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White Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 7, 1973
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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 September 7, 1973 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 7, 1973 |
|---|---|
| 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 | September 7, 1973 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Wilbur Wood |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Joe Decker |
| Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
| City | Bloomington |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 7,328 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Red Flaherty 1B: Bill Deegan 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: Marty Springstead |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pat Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Tony Muser | First Baseman |
| Jerry Hairston | Left Fielder |
| Bill Melton | Third Baseman |
| Carlos May | DH |
| Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
| Bill Sharp | Center Fielder |
| Ed Herrmann | Catcher |
| Bucky Dent | Shortstop |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Larry Hisle | Left Fielder |
| Rod Carew | Second Baseman |
| Tony Oliva | DH |
| Joe Lis | First Baseman |
| Bobby Darwin | Right Fielder |
| George Mitterwald | Catcher |
| Steve Brye | Center Fielder |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Danny Thompson | Shortstop |
| Frank Quilici | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
September 7, 1973
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Decker
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Muser vs. Decker
Muser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hairston vs. Decker
Hairston takes first base on ball four. Muser moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Melton vs. Decker
Melton hits a popup towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
May vs. Decker
May hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kelly scores. Muser scores. Hairston moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Orta vs. Decker
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Decker fields it and throws to home to get Hairston. May moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sharp vs. Decker
Sharp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. May scores. Orta moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herrmann vs. Decker
Herrmann takes first base on ball four. Orta moves to third. Sharp moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dent vs. Decker
Dent hits a popup towards short. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Wood
Hisle strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Wood
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Wood
Oliva hits a popup towards short. Dent settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Decker
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kelly for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muser vs. Decker
Muser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hairston vs. Decker
Hairston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Muser moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melton vs. Decker
Melton hits a popup towards short. Thompson settles under it 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: ---
Lis vs. Wood
Lis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Wood
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Wood
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up 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: ---
May vs. Decker
May hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Corbin
Ray Corbin now pitching.
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sharp vs. Corbin
Sharp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrmann vs. Corbin
Herrmann hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dent vs. Corbin
Dent takes first base on ball four. Sharp moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Corbin
Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sharp scores. Dent moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Muser vs. Corbin
Muser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Wood
Brye hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Wood
Soderholm hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Wood
Thompson strikes out. Herrmann drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Thompson out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Wood
Hisle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Wood
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Dent fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Corbin
Hairston hits a fly ball into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Corbin
Melton strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Corbin
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Carew scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Wood
Oliva hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lis vs. Wood
Lis hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Wood
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dent scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Corbin
Orta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sharp vs. Corbin
Sharp bunts towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. Orta moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herrmann vs. Corbin
Herrmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dent vs. Corbin
Dent hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Wood
Mitterwald takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brye vs. Wood
Brye hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mitterwald moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soderholm vs. Wood
Soderholm strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Wood
Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mitterwald scores. Brye moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hisle vs. Wood
Hisle hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Herrmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Wood
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Corbin
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Muser vs. Corbin
Muser hits a line drive towards short. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hairston vs. Corbin
Hairston hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Wood
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lis vs. Wood
Lis strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Wood
Darwin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. Wood
Mitterwald takes first base on ball four. Darwin moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brye vs. Wood
Brye takes first base on ball four. Darwin moves to third. Mitterwald moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Soderholm vs. Wood
Soderholm hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Corbin
Melton hits a popup towards the mound. Corbin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Corbin
May hits a line drive into center field. Brye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Corbin
Orta hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sharp vs. Corbin
Sharp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Orta moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herrmann vs. Albury
Vic Albury now pitching.
Herrmann hits a fly ball into left field. Hisle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Wood
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hisle vs. Wood
Hisle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Wood
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Wood
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dent vs. Albury
Dent takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Albury
There's a wild pitch. Dent moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Albury
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Muser vs. Albury
Muser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hairston vs. Albury
Hairston takes first base on ball four. Dent moves to third. Muser moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Melton vs. Hands
Bill Hands now pitching.
Melton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lis vs. Wood
Lis strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Darwin vs. Wood
Darwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Wood
Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Hands
May strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Hands
Orta strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sharp vs. Hands
Sharp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lis scoops it up and throws to first, with Hands covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brye vs. Wood
Brye takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Wood
Soderholm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brye moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holt vs. Acosta
Cy Acosta now pitching. Jim Holt pinch hits for Danny Thompson.
Holt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Acosta fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Brye moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hisle vs. Acosta
Hisle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Acosta fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/7/1973 -- Chicago at Minnesota (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Kelly P, rf 4 1 1 1 Hisle L, lf 4 0 1 0
Muser T, 1b 4 1 2 0 Carew R, 2b 4 0 0 0
Hairston J, lf 3 0 0 0 Oliva T, dh 4 0 0 0
Melton B, 3b 5 0 0 0 Lis J, 1b 4 0 0 0
May C, dh 5 2 2 3 Darwin B, rf 4 0 1 0
Orta J, 2b 5 0 2 0 Mitterwald G, c 2 1 0 0
Sharp B, cf 4 1 3 1 Brye S, cf 2 0 1 0
Herrmann E, c 3 0 0 0 Soderholm E, 3b 4 1 2 1
Dent B, ss 2 0 0 0 Thompson D, ss 3 0 1 1
Holt J, ph 1 0 0 0
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35 5 10 5 32 2 6 2
Chicago 302 000 000 -- 5
Minnesota 001 010 000 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Wood W (W)* 8.0 6 2 2 5 6
Acosta C (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Decker J (L)+ 2.0 5 4 4 3 0
Corbin R 4.2 5 1 1 1 1
Albury V 0.2 0 0 0 3 1
Hands B 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 3rd
DP -- Chicago 1, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Chicago 11, Minnesota 8
HR -- May C, Soderholm E
SH -- Sharp B
WP -- Albury V
T -- 2:37
A -- 7328
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