The White Sox, taking advantage of three errors, scored three runs in the 12th inning and won the opener of a doubleheader, 7-5, before completing the sweep with a 5-4 victory over the Angels in the nightcap. Carlos May hit a two-run homer for the White Sox in the lidlifter. Don Kirkwood, pitching in relief for the Angels, shut out the White Sox for eight innings, but the rookie doomed himself in the 12th. After Bucky Dent was safe on an error by Dave Chalk, Kirkwood committed back-to-back miscues on bunts by Brian Downing and Sharp. Mickey Scott took over and retired Buddy Bradford, but Jorge Orta singled for one run. After a second out, Ken Henderson completed his four-RBI game with a single to produce the winning margin. The Angels scored once in their half of the 12th on two walks and a single by Joe Lahoud.

In the second game, Orta and Sharp drove in two runs apiece as the White Sox concentrated their scoring against Bill Singer in the first two innings. The Angels rallied for all their runs in the fifth before being stopped. Rich Gossage relieved for the White Sox in both games and was credited with two saves. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 7, California Angels 5 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, April     13, 1975 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
White Sox    2  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   7 13  1
Angels       0  0  0    3  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   5  9  3


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .455      Nettles cf            5   0   1   0     1   2   .217
  Sharp rf,lf         2   1   0   0     0   0   .000      Rivers lf             5   0   3   0     1   1   .409
Nyman lf              5   0   2   0     0   0   .240      Harper dh             5   0   0   0     1   2   .300
  Bradford ph,rf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Bochte 1b             4   2   1   0     1   0   .263
Orta 2b               6   1   2   1     0   1   .154      Chalk 3b              4   1   1   0     2   0   .556
Melton 3b             3   1   1   0     2   1   .300      Stanton rf            3   1   0   0     2   2   .143
  Richard pr,3b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lahoud ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .333
Henderson cf          6   1   3   4     0   0   .375        Doyle pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
May 1b                6   1   2   2     0   0   .375      Rodriguez c           5   1   1   2     0   2   .250
  Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Remy 2b               4   0   0   0     1   1   .316
D. Johnson dh         5   0   0   0     0   1   .190      Ramirez ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Dent ss               5   1   3   0     0   1   .364        Llenas ph           1   0   1   1     0   0  1.000
Downing c             2   1   0   0     2   0   .000        Smith pr,ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sudakis ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Meoli ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .500
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dobson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kirkwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               45   7  13   7     4   4             Totals               41   5   9   4     9  10

Time of Game: 3:34
Left on Base: White Sox 8, Angels 11
DP: White Sox 3, Angels 3
Errors: Melton, Chalk, Kirkwood 2
Doubles: Henderson (2), Dent (1), Rodriguez (1), Llenas (1)
Home Runs: May (1)
Stolen Bases: Orta (2), Rivers 2 (5), Stanton (1)
Caught Stealing: Orta (1), Henderson (1), Chalk (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Downing (2), Sharp (1), Rodriguez (1)
GIDP: Kelly 2 (2), Orta (1), Bochte (1), Harper (1)
Hit by Pitch: Bochte (1,by Kaat)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat                    6     8   4   3   1   5   0  28   1.80
Forster W(1-0)          5.2   0   1   1   7   5   0  21   1.50
Gossage SV(1)           0.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   4.91
Totals                 12     9   5   4   9  10   0  52

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dobson                  3     6   4   4   2   0   1  15   6.14
Kirkwood L(0-1)         8     5   3   0   2   4   0  31   0.00
Scott                   1     2   0   0   0   0   0   5   0.00
Totals                 12    13   7   4   4   4   1  51

Hit by Pitch: Kaat (1)
Wild Pitches: Dobson (2)

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Bill Deegan


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly lined to third; Nyman flied out to center;
Orta singled to center; Orta stole second; Dobson threw a wild
pitch [Orta to third]; Melton walked; Henderson doubled to left
[Orta scored, Melton scored]; May made an out to second; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Nettles grounded out (shortstop to first); Rivers
singled to right; Harper flied out to right; Bochte singled to
left [Rivers to second]; Chalk flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Angels 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: D. Johnson grounded out (third to first); Dent
doubled to left; Downing walked; Kelly grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Downing out at second]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Stanton struck out; Rodriguez lined to third; Remy
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Angels 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Nyman singled to right; Orta forced Nyman
(shortstop to second); Orta was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); Melton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 2, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Ramirez grounded out (third to first); Nettles was
called out on strikes; Rivers singled to left; Rivers stole
second; Harper struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Angels 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Henderson singled to right; May homered
[Henderson scored]; KIRKWOOD REPLACED DOBSON (PITCHING); D.
Johnson grounded out (third to first); Dent singled to left;
Downing walked [Dent to second]; Kelly grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Downing out at second]; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: SHARP REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING RF); Bochte was hit by
a pitch; On a bunt Chalk singled to pitcher [Bochte to second];
Stanton grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bochte to third,
Chalk to second]; Rodriguez doubled to left [Bochte scored,
Chalk scored]; Remy grounded out (second to first) [Rodriguez to
third]; Ramirez reached on an error by Melton [Rodriguez scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Ramirez to second]; Nettles made an out to
second; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Angels 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Nyman singled to right; Orta grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Nyman out at
second]; Melton was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 4, Angels 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Rivers singled to center; Harper struck out; Bochte
grounded out (second to first) [Rivers to second]; Chalk flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Angels 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first); May
grounded out (shortstop to first); D. Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Angels 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Stanton walked; Rodriguez out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Stanton to second]; Remy was called out on
strikes; LLENAS BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Llenas doubled to left
[Stanton scored]; SMITH RAN FOR LLENAS; Nettles singled to left
[Smith out at home (left to catcher)]; Debut game for Billy
Smith; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Angels 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Dent singled
to center; Downing out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Dent to second]; Sharp flied out to left; Nyman grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Angels
4.

ANGELS 7TH: FORSTER REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Rivers struck out;
Harper flied out to center; Bochte grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Angels 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Orta struck out; Melton singled to center;
Henderson forced Melton (first to shortstop); Henderson was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 4, Angels 4.

ANGELS 8TH: Chalk grounded out (pitcher to first); Stanton
walked; Rodriguez struck out; Stanton stole second; Remy walked;
SUDAKIS BATTED FOR SMITH; Sudakis grounded out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Angels 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: MEOLI REPLACED SUDAKIS (PLAYING SS); May grounded
out (first unassisted); D. Johnson flied out to right; Dent
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Angels 4.

ANGELS 9TH: Nettles walked; Rivers forced Nettles (pitcher to
second); Rivers stole second; Harper was walked intentionally;
Bochte grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Harper out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
4, Angels 4.

WHITE SOX 10TH: Downing made an out to second; Sharp flied out
to left; Nyman flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 4, Angels 4.

ANGELS 10TH: Chalk walked; Stanton struck out while Chalk was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Rodriguez was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Angels 4.

WHITE SOX 11TH: Orta grounded out (shortstop to first); Melton
walked; RICHARD RAN FOR MELTON; Henderson flied out to left; May
singled to left [Richard to second]; D. Johnson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Angels 4.

ANGELS 11TH: RICHARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Remy lined to
shortstop; Meoli grounded out (shortstop to first); Nettles was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Angels 4.

WHITE SOX 12TH: Dent reached on an error by Chalk; Downing
reached on an error by Kirkwood [Dent to second]; Sharp reached
on an error by Kirkwood on a sacrifice bunt [Dent to third,
Downing to second]; SCOTT REPLACED KIRKWOOD (PITCHING); BRADFORD
BATTED FOR NYMAN; Bradford made an out to first; Orta singled to
right [Dent scored (unearned), Downing to third, Sharp to
second]; Richard flied out to left; Henderson singled to left
[Downing scored (unearned), Sharp scored (unearned), Orta to
second]; May flied out to center; 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 3 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 7, Angels 4.

ANGELS 12TH: BRADFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); SHARP CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); MUSER REPLACED MAY (PLAYING 1B); Rivers
walked; Harper grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Rivers out at second]; Bochte walked; GOSSAGE
REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING); Chalk walked [Bochte to second];
LAHOUD BATTED FOR STANTON; Lahoud singled to right [Bochte
scored, Chalk to third]; DOYLE RAN FOR LAHOUD; Rodriguez forced
Doyle (third to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 7,
Angels 5.