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Friday August 7, 1970
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A wild throw by Luis Aparicio on what could have been an inning-ending double play enabled the Angels to defeat the White Sox, 6-4. The Angels had homers by Jay Johnstone and Roger Repoz in taking a 4-3 lead, but the White Sox tied the score in the seventh on a double by Aparicio, a wild pitch and sacrifice fly by Duane Josephson.

Sandy Alomar walked for the Angels in the eighth and took third on a single by Bill Voss, but was nailed at the plate on Jim Fregosi's grounder to Aparicio. After an intentional pass to Ken McMullen, Jim Spencer grounded to Bobby Knoop, who threw to Aparicio, forcing McMullen, but the shortstop's relay went wild and both Voss and Fregosi crossed the plate. Only one run was ruled unearned. [The Sporting News]


California Angels 6, Chicago White Sox 4

Game Played on Friday, August 7, 1970 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Angels       0  0  0    0  2  0    2  2  0  -   6  7  0
White Sox    0  0  1    0  2  0    1  0  0  -   4  5  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .256      O'Brien 3b            3   1   0   0     2   2   .266
Voss rf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .245      Aparicio ss           5   2   3   1     0   1   .317
Fregosi ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .295      May lf                3   0   1   1     2   1   .296
McMullen 3b           3   0   0   0     1   3   .241      Melton rf             2   0   0   1     1   1   .273
Spencer 1b            4   1   1   1     0   0   .282      Herrmann c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .276
Repoz lf              4   1   1   2     0   2   .248      Spence 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .191
Johnstone cf          3   1   1   1     0   1   .230        Josephson ph        0   0   0   1     0   0   .311
  J. Tatum cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .254        Hopkins 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Azcue c               4   1   1   0     0   1   .251      Berry cf              3   0   1   0     1   2   .264
Bradley p             2   0   1   1     0   0   .250      Knoop 2b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .216
  LaRoche p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Johnson p             1   1   0   0     1   1   .000
  Fisher p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .125        Williams ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
                                                            Stange p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Wood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
                                                            McKinney ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Weaver p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6   7   5     2   8             Totals               29   4   5   4     8  10

Time of Game: 3:11   Attendance: 12,730
Left on Base: Angels 3, White Sox 10
DP: Angels 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Aparicio
Doubles: Bradley (1), Aparicio (25)
Home Runs: Johnstone (8), Repoz (12)
Stolen Bases: O'Brien (3)
Caught Stealing: Berry (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Melton (7), Josephson (4)
Hit by Pitch: Melton (6,by LaRoche), Herrmann (2,by LaRoche)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bradley                 4.1   3   3   3   7   6   0  22   4.24
LaRoche                 2.1   2   1   1   0   2   0  11   4.50
Fisher W(4-3)           2.1   0   0   0   1   2   0   8   2.96
Totals                  9     5   4   4   8  10   0  41

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson                 6     4   2   2   0   7   1  22   7.09
Murphy L(2-1)           1     3   4   3   1   1   1   7   4.83
Stange                  0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   5.53
Wood                    0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.87
Weaver                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.54
Totals                  9     7   6   5   2   8   2  36

Hit by Pitch: LaRoche 2 (3)
Wild Pitches: Bradley 2 (3), LaRoche (1)
Balks: LaRoche (1)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz (left in the 6th inning), 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Russ Goetz,


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Voss
popped to shortstop; Fregosi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: O'Brien walked; O'Brien stole second; Aparicio
struck out; May reached on a fielder's choice [O'Brien out at
third (shortstop to third)]; Melton grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 2ND: McMullen struck out; Spencer popped to third in foul
territory; Repoz was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Herrmann was called out on strikes; Spence struck
out; Berry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, White
Sox 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Johnstone was called out on strikes; Azcue lined to
first; Bradley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Knoop grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
walked; Bradley threw a wild pitch [Johnson to second]; O'Brien
was called out on strikes; Aparicio singled to right [Johnson
scored, Aparicio to second (on throw to home)]; Bradley threw a
wild pitch [Aparicio to third]; May walked; Melton walked [May
to second]; Herrmann grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Alomar flied out to center; Voss flied out to left;
Fregosi singled to shortstop; McMullen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Spence grounded out (shortstop to first); Berry
walked; Knoop walked [Berry to second]; Johnson struck out while
Berry was caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); Repoz
struck out; Johnstone homered; Azcue singled to first; Bradley
doubled to left [Azcue scored]; Alomar flied out to right; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: O'Brien walked; Aparicio singled to right
[O'Brien to second]; May singled to right [O'Brien scored,
Aparicio to third]; Melton hit a sacrifice fly to left [Aparicio
scored]; LAROCHE REPLACED BRADLEY (PITCHING); Herrmann popped to
second; LaRoche balked [May to second]; Spence flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Voss popped to third in foul territory; Fregosi
popped to first in foul territory; McMullen struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Berry singled to right; Knoop forced Berry
(shortstop to second); WILLIAMS BATTED FOR JOHNSON; Williams
popped to first in foul territory; O'Brien struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 3.

ANGELS 7TH: MURPHY REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Spencer singled
to right; Repoz homered [Spencer scored]; Johnstone grounded out
(first unassisted); Azcue struck out; LaRoche grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Aparicio doubled to left; May was called out on
strikes; Melton was hit by a pitch; LaRoche threw a wild pitch
[Aparicio to third, Melton to second]; Herrmann was hit by a
pitch; JOSEPHSON BATTED FOR SPENCE; Josephson hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Aparicio scored, Melton to third]; FISHER
REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Berry struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 4, White Sox 4.

ANGELS 8TH: HOPKINS REPLACED JOSEPHSON (PLAYING 1B); Alomar
walked; Voss singled to right [Alomar to third]; STANGE REPLACED
MURPHY (PITCHING); Fregosi reached on a fielder's choice [Alomar
out at home (shortstop to catcher), Voss to third]; McMullen was
walked intentionally [Fregosi to second]; WOOD REPLACED STANGE
(PITCHING); Spencer forced McMullen (second to shortstop) [Voss
scored, Fregosi scored (error by Aparicio) (unearned) (no RBI)];
Repoz grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 6, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: J. TATUM REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PLAYING CF); Knoop
grounded out (third to first); MCKINNEY BATTED FOR WOOD;
McKinney popped to shortstop; O'Brien flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, White Sox 4.

ANGELS 9TH: WEAVER REPLACED MCKINNEY (PITCHING); J. Tatum flied
out to right; Azcue grounded out (shortstop to first); Fisher
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Aparicio grounded out (third to first); May
walked; Melton struck out; Herrmann grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 6, White Sox 4.



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