Dick Allen hit two inside-the-park homers and batted in five runs to pace the White Sox to an 8-1 victory over the Twins. In the first inning, with Pat Kelly and Luis Alvarado on base, Allen hit a drive that bounced over the head of Twins' center fielder Bobby Darwin, who slipped trying to field the ball. Batting again in the fifth, with Alvarado aboard, Allen hit another drive to center and circled the bases when Darwin missed an attempted shoestring catch. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 8, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Monday, July      31, 1972 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
White Sox    3  0  0    0  3  1    1  0  0  -   8  9  1
Twins        0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              3   2   1   0     1   1   .272      Tovar rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .251
  Bradford cf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Thompson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .290
Alvarado 2b,ss        5   2   2   1     0   0   .225      Braun 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .310
D. Allen 1b           4   2   2   5     0   1   .310      Killebrew 1b          4   0   1   0     0   2   .246
  Muser pr,1b         1   1   0   0     0   0   .278      Reese lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .242
May lf                4   0   2   0     1   0   .293      Darwin cf             4   1   1   0     0   1   .266
Johnstone cf,rf       4   0   0   0     0   1   .177      Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .187
Spiezio 3b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .243      Borgmann c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .241
Herrmann c            3   1   2   1     1   0   .225      Blyleven p            1   0   0   0     0   1   .186
Morales ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .235        Strickland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Andrews 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .221        Nettles ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .216
Bahnsen p             3   0   0   0     0   1   .183        Gebhard p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Brye ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .229
                                                            Goltz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .333

Totals               36   8   9   7     3   6             Totals               33   1   6   1     0   6

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 13,652
Left on Base: White Sox 5, Twins 5
DP: White Sox 0, Twins 0
Errors: Alvarado, Thompson, Darwin
Doubles: Kelly (8), May (14)
Home Runs: D. Allen 2 (27), Herrmann (5)
Stolen Bases: May (18)
Sacrifice Hits: Bahnsen (2)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen W(13-11)        9     6   1   0   0   6   0  33   4.06
Totals                  9     6   1   0   0   6   0  33

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(9-14)        4.1   5   6   6   3   3   2  21   3.07
Strickland              0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.57
Gebhard                 3     3   2   1   0   3   1  13   7.94
Goltz                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.69
Totals                  9     9   8   7   3   6   3  40

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly walked; Alvarado singled to shortstop
[Kelly to second]; D. Allen hit an inside the park homer to
center [Kelly scored, Alvarado scored]; May popped to shortstop;
Johnstone was called out on strikes; Spiezio grounded out
(second to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar flied to center; Thompson singled to center
[Thompson out at second (center to shortstop)]; ANDREWS REPLACED
MORALES (PLAYING 2B); ALVARADO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS);
Braun grounded out (first to pitcher); Rich Morales left with
unknown injury; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Herrmann flied to right; Andrews grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bahnsen flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew struck out; Reese popped to third; Darwin
singled to center; Soderholm grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Alvarado
popped to catcher in foul territory; D. Allen was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann flied to left; Blyleven struck out; Tovar
lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May walked; May stole second; Johnstone lined to
left; Spiezio grounded out (third to first); Herrmann was walked
intentionally; Andrews flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Thompson grounded out (third to first); Braun flied
to center; Killebrew was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 3, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Bahnsen was called out on strikes; Kelly doubled
to left; Alvarado singled to left [Kelly scored]; D. Allen hit
an inside the park homer to center [Alvarado scored]; STRICKLAND
REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); May doubled to center; Johnstone
grounded out (first to pitcher) [May to third]; Spiezio lined to
left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Reese grounded out (first unassisted); Darwin reached
on an error by Alvarado [Darwin to first]; Soderholm struck out;
Borgmann singled to left [Darwin to second]; NETTLES BATTED FOR
STRICKLAND; Nettles singled to right [Darwin scored (unearned),
Borgmann to third]; Tovar lined to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  White Sox 6, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: GEBHARD REPLACED NETTLES (PITCHING); Herrmann
homered; Andrews lined to second; Bahnsen grounded out (third to
first); Kelly was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 7, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Thompson popped to third; Braun grounded out (first
to pitcher); Killebrew singled to left; Reese struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 7, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Alvarado grounded out (shortstop to first); D.
Allen reached on an error by Thompson [D. Allen to first]; MUSER
RAN FOR D. ALLEN; May singled to center [Muser scored (error by
Darwin) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Johnstone flied to right; Spiezio
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: MUSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BRADFORD REPLACED
KELLY (PLAYING CF); JOHNSTONE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
Darwin grounded out (second to first); Soderholm grounded out
(third to first); Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Herrmann singled to right; Andrews struck out;
Bahnsen out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Herrmann to
second]; Bradford flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 8, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: BRYE BATTED FOR GEBHARD; Brye popped to shortstop;
Tovar lined to left; Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: GOLTZ REPLACED BRYE (PITCHING); Alvarado grounded
out (shortstop to first); Muser popped to second; May grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins
1.

TWINS 9TH: Braun lined to right; Killebrew popped to shortstop;
Reese singled to first; Darwin struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 8, Twins 1.