Ending a 2-for-28 slump, Bill Melton drove in five runs with a homer, double and single as the White Sox trounced the Angels, 11-1, behind the pitching of Jim Kaat, who posted his 16th victory. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 11, California Angels 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August    6, 1975 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Angels       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  3
White Sox    4  3  0    1  1  0    0  2  x  -  11 15  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   1   2   0     0   0   .274      Kelly rf              5   2   1   0     0   0   .282
Rivers cf             3   0   2   0     1   0   .283      Orta 2b               5   2   3   2     0   0   .292
Collins lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .297      May lf                4   1   1   1     0   0   .280
Stanton rf            3   0   0   1     0   0   .266        Coluccio lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Chalk 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .279      D. Johnson 1b         4   3   3   1     1   0   .250
Valentine 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .286      Melton 3b             4   2   3   5     1   0   .219
Harper dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .246      Dent ss               5   0   1   1     0   0   .293
Hampton c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .184      Hairston dh           4   0   2   1     1   0   .300
Miley ss              2   0   0   0     1   0   .149      Nyman cf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .209
Lange p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Downing c             3   1   0   0     1   2   .252
  Scott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hockenbery p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   5   1     3   2             Totals               39  11  15  11     4   2

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance:  9,178
Left on Base: Angels 6, White Sox 9
DP: Angels 0, White Sox 1
Errors: Valentine, Hampton, Miley
Doubles: Hairston (5), May (17), Melton (11)
Triples: Remy (5), Kelly (4)
Home Runs: Melton (10)
Stolen Bases: Downing (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Stanton (3), May (4)
GIDP: Collins (3)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lange L(4-5)            3    11   8   5   2   2   1  23   4.65
Scott                   2     1   1   1   1   0   0   8   3.80
Hockenbery              3     3   2   2   1   0   0  13   4.67
Totals                  8    15  11   8   4   2   1  44

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(16-9)            9     5   1   1   3   2   0  34   3.08
Totals                  9     5   1   1   3   2   0  34

Umpires: HP - Hank Soar, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Russ Goetz


ANGELS 1ST: Remy singled to third; Rivers singled to right [Remy
to third, Rivers to second]; Collins was called out on strikes;
Stanton hit a sacrifice fly to right [Remy scored, Rivers to
third]; Chalk lined to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly tripled to right; Orta singled to center
[Kelly scored]; May flied out to right; D. Johnson walked [Orta
to second]; Melton homered [Orta scored, D. Johnson scored];
Dent grounded out (pitcher to first); Hairston doubled to left;
Nyman grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, White Sox 4.

ANGELS 2ND: Valentine flied out to right; Harper made an out to
first; Hampton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
1, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Downing was called out on strikes; Kelly reached
on an error by Valentine; Orta singled to center [Kelly to
third]; May hit a sacrifice fly to right [Kelly scored
(unearned)]; D. Johnson singled to left [Orta to second]; Melton
singled to center [Orta scored (unearned), D. Johnson to third];
Dent singled to left [D. Johnson scored (unearned), Melton to
second]; Hairston flied out to left; 3 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 7.

ANGELS 3RD: Miley made an out to second; Remy tripled to center;
Rivers singled to pitcher [Remy stayed at third]; Collins
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Rivers
out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Nyman singled to center; Downing was called out
on strikes; Kelly grounded out (pitcher to first) [Nyman to
second]; Orta flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
1, White Sox 7.

ANGELS 4TH: Stanton grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk
grounded out (third to first); Valentine struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May doubled to right; D. Johnson singled to
center [May scored]; Melton walked [D. Johnson to second]; SCOTT
REPLACED LANGE (PITCHING); Dent grounded out (pitcher to first)
[D. Johnson to third, Melton to second]; Hairston popped to
catcher in foul territory; Nyman made an out to second; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 8.

ANGELS 5TH: Harper singled to shortstop; Hampton popped to
catcher in foul territory; Miley walked [Harper to second]; Remy
forced Miley (third to second) [Harper to third]; Rivers walked
[Remy to second]; Collins grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Downing walked; Downing stole second; Hampton
dropped a foul fly hit by Kelly for an error; Kelly flied out to
left; Orta singled to left [Downing scored]; May flied out to
right; D. Johnson flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, White Sox 9.

ANGELS 6TH: Stanton made an out to shortstop; Chalk flied out to
left; Valentine made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 1, White Sox 9.

WHITE SOX 6TH: HOCKENBERY REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); Melton
grounded out (third to first); Dent grounded out (pitcher to
first); Hairston walked; Nyman grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 9.

ANGELS 7TH: Harper lined to pitcher; Hampton walked; Miley flied
out to center; Remy forced Hampton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 9.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Downing grounded out (third to first); Kelly
flied out to left; Orta grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 9.

ANGELS 8TH: Rivers grounded out (second to first); Collins flied
out to right; Stanton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 9.

WHITE SOX 8TH: May made an out to shortstop; D. Johnson singled
to shortstop [D. Johnson to second (error by Miley)]; Melton
doubled to right [D. Johnson scored]; Dent flied out to right;
Hairston singled to center [Melton scored, Hairston to second];
Nyman popped to first in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 1, White Sox 11.

ANGELS 9TH: COLUCCIO REPLACED MAY (PLAYING LF); Chalk grounded
out (pitcher to first); Valentine flied out to center; Harper
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox
11.