The Yankees rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to win the opener of a doubleheader, 3-2, and then completed the sweep when Mike Kekich pitched a one-hitter and beat the White Sox in the nightcap, 6-1. The Yankees, held scoreless on four hits in the first eight innings of the lidlifter, got to Wilbur Wood in the ninth when Horace Clarke and Jerry Kenney beat out infield hits. Thurman Munson sacrificed and Bobby Murcer tied the score with a two-run single. Murcer stole second and, after an intentional pass to Danny Cater, counted the winning run on a single by Ron Swoboda.

Kekich, who turned in his first complete game of the season, gave up a homer by Mike Andrews in the fourth inning for the only White Sox hit in the nightcap. Roy White rapped a two-run homer and a double for the Yankees. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 3, Chicago White Sox 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      18, 1971 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
White Sox    0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
Yankees      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   3  8  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hershberger cf        4   0   1   0     0   2   .293      Kenney ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .244
Lolich rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .250        Alou ph             1   1   1   0     0   0   .257
  Kelly rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Munson c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .253
Reichardt lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .311      Murcer cf             4   1   2   2     0   0   .341
Melton 3b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .286      White lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .285
May 1b                3   1   2   0     0   0   .275      Cater 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .252
Andrews 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Swoboda rf            4   0   1   1     0   2   .277
Egan c                3   1   1   0     0   0   .269      Ellis 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .218
Alvarado ss           3   0   0   0     0   2   .215      Hansen 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .179
Wood p                2   0   0   0     1   1   .041      Peterson p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .047
                                                            Clarke ph           1   1   1   0     0   0   .233

Totals               29   2   6   0     1   7             Totals               30   3   8   3     1   5

Time of Game: 2:02
Left on Base: White Sox 2, Yankees 4
DP: White Sox 2, Yankees 3
Doubles: Lolich (1), Hershberger (5)
Triples: Egan (1)
Stolen Bases: Murcer (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Peterson (8), Munson (2)
GIDP: May (10), Hershberger (1), Egan (2), White (6), Ellis (6)
Hit by Pitch: Melton (6,by Peterson)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(9-7)             8.2   8   3   3   1   5   0  33   2.05
Totals                  8.2   8   3   3   1   5   0  33

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson W(8-7)         9     6   2   2   1   7   0  31   3.38
Totals                  9     6   2   2   1   7   0  31

Hit by Pitch: Peterson (3)
Wild Pitches: Peterson (3)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Hershberger struck out; Lolich doubled to center
[Lolich out at third (center to second to first)]; Debut game
for Ron Lolich; Reichardt flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Kenney grounded out (shortstop to first); Munson
singled to shortstop; Murcer singled to center [Munson to
second]; White grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Murcer out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton was hit by a pitch; May grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Melton out at
second]; Andrews grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 2ND: Cater singled to right; Swoboda struck out; Ellis
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Cater out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Egan tripled to center; Alvarado struck out;
Peterson threw a wild pitch [Egan scored]; Wood walked;
Hershberger grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Wood out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 3RD: Hansen flied out to center; Peterson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kenney flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lolich struck out; Reichardt struck out; Melton
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees
0.

YANKEES 4TH: Munson flied out to center; Murcer grounded out
(second to first); White made an out to pitcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: May singled to left; Andrews singled to left [May
to third]; Egan grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [May scored (no RBI), Andrews out at second]; Alvarado
was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 5TH: Cater grounded out (pitcher to first); Swoboda
struck out; Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Wood flied out to right; Hershberger doubled to
left; Lolich made an out to first; Reichardt grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 6TH: Hansen singled to second; Peterson out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Hansen to second]; Kenney
struck out; Munson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Melton lined to third; May singled to left;
Andrews made an out to shortstop; Egan grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 7TH: Murcer flied out to center; White struck out; Cater
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
2, Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Alvarado grounded out (third to first); Wood was
called out on strikes; Hershberger struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 8TH: Swoboda grounded out (first unassisted); Ellis
struck out; Hansen flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Yankees 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Lolich made an out to first; Reichardt grounded
out (shortstop to first); Melton grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 9TH: KELLY REPLACED LOLICH (PLAYING RF); CLARKE BATTED
FOR PETERSON; Clarke singled to shortstop; ALOU BATTED FOR
KENNEY; Alou singled to third [Clarke to second]; White Sox
Manager Chuck Tanner ejected by 1B umpire Larry McCoy;
Munson out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Clarke to
third, Alou to second]; Murcer singled to right [Clarke scored,
Alou scored]; Murcer stole second; White made an out to
shortstop; Cater was walked intentionally; Swoboda singled to
right [Murcer scored, Cater to third]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 2, Yankees 3.