The White Sox used the pitching of Wilbur Wood in the first game and a 14-hit attack in the second game to defeat the Senators in a doubleheader, 5-1 and 9-6. Pat Kelly batted in two runs with a double and Bill Melton hit a homer in the White Sox' support of Wood. Del Unser homered to account for the Senators' run off Wood, who pitched a five-hitter.

In the nightcap, the White Sox had two homers by Rick Reichardt and one by Tom Egan, plus four doubles. The Senators collected 12 hits, including homers by Frank Howard, Don Mincher, Lenny Randle and Tommy McCraw. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 5, Washington Senators 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      25, 1971 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Senators     0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  1
White Sox    0  2  0    2  1  0    0  0  x  -   5  8  0


Senators             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .313      Kelly rf              4   0   2   2     1   0   .271
Randle 2b             3   0   1   0     0   0   .231      McKinney 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .304
Howard 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .304      May 1b                4   0   1   0     0   1   .284
Billings c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .246      Melton 3b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .282
Burroughs lf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .182      Reichardt lf          2   0   0   0     1   0   .298
Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .173      Herrmann c            2   2   0   0     2   0   .240
Unser rf              3   1   1   1     0   0   .281      Johnstone cf          2   2   1   0     2   0   .251
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Morales ss            4   0   2   1     0   0   .293
  Shellenback p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .136      Wood p                3   0   0   0     0   2   .036
Cullen ss             2   0   0   0     0   0   .194
  Riddleberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McCraw rf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .221
Bosman p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .119
  Harrah ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .230

Totals               30   1   5   1     0   4             Totals               29   5   8   4     6   4

Time of Game: 2:27
Left on Base: Senators 4, White Sox 8
DP: Senators 0, White Sox 1
Errors: Billings
Doubles: Johnstone (9), Kelly (1)
Home Runs: Unser (6), Melton (22)
Stolen Bases: Kelly (4), Johnstone (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Randle (5), Wood (8)
GIDP: Howard (20)
Hit by Pitch: Billings (5,by Wood), Reichardt (5,by Bosman)


Senators               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman L(8-11)          4.1   6   5   5   4   3   1  23   4.09
Riddleberger            1.2   2   0   0   1   0   0   7   4.43
Pina                    0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.14
Shellenback             1.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.43
Totals                  8     8   5   5   6   4   1  37

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(11-7)            9     5   1   1   0   4   1  32   1.91
Totals                  9     5   1   1   0   4   1  32

Hit by Pitch: Bosman (2), Wood (2)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Red Flaherty, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Bill Kunkel


SENATORS 1ST: Nelson singled to left; Randle out on a sacrifice
bunt (first unassisted) [Nelson to second]; Howard struck out;
Billings made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators
0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly singled to shortstop; McKinney singled to
third [Kelly to second]; May was called out on strikes; Melton
struck out; Reichardt forced McKinney (third to second); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 0, White Sox 0.

SENATORS 2ND: Burroughs made an out to shortstop; Maddox flied
out to left; Unser popped to second in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Herrmann walked; Johnstone doubled to left
[Herrmann to third]; Morales singled to left [Herrmann scored,
Johnstone to third, Morales out at second (left to shortstop to
first to second)]; On a bunt Wood struck out; Kelly was walked
intentionally; Johnstone stole home and Kelly stole second;
McKinney grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Senators 0, White Sox 2.

SENATORS 3RD: Cullen grounded out (second to first); Bosman
grounded out (pitcher to first); Nelson flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: May made an out to third; Melton flied out to
center; Reichardt made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 0, White Sox 2.

SENATORS 4TH: Randle singled to center; Howard grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Randle out at second];
Billings was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Herrmann walked; Herrmann was picked off first
but was safe on an error by Billings [Herrmann to second];
Johnstone walked; Morales flied out to right; Wood out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Herrmann to third, Johnstone
to second]; Kelly doubled to right [Herrmann scored, Johnstone
scored]; McKinney grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Senators 0, White Sox 4.

SENATORS 5TH: Burroughs flied out to center; Maddox grounded out
(shortstop to first); Unser homered; Cullen grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: May flied out to center; Melton homered;
Reichardt was hit by a pitch; HARRAH REPLACED BOSMAN (PLAYING
SS); RIDDLEBERGER REPLACED CULLEN (PITCHING); Herrmann grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Reichardt to second]; Johnstone
walked; Morales singled to third [Reichardt out at home (third
to shortstop), Johnstone to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Senators 1, White Sox 5.

SENATORS 6TH: Harrah made an out to first; Nelson grounded out
(third to first); Randle grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Wood lined to first; Kelly flied out to left;
McKinney made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators
1, White Sox 5.

SENATORS 7TH: Howard singled to right; Billings was hit by a
pitch [Howard to second]; Burroughs struck out; Maddox forced
Billings (shortstop to second) [Howard to third]; Unser flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: May singled to center; MCCRAW REPLACED
RIDDLEBERGER (PLAYING RF); PINA REPLACED UNSER (PITCHING);
Melton grounded out (shortstop to first) [May to second];
Reichardt walked; SHELLENBACK REPLACED PINA (PITCHING); Herrmann
forced Reichardt (first to shortstop) [May to third]; Johnstone
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Senators 1, White Sox
5.

SENATORS 8TH: McCraw struck out; Harrah flied out to right;
Nelson singled to center; Randle forced Nelson (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Senators 1, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Morales lined to second; Wood was called out on
strikes; Kelly flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Senators 1, White Sox 5.

SENATORS 9TH: Howard lined to shortstop; Billings grounded out
(shortstop to first); Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Senators 1, White Sox 5.