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Chicago White Sox @ Detroit Tigers
1971-08-28 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 11417 · 2:50
Detroit Tigers defeated Chicago White Sox 5–4. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 3rd. Les Cain earned the win and Fred Scherman picked up the save. Les Cain went 2-for-2 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| DET | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
W: Les Cain L: Bart Johnson SV: Fred Scherman
Umpires — HP: Bill Deegan · 1B: Nestor Chylak · 2B: Don Denkinger · 3B: Art Frantz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago White Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Walt Williams | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Mike Hershberger | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rich McKinney | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Bill Melton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Rick Reichardt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Mike Andrews | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Egan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Luis Alvarado | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Bradley | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Steve Huntz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pat Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Carlos May | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jay Johnstone | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick McAuliffe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Aurelio Rodriguez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Gates Brown | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Norm Cash | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Jim Northrup | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Freehan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mickey Stanley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ed Brinkman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Les Cain | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dalton Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Al Kaline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Bradley | 5.0 | 8 | 1 | 3 |
| Bart Johnson | 1.1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Steve Kealey | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Vicente Romo | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Cain | 7.0 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| Tom Timmermann | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Scherman | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Walt Williams: K
- Mike Hershberger: 31
- Rich McKinney: S7
- Bill Melton: W.1-2
- Rick Reichardt: S7.2-H;1-2
- Mike Andrews: 64(1)/FO
Bot 1
- Dick McAuliffe: 8
- Aurelio Rodriguez: S8
- Gates Brown: 5/FL
- Norm Cash: S4.1-2
- Jim Northrup: 64(1)/FO
Top 2
- Tom Egan: K
- Luis Alvarado: 63
- Tom Bradley: S7
- Walt Williams: 4
Bot 2
- Bill Freehan: 43
- Mickey Stanley: K
- Ed Brinkman: K
Top 3
- Mike Hershberger: S7
- Rich McKinney: SB2#
- Rich McKinney: 4
- Bill Melton: K
- Rick Reichardt: 63
Bot 3
- Les Cain: S/BG
- Dick McAuliffe: S9.1-2
- Aurelio Rodriguez: S9.2-H;1-2
- Gates Brown: S8.2-H;1-3;BX2(8243)
- Norm Cash: W
- Jim Northrup: 5(B)3(1)/LDP
Top 4
- Mike Andrews: D7
- Tom Egan: S8.2-H
- Luis Alvarado: 8
- Tom Bradley: K
- Walt Williams: W.1-2
- Mike Hershberger: 54(1)/FO
Bot 4
- Bill Freehan: 7
- Mickey Stanley: 63
- Ed Brinkman: 8
Top 5
- Rich McKinney: 53
- Bill Melton: K
- Rick Reichardt: 9/FL
Bot 5
- Les Cain: HR/9
- Dick McAuliffe: 31
- Aurelio Rodriguez: K
- Gates Brown: S9
- Norm Cash: SB2
- Norm Cash: 3/L
Top 6
- Mike Andrews: 5
- Tom Egan: E3.B-1
- Luis Alvarado: S7.1-2
- Steve Huntz: 9
- Walt Williams: S9.2-H(UR);1-H(UR)
- Mike Hershberger: 6/L
Bot 6
- Jim Northrup: 7
- Bill Freehan: 7
- Mickey Stanley: S8
- Ed Brinkman: K/C
Top 7
- Rich McKinney: W
- Bill Melton: 54(1)3/GDP
- Rick Reichardt: W
- Mike Andrews: 6
Bot 7
- Dalton Jones: W
- Dick McAuliffe: W.1-2
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 9
- Gates Brown: W.2-3;1-2
- Norm Cash: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Jim Northrup: 32(3)/FO.2XH(2E3)(NR)(UR);1-3;B-1
- Bill Freehan: 3
Top 8
- Tom Egan: 13
- Pat Kelly: W
- Carlos May: S7.1-2
- Walt Williams: 7
- Jay Johnstone: 9
Bot 8
- Mickey Stanley: 7/L
- Ed Brinkman: K/C
- Al Kaline: W
- Dick McAuliffe: 63
Top 9
- Rich McKinney: 63
- Bill Melton: S7
- Rick Reichardt: 64(1)3/GDP