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Sunday September 5, 1971
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Wilbur Wood, who was forced to wait out two rain delays, did not cool off and pitched the White Sox to an 8-0 victory over the Royals. There was a 31-minute halt in the first inning and a long break of two hours, 31 minutes in the fifth.

Wood, in registering his 19th victory, allowed only two hits. The White Sox attack included a three-run homer by Jay Johnstone as a pinch-hitter for Rick Reichardt in the seventh inning. [The Sporting News]


Chicago White Sox 8, Kansas City Royals 0

Game Played on Sunday, September 5, 1971 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I

Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  2
White Sox    0  0  0    2  1  0    5  0  x  -   8 11  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Floyd ss              4   0   1   0     0   1   .167      Williams rf           3   0   0   1     0   0   .292
Schaal 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .263        Kelly pr,rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .302
Otis cf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .301      Hershberger cf        4   2   2   1     1   0   .252
Piniella lf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .264      McKinney 2b           5   1   1   1     0   0   .296
Oliver rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Melton 3b             4   2   1   0     1   0   .281
Harrison 1b           3   0   1   0     0   1   .231      Reichardt lf          3   0   2   1     0   1   .299
Knoop 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .227        Johnstone ph,lf     1   1   1   3     0   0   .270
May c                 3   0   0   0     0   1   .252      May 1b                4   0   2   1     0   0   .290
  Wright p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .091      Morales ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .237
Splittorff p          2   0   0   0     0   0   .116      Herrmann c            2   2   0   0     2   0   .232
  York p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .118      Wood p                2   0   0   0     0   1   .049
  Paepke ph,c         1   0   1   0     0   0   .213

Totals               30   0   3   0     1   4             Totals               32   8  11   8     4   2

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  9,367
Left on Base: Royals 4, White Sox 8
DP: Royals 2, White Sox 0
Errors: Harrison, Splittorff
Doubles: Hershberger (8), Morales (6)
Home Runs: Johnstone (13)
Stolen Bases: Hershberger (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Wood 2 (15)
Sacrifice Flies: Williams (3)
GIDP: McKinney (10)
Hit by Pitch: Williams (5,by Wright)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(7-7)       6.2   8   7   6   2   1   0  31   2.27
York                    0.1   3   1   1   1   1   1   5   2.76
Wright                  1     0   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.61
Totals                  8    11   8   7   4   2   1  40

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(19-10)           9     3   0   0   1   4   0  31   2.00
Totals                  9     3   0   0   1   4   0  31

Passed Balls: May (5), Herrmann (10)
Hit by Pitch: Wright (3)

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Johnny Stevens, 3B - George Maloney


ROYALS 1ST: Floyd singled to right; Schaal forced Floyd (third
to second); Herrmann allowed a passed ball [Schaal to second];
Otis lined to shortstop; Piniella walked; Oliver forced Piniella
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams flied out to left; 34 minute rain
delay with 0-2 count on Mike Hershberger; Hershberger
grounded out (pitcher to first); McKinney lined to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Harrison singled to shortstop; Knoop flied out to
right; May made an out to first; Splittorff grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton flied out to right; Reichardt was called
out on strikes; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Floyd struck out; Schaal grounded out (shortstop to
first); Otis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Morales singled to third; Herrmann lined into a
double play (first unassisted) [Morales out at first]; Wood
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
White Sox 0.

ROYALS 4TH: Piniella grounded out (catcher to first); Oliver
grounded out (third to first); Harrison was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Williams flied out to left; Hershberger doubled
to right; McKinney flied out to right; Melton walked; Reichardt
singled to center [Hershberger scored, Melton to third]; May
singled to center [Melton scored, Reichardt to third]; Morales
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0,
White Sox 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Knoop grounded out (third to first); 2:31 rain
delay; May struck out; Splittorff made an out to third; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Herrmann reached on an error by Harrison
[Herrmann to first]; Wood out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Herrmann to second]; May allowed a passed ball
[Herrmann to third]; Williams hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Herrmann scored (unearned)]; Hershberger grounded out (third to
first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 3.

ROYALS 6TH: Floyd popped to catcher in foul territory; Schaal
grounded out (third to first); Otis made an out to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: McKinney reached on an error by Splittorff
[McKinney to first]; Melton flied out to left; Reichardt singled
to right [McKinney to second]; May flied out to left; Morales
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0,
White Sox 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Piniella flied out to right; Oliver popped to first
in foul territory; Harrison made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Herrmann walked; Wood out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Herrmann to second]; Williams grounded out
(third to first); Hershberger singled to center [Herrmann
scored]; Hershberger stole second; McKinney singled to center
[Hershberger scored]; Melton singled to left [McKinney to
second]; YORK REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); JOHNSTONE BATTED
FOR REICHARDT; Johnstone homered [McKinney scored, Melton
scored]; May singled to center; Morales doubled to left [May to
third]; Herrmann was walked intentionally; Wood struck out; 5 R,
6 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 8.

ROYALS 8TH: JOHNSTONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Knoop struck
out; May grounded out (shortstop to first); PAEPKE BATTED FOR
YORK; Paepke singled to center; Floyd popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 8TH: WRIGHT REPLACED MAY (PITCHING); PAEPKE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING C ); Williams was hit by a pitch; KELLY RAN FOR
WILLIAMS; Hershberger walked [Kelly to second]; McKinney
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Kelly to third, Hershberger out at second]; Melton flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 8.

ROYALS 9TH: KELLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Schaal grounded
out (pitcher to first); Otis grounded out (shortstop to first);
Piniella flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
White Sox 8.



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