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

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

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago White Sox 9, Oakland Athletics 7

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 5 1 3 1
Johnstone cf 5 0 1 0
Williams lf 4 2 3 2
Reichardt 1b 5 1 1 1
Herrmann c 2 2 1 2
Andrews 2b 5 0 2 2
Huntz 3b 4 2 2 0
Morales ss 3 0 0 0
John p 1 0 0 0
  Muser ph 1 1 1 0
  Kealey p 1 0 1 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
  Egan ph 1 0 0 0
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 9 15 8
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 4 1 1 0
Mangual cf,lf 5 1 1 1
Jackson rf 5 1 4 1
Davis 1b 4 1 2 2
Bando 3b 3 0 0 0
Tenace c 4 1 1 2
Hendrick lf 2 1 1 0
  Monday ph,cf 3 0 0 0
Green 2b 3 1 1 0
Dobson p 0 0 0 1
  Knowles p 1 0 0 0
  Epstein ph 1 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 11 7
Chicago 000 060 1119152
Oakland 000 400 2017111
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
John   4.0 7 4 2 3 2
  Kealey  W (2-1) 2.2 2 2 2 1 3
  Forster   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Romo   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Johnson  SV (11) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
5
4
6
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Dobson  L (11-2) 4.2 10 6 5 2 0
  Knowles   3.1 4 2 2 0 4
  Fingers   1.0 1 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
15
9
8
2
7

  E–Andrews (17), John (3), Hendrick (1).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Williams 2 (14,off Dobson,off Knowles), Oakland Davis (7,off Johnson).  HR–Chicago Herrmann (8,9th inning off Fingers 0 on, 2 out), Oakland Tenace (5,7th inning off Kealey 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Williams (3,off Dobson).  SF–Herrmann (2,off Knowles); Dobson (2,off John); Davis (3,off John).  HBP–Morales (3,by Knowles); Bando (6,by John); Campaneris (1,by Johnson).  SB–Huntz (1,2nd base off Knowles/Tenace).  CS–Kelly (5,2nd base by Dobson/Tenace); Tenace (1,2nd base by Kealey/Herrmann).  HBP–John (3,Bando); Johnson (3,Campaneris); Knowles (3,Morales).  U-HP–Larry Napp, 1B–Jerry Neudecker, 2B–Russ Goetz, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:54.
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