A passed ball by John Stephenson with two out in the 10th inning enabled the White Sox to edge the Angels, 6-5. Bill Melton drew a leadoff walk and Rick Reichardt, after failing to sacrifice, singled, Melton stopping at second.

Carlos May forced Reichardt, sending Melton to third. Jay Johnstone popped up. Pitching to Luis Alvarado, Eddie Fisher threw a knuckleball that skidded off Stephenson's mitt, allowing Melton to score. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 6, California Angels 5
Game Played on Sunday, September 26, 1971 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    5  0  0    1  -   6  8  0
Angels       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  3  0    0  -   5  9  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richard ss            4   1   1   2     0   3   .231      Alomar ss,2b          5   1   1   0     0   0   .254
  Bradley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .160      Berry cf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .222
  Kealey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200        Repoz ph,rf         2   0   1   2     0   0   .195
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .400      Fregosi 1b,lf         5   0   2   1     0   0   .228
  Muser ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .375      McMullen 3b           4   1   1   2     0   1   .249
  Horlen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Cowan lf              2   0   1   0     0   0   .280
Williams rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .292        Spencer ph,1b       1   0   0   0     1   0   .239
  Kelly ph,rf         2   0   1   1     0   0   .297      Parker 2b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .237
McKinney 2b           4   0   1   0     1   0   .278        Murphy p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .173
Melton 3b             1   1   0   0     4   0   .268        Gonzalez ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .244
Reichardt cf,lf       5   1   2   1     0   0   .280        O'Brien ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .196
May 1b                5   1   1   0     0   1   .294        Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .063
Hottman lf            2   1   0   0     1   1   .111      T. Reynolds rf        2   0   1   0     0   1   .188
  Johnstone cf        2   0   1   0     0   0   .256        Rivers ph,cf        2   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Herrmann c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .215      Torborg c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  Alvarado ph,ss      2   1   1   0     1   0   .216        Stephenson ph,c     1   1   0   0     1   0   .219
Wood p                1   0   0   0     1   0   .043      May p                 2   0   0   0     0   2   .152
  Huntz ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .214        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Egan c              1   0   0   0     0   1   .239        Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .294
                                                            Christensen ss      2   1   1   0     0   0   .274

Totals               36   6   8   4     8   8             Totals               37   5   9   5     2   6

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance:  6,319
Left on Base: White Sox 8, Angels 4
DP: White Sox 2, Angels 2
Home Runs: Reichardt (19), McMullen (21)
Stolen Bases: Berry (3), Repoz (3), Fregosi (2)
Caught Stealing: Johnstone (3)
GIDP: May (16), Parker (1), Torborg (3)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood                    6     4   2   2   0   4   1  20   1.97
Bradley                 1.1   5   3   3   1   1   0  10   2.98
Kealey                  0.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   2   3.84
Forster                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.07
Horlen W(8-9)           2     0   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.26
Totals                 10     9   5   5   2   6   1  39

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May                     6     3   3   3   5   6   1  25   3.08
LaRoche                 0.1   1   2   2   1   1   0   3   2.50
Allen                   0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   2.45
Murphy                  1     2   0   0   0   1   0   4   3.77
Fisher L(10-8)          2     1   1   0   1   0   0   8   2.72
Totals                 10     8   6   5   8   8   1  44

Passed Balls: Stephenson (9)
Balks: Allen (2)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Richard was called out on strikes; Williams
grounded out (second to first); McKinney flied out to left; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (pitcher to first); Berry popped
to first in foul territory; Fregosi flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton walked; Reichardt flied out to right; May
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Melton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first); Cowan
singled to left; Parker grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Cowan out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Angels 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Hottman struck out; Herrmann struck out; Wood
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: T. Reynolds singled to center; Torborg grounded into
a double play (third to second to first) [T. Reynolds out at
second]; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Angels 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Richard was called out on strikes; Williams flied
out to right; McKinney singled to center; Melton walked
[McKinney to second]; Reichardt forced Melton (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Alomar flied out to left; Berry singled to center;
Berry stole second; Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Berry to third]; McMullen homered [Berry scored]; Cowan
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Angels 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: May was called out on strikes; Hottman popped to
second; Herrmann popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Parker struck out; T. Reynolds struck out; Torborg
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Angels 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Wood walked; Richard was called out on strikes;
Williams flied out to center; McKinney walked [Wood to second];
Melton popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: May was called out on strikes; Alomar flied out to
center; Berry popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Angels 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Reichardt homered; May singled to center; Hottman
walked [May to second]; LAROCHE REPLACED MAY (PITCHING);
ALVARADO BATTED FOR HERRMANN; Alvarado walked [May to third,
Hottman to second]; HUNTZ BATTED FOR WOOD; Huntz struck out;
Richard singled to right [May scored, Hottman scored, Alvarado
to second]; ALLEN REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); KELLY BATTED FOR
WILLIAMS; Kelly singled to center [Alvarado scored, Richard to
third]; Allen balked [Richard scored, Kelly to second]; McKinney
reached on a fielder's choice [Kelly out at third (third
unassisted)]; Melton walked [McKinney to second]; Reichardt
forced Melton (shortstop to second); 5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 5, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: KELLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ALVARADO STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); EGAN REPLACED HUNTZ (PLAYING C ); BRADLEY
REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); JOHNSTONE REPLACED HOTTMAN (PLAYING
CF); REICHARDT CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Fregosi singled
to center; McMullen flied out to right; SPENCER BATTED FOR
COWAN; Spencer forced Fregosi (shortstop to second); Parker
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Angels 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); FREGOSI
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MURPHY REPLACED PARKER
(PITCHING); CHRISTENSEN REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING SS); ALOMAR
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); May flied out to right;
Johnstone singled to center; Alvarado singled to shortstop
[Johnstone to second]; Egan struck out while Johnstone was
caught stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 5, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: RIVERS BATTED FOR T. REYNOLDS; Rivers grounded out
(third to first); STEPHENSON BATTED FOR TORBORG; Stephenson
walked; Christensen singled to left [Stephenson to second];
Alomar singled to left [Stephenson to third, Christensen to
second]; REPOZ BATTED FOR BERRY; Repoz singled to right
[Stephenson scored, Christensen scored, Alomar to third];
Fregosi singled to center [Repoz to second, Alomar scored];
KEALEY REPLACED BRADLEY (PITCHING); Repoz stole third and
Fregosi stole second; McMullen struck out; Spencer was walked
intentionally; GONZALEZ BATTED FOR MURPHY; FORSTER REPLACED
KEALEY (PITCHING); O'BRIEN BATTED FOR GONZALEZ; O'Brien forced
Spencer (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox
5, Angels 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: RIVERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); STEPHENSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); REPOZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF);
FISHER REPLACED O'BRIEN (PITCHING); MUSER BATTED FOR FORSTER;
Muser popped to shortstop; Kelly flied out to left; McKinney
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Angels 5.

ANGELS 9TH: HORLEN REPLACED MUSER (PITCHING); Rivers grounded
out (first to pitcher); Stephenson grounded out (first
unassisted); Christensen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Angels 5.

WHITE SOX 10TH: Melton walked; Reichardt singled to left [Melton
to second]; May forced Reichardt (first to shortstop) [Melton to
third]; Stephenson allowed a passed ball [Melton scored
(unearned)]; Johnstone popped to second; Alvarado grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6,
Angels 5.

ANGELS 10TH: Alomar popped to shortstop; Repoz popped to first
in foul territory; Fregosi grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Angels 5.