Sam McDowell struck out 15 batters, but the Indians' southpaw lost to the White Sox, 2-1, because of his inability to stop Carlos May. The White Sox outfielder tripled and scored on a throwing error by McDowell in the seventh inning and then won the game by breaking the 1-1 tie with a homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 2, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Wednesday, May       6, 1970 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  5  1
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   2  5  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Uhlaender cf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Williams rf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .278
Foster lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .224      Aparicio ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .346
Pinson rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .337      May lf                4   2   2   1     0   2   .302
Horton 1b             2   1   0   0     2   0   .246      Melton 3b             3   0   1   0     0   2   .325
Nettles 3b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .147      Josephson c           2   0   0   0     0   0   .305
Fosse c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .291        Herrmann c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .269
Leon 2b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .190        O'Brien ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Heidemann ss          3   0   1   0     0   0   .187        Matias 1b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .150
McDowell p            3   0   1   0     0   1   .261      Hopkins 1b,c          2   0   0   0     1   2   .358
                                                          Berry cf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .279
                                                          Knoop 2b              3   0   0   0     0   2   .213
                                                          Horlen p              3   0   0   0     0   3   .143

Totals               30   1   5   0     2   4             Totals               28   2   5   1     2  15

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance:  2,983
Left on Base: Indians 4, White Sox 3
DP: Indians 0, White Sox 1
Errors: McDowell, Melton
Doubles: Pinson 2 (5)
Triples: May (2)
Home Runs: May (3)
Caught Stealing: Horton (1), Aparicio (2)
GIDP: Uhlaender (1)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell L(3-3)         8.1   5   2   1   2  15   1  30   2.41
Totals                  8.1   5   2   1   2  15   1  30

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Horlen W(4-2)           9     5   1   0   2   4   0  32   3.10
Totals                  9     5   1   0   2   4   0  32

Passed Balls: Fosse 2 (3)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender flied out to left; Foster grounded out
(third to first); Pinson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams walked; Aparicio forced Williams
(pitcher to second); Fosse allowed a passed ball [Aparicio to
second]; May struck out; Melton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Horton grounded out (pitcher to first); Nettles
struck out; Fosse grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Josephson grounded out (second to first); Hopkins
struck out; Berry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
White Sox 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Leon made an out to third; Heidemann grounded out
(shortstop to first); McDowell singled to left; Uhlaender made
an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Knoop struck out; Horlen struck out; Williams
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
0, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Foster grounded out (shortstop to first); Pinson
grounded out (third to first); Horton walked; Horton was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Aparicio singled to center; Fosse allowed a
passed ball [Aparicio to second]; Aparicio was caught stealing
third (catcher to second); May struck out; Melton struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); Fosse
grounded out (third to first); Leon grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Josephson flied out to right; Hopkins struck out;
Berry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 6TH: HERRMANN REPLACED JOSEPHSON (PLAYING C ); Heidemann
singled to center; McDowell struck out; Uhlaender grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Heidemann out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Knoop struck out; Horlen struck out; Williams was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, White
Sox 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Foster grounded out (third to first); Pinson
doubled; Horton walked; Nettles singled to right [Pinson out at
home (right to catcher), Horton to third]; Fosse reached on an
error by Melton [Nettles to second, Horton scored (unearned) (no
RBI)]; Leon grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Aparicio grounded out (second to first); May
tripled to left; Melton singled to pitcher [May scored (error by
McDowell) (unearned) (no RBI), Melton to second]; O'BRIEN BATTED
FOR HERRMANN; O'Brien grounded out (third to first); Hopkins
walked; Berry flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 1, White Sox 1.

INDIANS 8TH: MATIAS REPLACED O'BRIEN (PLAYING 1B); HOPKINS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Heidemann grounded out
(shortstop to first); McDowell grounded out (second to first);
Uhlaender was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Knoop made an out to first; Horlen struck out;
Williams singled to second; Williams was picked off first
(pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
1, White Sox 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Foster was called out on strikes; Pinson doubled to
right; Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles made an
out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Aparicio struck out; May homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 2.