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Saturday May 29, 1971
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A single by Chris Chambliss, the Indians' rookie first baseman, drove in two runs in the fifth inning and beat the White Sox, 2-1. With two out, Graig Nettles and Vada Pinson singled and Roy Foster walked to set the stage for Chambliss. [The Sporting News]


Cleveland Indians 2, Chicago White Sox 1

Game Played on Saturday, May 29, 1971 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Indians      0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nettles 3b            5   1   1   0     0   1   .191      Richard ss            3   0   0   0     1   1   .248
Pinson cf             5   1   1   0     0   2   .252      Johnstone rf          4   0   2   0     0   1   .254
R. Foster rf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .252        Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Chambliss 1b          4   0   1   2     0   0   .200      May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   1   .294
Fosse c               4   0   2   0     0   0   .293      McKinney 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .338
Uhlaender lf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .300      Reichardt lf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .326
Leon 2b               3   0   1   0     1   1   .250      Herrmann c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Stanley ss            2   0   0   0     1   1   .125      Andrews 2b            3   1   1   1     0   0   .271
  Hodge ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Hershberger cf        3   0   0   0     0   0   .281
  Heidemann ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .190      Bradley p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .077
Lamb p                4   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Stroud ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .152

Totals               34   2   7   2     4   6             Totals               32   1   5   1     1   6

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 10,231
Left on Base: Indians 9, White Sox 5
DP: Indians 0, White Sox 0
Doubles: Fosse (8)
Home Runs: Andrews (3)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamb W(2-2)             9     5   1   1   1   6   1  33   2.70
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   6   1  33

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bradley L(5-4)          8     7   2   2   4   5   0  35   1.58
Forster                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.16
Totals                  9     7   2   2   4   6   0  38

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


INDIANS 1ST: Nettles popped to shortstop; Pinson flied out to
left; R. Foster grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Richard struck out; Johnstone was called out on
strikes; May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first); Fosse
singled to center; Uhlaender popped to third; Leon singled to
right [Fosse to third]; Stanley walked [Leon to second]; Lamb
forced Stanley (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Indians 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: McKinney was called out on strikes; Reichardt
singled to center; Herrmann forced Reichardt (second to
shortstop); Andrews forced Herrmann (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Nettles struck out; Pinson struck out; R. Foster
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox
0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Hershberger flied out to right; Bradley was
called out on strikes; Richard walked; Johnstone singled to
center [Richard to third]; May popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Chambliss popped to shortstop; Fosse grounded out
(pitcher to first); Uhlaender singled to shortstop; Leon was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: McKinney grounded out (shortstop to first);
Reichardt grounded out (third to first); Herrmann grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, White
Sox 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Lamb
grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles singled to center;
Pinson singled to right [Nettles to third]; R. Foster walked
[Pinson to second]; Chambliss singled to right [R. Foster to
third, Pinson scored, Nettles scored]; Fosse flied out to
center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Andrews homered; Hershberger popped to catcher in
foul territory; Bradley was called out on strikes; Richard flied
out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, White Sox 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Uhlaender grounded out (shortstop to first); Leon
flied out to left; Stanley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Johnstone popped to shortstop; May grounded out
(first unassisted); McKinney flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 2, White Sox 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Lamb popped to second; Nettles grounded out (second
to first); Pinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Reichardt singled to second; Herrmann popped to
catcher in foul territory; Andrews forced Reichardt (third to
second); Hershberger forced Andrews (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, White Sox 1.

INDIANS 8TH: R. Foster grounded out (third to first); Chambliss
grounded out (pitcher to first); Fosse doubled to right;
Uhlaender was walked intentionally; Leon walked [Fosse to third,
Uhlaender to second]; HODGE BATTED FOR STANLEY; Hodge grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 2,
White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: HEIDEMANN REPLACED HODGE (PLAYING SS); STROUD
BATTED FOR BRADLEY; Stroud grounded out (shortstop to first);
Richard popped to shortstop; Johnstone singled to center; May
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
2, White Sox 1.

INDIANS 9TH: FORSTER REPLACED JOHNSTONE (PITCHING); STROUD
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Lamb was called out on strikes;
Nettles flied out to left; Pinson popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: McKinney lined to first; Reichardt flied out to
center; Herrmann grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 2, White Sox 1.



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