Wilbur Wood beat the Indians for the fourth straight time this season to start the White Sox off to a sweep of a doubleheader, each game ending with the identical score of 8-5. Carlos May, Ken Henderson and Ed Herrmann batted in two runs apiece in support of Wood. Indians' hits included a homer by Frank Duffy.

Jorge Orta had four hits in the nightcap, two of them coming in the third inning when the White Sox piled up six runs. Orta led off with a single, Tony Muser batted in one run with a double, Jerry Hairston doubled to drive in two and Pat Kelly singled to add a pair before Orta came to bat for the second time in the stanza and singled to account for the sixth run. Although staked to an 8-0 lead, Stan Bahnsen couldn't stand the prosperity and was knocked out in the fourth when the Indians rallied for four runs on homers by Oscar Gamble and Joe Lis, Gamble's blow coming with two men on base. Rich Gossage was the winner in relief, but the White Sox also had to call on Terry Forster, who worked the last 2 2/3 innings. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    25, 1974 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Indians      0  0  1    1  0  0    0  1  2  -   5 11  1
White Sox    2  0  3    0  3  0    0  0  x  -   8 10  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Duffy ss              5   1   2   1     0   0   .234      Kelly dh              3   2   1   0     2   1   .284
Alvarado 2b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .180      Orta 2b               5   1   1   0     0   0   .310
Carty dh              3   0   2   0     1   0   .333      D. Allen 1b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .309
Spikes rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .281        Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .295
Ellis 1b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .292      May lf                3   0   1   2     0   1   .268
Gamble lf             4   2   2   1     0   2   .291      K. Henderson cf       3   2   2   2     0   0   .290
Lis 3b                4   0   0   0     0   2   .198      Melton 3b             2   1   1   1     2   0   .228
Duncan c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .194      Sharp rf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .266
  Lowenstein pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Herrmann c            3   0   1   2     1   0   .268
Torres cf             4   1   2   1     0   1   .185      Dent ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .257
Bosman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Beene p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  11   5     1   8             Totals               31   8  10   8     5   3

Time of Game: 2:17
Left on Base: Indians 5, White Sox 6
DP: Indians 1, White Sox 2
Errors: Torres
Doubles: Carty (1), Gamble (11), Melton (14), K. Henderson (29)
Home Runs: Gamble (12), Duffy (7)
Stolen Bases: Torres (2), Orta (5)
Sacrifice Flies: K. Henderson (7), May (4)
GIDP: Alvarado 2 (3), Sharp (5)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bosman L(5-3)           2.2   5   5   5   2   0   0  15   4.31
Hilgendorf              2.1   5   3   3   1   2   0  13   4.35
Beene                   3     0   0   0   2   1   0  10   5.03
Totals                  8    10   8   8   5   3   0  38

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(19-15)           9    11   5   5   1   8   2  37   3.74
Totals                  9    11   5   5   1   8   2  37

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


INDIANS 1ST: Duffy singled to right; Alvarado grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Duffy out at
second]; Carty singled to left; Spikes forced Carty (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly walked; Orta grounded out (first
unassisted) [Kelly to second]; D. Allen singled to third [Kelly
stayed at second]; May singled to center [D. Allen to third,
Kelly scored]; K. Henderson hit a sacrifice fly to center [D.
Allen scored]; Melton forced May (third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Ellis flied out to center; Gamble struck out; Lis
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox
2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Sharp flied out to right; Herrmann grounded out
(second to first); Dent grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Duncan flied out to left; Torres singled to left;
Torres stole second; Duffy flied out to center; Alvarado singled
to left [Torres scored]; Carty walked [Alvarado to second];
Spikes struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kelly walked; Orta singled to right [Kelly to
third]; D. Allen popped to first; May hit a sacrifice fly to
left [Kelly scored]; Orta stole second; K. Henderson singled to
center [Orta scored, K. Henderson to second (error by Torres)];
Melton doubled to left [K. Henderson scored]; HILGENDORF
REPLACED BOSMAN (PITCHING); Sharp grounded out (second to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 5.

INDIANS 4TH: Ellis grounded out (third to first); Gamble
homered; Lis popped to shortstop; Duncan grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Herrmann flied out to left; Dent popped to first
in foul territory; Kelly singled to pitcher; Orta grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 2, White Sox 5.

INDIANS 5TH: Torres singled to left; Duffy forced Torres (third
to second); Alvarado grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Duffy out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 2, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 5TH: D. Allen struck out; May was called out on
strikes; K. Henderson doubled to right; Melton was walked
intentionally; Sharp singled to right [Melton to third, K.
Henderson scored, Sharp to second (on throw)]; Herrmann singled
to right [Sharp scored, Melton scored]; Dent singled to left
[Herrmann to second]; Kelly flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Indians 2, White Sox 8.

INDIANS 6TH: Carty doubled to center; Spikes struck out; Ellis
flied out to center; Gamble struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 2, White Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 6TH: BEENE REPLACED HILGENDORF (PITCHING); Orta
grounded out (second to first); D. Allen grounded out (shortstop
to first); May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, White Sox 8.

INDIANS 7TH: MUSER REPLACED D. ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); Lis struck
out; Duncan grounded out (pitcher to first); Torres struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 2, White Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 7TH: K. Henderson grounded out (first to pitcher);
Melton walked; Sharp grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Melton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 2, White Sox 8.

INDIANS 8TH: Duffy homered; Alvarado struck out; Carty grounded
out (shortstop to first); Spikes grounded out (third to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Herrmann walked; Dent popped to first in foul
territory; Kelly struck out; Orta grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 8.

INDIANS 9TH: Ellis singled to center; Gamble doubled to left
[Ellis to third]; Lis struck out; Duncan singled to left [Gamble
to third, Ellis scored]; LOWENSTEIN RAN FOR DUNCAN; Torres
grounded out (third to first) [Lowenstein to second, Gamble
scored]; Duffy grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 5, White Sox 8.