Gaylord Perry's difficulties since winning 15 straight games earlier in season continued when the Indians' veteran righthander lost to the White Sox, 3-0. The defeat was Perry's eighth in his last nine decisions. Bart Johnson pitched the shutout on a five-hitter.

Perry, who gave up seven hits, yielded two runs in the first inning on a walk to Pat Kelly and singles by Jorge Orta, Carlos May and Bill Melton. Ken Henderson scored the other run after hitting a double in the fourth. Perry threw wildly attempting to pick Henderson off second, and Rusty Torres, who retrieved the ball in center field, followed with a bad throw to third, allowing Henderson to cross the plate. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Saturday, August    24, 1974 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2
White Sox    2  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  7  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Lowenstein 3b         3   0   0   0     0   2   .247      Kelly dh              3   1   0   0     1   0   .284
  Lis 3b              1   0   0   0     0   0   .205      Orta 2b               4   1   2   0     0   2   .311
Hermoso 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Muser 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .295
  Lee ph              1   0   1   0     0   0   .246      May lf                4   0   1   1     0   0   .268
Carty dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .292      K. Henderson cf       3   1   1   0     0   1   .288
Spikes rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .284      Melton 3b             3   0   1   1     0   1   .227
Ellis 1b,c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Sharp rf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .266
Gamble lf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .288      Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Torres cf             2   0   0   0     1   1   .170      Dent ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .257
Duffy ss              3   0   0   0     0   1   .232      B. Johnson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Duncan c              2   0   1   0     0   1   .193
  McCraw ph,1b        1   0   1   0     0   0   .294
G. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   5   0     1   7             Totals               30   3   7   2     1   5

Time of Game: 2:05   Attendance: 27,878
Left on Base: Indians 4, White Sox 4
DP: Indians 1, White Sox 2
Errors: Torres, G. Perry
Doubles: K. Henderson (28)
GIDP: Lis (6), Carty (3)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
G. Perry L(16-9)        8     7   3   2   1   5   0  31   2.42
Totals                  8     7   3   2   1   5   0  31

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
B. Johnson W(5-2)       9     5   0   0   1   7   0  31   3.39
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   7   0  31

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Nick Bremigan


INDIANS 1ST: Lowenstein struck out; Hermoso made an out to
first; Carty struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly walked; Orta singled to left [Kelly to
second]; Muser popped to third; May singled to right [Kelly
scored, Orta to second]; K. Henderson struck out; Melton singled
to right [Orta scored, May to third]; Sharp flied out to center;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes popped to catcher in foul territory; Ellis
flied out to right; Gamble flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Herrmann lined to right; Dent popped to catcher
in foul territory; Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Torres made an out to third; Duffy made an out to
shortstop; Duncan singled to right; Lowenstein flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta struck out; Muser grounded out (shortstop to
first); May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Hermoso made an out to third; Carty singled to
left; Spikes was called out on strikes; Ellis flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: K. Henderson doubled to left; Melton struck out;
K. Henderson was picked off second but was safe on an error by
G. Perry [K. Henderson scored (error by Torres) (unearned)];
Sharp flied out to left; Herrmann popped to third; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 3.

INDIANS 5TH: Gamble singled to left; Torres struck out; Duffy
flied out to left; Duncan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Dent singled to center; Kelly grounded out
(second to first) [Dent to second]; Orta singled to first [Dent
to third]; Muser hit into a double play (first to catcher) [Dent
out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 3.

INDIANS 6TH: Lowenstein struck out; Hermoso grounded out
(pitcher to first); Carty grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: May lined to shortstop; K. Henderson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Melton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 3.

INDIANS 7TH: Spikes grounded out (shortstop to first); Ellis
grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble lined to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: LIS REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING 3B); Sharp
struck out; Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Dent
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, White Sox 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Torres walked; Duffy struck out; MCCRAW BATTED FOR
DUNCAN; McCraw singled to center [Torres to second]; Lis
grounded into a double play (third to first) [Torres out at
third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: MCCRAW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); ELLIS CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first);
Orta struck out; Muser singled to left; May made an out to
first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 3.

INDIANS 9TH: LEE BATTED FOR HERMOSO; Lee singled to right; Carty
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lee
out at second]; Spikes made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 3.