A two-run triple by Chico Ruiz in the fourth inning sent Lloyd Allen on the way to his first major league victory as the Angels defeated the White Sox, 5-1. Alex Johnson singled and Jim Spencer walked before Ruiz broke the 1-1 tie with his three-bagger. Allen needed help from Dave LaRoche, who relieved with the bases loaded in the eighth inning. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 5, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 30, 1970 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
White Sox    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1
Angels       1  0  0    2  0  1    0  1  x  -   5  6  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Williams rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .252      Rivers cf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .300
Ortiz cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .316      Alomar ss             4   1   1   0     0   0   .252
Matias lf             4   0   2   1     0   1   .198      Johnson lf            3   2   1   0     1   0   .327
Melton 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .262      Cowan rf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .271
May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   2   .284        Johnstone rf        0   0   0   1     0   0   .237
McKinney ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .177      Spencer 1b            3   1   1   1     1   1   .275
Kusnyer c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .100      Ruiz 3b               3   0   1   2     0   0   .243
Morales 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .159      Egan c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .237
John p                2   1   1   0     0   1   .202      Griffin 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .120
  Hopkins ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Allen p               3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  O'Brien ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .248

Totals               33   1   8   1     1   4             Totals               29   5   6   5     2   3

Time of Game: 2:01   Attendance:  4,530
Left on Base: White Sox 8, Angels 3
DP: White Sox 1, Angels 1
Errors: Kusnyer
Doubles: McKinney (5)
Triples: Ruiz (1)
Stolen Bases: Johnson (17)
Sacrifice Hits: Ortiz (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Johnstone (3)
GIDP: Melton (7), Ruiz (4)
Hit by Pitch: McKinney (1,by Allen)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John L(12-17)           7     5   4   4   2   2   0  27   3.27
Murphy                  1     1   1   0   0   1   0   5   5.69
Totals                  8     6   5   4   2   3   0  32

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Allen W(1-1)            7.2   7   1   1   1   4   0  31   2.63
LaRoche SV(4)           1.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   5   3.44
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   4   0  36

Passed Balls: Kusnyer (1)
Hit by Pitch: Allen (1)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Nick Avants, 2B - Jake O'Donnell, 3B - Jim Honochick


WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams grounded out (third to first); Ortiz
lined to second; Matias struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Rivers struck out (catcher to first); Alomar singled
to left; Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first) [Alomar to
second]; Cowan singled to left [Alomar scored, Cowan to second
(on throw to home)]; Spencer grounded out (first to pitcher); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton singled to left; May forced Melton (second
to shortstop); McKinney was hit by a pitch [May to second];
Kusnyer grounded out (first unassisted) [May to third, McKinney
to second]; Morales grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Ruiz grounded out (pitcher to first); Egan flied to
center; Griffin grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: John singled to right; Williams singled to right
[John to second]; Ortiz out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [John to third, Williams to second]; Matias grounded out
(second to first) [John scored, Williams to third]; Melton flied
to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers
grounded out (first unassisted); Alomar grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May was called out on strikes; McKinney doubled
to left; Kusnyer flied to right; Morales grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Johnson singled to left; Johnson stole second; Cowan
popped to first in foul territory; Kusnyer allowed a passed ball
[Johnson to third]; Spencer walked; Ruiz tripled to center
[Johnson scored, Spencer scored]; Egan reached on a fielder's
choice [Ruiz out at home (shortstop to catcher to third)];
Griffin forced Egan (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 1, Angels 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: John struck out; Williams grounded out (second to
first); Ortiz flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
1, Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers was
called out on strikes; Alomar flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Matias singled to right; Melton grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Matias out at
second]; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Angels 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Johnson walked; Cowan flied to center [Johnson to
second]; Spencer singled to center [Johnson scored]; Ruiz
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Spencer out at
second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: JOHNSTONE REPLACED COWAN (PLAYING RF); McKinney
flied to left; Kusnyer grounded out (shortstop to first);
Morales flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Angels 4.

ANGELS 7TH: Egan popped to second; Griffin grounded out (third
to first); Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: HOPKINS BATTED FOR JOHN; Hopkins popped to
shortstop; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Ortiz
singled to right; Matias singled to right [Ortiz to third];
Melton walked [Matias to second]; LAROCHE REPLACED ALLEN
(PITCHING); May flied to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox
1, Angels 4.

ANGELS 8TH: MURPHY REPLACED HOPKINS (PITCHING); Rivers singled
to right; Alomar grounded out (third to first) [Rivers to
second]; Johnson reached on a fielder's choice [Rivers to third
(error by Kusnyer; assists by McKinney, Melton and Morales)];
Johnstone hit a sacrifice fly to right [Rivers scored
(unearned)]; Spencer struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Angels 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: McKinney popped to shortstop; Kusnyer singled to
left; Morales flied to left; O'BRIEN BATTED FOR MURPHY; O'Brien
flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 5.