Homers by Bill Melton and Steve Kealey carried the White Sox to a 6-3 victory in the opener of a doubleheader, but Harmon Killebrew drove in four runs with a double, homer and sacrifice fly to help the Twins win the nightcap, 10-3. Melton's homer with a man on base in the first inning was his 28th of the season but first since August 20. Kealey, who saved the game in relief, came up with two men on base in the eighth and hit his first major league homer to provide the winning margin.

In the nightcap, Pete Hamm shut out the White Sox until the eighth inning when the rookie gave up a two-run homer to Pat Kelly and solo swat by Jay Johnstone. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, September 6, 1971 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3  9  0
White Sox    2  0  0    1  0  0    0  3  x  -   6  8  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nettles cf            3   1   1   0     0   1   .232      Williams rf           4   0   2   0     1   1   .294
  Killebrew ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Hershberger cf        4   0   1   0     1   0   .252
  Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .226      McKinney 2b           3   1   0   0     2   0   .293
  Thompson ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .278      Melton 3b             3   1   1   2     1   0   .281
Carew 2b              4   1   3   0     1   0   .307      Reichardt lf          3   0   0   0     1   2   .297
Oliva rf              3   0   1   0     2   0   .345      May 1b                4   1   1   0     0   0   .289
Reese 1b              2   0   0   1     0   0   .218      Egan c                3   1   0   0     1   2   .237
  Thomas ph,1b        2   0   1   1     0   0   .209      Morales ss            3   1   2   0     1   0   .244
Braun ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Johnson p             3   0   0   1     0   1   .208
  Cardenas ph,ss      2   0   0   0     0   0   .275        Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brye lf               4   0   2   1     1   1   .350        Kealey p            1   1   1   3     0   0   .222
Soderholm 3b          4   0   0   0     1   0   .133
Mitterwald c          4   0   0   0     0   2   .248
Hall p                1   0   0   0     0   1   .258
  Luebber p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .059
  Gebhard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Holt ph             0   0   0   0     1   0   .260
  Haydel p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tovar ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .301

Totals               35   3   9   3     6   6             Totals               31   6   8   6     8   6

Time of Game: 2:57
Left on Base: Twins 13, White Sox 9
DP: Twins 1, White Sox 1
Errors: McKinney
Doubles: Oliva (27), Thomas (1), Morales 2 (8)
Home Runs: Melton (28), Kealey (1)
Stolen Bases: May (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Reese (5)
GIDP: Reese (9), May (15)
Hit by Pitch: Tovar (2,by Johnson)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hall L(4-6)             3     3   2   2   2   3   1  14   3.43
Luebber                 0.2   1   1   1   2   0   0   5   5.60
Gebhard                 0.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   2   3.65
Haydel                  1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   4.23
Corbin                  3     4   3   3   2   3   1  15   3.96
Totals                  8     8   6   6   8   6   2  39

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson W(9-10)         6     5   1   1   6   5   0  29   3.03
Forster                 0.1   1   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.87
Kealey SV(4)            2.2   3   2   1   0   1   0  12   3.96
Totals                  9     9   3   2   6   6   0  43

Passed Balls: Mitterwald (6)
Hit by Pitch: Johnson (5)

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


TWINS 1ST: Nettles flied out to center; Carew grounded out
(pitcher to first); Oliva doubled to center; Reese made an out
to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams singled to left [Williams out at second
(left to second)]; Hershberger made an out to shortstop;
McKinney walked; Melton homered [McKinney scored]; Reichardt
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 2.

TWINS 2ND: Braun struck out; Brye singled to right; Soderholm
flied out to center; Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May flied to left in foul territory; Egan struck
out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Morales doubled to
left [Egan to third]; Johnson struck out; Williams grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 2.

TWINS 3RD: Hall struck out; Nettles singled to center; On a bunt
Carew singled to third [Nettles to second]; Oliva walked
[Nettles to third, Carew to second]; Reese hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Nettles scored]; Braun flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Hershberger flied out to center; McKinney flied
out to center; Melton walked; Reichardt forced Melton (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 2.

TWINS 4TH: Brye grounded out (third to first); Soderholm flied
out to right; Mitterwald struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: LUEBBER REPLACED HALL (PITCHING); May grounded
out (second to first); Egan walked; Morales doubled to right
[Egan to third]; Johnson grounded out (third to first) [Egan
scored, Morales to third]; Williams walked; GEBHARD REPLACED
LUEBBER (PITCHING); Hershberger walked [Williams to second];
McKinney forced Hershberger (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 3.

TWINS 5TH: HOLT BATTED FOR GEBHARD; Holt walked; Nettles struck
out; Carew singled to center [Holt to second]; Oliva walked
[Holt to third, Carew to second]; Reese grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Oliva out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: HAYDEL REPLACED HOLT (PITCHING); Melton flied out
to center; Reichardt walked; May grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Reichardt out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 3.

TWINS 6TH: Braun grounded out (pitcher to first); Brye walked;
Soderholm walked [Brye to second]; Mitterwald struck out; TOVAR
BATTED FOR HAYDEL; Tovar was hit by a pitch [Brye to third,
Soderholm to second]; KILLEBREW BATTED FOR NETTLES; Killebrew
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Twins
1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: TOVAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); CORBIN
REPLACED KILLEBREW (PITCHING); Egan grounded out (shortstop to
first); Morales grounded out (third to first); Johnson grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox
3.

TWINS 7TH: Carew walked; FORSTER REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING);
Oliva forced Carew (second to shortstop); THOMAS BATTED FOR
REESE; Thomas doubled to right [Oliva to third]; KEALEY REPLACED
FORSTER (PITCHING); CARDENAS BATTED FOR BRAUN; Cardenas reached
on a fielder's choice [Oliva out at home (first to catcher),
Thomas to third]; Brye was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: THOMAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); CARDENAS
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Williams was called out on strikes;
Hershberger flied to left in foul territory; McKinney walked;
Melton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White
Sox 3.

TWINS 8TH: Soderholm made an out to second; Mitterwald flied out
to center; Tovar flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Reichardt struck out; May singled to center; May
stole second; Egan struck out; Morales was walked intentionally;
Kealey homered [May scored, Morales scored]; Williams singled to
left; Hershberger singled to center [Williams to second];
McKinney made an out to shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
1, White Sox 6.

TWINS 9TH: THOMPSON BATTED FOR CORBIN; Thompson singled to
center; Carew singled to center [Thompson to second]; Oliva
reached on an error by McKinney [Thompson to third, Carew to
second, Oliva to first]; Thomas forced Oliva (shortstop to
second) [Thompson scored, Carew to third]; Cardenas grounded out
(third to first) [Thomas to second]; Brye singled to third
[Carew scored (unearned), Thomas to third]; Soderholm flied out
to center; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 6.