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.

Their other run counted in the third on singles by Mike Hershberger, Mike Andrews and May. Ike Brown homered for the Tigers in the first and scored an unearned run after reaching base with a single in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Friday, June      4, 1971 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Tigers       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.