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BAL  6
MIL  1

BOS  7
DET  2

OAK  6
@KCR  5

MIN  4
CHW  1
MIN  8
CHW  3

NYY  5
CLE  3

TEX  8
CAL  2

STL  4
@CHC  0

CIN  1
@LAD  0

MON  4
PHI  3

NYM  6
@PIT  0

ATL  8
@SDP  6

(15)
SFG  8
HOU  7

(10)
Standings at end of play this day
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Saturday, August 2, 1975, 12:30PM
Time of Game: 2:44
White Sox
1
51-53
Lost 1
3rd, 15½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    1  5  0
Twins           0  0  0   0  2  0   0  2  X    4 11  2
W: Bert Blyleven (10-5), L: Claude Osteen (6-9)
Twins
4
46-61
Won 1
5th, 21 GB

Batting Stats

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
P Kelly RF                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .755              1   0   
J Orta 2B                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .298  .800              1   4   
C May 1B                      4   0   1   0    1   1  .280  .769              9   1   2B
D Johnson DH                  3   0   2   0    1   1  .242  .690              0   0   
  J Hairston PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .640              0   0   
K Henderson CF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .266  .730              4   0   
B Melton 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .217  .651              0   1   
  L Richard PR-3B             0   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .708              0   0   SB
N Nyman LF                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .209  .497              1   0   
B Dent SS                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .290  .700              1   1   SH
B Downing C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .248  .717              6   1   

C Osteen P                                                                    1   1
  R Gossage P                                                                 0   1
Totals                       33   1   5   0    5   7                         24  10
Batting Events
2B: C May (15, off B Blyleven).
SH: B Dent (14, off B Blyleven).
TB: D Johnson 2; C May 2; J Orta; N Nyman.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. B Dent-J Orta-C May.
Baserunning Events
SB: L Richard (2, 2nd base off B Blyleven/P Roof).
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Ford CF                     5   1   2   0    0   1  .255  .749              4   0   
J Terrell 1B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .276  .623              8   1   
R Carew 2B                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .373  .963              2   2   
T Oliva DH                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .284  .798              0   0   GDP
E Soderholm 3B                4   0   2   0    0   2  .269  .710              1   1   
S Braun LF                    3   1   2   0    0   1  .288  .787              1   0   2B,SH
D Thompson SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .664              2   2   
  J Briggs PH                 0   1   0   0    1   0  .276  .852              0   0   IW
  L Gomez SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .180  .416              0   0   
L Bostock RF                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .264  .629              0   0   
P Roof C                      3   1   1   1    1   0  .242  .669              8   0   

B Blyleven P                                                                  1   2
Totals                       32   4  11   0    4   6                         27   8
Batting Events
2B: S Braun (12, off R Gossage).
SH: S Braun (2, off C Osteen).
IBB: J Briggs (6, by R Gossage).
TB: S Braun 3; E Soderholm 2; D Ford 2; R Carew 2; L Bostock; J Terrell; P Roof.
GIDP: T Oliva (8).
RBI: L Bostock (15); P Roof (5); J Terrell (23); R Carew (56).
2-out RBI: L Bostock; P Roof.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding Events
E: J Terrell (8); R Carew (13).
Baserunning Events
Pickoffs: L Bostock (1st base by R Gossage).

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
C Osteen, L (6-9)              4.1   7   2   2    1   0   0   4.40   20     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 1· 7     40    -     1.22   0.01
R Gossage                      3.2   4   2   2    3   6   0   2.03   17     -       ·  ·      1· 3· 0· 4          2-1    1.01  -0.06
Totals                         8    11   4   4    4   6   0          37     -       ·  ·      8· 8· 1·11          2-1 
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 (10-5)           9     5   1   0    5   7   0   3.05   39     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 2· 5     77    -     1.66   0.45
Totals                         9     5   1   0    5   7   0          39     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 2· 5           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: R Gossage (14; J Briggs).
Pickoffs: R Gossage (1; L Bostock, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Lou DiMuro.
Time of Game: 2:44.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 80° F, Wind 11mph in unknown direction.

Lineups

   Chicago White Sox                         Minnesota Twins                              
1. Pat Kelly                    RF       1. Dan Ford                     CF
2. Jorge Orta                   2B       2. Jerry Terrell                1B
3. Carlos May                   1B       3. Rod Carew                    2B
4. Deron Johnson                DH       4. Tony Oliva                   DH
5. Ken Henderson                CF       5. Eric Soderholm               3B
6. Bill Melton                  3B       6. Steve Braun                  LF
7. Nyls Nyman                   LF       7. Danny Thompson               SS
8. Bucky Dent                   SS       8. Lyman Bostock                RF
9. Brian Downing                 C       9. Phil Roof                     C

   Claude Osteen                 P          Bert Blyleven                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b5 1 12- R 16% 78% 1-1 MIN R. Carew R. Gossage Single to RF; Ford Scores; Terrell to 3B
b5 1 12- R 15% 61% 0-1 MIN J. Terrell C. Osteen Single to RF; Roof Scores; Ford to 2B
t5 2 -2- R -14% 38% 0-0 CHW P. Kelly B. Blyleven Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Nyman Scores/No RBI/unER
t6 1 123 O 12% 62% 1-2 CHW N. Nyman B. Blyleven Strikeout
t8 2 1-3 O 12% 87% 1-2 CHW B. Dent B. Blyleven Strikeout Looking

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' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CHW P. Kelly B. Blyleven Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 CHW J. Orta B. Blyleven Flyball: CF
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 CHW C. May B. Blyleven Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Claude Osteen facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 4% 58% 0-0 MIN D. Ford C. Osteen Single to LF
b1 0 1-- O -3% 55% 0-0 MIN J. Terrell C. Osteen Flyball: CF
b1 1 1-- 6% 61% 0-0 MIN R. Carew C. Osteen Single to RF; Ford to 3B
b1 1 1-3 OO -11% 50% 0-0 MIN T. Oliva C. Osteen Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CHW D. Johnson B. Blyleven Strikeout Looking
t2 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 CHW K. Henderson B. Blyleven Lineout: SS
t2 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 CHW B. Melton B. Blyleven Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Claude Osteen facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- 4% 59% 0-0 MIN E. Soderholm C. Osteen Single
b2 0 1-- O -2% 57% 0-0 MIN S. Braun C. Osteen Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Soderholm to 2B
b2 1 -2- O -4% 53% 0-0 MIN D. Thompson C. Osteen Flyball: CF
b2 2 -2- O -3% 50% 0-0 MIN L. Bostock C. Osteen Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CHW N. Nyman B. Blyleven Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 1 --- O 2% 54% 0-0 CHW B. Dent B. Blyleven Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 CHW B. Downing B. Blyleven Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Claude Osteen facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O -2% 53% 0-0 MIN P. Roof C. Osteen Flyball: CF
b3 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 MIN D. Ford C. Osteen Foul Popfly: 1B
b3 2 --- O -1% 50% 0-0 MIN J. Terrell C. Osteen Groundout: C-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
t4 0 --- O 3% 53% 0-0 CHW P. Kelly B. Blyleven Groundout: 1B-P
t4 1 --- O 2% 55% 0-0 CHW J. Orta B. Blyleven Strikeout Looking
t4 2 --- -1% 53% 0-0 CHW C. May B. Blyleven Walk
t4 2 1-- -2% 51% 0-0 CHW D. Johnson B. Blyleven Walk; May to 2B
t4 2 12- -4% 47% 0-0 CHW K. Henderson B. Blyleven Walk; May to 3B; Johnson to 2B
t4 2 123 O 9% 56% 0-0 CHW B. Melton B. Blyleven Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Claude Osteen facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- O -3% 53% 0-0 MIN R. Carew C. Osteen Lineout: LF
b4 1 --- O -2% 51% 0-0 MIN T. Oliva C. Osteen Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2 --- 1% 53% 0-0 MIN E. Soderholm C. Osteen Single to LF
b4 2 1-- 2% 55% 0-0 MIN S. Braun C. Osteen Single to LF; Soderholm to 2B
b4 2 12- O -5% 50% 0-0 MIN D. Thompson C. Osteen Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
t5 0 --- -5% 45% 0-0 CHW N. Nyman B. Blyleven Single to RF
t5 0 1-- O 2% 47% 0-0 CHW B. Dent B. Blyleven Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Nyman to 2B
t5 1 -2- O 5% 52% 0-0 CHW B. Downing B. Blyleven Groundout: SS-1B
t5 2 -2- R -14% 38% 0-0 CHW P. Kelly B. Blyleven Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Nyman Scores/No RBI/unER
t5 2 1-- O 3% 41% 1-0 CHW J. Orta B. Blyleven Foul Popfly: 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Claude Osteen facing 8-9-1
b5 0 --- O -3% 38% 0-1 MIN L. Bostock C. Osteen Groundout: 1B-P
b5 1 --- 4% 41% 0-1 MIN P. Roof C. Osteen Walk
b5 1 1-- 5% 47% 0-1 MIN D. Ford C. Osteen Single (LF-CF); Roof to 2B
b5 1 12- R 15% 61% 0-1 MIN J. Terrell C. Osteen Single to RF; Roof Scores; Ford to 2B
Rich Gossage replaces Claude Osteen pitching
b5 1 12- R 16% 78% 1-1 MIN R. Carew R. Gossage Single to RF; Ford Scores; Terrell to 3B
b5 1 1-3 2% 80% 2-1 MIN T. Oliva R. Gossage Walk; Carew to 2B
b5 1 123 O -7% 73% 2-1 MIN E. Soderholm R. Gossage Strikeout
b5 2 123 O -6% 67% 2-1 MIN S. Braun R. Gossage Strikeout
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 2.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
t6 0 --- -10% 57% 1-2 CHW C. May B. Blyleven Double to RF
t6 0 -2- -11% 46% 1-2 CHW D. Johnson B. Blyleven Single to LF; May to 3B
t6 0 1-3 O 6% 52% 1-2 CHW K. Henderson B. Blyleven Groundout: C unassisted; Johnson to 2B
t6 1 -23 -2% 50% 1-2 CHW B. Melton B. Blyleven Walk
t6 1 123 O 12% 62% 1-2 CHW N. Nyman B. Blyleven Strikeout
t6 2 123 O 12% 75% 1-2 CHW B. Dent B. Blyleven Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Rich Gossage facing 7-8-9
b6 0 --- O -2% 72% 2-1 MIN D. Thompson R. Gossage Popfly: SS
b6 1 --- 2% 75% 2-1 MIN L. Bostock R. Gossage Walk
b6 1 1-- O -4% 71% 2-1 MIN P. Roof R. Gossage Bostock Picked off 1B (P-1B)
b6 2 --- O -1% 70% 2-1 MIN P. Roof R. Gossage Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 2.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
t7 0 --- -7% 63% 1-2 CHW B. Downing B. Blyleven Walk
t7 0 1-- O 6% 69% 1-2 CHW P. Kelly B. Blyleven Flyball: CF
t7 1 1-- O 6% 75% 1-2 CHW J. Orta B. Blyleven Popfly: SS
t7 2 1-- O 4% 79% 1-2 CHW C. May B. Blyleven Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Rich Gossage facing 1-2-3
b7 0 --- O -2% 77% 2-1 MIN D. Ford R. Gossage Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 1 --- O -1% 76% 2-1 MIN J. Terrell R. Gossage Strikeout Looking
b7 2 --- O -1% 75% 2-1 MIN R. Carew R. Gossage Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 2.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
t8 0 --- -9% 66% 1-2 CHW D. Johnson B. Blyleven Single to LF
Jerry Hairston pinch runs for Deron Johnson (DH) batting 4th
t8 0 1-- O 8% 75% 1-2 CHW K. Henderson B. Blyleven Flyball: CF
t8 1 1-- O 7% 81% 1-2 CHW B. Melton B. Blyleven Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
Lee Richard pinch runs for Bill Melton (3B) batting 6th
t8 2 1-- -2% 79% 1-2 CHW N. Nyman B. Blyleven Richard Steals 2B
t8 2 -2- -4% 75% 1-2 CHW N. Nyman B. Blyleven Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Richard to 3B
t8 2 1-3 O 12% 87% 1-2 CHW B. Dent B. Blyleven Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Rich Gossage facing 4-5-6
Lee Richard moves from PR to 3B
b8 0 --- O -1% 86% 2-1 MIN T. Oliva R. Gossage Strikeout
b8 1 --- O -1% 85% 2-1 MIN E. Soderholm R. Gossage Strikeout
b8 2 --- 1% 86% 2-1 MIN S. Braun R. Gossage Double to RF
Johnny Briggs pinch hits for Danny Thompson (SS) batting 7th
b8 2 -2- 0% 87% 2-1 MIN J. Briggs R. Gossage Intentional Walk
b8 2 12- R 7% 94% 2-1 MIN L. Bostock R. Gossage Single (LF-CF); Braun Scores; Briggs to 2B
b8 2 12- R 3% 97% 3-1 MIN P. Roof R. Gossage Single to LF; Briggs Scores; Bostock to 3B
b8 2 1-3 O -1% 97% 4-1 MIN D. Ford R. Gossage Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 4.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
Luis Gomez replaces Johnny Briggs (PH) playing SS batting 7th
t9 0 --- O 2% 99% 1-4 CHW B. Downing B. Blyleven Foul Flyball: LF
t9 1 --- O 1% 100% 1-4 CHW P. Kelly B. Blyleven Lineout: 1B
t9 2 --- -1% 99% 1-4 CHW J. Orta B. Blyleven Single to LF
t9 2 1-- O 1% 100% 1-4 CHW C. May B. Blyleven Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 4.

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