Continuing their transformation into a high-scoring club, the White Sox defeated the Royals, 12-3, to give them a total of 46 runs in a four-game winning streak. The White Sox, after taking a 6-2 lead, broke the game wide apart with six runs in the fifth inning.

Bill Melton started the attack with a homer and other tallies followed on a single by Rich Reichardt, pass to Carlos May, double by Tom Egan, singles by Luis Alvarado and Lee Richard, a wild pitch and a double by Walt Williams. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 12, Kansas City Royals 3
Game Played on Wednesday, June      23, 1971 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Royals       1  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  6  1
White Sox    0  2  3    1  6  0    0  0  x  -  12 15  1


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Patek ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .269      Richard cf            5   2   2   0     0   1   .245
  Severson ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Williams rf           5   0   2   2     0   0   .324
Rojas 2b              3   1   2   2     0   0   .317      McKinney 2b           5   1   2   1     0   0   .320
  Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Melton 3b             2   2   2   1     3   0   .297
  Otis ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .305      Reichardt lf          4   2   1   0     0   1   .312
  Abernathy p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stroud ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .187
Schaal 3b             1   0   1   0     1   0   .298      May 1b                4   1   1   2     1   0   .264
  Oliver ph,3b        2   1   1   1     0   0   .241      Egan c                5   2   2   3     0   1   .288
Harrison 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Alvarado ss           4   2   3   2     0   1   .246
Piniella lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Wood p                3   0   0   0     0   3   .031
Paepke rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .246
Kirkpatrick cf        3   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Martinez c            3   0   0   0     0   2   .143
Splittorff p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .125
  Savage ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .146
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .077
  Fitzmorris p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .167
  Knoop 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .222

Totals               31   3   6   3     2   5             Totals               38  12  15  11     4   8

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance:  5,910
Left on Base: Royals 3, White Sox 7
DP: Royals 0, White Sox 3
Errors: Oliver, Alvarado
Doubles: Egan 2 (7), Richard (6), Williams 2 (8)
Home Runs: Rojas (5), Oliver (4), Melton (14)
Stolen Bases: Patek (25)
Sacrifice Hits: Wood (6)
GIDP: Kirkpatrick (4), Knoop (2)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(2-1)       4     8   6   6   1   3   0  21   4.07
Drago                   0.1   5   6   6   1   1   1   7   3.65
Fitzmorris              0.2   2   0   0   1   0   0   4   5.45
Burgmeier               2     0   0   0   0   3   0   7   1.55
Abernathy               1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   2.25
Totals                  8    15  12  12   4   8   1  43

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(6-3)             9     6   3   3   2   5   2  33   2.12
Totals                  9     6   3   3   2   5   2  33

Wild Pitches: Splittorff (1), Fitzmorris 2 (7)

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


ROYALS 1ST: Patek made an out to first; Rojas homered; Schaal
singled to center; Harrison flied into a double play (center to
first) [Schaal out at first]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Richard grounded out (second to first); Williams
grounded out (shortstop to first); McKinney flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Piniella grounded out (pitcher to first); Paepke
struck out; Kirkpatrick popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton singled to center; Reichardt forced Melton
(third to second); May lined to right; Egan doubled to right
[Reichardt scored]; Alvarado singled to right [Egan scored];
Wood was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1,
White Sox 2.

ROYALS 3RD: Martinez struck out; Splittorff struck out; Patek
singled to center; Patek stole second; Rojas singled [Patek
scored]; Schaal walked [Rojas to second]; Harrison flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Richard doubled; On a bunt Williams made an out
to first; McKinney singled to left [Richard scored]; Melton
walked [McKinney to second]; Splittorff threw a wild pitch
[Melton to second, McKinney to third]; Reichardt struck out; May
singled to center [Melton scored, McKinney scored]; Egan flied
out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 5.

ROYALS 4TH: Piniella reached on an error by Alvarado; Paepke
struck out; Kirkpatrick grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Piniella out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Alvarado singled to center; Wood out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Alvarado to second]; Richard
was called out on strikes; Williams doubled to left [Alvarado
scored]; McKinney flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, White Sox 6.

ROYALS 5TH: Martinez grounded out (first unassisted); SAVAGE
BATTED FOR SPLITTORFF; Savage walked; Patek popped to catcher in
foul territory; Rojas flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 5TH: DRAGO REPLACED SAVAGE (PITCHING); Melton homered;
Reichardt singled; May walked [Reichardt to second]; Egan
doubled to left [May scored, Reichardt scored]; Alvarado singled
to left [Egan scored]; Wood was called out on strikes; Richard
singled to left [Alvarado to third]; FITZMORRIS REPLACED DRAGO
(PITCHING); Fitzmorris threw a wild pitch [Richard to second,
Alvarado scored]; Williams doubled to left [Richard scored];
Williams was out trying to advance to third (catcher to third);
McKinney singled; Fitzmorris threw a wild pitch [McKinney to
second]; Melton walked; Reichardt forced Melton (third to
second); 6 R, 7 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2, White Sox 12.

ROYALS 6TH: OLIVER BATTED FOR SCHAAL; Oliver homered; Harrison
flied out to right; Piniella grounded out (third to first);
Paepke grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, White Sox 12.

WHITE SOX 6TH: OLIVER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); SEVERSON
REPLACED PATEK (PLAYING SS); BURGMEIER REPLACED ROJAS
(PITCHING); KNOOP REPLACED FITZMORRIS (PLAYING 2B); May flied
out to center; Egan struck out; Alvarado struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 12.

ROYALS 7TH: Kirkpatrick singled to left; Martinez struck out;
Knoop grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Kirkpatrick out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3,
White Sox 12.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Wood was called out on strikes; Richard reached
on an error by Oliver [Richard to second]; Williams grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Richard to third]; McKinney flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 12.

ROYALS 8TH: Severson grounded out (shortstop to first); OTIS
BATTED FOR BURGMEIER; Otis made an out to first; Oliver made an
out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 12.

WHITE SOX 8TH: ABERNATHY REPLACED OTIS (PITCHING); Melton
walked; STROUD BATTED FOR REICHARDT; Stroud was called out on
strikes; May flied out to center; Egan flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 3, White Sox 12.

ROYALS 9TH: STROUD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Harrison
grounded out (shortstop to first); Piniella flied out to center;
Paepke popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 3, White Sox 12.