| The White Sox got combined five-hit pitching from Stan Bahnsen, Vicente Romo and Terry Forster to defeat the Twins, 2-1. The White Sox scored a run on singles by Pat Kelly and Mike Andrews and a sacrifice fly by Carlos May in the third inning and added a tally on singles by Andrews and May and an infield out by Dick Allen in the fifth. George Mitterwald, Cesar Tovar and Steve Braun singled in the sixth for the Twins' run off Bahnsen. [The Sporting News] |
Chicago White Sox 2, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Tuesday, May 16, 1972 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 White Sox 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 x - 2 7 0 Twins AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tovar rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .295 Kelly rf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .368 Thompson ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Andrews 2b 4 1 2 0 0 1 .228 Nettles ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 May lf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .321 Renick ph,ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 Johnstone cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .178 Carew 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .304 D. Allen 1b 4 0 0 1 0 1 .304 Braun 2b 2 0 1 1 0 0 .359 Reichardt cf,lf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .200 Killebrew 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .244 Orta ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .211 Darwin cf 3 0 1 0 1 2 .284 Egan c 3 0 0 0 0 3 .129 Brye lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .194 Morales 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .281 Soderholm 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .214 Bahnsen p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .176 Mitterwald c 3 1 1 0 0 2 .179 Romo p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Woodson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .125 Forster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Reese ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Granger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 Totals 32 1 5 1 1 9 Totals 30 2 7 2 2 9 Time of Game: 2:26 Attendance: 15,510 Left on Base: Twins 5, White Sox 7 DP: Twins 0, White Sox 0 Doubles: Kelly (4) Stolen Bases: D. Allen (3), Kelly (7) Sacrifice Flies: May (1) Twins IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Woodson L(3-1) 7 7 2 2 2 9 0 30 2.56 Granger 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.66 Totals 8 7 2 2 2 9 0 33 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bahnsen W(4-4) 5.2 4 1 1 0 6 0 21 3.54 Romo 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 7 1.04 Forster SV(4) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 1.20 Totals 9 5 1 1 1 9 0 33 Passed Balls: Mitterwald (1) Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Merle Anthony TWINS 1ST: Tovar flied out to left; Thompson grounded out (second to first); Carew grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly doubled to right; Andrews made an out to shortstop; May made an out to shortstop; D. Allen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0. TWINS 2ND: Killebrew was called out on strikes; Darwin singled to left; Brye struck out; Soderholm struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Reichardt walked; Orta made an out to shortstop; Egan struck out; Morales forced Reichardt (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0. TWINS 3RD: Mitterwald struck out; Woodson made an out to second; Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Bahnsen struck out; Kelly singled to left; Andrews singled to left [Kelly to third]; May hit a sacrifice fly to right [Kelly scored]; Mitterwald allowed a passed ball [Andrews to second]; D. Allen grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 1. TWINS 4TH: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Killebrew flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 4TH: Reichardt singled to left; Orta flied out to left; Egan was called out on strikes; Morales singled to center [Reichardt to third]; Bahnsen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 1. TWINS 5TH: Darwin struck out; Brye flied out to right; Soderholm grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 5TH: BRAUN REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING 2B); Kelly made an out to shortstop; Andrews singled to left; May singled to center [Andrews to third]; D. Allen forced May (shortstop to second) [Andrews scored]; D. Allen stole second; Reichardt was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 2. TWINS 6TH: Mitterwald singled to left; Woodson was called out on strikes; Tovar singled to left [Mitterwald to second]; Thompson forced Tovar (shortstop to second) [Mitterwald to third]; Braun singled to right [Mitterwald scored, Thompson to third]; ROMO REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Killebrew popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta struck out; Egan struck out; Morales made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 2. TWINS 7TH: Darwin walked; Brye grounded out (third to first) [Darwin to second]; Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Mitterwald struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 7TH: Romo was called out on strikes; Kelly walked; Kelly stole second; Andrews struck out; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 2. TWINS 8TH: JOHNSTONE REPLACED MAY (PLAYING CF); REICHARDT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); REESE BATTED FOR WOODSON; Reese made an out to shortstop; Tovar singled to center; NETTLES BATTED FOR THOMPSON; FORSTER REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); RENICK BATTED FOR NETTLES; Renick grounded out (shortstop to first) [Tovar to second]; Braun grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 8TH: RENICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); GRANGER REPLACED REESE (PITCHING); D. Allen grounded out (catcher to first); Reichardt grounded out (second to first); Orta made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 2. TWINS 9TH: Killebrew was called out on strikes; Darwin struck out; Brye grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 2.The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet.
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