Wilbur Wood gained his first victory as a starting pitcher since June 23, 1968, when Rick Reichardt hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to beat the Senators, 3-1. Wood needed the help of Vicente Romo after giving up two hits with two out in the Senators' half of the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 3, Washington Senators 1
Game Played on Sunday, May       2, 1971 (Day game) at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium
White Sox    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  6  1
Senators     0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richard ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .263      Unser rf              3   0   1   1     1   1   .333
Stroud rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .152      Maddox cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .162
  Williams ph,rf      1   1   1   0     0   0   .211      Howard lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .272
May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   2   .295      Foy 3b                3   0   0   0     1   1   .236
Reichardt lf          4   1   2   2     0   0   .254      Epstein 1b            3   0   1   0     1   2   .264
Melton 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Casanova c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .288
Andrews 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Wert ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .265        McCraw ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Johnstone cf          3   1   1   1     0   0   .250      Cullen 2b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .204
Wood p                3   0   0   0     0   2   .000      Cox p                 1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Billings ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   3   6   3     0   5             Totals               30   1   6   1     3   6

Time of Game: 1:53   Attendance:  8,684
Left on Base: White Sox 2, Senators 6
DP: White Sox 2, Senators 0
Errors: Richard
Doubles: Unser (4)
Home Runs: Johnstone (3), Reichardt (3)
Stolen Bases: Richard (1)
Caught Stealing: Reichardt (2), Unser (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Cox (1)
GIDP: Howard (5), Wert (1)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(1-1)             8.2   6   1   1   3   6   0  33   2.51
Romo SV(2)              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.79
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   6   0  34

Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cox                     8     4   1   1   0   3   1  27   2.63
Knowles L(2-2)          1     2   2   2   0   2   1   5   3.77
Totals                  9     6   3   3   0   5   2  32

Passed Balls: Herrmann 2 (2)

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


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

SENATORS 1ST: Unser struck out; Maddox singled to center; Howard
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Maddox
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Senators 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Reichardt flied out to right; Melton flied out to
center; Andrews flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Senators 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Foy struck out; Epstein walked; Casanova reached
on an error by Richard [Epstein to third]; Wert grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Casanova out at second];
0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Senators 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Herrmann flied out to center; Johnstone homered;
Wood was called out on strikes; Richard singled to left; Stroud
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
1, Senators 0.

SENATORS 3RD: Cullen popped to third; Cox was called out on
strikes; Unser grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Senators 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May flied out to center; Reichardt flied out to
right; Melton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Senators 0.

SENATORS 4TH: Maddox popped to shortstop; Howard singled to
left; Foy walked [Howard to second]; Epstein struck out;
Casanova flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Senators 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Andrews flied out to center; Herrmann flied out
to right; Johnstone flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Senators 0.

SENATORS 5TH: Wert grounded out (third to first); Cullen singled
to center; Cox out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Cullen to second]; Herrmann allowed a passed ball [Cullen to
third]; Unser doubled to right [Cullen scored]; Herrmann allowed
a passed ball [Unser to third]; Maddox grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Senators 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Wood struck out; Richard singled to left; Richard
stole second; Stroud grounded out (second to first) [Richard to
third]; May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Senators 1.

SENATORS 6TH: Howard popped to catcher in foul territory; Foy
grounded out (third to first); Epstein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Senators 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Reichardt singled to shortstop; Melton popped to
second; Reichardt was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Andrews flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Senators 1.

SENATORS 7TH: Casanova grounded out (shortstop to first); Wert
popped to shortstop; Cullen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Senators 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Herrmann flied out to right; Johnstone grounded
out (shortstop to first); Wood flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Senators 1.

SENATORS 8TH: BILLINGS BATTED FOR COX; Billings lined to
shortstop; Unser walked; Unser was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Senators 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: KNOWLES REPLACED BILLINGS (PITCHING); Richard
flied out to left; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR STROUD; Williams singled
to right; May struck out; Reichardt homered [Williams scored];
Melton struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Senators
1.

SENATORS 9TH: WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Howard
grounded out (shortstop to first); Foy grounded out (shortstop
to first); Epstein singled to second; Casanova singled to left
[Epstein to second]; ROMO REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); MCCRAW
BATTED FOR WERT; McCraw flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 3, Senators 1.