Playing their 18th doubleheader of the year, the White Sox achieved a sweep for the first time, beating the Angels, 11-4 and 3-1, with the second game being stopped by rain after eight innings. In the opener, the White Sox broke an eight-game losing streak while reaching their season's high in homers in one game with two by Bill Melton and one each by Jim Spencer and Bobby Knoop. Melton drove in five runs. Jay Johnstone hit two triples for the Angels.

Alex Johnson homered in the sixth inning for for the Angels' run in the nightcap. The White Sox went ahead in their half when Aparicio singled and Carlos May and Duane Josephson doubled. Luis Aparicio wrapped up the scoring with a homer in the eighth. The double dip extended the Angels' losing streak to seven games. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 11, California Angels 4 (Game 1)

Game Played on Wednesday, September 9, 1970 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Angels       1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   4 11  0
White Sox    0  4  3    0  1  0    2  1  x  -  11 15  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             4   0   0   0     1   0   .258      O'Brien 3b            5   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Johnstone rf          4   1   2   2     0   1   .238      Aparicio ss           3   2   1   0     1   0   .314
Fregosi ss            4   0   1   1     0   1   .281        Morales ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .184
  Cox p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      May lf                4   2   2   0     0   0   .294
  Rivers ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .143        Williams lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Johnson lf            5   0   2   0     0   0   .319      Melton rf             4   2   3   5     0   0   .269
Gonzalez cf           5   0   1   0     0   0   .265        Ortiz rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
McMullen 3b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .221      Herrmann c            4   1   3   1     0   0   .279
Repoz 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Spence 1b             4   1   1   2     0   0   .227
Azcue c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Berry cf              4   2   2   0     0   0   .280
  Egan c              2   1   1   0     0   0   .230      Knoop 2b              4   1   2   3     0   0   .226
Murphy p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .147      Janeski p             4   0   0   0     0   3   .079
  Kealey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Queen ph,p          2   1   1   0     0   0   .083
  Oyler ss            1   1   1   0     0   0   .111

Totals               39   4  11   4     1   4             Totals               37  11  15  11     1   4

Time of Game: 2:07
Left on Base: Angels 10, White Sox 3
DP: Angels 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Herrmann, Spence
Doubles: Berry (10)
Triples: Johnstone 2 (5)
Home Runs: Spence (4), Knoop (5), Melton 2 (28)
Sacrifice Flies: Johnstone (2)
GIDP: Berry (17)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Murphy L(13-12)         2     6   6   6   0   2   2  12   4.27
Kealey                  2     2   1   1   0   1   1   7   4.34
Queen                   3     4   3   3   1   0   1  13   3.81
Cox                     1     3   1   1   0   1   0   6   6.75
Totals                  8    15  11  11   1   4   4  38

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Janeski W(10-15)        9    11   4   3   1   4   0  41   4.80
Totals                  9    11   4   3   1   4   0  41

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


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar flied to left; Johnstone tripled to right;
Fregosi singled to left [Johnstone scored]; Johnson singled to
center [Fregosi to second]; Gonzalez grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Fregosi to third, Johnson to second]; McMullen was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: O'Brien grounded out (third to first); Aparicio
grounded out (third to first); May grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Repoz popped to third in foul territory; Azcue
grounded out (shortstop to first); Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton popped to first in foul territory;
Herrmann singled to center; Spence homered [Herrmann scored];
Berry singled to right; Knoop homered [Berry scored]; Janeski
struck out; O'Brien was called out on strikes; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 4.

ANGELS 3RD: Alomar flied to center; Johnstone was called out on
strikes; Fregosi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Aparicio singled to left; May singled to right
[Aparicio to second]; KEALEY REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); Melton
homered [Aparicio scored, May scored]; Herrmann singled to
right; Spence flied to right; Berry grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Herrmann out at second]; 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 7.

ANGELS 4TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Gonzalez
singled to shortstop; McMullen lined to first; Repoz forced
Gonzalez (first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1,
White Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Knoop grounded out (third to first); Janeski
struck out; O'Brien flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, White Sox 7.

ANGELS 5TH: Azcue grounded out (third to first); QUEEN BATTED
FOR KEALEY; Queen singled to right; Alomar walked [Queen to
second]; Johnstone popped to shortstop; Fregosi flied to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 5TH: QUEEN STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); Aparicio walked;
May popped to shortstop; Melton singled to center [Aparicio to
third, Melton out at second (center to shortstop to second)];
Herrmann singled to center [Aparicio scored]; Spence popped to
third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, White
Sox 8.

ANGELS 6TH: Johnson grounded out (first unassisted); Gonzalez
grounded out (second to first); McMullen singled to center;
Repoz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, White Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 6TH: EGAN REPLACED AZCUE (PLAYING C ); Berry popped to
shortstop; Knoop popped to first in foul territory; Janeski
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
White Sox 8.

ANGELS 7TH: Egan flied to left; Queen reached on an error by
Spence [Queen to first]; Alomar flied to left; Johnstone tripled
to left [Queen scored (unearned)]; Fregosi grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2,
White Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 7TH: O'Brien grounded out (shortstop to first);
Aparicio grounded out (third to first); May singled to left;
Melton homered [May scored]; Herrmann grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 10.

ANGELS 8TH: MORALES REPLACED APARICIO (PLAYING SS); Johnson
singled to center; Gonzalez grounded out (second to first)
[Johnson to second]; McMullen grounded out (third to first);
Repoz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 2, White Sox 10.

WHITE SOX 8TH: OYLER REPLACED QUEEN (PLAYING SS); COX REPLACED
FREGOSI (PITCHING); Spence grounded out (second to first); Berry
doubled to right; Knoop singled to center [Berry scored];
Janeski struck out; O'Brien singled to left [Knoop to second];
Morales flied to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, White
Sox 11.

ANGELS 9TH: WILLIAMS REPLACED MAY (PLAYING LF); ORTIZ REPLACED
MELTON (PLAYING RF); Egan singled to center; Oyler singled to
right [Egan to second]; Alomar reached on an error by Herrmann
[Egan to third, Oyler to second]; Johnstone hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Egan scored, Oyler to third]; RIVERS BATTED FOR COX;
Rivers singled to right [Oyler scored, Alomar to second];
Johnson flied to center; Gonzalez flied to left; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Angels 4, White Sox 11.

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