April 9, 1974 Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 10
@CAL 2 NYY 3
@DET 0 OAK 6
@KCR 4 MIN 3
CHW 1 LAD 9
@ATL 2 CHC 2
PHI 0 HOU 9
@SDP 5 CIN 6
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 10,409

Tuesday, April 9, 1974
Time of Game: 2:16

White Sox

0-3

Lost 3

6th, 2½ GB

                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

W: B Blyleven (1-0), L: W Wood (0-2), S: B Campbell (1)

Twins

2-1

Won 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Kelly RF                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .308  .708    0    1   0   
K Henderson CF                5   0   1   0    0   2  .353  .833    0    5   0   
D Allen 1B                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .188  .591    0    5   1   2B
B Melton 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .853    0    2   1   
C May LF                      4   0   0   0    0   2  .176  .411    0    0   0   
R Santo DH                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .167  .579    0    0   0   GDP
J Orta 2B                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .250  .607    0    3   1   
E Herrmann C                  3   0   1   0    0   1  .385  .967    0    3   1   
  B Bradford PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.771    0    0   0   
B Dent SS                     3   1   2   0    1   1  .200  .673    0    3   4   3B

W Wood P                                                                 2   1
Totals                       37   1   9   1    1  11                    24   9

BATTING

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              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Ferrer SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .308  .862    0    1   3   CS
R Carew 2B                    4   2   2   0    0   1  .357  .757    0    4   1   2·SB,GDP
L Hisle CF                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .364 1.218    0    4   0   HR
B Darwin RF                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .583 1.532    0    1   0   2B
H Killebrew DH                3   0   0   1    0   0  .167  .321    0    0   0   SF
S Braun LF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .637    0    0   0   
J Lis 1B                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    4   3   
R Hundley C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .400  .855    0   12   0   
J Terrell 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .273  .637    0    0   1   

B Blyleven P                                                             1   0
  T Burgmeier P                                                          0   0
  B Campbell P                                                           0   0
Totals                       30   3   8   3    1   2                    27   8

BATTING

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).

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
W Wood, L (0-2)                8     8   3   3    1   2   1   3.68   32     -       ·  ·     12·10· 1· 6     55    -     0.86  -0.05
Totals                         8     8   3   3    1   2   1          32     -       ·  ·     12·10· 1· 6           -

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Blyleven, W (1-0)            8     9   1   1    0  10   0   2.12   34     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 2· 9     70    -     1.31   0.19
T Burgmeier, H (1)             0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   7.71    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    4.20  -0.01
B Campbell, S (1)              0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    2     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    5.99   0.27
Totals                         9     9   1   1    1  11   0          38     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 2· 9          5-0

B Blyleven faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Ron Luciano.

Time of Game: 2:16.

Attendance: 10,409.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 53° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Minnesota Twins                      
1. P Kelly              RF    1. S Ferrer             SS 
2. K Henderson          CF    2. R Carew              2B 
3. D Allen              1B    3. L Hisle              CF 
4. B Melton             3B    4. B Darwin             RF 
5. C May                LF    5. H Killebrew          DH 
6. R Santo              DH    6. S Braun              LF 
7. J Orta               2B    7. J Lis                1B 
8. E Herrmann           C     8. R Hundley            C  
9. B Dent               SS    9. J Terrell            3B 

   W Wood               P        B Blyleven           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  3-1  123      14% 100% K Henderson     B Campbell      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   t 9   1  3-1  123      13%  86% P Kelly         B Campbell      Strikeout
   t 9   0  3-1  1--     -12%  74% J Orta          B Blyleven      Single to LF; Santo to 2B
   b 3   2  1-1  --3      12%  66% B Darwin        W Wood          Double to LF; Carew Scores
   t 3   2  1-0  --3     -12%  52% D Allen         B Blyleven      Double to CF; Dent Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  P Kelly         Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  K Henderson     Strikeout
          ---      53%  D Allen         Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  B Melton        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Wilbur Wood facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  S Ferrer        Single/Bunt
   O      1--      53%  R Carew         Ferrer Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      55%  " "             Single to CF
          1--      57%  L Hisle         Carew Steals 2B
          -2-      58%  " "             Walk
          12-      64%  B Darwin        Single to CF; Carew to 3B; Hisle to 2B
   RO     123      65%  H Killebrew     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Carew Scores
   O      12-      61%  S Braun         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, Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      63%  C May           Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      65%  R Santo         Strikeout
          ---      64%  J Orta          Single to CF
   O      1--      66%  E Herrmann      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Wilbur Wood facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      64%  J Lis           Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      63%  R Hundley       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      62%  J Terrell       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, Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
          ---      51%  B Dent          Triple to RF
   O      --3      56%  P Kelly         Groundout: 1B-2B
   O      --3      63%  K Henderson     Strikeout
   R      --3      52%  D Allen         Double to CF; Dent Scores
   O      -2-      55%  B Melton        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, Wilbur Wood facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  S Ferrer        Popfly: SS
          ---      56%  R Carew         Single to CF
          1--      61%  L Hisle         Carew Steals 2B; Carew to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3      54%  " "             Popfly: 3B
   R      --3      66%  B Darwin        Double to LF; Carew Scores
   O      -2-      63%  H Killebrew     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, Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
          ---      58%  C May           Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); May to 1B
   OO     1--      68%  R Santo         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      69%  J Orta          Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Wilbur Wood facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      67%  S Braun         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      66%  J Lis           Flyball: RF
   O      ---      65%  R Hundley       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, Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
          ---      59%  E Herrmann      Single to CF
   O      1--      64%  B Dent          Strikeout
          1--      55%  P Kelly         Fielder's Choice 2B; Herrmann to 3B/Adv on E4; Kelly to 1B
   O      1-3      65%  K Henderson     Fielder's Choice 1B; Herrmann out at Hm/1B-C; Kelly to 2B; Henderson to 1B
   O      12-      71%  D Allen         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, Wilbur Wood facing 9-1-2
          ---      75%  J Terrell       Single/Bunt
   O      1--      72%  S Ferrer        Foul Bunt Popfly: C
   OO     1--      67%  R Carew         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, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      71%  B Melton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      73%  C May           Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      75%  R Santo         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Wilbur Wood facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      85%  L Hisle         Home Run
   O      ---      84%  B Darwin        Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  H Killebrew     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      83%  S Braun         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, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      86%  J Orta          Lineout: CF
   O      ---      88%  E Herrmann      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      86%  B Dent          Single to LF
   O      1--      89%  P Kelly         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, Wilbur Wood facing 7-8-9
          ---      91%  J Lis           Single to CF
   O      1--      89%  R Hundley       Bunt Popfly: P
   O      1--      88%  J Terrell       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      87%  S Ferrer        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, Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
          ---      81%  K Henderson     Single to CF
   O      1--      86%  D Allen         Strikeout
   O      1--      91%  B Melton        Foul Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      94%  C May           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Wilbur Wood facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      94%  R Carew         Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  L Hisle         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      94%  B Darwin        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Darwin to 1B
   O      1--      93%  H Killebrew     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, Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
          ---      86%  R Santo         Single to LF
          1--      74%  J Orta          Single to LF; Santo to 2B
                  Tom Burgmeier replaces Bert Blyleven pitching; Buddy Bradford pinch hits for Ed Herrmann batting 8th
   O      12-      83%  B Bradford      Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Santo to 3B
          1-3      73%  B Dent          Walk; Orta to 2B
                  Bill Campbell replaces Tom Burgmeier pitching
   O      123      86%  P Kelly         Strikeout
   O      123     100%  K Henderson     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN197404090

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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