With two out in the ninth inning, Carlos May smashed a three-run homer to lift the White Sox to a 9-8 victory over the Angels. Mike Andrews opened the ninth with a single for his fourth hit of the game and when Bill Melton also singled with one away, Alan Foster replaced Eddie Fisher. Ed Herrmann flied out, but May swung at Foster's first pitch to him for the game-winning homer. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 9, California Angels 8
Game Played on Sunday, May       21, 1972 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Angels       0  0  2    2  1  0    1  2  0  -   8 14  2
White Sox    2  3  0    0  0  1    0  0  3  -   9 12  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             5   0   1   1     0   1   .264      Williams rf           4   1   0   0     0   0   .303
Cardenas ss           5   0   2   2     0   0   .216        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Pinson lf             5   2   2   1     0   0   .320        Lemonds p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Oliver rf,1b          4   0   2   0     1   1   .261        Orta ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .203
Spencer 1b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .216        Kealey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rose p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Andrews 2b            5   2   4   1     0   1   .255
  Llenas ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .323      D. Allen 1b           4   2   1   3     1   0   .318
  Barber p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Melton 3b             4   1   1   0     1   1   .238
  Fisher p            2   0   0   0     0   2   .222      Reichardt cf          3   0   1   1     0   0   .216
  Foster p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brinkman c          1   0   1   0     0   0   .500
McMullen 3b           2   1   0   0     3   0   .253        Herrmann ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .183
Rivers cf             5   0   1   0     0   1   .211      May lf                5   1   2   4     0   0   .292
Torborg c             2   2   1   0     1   0   .200      Egan c                2   0   0   0     1   1   .162
  Kusnyer c           2   1   1   1     0   0   .244        Alvarado pr         0   1   0   0     0   0   .143
May p                 0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnstone cf        1   0   1   0     0   0   .189
  Stanton ph,rf       4   2   3   2     0   1   .200      Morales ss            3   0   0   0     1   0   .244
                                                          Bradley p             1   1   1   0     0   0   .273
                                                            Gossage p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
                                                            Kelly ph,rf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .341

Totals               39   8  14   8     5   7             Totals               38   9  12   9     4   5

Time of Game: 3:06   Attendance: 14,636
Left on Base: Angels 9, White Sox 7
DP: Angels 0, White Sox 0
Errors: McMullen, Kusnyer
Doubles: Torborg (3), Stanton (2), Oliver (6), Bradley (1)
Home Runs: Pinson (3), Kusnyer (1), D. Allen (7), May (3)
Stolen Bases: Alvarado (1)
Caught Stealing: Alomar (4), Rivers (2), May (4)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
May                     2     5   5   2   1   3   1  13   6.14
Rose                    2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   0.00
Barber                  1     1   1   1   3   0   0   7   5.21
Fisher                  3.1   5   2   2   0   1   0  14   2.87
Foster L(0-1)           0.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   2  27.00
Totals                  8.2  12   9   6   4   5   2  42

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bradley                 3.1   6   4   4   3   3   0  18   3.74
Gossage                 2.2   3   1   1   0   1   0  11   2.70
Romo                    1.1   4   3   3   1   2   2   9   3.60
Lemonds                 0.2   0   0   0   1   1   0   3   3.38
Kealey W(2-0)           1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Totals                  9    14   8   8   5   7   2  44

Passed Balls: Kusnyer (2)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar struck out; Cardenas flied out to left;
Pinson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams grounded out (third to first); Andrews
singled to left; D. Allen walked [Andrews to second]; Melton
struck out; Reichardt singled to left [Andrews scored, D. Allen
to third]; May singled to center [D. Allen scored, Reichardt to
second]; Egan struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, White
Sox 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); Spencer
popped to third in foul territory; McMullen walked; Rivers flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Morales flied out to left; Bradley doubled to
left; Williams reached on an error by McMullen [Bradley to
third]; Andrews was called out on strikes; D. Allen homered
(unearned) [Bradley scored (unearned), Williams scored
(unearned)]; Melton flied out to left; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 5.

ANGELS 3RD: Torborg walked; STANTON BATTED FOR MAY; Stanton
singled to center [Torborg to second]; Alomar singled to right
[Torborg scored, Stanton to third]; Alomar was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to second); Cardenas singled to
shortstop [Stanton scored]; Pinson flied out to right; Oliver
singled to center [Cardenas to third]; Spencer struck out; 2 R,
4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 3RD: STANTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); OLIVER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); ROSE REPLACED SPENCER
(PITCHING); Reichardt flied out to left; May flied out to
center; Egan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 5.

ANGELS 4TH: McMullen walked; Rivers was called out on strikes;
Torborg doubled to right [McMullen to third]; Stanton doubled to
right [McMullen scored, Torborg scored]; GOSSAGE REPLACED
BRADLEY (PITCHING); Alomar popped to first; Cardenas popped to
catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4,
White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Morales flied out to right; Gossage struck out;
Williams made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4,
White Sox 5.

ANGELS 5TH: Pinson singled to center; Oliver doubled to left
[Pinson to third]; LLENAS BATTED FOR ROSE; Llenas singled to
right [Pinson scored, Oliver to third]; McMullen popped to
catcher in foul territory; Rivers reached on a fielder's choice
[Oliver out at home (shortstop to catcher), Llenas to second];
Torborg made an out to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5,
White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 5TH: BARBER REPLACED LLENAS (PITCHING); Andrews
singled to pitcher; D. Allen flied out to left; Melton walked
[Andrews to second]; Reichardt flied out to center; May lined to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, White Sox 5.

ANGELS 6TH: Stanton was called out on strikes; Alomar flied out
to center; Cardenas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: KUSNYER REPLACED TORBORG (PLAYING C ); Egan
walked; ALVARADO RAN FOR EGAN; Alvarado stole second; Morales
walked; FISHER REPLACED BARBER (PITCHING); KELLY BATTED FOR
GOSSAGE; Kusnyer dropped a foul fly hit by Kelly for an error;
Kelly made an out to second; Williams flied out to left; Andrews
singled to left [Alvarado scored, Morales to third]; D. Allen
popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
5, White Sox 6.

ANGELS 7TH: KELLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ROMO REPLACED
WILLIAMS (PITCHING); BRINKMAN REPLACED REICHARDT (PLAYING C );
JOHNSTONE REPLACED ALVARADO (PLAYING CF); Pinson homered; Oliver
struck out; Fisher was called out on strikes; McMullen walked;
Rivers popped to catcher in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 6, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Melton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Brinkman singled to left; May forced Brinkman (second to
shortstop); May was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 6, White Sox 6.

ANGELS 8TH: Kusnyer homered; Stanton singled to left; Alomar
grounded out (second to first) [Stanton to second]; Cardenas
singled to left [Stanton scored, Cardenas to second (on throw)];
LEMONDS REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); Pinson grounded out (first
unassisted) [Cardenas to third]; Oliver was walked
intentionally; Fisher struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
8, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Johnstone singled to right; Kusnyer allowed a
passed ball [Johnstone to second]; Morales popped to first in
foul territory; Kelly grounded out (second to first) [Johnstone
to third]; ORTA BATTED FOR LEMONDS; Orta struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 8, White Sox 6.

ANGELS 9TH: KEALEY REPLACED ORTA (PITCHING); McMullen grounded
out (second to first); Rivers singled to center; Rivers was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Kusnyer popped to
shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 8,
White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Andrews singled to left; D. Allen flied out to
left; Melton singled to center [Andrews to second]; FOSTER
REPLACED FISHER (PITCHING); HERRMANN BATTED FOR BRINKMAN;
Herrmann flied out to left; May homered [Andrews scored, Melton
scored]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 8, White Sox 9.