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MIL  6
@BAL  5
 CAL  5
BOS  4
 MIN  5
@CLE  3
 CHW  6
@DET  1
 NYY  2
@KCR  1
 OAK  8
WSA  2
 CHC  3
ATL  1
 PIT  3
@HOU  0
 SDP  3
@MON  1
 LAD  2
@NYM  0
 SFG  6
@PHI  0
 STL  6
CIN  1
Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 18,143

 Tuesday, June 15, 1971
Time of Game: 2:11
White Sox
6
22-34
Won 1
5th, 15½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   1  0  5   0  0  0    6 10  0
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  8  1
W: Joe Horlen (1-3), L: Mike Kilkenny (1-3)
 Tigers
1
34-27
Lost 1
2nd, 4 GB

Batting Stats

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Williams RF                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .266  .648              1   0   
  J Johnstone RF              0   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .725              1   0   
M Hershberger CF              4   2   2   1    1   1  .283  .810              1   0   HR
R Reichardt LF                5   1   1   0    0   1  .311  .821              3   0   
B Melton 3B                   4   1   2   4    1   1  .266  .839              2   1   HR
R McKinney 2B                 4   1   1   1    0   1  .306  .790              2   5   HR
C May 1B                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .703             11   0   
T Egan C                      3   0   1   0    1   0  .304  .970              5   1   
L Alvarado SS                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .223  .556              1   4   2·2B
J Horlen P                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000              0   1   
Totals                       37   6  10   0    3   7                         27  12
Batting Events
2B: L Alvarado 2 (6, 1 off J Niekro, 1 off B Denehy).
HR: B Melton (10, off M Kilkenny; 6th inn, 3 on, 0 outs to LF); R McKinney (2, off M Kilkenny; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); M Hershberger (1, off M Kilkenny; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: M Hershberger 5; B Melton 5; L Alvarado 4; R McKinney 4; T Egan; W Williams; R Reichardt.
RBI: B Melton 4 (32); R McKinney (12); M Hershberger (6).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. L Alvarado-R McKinney-C May; R McKinney-L Alvarado-C May.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D McAuliffe 2B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .195  .631              3   1   
M Stanley CF                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .303  .726              1   0   
J Northrup RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .783              4   0   GDP
W Horton LF                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .285  .867              2   0   2B,CS
N Cash 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .285  .999              7   0   
D Jones 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .288  .794              0   3   
B Freehan C                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .772              9   0   
E Brinkman SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .531              1   2   GDP
  I Brown PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .366 1.182              0   0   
  C Gutierrez SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .083  .167              0   2   
M Kilkenny P                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000              0   2   
  B Denehy P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500              0   0   
  A Rodriguez PH              1   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .654              0   0   
  J Niekro P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .641              0   0   
  G Brown PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .290  .785              0   0   3B
  T Timmermann P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200              0   0   
Totals                       32   1   8   0    0   5                         27  10
Batting Events
2B: W Horton (14, off J Horlen).
3B: G Brown (2, off J Horlen).
TB: G Brown 3; W Horton 3; M Stanley 2; A Rodriguez; J Northrup; B Freehan.
GIDP: J Northrup (6); E Brinkman (5).
RBI: W Horton (39).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. D Jones-D McAuliffe-B Freehan.
E: E Brinkman (11).
Baserunning Events
CS: W Horton (5, 2nd base by J Horlen/T Egan).

Pitching Stats

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Horlen, W (1-3)              9     8   1   1    0   5   0   3.90   32     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0· 8     72    -     0.62   0.32
Totals                         9     8   1   1    0   5   0          32     -       ·  ·      9·10· 0· 8           -  
Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Kilkenny, L (1-3)            5.1   7   6   5    1   7   3   6.23   25     -       ·  ·      7· 3· 0· 7     38    -     0.82  -0.20
B Denehy                       0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   1.76    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 1          1-0    0.18   0.00
J Niekro                       2     2   0   0    1   0   0   4.75    8     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.09   0.01
T Timmermann                   1     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.96    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    10   6   5    3   7   3          40     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0·10          1-0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Johnny Stevens, 3B - Larry Barnett.
Time of Game: 2:11.
Attendance: 18,143.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Lineups

   Chicago White Sox                         Detroit Tigers                               
1. Walt Williams                RF       1. Dick McAuliffe               2B
2. Mike Hershberger             CF       2. Mickey Stanley               CF
3. Rick Reichardt               LF       3. Jim Northrup                 RF
4. Bill Melton                  3B       4. Willie Horton                LF
5. Rich McKinney                2B       5. Norm Cash                    1B
6. Carlos May                   1B       6. Dalton Jones                 3B
7. Tom Egan                      C       7. Bill Freehan                  C
8. Luis Alvarado                SS       8. Ed Brinkman                  SS
9. Joe Horlen                    P       9. Mike Kilkenny                 P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t4 1 --- R 14% 61% 0-0 CHW M. Hershberger M. Kilkenny Home Run
t6 0 123 RRRR 13% 96% 1-0 CHW B. Melton M. Kilkenny Home Run; Williams Scores; Hershberger Scores; Reichardt Scores/unER
b3 0 1-- OO 8% 49% 0-0 DET E. Brinkman J. Horlen Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t6 0 12- 7% 84% 1-0 CHW R. Reichardt M. Kilkenny Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Hershberger to 2B; Williams to 3B
t6 0 1-- 5% 77% 1-0 CHW M. Hershberger M. Kilkenny Single to LF; Williams to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Mike Kilkenny facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 CHW W. Williams M. Kilkenny Groundout: P-1B
t1 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 CHW M. Hershberger M. Kilkenny Strikeout
t1 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 CHW R. Reichardt M. Kilkenny Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Joe Horlen facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 2% 48% 0-0 DET D. McAuliffe J. Horlen Foul Flyball: 3B
b1 1 --- -3% 45% 0-0 DET M. Stanley J. Horlen Single to SS
b1 1 1-- OO 5% 50% 0-0 DET J. Northrup J. Horlen Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Mike Kilkenny facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 CHW B. Melton M. Kilkenny Strikeout
t2 1 --- O -1% 46% 0-0 CHW R. McKinney M. Kilkenny Strikeout
t2 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 CHW C. May M. Kilkenny Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Joe Horlen facing 4-5-6
b2 0 --- -4% 41% 0-0 DET W. Horton J. Horlen Single (LF-CF)
b2 0 1-- O 4% 45% 0-0 DET N. Cash J. Horlen Strikeout
b2 1 1-- O 3% 48% 0-0 DET D. Jones J. Horlen Flyball: LF
b2 2 1-- O 2% 50% 0-0 DET B. Freehan J. Horlen Horton Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Mike Kilkenny facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- O -2% 48% 0-0 CHW T. Egan M. Kilkenny Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 1 --- O -2% 46% 0-0 CHW L. Alvarado M. Kilkenny Flyball: RF
t3 2 --- O -1% 45% 0-0 CHW J. Horlen M. Kilkenny Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Joe Horlen facing 7-8-9
b3 0 --- -4% 41% 0-0 DET B. Freehan J. Horlen Single to LF
b3 0 1-- OO 8% 49% 0-0 DET E. Brinkman J. Horlen Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b3 2 --- O 1% 50% 0-0 DET M. Kilkenny J. Horlen Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Mike Kilkenny facing 1-2-3
t4 0 --- O -3% 47% 0-0 CHW W. Williams M. Kilkenny Strikeout
t4 1 --- R 14% 61% 0-0 CHW M. Hershberger M. Kilkenny Home Run
t4 1 --- O -1% 60% 1-0 CHW R. Reichardt M. Kilkenny Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2 --- 1% 61% 1-0 CHW B. Melton M. Kilkenny Single to CF
t4 2 1-- O -2% 59% 1-0 CHW R. McKinney M. Kilkenny Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Joe Horlen facing 1-2-3
b4 0 --- O 3% 62% 0-1 DET D. McAuliffe J. Horlen Foul Flyball: 3B
b4 1 --- O 2% 64% 0-1 DET M. Stanley J. Horlen Strikeout Looking
b4 2 --- O 1% 65% 0-1 DET J. Northrup J. Horlen Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Mike Kilkenny facing 6-7-8
t5 0 --- O -2% 63% 1-0 CHW C. May M. Kilkenny Strikeout
t5 1 --- 3% 65% 1-0 CHW T. Egan M. Kilkenny Walk
t5 1 1-- O -3% 62% 1-0 CHW L. Alvarado M. Kilkenny Flyball: RF
t5 2 1-- O -2% 60% 1-0 CHW J. Horlen M. Kilkenny Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Joe Horlen facing 4-5-6
b5 0 --- O 3% 63% 0-1 DET W. Horton J. Horlen Flyball: RF
b5 1 --- O 2% 66% 0-1 DET N. Cash J. Horlen Foul Flyball: 1B
b5 2 --- O 2% 67% 0-1 DET D. Jones J. Horlen Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 0.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tigers' Mike Kilkenny facing 1-2-3
t6 0 --- 4% 71% 1-0 CHW W. Williams M. Kilkenny Single to LF
t6 0 1-- 5% 77% 1-0 CHW M. Hershberger M. Kilkenny Single to LF; Williams to 2B
t6 0 12- 7% 84% 1-0 CHW R. Reichardt M. Kilkenny Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Hershberger to 2B; Williams to 3B
t6 0 123 RRRR 13% 96% 1-0 CHW B. Melton M. Kilkenny Home Run; Williams Scores; Hershberger Scores; Reichardt Scores/unER
t6 0 --- R 2% 98% 5-0 CHW R. McKinney M. Kilkenny Home Run
t6 0 --- O -0% 98% 6-0 CHW C. May M. Kilkenny Flyball: CF
t6 1 --- 0% 98% 6-0 CHW T. Egan M. Kilkenny Single to LF
Bill Denehy replaces Mike Kilkenny pitching and batting 9th
t6 1 1-- 1% 99% 6-0 CHW L. Alvarado B. Denehy Double to RF; Egan to 3B
t6 1 -23 O -1% 98% 6-0 CHW J. Horlen B. Denehy Popfly: SS
t6 2 -23 O -1% 97% 6-0 CHW W. Williams B. Denehy Flyball: LF
5 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, White Sox' Joe Horlen facing 7-8-9
b6 0 --- O 1% 98% 0-6 DET B. Freehan J. Horlen Popfly: 1B
b6 1 --- O 0% 99% 0-6 DET E. Brinkman J. Horlen Groundout: 3B-1B
Aurelio Rodriguez pinch hits for Bill Denehy (P) batting 9th
b6 2 --- -0% 98% 0-6 DET A. Rodriguez J. Horlen Single to LF
b6 2 1-- O 0% 99% 0-6 DET D. McAuliffe J. Horlen Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Tigers 0.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Tigers' Joe Niekro facing 2-3-4
Joe Niekro replaces Aurelio Rodriguez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 0 --- O -0% 99% 6-0 CHW M. Hershberger J. Niekro Flyball: RF
t7 1 --- 0% 99% 6-0 CHW R. Reichardt J. Niekro Single to CF
t7 1 1-- 0% 99% 6-0 CHW B. Melton J. Niekro Walk; Reichardt to 2B
t7 1 12- OO -1% 98% 6-0 CHW R. McKinney J. Niekro Double Play: Groundout: 3B-2B-C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, White Sox' Joe Horlen facing 2-3-4
b7 0 --- -1% 97% 0-6 DET M. Stanley J. Horlen Single to CF
b7 0 1-- O 1% 98% 0-6 DET J. Northrup J. Horlen Strikeout
b7 1 1-- R -2% 96% 0-6 DET W. Horton J. Horlen Double to RF; Stanley Scores; Horton to 3B/Adv on throw
b7 1 --3 O 2% 98% 1-6 DET N. Cash J. Horlen Strikeout
b7 2 --3 O 1% 99% 1-6 DET D. Jones J. Horlen Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Tigers 1.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-1, Tigers' Joe Niekro facing 6-7-8
t8 0 --- O -0% 99% 6-1 CHW C. May J. Niekro Groundout: C unassisted
t8 1 --- O -0% 98% 6-1 CHW T. Egan J. Niekro Flyball: LF
t8 2 --- 0% 99% 6-1 CHW L. Alvarado J. Niekro Double to CF
t8 2 -2- O -0% 98% 6-1 CHW J. Horlen J. Niekro Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, White Sox' Joe Horlen facing 7-8-9
b8 0 --- O 1% 99% 1-6 DET B. Freehan J. Horlen Flyball: LF
Ike Brown pinch hits for Ed Brinkman (SS) batting 8th
b8 1 --- O 0% 99% 1-6 DET I. Brown J. Horlen Groundout: SS-1B
Gates Brown pinch hits for Joe Niekro (P) batting 9th
b8 2 --- -0% 99% 1-6 DET G. Brown J. Horlen Triple to CF
b8 2 --3 O 0% 100% 1-6 DET D. McAuliffe J. Horlen Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Tigers 1.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-1, Tigers' Tom Timmermann facing 1-2-3
Tom Timmermann replaces Gates Brown (PH) pitching and batting 9th; Cesar Gutierrez replaces Ike Brown (PH) playing SS batting 8th
t9 0 --- O 0% 100% 6-1 CHW W. Williams T. Timmermann Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1 --- 0% 100% 6-1 CHW M. Hershberger T. Timmermann Walk
t9 1 1-- O 0% 100% 6-1 CHW R. Reichardt T. Timmermann Flyball: RF
t9 2 1-- O -0% 99% 6-1 CHW B. Melton T. Timmermann Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Tigers 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, White Sox' Joe Horlen facing 2-3-4
Jay Johnstone replaces Walt Williams playing RF batting 1st
b9 0 --- O 0% 100% 1-6 DET M. Stanley J. Horlen Groundout: P-1B
b9 1 --- -0% 99% 1-6 DET J. Northrup J. Horlen Single to CF
b9 1 1-- O 1% 100% 1-6 DET W. Horton J. Horlen Flyball: RF
b9 2 1-- O 0% 100% 1-6 DET N. Cash J. Horlen Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Tigers 1.

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