Wilbur Wood pitched a four-hitter and Carlos May singled for the game's only run to give the White Sox a 1-0 victory over the Royals. Bill Melton doubled off Mike Hedlund in the fourth inning, stopped at third on a single by Rick Reichardt and crossed the plate on May's hit. The victory was the sixth straight for the White Sox and Wood's third in a row over the Royals this season. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 1, Kansas City Royals 0
Game Played on Sunday, July      4, 1971 (Day game) at Municipal Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  0
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Williams rf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .342      Patek ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Johnstone cf          4   0   1   0     0   1   .249      Schaal 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .280
McKinney 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .296      Rojas 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .314
Melton 3b             4   1   1   0     0   0   .293      Otis cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .302
Reichardt lf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .303      Piniella lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .249
May 1b                4   0   2   1     0   1   .272      Hopkins 1b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Herrmann c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .254      Oliver rf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .244
Morales ss            3   0   1   0     1   0   .294      Kirkpatrick c         3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Wood p                4   0   0   0     0   2   .049      Hedlund p             2   0   0   0     0   1   .059
                                                            Harrison ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .172
                                                            Burgmeier p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .143

Totals               34   1   9   1     2   7             Totals               30   0   4   0     1   3

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 12,146
Left on Base: White Sox 8, Royals 4
DP: White Sox 0, Royals 1
Doubles: Melton (14)
Stolen Bases: May (10), Morales (2), Otis (24)
GIDP: Herrmann (5)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(8-4)             9     4   0   0   1   3   0  31   1.77
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   3   0  31

Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hedlund L(7-5)          8     8   1   1   1   5   0  31   2.69
Burgmeier               1     1   0   0   1   2   0   5   1.47
Totals                  9     9   1   1   2   7   0  36

Wild Pitches: Burgmeier (2)

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Bill Deegan


WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams walked; Johnstone singled to right
[Williams to third, Johnstone out at second (right to
shortstop)]; McKinney struck out; Melton popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 1ST: Patek flied out to right; Schaal flied out to
center; Rojas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Reichardt grounded out (shortstop to first); May
lined to first; Herrmann struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Royals 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Otis struck out; Piniella grounded out (shortstop to
first); Hopkins singled to right; Oliver made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Morales singled to left; On a bunt Wood forced
Morales (first to shortstop); Williams flied out to center;
Johnstone flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Kirkpatrick popped to third in foul territory;
Hedlund grounded out (third to first); Patek made an out to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: McKinney grounded out (third to first); Melton
doubled to left; Reichardt singled to center [Melton to third];
May singled to right [Melton scored, Reichardt to second];
Herrmann grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [May out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Royals 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Schaal walked; Schaal was picked off first (pitcher
to first to second to first); Rojas flied out to left; Otis
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
1, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Morales lined to third; Wood was called out on
strikes; Williams singled to left; Johnstone struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 5TH: Piniella flied out to right; Hopkins popped to
catcher in foul territory; Oliver struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: McKinney flied out to right; Melton popped to
third in foul territory; Reichardt popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 6TH: Kirkpatrick lined to right; Hedlund struck out;
Patek grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: May singled to right; May stole second; Herrmann
was called out on strikes; Morales grounded out (shortstop to
first); Wood grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 7TH: Schaal flied out to left; Rojas popped to first in
foul territory; Otis singled to center; Otis stole second;
Piniella flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first);
Johnstone grounded out (first unassisted); McKinney singled to
center; Melton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 8TH: Hopkins flied out to right; Oliver singled to
center; Kirkpatrick flied out to center; HARRISON BATTED FOR
HEDLUND; Harrison lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Royals 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: BURGMEIER REPLACED HARRISON (PITCHING); Reichardt
singled to third; Burgmeier threw a wild pitch [Reichardt to
second]; May struck out; Herrmann grounded out (first
unassisted) [Reichardt to third]; Morales was walked
intentionally; Morales stole second; Wood struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 0.

ROYALS 9TH: On a bunt Patek singled; On a bunt Schaal forced
Patek (pitcher to shortstop); Rojas grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Schaal to second]; Otis made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Royals 0.