A grand-slam homer by Ed Herrmann in the sixth inning, after three walks had loaded the bases, powered the White Sox to a 6-3 victory over the Tigers. With two out, Joe Coleman lost control and passed Carlos May, Jay Johnstone and Mike Andrews. Herrmann then belted the first pitch to him for a drive into the upper deck in right field. Jorge Orta hit his first major league homer for the White Sox in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Sunday, April     30, 1972 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  1  4    0  0  1  -   6  8  2
Tigers       0  1  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   3  9  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              5   0   2   1     0   0   .314      McAuliffe 2b          2   0   1   0     1   0   .192
Orta ss               5   1   2   1     0   3   .324        Taylor ph,2b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .286
D. Allen 1b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .373      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   1     0   1   .255
Melton 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .286      G. Brown lf           3   0   1   0     0   1   .444
May lf                3   1   1   0     1   0   .348        Kaline ph,rf        2   0   1   0     0   0   .179
Johnstone cf          3   1   0   0     1   1   .200      Freehan c             4   1   1   0     1   0   .368
Andrews 2b            3   2   1   0     1   0   .200      Cash 1b               2   1   1   1     0   1   .412
Herrmann c            3   1   1   4     1   1   .200        Stanley ph,cf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .400
Bradley p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .091      Horton rf,lf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .242
  Forster p           1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Northrup cf           3   0   1   1     0   0   .188
                                                            I. Brown ph,1b      1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                          Brinkman ss           3   1   1   0     1   0   .342
                                                          Coleman p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .250
                                                            Perranoski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jata ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
                                                            Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Jones ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kilkenny p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6   8   6     5   7             Totals               34   3   9   3     4   6

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 19,008
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Tigers 10
DP: White Sox 0, Tigers 1
Errors: Orta, Melton
Doubles: May (4), Andrews (2), Brinkman (5)
Home Runs: Herrmann (1), Orta (1), Cash (4)
Stolen Bases: Kelly (2), May (2), D. Allen (2)
Caught Stealing: Coleman (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Rodriguez (1), Cash (1)
GIDP: D. Allen (1)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bradley W(2-0)          5     6   3   3   3   4   1  22   3.91
Forster SV(2)           4     3   0   0   1   2   0  18   0.96
Totals                  9     9   3   3   4   6   1  40

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman L(3-1)          6.2   7   5   5   5   7   1  31   3.00
Perranoski              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Scherman                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Kilkenny                1     1   1   1   0   0   1   4   9.00
Totals                  9     8   6   6   5   7   2  39

Wild Pitches: Bradley (1)

Umpires: HP - Hank Morgenweck, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Marty Springstead


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly flied out to center; Orta singled to
center; D. Allen grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Orta out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe walked; Rodriguez flied out to left; G.
Brown singled to right [McAuliffe out at third (right to
third)]; Freehan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton grounded out (third to first); May flied
out to left; Johnstone popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Cash homered; Horton flied out to center; Northrup
flied out to left; Brinkman flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Andrews grounded out (third to first); Herrmann
walked; Bradley forced Herrmann (first to shortstop); Kelly
singled to right [Bradley to second]; Orta struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Coleman singled to center; McAuliffe flied out to
right; Coleman was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers
1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: D. Allen struck out; Melton grounded out
(shortstop to first); May doubled to center; Johnstone struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: G. Brown grounded out (first unassisted); Freehan
singled to center; Cash struck out; Bradley threw a wild pitch
[Freehan to second]; Horton walked; Northrup grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers
1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Andrews doubled to center; Herrmann struck out;
Bradley flied out to center; Kelly singled to left [Andrews
scored]; Kelly stole second; Orta struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman doubled to right; Coleman struck out;
McAuliffe singled to second [Brinkman to third]; Rodriguez out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Brinkman scored,
McAuliffe to second]; G. Brown struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 1, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: D. Allen lined to third; Melton grounded out
(pitcher to first); May walked; May stole second; Johnstone
walked; Andrews walked [May to third, Johnstone to second];
Herrmann homered [May scored, Johnstone scored, Andrews scored];
Bradley struck out; 4 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Freehan walked; FORSTER REPLACED BRADLEY (PITCHING);
Cash out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Freehan to
second]; Horton grounded out (second to first) [Freehan to
third]; Northrup singled to second [Freehan scored]; Brinkman
flied to right in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 5, Tigers 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Orta struck
out; D. Allen singled to center; D. Allen stole second; Melton
walked; PERRANOSKI REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); May forced
Melton (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5,
Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: JATA BATTED FOR PERRANOSKI; Jata struck out; TAYLOR
BATTED FOR MCAULIFFE; Taylor grounded out (second to first);
Rodriguez singled to left; KALINE BATTED FOR G. BROWN; Kaline
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Tigers 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: TAYLOR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HORTON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); KALINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
RF); SCHERMAN REPLACED JATA (PITCHING); Johnstone popped to
third in foul territory; Andrews popped to first in foul
territory; Herrmann made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 5, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Freehan reached on an error by Orta; STANLEY BATTED
FOR CASH; Stanley reached on an error by Melton [Freehan to
second]; Horton forced Stanley (shortstop to second) [Freehan to
third]; I. BROWN BATTED FOR NORTHRUP; I. Brown struck out;
Brinkman walked [Horton to second]; JONES BATTED FOR SCHERMAN;
Jones grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 3 LOB.
White Sox 5, Tigers 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: STANLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); I. BROWN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); KILKENNY REPLACED JONES (PITCHING);
Forster grounded out (second to first); Kelly flied out to
right; Orta homered; D. Allen flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Taylor grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Kaline singled to shortstop;
Freehan flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6,
Tigers 3.