Homers by Dick Allen, Rick Reichardt and Ed Spiezio carried the White Sox to a 4-3 victory over the Indians. Allen connected for the circuit in the fourth inning.

With the Indians leading, 3-1, Carlos May singled in the seventh and Reichardt tied the score with his boundary belt. Spiezio followed with his first homer of the season to provide the winning run. Ray Fosse hit a two-run homer for the Indians. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Tuesday, July      11, 1972 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    1  0  0    3  0  0  -   4  6  0
Indians      0  2  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Williams rf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .254      Bell cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .233
Andrews 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Brohamer 2b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .259
D. Allen 1b           4   1   1   1     0   2   .282      Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lolich rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .206
May lf                4   1   1   0     0   1   .299      Nettles 3b            4   1   2   0     0   1   .248
Reichardt cf          4   1   2   2     0   1   .277      A. Johnson lf         4   1   2   1     0   1   .232
Spiezio 3b            3   1   1   1     1   2   .140      Fosse c               4   1   3   2     0   0   .263
Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Leon ss               4   0   0   0     0   2   .205
Alvarado ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Tidrow p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .231
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Riddleberger p      0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bahnsen p             1   0   0   0     0   1   .180        McCraw ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .270
  Lyttle ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .229        Foster ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .151
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hennigan p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Morales ss          1   0   0   0     0   1   .229        Moses ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .172

Totals               32   4   6   4     1  12             Totals               35   3   9   3     1   7

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance:  5,128
Left on Base: White Sox 2, Indians 6
DP: White Sox 0, Indians 1
Doubles: Nettles (14), Fosse 2 (12)
Home Runs: D. Allen (18), Reichardt (4), Spiezio (1), Fosse (5)
Stolen Bases: Fosse (4)
Caught Stealing: Nettles (2)
GIDP: Herrmann (9)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen                 5     7   3   3   0   1   1  21   4.31
Gossage W(2-0)          1.1   1   0   0   0   3   0   5   4.19
Forster SV(12)          2.2   1   0   0   1   3   0  10   1.83
Totals                  9     9   3   3   1   7   1  36

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow L(5-9)           6.1   5   4   4   1  10   3  24   3.95
Riddleberger            0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.29
Hennigan                2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.96
Totals                  9     6   4   4   1  12   3  33

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Bill Haller


WHITE SOX 1ST: Williams struck out; Andrews popped to third in
foul territory; D. Allen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell flied to center; Brohamer singled to center;
Chambliss flied to center; Lolich grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May flied to center; Reichardt struck out;
Spiezio was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Nettles singled to center; A. Johnson singled to
left [Nettles to second]; Nettles was caught stealing third
(catcher to third) [A. Johnson to second (on throw)]; Fosse
homered [A. Johnson scored]; Leon was called out on strikes;
Tidrow grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Indians 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Herrmann struck out; Alvarado struck out; Bahnsen
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 2.

INDIANS 3RD: On a bunt Bell singled; Brohamer flied to left;
Chambliss flied to center; Lolich flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Williams grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to
first); Andrews flied to left; D. Allen homered; May was called
out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Nettles doubled to center; A. Johnson singled to
center [Nettles scored]; Fosse forced A. Johnson (third to
second) [Fosse to first]; Fosse stole second; Leon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Tidrow grounded out (first to pitcher); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Reichardt singled to center; Spiezio walked
[Reichardt to second]; Herrmann grounded into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Reichardt to third, Spiezio out at
second]; Alvarado flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Indians 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Brohamer
grounded out (second to first); Chambliss flied to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: LYTTLE BATTED FOR BAHNSEN; Lyttle struck out;
Williams grounded out (third to first); Andrews grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Indians 3.

INDIANS 6TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED LYTTLE (PITCHING); Lolich struck
out; Nettles lined to first; A. Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Indians 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: D. Allen struck out; May singled to center;
Reichardt homered [May scored]; Spiezio homered; RIDDLEBERGER
REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Herrmann grounded out (pitcher to
first); Alvarado flied to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
4, Indians 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Fosse doubled to left; Leon struck out; MCCRAW
BATTED FOR RIDDLEBERGER; MORALES REPLACED GOSSAGE (PLAYING SS);
FORSTER REPLACED ALVARADO (PITCHING); FOSTER BATTED FOR MCCRAW;
Foster popped to second; Bell grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Indians 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: HENNIGAN REPLACED FOSTER (PITCHING); Morales
struck out; Williams singled to left; Andrews flied to center;
D. Allen forced Williams (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 4, Indians 3.

INDIANS 8TH: MUSER REPLACED D. ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); Brohamer
walked; Chambliss forced Brohamer (second to shortstop)
[Chambliss to first]; Lolich struck out; Nettles struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Indians 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: May flied to right; Reichardt lined to shortstop;
Spiezio struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Indians
3.

INDIANS 9TH: A. Johnson grounded out (second to first); Fosse
doubled to center; Leon grounded out (third to first); MOSES
BATTED FOR HENNIGAN; Moses struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 4, Indians 3.