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Twins
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 17, 1972
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Minnesota Twins, played on May 17, 1972 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 17, 1972 |
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Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 17, 1972 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Bradley |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 10,533 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Art Frantz 2B: Merle Anthony 3B: George Maloney |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cesar Tovar | Right Fielder |
Danny Thompson | Shortstop |
Steve Braun | Second Baseman |
Harmon Killebrew | First Baseman |
Bobby Darwin | Center Fielder |
Jim Nettles | Left Fielder |
Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
Phil Roof | Catcher |
Bert Blyleven | Pitcher |
Bill Rigney | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pat Kelly | Right Fielder |
Mike Andrews | Second Baseman |
Carlos May | Left Fielder |
Dick Allen | First Baseman |
Bill Melton | Third Baseman |
Jay Johnstone | Center Fielder |
Tom Egan | Catcher |
Rich Morales | Shortstop |
Tom Bradley | Pitcher |
Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 17, 1972
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Bradley
Tovar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Bradley
There goes Tovar. The throw from Egan and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Twins, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Bradley
There's a wild pitch. Tovar scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Bradley
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Andrews settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Bradley
Braun takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Bradley
Killebrew hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Bradley
Darwin strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Bradley
Nettles strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Blyleven
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Blyleven
Andrews hits a fly ball into left field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Blyleven
May hits a popup, foul, towards short. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Blyleven
Allen is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Bradley
Soderholm hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roof vs. Bradley
Roof strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blyleven vs. Bradley
Blyleven is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Blyleven
Melton strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Blyleven
Johnstone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Egan vs. Blyleven
Egan hits a fly ball into left field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Blyleven
Morales strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Bradley
Tovar hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Bradley
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Bradley
Braun hits a line drive towards first. Allen reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Blyleven
Bradley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Blyleven
Kelly takes first base on ball four. Bradley moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Andrews vs. Blyleven
Andrews hits a popup towards short. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Blyleven
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Killebrew. Bradley moves to third. Kelly moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Allen vs. Blyleven
Allen strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Melton vs. Blyleven
Melton hits a popup towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Bradley
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Bradley
Darwin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Bradley
Nettles hits a popup towards short. Morales settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Blyleven
Johnstone hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Egan vs. Blyleven
Egan strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Blyleven
Morales hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bradley vs. Blyleven
Bradley is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Bradley
Soderholm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roof vs. Bradley
There goes Soderholm. The throw from Egan and he is safe. Soderholm steals second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roof vs. Bradley
Roof strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blyleven vs. Bradley
Blyleven strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tovar vs. Bradley
Tovar is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Bradley
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Blyleven
Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Blyleven
Andrews hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nettles. Andrews reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
May vs. Blyleven
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Killebrew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats May for the out. Andrews moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Allen vs. Blyleven
Allen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Andrews scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Blyleven
Melton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Allen moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnstone vs. Blyleven
Johnstone is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Braun vs. Bradley
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Bradley
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Bradley
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Egan vs. Blyleven
Egan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Blyleven
Morales strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Blyleven
Jorge Orta pinch hits for Tom Bradley.
Orta is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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
Top 7
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Twins, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Johnson
Bart Johnson now pitching.
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Johnson
Soderholm bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Nettles moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Johnson
Rod Carew pinch hits for Phil Roof.
Carew is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Johnson
Rich Reese pinch hits for Bert Blyleven.
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allen scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reese for the out. Nettles moves to third. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tovar vs. Johnson
Tovar is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thompson vs. Johnson
Thompson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnstone who is chasing the ball. Thompson reaches third base with a triple. Nettles scores. Carew scores. Tovar goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Braun vs. Johnson
Braun hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thompson scores. View Play -
Twins, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Johnson
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Granger
Rick Dempsey now catching. Rich Reese now playing first base. Wayne Granger now pitching.
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Granger
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 -
Twins, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Granger
Allen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Granger
Melton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Lemonds
Dave Lemonds now pitching.
Darwin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Lemonds
Nettles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Lemonds
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Granger
Johnstone hits a fly ball into right field. Tovar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Egan vs. Granger
Egan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Granger
Morales strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Qualls vs. Granger
Jim Qualls pinch hits for Dave Lemonds.
Qualls hits a fly ball into left field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Gossage
Rich Gossage now pitching.
Dempsey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Gossage
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Gossage
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Gossage
There's a wild pitch. Tovar moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 7 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Gossage
Thompson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of May. Thompson reaches second base with a double. Tovar scores. View Play -
Twins, 8 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Braun vs. Gossage
Braun hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 8 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Granger
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kelly for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Granger
Andrews hits a popup towards short. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 8 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Granger
May hits a fly ball into center field. Darwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/17/1972 -- Minnesota at Chicago (D) Minnesota AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Tovar C, rf 3 3 1 0 Kelly P, rf 3 0 0 0 Thompson D, ss 5 1 2 4 Andrews M, 2b 5 1 1 0 Braun S, 2b 4 1 1 1 May C, lf 5 0 0 0 Killebrew H, 1b 4 1 1 2 Allen D, 1b 4 0 2 1 Granger W, p 0 0 0 0 Melton B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Darwin B, cf 4 0 0 0 Johnstone J, cf 4 0 1 0 Nettles J, lf 3 1 1 0 Egan T, c 4 0 2 0 Soderholm E, 3b 3 0 1 0 Morales R, ss 4 0 1 0 Roof P, c 2 0 0 0 Bradley T, p 2 0 1 0 Carew R, ph 0 1 0 0 Orta J, ph 1 0 0 0 Dempsey R, c 1 0 1 0 Johnson B, p 0 0 0 0 Blyleven B, p 2 0 0 0 Lemonds D, p 0 0 0 0 Reese R, ph-1b 2 0 0 0 Qualls J, ph 1 0 0 0 Gossage R, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 8 8 7 37 1 9 1 Minnesota 300 000 401 -- 8 Chicago 000 010 000 -- 1 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Blyleven B (W) 6.0 7 1 1 2 9 Granger W (S) 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Bradley T (L) 6.0 3 3 3 2 7 Johnson B 1.0 3 4 4 2 0 Lemonds D 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 Gossage R 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 E -- Egan T, Killebrew H DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- Minnesota 4, Chicago 11 2B -- Andrews M, Thompson D 3B -- Thompson D HR -- Killebrew H SB -- Tovar C, Soderholm E SH -- Soderholm E WP -- Bradley T, Gossage R T -- 2:25 A -- 10533
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