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Wednesday August 11, 1971
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After losing a 2-0 lead in the ninth inning, the Indians came back with a homer by Ray Fosse in the 12th to beat the White Sox, 3-2. Ted Uhlaender homered for the Indians' initial run in the first inning and scored again after hitting a double in the sixth. Two walks, a sacrifice and single by Rick Reichardt pushed over the White Sox' tying tallies in the ninth. [The Sporting News]


Cleveland Indians 3, Chicago White Sox 2

Game Played on Wednesday, August 11, 1971 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Indians      1  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  5  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Uhlaender lf          5   2   3   1     0   0   .272      Williams lf           4   1   0   0     1   0   .299
Pinson cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .263      Kelly rf              3   1   0   0     2   1   .312
Chambliss 1b          5   0   0   1     0   0   .283      Andrews 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .276
Nettles 3b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Reichardt 1b          5   0   1   2     0   1   .306
Baker rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .218      Herrmann c            5   0   0   0     0   2   .228
  R. Foster ph,rf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .232      Johnstone cf          4   0   1   0     1   1   .259
Fosse c               5   1   1   1     0   2   .255      Huntz 3b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .389
Lowenstein 2b         2   0   1   0     0   0   .182      Morales ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .255
  Bevacqua ph,2b      3   0   0   0     0   1   .181        Richard pr,ss       1   0   0   0     0   0   .236
Leon ss               5   0   1   0     0   1   .253      Horlen p              1   0   0   0     0   1   .091
Lamb p                2   0   0   0     1   0   .108        Muser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Hargan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .074        Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hinton ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .248        Hershberger ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .260
  Farmer p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Kealey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .143
                                                            Hinton ph,p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               44   3   8   3     1   8             Totals               38   2   5   2     4   7

Time of Game: 3:14   Attendance:  8,826
Left on Base: Indians 6, White Sox 6
DP: Indians 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Horlen
Doubles: Uhlaender (11)
Home Runs: Uhlaender (1), Fosse (5)
Stolen Bases: Kelly (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Andrews (5), Hinton (2)
GIDP: Morales (2)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lamb                    8     3   2   2   3   6   0  29   2.85
Hargan                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   6.78
Farmer W(4-0)           3     1   0   0   0   1   0  10   2.06
Totals                 12     5   2   2   4   7   0  44

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Horlen                  6     4   2   2   1   4   1  23   3.65
Forster                 2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   4.11
Kealey                  2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   4.31
Hinton L(2-2)           2     2   1   1   0   2   1   8   1.65
Totals                 12     8   3   3   1   8   2  45

Wild Pitches: Horlen (3)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jake O'Donnell, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Lou DiMuro


INDIANS 1ST: Uhlaender homered; Pinson grounded out (second to
first); Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Nettles
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians
1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly
walked; Andrews popped to third in foul territory; Kelly stole
second; Reichardt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Baker was called out on strikes; Fosse was called
out on strikes; Lowenstein flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Herrmann struck out; Johnstone grounded out
(first unassisted); Huntz grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Leon struck out; Lamb walked; Uhlaender flied out
to center; Pinson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Morales flied out to left; Horlen was called out
on strikes; Williams grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Chambliss grounded out (shortstop to first);
Nettles grounded out (first unassisted); Baker flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Kelly grounded out (third to first); Andrews
popped to second; Reichardt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 1, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Fosse struck out; Lowenstein singled to center;
Leon made an out to second; Lamb grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox
0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Herrmann grounded out (first unassisted); On a
bunt Johnstone singled to third; Huntz singled to center
[Johnstone to third]; Morales grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Huntz out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Indians 1, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Uhlaender doubled to center; Pinson made an out to
third; Horlen threw a wild pitch [Uhlaender to third]; Chambliss
grounded out (first unassisted) [Uhlaender scored]; Nettles
singled to right; Nettles was picked off first but was safe on
an error by Horlen [Nettles to second]; Baker flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: MUSER BATTED FOR HORLEN; Muser grounded out
(first unassisted); Williams grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kelly flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
White Sox 0.

INDIANS 7TH: FORSTER REPLACED MUSER (PITCHING); Fosse flied out
to center; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; Bevacqua struck out;
Leon grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: BEVACQUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Andrews
flied out to left; Reichardt grounded out (shortstop to first);
Herrmann struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, White Sox
0.

INDIANS 8TH: Lamb made an out to second; Uhlaender singled to
third; Pinson singled to left [Uhlaender to second]; Chambliss
grounded out (third to first) [Uhlaender to third, Pinson to
second]; Nettles popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Johnstone struck out; Huntz singled to shortstop;
Morales struck out; HERSHBERGER BATTED FOR FORSTER; Hershberger
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 9TH: KEALEY REPLACED HERSHBERGER (PITCHING); Baker
struck out; Fosse grounded out (third to first); Bevacqua flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Williams walked; Kelly walked [Williams to
second]; HARGAN REPLACED LAMB (PITCHING); Andrews out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Williams to third, Kelly to
second]; Reichardt singled to left [Williams scored, Kelly
scored]; Herrmann grounded out (first to pitcher) [Reichardt to
second]; Johnstone walked; Huntz grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 2, White Sox 2.

INDIANS 10TH: Leon grounded out (third to first); HINTON BATTED
FOR HARGAN; Hinton made an out to shortstop; Uhlaender grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2,
White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 10TH: FARMER REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING); Morales
singled to third; RICHARD RAN FOR MORALES; HINTON BATTED FOR
KEALEY; Hinton out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Richard to second]; Williams reached on a fielder's choice
[Richard out at third (shortstop to third to second to
pitcher)]; Kelly struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2,
White Sox 2.

INDIANS 11TH: RICHARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); HINTON STAYED
IN GAME (PITCHING); Pinson was called out on strikes; Chambliss
grounded out (third to first); Nettles flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 11TH: Andrews flied out to center; Reichardt grounded
out (shortstop to first); Herrmann grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, White Sox 2.

INDIANS 12TH: R. FOSTER BATTED FOR BAKER; R. Foster grounded out
(shortstop to first); Fosse homered; Bevacqua grounded out
(third to first); Leon singled to right; Farmer struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 12TH: R. FOSTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Johnstone
grounded out (second to first); Huntz made an out to second;
Richard grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Indians 3, White Sox 2.



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