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Chicago White Sox @ Detroit Tigers
1971-06-15 · Night game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 18143 · 2:11
Chicago White Sox defeated Detroit Tigers 6–1. Chicago White Sox put up 5 in the 6th. Joe Horlen earned the win. Bill Melton went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
W: Joe Horlen L: Mike Kilkenny SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Merle Anthony · 1B: George Maloney · 2B: Johnny Stevens · 3B: Larry Barnett · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Walt Williams | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Hershberger | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Rick Reichardt | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bill Melton | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
 Rich McKinney | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Carlos May | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tom Egan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Luis Alvarado | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Horlen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick McAuliffe | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mickey Stanley | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Northrup | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Willie Horton | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Norm Cash | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Dalton Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Freehan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Brinkman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Kilkenny | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Aurelio Rodriguez | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ike Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gates Brown | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Horlen | 9.0 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Kilkenny | 5.1 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| Bill Denehy | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe Niekro | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Timmermann | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Walt Williams: 13
- Mike Hershberger: K
- Rick Reichardt: K
Bot 1
- Dick McAuliffe: 5/FL
- Mickey Stanley: S6
- Jim Northrup: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Bill Melton: K
- Rich McKinney: K
- Carlos May: 63
Bot 2
- Willie Horton: S/78
- Norm Cash: K
- Dalton Jones: 7
- Bill Freehan: CS2(24)
Top 3
- Tom Egan: 53
- Luis Alvarado: 9
- Joe Horlen: 13
Bot 3
- Bill Freehan: S7
- Ed Brinkman: 64(1)3/GDP
- Mike Kilkenny: 63
Top 4
- Walt Williams: K
- Mike Hershberger: HR/7
- Rick Reichardt: 63
- Bill Melton: S8
- Rich McKinney: 54(1)/FO
Bot 4
- Dick McAuliffe: 5/FL
- Mickey Stanley: K/C
- Jim Northrup: 43
Top 5
- Carlos May: K
- Tom Egan: W
- Luis Alvarado: 9
- Joe Horlen: K
Bot 5
- Willie Horton: 9
- Norm Cash: 3/FL
- Dalton Jones: 7
Top 6
- Walt Williams: S7
- Mike Hershberger: S7.1-2
- Rick Reichardt: E6.1-2;2-3
- Bill Melton: HR/7.3-H;2-H;1-H(UR)
- Rich McKinney: HR/7
- Carlos May: 8
- Tom Egan: S7
- Luis Alvarado: D9.1-3
- Joe Horlen: 6/P
- Walt Williams: 7
Bot 6
- Bill Freehan: 3/P
- Ed Brinkman: 53
- Aurelio Rodriguez: S7
- Dick McAuliffe: K
Top 7
- Mike Hershberger: 9
- Rick Reichardt: S8
- Bill Melton: W.1-2
- Rich McKinney: 54(1)2(2)/DP
Bot 7
- Mickey Stanley: S8
- Jim Northrup: K
- Willie Horton: D9.1-H;B-3(TH)
- Norm Cash: K
- Dalton Jones: 43
Top 8
- Carlos May: 2/G
- Tom Egan: 7
- Luis Alvarado: D8
- Joe Horlen: 3/G
Bot 8
- Bill Freehan: 7
- Ike Brown: 63
- Gates Brown: T8
- Dick McAuliffe: 8
Top 9
- Walt Williams: 63
- Mike Hershberger: W
- Rick Reichardt: 9
- Bill Melton: 64(1)/FO
Bot 9
- Mickey Stanley: 13
- Jim Northrup: S8
- Willie Horton: 9
- Norm Cash: 43