His ability to bunt paid off for Tommy John when the lefthander traveled the route for the first time this season and pitched the White Sox to a 2-1 victory over the Indians in a game marked by a total of nine double plays, tying the major league record for two clubs. The Indians executed five. After Bobby Knoop singled in the third inning, a sacrifice by John and single by Tommy McCraw produced the first run for the White Sox. After Knoop was hit by a pitch in the fifth, John again bunted successfully and Luis Aparicio followed with a single to drive in the deciding run. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 2, Cleveland Indians 1

Game Played on Tuesday, May 5, 1970 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Indians      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
White Sox    0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  x  -   2  7  2


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Uhlaender cf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .238      McCraw rf             3   0   3   1     1   0   .368
Leon 2b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .197      Aparicio ss           2   0   1   1     1   0   .351
Pinson rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .329      May lf                2   0   0   0     2   1   .293
Horton 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .254      Melton 3b             4   0   0   0     0   3   .325
Fosse c               3   1   1   0     1   0   .308      Hopkins 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .373
Nettles 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .141      Herrmann c            2   0   0   0     1   1   .269
Foster lf             3   0   0   1     1   1   .236      Berry cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .293
Heidemann ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .181      Knoop 2b              1   2   1   0     2   0   .224
Chance p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      John p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .231
  Hinton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Hand p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   6   1     4   5             Totals               24   2   7   2     7   7

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance:  2,993
Left on Base: Indians 7, White Sox 10
DP: Indians 5, White Sox 4
Errors: Heidemann, Melton, Hopkins
Doubles: Pinson (3), Hopkins (2), Aparicio (4)
Stolen Bases: May (3), McCraw (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Chance (2), John 2 (3), Aparicio (1)
GIDP: Foster (2), Fosse (5), Hinton (2), Aparicio (4), May (4), Berry 2 (4)
Hit by Pitch: Knoop (1,by Chance), Herrmann (1,by Chance)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Chance L(1-3)           6     5   2   2   6   5   0  27   3.72
Hand                    2     2   0   0   1   2   0   9   5.71
Totals                  8     7   2   2   7   7   0  36

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(2-5)             9     6   1   1   4   5   0  35   4.60
Totals                  9     6   1   1   4   5   0  35

Passed Balls: Herrmann (2)
Hit by Pitch: Chance 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Bob Stewart, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Merle Anthony, 3B - Red Flaherty


INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender singled to shortstop; Leon struck out
while Uhlaender was picked off first (catcher to first); Pinson
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox
0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: McCraw singled to center; Aparicio grounded into
a double play (shortstop to second to first) [McCraw out at
second]; May walked; May stole second; Melton struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Horton grounded out (first unassisted); Fosse
singled to shortstop; Nettles singled to center [Fosse to
third]; Foster reached on an error by Melton [Nettles to second,
Fosse scored]; Heidemann flied out to center; Chance struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Hopkins made an out to third; Herrmann struck
out; Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Uhlaender grounded out (first unassisted); Leon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Knoop singled to left; John out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to second) [Knoop to second]; McCraw singled to
second [Knoop scored]; McCraw stole second; Aparicio walked; May
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Aparicio out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
White Sox 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Horton grounded out (third to first); Fosse walked;
Nettles reached on an error by Hopkins [Fosse to second]; Foster
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Nettles out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton struck out; Hopkins doubled to center;
Herrmann walked; Berry grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Herrmann out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Indians 1, White Sox 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Heidemann singled to center; Herrmann allowed a
passed ball [Heidemann to second]; Chance out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Heidemann to third]; Uhlaender walked;
Leon struck out; Pinson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Knoop was hit by a pitch; John out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [Knoop to second]; McCraw was walked
intentionally; Aparicio doubled [McCraw to third, Knoop scored];
May was walked intentionally; Melton flied out to center;
Hopkins struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox
2.

INDIANS 6TH: Horton singled to center; Fosse grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Horton out at
second]; Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Herrmann was hit by a pitch; Berry grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Herrmann out at second];
Knoop walked; John struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1,
White Sox 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Foster walked; Heidemann forced Foster (third to
second); HINTON BATTED FOR CHANCE; Hinton grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Heidemann out at second]; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: HAND REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING); McCraw singled
to left; Aparicio out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[McCraw to second]; May was called out on strikes; Melton struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Uhlaender grounded out (pitcher to first); Leon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson doubled to left;
Horton was walked intentionally; Fosse grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Hopkins reached on an error by Heidemann;
Herrmann flied out to center; Berry singled to first [Hopkins to
second]; Knoop walked [Hopkins to third, Berry to second]; John
hit into a double play (first to third) [Berry out at third,
Knoop out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, White
Sox 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Foster
struck out; Heidemann was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 2.

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