Rallying with six consecutive singles, the White Sox scored five runs in the ninth inning to win the opener a of twi-night doubleheader, 5-2, but the Tigers walked to a 5-4 victory in the nightcap when Don Wert drew a pass with the bases loaded in the final frame. The Tigers had a homer by Jim Northrup in the seventh inning of the lidlifter and a triple by Mickey Stanley and single by Al Kaline in the eighth to produce their two runs. Singles by Duane Josephson and Bob Spence opened the comeback by the White Sox and kayoed Les Cain. Tom Timmerman relieved and was tagged for singles by Ken Berry, Bobby Knoop, Ed Herrmann and Syd O'Brien as four runs crossed the plate. The final tally counted when Luis Aparicio forced O'Brien.

In the nightcap, the White Sox tied the score at 4-4 in the ninth when Aparicio singled and Tommy McCraw doubled. In the Tigers' half, Stanley and Kaline singled and Elliott Maddox was safe on a bunt when nobody covered first base. Norm Cash forced Stanley at the plate, but Wilbur Wood then walked Wert to force in the winning run. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, July      24, 1970 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  5  -   5 13  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  1  0  -   2  8  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
O'Brien 3b            5   0   2   2     0   0   .275      McAuliffe 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Aparicio ss           5   0   2   1     0   0   .319      Stanley cf            4   1   3   0     0   0   .267
May lf                5   0   3   0     0   0   .301      Kaline 1b,rf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .278
Melton rf             4   0   0   0     1   4   .280      Horton lf             4   0   0   0     0   3   .305
  Wood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .091      Northrup rf           3   1   1   1     1   2   .273
Josephson c           4   0   1   0     0   0   .315        Cash 1b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .249
  McCraw pr,1b        0   1   0   0     0   0   .238      Freehan c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .229
Spence 1b             4   0   1   0     0   2   .204      Wert 3b               2   0   1   0     1   0   .250
  Williams pr,rf      0   1   0   0     0   0   .260      Gutierrez ss          3   0   1   0     0   0   .231
Berry cf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .244        Price ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .196
Knoop 2b              4   1   1   0     0   2   .224      Cain p                3   0   0   0     0   1   .100
Miller p              3   0   1   0     0   1   .235        Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stange p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Patterson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Herrmann ph,c       1   1   1   1     0   0   .286

Totals               39   5  13   5     1   9             Totals               32   2   8   2     2   6

Time of Game: 2:52
Left on Base: White Sox 8, Tigers 6
DP: White Sox 2, Tigers 1
Doubles: May (18), Aparicio (22)
Triples: May (4), Stanley (4)
Home Runs: Northrup (19)
Sacrifice Hits: Wert (3)
GIDP: O'Brien (7), Cain (1), Price (1)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Miller                  7     5   1   1   2   4   1  27   4.65
Stange W(3-2)           1     2   1   1   0   2   0   5   5.30
Wood SV(12)             1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.22
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   6   1  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cain                    8     9   2   2   1   8   0  33   3.63
Timmermann L(3-2)       0     4   3   3   0   0   0   4   2.81
Patterson               1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.58
Totals                  9    13   5   5   1   9   0  40

Passed Balls: Freehan (6)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: O'Brien flied to left; Aparicio singled to third;
May doubled to left [Aparicio to third]; Melton struck out;
Josephson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe grounded out (first to pitcher); Stanley
singled to third; Kaline flied to left; Horton was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Spence was called out on strikes; Berry grounded
out (second to first); Knoop flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Northrup was called out on strikes; Freehan grounded
out (first to pitcher); Wert walked; Gutierrez flied to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Miller singled to right; O'Brien grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Miller out at second];
Aparicio doubled to left; May flied to left in foul territory; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: On a bunt Cain grounded out (pitcher to first);
McAuliffe flied to left; Stanley popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton walked; Josephson grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Melton to second]; Spence grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Melton to third]; Berry grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Kaline flied to left; Horton grounded out (shortstop
to first); Northrup walked; Freehan popped to second; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Knoop struck out; Miller struck out; O'Brien
singled to center; Aparicio flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Wert grounded out (shortstop to first); Gutierrez
singled to second; On a bunt Cain grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to second) [Gutierrez out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: May tripled to left; Melton struck out; Josephson
reached on a fielder's choice [May out at home (second to
catcher)]; Spence struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: McAuliffe grounded out (pitcher to first); Stanley
singled to center; Kaline flied to center; Horton struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Berry flied to right; Knoop was called out on
strikes; Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Northrup homered; Freehan singled to center; Wert
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Freehan to second];
Gutierrez grounded out (shortstop to first) [Freehan to third];
Cain struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: O'Brien flied to center; Aparicio grounded out
(shortstop to first); May singled to center; Melton struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: STANGE REPLACED MILLER (PITCHING); McAuliffe
grounded out (second to first); Stanley tripled to right; Kaline
singled to left [Stanley scored]; Horton struck out; Northrup
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: KALINE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); CASH
REPLACED NORTHRUP (PLAYING 1B); Josephson singled to center;
MCCRAW RAN FOR JOSEPHSON; Spence singled to center [McCraw to
second]; WILLIAMS RAN FOR SPENCE; TIMMERMANN REPLACED CAIN
(PITCHING); Berry singled to right [McCraw scored, Williams to
second]; On a bunt Knoop singled to pitcher [Williams to third,
Berry to second]; HERRMANN BATTED FOR STANGE; Herrmann singled
to right [Williams scored, Berry to third, Knoop to second];
O'Brien singled to center [Berry scored, Knoop scored, Herrmann
to third]; PATTERSON REPLACED TIMMERMANN (PITCHING); Aparicio
forced O'Brien (second unassisted) [Herrmann scored, Aparicio to
first]; Freehan allowed a passed ball [Aparicio to second]; May
grounded out (second to first) [Aparicio to third]; Melton
struck out; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 9TH: MCCRAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); WILLIAMS STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HERRMANN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); WOOD
REPLACED MELTON (PITCHING); Freehan grounded out (shortstop to
first); Wert singled to center; PRICE BATTED FOR GUTIERREZ;
Price grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Wert out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Tigers
2.