In a one-man show, Rick Reichardt smashed the Orioles' nine-game winning streak by driving in five runs with a homer and double to lead the White Sox to a 7-3 victory. Tom Egan hit a homer in the second inning to produce the first two runs for the White Sox. Reichardt homered in the sixth to add two more and drove in three runs with a bases-loaded double in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 7, Baltimore Orioles 3
Game Played on Saturday, June      12, 1971 (Night game) at Memorial Stadium
White Sox    0  2  0    0  0  2    3  0  0  -   7  9  1
Orioles      0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  1  -   3  9  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stroud cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .185      Buford lf             5   0   3   1     0   0   .310
Andrews 2b            4   1   1   0     1   0   .263      Blair cf              5   0   1   0     0   2   .247
May 1b                5   1   2   0     0   0   .286      B. Robinson 3b        5   0   1   1     0   0   .304
Melton 3b             4   2   1   0     1   0   .261      F. Robinson rf        5   0   1   0     0   0   .308
Reichardt lf          3   1   2   5     1   0   .319      Johnson 2b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .296
Johnstone rf          3   1   0   0     1   0   .234      Powell 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .188
Egan c                4   1   1   2     0   2   .309      Etchebarren c         4   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Alvarado ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .214      Belanger ss           2   1   0   0     2   0   .278
Wood p                4   0   0   0     0   3   .037      Dobson p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .069
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Boswell p           0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Motton ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .111
                                                            Dukes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
                                                            Rettenmund ph       0   1   0   0     1   0   .271

Totals               36   7   9   7     4   6             Totals               36   3   9   2     4   3

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 21,586
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Orioles 10
DP: White Sox 0, Orioles 0
Errors: Andrews, Johnson
Doubles: Melton (10), Reichardt (7)
Home Runs: Egan (5), Reichardt (7)
Stolen Bases: Stroud 2 (4)
Caught Stealing: Stroud (4)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(5-3)             8.2   9   3   2   4   3   0  39   2.13
Romo SV(3)              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.28
Totals                  9     9   3   2   4   3   0  40

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(3-4)           6.2   7   6   6   3   4   2  30   3.70
Boswell                 0     1   1   1   1   0   0   2   7.50
Jackson                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.46
Dukes                   2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.22
Totals                  9     9   7   7   4   6   2  40

Wild Pitches: Romo (2)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Jim Honochick


WHITE SOX 1ST: Stroud flied out to right; Andrews grounded out
(pitcher to first); May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Buford flied out to right; Blair grounded out
(shortstop to first); B. Robinson grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton popped to first in foul territory;
Reichardt grounded out (third to first); Johnstone walked; Egan
homered [Johnstone scored]; Alvarado singled to center; Wood
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: F. Robinson grounded out (second to first); Johnson
singled to center; Powell walked [Johnson to second];
Etchebarren forced Powell (third to second) [Johnson scored
(error by Andrews) (unearned), Etchebarren to second]; Belanger
walked; Dobson flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 White Sox 2, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Stroud flied out to left; Andrews singled to
right; May flied out to left; Melton grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Buford grounded out (pitcher to first); Blair
grounded out (third to first); B. Robinson flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Reichardt walked; Johnstone flied out to left;
Egan struck out; Alvarado forced Reichardt (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: F. Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Johnson popped to third in foul territory; Powell struck out
(catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Orioles
1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Wood flied out to right; Stroud reached on an
error by Johnson; Andrews made an out to second; Stroud stole
second; May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 2, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Etchebarren grounded out (first to pitcher);
Belanger flied out to left; Dobson grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Melton doubled to left; Reichardt homered [Melton
scored]; Johnstone popped to catcher in foul territory; Egan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Alvarado struck out; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Buford singled to second; Blair singled to left
[Buford to second]; B. Robinson popped to first in foul
territory; F. Robinson popped to shortstop; Johnson forced
Buford (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Wood struck out; Stroud singled to center; Stroud
stole second; Stroud was caught stealing third (catcher to
third); Andrews walked; May singled to right [Andrews to
second]; BOSWELL REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); Melton walked
[Andrews to third, May to second]; Reichardt doubled [Melton
scored, May scored, Andrews scored]; JACKSON REPLACED BOSWELL
(PITCHING); Johnstone flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 7, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Powell grounded out (first to pitcher); Etchebarren
flied out to left; Belanger walked; MOTTON BATTED FOR JACKSON;
Motton singled to center [Belanger to second]; Buford singled to
right [Motton to third, Belanger scored]; Blair struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 7, Orioles 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: DUKES REPLACED MOTTON (PITCHING); Egan struck
out; Alvarado grounded out (third to first); Wood was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 7, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 8TH: B. Robinson grounded out (second to first); F.
Robinson singled to shortstop; Johnson singled to left [F.
Robinson to second]; Powell popped to third in foul territory;
Etchebarren flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 7, Orioles 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Stroud grounded out (second to first); Andrews
popped to shortstop; May singled to center; Melton forced May
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 7, Orioles 2.

ORIOLES 9TH: Belanger grounded out (pitcher to first);
RETTENMUND BATTED FOR DUKES; Rettenmund walked; Buford singled
to left [Rettenmund to second]; Blair struck out; B. Robinson
singled to left [Buford to second, Rettenmund scored]; ROMO
REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); Romo threw a wild pitch [B. Robinson
to second, Buford to third]; F. Robinson flied out to left; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 7, Orioles 3.