Three consecutive errors in the third inning enabled the Tigers to score four unearned runs and led to a 7-3 victory over the White Sox. Les Cain opened the inning by reaching second on a wild throw by Mike Andrews.

Tommy John also threw wildly on a tap by Mickey Stanley and when Luis Alvarado booted a ground ball by Cesar Gutierrez, Cain scored. Al Kaline singled to plate Stanley. After the next two batters went out, Bill Freehan walked to load the bases and Norm Cash drove in two runs with a single. [The Sporting News]
Detroit Tigers 7, Chicago White Sox 3

Game Played on Saturday, June 5, 1971 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I

Tigers       0  0  4    1  1  0    0  1  0  -   7 15  1
White Sox    0  0  1    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   3  5  4


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf            6   1   1   1     0   0   .263      Richard cf,ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .237
Gutierrez 2b          3   1   0   1     0   0   .000      Hershberger rf,cf     3   0   0   0     0   1   .289
  McAuliffe ph,2b     2   0   0   0     1   1   .187      Andrews 2b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .266
Kaline rf             4   1   2   1     1   0   .315      Melton 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Horton lf             5   0   2   1     0   1   .271      Egan c                4   1   1   0     0   1   .289
I. Brown 3b           5   1   2   1     0   0   .343      May 1b                3   0   1   1     1   0   .295
Freehan c             4   1   2   0     1   0   .269      Williams lf,rf        3   1   1   1     0   0   .254
Cash 1b               5   0   3   2     0   1   .297      Alvarado ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .210
Brinkman ss           5   0   2   0     0   2   .214        Maye ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .318
Cain p                4   2   1   0     0   0   .083        Kealey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Zepp p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      John p                1   0   1   1     0   0   .133
  Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .167        Johnson p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .194
                                                            Stroud ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .163
                                                            Reichardt ph,lf     0   0   0   0     0   0   .308

Totals               43   7  15   7     3   5             Totals               29   3   5   3     2   5

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 23,075
Left on Base: Tigers 13, White Sox 4
DP: Tigers 2, White Sox 1
Errors: I. Brown, Andrews, Alvarado, John, Johnson
Doubles: Cain (1), Stanley (4), Horton (9)
Home Runs: I. Brown (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Scherman (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Williams (1)
GIDP: Cash (2), Williams (3), Andrews (2)
Hit by Pitch: Reichardt (2,by Scherman), Hershberger (2,by Scherman)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Cain W(3-1)             6.1   4   3   2   2   4   0  24   1.35
Zepp                    0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   3.90
Scherman SV(7)          2.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   8   1.75
Totals                  9     5   3   2   2   5   0  34

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John L(3-6)             4.2   9   6   2   2   2   0  28   5.02
Johnson                 2.1   3   0   0   1   0   0  10   4.13
Kealey                  2     3   1   1   0   3   1   9   4.50
Totals                  9    15   7   3   3   5   1  47

Hit by Pitch: Scherman 2 (3)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


TIGERS 1ST: Stanley grounded out (third to first); Gutierrez
grounded out (third to first); Kaline singled to left; Horton
popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Richard flied out to right; Hershberger was
called out on strikes; Andrews grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: I. Brown grounded out (third to first); Freehan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cash singled to left;
Brinkman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton struck out; Egan was called out on
strikes; May grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Cain reached on an error by Andrews; Stanley reached
on an error by John [Cain to third]; Gutierrez reached on an
error by Alvarado [Stanley to second, Cain scored (unearned)];
Kaline singled to center [Gutierrez to second, Stanley scored
(unearned)]; Horton flied out to center; I. Brown grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Kaline to second, Gutierrez to third];
Freehan was walked intentionally; Cash singled to right [Freehan
to third, Kaline scored (unearned), Gutierrez scored
(unearned)]; Brinkman forced Cash (third to second); 4 R (0 ER),
2 H, 3 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: On a bunt Williams singled to third [Williams to
second (error by I. Brown)]; Alvarado flied out to center; John
singled to center [Williams scored (unearned)]; Richard forced
John (third to second); Hershberger flied out to left; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Cain doubled to right; Stanley grounded out (pitcher
to first) [Cain to third]; Gutierrez grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kaline walked; Horton singled to left [Kaline to second,
Cain scored]; I. Brown forced Horton (third to second); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Andrews flied out to right; Melton grounded out
(shortstop to first); Egan flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 5, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Freehan singled to second; Cash singled to center
[Freehan to second]; Brinkman was called out on strikes; Cain
flied out to right [Freehan to third]; Stanley doubled to right
[Cash to third, Freehan scored]; JOHNSON REPLACED JOHN
(PITCHING); MCAULIFFE BATTED FOR GUTIERREZ; McAuliffe walked;
Kaline flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 6, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: MCAULIFFE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); May
walked; Williams grounded into a double play (pitcher to second
to first) [May out at second]; Alvarado struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Horton doubled to right; On a bunt I. Brown singled
[Horton to third]; Freehan lined to second; Cash grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [I. Brown out at
second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Johnson made an out to first; Richard flied out
to left; Hershberger lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 6, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Brinkman singled to center; Cain reached on an error
by Johnson [Brinkman out at third (center to third), Cain to
first]; Stanley forced Cain (first to shortstop); McAuliffe
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, White Sox
1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Andrews walked; Melton flied out to center; Egan
singled to left [Andrews to third]; May singled to right [Egan
to third, Andrews scored]; ZEPP REPLACED CAIN (PITCHING);
Williams hit a sacrifice fly to left [Egan scored]; MAYE BATTED
FOR ALVARADO; Maye singled to right [May to third]; STROUD
BATTED FOR JOHNSON; SCHERMAN REPLACED ZEPP (PITCHING); REICHARDT
BATTED FOR STROUD; Reichardt was hit by a pitch [Maye to
second]; Richard was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Tigers 6, White Sox 3.

TIGERS 8TH: REICHARDT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); KEALEY
REPLACED MAYE (PITCHING); WILLIAMS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
RF); HERSHBERGER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); RICHARD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); Kaline flied out to left; Horton struck
out; I. Brown homered; Freehan singled to left; Cash struck out;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Hershberger was hit by a pitch; Andrews grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Hershberger out
at second]; Melton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 7, White Sox 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Brinkman singled to center; Scherman out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Brinkman to second]; Stanley
made an out to shortstop; McAuliffe struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 7, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Egan flied out to right; May grounded out (first
to pitcher); Williams flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 7, White Sox 3.
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