The White Sox, who had already clinched third place in the West division as a result of the Angels' loss to the Twins in an afternoon game, showed they could have done it without help by defeating the Brewers, 2-1. Bill Melton hit two homers to account for both White Sox runs and Wilbur Wood pitched a five-hitter to record his 22nd victory. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 2, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Game Played on Wednesday, September 29, 1971 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  5  0
White Sox    1  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   2  7  1


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Harper lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Melton 3b             4   2   2   2     0   0   .268
Auerbach ss           4   0   1   1     0   1   .207      Kelly rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .290
May cf                4   0   1   0     0   2   .279      McKinney 2b           2   0   0   0     1   0   .274
Kosco rf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .228      Hottman lf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .083
  Mitchell pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Johnstone cf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .260
Briggs 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .261      Muser 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Pena 3b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .238      Herrmann c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .214
Rodriguez c           3   0   0   0     0   2   .210      Richard ss            3   0   2   0     0   0   .233
Theobald 2b           2   1   0   0     1   1   .275      Wood p                2   0   1   0     0   1   .052
Slaton p              1   0   1   0     0   0   .109
  Cardenal ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .248
  Bell p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   5   1     1  10             Totals               27   2   7   2     1   2

Time of Game: 1:52   Attendance:  5,106
Left on Base: Brewers 5, White Sox 3
DP: Brewers 2, White Sox 1
Errors: Richard
Doubles: Kosco (6), Auerbach (10)
Home Runs: Melton 2 (32)
Stolen Bases: Harper (23)
Caught Stealing: Johnstone (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Slaton (4), Wood (17)
GIDP: Pena (7), Hottman (1)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton L(10-8)          7     7   2   2   1   0   2  26   3.78
Bell                    1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.07
Totals                  8     7   2   2   1   2   2  29

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(22-13)           9     5   1   0   1  10   0  33   1.91
Totals                  9     5   1   0   1  10   0  33

Passed Balls: Herrmann 2 (16)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Hank Soar


BREWERS 1ST: Harper flied out to right; Auerbach reached on an
error by Richard [Auerbach to first]; May singled to right
[Auerbach out at third (right to third)]; Kosco grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Melton homered; Kelly flied out to left; McKinney
flied out to right; Hottman flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, White Sox 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Briggs struck out; Pena struck out; Rodriguez
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Johnstone made an out to shortstop; Muser
grounded out (third to first); Herrmann grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, White Sox 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Theobald walked; Slaton out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Theobald to second]; Harper flied out to
center; Auerbach flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Richard singled to left; Wood hit into a double
play (first to second) [Richard out at third (second to third)];
Melton homered; Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, White Sox 2.

BREWERS 4TH: May struck out; Kosco was called out on strikes;
Briggs grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: McKinney flied out to center; Hottman made an out
to shortstop; Johnstone made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 0, White Sox 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Pena struck out; Rodriguez grounded out (pitcher to
first); Theobald flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Muser grounded out (second to first); Herrmann
flied out to right; Richard singled to center; Wood singled to
right [Richard to second]; Melton flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, White Sox 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Slaton singled to center; Harper forced Slaton
(shortstop to second); Harper stole second; Auerbach was called
out on strikes; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers
0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kelly grounded out (first to second to pitcher);
McKinney walked; Hottman grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [McKinney out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Brewers 0, White Sox 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Kosco doubled to center; Briggs grounded out
(shortstop to first); Pena grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rodriguez struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Johnstone singled to right; Johnstone was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Muser made an out to
third; Herrmann singled to shortstop; Richard flied out to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, White Sox 2.

BREWERS 8TH: Theobald struck out but advanced to first on a
passed ball; Herrmann allowed a passed ball [Theobald to
second]; CARDENAL BATTED FOR SLATON; Cardenal made an out to
third; Harper flied out to center; Auerbach doubled to left
[Theobald scored (unearned)]; May flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER),
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: BELL REPLACED CARDENAL (PITCHING); Wood was
called out on strikes; Melton grounded out (third to first);
Kelly struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, White Sox 2.

BREWERS 9TH: Kosco singled to center; MITCHELL RAN FOR KOSCO;
Briggs flied out to center; Pena grounded into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop to first) [Mitchell out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, White Sox 2.