Three homers, including back-to-back blows by Pat Kelly and Jorge Orta in the sixth inning, helped carry the White Sox to a 5-3 victory over the Indians and sent Gaylord Perry down to his sixth straight defeat. Perry had a 2-0 lead and was sailing along with a two-hitter until the homers by Kelly and Orta tied the score. The White Sox went on to score two more runs before the inning ended on a walk to Dick Allen, double by Carlos May, single by Bill Melton and sacrifice fly by Bill Sharp. Allen added a run with a homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Friday, August    9, 1974 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  4    0  1  0  -   5  8  0
Indians      0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  1  -   3 13  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly dh              3   1   2   1     1   0   .282      Lowenstein 3b         4   2   3   0     1   0   .261
Orta 2b               4   1   1   1     0   2   .316      Duffy ss              5   0   2   1     0   0   .238
D. Allen 1b           2   2   1   1     2   0   .297      Hendrick cf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .295
May lf                4   1   1   1     0   0   .285        Torres cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .172
K. Henderson cf       4   0   1   0     0   2   .291        Ellis ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .295
Melton 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .235        Beene pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sharp rf              3   0   0   1     0   0   .279      Spikes rf             5   1   3   1     0   1   .289
Downing c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .270      Gamble dh             3   0   2   0     1   0   .291
Dent ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .256        Lis ph,dh           1   0   0   0     0   1   .194
Bahnsen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McCraw 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .284
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lee lf                4   0   1   0     0   1   .258
                                                          Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .194
                                                          Alvarado 2b           2   0   1   0     0   0   .167
                                                            Crosby ph,2b        1   0   0   0     1   0   .226
                                                          G. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   5   8   5     3   4             Totals               37   3  13   3     4   4

Time of Game: 2:54   Attendance: 32,258
Left on Base: White Sox 4, Indians 11
DP: White Sox 2, Indians 0
Doubles: May (17), Downing (10), Lowenstein (11), Duffy (16)
Home Runs: Kelly (4), Orta (8), D. Allen (30)
Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (28)
Caught Stealing: D. Allen (1), Lowenstein (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Sharp (3)
GIDP: McCraw 2 (5)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen W(10-13)        8.2  13   3   3   4   3   0  40   4.46
Forster SV(17)          0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.86
Totals                  9    13   3   3   4   4   0  41

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
G. Perry L(15-7)        9     8   5   5   3   4   3  36   2.44
Totals                  9     8   5   5   3   4   3  36

Wild Pitches: Bahnsen (5)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Armando Rodriguez, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Merle Anthony


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly walked; Orta struck out; D. Allen forced
Kelly (shortstop to second); May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein singled to center; Duffy flied out to
center; Lowenstein was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: K. Henderson flied out to left; Melton grounded
out (pitcher to first); Sharp grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble
singled to second; McCraw grounded into a double play (shortstop
to first) [Gamble out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: TORRES REPLACED HENDRICK (PLAYING CF); Downing
grounded out (pitcher to first); Dent lined to second; Kelly
singled to center; Orta flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Lee singled to center; Duncan flied out to center;
Alvarado singled to shortstop [Lee to second]; Bahnsen threw a
wild pitch [Lee to third]; Lowenstein grounded out (first
unassisted) [Alvarado to second]; Duffy flied out to center; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: D. Allen walked; D. Allen was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first); May grounded out
(second to first); K. Henderson singled to center; Melton flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Torres grounded out (second to first); Spikes
singled to left; Gamble singled to left [Spikes to second];
McCraw singled to center [Gamble to second, Spikes scored]; Lee
flied out to center; Duncan flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Sharp flied out to left; Downing made an out to
second; Dent grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Alvarado flied out to left; Lowenstein doubled to
left; Lowenstein stole third; Duffy singled to left [Lowenstein
scored]; Torres flied out to center; Spikes struck out; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kelly homered; Orta homered; D. Allen walked; May
doubled to center [D. Allen scored]; K. Henderson was called out
on strikes; Melton singled to left [May to third]; Sharp hit a
sacrifice fly to left [May scored]; Downing grounded out (second
to first); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Indians 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Gamble flied out to left; McCraw grounded out
(third to first); Lee flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 4, Indians 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Dent made an out to first; Kelly flied out to
left; Orta struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: Duncan struck out; CROSBY BATTED FOR ALVARADO;
Crosby walked; Lowenstein singled to second [Crosby to second];
Duffy flied out to left; Torres flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Indians 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: CROSBY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); D. Allen
homered; May grounded out (first unassisted); K. Henderson
struck out; Melton grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Spikes singled to center; Gamble walked [Spikes to
second]; McCraw grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Spikes to third, Gamble out at second]; Lee struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Indians 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Sharp flied out to center; Downing doubled to
center [Downing out at third (right to second to third)]; Dent
made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Duncan made an out to first; Crosby grounded out
(pitcher to first); Lowenstein walked; Duffy doubled to left
[Lowenstein to third]; ELLIS BATTED FOR TORRES; Ellis walked;
BEENE RAN FOR ELLIS; Spikes singled to left [Beene to second,
Duffy to third, Lowenstein scored]; FORSTER REPLACED BAHNSEN
(PITCHING); LIS BATTED FOR GAMBLE; Lis struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 5, Indians 3.