Washington Senators vs Chicago White Sox
May 12, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1971 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Washington Senators and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Washington Senators 5, Chicago White Sox 9

Washington Senators ab   r   h rbi
Unser cf 3 2 1 2
  Pina p 0 0 0 0
  Fernandez ph 1 0 0 0
McCraw rf 3 0 1 1
  Maddox ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Howard lf 4 0 0 0
Mincher 1b 3 0 1 0
Foy 3b 4 0 0 0
Casanova c 4 0 1 0
Wert ss 4 1 0 0
Cullen 2b 2 1 0 0
  Billings ph 1 0 1 0
Cox p 2 1 1 0
  Riddleberger p 0 0 0 0
  Janeski p 0 0 0 0
  Grzenda p 0 0 0 0
  Scheinblum ph,rf 2 0 1 0
Totals 34 5 7 3
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Richard ss 4 0 0 0
Stroud rf 3 0 0 0
  McKinney ph,rf 2 2 2 1
May 1b 4 2 3 2
Melton 3b 5 0 1 1
Reichardt lf 5 1 5 3
Andrews 2b 4 0 0 0
Herrmann c 4 0 1 0
  Morales pr 0 1 0 0
  Brinkman c 0 0 0 0
Johnstone cf 2 0 1 0
  Hershberger ph,cf 1 2 1 1
Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Romo p 1 0 0 0
  Williams ph 0 0 0 0
  Kealey p 0 0 0 0
  Alvarado ph 0 1 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
  Horlen p 0 0 0 1
Totals 35 9 14 9
Washington 140 000 000571
Chicago 100 113 30x9142
  Washington Senators IP H R ER BB SO
Cox   5.0 6 3 2 3 2
  Riddleberger   0.0 0 1 1 1 0
  Janeski   0.1 0 1 1 1 0
  Grzenda  L (2-1) 0.2 3 1 1 0 0
  Pina   2.0 5 3 3 0 0
Totals
8.0
14
9
8
5
2
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson   1.1 4 5 3 3 0
  Romo   2.2 0 0 0 0 4
  Kealey  W (1-0) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Forster   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Horlen  SV (1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
5
3
3
9

  E–Foy (4), Richard (12), Johnstone (3).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Washington Mincher (7,off Kealey); Scheinblum (3,off Forster), Chicago Reichardt (4,off Cox); May 2 (5,off Cox,off Pina); Herrmann (2,off Pina); Hershberger (1,off Pina).  HR–Chicago Reichardt (4,4th inning off Cox 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Richard (3,off Janeski).  SF–Horlen (1,off Pina).  SB–Hershberger (1,3rd base off Pina/Casanova).  U-HP–Jim Honochick, 1B–Larry McCoy, 2B–Jim Odom, 3B–Marty Springstead.  T–2:29.  A–7,333.
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