Four White Sox pitchers, starting with Tommy John, yielded only five hits in a 5-3 victory over the Senators. Carlos May led the White Sox at bat against Denny McLain with a homer and two singles. All three of the Senators' runs were unearned as a result of rookie shortstop Lee Richard's third error of the game. [The Sporting News]
Chicago White Sox 5, Washington Senators 3

Game Played on Saturday, May 1, 1971 (Night game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium

White Sox    0  0  1    0  0  3    1  0  0  -   5  9  3
Senators     0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0  -   3  5  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richard ss            5   0   1   1     0   2   .250      Cullen 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Stroud rf             5   1   1   0     0   1   .163        Allen ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .360
May 1b                5   1   3   1     0   1   .310      Maddox cf             3   1   0   0     1   0   .152
Reichardt lf          5   1   2   1     0   1   .239      Howard 1b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .273
Melton 3b             3   1   1   1     1   0   .276      Foy 3b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Andrews 2b            2   0   0   0     1   1   .273      Scheinblum lf         4   0   0   1     0   1   .121
Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .283      Casanova c            3   1   1   0     1   1   .292
Johnstone cf          2   1   1   0     2   1   .247      Wert ss               4   0   1   2     0   0   .222
John p                2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Unser rf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .333
  Eddy p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McLain p              2   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Kealey p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Billings ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .182
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McCraw ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .341

Totals               33   5   9   4     5   7             Totals               35   3   5   3     2   6

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 12,073
Left on Base: White Sox 8, Senators 7
DP: White Sox 0, Senators 0
Errors: Richard 3, Cullen
Doubles: Reichardt (3), Melton (5), Howard (4), Wert (1)
Triples: Unser (2)
Home Runs: May (2)
Stolen Bases: May (4), Melton (2)
Caught Stealing: Richard (4)
Sacrifice Hits: John (3), Andrews (2)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(2-4)             5.2   4   3   0   1   3   0  25   5.31
Eddy                    1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   3.24
Kealey                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   2.57
Forster SV(1)           0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.61
Totals                  9     5   3   0   2   6   0  37

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McLain L(3-3)           7     9   5   4   4   4   1  33   3.15
Knowles                 2     0   0   0   1   3   0   7   2.70
Totals                  9     9   5   4   5   7   1  40

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Marty Springstead


WHITE SOX 1ST: Richard struck out; Stroud grounded out (second
to first); May popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 1ST: Cullen grounded out (shortstop to first); Maddox
grounded out (pitcher to first); Howard flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Senators 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Reichardt grounded out (shortstop to first);
Melton walked; Andrews forced Melton (shortstop to second);
Herrmann flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Senators 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Foy grounded out (shortstop to first); Scheinblum
grounded out (third to first); Casanova singled to left; Wert
reached on an error by Richard [Casanova to second]; Unser
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Senators 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Johnstone singled to center; John out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Johnstone to second];
Richard singled to center [Johnstone scored]; Richard was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Stroud grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Senators
0.

SENATORS 3RD: McLain grounded out (second to pitcher); Cullen
grounded out (third to first); Maddox reached on an error by
Richard; Howard forced Maddox (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Senators 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May singled to center; Reichardt was called out
on strikes; Melton flied out to left; May stole second; Andrews
walked; Herrmann walked [May to third, Andrews to second];
Johnstone was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
White Sox 1, Senators 0.

SENATORS 4TH: Foy grounded out (shortstop to first); Scheinblum
struck out; Casanova struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Senators 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: John popped to catcher in foul territory; Richard
popped to catcher in foul territory; Stroud grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Senators 0.

SENATORS 5TH: Wert grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser
tripled to right; McLain struck out; Cullen flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Senators 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: May homered; Reichardt doubled to center; Melton
doubled to center [Reichardt scored]; Andrews out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher unassisted) [Melton to third]; Herrmann popped to
catcher in foul territory; Johnstone was walked intentionally;
John reached on an error by Cullen [Melton scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Johnstone out at second (shortstop to second)]; 3 R (2
ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Senators 0.

SENATORS 6TH: Maddox reached on an error by Richard; Howard
doubled to center [Maddox to third]; Foy popped to second;
Scheinblum grounded out (shortstop to first) [Maddox scored
(unearned)]; Casanova walked; Wert doubled [Casanova scored
(unearned), Howard scored (unearned)]; EDDY REPLACED JOHN
(PITCHING); Unser grounded out (second to first); 3 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Senators 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Richard flied out to center; Stroud singled to
center; May singled to center [Stroud to third]; Reichardt
singled to left [May to second, Stroud scored]; Melton forced
Reichardt (shortstop to second) [May to third]; Melton stole
second; Andrews struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5,
Senators 3.

SENATORS 7TH: BILLINGS BATTED FOR MCLAIN; Billings was called
out on strikes; Cullen flied out to center; Maddox walked;
KEALEY REPLACED EDDY (PITCHING); Howard was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Senators 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: KNOWLES REPLACED BILLINGS (PITCHING); Herrmann
grounded out (second to first); Johnstone walked; On a bunt
Kealey popped to catcher in foul territory; Richard was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Senators 3.

SENATORS 8TH: Foy flied out to left; Scheinblum popped to third
in foul territory; Casanova grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Senators 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Stroud struck out; May struck out; Reichardt
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
5, Senators 3.

SENATORS 9TH: Wert flied out to right; Unser singled to left;
MCCRAW BATTED FOR KNOWLES; McCraw popped to third in foul
territory; ALLEN BATTED FOR CULLEN; FORSTER REPLACED KEALEY
(PITCHING); Allen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
5, Senators 3.
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