The Angels were held to four hits by Tommy John, but combined three of them with a double steal and two errors to defeat the White Sox, 3-2. Sandy Alomar led off with a single and Ken Berry bunted safely. On the double steal, Alomar set a California club record with his 38th theft of the season.

An error on a grounder by Jim Fregosi allowed Alomar to score. Ken McMullen singled to drive in Berry. A wild throw on an attempted double play then admitted Fregosi with what proved to be the deciding run. The Angels' only other hit off John was a wasted triple by McMullen with two out in the sixth. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 3, Chicago White Sox 2

Game Played on Saturday, September 25, 1971 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

White Sox    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  2
Angels       3  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  4  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richard ss            4   1   1   0     0   2   .231      Alomar ss             4   1   1   0     0   1   .254
Williams rf,lf        4   1   2   2     0   1   .294      Berry cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .221
McKinney 2b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .278      Fregosi 1b            3   1   0   1     0   1   .225
Melton 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      McMullen 3b           3   0   2   1     0   0   .249
Reichardt cf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .279      Cowan lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .277
May 1b                2   0   0   0     2   0   .295      Parker 2b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .250
Hottman lf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .143      T. Reynolds rf        3   0   0   0     0   0   .179
  Kelly ph,rf         2   0   0   0     0   1   .295        Repoz rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .192
Egan c                3   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Torborg c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .214
John p                3   0   0   0     0   1   .145      Wright p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .136
                                                            Allen p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .294

Totals               31   2   6   2     3   7             Totals               29   3   4   2     0   5

Time of Game: 1:54   Attendance:  6,502
Left on Base: White Sox 5, Angels 2
DP: White Sox 0, Angels 2
Errors: Richard, McKinney
Doubles: McKinney (11)
Triples: McMullen (2)
Home Runs: Williams (8)
Stolen Bases: Alomar (38), Berry (2)
Caught Stealing: Melton (3)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John L(13-16)           8     4   3   2   0   5   0  29   3.61
Totals                  8     4   3   2   0   5   0  29

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wright W(16-16)         5.2   6   2   2   3   4   1  24   3.06
Allen SV(14)            3.1   0   0   0   0   3   0  10   2.46
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   7   1  34

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Jake O'Donnell, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Lou DiMuro


WHITE SOX 1ST: Richard grounded out (second to first); Williams
singled to center; McKinney walked [Williams to second]; Melton
hit into a double play (first to shortstop) [Williams out at
third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar singled to right; Berry singled to third
[Alomar to second]; Alomar stole third and Berry stole second;
Fregosi reached on an error by McKinney [Alomar scored (RBI),
Berry to third, Fregosi to first]; McMullen singled to center
[Berry scored, Fregosi to second]; Cowan forced McMullen
(shortstop unassisted) [Fregosi scored (error by Richard)
(unearned) (no RBI), Cowan to second]; Parker grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Cowan to third]; T. Reynolds grounded out
(pitcher to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Angels 3.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Reichardt grounded out (shortstop to first); May
grounded out (second to first); Hottman flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 3.

ANGELS 2ND: Torborg grounded out (shortstop to first); Wright
lined to center; Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 3.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Egan flied out to right; John struck out; Richard
singled to left; Williams homered [Richard scored]; McKinney
flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Angels
3.

ANGELS 3RD: Berry popped to shortstop; Fregosi struck out;
McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Angels 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton singled to left; Reichardt struck out
while Melton was caught stealing second (catcher to second); May
walked; Hottman flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Angels 3.

ANGELS 4TH: Cowan grounded out (shortstop to first); Parker was
called out on strikes; T. Reynolds grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Angels 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Egan singled to left; John forced Egan (pitcher
to shortstop); Richard was called out on strikes; Williams
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Torborg flied out to right; Wright grounded out
(shortstop to first); Alomar popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Angels 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: McKinney doubled to left; Melton flied out to
left; Reichardt grounded out (shortstop to first); May walked;
ALLEN REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); KELLY BATTED FOR HOTTMAN;
Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 2, Angels 3.

ANGELS 6TH: KELLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WILLIAMS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Berry grounded out (shortstop to first);
Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first); McMullen tripled to
center; Cowan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 2, Angels 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Egan popped to first; John grounded out
(shortstop to first); Richard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Angels 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Parker struck out; T. Reynolds grounded out (third
to first); Torborg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Angels 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Williams flied out to right; McKinney grounded
out (second to first); Melton grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Angels 3.

ANGELS 8TH: Allen flied out to right; Alomar struck out; Berry
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
2, Angels 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: REPOZ REPLACED T. REYNOLDS (PLAYING RF);
Reichardt struck out; May grounded out (second to first); Kelly
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Angels 3.

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