Mike Kekich and Jack Aker combined on a six-hitter in pitching the Yankees to a 6-1 victory over the White Sox, who suffered their fifth straight defeat. Aker replaced Kekich with the bases loaded and two out in the sixth inning and retired Bill Melton to end the threat. Melton saved the White Sox from being shutout with a run-scoring double in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 6, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Sunday, May       9, 1971 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Yankees      0  0  0    0  1  1    3  1  0  -   6 10  1
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Clarke 2b             4   1   2   2     0   0   .269      Richard ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .240
Murcer cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .330      Hershberger cf        3   0   0   0     1   0   .000
White lf              3   1   1   2     0   0   .287      Reichardt lf          4   0   1   0     0   2   .256
Cater 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .246      McKinney rf           2   1   0   0     2   2   .367
Munson c              4   1   1   0     0   1   .234      Melton 3b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .290
Alou rf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .253      May 1b                4   0   2   0     0   0   .275
Hansen 3b             3   1   1   1     0   0   .240      Alvarado 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .225
Michael ss            4   1   2   1     0   0   .250      Brinkman c            2   0   1   0     0   0   .111
Kekich p              2   0   1   0     0   0   .143        Williams ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  Aker p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Kealey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Wood p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Morales ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .389
                                                            John p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Herrmann ph,c       1   0   0   0     0   0   .263

Totals               33   6  10   6     0   2             Totals               31   1   6   1     3   6

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 10,401
Left on Base: Yankees 3, White Sox 6
DP: Yankees 2, White Sox 0
Errors: Clarke
Doubles: Melton (7)
Home Runs: White (6)
Stolen Bases: Clarke (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Aker (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Hansen (1), White (6)
GIDP: Alvarado (1)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kekich W(1-0)           5.2   4   0   0   2   5   0  22   5.47
Aker SV(2)              3.1   2   1   1   1   1   0  12   1.76
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   6   0  34

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(1-2)             6     4   2   0   0   0   0  22   2.08
John                    1     4   3   3   0   0   0   6   6.38
Kealey                  2     2   1   1   0   2   1   8   3.86
Totals                  9    10   6   4   0   2   1  36

Passed Balls: Brinkman 2 (3)
Wild Pitches: Kekich (3)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Bill Kunkel


YANKEES 1ST: Clarke grounded out (third to first); Murcer
grounded out (second to first); White flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Richard flied out to right; Hershberger flied out
to right; Reichardt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees
0, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Cater grounded out (third to first); Munson
grounded out (second to first); Alou grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: McKinney struck out; Melton singled to left; May
singled to center [Melton to second]; Alvarado grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [May out at second];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Hansen grounded out (shortstop to first); Michael
grounded out (third to first); Kekich singled to center; Clarke
forced Kekich (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees
0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Brinkman singled to second [Brinkman to second
(error by Clarke)]; Kekich threw a wild pitch [Brinkman to
third]; Wood struck out; Richard grounded out (pitcher to
first); Hershberger flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer flied out to center; White grounded out
(third to first); Cater popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Reichardt struck out; McKinney struck out; Melton
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 0, White Sox
0.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson singled to right; Alou grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Munson to second]; Brinkman allowed a passed ball
[Munson to third]; Hansen hit a sacrifice fly to left [Munson
scored (unearned)]; On a bunt Michael singled to pitcher; Kekich
grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: May popped to catcher in foul territory; Alvarado
grounded out (pitcher to first); Brinkman made an out to first;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 1, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Clarke singled to left; Murcer made an out to
shortstop; Clarke stole second; Brinkman allowed a passed ball
[Clarke to third]; White out on a sacrifice fly to left in foul
territory [Clarke scored (unearned)]; Cater grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 2,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: MORALES BATTED FOR WOOD; Morales lined to
shortstop; On a bunt Richard grounded out (third to first);
Hershberger walked; Reichardt singled to center [Hershberger to
second]; McKinney walked [Hershberger to third, Reichardt to
second]; AKER REPLACED KEKICH (PITCHING); Melton grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Yankees 2, White Sox
0.

YANKEES 7TH: JOHN REPLACED MORALES (PITCHING); Munson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Alou singled to left; Hansen singled
to left [Alou to third]; Michael singled to right [Hansen to
second, Alou scored]; Aker out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Michael to second, Hansen to third]; Clarke singled to
left [Hansen scored, Michael scored, Clarke out at second (left
to third to second to first to shortstop)]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Yankees 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: May singled to right; Alvarado flied out to
center; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; Williams flied out to
left; HERRMANN BATTED FOR JOHN; Herrmann grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 5, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 8TH: HERRMANN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); KEALEY
REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Murcer grounded out (second to
first); White homered; Cater singled to center; Munson struck
out; Alou lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 6, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Richard was called out on strikes; Hershberger
grounded out (shortstop to first); Reichardt lined to third; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, White Sox 0.

YANKEES 9TH: Hansen grounded out (shortstop to first); Michael
grounded out (second to first); Aker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Yankees 6, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: McKinney walked; Melton doubled to left [McKinney
scored]; May flied out to right; Alvarado lined into a double
play (shortstop to second) [Melton out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 6, White Sox 1.