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Detroit Tigers @ Chicago White Sox

1970-05-02 · Night game · Comiskey Park I · Att: 4712 · 2:38

Chicago White Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 3–2. Chicago White Sox put up 2 in the 8th. Wilbur Wood earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
DET	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	8
CHA	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		3	11

W: Wilbur Wood L: Joe Niekro SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jim Honochick · 1B: Frank Umont · 2B: Jake O'Donnell · 3B: George Maloney · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick McAuliffe	4	0	3	0	1	0
Mickey Stanley	5	1	0	0	0	2
Al Kaline	4	0	1	0	0	0
Norm Cash	3	0	1	0	1	0
Willie Horton	3	1	1	0	1	0
Dalton Jones	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Freehan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ken Szotkiewicz	3	0	1	0	1	1
Joe Niekro	2	0	0	1	2	1

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ken Berry	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy McCraw	4	1	2	0	0	0
Carlos May	4	1	2	0	0	0
Syd O'Brien	4	0	0	0	0	2
Gail Hopkins	3	1	1	1	1	0
Ed Herrmann	4	0	2	1	0	0
Bobby Knoop	4	0	2	1	0	1
Rich Morales	3	0	2	0	1	0
Gerry Janeski	2	0	0	0	0	2
John Matias	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wilbur Wood	1	0	0	0	0	0

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Niekro	7.2	10	1	5
Fred Lasher	0.1	1	1	0

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Gerry Janeski	7.0	8	5	2
Wilbur Wood	2.0	0	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick McAuliffe: S8
Mickey Stanley: K
Al Kaline: S7.1-2
Norm Cash: W.2-3;1-2
Willie Horton: 5(B)5(2)/LDP

Bot 1

Ken Berry: 9
Tommy McCraw: 4
Carlos May: S8
Syd O'Brien: FC.1-3(E5)
Gail Hopkins: S7.1-2;3-H(UR)
Ed Herrmann: 13

Top 2

Dalton Jones: 9/L
Bill Freehan: 8
Ken Szotkiewicz: S7
Joe Niekro: 13

Bot 2

Bobby Knoop: 53
Rich Morales: S8
Gerry Janeski: K
Ken Berry: 63

Top 3

Dick McAuliffe: S9
Mickey Stanley: 7/L
Al Kaline: 9
Norm Cash: S9.1-3
Willie Horton: 13

Bot 3

Tommy McCraw: 43
Carlos May: 31
Syd O'Brien: K/C

Top 4

Dalton Jones: 43
Bill Freehan: 8
Ken Szotkiewicz: K/C

Bot 4

Gail Hopkins: 63
Ed Herrmann: S8
Bobby Knoop: S8.1-2
Rich Morales: 3
Gerry Janeski: K

Top 5

Joe Niekro: W
Dick McAuliffe: S8.1-2
Mickey Stanley: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Al Kaline: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Ken Berry: 4
Tommy McCraw: S9
Carlos May: S9.1-3
Syd O'Brien: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Norm Cash: 43
Willie Horton: S7
Dalton Jones: D8.1-3
Bill Freehan: 53
Ken Szotkiewicz: IW
Joe Niekro: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Dick McAuliffe: 9

Bot 6

Gail Hopkins: 53
Ed Herrmann: 3/L
Bobby Knoop: K

Top 7

Mickey Stanley: E5
Al Kaline: 13/SH.1-2
Norm Cash: OA.2-H(E5)(UR)
Norm Cash: 7
Willie Horton: W
Dalton Jones: 7

Bot 7

Rich Morales: S9
John Matias: 2/FL
Ken Berry: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Bill Freehan: 63
Ken Szotkiewicz: 4/FL
Joe Niekro: K

Bot 8

Tommy McCraw: S9
Carlos May: 43.1-2
Syd O'Brien: K
Gail Hopkins: IW
Ed Herrmann: S8.1-2;2-H
Bobby Knoop: S7.1-2;2-H
Rich Morales: W.2-3;1-2
Wilbur Wood: 3/G

Top 9

Dick McAuliffe: W
Mickey Stanley: CS2(24)
Mickey Stanley: K
Al Kaline: 7