Jim Kaat gained his fifth straight victory and 12th in a row over two seasons when Pat Kelly hit a two-run homer to defeat the Indians, 2-0. The White Sox club record for consecutive victories in one season is 11 by John Rigney in 1939 and Gary Peters in 1963.

Kelly hit his homer off Gaylord Perry in the eighth inning after a single by Tony Muser, sacrifice by Jorge Orta and flyout by Brian Downing. Kaat was removed after giving up the sixth hit off his deliveries to open the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 2, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Friday, May       9, 1975 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  4  1
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   1   1   2     0   0   .297      Duffy ss              3   0   1   0     1   1   .227
  Coluccio rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Gamble lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Orta 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Hendrick cf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .299
May lf                3   0   0   0     0   0   .326      Robinson dh           3   0   0   0     1   1   .192
  Nyman lf            1   0   1   0     0   0   .168      Carty 1b              4   0   3   0     0   0   .293
Henderson cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .326      Ellis c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .209
Melton 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Spikes rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .143
D. Johnson dh         3   0   0   0     0   0   .230        Powell ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Muser 1b              3   1   1   0     0   1   .200      Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .231
Dent ss               2   0   1   0     0   0   .227      Brohamer 2b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Downing c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .210      G. Perry p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   4   2     1   2             Totals               32   0   6   0     2   6

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance: 10,422
Left on Base: White Sox 3, Indians 8
DP: White Sox 1, Indians 0
Errors: Melton, Bell
Doubles: Dent (5), Carty (2)
Home Runs: Kelly (1)
Caught Stealing: Nyman (1), Duffy (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Dent (4), Gamble (1)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(5-0)             8     6   0   0   2   5   0  32   2.58
Gossage                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1.29
Forster SV(4)           0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.96
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   6   0  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
G. Perry L(4-4)         9     4   2   2   1   2   1  32   3.15
Totals                  9     4   2   2   1   2   1  32

Wild Pitches: Forster (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Lou DiMuro


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Orta
grounded out (first unassisted); May grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Duffy was called out on strikes; Gamble flied out
to center; Hendrick singled to left; Robinson walked [Hendrick
to second]; Carty singled [Hendrick to third, Robinson to
second]; Ellis grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Henderson flied out to left; Melton was called
out on strikes; D. Johnson reached on an error by Bell; Muser
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes struck out; Bell was called out on strikes;
Brohamer singled to left; Duffy walked [Brohamer to second];
Gamble grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 0, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Dent flied out to center; Downing popped to
catcher in foul territory; Kelly grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Hendrick flied out to center; Robinson flied out to
right; Carty singled to left; Ellis lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta flied out to center; May lined to second;
Henderson lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Spikes popped to catcher in foul territory; Bell
flied out to right; Brohamer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Melton grounded out (pitcher to first); D.
Johnson grounded out (third to first); Muser was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy singled to left; Gamble out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Duffy to second]; Hendrick reached on an
error by Melton; Robinson struck out while Duffy was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Dent doubled to left; Downing walked; Kelly
forced Dent (pitcher to third) [Downing to second]; Orta flied
out to center [Downing to third]; May flied out to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Carty grounded out (shortstop to first); Ellis
flied out to center; Spikes grounded out (pitcher to second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Henderson made an out to shortstop; Melton made
an out to second; D. Johnson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Bell flied out to right; Brohamer made an out to
second; Duffy made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Muser singled; Dent out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Muser to second]; Downing flied out to
center [Muser to third]; Kelly homered [Muser scored]; Orta
flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians
0.

INDIANS 8TH: COLUCCIO REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING RF); NYMAN
REPLACED MAY (PLAYING LF); Gamble flied out to right; Hendrick
was called out on strikes; Robinson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Nyman singled to right; Nyman was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Henderson flied out to center;
Melton flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Carty doubled to left; GOSSAGE REPLACED KAAT
(PITCHING); Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); POWELL
BATTED FOR SPIKES; FORSTER REPLACED GOSSAGE (PITCHING); Forster
threw a wild pitch [Carty to third]; Powell struck out; Bell
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Indians 0.