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BOS  5
BAL  2
 CAL  3
MIL  1
 DET  5
@CLE  0
 MIN  3
CHW  1
(5)		 OAK  2
KCR  1
 WSA  2
NYY  1
(18)		 CHC  7
STL  5
 LAD  9
@MON  2
 NYM  2
SDP  1
 PHI  6
SFG  1
 PIT  6
HOU  1
Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 3,248

 Wednesday, April 22, 1970
Time of Game: 1:10
White Sox
1
4-8
Lost 2
5th, 5 GB
 
                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
W: Luis Tiant (2-0), L: Joe Horlen (1-2)
 Twins
3
8-2
Won 4
1st

Batting Stats

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Williams RF                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .136  .422              0   0   
L Aparicio SS                 2   1   1   0    0   0  .341  .889              2   2   
C May LF                      2   0   1   1    0   0  .318  .884              0   0   2B
B Melton 3B                   1   0   0   0    1   0  .381  .997              0   1   CS
G Hopkins 1B                  1   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .533              9   0   
K Berry CF                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .701              1   0   
B Knoop 2B                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .150  .577              2   3   
E Herrmann C                  2   0   1   0    0   1  .308  .692              1   1   
J Horlen P                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   2   SH
Totals                       16   1   4   0    2   2                         15   9
Batting Events
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 Events
DP: 1. L Aparicio-B Knoop-G Hopkins.
Baserunning Events
CS: B Melton (1, 2nd base by L Tiant/P Ratliff).
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
C Tovar CF                    3   2   2   2    0   1  .372 1.100              2   0   HR
R Carew 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .357  .824              4   3   2B
T Oliva RF                    3   0   1   1    0   0  .357  .983              0   0   
H Killebrew 3B                2   0   1   0    0   0  .333 1.017              1   1   GDP
R Reese 1B                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .148  .443              4   1   
B Alyea LF                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .448 1.380              2   1   CS
P Ratliff C                   1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250              2   1   
L Cardenas SS                 2   1   1   0    0   0  .222  .624              0   0   
L Tiant P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .800              0   0   SH
Totals                       19   3   7   0    1   1                         15   7
Batting Events
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.
Baserunning Events
CS: B Alyea (1, 2nd base by J Horlen/E Herrmann).

Pitching Stats

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 Horlen, L (1-2)              5     7   3   3    1   1   1   4.08   21     -       ·  ·      9· 3· 2· 7     41    -     0.93  -0.35
Totals                         5     7   3   3    1   1   1          21     -       ·  ·      9· 3· 2· 7           -  
Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Tiant, W (2-0)               5     4   1   1    2   2   0   5.02   19     -       ·  ·      4· 7· 0· 4     55    -     1.08   0.15
Totals                         5     4   1   1    2   2   0          19     -       ·  ·      4· 7· 0· 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.

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

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b5 2 -2- RR 25% 80% 1-1 MIN C. Tovar J. Horlen Home Run; Cardenas Scores
b5 2 -2- O 19% 100% 3-1 MIN T. Oliva J. Horlen Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1 1-- R -15% 48% 0-1 CHW C. May L. Tiant Double to LF; Aparicio Scores
b1 1 -2- R 9% 65% 0-0 MIN T. Oliva J. Horlen Single to LF; Tovar Scores
t2 0 1-- O 6% 63% 0-1 CHW G. Hopkins L. Tiant Melton Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Luis Tiant facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CHW W. Williams L. Tiant Flyball: LF
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 CHW L. Aparicio L. Tiant Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 CHW C. May L. Tiant 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 --- 4% 58% 0-0 MIN C. Tovar J. Horlen Single to SS
b1 0 1-- O -2% 57% 0-0 MIN R. Carew J. Horlen Groundout: 3B-1B; Tovar to 2B
b1 1 -2- R 9% 65% 0-0 MIN T. Oliva J. Horlen Single to LF; Tovar Scores
b1 1 1-- OO -4% 61% 1-0 MIN H. Killebrew J. Horlen 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 --- -4% 57% 0-1 CHW B. Melton L. Tiant Walk
t2 0 1-- O 6% 63% 0-1 CHW G. Hopkins L. Tiant Melton Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t2 1 --- O 2% 65% 0-1 CHW G. Hopkins L. Tiant Foul Flyball: 3B
t2 2 --- O 1% 66% 0-1 CHW K. Berry L. Tiant 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 0 --- O -2% 64% 1-0 MIN R. Reese J. Horlen Groundout: P-1B
b2 1 --- 2% 66% 1-0 MIN B. Alyea J. Horlen Single to CF
b2 1 1-- O -4% 63% 1-0 MIN P. Ratliff J. Horlen Alyea Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b2 2 --- 1% 64% 1-0 MIN P. Ratliff J. Horlen Walk
b2 2 1-- O -2% 62% 1-0 MIN L. Cardenas J. Horlen 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 --- O 3% 64% 0-1 CHW B. Knoop L. Tiant Foul Flyball: 1B
t3 1 --- O 2% 66% 0-1 CHW E. Herrmann L. Tiant Strikeout
t3 2 --- O 1% 67% 0-1 CHW J. Horlen L. Tiant 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 0 --- O -2% 65% 1-0 MIN L. Tiant J. Horlen Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1 --- O -1% 64% 1-0 MIN C. Tovar J. Horlen Strikeout
b3 2 --- O -1% 63% 1-0 MIN R. Carew J. Horlen 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 --- O 3% 66% 0-1 CHW W. Williams L. Tiant Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1 --- -3% 63% 0-1 CHW L. Aparicio L. Tiant Single to CF
t4 1 1-- R -15% 48% 0-1 CHW C. May L. Tiant Double to LF; Aparicio Scores
t4 1 -2- O 4% 51% 1-1 CHW B. Melton L. Tiant Groundout: 2B-1B; May to 3B
t4 2 --3 -1% 50% 1-1 CHW G. Hopkins L. Tiant Walk
t4 2 1-3 O 6% 56% 1-1 CHW K. Berry L. Tiant 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 0 --- O -3% 53% 1-1 MIN T. Oliva J. Horlen Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 1 --- 3% 56% 1-1 MIN H. Killebrew J. Horlen Single to LF
b4 1 1-- O -3% 53% 1-1 MIN R. Reese J. Horlen Flyball: CF
b4 2 1-- O -3% 50% 1-1 MIN B. Alyea J. Horlen 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 0 --- O 3% 53% 1-1 CHW B. Knoop L. Tiant Strikeout
t5 1 --- -3% 50% 1-1 CHW E. Herrmann L. Tiant Single to LF
t5 1 1-- O 2% 52% 1-1 CHW J. Horlen L. Tiant Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Herrmann to 2B
t5 2 -2- O 5% 56% 1-1 CHW W. Williams L. Tiant 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 0 --- O -3% 54% 1-1 MIN P. Ratliff J. Horlen Lineout: 2B
b5 1 --- 3% 57% 1-1 MIN L. Cardenas J. Horlen Single to 3B
b5 1 1-- O -2% 55% 1-1 MIN L. Tiant J. Horlen Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Cardenas to 2B
b5 2 -2- RR 25% 80% 1-1 MIN C. Tovar J. Horlen Home Run; Cardenas Scores
b5 2 --- 1% 81% 3-1 MIN R. Carew J. Horlen Double to LF
b5 2 -2- O 19% 100% 3-1 MIN T. Oliva J. Horlen Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 3.

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