The White Sox erupted for four runs in the eighth inning to beat the Twins, 5-1, and enabled Dave Lemonds to gain his first major league victory. Harmon Killebrew homered for the Twins' run in the seventh to tie the score at 1-1.

Carlos May walked to open the eighth for the White Sox and Rick Reichardt singled. Mike Andrews struck out, but Ed Herrmann singled to drive in the tie-breaking tally. Rich Morales followed with a single for another run. After Jay Johnstone, batting for Lemonds, moved the runners up with a grounder, Pat Kelly singled to score Herrmann and Morales. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Saturday, July      1, 1972 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  4  0
White Sox    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  4  x  -   5 12  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .276      Kelly rf              4   0   2   2     1   0   .275
Thompson ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .272      Orta 3b               5   0   1   0     0   2   .205
Carew 2b              4   0   2   0     0   1   .294      D. Allen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .295
Killebrew 1b          4   1   1   1     0   0   .246      May lf                3   1   1   0     1   0   .312
  Monzon pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Reichardt cf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .280
Darwin cf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .241        Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Soderholm 3b          2   0   0   0     1   1   .215      Andrews 2b            4   1   2   0     0   1   .257
Borgmann c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Herrmann c            3   1   3   1     1   0   .237
Brye lf               2   0   0   0     1   1   .214      Alvarado ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .243
Perry p               2   0   0   0     0   2   .206        Morales ss          1   1   1   1     0   0   .214
  Renick ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Lemonds p             3   0   0   0     0   3   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnstone ph,cf     1   0   0   0     0   0   .159
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Strickland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   4   1     3   7             Totals               35   5  12   5     3   7

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance:  8,757
Left on Base: Twins 4, White Sox 9
DP: Twins 1, White Sox 2
Doubles: Andrews (10)
Home Runs: Killebrew (11)
Stolen Bases: Kelly (20)
Caught Stealing: Tovar (7)
GIDP: Borgmann (1), Alvarado (6)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry                   7     8   1   1   2   5   0  30   3.35
LaRoche L(1-4)          0     1   2   2   1   0   0   2   3.35
Granger                 0.1   2   2   2   0   1   0   3   1.27
Strickland              0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8    12   5   5   3   7   0  38

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lemonds W(1-1)          8     3   1   1   3   7   1  28   2.66
Acosta SV(3)            1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.70
Totals                  9     4   1   1   3   7   1  32

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Frank Umont, 3B - Jim Odom


TWINS 1ST: Tovar walked; Thompson struck out; Carew struck out
while Tovar was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly singled to center; Orta flied to right; D.
Allen struck out; May singled to right [Kelly to third]; On a
bunt Reichardt grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew popped to catcher in foul territory; Darwin
singled to left; Soderholm was called out on strikes; Borgmann
flied to center; Debut game for Glenn Borgmann; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Andrews singled to right; Herrmann singled to
center [Andrews to second]; Alvarado singled to right [Andrews
scored, Herrmann to second]; Lemonds struck out; Kelly walked
[Herrmann to third, Alvarado to second]; Orta flied to center;
D. Allen forced Kelly (shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 1.

TWINS 3RD: Brye was called out on strikes; Perry was called out
on strikes; Tovar popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: May flied to right; Reichardt grounded out (third
to first); Andrews doubled to left; Herrmann was walked
intentionally; Alvarado grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 1.

TWINS 4TH: Thompson flied to right; Carew singled to center;
Killebrew popped to catcher in foul territory [Carew to second];
Darwin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemonds struck out; Kelly flied to center; Orta
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, White
Sox 1.

TWINS 5TH: Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Borgmann
grounded out (third to first); Brye walked; Perry struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: D. Allen lined to third; May flied to right;
Reichardt grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 0, White Sox 1.

TWINS 6TH: Tovar flied to right; Thompson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Andrews popped to shortstop; Herrmann singled to
right; Alvarado grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Herrmann out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 1.

TWINS 7TH: Killebrew homered; onto the LF roof; Darwin
grounded out (third to first); Soderholm walked; Borgmann
grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Soderholm out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Lemonds struck out; Kelly flied to left; Orta
singled to center; D. Allen forced Orta (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 1.

TWINS 8TH: MORALES REPLACED ALVARADO (PLAYING SS); Brye flied to
center; RENICK BATTED FOR PERRY; Renick popped to second; Tovar
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: LAROCHE REPLACED RENICK (PITCHING); May walked;
Reichardt singled to center [May to second]; GRANGER REPLACED
LAROCHE (PITCHING); Andrews struck out; Herrmann singled to
right [May scored, Reichardt to second]; Morales singled to
center [Reichardt scored, Herrmann to third (on throw), Morales
to second]; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR LEMONDS; STRICKLAND REPLACED
GRANGER (PITCHING); Johnstone grounded out (second to first);
Kelly singled to first [Herrmann scored, Morales scored]; Kelly
stole second; Orta was called out on strikes; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 5.

TWINS 9TH: JOHNSTONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); ACOSTA
REPLACED REICHARDT (PITCHING); Thompson flied to right; Carew
singled to left; Killebrew forced Carew (second unassisted);
MONZON RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Darwin flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 5.