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@CAL		1
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@CLE		5
3
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@MIN		3
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@ATL		13
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@PIT		8
9
Tuesday, April 21, 1970
, Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 3,333, Time of Game: 2:12
White Sox
3
4-7
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 4 GB
 at Twins
4
7-2
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
1st
W: Jim Kaat (2-1)
L: Tommy John (0-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       1  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  0    3  8  1
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  3   1  0  X    4  8  2

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ken Berry CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .314 .740 0.040 1.11 0.091 -0.051 0.6 3 0
Luis Aparicio SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .333 .884 -0.191 1.21 0.056 -0.247 -2.1 2 4 GDP
Carlos May LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .310 .856 0.242 1.22 0.264 -0.022 2.2 1 0 2B
Bill Melton 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .390 1.008 0.029 0.94 0.086 -0.058 0.2 1 4
Duane Josephson C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .681 -0.131 1.23 0.000 -0.131 -0.8 2 0
Syd O'Brien 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .623 0.041 1.46 0.115 -0.074 -0.2 5 6
Buddy Bradford RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .259 .873 -0.056 1.67 0.025 -0.081 -0.4 1 0 SH
John Matias 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .171 .452 -0.095 1.62 0.038 -0.133 -0.3 9 0 HBP
Tommy John P 2 1 1 0 0 0 .167 .333 0.016 0.91 0.037 -0.021 0.2 0 1
   Walt Williams PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .105 .385 -0.083 3.29 0.000 -0.083 -0.4
   Tommie Sisk P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Bob Christian PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .833 -0.110 3.92 0.000 -0.110 -0.3
Team Totals 34 3 8 2 0 2 .235 .522 -0.298 1.41 0.712 -1.011 -1.3 24 15
2B: C May (3, off J Kaat).
SH: B Bradford (1, off S Williams).
HBP: J Matias (1, by J Kaat).
TB: C May 3; B Bradford; L Aparicio; S O'Brien; K Berry; T John; B Melton.
GIDP: L Aparicio (2).
RBI: C May (8); B Melton (9).
2-out RBI: C May; B Melton.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 3. S O'Brien-L Aparicio-J Matias; B Melton-S O'Brien-J Matias; L Aparicio-S O'Brien-J Matias.
E: L Aparicio (4).
Baserunning
Pickoffs: L Aparicio (3rd base by J Kaat).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cesar Tovar CF 3 1 2 1 1 0 .350 1.009 0.192 1.08 0.226 -0.034 1.7 1 0 3B,SB
Rod Carew 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .359 .811 0.078 1.51 0.172 -0.094 0.1 5 1 2B
Harmon Killebrew 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 .321 1.019 0.276 1.41 0.318 -0.042 1.4 11 0 HR
   Rich Reese 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .160 .476 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 1
Tony Oliva RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .359 1.007 -0.099 1.01 0.000 -0.099 -1.0 4 0
Brant Alyea LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .444 1.409 -0.071 1.06 0.022 -0.093 -0.5 0 0 GDP
   Jim Holt LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .667 -0.007 0.27 0.000 -0.007 -0.1 0 0
Rick Renick 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333 1.111 -0.009 1.05 0.055 -0.064 -0.3 0 3 GDP
   Frank Quilici 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .667 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Leo Cardenas SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .206 .603 -0.081 1.15 0.000 -0.081 -0.7 1 3
George Mitterwald C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .188 .476 0.015 1.15 0.055 -0.040 0.0 3 0
Jim Kaat P 3 1 1 0 0 0 .286 .571 -0.092 1.39 0.041 -0.133 -0.5 1 5 GDP
   Stan Williams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Ron Perranoski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 4 8 4 2 2 .267 .779 0.202 1.17 0.889 -0.687 0.2 27 14
2B: R Carew (3, off T John).
3B: C Tovar (2, off T Sisk).
HR: H Killebrew (2, off T John; 6th inn, 2 on, 0 outs).
TB: H Killebrew 5; C Tovar 4; R Carew 2; J Kaat; B Alyea; R Renick.
GIDP: R Renick (1); B Alyea (2); J Kaat (1).
RBI: H Killebrew 3 (7); C Tovar (3).
2-out RBI: C Tovar.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Cardenas-R Carew-H Killebrew.
E: J Kaat (1); H Killebrew (1).
Baserunning
SB: C Tovar (4, 2nd base off T John/D Josephson).

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tommy John, L (0-4) 6 7 3 3 2 1 1 5.55 24 45 -0.154 1.38 -0.1
Tommie Sisk 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 5.91 8 0 0 -0.047 0.52 -0.0
Team Totals 8 8 4 3 2 2 1 3.38 32 45 0 0 -0.201 1.41 -0.2

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jim Kaat, W (2-1) 7.2 7 3 1 0 1 0 2.70 31 58 0.084 1.08 0.6
Stan Williams, H (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 1 0 -0.008 3.17 0.0
Ron Perranoski, S (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.08 2 1 0 0.222 3.98 0.7
Team Totals 9 8 3 1 0 2 0 1.00 36 58 2 0 0.298 1.17 1.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: J Kaat (1; J Matias).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: J Kaat (1; L Aparicio, 3rd base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Ed Runge.
Time of Game: 2:12.
Attendance: 3,333.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 42° F, Wind 22mph in unknown direction.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Minnesota Twins
1 Ken Berry CF 1 Cesar Tovar CF
2 Luis Aparicio SS 2 Rod Carew 2B
3 Carlos May LF 3 Harmon Killebrew 1B
4 Bill Melton 3B 4 Tony Oliva RF
5 Duane Josephson C 5 Brant Alyea LF
6 Syd O'Brien 2B 6 Rick Renick 3B
7 Buddy Bradford RF 7 Leo Cardenas SS
8 John Matias 1B 8 George Mitterwald C
9 Tommy John P 9 Jim Kaat P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 0-2 0 -23 RRR MIN H. Killebrew T. John 27% 75% Home Run; Tovar Scores; Carew Scores
b6 0-2 0 1-- MIN R. Carew T. John 17% 48% Double to RF; Tovar to 3B
b5 0-1 1 12- OO MIN J. Kaat T. John -13% 33% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t1 0-0 0 12- R CHW C. May J. Kaat -12% 29% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Berry Scores/unER; Aparicio to 3B
b7 3-2 2 1-- R MIN C. Tovar T. Sisk 12% 89% Triple to RF; Kaat Scores/unER

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, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- CHW K. Berry J. Kaat -4% 46% Single to 3B
t1 0-0 0 1-- CHW L. Aparicio J. Kaat -6% 41% Single to SS; Berry to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- R CHW C. May J. Kaat -12% 29% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Berry Scores/unER; Aparicio to 3B
t1 1-0 0 1-3 O CHW B. Melton J. Kaat 11% 40% Aparicio Picked off 3B (P-SS)
t1 1-0 1 1-- O CHW B. Melton J. Kaat 2% 42% Flyball: CF
t1 1-0 2 1-- O CHW D. Josephson J. Kaat 2% 44% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- MIN C. Tovar T. John 4% 48% Single to LF
b1 0-1 0 1-- O MIN R. Carew T. John -4% 44% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
b1 0-1 1 1-- O MIN H. Killebrew T. John -3% 41% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b1 0-1 2 1-- O MIN T. Oliva T. John -2% 39% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Jim Kaat facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- O CHW S. O'Brien J. Kaat 2% 41% Flyball: 2B
t2 1-0 1 --- O CHW B. Bradford J. Kaat 1% 43% Flyball: RF
t2 1-0 2 --- O CHW J. Matias J. Kaat 1% 44% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Tommy John facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- O MIN B. Alyea T. John -2% 41% Groundout: SS-1B
b2 0-1 1 --- O MIN R. Renick T. John -2% 39% Strikeout
b2 0-1 2 --- O MIN L. Cardenas T. John -1% 38% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Jim Kaat facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- O CHW T. John J. Kaat 2% 40% Lineout: P
t3 1-0 1 --- O CHW K. Berry J. Kaat 2% 42% Foul Flyball: 1B
t3 1-0 2 --- O CHW L. Aparicio J. Kaat 1% 43% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Tommy John facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- O MIN G. Mitterwald T. John -3% 40% Groundout: P-1B
b3 0-1 1 --- MIN J. Kaat T. John 3% 43% Single to LF
b3 0-1 1 1-- O MIN C. Tovar T. John -3% 40% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b3 0-1 2 1-- MIN R. Carew T. John 1% 41% Tovar Steals 2B
b3 0-1 2 -2- O MIN R. Carew T. John -4% 37% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Jim Kaat facing 3-4-5
t4 1-0 0 --- O CHW C. May J. Kaat 2% 39% Groundout: P-1B
t4 1-0 1 --- O CHW B. Melton J. Kaat 2% 41% Groundout: 3B-1B
t4 1-0 2 --- O CHW D. Josephson J. Kaat 1% 42% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Tommy John facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- MIN H. Killebrew T. John 5% 47% Single to CF
b4 0-1 0 1-- O MIN T. Oliva T. John -5% 42% Flyball: CF
b4 0-1 1 1-- OO MIN B. Alyea T. John -7% 35% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Jim Kaat facing 6-7-8
t5 1-0 0 --- O CHW S. O'Brien J. Kaat 2% 38% Groundout: P-1B
t5 1-0 1 --- O CHW B. Bradford J. Kaat 2% 39% Flyball: RF
t5 1-0 2 --- O CHW J. Matias J. Kaat 1% 41% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Tommy John facing 6-7-8
b5 0-1 0 --- MIN R. Renick T. John 6% 46% Single to 3B
b5 0-1 0 1-- O MIN L. Cardenas T. John -5% 41% Flyball: CF
b5 0-1 1 1-- MIN G. Mitterwald T. John 6% 47% Walk; Renick to 2B
b5 0-1 1 12- OO MIN J. Kaat T. John -13% 33% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Jim Kaat facing 9-1-2
t6 1-0 0 --- CHW T. John J. Kaat -4% 30% Single to LF
t6 1-0 0 1-- CHW K. Berry J. Kaat -6% 24% Reached on E1 (Ground Ball); John to 2B
t6 1-0 0 12- OO CHW L. Aparicio J. Kaat 10% 34% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; John to 3B
t6 1-0 2 --3 R CHW C. May J. Kaat -11% 23% Single to LF; John Scores/unER
t6 2-0 2 1-- O CHW B. Melton J. Kaat 2% 25% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
b6 0-2 0 --- MIN C. Tovar T. John 6% 31% Walk
b6 0-2 0 1-- MIN R. Carew T. John 17% 48% Double to RF; Tovar to 3B
b6 0-2 0 -23 RRR MIN H. Killebrew T. John 27% 75% Home Run; Tovar Scores; Carew Scores
b6 3-2 0 --- O MIN T. Oliva T. John -2% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 3-2 1 --- MIN B. Alyea T. John 2% 75% Single to LF
b6 3-2 1 1-- OO MIN R. Renick T. John -5% 70% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 3.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Twins' Jim Kaat facing 5-6-7
t7 2-3 0 --- O CHW D. Josephson J. Kaat 4% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 2-3 1 --- O CHW S. O'Brien J. Kaat 3% 77% Groundout: P-1B
t7 2-3 2 --- CHW B. Bradford J. Kaat -2% 75% Single to RF
t7 2-3 2 1-- CHW J. Matias J. Kaat -4% 71% Hit By Pitch; Bradford to 2B
Walt Williams pinch hits for Tommy John (P) batting 9th
t7 2-3 2 12- O CHW W. Williams J. Kaat 8% 80% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, White Sox' Tommie Sisk facing 7-8-9
Tommie Sisk replaces Walt Williams (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-2 0 --- O MIN L. Cardenas T. Sisk -2% 78% Flyball: RF
b7 3-2 1 --- O MIN G. Mitterwald T. Sisk -1% 76% Flyball: CF
b7 3-2 2 --- MIN J. Kaat T. Sisk 1% 77% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
b7 3-2 2 1-- R MIN C. Tovar T. Sisk 12% 89% Triple to RF; Kaat Scores/unER
b7 4-2 2 --3 O MIN R. Carew T. Sisk -2% 87% Lineout: 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 4.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Twins' Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
Frank Quilici replaces Rick Renick playing 3B batting 6th
Jim Holt replaces Brant Alyea playing LF batting 5th
t8 2-4 0 --- O CHW K. Berry J. Kaat 4% 91% Groundout: C unassisted
t8 2-4 1 --- O CHW L. Aparicio J. Kaat 2% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2-4 2 --- CHW C. May J. Kaat -3% 90% Double to CF
t8 2-4 2 -2- R CHW B. Melton J. Kaat -9% 81% Single to CF; May Scores
Stan Williams replaces Jim Kaat pitching and batting 9th
t8 3-4 2 1-- O CHW D. Josephson S. Williams 6% 87% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-3, White Sox' Tommie Sisk facing 3-4-5
b8 4-3 0 --- O MIN H. Killebrew T. Sisk -1% 86% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b8 4-3 1 --- O MIN T. Oliva T. Sisk -1% 85% Flyball: LF
b8 4-3 2 --- O MIN J. Holt T. Sisk -1% 84% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 4.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Twins' Stan Williams facing 6-7-8
Rich Reese replaces Harmon Killebrew playing 1B batting 3rd
t9 3-4 0 --- CHW S. O'Brien S. Williams -11% 73% Single to RF
t9 3-4 0 1-- O CHW B. Bradford S. Williams 5% 78% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; O'Brien to 2B
Ron Perranoski replaces Stan Williams pitching and batting 9th
t9 3-4 1 -2- O CHW J. Matias R. Perranoski 11% 89% Strikeout Looking
Bob Christian pinch hits for Tommie Sisk (P) batting 9th
t9 3-4 2 -2- O CHW B. Christian R. Perranoski 11% 100% Lineout: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 4.

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