Chicago White Sox vs Minnesota Twins
July 4, 1970 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1970 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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Chicago White Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 3

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Williams rf 6 1 2 0
Aparicio ss 6 1 1 0
McCraw cf,1b 5 0 1 1
May lf 5 1 1 0
Hopkins 1b 3 1 1 0
  O'Brien ph 1 0 0 0
  Berry cf 2 0 0 0
Herrmann c 5 1 2 2
Knoop 2b 4 0 2 0
Morales 3b 4 0 0 0
John p 4 0 0 0
  Murphy p 0 0 0 0
  Wood p 0 0 0 0
  Spence ph 0 0 0 0
  Crider p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 5 10 3
Minnesota Twins ab   r   h rbi
Tovar cf,lf 6 0 3 0
Thompson 2b 5 0 2 0
Killebrew 1b,3b 4 0 0 0
Oliva rf 4 0 1 0
Renick 3b 4 1 1 0
  Williams p 0 0 0 0
  Kaat ph 0 0 0 0
  Tischinski ph 1 0 0 0
  Woodson p 0 0 0 0
Alyea lf 3 0 0 0
  Holt lf 0 0 0 0
  Allison ph 0 0 0 0
  Hill pr,cf 1 1 0 0
Cardenas ss 5 1 3 1
Mitterwald c 3 0 1 1
  Reese ph,1b 1 0 0 1
Boswell p 2 0 0 0
  Zepp p 0 0 0 0
  Quilici ph 1 0 0 0
  Perranoski p 0 0 0 0
  Ratliff ph,c 2 0 0 0
Totals 42 3 11 3
Chicago 000 200 001 0025101
Minnesota 000 000 102 0003111
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
John   8.1 9 3 3 2 7
  Murphy   1.0 2 0 0 2 0
  Wood  W (4-7) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
  Crider  SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
12.0
11
3
3
4
7
  Minnesota Twins IP H R ER BB SO
Boswell   6.0 5 2 2 0 1
  Zepp   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Perranoski   2.0 3 1 1 1 0
  Williams   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Woodson  L (1-2) 2.0 1 2 0 2 2
Totals
12.0
10
5
3
3
4

  E–Murphy (1), Woodson (1).  DP–Chicago 2, Minnesota 1.  2B–Minnesota Cardenas (18,off John); Oliva (14,off John).  HR–Chicago Herrmann (7,9th inning off Perranoski 0 on, 0 out).  SF–McCraw (1,off Woodson); Reese (4,off Murphy).  HBP–May (1,by Boswell).  IBB–Killebrew (9,by Murphy); Oliva (4,by Murphy).  CS–Knoop (1,2nd base by Zepp/Mitterwald).  WP–Boswell (3).  HBP–Boswell (2,May).  IBB–Murphy 2 (4,Killebrew,Oliva).  U-HP–Merlyn Anthony, 1B–Bob Stewart, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Red Flaherty.  T–3:31.  A–20,935.
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