The White Sox got five-hit pitching from Wilbur Wood, who posted his seventh shutout and 21st victory, to defeat the Angels, 5-0. Carlos May accounted for the first run with a homer in the fifth inning and, after two walks, Lee Richard also hit for the circuit. The last run was produced in the ninth when Jay Johnstone scored on the front end of a double steal with Ed Herrmann. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 5, California Angels 0
Game Played on Thursday, September 23, 1971 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  4  0    0  0  1  -   5  7  1
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richard ss            4   1   2   3     0   0   .234      Alomar ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .253
Kelly rf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .299      Berry cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .222
McKinney 2b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .274      Fregosi 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .224
Melton 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .271      McMullen 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .246
May 1b                3   1   1   1     1   0   .295      Cowan lf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .280
Reichardt lf          3   0   0   0     1   1   .282      Parker 2b             3   0   1   0     0   1   .280
Johnstone cf          3   2   2   0     1   0   .255      T. Reynolds rf        3   0   1   0     0   1   .189
Herrmann c            3   1   1   0     1   0   .218      Kusnyer c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .154
Wood p                2   0   0   0     1   1   .043        Moses ph,c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .227
                                                          Murphy p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .173
                                                            Christensen ph      1   0   0   0     0   0   .267
                                                            Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .063
                                                            O'Brien ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .197
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .091

Totals               30   5   7   4     6   3             Totals               31   0   5   0     1   7

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance:  5,234
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Angels 5
DP: White Sox 0, Angels 2
Errors: Herrmann, Alomar
Doubles: Berry (16)
Home Runs: May (7), Richard (2)
Stolen Bases: Herrmann (1), Johnstone (10), Alomar (37)
Caught Stealing: Reichardt 2 (10), Cowan (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Wood (16)
GIDP: Herrmann (8)
Hit by Pitch: Richard (1,by LaRoche)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(21-13)           9     5   0   0   1   7   0  32   1.95
Totals                  9     5   0   0   1   7   0  32

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Murphy L(6-17)          6     5   4   4   3   3   2  24   3.79
Fisher                  2     1   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.77
LaRoche                 1     1   1   1   2   0   0   7   2.26
Totals                  9     7   5   5   6   3   2  38

Hit by Pitch: LaRoche (1)
Wild Pitches: Murphy (17)

Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jake O'Donnell


WHITE SOX 1ST: Richard singled to center; Murphy threw a wild
pitch [Richard to second]; Kelly flied out to center [Richard to
third]; McKinney struck out; Melton grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Berry
grounded out (shortstop to first); Fregosi grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels
0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May walked; Reichardt struck out; Johnstone lined
into a double play (first unassisted) [May out at first]; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: McMullen flied out to center; Cowan singled to
center; Cowan was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher
to first to shortstop); Parker singled to left; T. Reynolds
flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Herrmann grounded out (first to pitcher); Wood
was called out on strikes; Richard grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Kusnyer popped to first in foul territory; Murphy
grounded out (first unassisted); Alomar singled to center;
Alomar stole second [Alomar to third (error by Herrmann)]; Berry
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Kelly flied out to left; McKinney grounded out
(pitcher to first); Melton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Fregosi grounded out (shortstop to first); McMullen
grounded out (second to first); Cowan grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Angels 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: May homered; Reichardt grounded out (second to
first); Johnstone walked; Herrmann singled to right [Johnstone
to third]; Wood out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Herrmann to second]; Richard homered [Johnstone scored,
Herrmann scored]; Kelly singled to center; McKinney lined to
second; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 5TH: Parker was called out on strikes; T. Reynolds struck
out; Kusnyer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 4, Angels 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Melton flied out to center; May grounded out
(first to pitcher); Reichardt walked; Reichardt was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 6TH: CHRISTENSEN BATTED FOR MURPHY; Christensen grounded
out (second to first); Alomar grounded out (second to first);
Berry struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Angels 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: FISHER REPLACED CHRISTENSEN (PITCHING); Johnstone
singled to left; Herrmann grounded into a double play (third to
shortstop to first) [Johnstone out at second]; Wood grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Angels
0.

ANGELS 7TH: Fregosi walked; McMullen struck out; Cowan struck
out; Parker lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Angels 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Richard flied out to center; Kelly popped to
shortstop; McKinney walked; Melton flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Angels 0.

ANGELS 8TH: T. Reynolds singled to right; MOSES BATTED FOR
KUSNYER; Moses flied out to left; O'BRIEN BATTED FOR FISHER;
O'Brien struck out; Alomar flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 4, Angels 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: LAROCHE REPLACED O'BRIEN (PITCHING); MOSES STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); May flied out to center; Reichardt reached
on an error by Alomar [Reichardt to first]; Johnstone singled to
left [Reichardt to second]; Herrmann walked [Reichardt to third,
Johnstone to second]; Reichardt was caught stealing home
(catcher unassisted) [Johnstone to third]; missed
squeeze; Johnstone stole home and Herrmann stole second;
Wood walked; Richard was hit by a pitch [Herrmann to third, Wood
to second]; Kelly forced Richard (second to shortstop); 1 R, 1
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 5, Angels 0.

ANGELS 9TH: Berry doubled to left; Fregosi grounded out
(shortstop to first); McMullen grounded out (second to first)
[Berry to third]; Cowan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 5, Angels 0.