August 3, 1975 Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 4
@BAL 1 BOS 6
DET 4 KCR 5
OAK 0 MIN 7
CHW 4 MIN 12
CHW 9 NYY 12
CLE 1 CLE 3
@NYY 2 CAL 6
@TEX 4 CHC 6
STL 3 STL 7
@CHC 4 CIN 3
@LAD 1 PHI 5
@MON 4
(10) PIT 5
NYM 4
(15) PIT 4
NYM 3 ATL 5
@SDP 1 SFG 5
HOU 4 HOU 10
@SFG 9

Standings at end of play this day

First game of doubleheader, see Second game.

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: Not Given

Sunday, August 3, 1975
Time of Game: 2:37

White Sox

51-55

Lost 3

3rd, 16 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  0   2  1  1    4  7  0
Twins           4  0  1   0  1  0   0  1  X    7 11  1

W: V Albury (6-6), L: J Kaat (15-9), S: M Wiley (1)

Twins

48-61

Won 3

5th, 19½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Kelly RF                    4   0   1   0    1   0  .281  .756    0    3   0   
B Dent SS                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .290  .700    0    2   5   SB,SF
K Henderson CF                4   0   0   0    1   1  .259  .715    0    1   0   
D Johnson 1B                  4   0   1   1    1   1  .240  .686    0    9   0   
B Melton 3B                   2   1   0   0    3   1  .213  .649    0    0   3   GDP
C May LF                      4   0   0   0    1   1  .274  .755    0    0   0   
B Stein 2B                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .264  .657    0    3   2   
  N Nyman PH                  1   0   1   1    0   0  .213  .503    0    0   0   
  L Richard 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .290  .708         2   0   
J Orta DH                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .294  .790    0    0   0   
B Downing C                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .253  .725    0    4   0   

J Kaat P                                                                 0   0
  C Upshaw P                                                             0   0
  D Hamilton P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   4   7   3    8   5                    24  10

BATTING

SF: B Dent (4, off T Johnson).

TB: B Downing 2; B Dent; D Johnson; N Nyman; B Stein; P Kelly.

GIDP: B Melton (9).

RBI: B Dent (36); D Johnson (51); N Nyman (19).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Stein-D Johnson.

PB: B Downing (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Dent (2, 2nd base off V Albury/P Roof).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Ford CF                     5   2   3   1    0   0  .256  .755    0    4   0   HR
J Terrell 1B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .283  .642    0    8   0   
R Carew 2B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .373  .965    0    2   4   
T Oliva DH                    3   1   3   1    1   0  .290  .814    0    0   0   
  S Brye PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .270  .754         0   0   
E Soderholm 3B                4   1   1   4    0   1  .274  .726    0    0   3   HR
J Briggs LF                   3   1   0   0    1   2  .270  .844    0    5   0   
D Thompson SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .654    0    1   1   
  L Gomez SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .176  .408         0   0   
L Bostock RF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .265  .633    0    2   0   
P Roof C                      3   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .615    0    5   0   
  S Braun PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .786         0   0   
  G Borgmann PH-C             1   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .599    0    0   0   

V Albury P                                                               0   0
  T Johnson P                                                            0   0
  T Burgmeier P                                                          0   0
  M Wiley P                                                              0   1
Totals                       34   7  11   6    3   4                    27   9

BATTING

HR: D Ford (13, off J Kaat; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); E Soderholm (6, off J Kaat; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out).

TB: D Ford 6; E Soderholm 4; T Oliva 3; L Bostock 2; R Carew; J Terrell.

RBI: E Soderholm 4 (45); T Oliva (44); D Ford (38).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Soderholm-R Carew-J Terrell.

E: J Terrell (9).

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
J Kaat, L (15-9)               6.2  10   6   6    2   3   2   3.17   31     -       ·  ·      9· 4· 3·10     31    -     0.37  -0.31
C Upshaw                       0.2   1   1   0    1   1   0   4.09    4     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 1          2-0    0.20  -0.01
D Hamilton                     0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.23    2     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         8    11   7   6    3   4   2          37     -       ·  ·     10· 5· 4·11          3-0

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Albury, W (6-6)              6.1   3   2   0    5   4   0   3.86   28     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 1· 3     62    -     0.64   0.13
T Johnson                      1     0   1   1    2   1   0   3.98    5     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          2-1    0.60   0.01
T Burgmeier, H (1)             0.2   4   1   1    1   0   0   3.13    7     -       ·  ·      1· 1· 0· 4          2-1    1.64  -0.10
M Wiley, S (1)                 1     0   0   0    0   0   0   6.20    2     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.71   0.15
Totals                         9     7   4   2    8   5   0          42     -       ·  ·     10·11· 1· 7          6-2

T Burgmeier faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: J Kaat (2).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 0.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 81° F, Wind 6mph in unknown direction.

LINEUPS

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

   J Kaat               P        V Albury             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-1  12-      18%  86% E Soderholm     J Kaat          Home Run; Carew Scores; Oliva Scores
   t 9   0  7-4  12-      13%  99% B Melton        M Wiley         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Henderson to 3B
   t 8   2  6-3  123       8%  97% P Kelly         T Burgmeier     Groundout: 2B-1B
   t 9   0  7-3  12-      -8%  85% D Johnson       T Burgmeier     Single to CF; Dent Scores; Henderson to 2B
   t 1   2  0-0  123       7%  55% C May           V Albury        Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Vic Albury facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      46%  P Kelly         Walk
   O      1--      50%  B Dent          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      48%  K Henderson     Dent Steals 2B
   O      -2-      52%  " "             Strikeout
          -2-      51%  D Johnson       Walk
          12-      48%  B Melton        Walk; Dent to 3B; Johnson to 2B
   O      123      55%  C May           Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  D Ford          Single
   O      1--      55%  J Terrell       Flyball: RF
          1--      61%  R Carew         Single to LF; Ford to 3B
   R      1-3      68%  T Oliva         Single (LF-CF); Ford Scores; Carew to 2B
   RRR    12-      86%  E Soderholm     Home Run; Carew Scores; Oliva Scores
   O      ---      85%  J Briggs        Lineout: SS
   O      ---      85%  D Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 4.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Vic Albury facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      87%  B Stein         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      88%  J Orta          Strikeout
   O      ---      88%  B Downing       Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jim Kaat facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      88%  L Bostock       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      87%  P Roof          Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  D Ford          Foul Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 4.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Vic Albury facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      88%  P Kelly         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      89%  B Dent          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      90%  K Henderson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Jim Kaat facing 2-3-4
          ---      91%  J Terrell       Single
   O      1--      91%  R Carew         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Terrell to 2B
          -2-      92%  T Oliva         Single (LF-CF); Terrell to 3B
   RO     1-3      93%  E Soderholm     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Terrell Scores
   O      1--      93%  J Briggs        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 5.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Vic Albury facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      94%  D Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  B Melton        Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  C May           Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jim Kaat facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      95%  D Thompson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      94%  L Bostock       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      94%  P Roof          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 5.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Vic Albury facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      95%  B Stein         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      96%  J Orta          Flyball: LF
          ---      95%  B Downing       Walk
          1--      94%  P Kelly         Single to LF; Downing to 2B
   O      12-      96%  B Dent          Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
   R      ---      98%  D Ford          Home Run
   O      ---      98%  J Terrell       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  R Carew         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      98%  T Oliva         Single to LF
   O      1--      98%  E Soderholm     Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 6.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Vic Albury facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      98%  K Henderson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      99%  D Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      98%  B Melton        Walk
   O      1--      99%  C May           Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jim Kaat facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      99%  J Briggs        Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  D Thompson      Lineout: CF
          ---      99%  L Bostock       Single to CF
   O      1--      98%  P Roof          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 6.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Vic Albury facing 7-8-9
          ---      98%  B Stein         Single to RF
   O      1--      98%  J Orta          Flyball: CF
          1--      98%  B Downing       Single to LF; Stein to 2B
   R      12-      94%  P Kelly         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Stein Scores/No RBI/unER; Downing to 3B; Kelly to 2B
                  Tom Johnson replaces Vic Albury pitching
   RO     -23      96%  B Dent          Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Downing Scores/unER
   O      -2-      97%  K Henderson     Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jim Kaat facing 1-2-3
          ---      98%  D Ford          Single to RF
   OO     1--      97%  J Terrell       Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
          ---      97%  R Carew         Walk
          1--      97%  T Oliva         Balk; Carew to 2B
          -2-      97%  " "             Walk
                  Cecil Upshaw replaces Jim Kaat pitching; Steve Brye pinch runs for Tony Oliva batting 4th
   O      12-      97%  E Soderholm     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 6.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-6, Tom Johnson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  D Johnson       Strikeout Looking
          ---      97%  B Melton        Walk
          1--      94%  C May           Walk; Melton to 2B
                  Tom Burgmeier replaces Tom Johnson pitching; Nyls Nyman pinch hits for Bill Stein batting 7th
   R      12-      88%  N Nyman         Single to RF; Melton Scores; May to 2B
   O      12-      93%  J Orta          Flyball: LF
          12-      89%  B Downing       Single; May to 3B; Nyman to 2B
   O      123      97%  P Kelly         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-3, Cecil Upshaw facing 6-7-8
                  Lee Richard replaces Nyls Nyman playing 2B batting 7th
          ---      98%  J Briggs        Walk
   O      1--      97%  D Thompson      Lineout: 2B
          1--      98%  L Bostock       Single to CF; Briggs to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  P Roof          Passed Ball; Briggs Scores/unER; Bostock to 2B
                  Dave Hamilton replaces Cecil Upshaw pitching; Glenn Borgmann pinch hits for Steve Braun batting 9th; Steve Braun pinch hits for Phil Roof batting 9th
   O      -2-      99%  G Borgmann      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-      99%  D Ford          Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 7.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 3-7, Tom Burgmeier facing 2-3-4
                  Glenn Borgmann moves to C; Luis Gomez replaces Danny Thompson playing SS batting 7th
          ---      97%  B Dent          Single to CF
          1--      93%  K Henderson     Walk; Dent to 2B
   R      12-      85%  D Johnson       Single to CF; Dent Scores; Henderson to 2B
                  Mark Wiley replaces Tom Burgmeier pitching
   OO     12-      99%  B Melton        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Henderson to 3B
   O      --3     100%  C May           Groundout: P-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN197508031

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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