A grand-slam homer by Bill Melton, plus solo swats by Rich McKinney and Mike Hershberger, carried the White Sox to a 6-1 victory over the Tigers. Mike Kilkenny, pitching for the Tigers, allowed only two hits until the sixth when Walt Williams and Hershberger singled and Rick Reichardt was safe on an error to load the bases for Melton's smash.

McKinney came up next and also homered. Hershberger previously had hit for the circuit in the fourth. Gates Brown, who tripled for the Tigers in the eighth, set an A. L. record for most pinch-hits in a career with 77. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      15, 1971 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    1  0  5    0  0  0  -   6 10  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  8  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Williams rf           5   1   1   0     0   1   .266      McAuliffe 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .195
  Johnstone rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Stanley cf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .303
Hershberger cf        4   2   2   1     1   1   .283      Northrup rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .278
Reichardt lf          5   1   1   0     0   1   .311      Horton lf             4   0   2   1     0   0   .285
Melton 3b             4   1   2   4     1   1   .266      Cash 1b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .285
McKinney 2b           4   1   1   1     0   1   .306      Jones 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .288
May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Freehan c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Egan c                3   0   1   0     1   0   .304      Brinkman ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Alvarado ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .223        I. Brown ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .366
Horlen p              4   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Gutierrez ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .083
                                                          Kilkenny p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Denehy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rodriguez ph        1   0   1   0     0   0   .240
                                                            Niekro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
                                                            G. Brown ph         1   0   1   0     0   0   .290
                                                            Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  10   6     3   7             Totals               32   1   8   1     0   5

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 18,143
Left on Base: White Sox 7, Tigers 4
DP: White Sox 2, Tigers 1
Errors: Brinkman
Doubles: Alvarado 2 (6), Horton (14)
Triples: G. Brown (2)
Home Runs: Hershberger (1), Melton (10), McKinney (2)
Caught Stealing: Horton (5)
GIDP: Northrup (6), Brinkman (5)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Horlen W(1-3)           9     8   1   1   0   5   0  32   3.90
Totals                  9     8   1   1   0   5   0  32

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kilkenny L(1-3)         5.1   7   6   5   1   7   3  25   6.23
Denehy                  0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.76
Niekro                  2     2   0   0   1   0   0   8   4.75
Timmermann              1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.96
Totals                  9    10   6   5   3   7   3  40

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Johnny Stevens, 3B - Larry Barnett


WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams grounded out (pitcher to first);
Hershberger struck out; Reichardt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe popped to third in foul territory; Stanley
singled to shortstop; Northrup grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Stanley out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton struck out; McKinney struck out; May
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton singled; Cash struck out; Jones flied out to
left; Horton was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Egan grounded out (third to first); Alvarado
flied out to right; Horlen grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Freehan singled to left; Brinkman grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Freehan out at
second]; Kilkenny grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Williams struck out; Hershberger homered;
Reichardt grounded out (shortstop to first); Melton singled to
center; McKinney forced Melton (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: McAuliffe popped to third in foul territory; Stanley
was called out on strikes; Northrup grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: May struck out; Egan walked; Alvarado flied out
to right; Horlen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Horton flied out to right; Cash popped to first in
foul territory; Jones flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Williams singled to left; Hershberger singled to
left [Williams to second]; Reichardt reached on an error by
Brinkman [Hershberger to second, Williams to third]; Melton
homered [Williams scored, Hershberger scored, Reichardt scored
(unearned)]; McKinney homered; May flied out to center; Egan
singled to left; DENEHY REPLACED KILKENNY (PITCHING); Alvarado
doubled to right [Egan to third]; Horlen popped to shortstop;
Williams flied out to left; 5 R (4 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 6, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Freehan popped to first; Brinkman grounded out
(third to first); RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR DENEHY; Rodriguez singled
to left; McAuliffe struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
6, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: NIEKRO REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PITCHING); Hershberger
flied out to right; Reichardt singled to center; Melton walked
[Reichardt to second]; McKinney hit into a double play (third to
second to catcher) [Reichardt out at third, Melton out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Stanley singled to center; Northrup struck out;
Horton doubled to right [Stanley scored, Horton to third (on
throw)]; Cash struck out; Jones grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Tigers 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: May grounded out (catcher unassisted); Egan flied
out to left; Alvarado doubled to center; Horlen grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Freehan flied out to left; I. BROWN BATTED FOR
BRINKMAN; I. Brown grounded out (shortstop to first); G. BROWN
BATTED FOR NIEKRO; G. Brown tripled to center; McAuliffe flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Tigers 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: GUTIERREZ REPLACED I. BROWN (PLAYING SS);
TIMMERMANN REPLACED G. BROWN (PITCHING); Williams grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hershberger walked; Reichardt flied out to
right; Melton forced Hershberger (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: JOHNSTONE REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING RF); Stanley
grounded out (pitcher to first); Northrup singled to center;
Horton flied out to right; Cash grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Tigers 1.