Running up the highest score in the major leagues this season, the White Sox trounced the Twins, 18-8. Jim Kaat, who started for the Twins, yielded only three hits until the sixth when the White Sox erupted for nine runs in the single-inning high for any club this year.

Bill Melton and Tom Egan each drove in two runs with bases-loaded singles. Lee Richard plated a pair with a double and Walt Williams homered with two men on base. The White Sox came back with six more runs in the seventh. After two scored on a wild pickoff throw by George Mitterwald with the bases loaded, a pair of passes filled the sacks again and Rick Reichardt smashed a grand-slam homer. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 18, Minnesota Twins 8

Game Played on Sunday, June 20, 1971 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  9    6  1  2  -  18 13  2
Twins        0  0  3    0  1  0    4  0  0  -   8 12  5


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richard cf,ss         4   4   2   1     2   2   .243      Tovar lf              4   2   0   1     0   0   .301
Williams lf           5   4   4   3     1   0   .300      Carew 2b              5   2   3   2     0   1   .251
Reichardt 1b,cf       5   2   2   4     0   1   .309      Oliva rf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .383
Melton 3b             4   1   1   2     0   0   .278      Killebrew 3b          4   0   2   1     1   0   .264
  Morales 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .320        Thompson pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .242
McKinney rf           5   1   2   1     0   0   .315      Reese 1b              5   0   1   1     0   0   .176
Andrews 2b            3   2   0   0     2   0   .277      Cardenas ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .279
Egan c                4   1   2   2     1   1   .293      Holt cf               4   1   1   0     0   1   .266
Alvarado ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .236        Williams p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  May ph,1b           3   2   0   1     0   0   .260      Mitterwald c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Horlen p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kaat p                2   1   2   0     0   0   .244
  Maye ph             0   1   0   0     1   0   .211        Hamm p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Perzanowski p       1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Strickland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kealey p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Nettles ph,cf       2   1   1   0     0   0   .333

Totals               40  18  13  14     7   5             Totals               38   8  12   7     1   5

Time of Game: 2:57   Attendance: 15,809
Left on Base: White Sox 4, Twins 6
DP: White Sox 0, Twins 0
Errors: Richard, Melton, Tovar, Reese 2, Mitterwald 2
Doubles: Williams (5), McKinney (5), Richard (5)
Triples: Carew (5)
Home Runs: Williams (2), Reichardt (9), McKinney (3)
Stolen Bases: Tovar (12)
Caught Stealing: Melton (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Tovar (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Oliva (3)
Hit by Pitch: Reichardt (3,by Kaat), Melton (5,by Strickland)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Horlen W(2-4)           5     6   4   4   1   2   0  22   4.78
Perzanowski             1.1   5   4   3   0   0   0  10  20.25
Kealey SV(3)            2.2   1   0   0   0   3   0   9   5.12
Totals                  9    12   8   7   1   5   0  41

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat L(4-7)             5.1   7   6   6   1   3   0  25   3.60
Hamm                    0.1   3   3   3   1   0   1   5   7.71
Strickland              1.1   1   6   0   4   1   1  10   0.00
Williams                2     2   3   1   1   1   1   9   4.02
Totals                  9    13  18  10   7   5   3  49

Hit by Pitch: Kaat (3), Strickland (1)
Wild Pitches: Horlen 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jake O'Donnell


WHITE SOX 1ST: Richard struck out; Williams doubled to center;
Reichardt struck out; Melton grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar grounded out (pitcher to first); Carew grounded
out (pitcher to first); Oliva flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: McKinney popped to first in foul territory;
Andrews lined to center; Egan singled to left; Alvarado grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew grounded out (second to first); On a bunt
Reese made an out to pitcher; Cardenas grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Horlen grounded out (third to first); Richard
struck out; Williams lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Holt singled to center [Holt to second (error by
Richard)]; Mitterwald made an out to second; Kaat singled to
left [Holt to third]; Tovar forced Kaat (shortstop to second)
[Holt scored]; Tovar stole second; Carew tripled [Tovar scored];
Horlen threw a wild pitch [Carew scored]; Oliva singled to
center; Horlen threw a wild pitch [Oliva to second]; Killebrew
walked; Reese lined to right; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
0, Twins 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Reichardt flied out to center; Melton flied out
to right; McKinney doubled to left; Andrews flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Cardenas struck out; Holt struck out; Mitterwald
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Egan flied out to center; Alvarado grounded out
(third to first); Horlen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Kaat singled to right; Tovar out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Kaat to second]; Carew singled to left [Kaat
to third]; Oliva hit a sacrifice fly to right [Kaat scored];
Killebrew forced Carew (third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Twins 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Richard singled to right; On a bunt Williams
singled [Richard to second]; Reichardt was hit by a pitch
[Richard to third, Williams to second]; Melton singled to left
[Richard scored, Williams scored, Reichardt to third (error by
Tovar), Melton to second]; McKinney grounded out (third to
first); Andrews walked; Egan singled to center [Andrews to
third, Melton scored, Reichardt scored]; HAMM REPLACED KAAT
(PITCHING); MAY BATTED FOR ALVARADO; May forced Egan (second to
shortstop) [Andrews scored]; MAYE BATTED FOR HORLEN; Maye walked
[May to second]; Richard doubled to left [Maye to third, May
scored]; Williams homered [Maye scored, Richard scored];
Reichardt singled to center; STRICKLAND REPLACED HAMM
(PITCHING); Melton grounded out (third to first); 9 R, 7 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 9, Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); RICHARD CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); REICHARDT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
CF); PERZANOWSKI REPLACED MAYE (PITCHING); Reese grounded out
(second to first); Debut game for Stan Perzanowski;
Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); Holt lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 9, Twins 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: McKinney flied out to center; Andrews walked;
Egan walked [Andrews to second]; May reached on an error by
Reese [Egan to second, Andrews to third]; May was picked off
first but was safe on an error by Mitterwald [Andrews scored
(unearned), Egan scored (unearned), May to third]; Perzanowski
was called out on strikes; Richard walked; Williams walked
[Richard to second]; Reichardt homered (unearned) [May scored
(unearned), Richard scored (unearned), Williams scored
(unearned)]; Melton was hit by a pitch; Melton was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 6 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 15, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: Mitterwald made an out to second; NETTLES BATTED FOR
STRICKLAND; Nettles singled to right; Tovar reached on an error
by Melton [Nettles to third]; Carew singled to left [Tovar to
second, Nettles scored]; Oliva singled to center [Carew to
third, Tovar scored (unearned)]; Killebrew singled to center
[Oliva to second, Carew scored]; Reese singled to center
[Killebrew to second, Oliva scored]; KEALEY REPLACED PERZANOWSKI
(PITCHING); Cardenas struck out; Holt flied out to right; 4 R (3
ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 15, Twins 8.

WHITE SOX 8TH: NETTLES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); WILLIAMS
REPLACED HOLT (PITCHING); McKinney homered; Andrews grounded out
(shortstop to first); Egan struck out; May flied out to center;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 16, Twins 8.

TWINS 8TH: MORALES REPLACED MELTON (PLAYING 3B); Mitterwald
struck out; Nettles grounded out (third to first); Tovar made an
out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 16, Twins 8.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Kealey popped to third in foul territory; Richard
walked; Williams singled [Richard to second]; Reichardt popped
to first in foul territory [Richard scored (error by Reese)
(unearned), Williams to second]; Williams was picked off second
but was safe on an error by Mitterwald [Williams scored
(unearned)]; Morales lined to left; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 18, Twins 8.

TWINS 9TH: Carew struck out; Oliva flied out to center;
Killebrew singled to center; THOMPSON RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Reese
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
18, Twins 8.

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