      Home Run; Power Scores
   t 5   0  1-1  1--     -17%  29% N Fox           J Perry         Double to RF; Landis Scores
   t 8   1  4-2  12-      15%  94% R Hansen        B Dailey        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 2   2  1-0  ---      12%  51% Z Versalles     J Buzhardt      Home Run
   t 8   0  4-2  1--     -11%  70% J Cunningham    J Perry         Single (CF-RF); Robinson to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Landis        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      54%  N Fox           Flyball: LF
          ---      52%  P Ward          Single to CF
          1--      50%  F Robinson      Single to LF; Ward to 2B
   R      12-      40%  J Cunningham    Single to CF; Robinson to 2B; Ward Scores
   O      12-      44%  D Nicholson     Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, John Buzhardt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      42%  L Green         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      40%  V Power         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      41%  H Killebrew     Walk
   O      1--      39%  B Allison       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Perry facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      41%  R Hansen        Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      39%  J Martin        Single to LF
   O      1--      41%  J Buzhardt      Strikeout
          1--      39%  J Landis        Walk; Martin to 2B
   O      12-      43%  N Fox           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, John Buzhardt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      41%  E Battey        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      39%  R Rollins       Strikeout Looking
   R      ---      51%  Z Versalles     Home Run
   O      ---      50%  B Allen         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Jim Perry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      52%  P Ward          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  F Robinson      Flyball: CF
          ---      53%  J Cunningham    Single to RF
   O      1--      55%  D Nicholson     Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, John Buzhardt facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  J Perry         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      51%  L Green         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  V Power         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Jim Perry facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  R Hansen        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      55%  J Martin        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      56%  J Buzhardt      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, John Buzhardt facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  H Killebrew     Flyball: RF
   O      ---      51%  B Allison       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      53%  E Battey        Single to P
   O      1--      50%  R Rollins       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Jim Perry facing 1-2-3
          ---      45%  J Landis        Walk
   R      1--      29%  N Fox           Double to RF; Landis Scores
   O      -2-      33%  P Ward          Flyball: 2B
   OO     -2-      40%  F Robinson      Line Drive Double Play: 1B-SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, John Buzhardt facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      37%  Z Versalles     Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      34%  B Allen         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      33%  J Perry         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jim Perry facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      35%  J Cunningham    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      37%  D Nicholson     Strikeout
          ---      36%  R Hansen        Walk
   O      1--      38%  J Martin        Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, John Buzhardt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      34%  L Green         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      42%  V Power         Double to RF
   RR     -2-      73%  H Killebrew     Home Run; Power Scores
          ---      75%  B Allison       Walk
   O      1--      73%  E Battey        Lineout: CF
   O      1--      71%  R Rollins       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 3.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Jim Perry facing 9-1-2
                  Charlie Maxwell pinch hits for John Buzhardt batting 9th
   O      ---      75%  C Maxwell       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      78%  J Landis        Flyball: CF
          ---      75%  N Fox           Single to LF
   O      1--      80%  P Ward          Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 7-8-9
                  Hoyt Wilhelm replaces Charlie Maxwell pitching and batting 9th
          ---      85%  Z Versalles     Double to LF
   R      -2-      91%  B Allen         Single; Versalles Scores
   O      1--      91%  J Perry         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Allen to 2B
          -2-      93%  L Green         Strikeout, Passed Ball; Green to 1B; Allen to 3B
          1-3      93%  V Power         Green Steals 2B
          -23      93%  " "             Single; Allen stays at 3B; Green stays at 2B
   OO     123      88%  H Killebrew     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 4.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Jim Perry facing 4-5-6
          ---      81%  F Robinson      Single to LF
          1--      70%  J Cunningham    Single (CF-RF); Robinson to 2B
                  Bill Dailey replaces Jim Perry pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      80%  D Nicholson     Strikeout Looking
   OO     12-      94%  R Hansen        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Hoyt Wilhelm facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      94%  B Allison       Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---      97%  E Battey        Home Run
          ---      98%  R Rollins       Single to LF
                  Jim Brosnan replaces Hoyt Wilhelm pitching and batting 9th
   O      1--      97%  Z Versalles     Strikeout
   O      1--      97%  B Allen         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 5.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Bill Dailey facing 8-9-1
                  Jimmie Hall replaces Harmon Killebrew playing LF batting 3rd
   O      ---      99%  J Martin        Flyball: LF
                  Deacon Jones pinch hits for Jim Brosnan batting 9th
   O      ---     100%  D Jones         Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---     100%  J Landis        Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN196305260

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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