Carlos May and Pat Kelly each drove in four runs to lead the White Sox to 5-1 and 6-2 victories in the sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with the Athletics. May batted in two runs in each game, while Kelly accounted for one RBI in the opener and three in the nightcap.

Rich McKinney hit a homer and run-scoring single for the White Sox in the first game, which was marred by a ninth-inning fight between Bart Johnson of the White Sox and Mike Epstein of the Athletics. [The Sporting News]
Chicago White Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Tuesday, September 21, 1971 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

White Sox    1  0  0    1  0  0    0  2  1  -   5  6  0
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   1   2   1     1   0   .292      Campaneris ss         3   0   1   1     2   0   .250
Johnstone cf          3   1   0   0     1   0   .254      Rudi lf               5   0   1   0     0   3   .265
McKinney 2b           4   1   2   2     0   0   .279      Jackson rf            4   0   0   0     0   4   .280
Melton 3b             1   1   1   0     3   0   .270      Epstein 1b            2   0   0   0     1   1   .236
May 1b                3   0   1   2     0   1   .295        Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Reichardt lf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .284      Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     1   0   .268
Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     0   2   .217      Monday cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .245
Alvarado ss           4   1   0   0     0   0   .212      Duncan c              3   0   0   0     1   2   .258
Johnson p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .193      Brown 2b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .198
  Kealey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Dobson p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .197
                                                            Blefary ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
                                                            Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .100
                                                            Davis ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .325
                                                            Hendrick pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .245
                                                            Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .212
                                                            Garrett ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .167

Totals               29   5   6   5     5   6             Totals               32   1   6   1     5  13

Time of Game: 2:17
Left on Base: White Sox 6, A's 10
DP: White Sox 0, A's 0
Doubles: May (21)
Home Runs: McKinney (8)
Stolen Bases: Melton (3), Kelly 2 (13), Campaneris (33)
Caught Stealing: Bando (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Johnstone (5), Johnson (3)
Sacrifice Flies: May (5)
Hit by Pitch: Herrmann (2,by Fingers), Epstein (12,by Johnson)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson W(12-10)        8     3   0   0   5  12   0  32   2.93
Kealey SV(6)            1     3   1   1   0   1   0   6   3.87
Totals                  9     6   1   1   5  13   0  38

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson L(15-5)          5     2   2   2   2   2   1  18   3.55
Knowles                 2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   3.74
Fingers                 2     3   3   3   2   2   0  12   2.79
Totals                  9     6   5   5   5   6   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Johnson (6), Fingers (8)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Jim Honochick


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly flied out to left; Johnstone flied out to
right; McKinney homered; Melton walked; May lined to shortstop;
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris walked; Rudi struck out; Campaneris
stole second; Jackson struck out; Epstein struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Reichardt struck out; Herrmann grounded out
(second to first); Alvarado popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando walked; Monday struck out; Bando was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Duncan walked; Brown struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly
grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnstone flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Dobson popped to first in foul territory;
Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Rudi struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: McKinney grounded out (third to first); Melton
walked; May doubled to right [Melton scored, May out at third
(right to second to pitcher to third)]; Reichardt flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson struck out; Epstein walked; Bando flied
out to left; Monday flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Herrmann struck out; Alvarado grounded out
(second to first); Johnson grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Duncan flied out to center; Brown lined to left;
BLEFARY BATTED FOR DOBSON; Blefary struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: KNOWLES REPLACED BLEFARY (PITCHING); Kelly
singled to left; Johnstone out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Kelly to second]; McKinney grounded out (third to first)
[Kelly to third]; Melton was walked intentionally; Melton stole
second; May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris walked; Rudi singled to third
[Campaneris to second]; Jackson was called out on strikes;
Epstein lined to center; Bando made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Reichardt grounded out (third to first); Herrmann
struck out; Alvarado grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Monday grounded out (first to pitcher); Duncan
was called out on strikes; Brown singled to left; DAVIS BATTED
FOR KNOWLES; Davis singled to left [Brown to second]; HENDRICK
RAN FOR DAVIS; Campaneris forced Hendrick (shortstop to second);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED HENDRICK (PITCHING); Johnson was
called out on strikes; Kelly walked; Kelly stole second;
Johnstone walked; McKinney singled to center [Kelly scored,
Johnstone to second]; Melton singled to third [Johnstone to
third, McKinney to second]; May hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Johnstone scored]; Reichardt struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 4, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Rudi was called out on strikes; Jackson struck
out; Epstein was hit by a pitch; Bando flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Herrmann was hit by a pitch; Alvarado forced
Herrmann (second to shortstop); Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Alvarado to second]; Mike Epstein ejected
by HP umpire Larry McCoy for fighting with Bart Johnson who
suffered an injured left wrist; HEGAN REPLACED EPSTEIN
(PLAYING 1B); Kelly singled to right [Alvarado scored]; Kelly
stole second; Johnstone popped to third in foul territory; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: KEALEY REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Monday
singled to center; Duncan struck out; Brown singled to center
[Monday to second]; GARRETT BATTED FOR FINGERS; Garrett made an
out to third; Campaneris singled to right [Monday scored, Brown
to second]; Rudi flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 5, Athletics 1.
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