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Wednesday July 28, 1971
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The White Sox, after tying the score in the ninth inning, added another run on a throwing error by Horace Clarke to defeat the Yankees, 5-4. Ron Swoboda hit his first A. L. homer in the top half of the ninth to send the Yankees ahead, 4-3.

Mike Andrews drew a walk to start the comeback by the White Sox. Lee Richard, running for Andrews, scored on singles by Pat Kelly and Carlos May. Luis Alvarado fouled out. Ed Herrmann then grounded to Gene Michael, who threw to Clarke, forcing May at second, but when Clarke uncorked a wild throw trying for a double play, Kelly rounded third and continued home to score the winning run. [The Sporting News]


Chicago White Sox 5, New York Yankees 4

Game Played on Wednesday, July 28, 1971 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Yankees      3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  6  2
White Sox    1  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  2  -   5 10  0


Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Michael ss            4   0   0   0     0   3   .242      Williams rf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .324
Munson c              4   1   1   0     0   1   .260        Herrmann ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Murcer cf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .339      Hershberger cf        4   0   1   0     0   1   .279
White lf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .282        Johnstone pr,cf     0   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Cater 3b,1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .252      McKinney 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .301
Ellis 1b              3   0   1   1     0   2   .238      Melton 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .281
  Kenney 3b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Reichardt lf          4   1   3   1     0   0   .307
Swoboda rf            3   1   1   1     1   0   .257      Andrews 1b            3   1   1   1     1   0   .279
Clarke 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .232        Richard pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .236
Peterson p            4   0   0   0     0   0   .060      Egan c                2   0   0   0     1   0   .270
  McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .111        Kelly ph            1   1   1   0     0   0   .282
                                                          Morales ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .304
                                                            May ph              1   0   1   1     0   0   .284
                                                          Wood p                2   0   0   0     0   2   .035
                                                            Alvarado ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .201

Totals               33   4   6   2     2  10             Totals               33   5  10   3     3   4

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 10,217
Left on Base: Yankees 5, White Sox 6
DP: Yankees 2, White Sox 0
Errors: Michael, Clarke
Doubles: Williams (10)
Home Runs: Swoboda (1), Reichardt (13), Andrews (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Wood (9)
GIDP: Andrews (4), McKinney (8)
Hit by Pitch: Ellis (4,by Wood)


Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Peterson                8     8   4   4   3   4   2  33   3.41
McDaniel L(5-9)         0.2   2   1   0   0   0   0   4   5.01
Totals                  8.2  10   5   4   3   4   2  37

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(12-7)            9     6   4   3   2  10   1  36   1.97
Totals                  9     6   4   3   2  10   1  36

Passed Balls: Egan 2 (10)
Hit by Pitch: Wood (3)
Wild Pitches: Peterson (4)

Umpires: HP - Larry Napp, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Dave Phillips


YANKEES 1ST: Michael grounded out (third to first); On a bunt
Munson singled to third; Murcer singled to left [Munson to
second]; White walked [Munson to third, Murcer to second]; Cater
struck out; Ellis was hit by a pitch [Munson scored, Murcer to
third, White to second]; Egan allowed a passed ball [Murcer
scored, White to third, Ellis to second]; Egan allowed a passed
ball [White scored (unearned), Ellis to third]; Swoboda walked;
Clarke forced Swoboda (shortstop to second); 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams doubled to left; On a bunt Hershberger
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Williams stayed at second];
McKinney singled to left [Williams scored (no RBI), McKinney out
at second (first to second)]; Melton flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 1.

YANKEES 2ND: Peterson grounded out (pitcher to first); Michael
struck out; Munson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Reichardt singled to center; Andrews grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Reichardt out
at second]; Egan walked; Morales forced Egan (third to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 1.

YANKEES 3RD: Murcer struck out; White made an out to first;
Cater singled to left; Ellis singled to right [Cater to second];
Swoboda grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Yankees 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Wood struck out; Williams singled to center;
Hershberger flied out to center; McKinney forced Williams
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, White
Sox 1.

YANKEES 4TH: Clarke grounded out (shortstop to first); Peterson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Michael struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton flied out to right; Reichardt singled to
center; Andrews popped to second; Egan popped to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 1.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson lined to left; Murcer struck out; White
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Morales reached on an error by Michael [Morales
to first]; Wood out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Morales to second]; Williams grounded out (shortstop to first);
Peterson threw a wild pitch [Morales to third]; Hershberger was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 3, White
Sox 1.

YANKEES 6TH: Cater grounded out (shortstop to first); Ellis was
called out on strikes; Swoboda grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: McKinney popped to second; Melton flied out to
right; Reichardt homered; Andrews homered; Egan made an out to
third; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 3.

YANKEES 7TH: Clarke popped to first; Peterson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Michael was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Morales struck out; Wood was called out on
strikes; Williams grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 3.

YANKEES 8TH: Munson struck out; Murcer flied out to right; White
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Hershberger singled to center; JOHNSTONE RAN FOR
HERSHBERGER; On a bunt McKinney grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to second) [Johnstone out at second];
Melton walked; Reichardt flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Yankees 3, White Sox 3.

YANKEES 9TH: JOHNSTONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Cater
grounded out (second to first); Ellis struck out; Swoboda
homered; Clarke singled to left; Peterson popped to third in
foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Yankees 4, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: KENNEY REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING 3B); CATER CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Andrews walked; RICHARD RAN FOR ANDREWS;
MCDANIEL REPLACED PETERSON (PITCHING); KELLY BATTED FOR EGAN;
Kelly singled to left [Richard to third]; MAY BATTED FOR
MORALES; May singled to left [Richard scored, Kelly to second];
ALVARADO BATTED FOR WOOD; On a bunt Alvarado popped to catcher
in foul territory; HERRMANN BATTED FOR WILLIAMS; Herrmann forced
May (shortstop to second) [Kelly scored (error by Clarke)
(unearned), Herrmann to second]; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Yankees 4, White Sox 5.



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