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Boston Red Sox @ Chicago White Sox

1971-07-30 · Night game · Comiskey Park I · Att: 19693 · night · 2:00

Chicago White Sox defeated Boston Red Sox 5–1. Chicago White Sox put up 3 in the 1st. Joe Horlen earned the win. Bill Melton went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Joe Horlen L: Sonny Siebert SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Russ Goetz · 1B: Dave Phillips · 2B: Larry Napp · 3B: Jerry Neudecker · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
John Kennedy	4	0	0	0	0	1
Luis Aparicio	4	0	0	0	0	0
Reggie Smith	4	0	2	0	0	0
Carl Yastrzemski	4	0	1	0	0	0
Rico Petrocelli	4	1	3	1	0	1
Joe Lahoud	4	0	1	0	0	1
Mike Fiore	3	0	1	0	1	0
Bob Montgomery	4	0	0	0	0	1
Sonny Siebert	0	0	0	0	0	0
Doug Griffin	1	0	0	0	0	0
George Scott	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago White Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Walt Williams	4	0	1	0	0	0
Pat Kelly	4	1	1	0	0	1
Rich McKinney	4	1	2	0	0	0
Bill Melton	4	2	2	2	0	0
Carlos May	3	1	2	0	1	1
Ed Herrmann	4	0	1	1	0	1
Jay Johnstone	4	0	1	2	0	1
Rich Morales	3	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Horlen	3	0	1	0	0	0

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sonny Siebert	4.0	8	1	2
Bill Lee	2.0	0	0	2
Cal Koonce	2.0	3	0	1

Chicago White Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Horlen	9.0	8	1	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

John Kennedy: K
Luis Aparicio: 53
Reggie Smith: S9
Carl Yastrzemski: 43

Bot 1

Walt Williams: 7/L
Pat Kelly: S3/BG
Rich McKinney: 8
Bill Melton: HR/7.1-H
Carlos May: W
Ed Herrmann: D8.1-H
Jay Johnstone: K/C

Top 2

Rico Petrocelli: S7
Joe Lahoud: K/C
Mike Fiore: S9.1-2
Bob Montgomery: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Rich Morales: 13
Joe Horlen: 8
Walt Williams: 53

Top 3

Sonny Siebert: HP
John Kennedy: 54(1)3/GDP
Luis Aparicio: 4

Bot 3

Pat Kelly: 3/G
Rich McKinney: S5
Bill Melton: S9.1-2
Carlos May: S5.2-3;1-2
Ed Herrmann: K/C
Jay Johnstone: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Rich Morales: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Reggie Smith: 7
Carl Yastrzemski: S8
Rico Petrocelli: S8.1-3
Joe Lahoud: 2/FL
Mike Fiore: W.1-2
Bob Montgomery: 3/FL

Bot 4

Joe Horlen: S8
Walt Williams: 64(1)/FO
Pat Kelly: 63.1-2
Rich McKinney: 4

Top 5

Doug Griffin: 43
John Kennedy: 13
Luis Aparicio: 9/L

Bot 5

Bill Melton: 53
Carlos May: K
Ed Herrmann: 5/FL

Top 6

Reggie Smith: S9
Carl Yastrzemski: 46(1)/FO
Rico Petrocelli: SB2.1-3(E4)
Rico Petrocelli: K
Joe Lahoud: 5/FL

Bot 6

Jay Johnstone: 3/G
Rich Morales: K
Joe Horlen: 53

Top 7

Mike Fiore: 7
Bob Montgomery: 9
George Scott: K

Bot 7

Walt Williams: S8
Pat Kelly: K
Rich McKinney: S7.1-2
Bill Melton: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 8

John Kennedy: 53
Luis Aparicio: 63
Reggie Smith: 7

Bot 8

Carlos May: S8
Ed Herrmann: 9(B)3(1)/LDP
Jay Johnstone: 9

Top 9

Carl Yastrzemski: 31
Rico Petrocelli: HR/7
Joe Lahoud: D9
Mike Fiore: 3/G.2-3
Bob Montgomery: K/C