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White Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
October 2, 1969
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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 October 2, 1969 at Metropolitan Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | October 2, 1969 |
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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 | October 2, 1969 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Danny Lazar |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Kaat |
Ballpark | Metropolitan Stadium |
City | Bloomington |
State | MN |
Attendance | 7,171 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lou DiMuro 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: Nestor Chylak 3B: Jake O'Donnell |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Walt Williams | Right Fielder |
Rich Morales | Shortstop |
Duane Josephson | Catcher |
Bill Melton | Third Baseman |
Bob Christian | Left Fielder |
Gail Hopkins | First Baseman |
Bobby Knoop | Second Baseman |
Jose Ortiz | Center Fielder |
Danny Lazar | Pitcher |
Don Gutteridge | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Cesar Tovar | Center Fielder |
Rich Reese | First Baseman |
Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
Bob Allison | Left Fielder |
George Mitterwald | Catcher |
Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
Frank Quilici | Second Baseman |
Jim Kaat | Pitcher |
Billy Martin | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Twins
Metropolitan Stadium
October 2, 1969
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Kaat
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Kaat
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Josephson vs. Kaat
Josephson hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Lazar
Tovar hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hopkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Lazar
Reese hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Lazar
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Ortiz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Lazar
Oliva hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hopkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Kaat
Melton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christian vs. Kaat
Christian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopkins vs. Kaat
Hopkins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Christian moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Knoop vs. Kaat
Knoop hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ortiz vs. Kaat
Ortiz hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Allison. Ortiz reaches second base with a double. Christian scores. Hopkins goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lazar vs. Kaat
Lazar strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Lazar
Ron Hansen now playing third base.
Allison hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lazar fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Lazar
Mitterwald hits a line drive into left field. Christian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Lazar
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Kaat
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Kaat
Morales hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Allison who is chasing the ball. Morales reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Josephson vs. Kaat
Josephson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hansen vs. Kaat
Hansen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Oliva who is chasing the ball. Hansen reaches third base with a triple. Morales scores. Josephson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Christian vs. Kaat
Christian is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hopkins vs. Kaat
Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Quilici scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quilici vs. Lazar
Quilici hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaat vs. Lazar
Kaat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Lazar
Tovar hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Williams. Tovar reaches second base with a double. Kaat moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Reese vs. Lazar
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kaat tags and scores. Tovar tags and moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Killebrew vs. Lazar
Killebrew hits a fly ball into center field. Ortiz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Kaat
Knoop strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Kaat
Ortiz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazar vs. Kaat
Lazar strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Lazar
Oliva hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allison vs. Lazar
Allison hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Christian. Allison reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mitterwald vs. Lazar
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cardenas vs. Lazar
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Quilici vs. Lazar
Quilici hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Kaat
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Kaat
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kaat picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kaat. Williams moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Josephson vs. Kaat
Josephson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Quilici scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Morales moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hansen vs. Kaat
There's a wild pitch. Williams scores. Morales moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hansen vs. Kaat
Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Christian vs. Kaat
Christian is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hopkins vs. Kaat
Hopkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Quilici scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dempsey vs. Lazar
Rick Dempsey pinch hits for Jim Kaat.
Dempsey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoop scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Lazar
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Lazar
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Woodson
Dick Woodson now pitching. Herman Hill now playing center field. Cesar Tovar now playing second base.
Knoop takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Woodson
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Knoop moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lazar vs. Woodson
Lazar hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese fields it, throws to third for one, and over to second for the double play. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Woodson
Williams is hit by the pitch. Lazar moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Morales vs. Woodson
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Lazar
Ken Berry now playing center field. Jose Ortiz now playing right field.
Killebrew hits a popup towards short. Morales settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Lazar
Oliva hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allison vs. Lazar
Jim Holt pinch runs for Tony Oliva.
Allison hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitterwald vs. Lazar
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Lazar
Cardenas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hill vs. Lazar
Hill is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Josephson vs. Grzenda
Jim Holt now playing right field. Tom Tischinski now catching. George Mitterwald now playing left field. Joe Grzenda now pitching.
Josephson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. Grzenda
Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christian vs. Grzenda
Christian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Renick vs. Johnson
Ed Herrmann now catching. Bart Johnson now pitching. Rick Renick pinch hits for Joe Grzenda.
Renick strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Johnson
Tovar hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Johnson
Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tovar moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Killebrew vs. Johnson
The ball gets by Herrmann for a passed ball. Tovar scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Johnson
Killebrew hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hopkins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopkins vs. Worthington
Al Worthington now pitching. Cotton Nash now playing first base.
Hopkins is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Knoop vs. Worthington
Knoop hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Worthington
Ortiz hits a popup towards third. Killebrew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holt vs. Johnson
Holt hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Christian settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tischinski vs. Johnson
Tischinski hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitterwald vs. Johnson
Mitterwald hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hansen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Johnson
Cardenas strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pavletich vs. Perranoski
Ron Perranoski now pitching. Don Pavletich pinch hits for Ed Herrmann.
Pavletich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tovar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berry vs. Perranoski
Berry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perranoski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Perranoski
Luis Aparicio pinch hits for Rich Morales.
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Killebrew fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 10/2/1969 -- Chicago at Minnesota (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Williams W, rf 3 1 1 0 Tovar C, cf-2b 4 1 2 0 Berry K, cf 1 0 0 0 Reese R, 1b 3 1 2 2 Morales R, ss 4 1 2 0 Nash C, 1b 0 0 0 0 Aparicio L, ph 1 0 0 0 Killebrew H, 3b 4 0 0 0 Josephson D, c 3 1 1 0 Oliva T, rf 3 1 2 1 Johnson B, p 0 0 0 0 Holt J, pr-rf 1 1 0 0 Melton B, 3b 1 0 1 0 Allison B, lf 3 1 2 2 Hansen R, 3b 3 0 1 2 Tischinski T, c 1 0 1 0 Christian B, lf 3 1 0 0 Mitterwald G, c-lf 4 0 0 0 Hopkins G, 1b 4 1 1 0 Cardenas L, ss 3 0 0 0 Knoop B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Quilici F, 2b 2 0 0 0 Ortiz J, cf-rf 4 0 2 2 Hill H, cf 1 0 0 0 Lazar D, p 3 0 0 0 Kaat J, p 1 1 1 0 Herrmann E, c 0 0 0 0 Dempsey R, ph 1 0 0 0 Pavletich D, ph 1 0 0 0 Woodson D, p 0 0 0 0 Grzenda J, p 0 0 0 0 Renick R, ph 1 0 0 0 Worthington A, p 0 0 0 0 Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 5 9 4 32 6 10 5 Chicago 022 010 000 -- 5 Minnesota 101 102 10x -- 6 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Lazar D 6.0 7 5 5 1 1 Johnson B (L) 2.0 3 1 0 0 2 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Kaat J 5.0 7 5 5 2 4 Woodson D 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 Grzenda J (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Worthington A 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Perranoski R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Kaat J DP -- Minnesota 2 LOB -- Chicago 6, Minnesota 4 2B -- Ortiz J, Tovar C, Allison B 3B -- Morales R, Hansen R HR -- Reese R, Oliva T, Allison B SF -- Reese R HBP -- by Woodson D (Williams W) WP -- Kaat J PB -- Herrmann E T -- 2:19 A -- 7171
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