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Standings
BAL
@BOS		2
5
MIL
@CAL		1
3
DET
@CLE		5
0
CHW
@MIN		1
3		 
(5)
KCR
@OAK		1
2
NYY
@WSA		1
2		 
(18)
STL
@CHC		5
7
LAD
@MON		9
2
SDP
@NYM		1
2
SFG
@PHI		1
6
HOU
@PIT		1
6
Wednesday, April 22, 1970
, Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 3,248, Time of Game: 1:10
White Sox
1
4-8
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 5 GB
 at Twins
3
8-2
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
1st
W: Luis Tiant (2-0)
L: Joe Horlen (1-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   1  0    1  4  0
Twins           1  0  0   0  2    3  7  0

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Walt Williams RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .136 .422 -0.096 1.21 0.000 -0.096 -0.8 0 0
Luis Aparicio SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 .341 .889 0.017 0.71 0.032 -0.015 0.1 2 2
Carlos May LF 2 0 1 1 0 0 .318 .884 0.139 0.96 0.149 -0.010 1.1 0 0 2B
Bill Melton 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .381 .997 -0.061 1.38 0.040 -0.101 -0.5 0 1 CS
Gail Hopkins 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .200 .533 -0.002 1.19 0.014 -0.017 -0.0 9 0
Ken Berry CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .297 .701 -0.071 1.31 0.000 -0.071 -0.6 1 0
Bobby Knoop 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .150 .577 -0.056 1.11 0.000 -0.056 -0.5 2 3
Ed Herrmann C 2 0 1 0 0 1 .308 .692 0.015 0.80 0.033 -0.018 0.1 1 1
Joe Horlen P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.035 1.02 0.000 -0.035 -0.3 0 2 SH
Team Totals 16 1 4 1 2 2 .250 .646 -0.150 1.10 0.268 -0.419 -1.4 15 9
2B: C May (4, off L Tiant).
SH: J Horlen (3, off L Tiant).
TB: C May 2; L Aparicio; W Williams; E Herrmann.
RBI: C May (9).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Aparicio-B Knoop-G Hopkins.
Baserunning
CS: B Melton (1, 2nd base by L Tiant/P Ratliff).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Cesar Tovar CF 3 2 2 2 0 1 .372 1.100 0.271 1.03 0.286 -0.014 2.0 2 0 HR
Rod Carew 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .357 .824 -0.011 0.70 0.015 -0.026 -0.1 4 3 2B
Tony Oliva RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .357 .983 0.037 1.03 0.085 -0.049 0.3 0 0
Harmon Killebrew 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333 1.017 -0.013 0.89 0.030 -0.043 -0.3 1 1 GDP
Rich Reese 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .148 .443 -0.053 1.09 0.000 -0.053 -0.5 4 1
Brant Alyea LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .448 1.380 -0.041 0.87 0.022 -0.063 -0.4 2 1 CS
Paul Ratliff C 1 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 -0.019 0.77 0.011 -0.030 -0.1 2 1
Leo Cardenas SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 .222 .624 0.012 0.79 0.032 -0.020 0.0 0 0
Luis Tiant P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .800 -0.042 1.18 0.000 -0.042 -0.4 0 0 SH
Team Totals 19 3 7 3 1 1 .368 .979 0.141 0.92 0.481 -0.340 0.6 15 7
2B: R Carew (4, off J Horlen).
HR: C Tovar (2, off J Horlen; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).
SH: L Tiant (2, off J Horlen).
TB: C Tovar 5; R Carew 2; L Cardenas; B Alyea; T Oliva; H Killebrew.
GIDP: H Killebrew (1).
RBI: C Tovar 2 (5); T Oliva (12).
2-out RBI: C Tovar 2.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 2 for 3.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: B Alyea (E Herrmann at 3rd base).
Baserunning
CS: B Alyea (1, 2nd base by J Horlen/E Herrmann).

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Joe Horlen, L (1-2) 5 7 3 3 1 1 1 4.08 21 41 -0.141 0.92 -0.6
Team Totals 5 7 3 3 1 1 1 5.40 21 41 -0.141 1.10 -0.6

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Luis Tiant, W (2-0) 5 4 1 1 2 2 0 5.02 19 55 0.149 1.10 1.4
Team Totals 5 4 1 1 2 2 0 1.80 19 55 0.149 0.92 1.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Odom, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Ed Runge, 3B - Bill Haller.
Time of Game: 1:10.
Attendance: 3,248.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 46° F.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Minnesota Twins
1 Walt Williams RF 1 Cesar Tovar CF
2 Luis Aparicio SS 2 Rod Carew 2B
3 Carlos May LF 3 Tony Oliva RF
4 Bill Melton 3B 4 Harmon Killebrew 3B
5 Gail Hopkins 1B 5 Rich Reese 1B
6 Ken Berry CF 6 Brant Alyea LF
7 Bobby Knoop 2B 7 Paul Ratliff C
8 Ed Herrmann C 8 Leo Cardenas SS
9 Joe Horlen P 9 Luis Tiant P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 1-1 2 -2- RR MIN C. Tovar J. Horlen 25% 80% Home Run; Cardenas Scores
t4 0-1 1 1-- R CHW C. May L. Tiant -15% 48% Double to LF; Aparicio Scores
b1 0-0 1 -2- R MIN T. Oliva J. Horlen 9% 65% Single to LF; Tovar Scores
t2 0-1 0 1-- O CHW G. Hopkins L. Tiant 6% 63% Melton Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t4 1-1 2 1-3 O CHW K. Berry L. Tiant 6% 56% Flyball: 2B

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' Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHW W. Williams L. Tiant 2% 52% Flyball: LF
t1 0-0 1 --- O CHW L. Aparicio L. Tiant 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- O CHW C. May L. Tiant 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Joe Horlen facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- MIN C. Tovar J. Horlen 4% 58% Single to SS
b1 0-0 0 1-- O MIN R. Carew J. Horlen -2% 57% Groundout: 3B-1B; Tovar to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- R MIN T. Oliva J. Horlen 9% 65% Single to LF; Tovar Scores
b1 1-0 1 1-- OO MIN H. Killebrew J. Horlen -4% 61% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Luis Tiant facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- CHW B. Melton L. Tiant -4% 57% Walk
t2 0-1 0 1-- O CHW G. Hopkins L. Tiant 6% 63% Melton Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t2 0-1 1 --- O CHW G. Hopkins L. Tiant 2% 65% Foul Flyball: 3B
t2 0-1 2 --- O CHW K. Berry L. Tiant 1% 66% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, White Sox' Joe Horlen facing 5-6-7
b2 1-0 0 --- O MIN R. Reese J. Horlen -2% 64% Groundout: P-1B
b2 1-0 1 --- MIN B. Alyea J. Horlen 2% 66% Single to CF
b2 1-0 1 1-- O MIN P. Ratliff J. Horlen -4% 63% Alyea Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b2 1-0 2 --- MIN P. Ratliff J. Horlen 1% 64% Walk
b2 1-0 2 1-- O MIN L. Cardenas J. Horlen -2% 62% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Luis Tiant facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- O CHW B. Knoop L. Tiant 3% 64% Foul Flyball: 1B
t3 0-1 1 --- O CHW E. Herrmann L. Tiant 2% 66% Strikeout
t3 0-1 2 --- O CHW J. Horlen L. Tiant 1% 67% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, White Sox' Joe Horlen facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- O MIN L. Tiant J. Horlen -2% 65% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1-0 1 --- O MIN C. Tovar J. Horlen -1% 64% Strikeout
b3 1-0 2 --- O MIN R. Carew J. Horlen -1% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
t4 0-1 0 --- O CHW W. Williams L. Tiant 3% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-1 1 --- CHW L. Aparicio L. Tiant -3% 63% Single to CF
t4 0-1 1 1-- R CHW C. May L. Tiant -15% 48% Double to LF; Aparicio Scores
t4 1-1 1 -2- O CHW B. Melton L. Tiant 4% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B; May to 3B
t4 1-1 2 --3 CHW G. Hopkins L. Tiant -1% 50% Walk
t4 1-1 2 1-3 O CHW K. Berry L. Tiant 6% 56% Flyball: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' Joe Horlen facing 3-4-5
b4 1-1 0 --- O MIN T. Oliva J. Horlen -3% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 1-1 1 --- MIN H. Killebrew J. Horlen 3% 56% Single to LF
b4 1-1 1 1-- O MIN R. Reese J. Horlen -3% 53% Flyball: CF
b4 1-1 2 1-- O MIN B. Alyea J. Horlen -3% 50% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 1.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Twins' Luis Tiant facing 7-8-9
t5 1-1 0 --- O CHW B. Knoop L. Tiant 3% 53% Strikeout
t5 1-1 1 --- CHW E. Herrmann L. Tiant -3% 50% Single to LF
t5 1-1 1 1-- O CHW J. Horlen L. Tiant 2% 52% Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Herrmann to 2B
t5 1-1 2 -2- O CHW W. Williams L. Tiant 5% 57% Single to LF; Herrmann out at 3B/LF-3B-2B; Williams to 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' Joe Horlen facing 7-8-9
b5 1-1 0 --- O MIN P. Ratliff J. Horlen -3% 54% Lineout: 2B
b5 1-1 1 --- MIN L. Cardenas J. Horlen 3% 57% Single to 3B
b5 1-1 1 1-- O MIN L. Tiant J. Horlen -2% 55% Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Cardenas to 2B
b5 1-1 2 -2- RR MIN C. Tovar J. Horlen 25% 80% Home Run; Cardenas Scores
b5 3-1 2 --- MIN R. Carew J. Horlen 1% 81% Double to LF
b5 3-1 2 -2- O MIN T. Oliva J. Horlen -2% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 3.

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