Homers by Ed Herrmann, Rick Reichardt and Bill Melton helped power the White Sox to an 8-2 victory over the Twins. Melton connected with two men on base in the seventh inning when the White Sox iced their decision with a five-run outburst. [The Sporting News]
Chicago White Sox 8, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Saturday, May 15, 1971 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

White Sox    0  1  0    2  0  0    5  0  0  -   8 16  1
Twins        0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richard ss            3   0   0   0     2   1   .248      Tovar rf              4   0   1   0     1   2   .316
Stroud rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .149      Carew 2b              5   1   1   0     0   1   .229
  Hershberger ph,cf   2   1   2   0     0   0   .455      Killebrew 3b          4   1   2   2     0   0   .331
May 1b                5   1   1   0     0   0   .299      Holt cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .329
Melton 3b             4   1   1   3     1   1   .287      Alyea lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .295
Reichardt lf          4   2   3   1     1   0   .320      Reese 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .176
Herrmann c            5   3   3   2     0   1   .271      Cardenas ss           2   0   0   0     2   0   .261
Andrews 2b            5   0   1   0     0   1   .269      Mitterwald c          2   0   0   0     2   1   .215
Johnstone cf,rf       3   0   2   0     2   0   .250      Perry p               2   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Johnson p             5   0   2   2     0   1   .250        Manuel ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143
  Horlen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Braun ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .349

Totals               39   8  16   8     6   5             Totals               33   2   6   2     5   5

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance:  9,874
Left on Base: White Sox 10, Twins 9
DP: White Sox 1, Twins 3
Errors: May
Doubles: Andrews (8), Herrmann (3)
Triples: Reichardt (1)
Home Runs: Herrmann (4), Reichardt (5), Melton (3), Killebrew (4)
Stolen Bases: Richard (5), Tovar (8), Reese (2)
GIDP: Stroud (2), Richard (1), Carew (9)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson W(4-3)          8     6   2   2   5   4   1  36   3.82
Horlen SV(2)            1     0   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.00
Totals                  9     6   2   2   5   5   1  38

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(5-3)            6     7   3   3   5   1   2  27   3.88
Perranoski              0.1   5   5   5   0   1   1   6   8.22
Williams                2.2   4   0   0   1   3   0  12   3.21
Totals                  9    16   8   8   6   5   3  45

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Merle Anthony


WHITE SOX 1ST: Richard walked; Stroud grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Richard out at second];
May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar walked; Tovar stole second; Carew struck out;
Killebrew flied out to right; Holt grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton grounded out (third to first); Reichardt
grounded out (shortstop to first); Herrmann homered; Andrews
doubled to left; Johnstone was walked intentionally; Johnson
popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Alyea grounded out (third to first); Reese singled to
center; Cardenas walked [Reese to second]; Mitterwald was called
out on strikes; Perry popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Richard walked; Richard stole second; Stroud
grounded out (second to first) [Richard to third]; May grounded
out (second to first); Melton grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Tovar grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
singled to left; Killebrew homered [Carew scored]; Holt made an
out to shortstop; Alyea grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Reichardt homered; Herrmann doubled to left;
Andrews grounded out (second to first) [Herrmann to third];
Johnstone was walked intentionally; Johnson singled to left
[Johnstone to second, Herrmann scored]; Richard grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Johnson out at second]; 2 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Reese flied out to center; Cardenas walked;
Mitterwald flied out to center; Perry grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Stroud singled to right; May flied into a double
play (right to first) [Stroud out at first]; Melton walked;
Reichardt singled to right [Melton to third]; Herrmann made an
out to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Tovar singled to center; Carew lined to center;
Killebrew made an out to shortstop; Holt grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Andrews grounded out (third to first); Johnstone
flied out to right; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Alyea grounded out (third to first); Reese reached on
an error by May; Cardenas flied out to right; Reese stole
second; Mitterwald walked; MANUEL BATTED FOR PERRY; Manuel
forced Mitterwald (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 3, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: PERRANOSKI REPLACED MANUEL (PITCHING); Richard
was called out on strikes; HERSHBERGER BATTED FOR STROUD;
Hershberger singled to left; On a bunt May singled [Hershberger
to second]; Melton homered [Hershberger scored, May scored];
Reichardt tripled to center; Herrmann singled to right
[Reichardt scored]; WILLIAMS REPLACED PERRANOSKI (PITCHING);
Andrews was called out on strikes; Johnstone singled to center
[Herrmann to second]; Johnson singled to right [Herrmann scored,
Johnstone out at third (right to catcher to shortstop to
pitcher)]; 5 R, 7 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: HERSHBERGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); JOHNSTONE
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Tovar struck out; Carew grounded
out (shortstop to first); Killebrew singled to center; Holt
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 8, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Richard made an out to third; Hershberger singled
to center; May flied out to center; Melton was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Alyea was called out on strikes; Reese popped to
third in foul territory; Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Reichardt walked; Herrmann was called out on
strikes; Andrews flied out to left; Johnstone singled to right
[Reichardt to third]; Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: Mitterwald walked; BRAUN BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Braun
singled to center [Mitterwald to second]; HORLEN REPLACED
JOHNSON (PITCHING); Tovar struck out; Carew grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Braun out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins 2.
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