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@CAL		10
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@DET		3
0
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@KCR		6
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@MIN		1
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3
Tuesday, April 9, 1974
, Metropolitan Stadium
Attendance: 10,409, Time of Game: 2:16
White Sox
1
0-3
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
6th, 2½ GB
 at Twins
3
2-1
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, ½ GB
W: Bert Blyleven (1-0)
L: Wilbur Wood (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  9  2
Twins           1  0  1   0  0  1   0  0  X    3  8  2

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pat Kelly RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 .308 .708 -0.146 2.28 0.094 -0.239 -1.0 1 0
Ken Henderson CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .353 .833 -0.263 2.41 0.066 -0.329 -1.8 5 0
Dick Allen 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 .188 .590 0.008 1.74 0.127 -0.119 0.3 5 1 2B
Bill Melton 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .853 -0.141 1.37 0.000 -0.141 -1.0 2 1
Carlos May LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .176 .412 -0.035 1.08 0.048 -0.083 -0.2 0 0
Ron Santo DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 .167 .578 -0.055 1.19 0.074 -0.129 -0.6 GDP
Jorge Orta 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .250 .607 0.089 1.27 0.135 -0.046 0.4 3 1
Ed Herrmann C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .385 .967 0.007 1.00 0.053 -0.046 0.0 3 1
   Buddy Bradford PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1.771 -0.094 4.48 0.000 -0.094 -0.3
Bucky Dent SS 3 1 2 0 1 1 .200 .673 0.181 1.91 0.229 -0.049 1.1 3 4 3B
Wilbur Wood P 2 1
Team Totals 37 1 9 1 1 11 .243 .587 -0.449 1.72 0.826 -1.275 -3.3 24 9
2B: D Allen (2, off B Blyleven).
3B: B Dent (1, off B Blyleven).
TB: B Dent 4; D Allen 3; J Orta 2; K Henderson; R Santo; E Herrmann.
GIDP: R Santo (1).
RBI: D Allen (1).
2-out RBI: D Allen.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Orta-B Dent-D Allen.
E: E Herrmann (3); B Melton (3).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Sergio Ferrer SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .308 .862 -0.087 1.00 0.036 -0.122 -1.0 1 3 CS
Rod Carew 2B 4 2 2 0 0 1 .357 .757 0.068 0.85 0.122 -0.053 0.4 4 1 2·SB,GDP
Larry Hisle CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .364 1.218 0.053 0.96 0.125 -0.072 0.5 4 0 HR
Bobby Darwin RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 .583 1.532 0.169 1.01 0.181 -0.012 1.5 1 0 2B
Harmon Killebrew DH 3 0 0 1 0 0 .167 .321 -0.045 1.06 0.001 -0.045 -0.8 SF
Steve Braun LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .182 .636 -0.062 0.83 0.000 -0.062 -0.7 0 0
Joe Lis 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.019 0.58 0.015 -0.034 0.0 4 3
Randy Hundley C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .400 .855 -0.038 0.52 0.000 -0.038 -0.6 12 0
Jerry Terrell 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .636 0.011 0.57 0.032 -0.021 -0.0 0 1
Bert Blyleven P 1
   Tom Burgmeier P
   Bill Campbell P
Team Totals 30 3 8 3 1 2 .267 .681 0.050 0.85 0.512 -0.459 -0.8 27 8
2B: B Darwin (1, off W Wood).
HR: L Hisle (1, off W Wood; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
SF: H Killebrew (1, off W Wood).
TB: L Hisle 4; B Darwin 3; R Carew 2; J Lis; S Ferrer; J Terrell.
GIDP: R Carew (1).
RBI: B Darwin (3); H Killebrew (1); L Hisle (4).
2-out RBI: B Darwin.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Carew-S Ferrer-J Lis.
E: R Carew 2 (2).
Baserunning
SB: R Carew 2 (2, 2nd base off W Wood/E Herrmann 2).
CS: S Ferrer (1, 2nd base by W Wood/E Herrmann).

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Wilbur Wood, L (0-2) 8 8 3 3 1 2 1 3.68 32 55 -0.051 0.85 0.8
Team Totals 8 8 3 3 1 2 1 3.38 32 55 -0.051 1.72 0.8

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bert Blyleven, W (1-0) 8 9 1 1 0 10 0 2.12 34 70 0.185 1.32 1.8
Tom Burgmeier, H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7.71 2 2 0 -0.009 4.22 -0.1
Bill Campbell, S (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 2 3 0 0.273 6.01 1.5
Team Totals 9 9 1 1 1 11 0 1.00 38 70 5 0 0.449 0.85 3.3
B Blyleven faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Ron Luciano.
Time of Game: 2:16.
Attendance: 10,409.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 53° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Minnesota Twins
1 Pat Kelly RF 1 Sergio Ferrer SS
2 Ken Henderson CF 2 Rod Carew 2B
3 Dick Allen 1B 3 Larry Hisle CF
4 Bill Melton 3B 4 Bobby Darwin RF
5 Carlos May LF 5 Harmon Killebrew DH
6 Ron Santo DH 6 Steve Braun LF
7 Jorge Orta 2B 7 Joe Lis 1B
8 Ed Herrmann C 8 Randy Hundley C
9 Bucky Dent SS 9 Jerry Terrell 3B
Wilbur Wood P Bert Blyleven P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 1-3 2 123 O CHW K. Henderson B. Campbell 14% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t9 1-3 1 123 O CHW P. Kelly B. Campbell 13% 86% Strikeout
t9 1-3 0 1-- CHW J. Orta B. Blyleven -12% 74% Single to LF; Santo to 2B
b3 1-1 2 --3 R MIN B. Darwin W. Wood 12% 66% Double to LF; Carew Scores
t3 0-1 2 --3 R CHW D. Allen B. Blyleven -12% 52% Double to CF; Dent Scores

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' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O CHW P. Kelly B. Blyleven 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O CHW K. Henderson B. Blyleven 2% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- CHW D. Allen B. Blyleven -1% 52% Single to CF
t1 0-0 2 1-- O CHW B. Melton B. Blyleven 2% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- MIN S. Ferrer W. Wood 4% 58% Single/Bunt
b1 0-0 0 1-- O MIN R. Carew W. Wood -6% 53% Ferrer Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b1 0-0 1 --- MIN R. Carew W. Wood 2% 55% Single to CF
b1 0-0 1 1-- MIN L. Hisle W. Wood 2% 57% Carew Steals 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- MIN L. Hisle W. Wood 2% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 1 12- MIN B. Darwin W. Wood 6% 64% Single to CF; Carew to 3B; Hisle to 2B
b1 0-0 1 123 RO MIN H. Killebrew W. Wood 0% 64% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Carew Scores
b1 1-0 2 12- O MIN S. Braun W. Wood -4% 61% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- O CHW C. May B. Blyleven 2% 63% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-1 1 --- O CHW R. Santo B. Blyleven 2% 65% Strikeout
t2 0-1 2 --- CHW J. Orta B. Blyleven -1% 64% Single to CF
t2 0-1 2 1-- O CHW E. Herrmann B. Blyleven 2% 66% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 --- O MIN J. Lis W. Wood -2% 64% Popfly: 3B
b2 1-0 1 --- O MIN R. Hundley W. Wood -1% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1-0 2 --- O MIN J. Terrell W. Wood -1% 62% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
t3 0-1 0 --- CHW B. Dent B. Blyleven -11% 51% Triple to RF
t3 0-1 0 --3 O CHW P. Kelly B. Blyleven 5% 56% Groundout: 1B-2B
t3 0-1 1 --3 O CHW K. Henderson B. Blyleven 7% 63% Strikeout
t3 0-1 2 --3 R CHW D. Allen B. Blyleven -12% 52% Double to CF; Dent Scores
t3 1-1 2 -2- O CHW B. Melton B. Blyleven 4% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 1-2-3
b3 1-1 0 --- O MIN S. Ferrer W. Wood -2% 53% Popfly: SS
b3 1-1 1 --- MIN R. Carew W. Wood 3% 56% Single to CF
b3 1-1 1 1-- MIN L. Hisle W. Wood 5% 61% Carew Steals 2B; Carew to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b3 1-1 1 --3 O MIN L. Hisle W. Wood -7% 54% Popfly: 3B
b3 1-1 2 --3 R MIN B. Darwin W. Wood 12% 66% Double to LF; Carew Scores
b3 2-1 2 -2- O MIN H. Killebrew W. Wood -3% 63% Popfly: 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 2.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
t4 1-2 0 --- CHW C. May B. Blyleven -5% 58% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); May to 1B
t4 1-2 0 1-- OO CHW R. Santo B. Blyleven 10% 68% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t4 1-2 2 --- O CHW J. Orta B. Blyleven 1% 69% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 6-7-8
b4 2-1 0 --- O MIN S. Braun W. Wood -2% 67% Flyball: CF
b4 2-1 1 --- O MIN J. Lis W. Wood -1% 66% Flyball: RF
b4 2-1 2 --- O MIN R. Hundley W. Wood -1% 65% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 2.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
t5 1-2 0 --- CHW E. Herrmann B. Blyleven -5% 59% Single to CF
t5 1-2 0 1-- O CHW B. Dent B. Blyleven 5% 64% Strikeout
t5 1-2 1 1-- CHW P. Kelly B. Blyleven -9% 55% Fielder's Choice 2B; Herrmann to 3B/Adv on E4; Kelly to 1B
t5 1-2 1 1-3 O CHW K. Henderson B. Blyleven 11% 65% Fielder's Choice 1B; Herrmann out at Hm/1B-C; Kelly to 2B; Henderson to 1B
t5 1-2 2 12- O CHW D. Allen B. Blyleven 6% 71% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 9-1-2
b5 2-1 0 --- MIN J. Terrell W. Wood 3% 75% Single/Bunt
b5 2-1 0 1-- O MIN S. Ferrer W. Wood -3% 72% Foul Bunt Popfly: C
b5 2-1 1 1-- OO MIN R. Carew W. Wood -5% 67% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 2.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
t6 1-2 0 --- O CHW B. Melton B. Blyleven 4% 71% Flyball: CF
t6 1-2 1 --- O CHW C. May B. Blyleven 3% 73% Groundout: 1B-P
t6 1-2 2 --- O CHW R. Santo B. Blyleven 2% 75% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 3-4-5
b6 2-1 0 --- R MIN L. Hisle W. Wood 11% 85% Home Run
b6 3-1 0 --- O MIN B. Darwin W. Wood -1% 84% Strikeout
b6 3-1 1 --- O MIN H. Killebrew W. Wood -1% 83% Flyball: CF
b6 3-1 2 --- O MIN S. Braun W. Wood -1% 83% Lineout: 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 3.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
t7 1-3 0 --- O CHW J. Orta B. Blyleven 3% 86% Lineout: CF
t7 1-3 1 --- O CHW E. Herrmann B. Blyleven 2% 88% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 1-3 2 --- CHW B. Dent B. Blyleven -2% 86% Single to LF
t7 1-3 2 1-- O CHW P. Kelly B. Blyleven 3% 89% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 7-8-9
b7 3-1 0 --- MIN J. Lis W. Wood 1% 91% Single to CF
b7 3-1 0 1-- O MIN R. Hundley W. Wood -1% 89% Bunt Popfly: P
b7 3-1 1 1-- O MIN J. Terrell W. Wood -1% 88% Flyball: CF
b7 3-1 2 1-- O MIN S. Ferrer W. Wood -1% 87% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 3.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
t8 1-3 0 --- CHW K. Henderson B. Blyleven -7% 81% Single to CF
t8 1-3 0 1-- O CHW D. Allen B. Blyleven 6% 86% Strikeout
t8 1-3 1 1-- O CHW B. Melton B. Blyleven 5% 91% Foul Flyball: 2B
t8 1-3 2 1-- O CHW C. May B. Blyleven 3% 94% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, White Sox' Wilbur Wood facing 2-3-4
b8 3-1 0 --- O MIN R. Carew W. Wood -1% 94% Strikeout
b8 3-1 1 --- O MIN L. Hisle W. Wood -0% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 3-1 2 --- MIN B. Darwin W. Wood 0% 94% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Darwin to 1B
b8 3-1 2 1-- O MIN H. Killebrew W. Wood -1% 93% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 3.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
t9 1-3 0 --- CHW R. Santo B. Blyleven -7% 86% Single to LF
t9 1-3 0 1-- CHW J. Orta B. Blyleven -12% 74% Single to LF; Santo to 2B
Tom Burgmeier replaces Bert Blyleven pitching
Buddy Bradford pinch hits for Ed Herrmann (C) batting 8th
t9 1-3 0 12- O CHW B. Bradford T. Burgmeier 9% 83% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Santo to 3B
t9 1-3 1 1-3 CHW B. Dent T. Burgmeier -10% 73% Walk; Orta to 2B
Bill Campbell replaces Tom Burgmeier pitching
t9 1-3 1 123 O CHW P. Kelly B. Campbell 13% 86% Strikeout
t9 1-3 2 123 O CHW K. Henderson B. Campbell 14% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 3.

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