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The Athletics, who won the first game of a twi-night doubleheader with the White Sox, 3-2, and lost the second game, 7-3, clinched the West division title when the runner-up Royals were defeated by the Angels, 6-2. Jay Johnstone and Bill Melton hit homers for the White Sox to put them ahead in the opener, 2-1, but Reggie Jackson doubled for the A's in the eighth and Sal Bando hit for the circuit to beat Wilbur Wood. Oakland Athletics 3, Chicago White Sox 2 (Game 1)Game Played on Wednesday, September 15, 1971 (Night game) at Comiskey Park IA's 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 3 11 0 White Sox 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 0 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Campaneris ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .251 Kelly rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .287 Rudi 1b,lf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .262 McKinney 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .279 Jackson rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .281 May 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Bando 3b 2 1 2 2 2 0 .274 Melton 3b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .273 Tenace c 4 0 0 0 0 2 .279 Reichardt lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .289 Mangual cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .298 Johnstone cf 4 1 1 1 0 0 .260 Hendrick lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Herrmann c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .224 Hegan 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Alvarado ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .219 Brown 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .197 Wood p 3 0 0 0 0 2 .045 Dobson p 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Davis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .319 Grant p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 Totals 34 3 11 3 2 4 Totals 31 2 4 2 2 6 Time of Game: 2:14 Left on Base: A's 8, White Sox 4 DP: A's 0, White Sox 2 Doubles: Hendrick (4), Jackson (29) Home Runs: Bando (21), Johnstone (15), Melton (30) Stolen Bases: Campaneris 2 (32), Jackson 2 (16) Sacrifice Hits: Grant (2) GIDP: Tenace (2), Hendrick (6) Hit by Pitch: Campaneris (2,by Wood) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dobson 6 2 2 2 1 5 2 21 3.55 Grant W(1-0) 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 12 3.22 Totals 9 4 2 2 2 6 2 33 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wood L(20-12) 9 11 3 3 2 4 1 38 2.00 Totals 9 11 3 3 2 4 1 38 Hit by Pitch: Wood (7) Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Nestor Chylak ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris was hit by a pitch; Campaneris stole second; Rudi singled to center [Campaneris scored]; Jackson struck out; Bando singled to center [Rudi to second]; Tenace grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Bando out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly struck out; McKinney walked; May flied out to center; Melton forced McKinney (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Mangual singled to center; Hendrick grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Mangual out at second]; Brown singled to center; Dobson forced Brown (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Reichardt was called out on strikes; Johnstone homered; Herrmann was called out on strikes; Alvarado grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris flied out to right; Rudi flied out to left; Jackson singled to center; Jackson stole second; Bando walked; Tenace struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 3RD: Wood struck out; Kelly lined to left; McKinney flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Mangual grounded out (catcher to first); Hendrick grounded out (pitcher to first); Brown grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 4TH: May lined to second; Melton homered; Reichardt grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnstone grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Dobson made an out to shortstop; Campaneris singled to right; Campaneris stole second; Rudi flied out to right; Campaneris was out trying to advance to third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 5TH: Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Alvarado flied out to right; Wood struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Jackson grounded out (first unassisted); Bando walked; Tenace popped to catcher in foul territory; Mangual lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 6TH: Kelly flied out to center; McKinney flied out to center; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: Hendrick doubled to right; Brown grounded out (pitcher to first) [Hendrick to third]; DAVIS BATTED FOR DOBSON; Davis flied out to center; Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 7TH: GRANT REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Melton singled to left; On a bunt Reichardt popped to first in foul territory; Johnstone flied out to center; Herrmann singled to right [Melton to third]; Alvarado walked [Herrmann to second]; Wood forced Alvarado (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 1, White Sox 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Jackson doubled to left; Jackson stole third; Bando homered [Jackson scored]; Tenace struck out; Mangual singled to right; Hendrick lined to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 8TH: HEGAN REPLACED HENDRICK (PLAYING 1B); RUDI CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first); McKinney grounded out (shortstop to first); May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: Brown singled to center; Grant out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Brown to second]; Campaneris struck out; Rudi made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 9TH: Melton was called out on strikes; Reichardt grounded out (second to first); Johnstone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, White Sox 2. |
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