An error by Dick Allen enabled the Angels to score a run in the ninth inning to defeat the White Sox, 4-3. With two away in the ninth, Sandy Alomar singled. When Allen muffed the throw to first base on an attempted pickoff play, Alomar raced to third. The White Sox then walked Mickey Rivers and Vada Pinson to load the bases, but Bob Oliver wrecked the strategy with a single to drive in Alomar. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 4, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Wednesday, May       31, 1972 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
White Sox    1  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   3  8  1
Angels       0  1  0    0  0  1    0  1  1  -   4  9  3


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   1   2   0     1   1   .327      Alomar 2b             5   2   2   0     0   0   .277
Johnstone cf          5   0   1   0     0   1   .182      Berry cf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .316
D. Allen 1b           5   0   1   1     0   0   .314        Rivers pr,cf        0   1   0   0     1   0   .236
May lf                4   1   1   0     1   0   .301      Pinson lf             4   0   0   0     1   2   .298
Melton 3b             3   0   0   0     2   0   .209      Oliver 1b             5   0   2   2     0   2   .277
Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     1   3   .200      McMullen 3b           4   1   2   0     0   2   .269
Morales ss            4   1   2   2     0   0   .229      Stanton rf            4   0   3   2     0   1   .273
Orta 2b               3   0   0   0     1   1   .194      Cardenas ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Bradley p             2   0   1   0     0   1   .233      Kusnyer c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .164
  Forster p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Clark p               2   0   0   0     0   1   .050
  Kealey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Spencer ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .219
                                                            Llenas ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .303
                                                            Allen p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .400

Totals               34   3   8   3     6   8             Totals               35   4   9   4     4  12

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance:  5,428
Left on Base: White Sox 11, Angels 10
DP: White Sox 0, Angels 0
Errors: D. Allen, McMullen, Cardenas, Kusnyer
Doubles: D. Allen (7), McMullen (5)
Home Runs: Morales (2)
Stolen Bases: Kelly (11), May (7), Orta (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Bradley (1), Cardenas (2)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bradley                 6.1   5   2   2   1  10   0  26   3.28
Forster                 1.1   1   1   1   1   1   0   6   2.11
Kealey L(2-2)           1     3   1   1   2   1   0   8   2.40
Totals                  8.2   9   4   4   4  12   0  40

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clark                   7     6   3   2   6   6   1  34   3.55
Allen W(1-2)            2     2   0   0   0   2   0   7   1.78
Totals                  9     8   3   2   6   8   1  41

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly singled to second; Kelly stole second;
Johnstone flied out to right; D. Allen doubled to right [Kelly
scored]; May singled to second [D. Allen to third]; Melton
walked [May to second]; Herrmann struck out; Morales popped to
third in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (second to first); Berry walked;
Pinson flied to right [Berry to second]; Oliver flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Orta grounded out (first unassisted); Bradley
singled to center; Kelly walked [Bradley to second]; Johnstone
forced Kelly (first to shortstop) [Bradley to third]; D. Allen
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: McMullen doubled to left; Stanton singled to center
[McMullen scored]; Cardenas grounded out (second to first)
[Stanton to second]; Kusnyer struck out; Clark was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Angels 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: May walked; Melton lined to third; May stole
second [May to third (error by Kusnyer)]; Herrmann struck out;
Morales singled to third [May scored (unearned)]; Orta grounded
out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Berry
popped to first in foul territory; Pinson struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Angels 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Bradley struck out; Kelly struck out; Johnstone
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Oliver struck out; McMullen struck out; Stanton
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Angels 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: D. Allen reached on an error by McMullen; May
forced D. Allen (second to shortstop) [May to second (error by
Cardenas)]; Melton grounded out (third to first) [May to third];
Herrmann was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Cardenas struck out; Kusnyer struck out; Clark flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Angels 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Morales homered; Orta walked; Orta stole second;
Bradley out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Orta to
third]; Kelly grounded out (second to first); Johnstone grounded
out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3,
Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Alomar singled to left; Berry grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Alomar to second]; Pinson struck out;
Oliver singled to right [Alomar scored]; McMullen was called out
on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Angels 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: D. Allen flied out to right; May grounded out
(first unassisted); Melton walked; Herrmann walked [Melton to
second]; Morales forced Melton (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Stanton singled to center; Cardenas reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Stanton to second]; On a
bunt Kusnyer popped to catcher in foul territory; SPENCER BATTED
FOR CLARK; FORSTER REPLACED BRADLEY (PITCHING); LLENAS BATTED
FOR SPENCER; Llenas grounded out (third to first) [Stanton to
third, Cardenas to second]; Alomar flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Angels 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: ALLEN REPLACED LLENAS (PITCHING); Orta struck
out; Forster was called out on strikes; Kelly singled to left;
Kelly was picked off first (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Berry walked; RIVERS RAN FOR BERRY; On a bunt Pinson
made an out to pitcher; Oliver struck out; McMullen singled to
right [Rivers to third]; KEALEY REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING);
Stanton singled to left [Rivers scored, McMullen to third];
Cardenas flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
3, Angels 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: RIVERS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Johnstone
singled to center; D. Allen flied out to right; May grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Johnstone to second]; Melton grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Angels
3.

ANGELS 9TH: Kusnyer made an out to shortstop; Allen struck out;
Alomar singled to center; Alomar was picked off first but was
safe on an error by D. Allen [Alomar to third]; Rivers was
walked intentionally; Pinson walked [Rivers to second]; Oliver
singled to center [Alomar scored, Rivers to third, Pinson to
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 3, Angels 4.