Oakland Athletics vs Chicago White Sox
July 8, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 8, 1971 at Comiskey Park I. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Oakland Athletics 4, Chicago White Sox 2

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Mangual cf 5 0 2 1
Rudi lf 5 0 2 0
Jackson rf 4 0 0 0
Davis 1b 4 1 1 0
  Hegan 1b 0 0 0 0
Bando 3b 4 1 1 0
Duncan c 4 1 2 1
Brown ss 4 1 4 1
Green 2b 3 0 0 1
Dobson p 4 0 1 0
Totals 37 4 13 4
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Williams lf 4 0 0 0
Kelly rf 4 0 0 0
May 1b 3 0 2 0
Melton 3b 4 1 1 1
Johnstone cf 4 0 1 0
Andrews 2b 4 1 1 1
Herrmann c 3 0 0 0
Alvarado ss 2 0 0 0
  Reichardt ph 1 0 0 0
  Morales ss 0 0 0 0
Wood p 2 0 0 0
  Hershberger ph 1 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Oakland 040 000 0004131
Chicago 010 100 000251
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  W (8-0) 9.0 5 2 2 1 4
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
1
4
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  L (8-5) 8.0 12 4 2 0 3
  Romo   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
4
2
0
3

  E–Duncan (6), Melton (10).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Oakland Brown (2,off Wood); Dobson (5,off Romo).  HR–Chicago Andrews (4,2nd inning off Dobson 0 on, 1 out); Melton (19,4th inning off Dobson 0 on, 1 out).  SF–Green (2,off Wood).  CS–Brown (2,2nd base by Wood/Herrmann).  U-HP–Larry Barnett, 1B–Merlyn Anthony, 2B–George Maloney, 3B–Hank Soar.  T–2:00.  A–10,178.
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