The White Sox were held to only three hits, but one of them was an inside-the-park homer by Carlos May with the bases loaded in the first inning to beat the Angels, 5-1. Pat Kelly walked to open the stanza, Jay Johnstone beat out a bunt and Bill Melton drew a pass to load the bases.

May, who bats lefthanded, sliced a fly down the left field line. Ken Berry, trying for a diving catch, fell hard and lay on the turf as the ball bounced away and May circled the bases behind his three teammates. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 5, California Angels 1

Game Played on Saturday, September 18, 1971 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I

Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  5  0
White Sox    4  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   5  3  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar ss             3   1   1   0     1   1   .253      Kelly rf              2   1   1   0     1   1   .287
Rivers cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .278      Johnstone cf          3   2   1   0     0   1   .258
Fregosi 1b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .224      McKinney 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .275
McMullen 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Melton 3b             2   1   0   0     1   0   .270
Repoz rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .188      May 1b                2   1   1   4     1   0   .297
Parker 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Reichardt lf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .286
Berry lf              0   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .222
  Gonzalez lf         3   0   0   0     0   0   .246      Alvarado ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .217
Kusnyer c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .286      Bradley p             3   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Murphy p              2   0   1   0     0   1   .176
  Meoli ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .063

Totals               32   1   5   1     1   3             Totals               24   5   3   4     3   4

Time of Game: 1:45   Attendance:  4,612
Left on Base: Angels 5, White Sox 1
DP: Angels 0, White Sox 0
Doubles: Rivers (12)
Home Runs: May (6)
Stolen Bases: Alomar (36), Johnstone (9)
Caught Stealing: Kelly 2 (7)
Sacrifice Hits: McKinney (3)
Hit by Pitch: Kelly (1,by Murphy), Johnstone (3,by Murphy)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Murphy L(6-16)          7     2   5   5   3   3   1  27   3.73
Fisher                  1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.82
Totals                  8     3   5   5   3   4   1  30

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bradley W(14-14)        9     5   1   1   1   3   0  33   3.00
Totals                  9     5   1   1   1   3   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Murphy 2 (9)
Wild Pitches: Murphy 2 (16)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Bill Deegan


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar was called out on strikes; Rivers popped to
catcher in foul territory; Fregosi grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly walked; On a bunt Johnstone singled to
first [Kelly to second]; McKinney out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to second) [Kelly to third, Johnstone to second]; Melton walked;
May hit an inside the park homer to left [Kelly scored,
Johnstone scored, Melton scored]; GONZALEZ REPLACED BERRY
(PLAYING LF); Reichardt grounded out (shortstop to first);
Herrmann flied out to center; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
White Sox 4.

ANGELS 2ND: McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first); Repoz
popped to shortstop; Parker flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Alvarado grounded out (pitcher to first); Bradley
grounded out (third to first); Kelly was hit by a pitch; Kelly
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 4.

ANGELS 3RD: Gonzalez grounded out (first to pitcher); Kusnyer
singled to left; Murphy singled to left [Kusnyer to second];
Alomar popped to shortstop; Rivers grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Johnstone grounded out (first unassisted);
McKinney grounded out (shortstop to first); Melton flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 4.

ANGELS 4TH: Fregosi flied out to center; McMullen popped to
catcher in foul territory; Repoz grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May grounded out (first to pitcher); Reichardt
flied out to right; Herrmann grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 4.

ANGELS 5TH: Parker singled to right; Gonzalez flied out to left;
Kusnyer struck out; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Alvarado struck out; Bradley flied out to left;
Kelly was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, White Sox 4.

ANGELS 6TH: Alomar singled to left; Rivers flied out to left;
Fregosi popped to third; McMullen flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Johnstone was hit by a pitch; Johnstone stole
second; Murphy threw a wild pitch [Johnstone to third]; McKinney
grounded out (pitcher to first); Melton flied out to center; May
was walked intentionally; Murphy threw a wild pitch [Johnstone
scored, May to second]; Reichardt struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 5.

ANGELS 7TH: Repoz popped to catcher in foul territory; Parker
grounded out (catcher to first); Gonzalez grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Herrmann flied out to left; Alvarado grounded out
(first to pitcher); Bradley popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 5.

ANGELS 8TH: Kusnyer flied out to left; MEOLI BATTED FOR MURPHY;
Meoli grounded out (pitcher to first); Alomar walked; Alomar
stole second; Rivers doubled to right [Alomar scored]; Fregosi
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1,
White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: FISHER REPLACED MEOLI (PITCHING); Kelly singled
to center; Kelly was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Johnstone was called out on
strikes; McKinney flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, White Sox 5.

ANGELS 9TH: McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first); Repoz
grounded out (first unassisted); Parker grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 5.

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