| A wild throw by Ron Perranoski resulted in three unearned runs and gave the White Sox a 7-5 victory over the Twins, who were stopped on their four-game winning streak. Bobby Knoop homered for the White Sox in the eighth to tie the score at 4-4. Syd O'Brien singled and when Walt Williams bunted, both runners were safe on a fielder's choice. Luis Aparicio also bunted and Perranoski, trying for a forceout at third, threw wildly, O'Brien and Williams crossing the plate. Aparicio reached third on the error and scored on a sacrifice fly by Carlos May. [The Sporting News] |
Chicago White Sox 7, Minnesota Twins 5
Game Played on Thursday, April 23, 1970 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
White Sox 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 - 7 14 2 Twins 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 1 - 5 8 2 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Williams rf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .154 Tovar cf 4 1 2 1 0 0 .383 Aparicio ss 4 1 3 2 1 0 .378 Carew 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 May lf 4 0 0 1 0 2 .292 Mendoza ph,2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Melton 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .340 Oliva rf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .340 Josephson c 3 0 1 0 2 0 .265 Killebrew 3b 4 1 1 0 1 1 .324 Hopkins 1b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .308 Reese 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .161 Christian ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Renick ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 McCraw 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .059 Alyea lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .419 Bradford cf 5 1 2 1 0 2 .281 Holt lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Knoop 2b 5 2 3 1 0 0 .240 Ratliff c 3 2 2 1 0 1 .333 Janeski p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Mitterwald ph,c 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188 Sisk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cardenas ss 3 0 1 2 1 2 .231 O'Brien ph 1 1 1 0 0 0 .304 Zepp p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Wood p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Barber p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Manuel ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .333 Perranoski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Allison ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Williams p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 7 14 5 3 6 Totals 35 5 8 4 4 8 Time of Game: 3:06 Attendance: 4,372 Left on Base: White Sox 11, Twins 9 DP: White Sox 0, Twins 0 Errors: Melton 2, Tovar, Perranoski Doubles: Hopkins (1), Cardenas (3) Home Runs: Knoop (2) Stolen Bases: McCraw (2), Tovar (5) Caught Stealing: Williams (1), Josephson (1) Sacrifice Hits: Janeski 2 (2), Williams (2), Barber (1) Sacrifice Flies: May (1), Tovar (1) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Janeski 5.2 5 4 4 3 4 0 25 2.86 Sisk W(1-0) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 7 5.25 Wood SV(3) 2 1 1 0 1 3 0 9 2.25 Totals 9 8 5 4 4 8 0 41 Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Zepp 3 7 2 1 1 1 0 17 2.25 Barber 2.2 4 1 1 1 2 0 12 4.50 Hall 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.00 Perranoski L(0-1) 2 2 4 1 1 0 1 11 2.53 Williams 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 0.00 Totals 9 14 7 3 3 6 1 45 Wild Pitches: Wood (2) Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Ed Runge, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jim Odom WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams singled to right; Williams was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Aparicio singled to center; May struck out; Melton reached on a fielder's choice [Aparicio to second]; Josephson forced Aparicio (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0. TWINS 1ST: Tovar singled to left; MENDOZA BATTED FOR CAREW; Tovar stole second; Mendoza grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliva lined to center; Killebrew struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: MENDOZA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Hopkins doubled to left; Bradford singled to center [Hopkins scored]; Knoop flied out to center; Janeski out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Bradford to second]; Williams grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0. TWINS 2ND: Reese grounded out (second to first); Alyea walked; Ratliff struck out; Cardenas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Aparicio walked; May forced Aparicio (second to shortstop); Melton forced May (shortstop to second); Josephson singled to left [Melton to second]; Hopkins grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0. TWINS 3RD: Zepp struck out; Tovar made an out to shortstop; Mendoza grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Bradford singled to center; Knoop singled to center [Bradford to third (error by Tovar)]; BARBER REPLACED ZEPP (PITCHING); Janeski was called out on strikes; Williams flied out to right [Knoop to second]; Aparicio singled to third [Knoop to third, Bradford scored (unearned)]; May lined to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 0. TWINS 4TH: Oliva made an out to shortstop; Killebrew singled to left; Reese lined to left; Alyea forced Killebrew (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 0. WHITE SOX 5TH: Melton flied out to center; Josephson walked; Josephson was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Hopkins singled to right; Bradford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 0. TWINS 5TH: Ratliff singled to center; Cardenas walked [Ratliff to second]; Barber out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Cardenas to second, Ratliff to third]; Tovar hit a sacrifice fly to left [Ratliff scored]; Mendoza grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 1. WHITE SOX 6TH: Knoop singled to left; Janeski out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Knoop to second]; Williams made an out to first; Aparicio singled to left [Aparicio to second (on throw to home), Knoop scored]; HALL REPLACED BARBER (PITCHING); May struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 1. TWINS 6TH: Oliva made an out to second; Killebrew walked; Reese singled to center [Killebrew to second]; Alyea popped to first in foul territory; Ratliff singled to center [Reese to second, Killebrew scored]; SISK REPLACED JANESKI (PITCHING); Cardenas doubled to center [Ratliff scored, Reese scored]; MANUEL BATTED FOR HALL; Manuel was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 4. WHITE SOX 7TH: PERRANOSKI REPLACED MANUEL (PITCHING); HOLT REPLACED ALYEA (PLAYING LF); Melton lined to left; Josephson walked; CHRISTIAN BATTED FOR HOPKINS; Christian flied out to right; Bradford forced Josephson (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 4. TWINS 7TH: MCCRAW REPLACED CHRISTIAN (PLAYING 1B); Tovar made an out to second; Mendoza reached on an error by Melton; Oliva singled to left [Mendoza to second]; Killebrew forced Oliva (third to second) [Mendoza to third]; Reese grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 4. WHITE SOX 8TH: Knoop homered; O'BRIEN BATTED FOR SISK; O'Brien singled to left; Williams reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [O'Brien to second]; Aparicio reached on an error by Perranoski [Aparicio to third, Williams scored (unearned), O'Brien scored (unearned)]; May hit a sacrifice fly to center [Aparicio scored (unearned)]; Melton popped to third in foul territory; Josephson popped to third in foul territory; 4 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Twins 4. TWINS 8TH: WOOD REPLACED O'BRIEN (PITCHING); Holt grounded out (third to first); MITTERWALD BATTED FOR RATLIFF; Mitterwald walked; Cardenas struck out; ALLISON BATTED FOR PERRANOSKI; Allison struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Twins 4. WHITE SOX 9TH: MITTERWALD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); WILLIAMS REPLACED ALLISON (PITCHING); McCraw singled to right; McCraw stole second; Bradford struck out; Knoop flied out to right; Wood was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Twins 4. TWINS 9TH: Tovar singled to center; Wood threw a wild pitch [Tovar to second]; Mendoza lined to left; Oliva struck out; Killebrew reached on an error by Melton [Tovar scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; RENICK BATTED FOR REESE; Renick flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Twins 5.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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