Luis Aparicio set the major league record for most games at shortstop, 2,219, to mark the White Sox' 5-1 victory in the opener of a twi-night doubleheader with the Brewers, who came back to win the nightcap, 3-2. Ed Herrmann hit a three-run homer for the White Sox in the fifth inning of the first game. Tommy John was deprived of a shutout when Pete Koegel connected for his first major league homer for the Brewers in the ninth. Chicago White Sox 5, Milwaukee Brewers 1 (Game 1)Game Played on Friday, September 25, 1970 (Day game) at Comiskey Park IBrewers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 7 1 White Sox 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 0 x - 5 10 1 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Harper 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .289 Williams rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .265 Smith rf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .277 Aparicio ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .313 Ellsworth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 May lf 2 1 1 0 2 0 .288 May cf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .229 Melton 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .264 Savage lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 Herrmann c 4 1 1 3 0 0 .290 Pena ss,1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .239 McCraw 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .219 Roof c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .231 Berry cf 2 1 1 0 2 0 .279 Hegan 1b 1 0 0 0 2 0 .239 Knoop 2b 3 0 2 1 1 0 .227 Baldwin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 John p 3 0 2 1 0 1 .185 Allen rf 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 Kubiak 2b,ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .253 Lockwood p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .235 Gil 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Koegel ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .286 Totals 34 1 7 1 3 5 Totals 29 5 10 5 6 2 Time of Game: 2:10 Left on Base: Brewers 9, White Sox 6 DP: Brewers 1, White Sox 1 Errors: Savage, Melton Doubles: McCraw (11), May (28) Home Runs: Koegel (1), Herrmann (19) Caught Stealing: Berry (4), Williams (3) GIDP: Harper (7) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lockwood L(4-12) 5 9 5 5 6 2 1 26 4.41 Baldwin 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.60 Ellsworth 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.02 Totals 8 10 5 5 6 2 1 35 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA John W(12-16) 9 7 1 1 3 5 1 37 3.22 Totals 9 7 1 1 3 5 1 37 Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - John Rice BREWERS 1ST: Harper popped to first; Smith grounded out (second to first); May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams flied to center; Aparicio struck out; May walked; Melton flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, White Sox 0. BREWERS 2ND: Savage flied to center; Pena flied to right; Roof struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Herrmann popped to second; McCraw doubled to right; Berry walked; Knoop singled to left [McCraw scored, Berry to third, Knoop to second (error by Savage)]; Berry was caught stealing home (pitcher to catcher to third); John was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, White Sox 1. BREWERS 3RD: Hegan walked; Kubiak singled to third [Hegan to second]; Lockwood reached on a fielder's choice [Hegan to third, Kubiak to second]; Harper grounded into a double play (third to catcher to first) [Kubiak to third, Lockwood to second, Hegan out at home]; Smith was walked intentionally; May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Brewers 0, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 3RD: Williams singled to center; Williams was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Aparicio grounded out (shortstop to first); May doubled to left; Melton flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, White Sox 1. BREWERS 4TH: Savage grounded out (shortstop to first); Pena singled to shortstop; Roof grounded out (third to first) [Pena to second]; Hegan walked; Kubiak grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 4TH: Herrmann flied to right; McCraw grounded out (second to first); Berry walked; Knoop singled to center [Berry to second]; John singled to left [Berry scored, Knoop out at third (left to shortstop to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, White Sox 2. BREWERS 5TH: Lockwood flied to center; Harper singled to left; Smith singled to left [Harper to second]; May struck out; Savage forced Harper (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 5TH: Williams walked; Aparicio lined into a double play (second to first) [Williams out at first]; May walked; Melton singled to left [May to second]; Herrmann homered [May scored, Melton scored]; McCraw lined to first; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, White Sox 5. BREWERS 6TH: Pena flied to center; Roof popped to first; Hegan flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 6TH: Berry singled to center; Knoop walked [Berry to second]; BALDWIN REPLACED HEGAN (PITCHING); KUBIAK CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); GIL REPLACED LOCKWOOD (PLAYING 2B); PENA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Berry was picked off second (catcher to shortstop to third) [Knoop to second (on throw to 3b)]; John singled to right [Knoop to third]; Williams reached on a fielder's choice [Knoop out at home (pitcher to catcher), John to second]; Aparicio flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, White Sox 5. BREWERS 7TH: Kubiak singled to third; Gil flied to center; Harper grounded out (third to first) [Kubiak to second]; Smith grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 7TH: ELLSWORTH REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); ALLEN REPLACED BALDWIN (PLAYING RF); May grounded out (shortstop to first); Melton grounded out (third to first); Herrmann grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, White Sox 5. BREWERS 8TH: May struck out; Savage grounded out (shortstop to first); Pena singled to left; Roof forced Pena (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 8TH: McCraw grounded out (first unassisted); Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); Knoop popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, White Sox 5. BREWERS 9TH: Allen struck out; Kubiak grounded out (shortstop to first); KOEGEL BATTED FOR GIL; Koegel homered; Harper flied to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, White Sox 5. |
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