Chicago White Sox vs Minnesota Twins
July 31, 1972 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 31, 1972 at Metropolitan Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago White Sox 8, Minnesota Twins 1

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 3 2 1 0
  Bradford cf 1 0 0 0
Alvarado 2b,ss 5 2 2 1
Allen 1b 4 2 2 5
  Muser pr,1b 1 1 0 0
May lf 4 0 2 0
Johnstone cf,rf 4 0 0 0
Spiezio 3b 4 0 0 0
Herrmann c 3 1 2 1
Morales ss 0 0 0 0
  Andrews 2b 4 0 0 0
Bahnsen p 3 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 9 7
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar rf 4 0 0 0
Thompson ss 4 0 1 0
Braun 2b 4 0 0 0
Killebrew 1b 4 0 1 0
Reese lf 4 0 1 0
Darwin cf 4 1 1 0
Soderholm 3b 3 0 0 0
Borgmann c 3 0 1 0
Blyleven p 1 0 0 0
  Strickland p 0 0 0 0
  Nettles ph 1 0 1 1
  Gebhard p 0 0 0 0
  Brye ph 1 0 0 0
  Goltz p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 1 6 1
Chicago 300 031 100891
Minnesota 000 010 000162
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bahnsen  W (13-11) 9.0 6 1 0 0 6
Totals
9.0
6
1
0
0
6
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven  L (9-14) 4.1 5 6 6 3 3
  Strickland   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Gebhard   3.0 3 2 1 0 3
  Goltz   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
8
7
3
6

  E–Alvarado (7), Thompson (18), Darwin (5).  2B–Chicago Kelly (8,off Blyleven); May (14,off Strickland).  HR–Chicago D Allen 2 (27,1st inning off Blyleven 2 on, 0 out,5th inning off Blyleven 1 on, 1 out); Herrmann (5,6th inning off Gebhard 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Bahnsen (2,off Gebhard).  IBB–Herrmann (8,by Blyleven).  SB–May (18,2nd base off Blyleven/Borgmann).  IBB–Blyleven (4,Herrmann).  U-HP–Red Flaherty, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Jerry Neudecker, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–2:17.  A–13,652.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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