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White Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 31, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox, played on July 31, 1972 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 31, 1972 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Stan Bahnsen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 13,652 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Bill Haller 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pat Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Luis Alvarado | Second Baseman |
| Dick Allen | First Baseman |
| Carlos May | Left Fielder |
| Jay Johnstone | Center Fielder |
| Ed Spiezio | Third Baseman |
| Ed Herrmann | Catcher |
| Rich Morales | Shortstop |
| Stan Bahnsen | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Cesar Tovar | Right Fielder |
| Danny Thompson | Shortstop |
| Steve Braun | Second Baseman |
| Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
| Rich Reese | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Darwin | Center Fielder |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Glenn Borgmann | Catcher |
| Bert Blyleven | Pitcher |
| Frank Quilici | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
July 31, 1972
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Blyleven
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alvarado vs. Blyleven
Alvarado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Allen vs. Blyleven
Allen hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Darwin is chasing the ball. Allen rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park three run home run. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Blyleven
May hits a popup towards short. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Blyleven
Johnstone is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spiezio vs. Blyleven
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Braun scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Bahnsen
Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Bahnsen
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnstone throws the ball in to Morales who tags Thompson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Bahnsen
Mike Andrews now playing second base. Luis Alvarado now playing shortstop.
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allen scoops it up and throws to first, with Bahnsen covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Blyleven
Herrmann hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Blyleven
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bahnsen vs. Blyleven
Bahnsen hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Bahnsen
Killebrew strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Bahnsen
Reese hits a popup towards third. Spiezio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Bahnsen
Darwin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Bahnsen
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiezio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Blyleven
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Braun scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvarado vs. Blyleven
Alvarado hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Borgmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Blyleven
Allen is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Bahnsen
Borgmann hits a fly ball into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blyleven vs. Bahnsen
Blyleven strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Bahnsen
Tovar hits a line drive into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Blyleven
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnstone vs. Blyleven
There goes May. The throw from Borgmann and he is safe. May steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnstone vs. Blyleven
Johnstone hits a line drive into left field. Reese settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spiezio vs. Blyleven
Spiezio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herrmann vs. Blyleven
Herrmann is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Andrews vs. Blyleven
Andrews hits a fly ball into left field. Reese settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Bahnsen
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiezio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Bahnsen
Braun hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Bahnsen
Killebrew is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bahnsen vs. Blyleven
Bahnsen is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Blyleven
Kelly hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reese. Kelly reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Alvarado vs. Blyleven
Alvarado hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kelly scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Blyleven
Allen hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Darwin is chasing the ball. Allen rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Strickland
Jim Strickland now pitching.
May hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Darwin. May reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnstone vs. Strickland
Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops it up and throws to first, with Strickland covering, for the out. May moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spiezio vs. Strickland
Spiezio hits a line drive into left field. Reese settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Bahnsen
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reese for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Bahnsen
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado misplays the ball. That's an error on Alvarado. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Bahnsen
Soderholm strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borgmann vs. Bahnsen
Borgmann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Darwin moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nettles vs. Bahnsen
Jim Nettles pinch hits for Jim Strickland.
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Darwin scores. Borgmann moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tovar vs. Bahnsen
Tovar hits a line drive into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Gebhard
Bob Gebhard now pitching.
Herrmann hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Gebhard
Andrews hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Braun reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bahnsen vs. Gebhard
Bahnsen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Gebhard
Kelly is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Bahnsen
Thompson hits a popup towards third. Spiezio settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Bahnsen
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allen scoops it up and throws to first, with Bahnsen covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Bahnsen
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Bahnsen
Reese strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvarado vs. Gebhard
Alvarado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Gebhard
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson misplays the ball. That's an error on Thompson. View Play -
White Sox, 7 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Gebhard
Tony Muser pinch runs for Dick Allen.
May hits a line drive into center field. Darwin picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Darwin. Muser goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnstone vs. Gebhard
Johnstone hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spiezio vs. Gebhard
Spiezio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Bahnsen
Tony Muser now playing first base. Buddy Bradford now playing center field. Jay Johnstone now playing right field.
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Bahnsen
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Spiezio fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borgmann vs. Bahnsen
Borgmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Gebhard
Herrmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Gebhard
Andrews strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bahnsen vs. Gebhard
Bahnsen bunts in front of the plate. Borgmann fields it and throws to first for the out. Herrmann moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bradford vs. Gebhard
Bradford hits a fly ball into left field. Reese settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Bahnsen
Steve Brye pinch hits for Bob Gebhard.
Brye hits a popup towards short. Alvarado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Bahnsen
Tovar hits a line drive into left field. May settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Bahnsen
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvarado vs. Goltz
Dave Goltz now pitching.
Alvarado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muser vs. Goltz
Muser hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Braun settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Goltz
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Braun scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Bahnsen
Braun hits a line drive into right field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Bahnsen
Killebrew hits a popup towards short. Alvarado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Bahnsen
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Muser fields the ball and throws to Bahnsen covering. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 8 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Darwin vs. Bahnsen
Darwin strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/31/1972 -- Chicago at Minnesota (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Kelly P, rf 3 2 1 0 Tovar C, rf 4 0 0 0
Bradford B, cf 1 0 0 0 Thompson D, ss 4 0 1 0
Alvarado L, 2b-ss 5 2 2 1 Braun S, 2b 4 0 0 0
Allen D, 1b 4 2 2 5 Killebrew H, 1b 4 0 1 0
Muser T, pr-1b 1 1 0 0 Reese R, lf 4 0 1 0
May C, lf 4 0 2 0 Darwin B, cf 4 1 1 0
Johnstone J, cf-rf 4 0 0 0 Soderholm E, 3b 3 0 0 0
Spiezio E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Borgmann G, c 3 0 1 0
Herrmann E, c 3 1 2 1 Blyleven B, p 1 0 0 0
Morales R, ss 0 0 0 0 Strickland J, p 0 0 0 0
Andrews M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Nettles J, ph 1 0 1 1
Bahnsen S, p 3 0 0 0 Gebhard B, p 0 0 0 0
Brye S, ph 1 0 0 0
Goltz D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 8 9 7 33 1 6 1
Chicago 300 031 100 -- 8
Minnesota 000 010 000 -- 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Bahnsen S (W) 9.0 6 1 0 0 6
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (L) 4.1 5 6 6 3 3
Strickland J 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Gebhard B 3.0 3 2 1 0 3
Goltz D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Alvarado L, Thompson D, Darwin B
LOB -- Chicago 5, Minnesota 5
2B -- Kelly P, May C
HR -- Allen D 2, Herrmann E
SB -- May C
SH -- Bahnsen S
T -- 2:17
A -- 13652
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