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6/26-6/28/70 (DH on 6/28) vs Minnesota
Going into this one, I was a bit concerned about having to double-headers in the same week. That is going to mean either pitching some tired pitchers, giving Jack Hamilton a spot start, or calling up a pitcher from the minors.
6/26 Twins 8 White Sox 6
Tommy John was terrible and gave up all 8 runs. We were behind 8-0 in the 8th and ended the game down 2 with the bases loaded. I can't complain about the comeback. If only, we could have had just one more hit in the ninth.
Ted Sizemore of the Dodgers reached a 20-game hitting streak on 6/26.
Between games, I decided to demote Walt Williams to AAA to make room for an extra starting pitcher. With no rested starters because of the first double header this week, Jim Magnuson is going to get the start. Magnuson was 4/7 with a 4.17 ERA at AAA, but he has a 1.28 ERA over 25.1 June innings.
6/27 White Sox 5 Twins 1
It looks like Magnuson is a keeper. He went the distance scattering 9 hits but walking no one. Bill Melton was 3-for-3 with a double, and Ossie Blanco drove in 3 with 2 hits and a homer.
On 6/27 Sizemore's hitting streak ended.
Elsewhere around the league, New York Mets ace Tom Seaver's season ended with a torn UCL. My ace, Tommy John, can probably put him in touch with a good surgeon.
My plan had been to send Magnuson down after the game and to call up Billy Wynne for the Sunday double header. After the way Magnuson pitched, I sent Ken Frailing down instead. He was 3-8 with a 6.48. Wynne was 3-6 with a 4.38 at Tuscon but had a 3.48 in the month of June.
6/28 Game 1 White Sox 11 Twins 10
Billy Wynne was better with the bat than he was pitching. He gave up 8 runs, 6 earned, in 6.1. He was also 1-for-1 with a walk, 2 RBI, and a run scored. Melton, McKinney, and Herrmann all homered, and Melton's was a grand slam.
Between games I placed Billy Wynne on waivers in the hopes of sending him back to AAA and called up CF Ron Lolich, who was hitting .286 with 11 HR and 51 RBI in 68 G for AAA Tuscon.
6/28 Game 2 Cancelled due to weather
I guess I could have started Janeski and skipped the Billy Wynne experience. At least we won that game.
Record: 30-45
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