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Saturday May 20, 1972
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Stan Bahnsen gave up only two hits, both by Ken McMullen, while pitching the White Sox to an 8-0 victory over the Angels. McMullen singled in the second inning and beat out a bunt in the eighth. Dick Allen started the White Sox scoring with a two-run homer in the first and drove in two more runs with a bases-loaded single in the fourth. [The Sporting News]


Chicago White Sox 8, California Angels 0

Game Played on Saturday, May 20, 1972 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  2
White Sox    3  0  2    2  0  0    1  0  x  -   8  8  2


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Kelly rf              5   2   2   0     0   0   .350
  Llenas 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Andrews 2b            3   1   1   0     2   0   .225
Rivers cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .211      May lf                4   2   0   0     0   2   .286
Pinson lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .316      D. Allen 1b           3   1   2   4     1   0   .320
Oliver rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Melton 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .237
Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .221      Johnstone cf          3   1   0   0     1   1   .173
McMullen 3b           3   0   2   0     0   0   .259      Herrmann c            4   0   1   1     0   0   .186
Cardenas ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Morales ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .262
  O'Brien ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Bahnsen p             4   1   1   0     0   0   .190
Kusnyer c             1   0   0   0     0   1   .231
  Stephenson ph,c     2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Clark p               1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Queen p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kosco ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
  Rose p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   2   0     0   6             Totals               33   8   8   6     4   3

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 21,190
Left on Base: Angels 4, White Sox 6
DP: Angels 0, White Sox 0
Errors: Alomar 2, Andrews, Morales
Doubles: Kelly 2 (6)
Home Runs: D. Allen (6)
Hit by Pitch: Morales (2,by Queen)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clark L(3-4)            2.1   2   5   4   3   0   1  13   4.35
Queen                   4.2   6   3   2   1   3   0  22   6.62
Rose                    1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8     8   8   6   4   3   1  38

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen W(5-4)          9     2   0   0   0   6   0  31   2.98
Totals                  9     2   0   0   0   6   0  31

Passed Balls: Stephenson (1)
Hit by Pitch: Queen (2)
Wild Pitches: Clark (5)

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Larry Napp, 3B - Art Frantz


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (first to pitcher); Rivers
struck out; Pinson reached on an error by Morales; Oliver made
an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly doubled to left; Andrews walked; May forced
Andrews (shortstop to second) [Kelly scored (error by Alomar)];
D. Allen homered [May scored]; into CF bullpen; Melton
flied out to center; Johnstone grounded out (first unassisted);
3 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 3.

ANGELS 2ND: Spencer flied out to right; McMullen singled to
center; Cardenas flied out to left; Kusnyer struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Morales
grounded out (third to first); Bahnsen grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 3.

ANGELS 3RD: Clark popped to third in foul territory; Alomar
struck out; Rivers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Andrews
walked; May reached on an error by Alomar [Andrews to third];
Clark threw a wild pitch [Andrews scored, May to second]; D.
Allen walked; QUEEN REPLACED CLARK (PITCHING); Melton singled to
center [May scored (unearned), D. Allen to third]; Johnstone
struck out; Herrmann forced Melton (second to shortstop); 2 R (1
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 5.

ANGELS 4TH: Pinson made an out to shortstop; Oliver struck out;
Spencer flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, White
Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Morales popped to catcher in foul territory;
Bahnsen singled to center; Kelly doubled to center [Bahnsen to
third]; Andrews singled to shortstop [Bahnsen stayed at third,
Kelly stayed at second]; May struck out; D. Allen singled to
right [Bahnsen scored, Kelly scored, Andrews to third]; Melton
forced D. Allen (third to second); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
0, White Sox 7.

ANGELS 5TH: McMullen grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenas
flied to right; STEPHENSON BATTED FOR KUSNYER; Stephenson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
White Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 5TH: STEPHENSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Johnstone
made an out to third; Herrmann flied out to left; Morales was
hit by a pitch; Bahnsen forced Morales (shortstop to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 7.

ANGELS 6TH: Queen grounded out (second to first); Alomar flied
out to center; Rivers grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kelly flied out to center; Andrews flied out to
center; May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, White Sox 7.

ANGELS 7TH: Pinson grounded out (first unassisted); Oliver flied
out to center; Spencer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 7TH: LLENAS REPLACED ALOMAR (PLAYING 2B); O'BRIEN
REPLACED CARDENAS (PLAYING SS); D. Allen flied out to center;
Melton flied out to left; Johnstone walked; Stephenson allowed a
passed ball [Johnstone to second]; Herrmann singled to center
[Johnstone scored (unearned)]; Morales flied out to center; 1 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 8.

ANGELS 8TH: McMullen singled to pitcher; O'Brien made an out to
second; Stephenson flied to right in foul territory; KOSCO
BATTED FOR QUEEN; Kosco forced McMullen (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 8TH: ROSE REPLACED KOSCO (PITCHING); Bahnsen flied out
to right; Kelly grounded out (second to first); Andrews lined to
third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 8.

ANGELS 9TH: Llenas grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers
flied out to left; Pinson reached on an error by Andrews; Oliver
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
White Sox 8.



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