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Chicago White Sox @ Minnesota Twins
1970-09-12 · Day game · Metropolitan Stadium · Att: 14181 · 55°F · Wind 12 mph L to R · 2:30
Chicago White Sox defeated Minnesota Twins 5–3. Chicago White Sox put up 2 in the 3rd. Bart Johnson earned the win and Wilbur Wood picked up the save. Syd O'Brien went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
W: Bart Johnson L: Bert Blyleven SV: Wilbur Wood
Umpires — HP: Jim Honochick · 1B: Frank Umont · 2B: George Maloney · 3B: Jake O'Donnell · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Syd O'Brien | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Luis Aparicio | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Carlos May | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Melton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Duane Josephson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Gail Hopkins | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy McCraw | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Knoop | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bart Johnson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Berry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rich Morales | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cesar Tovar | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Nettles | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Harmon Killebrew | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brant Alyea | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Rich Reese | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Leo Cardenas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Ratliff | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank Quilici | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bert Blyleven | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jim Holt | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Charlie Manuel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rick Renick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Danny Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bart Johnson | 8.0 | 10 | 3 | 10 |
 Wilbur Wood | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Blyleven | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
 Stan Williams | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hal Haydel | 1.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Syd O'Brien: 53/G
- Luis Aparicio: K/C
- Carlos May: E6.B-1
- Bill Melton: 8/F
Bot 1
- Cesar Tovar: S7
- Jim Nettles: 36(1)/FO/G
- Harmon Killebrew: W.1-2
- Brant Alyea: 7/L
- Rich Reese: K
Top 2
- Duane Josephson: K
- Gail Hopkins: HR/9
- Tommy McCraw: 8/F
- Bobby Knoop: 53/G
Bot 2
- Leo Cardenas: S6/G
- Paul Ratliff: 64(1)3/GDP/G
- Frank Quilici: 8/F
Top 3
- Bart Johnson: S8
- Syd O'Brien: HR/7.1-H
- Luis Aparicio: 63/G
- Carlos May: 8/F
- Bill Melton: W
- Duane Josephson: 64(1)/FO/G
Bot 3
- Bert Blyleven: K/C
- Cesar Tovar: W
- Jim Nettles: W.1-2
- Harmon Killebrew: K+CS3(25)/DP
Top 4
- Gail Hopkins: 7/F
- Tommy McCraw: S7
- Bobby Knoop: 6/P
- Bart Johnson: S9.1-3
- Syd O'Brien: W.1-2
- Luis Aparicio: 64(1)/FO/G
Bot 4
- Brant Alyea: HR/7
- Rich Reese: 63/G
- Leo Cardenas: 53/G
- Paul Ratliff: D7
- Frank Quilici: 7/L
Top 5
- Carlos May: D7
- Bill Melton: SB3
- Bill Melton: 43/G
- Duane Josephson: K
- Gail Hopkins: 43/G
Bot 5
- Bert Blyleven: K
- Cesar Tovar: S8
- Jim Nettles: K
- Harmon Killebrew: WP.1-2
- Harmon Killebrew: K
Top 6
- Tommy McCraw: K
- Bobby Knoop: 7/L
- Bart Johnson: 63/G
Bot 6
- Brant Alyea: 13/G
- Rich Reese: S6
- Leo Cardenas: K
- Paul Ratliff: K
Top 7
- Syd O'Brien: 4/P
- Luis Aparicio: 7/F
- Carlos May: 7/F
Bot 7
- Jim Holt: 43/G
- Charlie Manuel: K
- Cesar Tovar: S6
- Jim Nettles: S9.1-3
- Harmon Killebrew: 8/F
Top 8
- Bill Melton: W
- Duane Josephson: K
- Ken Berry: E5.1-2
- Tommy McCraw: 7/F
- Bobby Knoop: D7.2-H(UR);1-H(UR)
- Bart Johnson: 4/P
Bot 8
- Brant Alyea: K
- Rich Reese: 3/G
- Leo Cardenas: 2/FL
Top 9
- Rich Morales: 43/G
- Luis Aparicio: W
- Carlos May: SB2
- Carlos May: W
- Bill Melton: WP.2-3
- Bill Melton: PO1(23)
- Bill Melton: W
- Duane Josephson: 64(1)/FO/G
Bot 9
- Paul Ratliff: S9
- Jim Holt: S9.1-2
- Rick Renick: PB.2-3;1-2
- Rick Renick: K
- Cesar Tovar: 8/F
- Danny Thompson: E5/G.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3;B-1
- Harmon Killebrew: WP.3-H(UR);1-2
- Harmon Killebrew: W
- Brant Alyea: K
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