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@KCR		1
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@MIN		1
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5
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4
Monday, September 30, 1985
, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 8,242, Time of Game: 2:40
White Sox
1
81-75
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 6 GB
 at Twins
7
74-83
⇐ Won 4 ⇒
5th, 13½ GB
W: Bert Blyleven (16-16)
L: Britt Burns (18-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  5  1
Twins           1  0  1   0  1  4   0  0  X    7 12  3

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rudy Law LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .259 .687 -0.099 1.01 0.000 -0.099 -1.0 3 0
Bryan Little 2B 3 1 0 0 0 1 .246 .692 0.040 0.76 0.065 -0.026 -0.2 3 4 HBP
Harold Baines RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .317 .829 -0.057 1.07 0.023 -0.080 -0.8 4 1
Greg Walker 1B 3 0 1 1 1 1 .260 .764 0.090 1.33 0.155 -0.065 0.8 5 1
Carlton Fisk C 4 0 2 0 0 1 .238 .813 0.073 1.30 0.131 -0.058 0.5 2 1 SB
   Joel Skinner C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 1.070 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Ron Kittle DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .226 .738 -0.137 1.32 0.000 -0.137 -1.3
Daryl Boston CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .225 .597 -0.113 1.17 0.000 -0.113 -1.2 3 0
Ozzie Guillen SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .634 -0.108 0.96 0.000 -0.108 -1.1 3 1
Scott Fletcher 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .630 0.037 0.84 0.064 -0.027 0.8 0 1
   Jerry Hairston PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .704 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.1
Britt Burns P 1
   Dan Spillner P
   Al Jones P
   Ed Correa P
Team Totals 34 1 5 1 1 7 .147 .342 -0.274 1.07 0.438 -0.713 -3.8 24 9
HBP: B Little (3, by B Blyleven).
TB: C Fisk 2; S Fletcher; H Baines; G Walker.
RBI: G Walker (91).
2-out RBI: G Walker.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 2. S Fletcher-B Little-G Walker; O Guillen-B Little-G Walker.
E: C Fisk (10).
Outfield Assists: H Baines (K Hrbek at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: C Fisk (17, 2nd base off B Blyleven/D Engle).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Kirby Puckett CF 4 1 4 0 0 0 .284 .703 0.113 0.86 0.159 -0.046 1.4 2 0 2B,CS
Mickey Hatcher LF 3 0 0 1 0 0 .279 .668 -0.025 1.14 0.029 -0.053 -0.7 0 0 SF
Kent Hrbek 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 .278 .798 0.148 0.66 0.172 -0.024 1.6 10 2 3B
Tom Brunansky RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .242 .772 0.054 0.51 0.067 -0.013 0.1 2 0 2B,GDP
Mark Funderburk DH 3 1 1 0 0 2 .344 .947 -0.025 1.04 0.034 -0.059 -0.0
   Randy Bush PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .775 0.000 0.02 0.000 0.000 -0.1
Dave Engle C 2 1 1 3 1 0 .259 .793 0.046 0.91 0.083 -0.037 1.5 5 0 HR
   Jeff Reed C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .400 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.3 3 0
Gary Gaetti 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .246 .710 -0.063 0.51 0.008 -0.071 0.2 0 0 2·2B,GDP
Greg Gagne SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .221 .590 -0.038 0.37 0.000 -0.038 -1.0 2 1
Steve Lombardozzi 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .341 .830 0.017 0.22 0.028 -0.010 -0.0 2 6 SF
Bert Blyleven P 1 1
Team Totals 31 7 12 6 3 2 .387 1.094 0.227 0.64 0.580 -0.351 2.7 27 10
2B: K Puckett (24, off B Burns); G Gaetti 2 (31, 1 off E Correa, 1 off B Burns); T Brunansky (28, off B Burns).
3B: K Hrbek (2, off B Burns).
HR: D Engle (7, off B Burns; 6th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: S Lombardozzi (1, off D Spillner); M Hatcher (2, off B Burns).
TB: K Puckett 5; G Gaetti 4; D Engle 4; K Hrbek 4; T Brunansky 2; M Funderburk; S Lombardozzi.
GIDP: G Gaetti (15); T Brunansky (11).
RBI: D Engle 3 (25); S Lombardozzi (4); M Hatcher (47); K Hrbek (91).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
E: G Gagne (13); K Puckett (7); S Lombardozzi (1).
Baserunning
CS: K Puckett (12, 2nd base by B Burns/C Fisk).

Chicago White Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Britt Burns, L (18-11) 5 10 7 6 2 2 1 3.96 25 21 -0.226 0.91 -3.9
Dan Spillner 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.54 4 1 1 -0.003 -.01 0.2
Al Jones 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.50 3 0 0 0.002 0.05 0.5
Ed Correa 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10.13 4 0 0 0.000 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 8 12 7 6 3 2 1 6.75 36 21 1 1 -0.227 1.07 -2.7
B Burns faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bert Blyleven, W (16-16) 9 5 1 1 1 7 0 3.19 36 79 0.274 1.07 3.8
Team Totals 9 5 1 1 1 7 0 1.00 36 79 0.274 0.64 3.8
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Blyleven (9; B Little).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Rocky Roe.
Time of Game: 2:40.
Attendance: 8,242.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago White Sox         Minnesota Twins
1 Rudy Law LF 1 Kirby Puckett CF
2 Bryan Little 2B 2 Mickey Hatcher LF
3 Harold Baines RF 3 Kent Hrbek 1B
4 Greg Walker 1B 4 Tom Brunansky RF
5 Carlton Fisk C 5 Mark Funderburk DH
6 Ron Kittle DH 6 Dave Engle C
7 Daryl Boston CF 7 Gary Gaetti 3B
8 Ozzie Guillen SS 8 Greg Gagne SS
9 Scott Fletcher 3B 9 Steve Lombardozzi 2B
Britt Burns P Bert Blyleven P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 1-1 2 --- R MIN K. Hrbek B. Burns 12% 63% Triple to RF; Hrbek Scores/Safe on E2 (catch)/No RBI/unER
t3 0-1 2 12- R CHW G. Walker B. Blyleven -12% 50% Single; Little Scores; Baines to 3B
t5 1-2 1 12- O CHW H. Baines B. Blyleven 6% 64% Strikeout
b5 2-1 1 1-- MIN K. Puckett B. Burns 6% 77% Single; Lombardozzi to 3B
t5 1-2 2 12- O CHW G. Walker B. Blyleven 6% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B

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 R. Law B. Blyleven 2% 52% Groundout: 1B-P
t1 0-0 1 --- O CHW B. Little B. Blyleven 2% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O CHW H. Baines B. Blyleven 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Britt Burns facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- MIN K. Puckett B. Burns 6% 61% Double to RF
b1 0-0 0 -2- O MIN M. Hatcher B. Burns -1% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B; Puckett to 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 R MIN K. Hrbek B. Burns 5% 65% Single to RF; Puckett Scores
b1 1-0 1 1-- MIN T. Brunansky B. Burns 3% 68% Walk; Hrbek to 2B
b1 1-0 1 12- O MIN M. Funderburk B. Burns -4% 64% Strikeout
b1 1-0 2 12- O MIN D. Engle B. Burns -4% 60% Flyball: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- CHW G. Walker B. Blyleven -4% 56% Walk
t2 0-1 0 1-- CHW C. Fisk B. Blyleven -6% 50% Single; Walker to 2B
t2 0-1 0 12- O CHW R. Kittle B. Blyleven 6% 56% Strikeout
t2 0-1 1 12- O CHW D. Boston B. Blyleven 4% 60% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Walker to 3B
t2 0-1 2 1-3 O CHW O. Guillen B. Blyleven 5% 65% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, White Sox' Britt Burns facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 --- O MIN G. Gaetti B. Burns -2% 63% Flyball: CF
b2 1-0 1 --- O MIN G. Gagne B. Burns -1% 62% Foul Flyball: 2B
b2 1-0 2 --- O MIN S. Lombardozzi B. Burns -1% 61% Flyball: SS
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 --- O CHW S. Fletcher B. Blyleven 3% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- O CHW R. Law B. Blyleven 2% 65% Lineout: 1B
t3 0-1 2 --- CHW B. Little B. Blyleven -1% 64% Hit By Pitch
t3 0-1 2 1-- CHW H. Baines B. Blyleven -2% 62% Single; Little to 2B
t3 0-1 2 12- R CHW G. Walker B. Blyleven -12% 50% Single; Little Scores; Baines to 3B
t3 1-1 2 1-3 O CHW C. Fisk B. Blyleven 6% 56% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, White Sox' Britt Burns facing 1-2-3
b3 1-1 0 --- MIN K. Puckett B. Burns 4% 60% Single
b3 1-1 0 1-- O MIN M. Hatcher B. Burns -4% 56% Flyball: LF
b3 1-1 1 1-- O MIN K. Hrbek B. Burns -5% 51% Puckett Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b3 1-1 2 --- R MIN K. Hrbek B. Burns 12% 63% Triple to RF; Hrbek Scores/Safe on E2 (catch)/No RBI/unER
b3 2-1 2 --- O MIN T. Brunansky B. Burns -1% 62% Lineout: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 2.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
t4 1-2 0 --- O CHW R. Kittle B. Blyleven 3% 65% Groundout: P-1B
t4 1-2 1 --- O CHW D. Boston B. Blyleven 2% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1-2 2 --- O CHW O. Guillen B. Blyleven 1% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Britt Burns facing 5-6-7
b4 2-1 0 --- O MIN M. Funderburk B. Burns -2% 66% Strikeout
b4 2-1 1 --- MIN D. Engle B. Burns 2% 68% Walk
b4 2-1 1 1-- OO MIN G. Gaetti B. Burns -5% 63% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-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 9-1-2
t5 1-2 0 --- CHW S. Fletcher B. Blyleven -5% 58% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Fletcher to 1B
t5 1-2 0 1-- O CHW R. Law B. Blyleven 5% 63% Lineout: RF
t5 1-2 1 1-- CHW B. Little B. Blyleven -5% 58% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Fletcher to 2B; Little to 1B
t5 1-2 1 12- O CHW H. Baines B. Blyleven 6% 64% Strikeout
t5 1-2 2 12- O CHW G. Walker B. Blyleven 6% 71% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, White Sox' Britt Burns facing 8-9-1
b5 2-1 0 --- O MIN G. Gagne B. Burns -2% 68% Flyball: 1B
b5 2-1 1 --- MIN S. Lombardozzi B. Burns 2% 71% Single
b5 2-1 1 1-- MIN K. Puckett B. Burns 6% 77% Single; Lombardozzi to 3B
b5 2-1 1 1-3 RO MIN M. Hatcher B. Burns 3% 80% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Lombardozzi Scores; Puckett to 2B
b5 3-1 2 -2- O MIN K. Hrbek B. Burns -2% 77% Groundout: 1B-P
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 3.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
t6 1-3 0 --- CHW C. Fisk B. Blyleven -5% 72% Single
t6 1-3 0 1-- O CHW R. Kittle B. Blyleven 5% 77% Lineout: SS
t6 1-3 1 1-- CHW D. Boston B. Blyleven -2% 75% Fisk Steals 2B
t6 1-3 1 -2- O CHW D. Boston B. Blyleven 5% 80% Strikeout
t6 1-3 2 -2- O CHW O. Guillen B. Blyleven 4% 84% Flyball: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, White Sox' Britt Burns facing 4-5-6
b6 3-1 0 --- MIN T. Brunansky B. Burns 4% 88% Double
b6 3-1 0 -2- MIN M. Funderburk B. Burns 3% 91% Single; Brunansky to 3B
b6 3-1 0 1-3 RRR MIN D. Engle B. Burns 6% 97% Home Run; Brunansky Scores; Funderburk Scores
b6 6-1 0 --- MIN G. Gaetti B. Burns 1% 98% Double
Dan Spillner replaces Britt Burns pitching
b6 6-1 0 -2- O MIN G. Gagne D. Spillner -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B; Gaetti to 3B
b6 6-1 1 --3 RO MIN S. Lombardozzi D. Spillner 0% 98% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Gaetti Scores
b6 7-1 2 --- MIN K. Puckett D. Spillner 0% 98% Single
b6 7-1 2 1-- O MIN M. Hatcher D. Spillner -0% 98% Flyball: RF
4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 7.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
Jeff Reed replaces Dave Engle playing C batting 6th
t7 1-7 0 --- CHW S. Fletcher B. Blyleven -1% 97% Single; Fletcher to 2B/Adv on E8
t7 1-7 0 -2- O CHW R. Law B. Blyleven 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B; Fletcher to 3B
t7 1-7 1 --3 O CHW B. Little B. Blyleven 1% 99% Foul Flyball: C
t7 1-7 2 --3 O CHW H. Baines B. Blyleven 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-1, White Sox' Al Jones facing 3-4-5
Al Jones replaces Dan Spillner pitching
b7 7-1 0 --- MIN K. Hrbek A. Jones 0% 99% Walk
b7 7-1 0 1-- OO MIN T. Brunansky A. Jones -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
Randy Bush pinch hits for Mark Funderburk (DH) batting 5th
b7 7-1 2 --- O MIN R. Bush A. Jones -0% 99% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 7.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
t8 1-7 0 --- O CHW G. Walker B. Blyleven 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
t8 1-7 1 --- O CHW C. Fisk B. Blyleven 0% 100% Strikeout
t8 1-7 2 --- O CHW R. Kittle B. Blyleven 0% 100% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-1, White Sox' Ed Correa facing 6-7-8
Ed Correa replaces Al Jones pitching
Joel Skinner replaces Carlton Fisk playing C batting 5th
b8 7-1 0 --- O MIN J. Reed E. Correa -0% 100% Lineout: SS
b8 7-1 1 --- MIN G. Gaetti E. Correa 0% 100% Double
b8 7-1 1 -2- O MIN G. Gagne E. Correa -0% 100% Flyball: CF
b8 7-1 2 -2- O MIN S. Lombardozzi E. Correa -0% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 7.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
t9 1-7 0 --- O CHW D. Boston B. Blyleven 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t9 1-7 1 --- O CHW O. Guillen B. Blyleven 0% 100% Lineout: RF
Jerry Hairston pinch hits for Scott Fletcher (3B) batting 9th
t9 1-7 2 --- O CHW J. Hairston B. Blyleven 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 7.

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