Carlos May took care of the run production with a pair of singles and Wilbur Wood provided seven-hit pitching as the White Sox defeated the Tigers, 3-2. May drove in two runs in the first inning after the White Sox loaded the bases on two walks around a single by Bill Melton. Chicago White Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 2Game Played on Friday, June 4, 1971 (Night game) at Comiskey Park ITigers 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0 White Sox 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 x - 3 9 1 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG I. Brown 2b,3b 5 2 2 1 0 1 .333 Alvarado ss 5 0 1 0 0 2 .217 Rodriguez 3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .238 Hershberger cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 .310 McAuliffe 2b 2 0 0 0 1 0 .188 Andrews 2b 2 1 1 0 1 1 .272 Kaline rf 2 0 0 0 2 0 .310 Melton 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .275 Horton lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .267 McKinney rf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .333 Freehan c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Stroud pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .163 Cash 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .285 May 1b 4 0 3 3 0 1 .294 Stanley cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .268 Williams lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Brinkman ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .209 Johnstone lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Lolich p 2 0 0 0 0 1 .162 Herrmann c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .270 Timmermann p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wood p 2 0 0 0 2 1 .045 Jones ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .378 Totals 32 2 7 1 4 5 Totals 30 3 9 3 6 9 Time of Game: 2:59 Attendance: 17,168 Left on Base: Tigers 8, White Sox 10 DP: Tigers 0, White Sox 0 Errors: Andrews Doubles: Williams (3) Triples: Rodriguez (1) Home Runs: I. Brown (3) Stolen Bases: Stroud (2), May (7) Caught Stealing: Alvarado (2) Sacrifice Hits: Lolich (5) Hit by Pitch: Andrews (1,by Lolich) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Lolich L(8-5) 7.2 9 3 3 6 9 0 36 2.98 Timmermann 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.09 Totals 8 9 3 3 6 9 0 37 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wood W(4-2) 9 7 2 1 4 5 1 37 1.95 Totals 9 7 2 1 4 5 1 37 Passed Balls: Herrmann (3) Hit by Pitch: Lolich (3) Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry Napp TIGERS 1ST: I. Brown homered; Rodriguez tripled to center [Rodriguez out at home (first to catcher)]; Aurelio Rodriguez tried to score when the White Sox mishandled the relay throw; Rodriguez left with a gash on his right shin that required 13 stitches; Kaline walked; Horton singled to left [Kaline to second]; Freehan forced Horton (second to shortstop) [Kaline to third]; Cash was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: MCAULIFFE REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PLAYING 2B); I. BROWN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Alvarado singled; Hershberger was called out on strikes; Alvarado was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Andrews walked; Melton singled to left [Andrews to second]; McKinney walked [Andrews to third, Melton to second]; May singled to right [McKinney to third, Melton scored, Andrews scored]; Williams forced May (third to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 2. TIGERS 2ND: Stanley flied out to right; Brinkman singled to shortstop; Lolich out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Brinkman to second]; I. Brown popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 2ND: Herrmann popped to first; Wood grounded out (first unassisted); Alvarado struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 2. TIGERS 3RD: McAuliffe flied out to center; Kaline flied out to right; Horton singled to center; Freehan popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 3RD: Hershberger singled to third; Andrews singled to third [Hershberger to second]; Melton flied out to left; McKinney flied out to center; May singled to left [Hershberger scored, Andrews out at third (left to third)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 3. TIGERS 4TH: Cash singled to right; Stanley forced Cash (third to second); Brinkman was called out on strikes; Lolich popped to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 4TH: Williams doubled [Williams out at third (center to shortstop to third)]; Herrmann struck out; Wood walked; Alvarado struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 3. TIGERS 5TH: I. Brown singled to center; Herrmann allowed a passed ball [I. Brown to second]; McAuliffe popped to shortstop; Kaline walked; Horton forced Kaline (third to second) [I. Brown scored (error by Andrews) (unearned)]; Freehan flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 5TH: Hershberger flied out to right; Andrews struck out; Melton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 3. TIGERS 6TH: Cash flied out to right; Stanley struck out; Brinkman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 6TH: McKinney singled; May struck out; Williams struck out; Herrmann flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 3. TIGERS 7TH: Lolich struck out; I. Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); McAuliffe walked; Kaline forced McAuliffe (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 7TH: Wood struck out; Alvarado flied out to center; Hershberger walked; Andrews was hit by a pitch [Hershberger to second]; Melton forced Andrews (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 3. TIGERS 8TH: Horton popped to catcher in foul territory; Freehan flied out to left; Cash walked; Stanley forced Cash (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 8TH: McKinney walked; STROUD RAN FOR MCKINNEY; May singled to left [Stroud to second]; Williams flied out to center; Stroud stole third and May stole second; Herrmann struck out; Wood walked; Tigers Manager Billy Martin ejected by HP umpire Jerry Neudecker when Martin went to the mound to remove Mickey Lolich; TIMMERMANN REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Alvarado forced Wood (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 3. TIGERS 9TH: JOHNSTONE REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING LF); STROUD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Brinkman grounded out (pitcher to first); JONES BATTED FOR TIMMERMANN; Jones popped to first; I. Brown struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 3. |
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