After giving up a homer by Fredie Patek to lead off the first inning, Tommy John scattered five hits over the remainder of the route and pitched the White Sox to a 5-1 victory over the Royals. The White Sox scored two of their runs on wild pitches, one by Jim Rooker, who suffered his sixth straight defeat, and one by Jim York. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Monday, June      21, 1971 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Royals       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
White Sox    1  1  1    0  0  0    1  1  x  -   5  8  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              4   1   1   1     0   0   .270      Richard cf            2   1   0   0     1   0   .240
Schaal 3b             2   0   1   0     2   1   .294        Maye ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .205
Otis cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .304        Stroud cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .188
Harrison 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .234      Williams lf           3   1   2   0     0   0   .312
Rojas 2b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .318        Johnstone ph,lf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Piniella lf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .252      Reichardt 1b          3   0   1   0     0   1   .309
Oliver rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .238        May pr,1b           1   0   1   0     0   0   .263
May c                 3   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Melton 3b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .282
Rooker p              1   0   0   0     1   0   .000      McKinney rf           4   1   0   0     0   0   .304
  Savage ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .150      Andrews 2b            3   1   2   1     1   0   .283
  York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Egan c                3   1   0   0     1   2   .284
  Fitzmorris p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Alvarado ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .230
                                                          John p                2   0   0   0     1   1   .125

Totals               31   1   6   1     3   3             Totals               30   5   8   2     4   5

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  7,821
Left on Base: Royals 6, White Sox 5
DP: Royals 2, White Sox 2
Errors: Patek
Doubles: Schaal (13), Williams (6), Reichardt (8), Andrews (11)
Home Runs: Patek (1)
Stolen Bases: Patek (23), Otis (18), Andrews (3)
Caught Stealing: Andrews (3)
GIDP: Oliver (3), Otis (8)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rooker L(0-6)           6     6   3   3   2   4   0  24   6.32
York                    1     0   1   0   2   0   0   5   3.48
Fitzmorris              1     2   1   1   0   1   0   5   5.88
Totals                  8     8   5   4   4   5   0  34

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John W(4-8)             9     6   1   1   3   3   1  34   4.15
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   3   1  34

Wild Pitches: Rooker (2), York (2), John (7)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek homered; Schaal walked; Otis lined to center;
Harrison struck out; Rojas forced Schaal (second to shortstop);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Richard walked; Williams singled to left [Richard
to third, Williams to second (on throw)]; Rooker threw a wild
pitch [Williams to third, Richard scored]; Reichardt struck out;
Melton made an out to shortstop; McKinney flied to right in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella singled to left; Oliver grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Piniella out at second];
May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Andrews walked; Egan grounded out (third to
first) [Andrews to second]; Andrews stole third; Alvarado struck
out (catcher to first) [Andrews scored (no RBI)]; John struck
out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Rooker walked; On a bunt Patek forced Rooker
(catcher to shortstop); Patek stole second; Schaal walked; Otis
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Schaal out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, White
Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: On a bunt Richard grounded out (third to first);
Williams doubled to left; Reichardt flied out to center; Melton
singled to center [Williams scored, Melton to second (on
throw)]; McKinney flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 1, White Sox 3.

ROYALS 4TH: Harrison popped to catcher in foul territory; Rojas
grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella lined to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Andrews singled; Egan struck out while Andrews
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Alvarado
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
White Sox 3.

ROYALS 5TH: Oliver struck out; May grounded out (shortstop to
first); Rooker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: John grounded out (third to first); Richard
grounded out (pitcher to first); Williams flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Patek grounded out (pitcher to first); Schaal struck
out; Otis singled to center; Otis stole second; John threw a
wild pitch [Otis to third]; Harrison grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Reichardt doubled to right; MAY RAN FOR
REICHARDT; Melton singled to center [May out at home (center to
catcher), Melton to second (on throw)]; McKinney flied out to
center; Andrews grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 3.

ROYALS 7TH: MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Rojas singled to
second; Piniella forced Rojas (second to shortstop); Oliver
flied out to right; May singled to left [Piniella to second];
SAVAGE BATTED FOR ROOKER; Savage grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: YORK REPLACED SAVAGE (PITCHING); Egan walked;
Alvarado reached on an error by Patek [Egan to second]; John
walked [Egan to third, Alvarado to second]; MAYE BATTED FOR
RICHARD; York threw a wild pitch [John to second, Alvarado to
third, Egan scored (unearned)]; Maye made an out to third;
JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Johnstone flied into a double
play (right to catcher) [Alvarado out at home]; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 4.

ROYALS 8TH: STROUD REPLACED MAYE (PLAYING CF); JOHNSTONE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Patek flied out to left; Schaal doubled to
right; Otis flied out to left; Harrison grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: FITZMORRIS REPLACED YORK (PITCHING); May singled
to left; Melton flied to right in foul territory; McKinney
forced May (third to second); Andrews doubled to left [McKinney
scored, Andrews to third (on throw)]; Egan struck out; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 5.

ROYALS 9TH: Rojas grounded out (third to first); Piniella
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox
5.