Led by Syd O'Brien and Ed Herrmann, who drove in three runs apiece, the White Sox beat the Tigers, 9-5, to snap a four-game losing streak. The White Sox bunched two singles, a double by Carlos May, sacrifice fly by O'Brien and homer by Herrmann for four runs in the second inning. Luis Aparicio homered and Herrmann batted in another run with a single in the fifth.

The Tigers, who scored three runs in the third, tightened the game when Jim Northrup and Bill Freehan hit consecutive homers in the sixth, but the White Sox iced the verdict with three runs in the seventh on a single by O'Brien with the bases loaded and a sacrifice fly by Bobby Knoop. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 9, Detroit Tigers 5
Game Played on Monday, May       11, 1970 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
White Sox    0  0  4    0  2  0    3  0  0  -   9 14  0
Tigers       0  0  3    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   5 10  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Matias rf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .140      McAuliffe 2b,ss       5   1   1   0     0   0   .287
Aparicio ss           3   3   2   1     2   0   .354      Jones 3b              3   1   2   1     2   1   .222
McCraw 1b             5   2   3   0     0   0   .333      Kaline rf             4   0   0   1     0   1   .314
May lf                3   2   1   1     2   1   .317      Cash 1b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .257
O'Brien 3b            4   1   2   3     0   0   .280      Horton lf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .308
Herrmann c            5   1   3   3     0   1   .286      Northrup cf           3   1   1   1     1   0   .321
Knoop 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .235      Freehan c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .290
Berry cf              4   0   1   0     1   2   .288      Szotkiewicz ss        2   0   0   0     0   1   .179
Wynne p               1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        G. Brown ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Crider p            3   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Kilkenny p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Wood p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Lasher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wert ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .195
                                                            Robertson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Niekro p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
                                                            I. Brown ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .429
                                                            Scherman p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Maddox ph,2b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .184

Totals               38   9  14   9     5   7             Totals               35   5  10   5     3   3

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 17,879
Left on Base: White Sox 9, Tigers 7
DP: White Sox 1, Tigers 1
Doubles: Matias (1), May (6), Horton (6)
Home Runs: Herrmann (2), Aparicio (2), Northrup (2), Freehan (6)
Stolen Bases: O'Brien (1)
Sacrifice Flies: O'Brien (1), Knoop (2), Kaline (2)
GIDP: Crider (1), Horton (1)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wynne                   2.1   6   3   3   0   1   0  13   5.95
Crider W(1-0)           4     4   2   2   2   2   2  17   2.45
Wood SV(6)              2.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   9   2.25
Totals                  9    10   5   5   3   3   2  39

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Niekro L(3-3)           3     6   4   4   1   1   1  16   3.18
Scherman                3     3   2   2   0   4   1  12   5.40
Kilkenny                0     1   3   3   2   0   0   3   7.20
Lasher                  0     2   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.45
Timmermann              2     1   0   0   2   0   0   8   6.43
Robertson               1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.45
Totals                  9    14   9   9   5   7   2  45

Wild Pitches: Kilkenny (2)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Matias doubled to center; Aparicio flied out to
right; McCraw grounded out (second to first) [Matias to third];
May walked; O'Brien forced May (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe made an out to shortstop; Jones singled to
right; Kaline struck out; Cash grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Herrmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Knoop
grounded out (shortstop to first); Berry singled to first; Wynne
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton singled to center; Northrup flied out to
left; Freehan flied out to center; Szotkiewicz grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Matias grounded out (first to pitcher); Aparicio
singled to left; McCraw singled to right [Aparicio to second];
May doubled to left [McCraw to third, Aparicio scored]; O'Brien
hit a sacrifice fly to center [McCraw scored, May to third];
Herrmann homered [May scored]; Knoop grounded out (pitcher to
first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: I. BROWN BATTED FOR NIEKRO; I. Brown singled to
center; McAuliffe singled to right [I. Brown to third]; Jones
singled to right [McAuliffe to third, I. Brown scored]; Kaline
hit a sacrifice fly to center [McAuliffe scored]; Cash singled
to right [Jones to third]; CRIDER REPLACED WYNNE (PITCHING);
Horton doubled to right [Cash to third, Jones scored]; Northrup
was walked intentionally; Freehan made an out to third;
Szotkiewicz struck out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Tigers 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: SCHERMAN REPLACED I. BROWN (PITCHING); Berry
struck out; Crider lined to first; Matias grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Scherman grounded out (first unassisted); McAuliffe
flied out to left; Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 4, Tigers 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Aparicio homered; McCraw grounded out (second to
first); May struck out; O'Brien singled to left; O'Brien stole
second; Herrmann singled to center [O'Brien scored]; Knoop
forced Herrmann (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 6, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Kaline flied out to right; Cash singled to center;
Horton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Cash out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6,
Tigers 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Berry was called out on strikes; Crider was
called out on strikes; Matias grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Northrup homered; Freehan homered; G. BROWN BATTED
FOR SZOTKIEWICZ; G. Brown flied out to center; MADDOX BATTED FOR
SCHERMAN; Maddox flied out to center; McAuliffe grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Tigers 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: KILKENNY REPLACED G. BROWN (PITCHING); MADDOX
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MCAULIFFE CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING SS); Aparicio walked; Kilkenny threw a wild pitch
[Aparicio to second]; McCraw singled to right [Aparicio to
third]; May walked [McCraw to second]; LASHER REPLACED KILKENNY
(PITCHING); O'Brien singled to right [May to second, McCraw
scored, Aparicio scored]; Herrmann singled to right [O'Brien to
second, May to third]; TIMMERMANN REPLACED LASHER (PITCHING);
Knoop hit a sacrifice fly to right [Herrmann to second, O'Brien
to third, May scored]; Berry was walked intentionally; On a bunt
Crider grounded into a double play (first to catcher to second)
[O'Brien out at home]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 9,
Tigers 5.

TIGERS 7TH: Jones walked; Kaline flied out to center; WOOD
REPLACED CRIDER (PITCHING); Cash forced Jones (second to
shortstop); Horton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 9, Tigers 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Matias lined to first; Aparicio walked; McCraw
singled to right [Aparicio to second]; May flied out to left;
O'Brien grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 9, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Northrup made an out to second; Freehan grounded out
(second to first); WERT BATTED FOR TIMMERMANN; Wert grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 9, Tigers 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: ROBERTSON REPLACED WERT (PITCHING); Herrmann
struck out; Knoop singled to left; Berry forced Knoop (shortstop
to second); Wood struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 9,
Tigers 5.

TIGERS 9TH: Maddox grounded out (third to first); McAuliffe
grounded out (second to first); Jones walked; Kaline made an out
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 9, Tigers 5.