August 2, 1975 Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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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

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: B Blyleven (10-5), L: C Osteen (6-9)

Twins

46-61

Won 1

5th, 21 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   0  .279  .755    0    1   0   
J Orta 2B                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .298  .800    0    1   4   
C May 1B                      4   0   1   0    1   1  .280  .769    0    9   1   2B
D Johnson DH                  3   0   2   0    1   1  .242  .690    0    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    0    4   0   
B Melton 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .217  .650    0    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    0    1   0   
B Dent SS                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .290  .700    0    1   1   SH
B Downing C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .248  .718    0    6   1   

C Osteen P                                                               1   1
  R Gossage P                                                            0   1
Totals                       33   1   5   0    5   7                    24  10

BATTING

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

DP: 1. B Dent-J Orta-C May.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Richard (2, 2nd base off B Blyleven/P Roof).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Ford CF                     5   1   2   0    0   1  .255  .749    0    4   0   
J Terrell 1B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .276  .623    0    8   1   
R Carew 2B                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .373  .963    0    2   2   
T Oliva DH                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .284  .798    0    0   0   GDP
E Soderholm 3B                4   0   2   0    0   2  .269  .710    0    1   1   
S Braun LF                    3   1   2   0    0   1  .288  .788    0    1   0   2B,SH
D Thompson SS                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .664    0    2   2   
  J Briggs PH                 0   1   0   0    1   0  .276  .853    0    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  .628    0    0   0   
P Roof C                      3   1   1   1    1   0  .242  .670    0    8   0   

B Blyleven P                                                             1   2
Totals                       32   4  11   4    4   6                    27   8

BATTING

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

E: J Terrell (8); R Carew (13).

BASERUNNING

PO: L Bostock (1st base by R Gossage).

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
C Osteen, L (6-9)              4.1   7   2   2    1   0   0   4.40   20     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 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· 7· 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· 7· 2· 5     77    -     1.66   0.45
Totals                         9     5   1   0    5   7   0          39     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 2· 5           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: R Gossage (14; J Briggs).

PO: R Gossage (1; L Bostock, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Lou DiMuro.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 11mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Minnesota Twins                      
1. P Kelly              RF    1. D Ford               CF 
2. J Orta               2B    2. J Terrell            1B 
3. C May                1B    3. R Carew              2B 
4. D Johnson            DH    4. T Oliva              DH 
5. K Henderson          CF    5. E Soderholm          3B 
6. B Melton             3B    6. S Braun              LF 
7. N Nyman              LF    7. D Thompson           SS 
8. B Dent               SS    8. L Bostock            RF 
9. B Downing            C     9. P Roof               C  

   C Osteen             P        B Blyleven           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  1-1  12-      16%  78% R Carew         R Gossage       Single to RF; Ford Scores; Terrell to 3B
   b 5   1  1-0  12-      15%  61% J Terrell       C Osteen        Single to RF; Roof Scores; Ford to 2B
   t 5   2  0-0  -2-     -14%  38% P Kelly         B Blyleven      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Nyman Scores/No RBI/unER
   t 6   1  2-1  123      12%  62% N Nyman         B Blyleven      Strikeout
   t 8   2  2-1  1-3      12%  87% B Dent          B Blyleven      Strikeout Looking

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         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      54%  J Orta          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      55%  C May           Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Claude Osteen facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  D Ford          Single to LF
   O      1--      55%  J Terrell       Flyball: CF
          1--      61%  R Carew         Single to RF; Ford to 3B
   OO     1-3      50%  T Oliva         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, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  D Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  K Henderson     Lineout: SS
   O      ---      55%  B Melton        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Claude Osteen facing 5-6-7
          ---      59%  E Soderholm     Single
   O      1--      57%  S Braun         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Soderholm to 2B
   O      -2-      53%  D Thompson      Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      50%  L Bostock       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, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      52%  N Nyman         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      54%  B Dent          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      55%  B Downing       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, Claude Osteen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  P Roof          Flyball: CF
   O      ---      51%  D Ford          Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      50%  J Terrell       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, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  P Kelly         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      55%  J Orta          Strikeout Looking
          ---      53%  C May           Walk
          1--      51%  D Johnson       Walk; May to 2B
          12-      47%  K Henderson     Walk; May to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   O      123      56%  B Melton        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Claude Osteen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  R Carew         Lineout: LF
   O      ---      51%  T Oliva         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  E Soderholm     Single to LF
          1--      55%  S Braun         Single to LF; Soderholm to 2B
   O      12-      50%  D Thompson      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, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
          ---      45%  N Nyman         Single to RF
   O      1--      47%  B Dent          Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Nyman to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  B Downing       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      -2-      38%  P Kelly         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Nyman Scores/No RBI/unER
   O      1--      41%  J Orta          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, Claude Osteen facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      38%  L Bostock       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      41%  P Roof          Walk
          1--      47%  D Ford          Single (LF-CF); Roof to 2B
   R      12-      61%  J Terrell       Single to RF; Roof Scores; Ford to 2B
                  Rich Gossage replaces Claude Osteen pitching
   R      12-      78%  R Carew         Single to RF; Ford Scores; Terrell to 3B
          1-3      80%  T Oliva         Walk; Carew to 2B
   O      123      73%  E Soderholm     Strikeout
   O      123      67%  S Braun         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 2.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
          ---      57%  C May           Double to RF
          -2-      46%  D Johnson       Single to LF; May to 3B
   O      1-3      52%  K Henderson     Groundout: C unassisted; Johnson to 2B
          -23      50%  B Melton        Walk
   O      123      62%  N Nyman         Strikeout
   O      123      75%  B Dent          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rich Gossage facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      72%  D Thompson      Popfly: SS
          ---      75%  L Bostock       Walk
   O      1--      71%  P Roof          Bostock Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      70%  " "             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, Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
          ---      63%  B Downing       Walk
   O      1--      69%  P Kelly         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      75%  J Orta          Popfly: SS
   O      1--      79%  C May           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, Rich Gossage facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      77%  D Ford          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      76%  J Terrell       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      75%  R Carew         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, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
          ---      66%  D Johnson       Single to LF
                  Jerry Hairston pinch runs for Deron Johnson batting 4th
   O      1--      74%  K Henderson     Flyball: CF
   O      1--      81%  B Melton        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Lee Richard pinch runs for Bill Melton batting 6th
          1--      79%  N Nyman         Richard Steals 2B
          -2-      75%  " "             Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Richard to 3B
   O      1-3      87%  B Dent          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rich Gossage facing 4-5-6
                  Lee Richard moves to 3B
   O      ---      86%  T Oliva         Strikeout
   O      ---      85%  E Soderholm     Strikeout
          ---      86%  S Braun         Double to RF
                  Johnny Briggs pinch hits for Danny Thompson batting 7th
          -2-      87%  J Briggs        Intentional Walk
   R      12-      94%  L Bostock       Single (LF-CF); Braun Scores; Briggs to 2B
   R      12-      97%  P Roof          Single to LF; Briggs Scores; Bostock to 3B
   O      1-3      97%  D Ford          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, Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
                  Luis Gomez replaces Johnny Briggs playing SS batting 7th
   O      ---      99%  B Downing       Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  P Kelly         Lineout: 1B
          ---      99%  J Orta          Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  C May           Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN197508021

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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