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. Chicago White Sox 12, Kansas City Royals 3Game Played on Wednesday, June 23, 1971 (Day game) at Comiskey Park IRoyals 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. |
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