Sunday September 5, 1971
. . . where the 1970s live forever!
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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