The Indians' acquisition of Milt Wilcox in a deal with the Reds continued to pay dividends when the young righthander shut out the White Sox, 3-0. Wilcox also drove in one run with a double in the fifth inning and scored himself on a single by Jack Brohamer. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 3, Chicago White Sox 0
Game Played on Sunday, May       7, 1972 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  2
Indians      0  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   3  8  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .311      Unser cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .236
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brohamer 2b           4   0   2   1     0   1   .341
Orta ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .245      A. Johnson lf         3   0   0   0     1   2   .313
D. Allen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .328        Phillips lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Melton 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Nettles 3b            4   1   2   0     0   1   .277
May lf                3   0   0   0     0   1   .305      McCraw 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .339
Reichardt cf          1   0   1   0     2   0   .156      Fosse c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .313
Andrews 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .153      Bell rf               3   1   1   1     0   0   .250
Herrmann c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .211      Duffy ss              2   0   1   0     1   1   .200
Bahnsen p             2   0   0   0     0   2   .250      Wilcox p              3   1   1   1     0   1   .176
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Johnstone ph,rf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .200

Totals               29   0   3   0     2   7             Totals               30   3   8   3     3   6

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  7,926
Left on Base: White Sox 4, Indians 7
DP: White Sox 0, Indians 1
Errors: Melton, Herrmann
Doubles: Nettles (6), Wilcox (1), Brohamer (2)
Stolen Bases: Fosse (2)
Caught Stealing: Unser (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Bell (1)
GIDP: Andrews (2)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen L(2-4)          4     6   3   3   0   4   0  18   3.86
Forster                 3     2   0   0   3   2   0  13   0.73
Romo                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.42
Totals                  8     8   3   3   3   6   0  34

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox W(4-2)           9     3   0   0   2   7   0  31   0.92
Totals                  9     3   0   0   2   7   0  31

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Larry McCoy


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly struck out; Orta grounded out (first to
pitcher); D. Allen singled to center; Melton made an out to
second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Unser flied out to left; Brohamer popped to first
in foul territory; A. Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May was called out on strikes; Reichardt walked;
Andrews flied out to left; Herrmann singled to right [Reichardt
to third]; Bahnsen struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles doubled to right; McCraw grounded out
(second to first) [Nettles to third]; Fosse singled to shortstop
[Nettles stayed at third]; Bell hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Nettles scored]; Fosse stole second [Fosse to third (error by
Herrmann)]; Duffy was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Orta
grounded out (first to pitcher); D. Allen grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Wilcox grounded out (shortstop to first); Unser
reached on an error by Melton [Unser to first]; Unser was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Brohamer struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton struck out; May grounded out (third to
first); Reichardt walked; Andrews grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 4TH: A. Johnson struck out; Nettles singled to center;
McCraw made an out to shortstop; Fosse flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Herrmann made an out to first; Bahnsen was called
out on strikes; Kelly flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell singled to center; Duffy singled to left [Bell
to third]; Wilcox doubled to left [Bell scored, Duffy to third];
FORSTER REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Unser reached on a
fielder's choice [Duffy out at third (second to catcher to
third), Wilcox to third]; Brohamer singled to right [Wilcox
scored, Unser to third, Brohamer out at second (right to first
to shortstop)]; A. Johnson flied out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta popped to second in foul territory; D. Allen
grounded out (third to first); Melton grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first); McCraw
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fosse walked; Bell flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: May grounded out (first unassisted); Reichardt
singled to center; Andrews grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Reichardt out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Duffy walked; Wilcox struck out; Unser popped to
third in foul territory; Brohamer doubled to left [Duffy to
third]; A. Johnson was walked intentionally; Nettles struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Herrmann popped to catcher in foul territory;
JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR FORSTER; Johnstone flied out to center;
Kelly lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: JOHNSTONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ROMO
REPLACED KELLY (PITCHING); McCraw grounded out (pitcher to
first); Fosse flied out to center; Bell flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: PHILLIPS REPLACED A. JOHNSON (PLAYING LF); Orta
struck out; D. Allen struck out; Melton flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 3.