Sam McDowell, who had a 1-5 record before finding himself, posted his fifth straight victory, pitching the Indians past the White Sox, 5-3. Roy Foster supported McDowell with a three-run homer in the second inning. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 5, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Tuesday, June      8, 1971 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
White Sox    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  6  1
Indians      0  3  1    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   5  7  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richard ss            4   1   1   0     0   0   .244      Nettles 3b            2   0   0   1     1   1   .207
Hershberger cf        3   0   0   0     1   2   .255      Pinson cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .253
Reichardt lf          4   0   1   2     0   0   .306      Fosse c               4   0   0   0     0   1   .278
Melton 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .262      Chambliss 1b          3   1   1   0     1   0   .316
McKinney rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .318      Harrelson rf          3   1   1   0     0   0   .204
May 1b                3   0   1   0     1   0   .289        Uhlaender rf        1   0   1   0     0   0   .307
Egan c                4   1   2   1     0   2   .321      R. Foster lf          4   1   2   3     0   1   .252
Alvarado 2b           4   0   0   0     0   4   .200      Leon 2b               3   1   0   0     1   2   .283
Wood p                1   1   0   0     1   0   .043      Heidemann ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .157
  Williams ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .265      McDowell p            3   0   1   0     0   2   .235
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kealey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Andrews ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .265

Totals               33   3   6   3     3  10             Totals               29   5   7   4     4   7

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  3,238
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Indians 6
DP: White Sox 1, Indians 0
Errors: Egan
Home Runs: Egan (4), R. Foster (4)
Stolen Bases: Pinson (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Heidemann (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Nettles (3)
GIDP: Pinson (3)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(4-3)             6     4   4   3   2   6   1  24   2.14
Forster                 1     3   1   1   2   0   0   8   2.21
Kealey                  1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.28
Totals                  8     7   5   4   4   7   1  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McDowell W(6-5)         9     6   3   3   3  10   1  36   3.20
Totals                  9     6   3   3   3  10   1  36

Passed Balls: Egan (2)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Nestor Chylak


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

INDIANS 1ST: Nettles grounded out (second to first); Pinson
grounded out (second to first); Fosse grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton was called out on strikes; McKinney
grounded out (third to first); May walked; Egan struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Chambliss singled to left; Harrelson singled to
left [Chambliss to second]; R. Foster homered [Chambliss scored,
Harrelson scored]; Leon grounded out (third to first); Heidemann
grounded out (second to first); McDowell struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 3.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Alvarado struck out; Wood walked; Richard singled
to left [Wood to second]; Hershberger walked [Wood to third,
Richard to second]; Reichardt singled to center [Hershberger to
third, Richard scored, Wood scored]; Melton popped to third;
McKinney forced Reichardt (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians 3.

INDIANS 3RD: Nettles struck out; Pinson walked; Pinson stole
second; Fosse struck out but Pinson advanced to third and Fosse
advanced to first on a passed ball; Fosse was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Egan [Fosse to second, Pinson scored
(unearned)]; Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first) [Fosse
to third]; Harrelson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0
ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May singled to third; Egan singled to center [May
to second]; Alvarado struck out; Wood popped to third in foul
territory; Richard popped to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Indians 4.

INDIANS 4TH: R. Foster singled to left; Leon struck out;
Heidemann flied out to center; McDowell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Hershberger struck out; Reichardt grounded out
(pitcher to first); Melton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Indians 4.

INDIANS 5TH: Nettles walked; Pinson grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Nettles out at second]; Fosse
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians
4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: McKinney grounded out (shortstop to first); May
flied out to center; Egan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Indians 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Harrelson
flied out to left; R. Foster was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: UHLAENDER REPLACED HARRELSON (PLAYING RF);
Alvarado struck out; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR WOOD; Williams singled
to shortstop; Richard popped to third in foul territory;
Hershberger flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: FORSTER REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Leon walked;
Heidemann out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Leon to
second]; McDowell singled to second [Leon to third]; Nettles hit
a sacrifice fly to right [Leon scored]; Pinson singled to left
[McDowell to second]; Fosse flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Reichardt flied to right in foul territory;
Melton grounded out (third to first); McKinney grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians
5.

INDIANS 8TH: Chambliss walked; Uhlaender singled to left
[Chambliss to second]; KEALEY REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING); R.
Foster forced Uhlaender (shortstop to second) [Chambliss to
third]; Leon struck out; Heidemann flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: May flied out to right; Egan homered; Alvarado
struck out; ANDREWS BATTED FOR KEALEY; Andrews popped to catcher
in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Indians 5.