Carlos May and Pat Kelly each drove in four runs to lead the White Sox to 5-1 and 6-2 victories in the sweep of a twi-night doubleheader with the Athletics. May batted in two runs in each game, while Kelly accounted for one RBI in the opener and three in the nightcap.

Rich McKinney hit a homer and run-scoring single for the White Sox in the first game, which was marred by a ninth-inning fight between Bart Johnson of the White Sox and Mike Epstein of the Athletics. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 5, Oakland Athletics 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Tuesday, September 21, 1971 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

White Sox 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 - 5 6 0 A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 6 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Kelly rf 4 1 2 1 1 0 .292 Campaneris ss 3 0 1 1 2 0 .250 Johnstone cf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .254 Rudi lf 5 0 1 0 0 3 .265 McKinney 2b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .279 Jackson rf 4 0 0 0 0 4 .280 Melton 3b 1 1 1 0 3 0 .270 Epstein 1b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .236 May 1b 3 0 1 2 0 1 .295 Hegan 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Reichardt lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .284 Bando 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .268 Herrmann c 3 0 0 0 0 2 .217 Monday cf 4 1 1 0 0 1 .245 Alvarado ss 4 1 0 0 0 0 .212 Duncan c 3 0 0 0 1 2 .258 Johnson p 3 0 0 0 0 1 .193 Brown 2b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .198 Kealey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Dobson p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .197 Blefary ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Knowles p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Davis ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .325 Hendrick pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Fingers p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 Garrett ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Totals 29 5 6 5 5 6 Totals 32 1 6 1 5 13 Time of Game: 2:17 Left on Base: White Sox 6, A's 10 DP: White Sox 0, A's 0 Doubles: May (21) Home Runs: McKinney (8) Stolen Bases: Melton (3), Kelly 2 (13), Campaneris (33) Caught Stealing: Bando (7) Sacrifice Hits: Johnstone (5), Johnson (3) Sacrifice Flies: May (5) Hit by Pitch: Herrmann (2,by Fingers), Epstein (12,by Johnson) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Johnson W(12-10) 8 3 0 0 5 12 0 32 2.93 Kealey SV(6) 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 6 3.87 Totals 9 6 1 1 5 13 0 38 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Dobson L(15-5) 5 2 2 2 2 2 1 18 3.55 Knowles 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 8 3.74 Fingers 2 3 3 3 2 2 0 12 2.79 Totals 9 6 5 5 5 6 1 38 Hit by Pitch: Johnson (6), Fingers (8) Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Jim Honochick WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly flied out to left; Johnstone flied out to right; McKinney homered; Melton walked; May lined to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris walked; Rudi struck out; Campaneris stole second; Jackson struck out; Epstein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Reichardt struck out; Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Alvarado popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Bando walked; Monday struck out; Bando was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Duncan walked; Brown struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnstone flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Dobson popped to first in foul territory; Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Rudi struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Athletics 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: McKinney grounded out (third to first); Melton walked; May doubled to right [Melton scored, May out at third (right to second to pitcher to third)]; Reichardt flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson struck out; Epstein walked; Bando flied out to left; Monday flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0. WHITE SOX 5TH: Herrmann struck out; Alvarado grounded out (second to first); Johnson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Duncan flied out to center; Brown lined to left; BLEFARY BATTED FOR DOBSON; Blefary struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0. WHITE SOX 6TH: KNOWLES REPLACED BLEFARY (PITCHING); Kelly singled to left; Johnstone out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Kelly to second]; McKinney grounded out (third to first) [Kelly to third]; Melton was walked intentionally; Melton stole second; May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: Campaneris walked; Rudi singled to third [Campaneris to second]; Jackson was called out on strikes; Epstein lined to center; Bando made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0. WHITE SOX 7TH: Reichardt grounded out (third to first); Herrmann struck out; Alvarado grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: Monday grounded out (first to pitcher); Duncan was called out on strikes; Brown singled to left; DAVIS BATTED FOR KNOWLES; Davis singled to left [Brown to second]; HENDRICK RAN FOR DAVIS; Campaneris forced Hendrick (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 0. WHITE SOX 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED HENDRICK (PITCHING); Johnson was called out on strikes; Kelly walked; Kelly stole second; Johnstone walked; McKinney singled to center [Kelly scored, Johnstone to second]; Melton singled to third [Johnstone to third, McKinney to second]; May hit a sacrifice fly to right [Johnstone scored]; Reichardt struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 8TH: Rudi was called out on strikes; Jackson struck out; Epstein was hit by a pitch; Bando flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 0. WHITE SOX 9TH: Herrmann was hit by a pitch; Alvarado forced Herrmann (second to shortstop); Johnson out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Alvarado to second]; Mike Epstein ejected by HP umpire Larry McCoy for fighting with Bart Johnson who suffered an injured left wrist; HEGAN REPLACED EPSTEIN (PLAYING 1B); Kelly singled to right [Alvarado scored]; Kelly stole second; Johnstone popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 9TH: KEALEY REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Monday singled to center; Duncan struck out; Brown singled to center [Monday to second]; GARRETT BATTED FOR FINGERS; Garrett made an out to third; Campaneris singled to right [Monday scored, Brown to second]; Rudi flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Athletics 1.

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