Welcome to our redesigned site
The redesign was done to make the web experience more user friendly, as well as to make the mobile and desktop versions more compatible. We hope you find the site an improved experience. We always welcome your input, so let us know what you think. Play ball!
Lineups and Summary (back to top)
Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 16, 1971
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Oakland Athletics, played on April 16, 1971 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 16, 1971 |
---|---|
Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
|
Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
|
Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 16, 1971 |
---|---|
Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rob Gardner |
Home Starting Pitcher | Wilbur Wood |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 15,808 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jerry Neudecker 1B: Dave Phillips 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: Larry Napp |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
---|---|
Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
Reggie Jackson | Right Fielder |
Don Mincher | First Baseman |
Sal Bando | Third Baseman |
Rick Monday | Center Fielder |
Dave Duncan | Catcher |
Dick Green | Second Baseman |
Rob Gardner | Pitcher |
Dick Williams | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
---|---|
Lee Richard | Shortstop |
Mike Andrews | Second Baseman |
Carlos May | First Baseman |
Bill Melton | Third Baseman |
Rich McKinney | Right Fielder |
Rick Reichardt | Left Fielder |
Tom Egan | Catcher |
Jay Johnstone | Center Fielder |
Wilbur Wood | Pitcher |
Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 16, 1971
Top 1
-
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Wood
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton juggles the ball. That's an error on Melton. Campaneris moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rudi vs. Wood
There goes Campaneris. The throw from Egan and he is safe. Campaneris steals third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rudi vs. Wood
Rudi hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Wood
Jackson hits a fly ball into right field. McKinney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Wood
Mincher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Wood
There's a wild pitch. Mincher moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bando vs. Wood
There goes Mincher. The throw from Egan and he is safe. Mincher steals third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bando vs. Wood
Bando takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Monday vs. Wood
Monday hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to home to get Mincher. Bando moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duncan vs. Wood
The ball gets by Egan for a passed ball. Bando moves to third. Monday moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Duncan vs. Wood
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richard vs. Gardner
Richard hits a line drive towards the mound. Gardner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Gardner
Andrews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
May vs. Gardner
May takes first base on ball four. Andrews moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Melton vs. Gardner
Melton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McKinney vs. Gardner
McKinney hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Wood
Green hits a fly ball into right field. McKinney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Wood
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Wood
Campaneris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reichardt vs. Gardner
Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Egan vs. Gardner
Egan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Gardner
Johnstone hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Wood
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Wood
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Wood
Mincher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Wood
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Gardner
Wood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richard vs. Gardner
Richard hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Gardner
Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Wood
Monday hits a fly ball into left field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Wood
Duncan hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Wood
Green hits a popup, foul, towards third. Melton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Gardner
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Gardner
Melton takes first base on ball four. May moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McKinney vs. Gardner
McKinney hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. May moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reichardt vs. Gardner
Reichardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. May scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Egan vs. Gardner
Egan strikes out. View Play
Top 5
-
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Wood
Gardner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Wood
Campaneris bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Egan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rudi vs. Wood
Rudi hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Andrews catches it and throws to first to double up Gardner. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Gardner
Johnstone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Gardner
Wood bunts towards the mound. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnstone moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richard vs. Gardner
Richard hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mincher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Andrews vs. Gardner
Andrews hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Wood
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Wood
Mincher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Andrews misplays the ball. That's an error on Andrews. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Wood
Bando hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mincher moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Monday vs. Wood
There's a wild pitch. Mincher moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Monday vs. Wood
Monday hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mincher scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Wood
There goes Monday. The throw from Egan and he is out, Andrews applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Lindblad
Paul Lindblad now pitching.
May is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Lindblad
Melton hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKinney vs. Lindblad
McKinney hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reichardt vs. Lindblad
Reichardt hits a fly ball into right field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Wood
Duncan hits a fly ball into right field. McKinney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Wood
Green hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindblad vs. Wood
Lindblad hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Wood
Campaneris hits a fly ball into left field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Egan vs. Lindblad
Egan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bando fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Lindblad
Johnstone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Lindblad
Walt Williams pinch hits for Wilbur Wood.
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnstone moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Richard vs. Lindblad
Richard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. Johnstone moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Andrews vs. Lindblad
Andrews hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Romo
Vicente Romo now pitching.
Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. McKinney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Romo
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Romo
Mincher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bando vs. Romo
Bando hits a fly ball into left field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Lindblad
May hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Lindblad
Melton hits a fly ball into left field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Lindblad
McKinney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reichardt vs. Lindblad
Reichardt takes first base on ball four. McKinney moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Egan vs. Lindblad
Egan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Monday. Egan reaches second base with a double. McKinney scores. Reichardt goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnstone vs. Lindblad
Johnstone hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Jackson. Johnstone reaches second base with a double. Jackson throws the ball in to Bando who tags Johnstone trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Egan scores. View Play
Top 9
-
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Monday vs. Romo
Monday hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Romo
Duncan hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Green vs. Romo
Green is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindblad vs. Romo
Lindblad hits a popup towards short. Richard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stroud vs. Lindblad
Ed Stroud pinch hits for Vicente Romo.
Stroud strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richard vs. Lindblad
Richard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Lindblad
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mincher scoops it up and throws to first, with Lindblad covering, for the out. View Play
Top 10
-
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Eddy
Don Eddy now pitching.
Campaneris hits a fly ball into left field. Reichardt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Eddy
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Eddy
Jackson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mincher vs. Eddy
Mincher hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
-
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Lindblad
May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lindblad fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Locker
Bob Locker now pitching.
Melton hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Locker
McKinney hits a fly ball into center field. Monday settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play (back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/16/1971 -- Oakland at Chicago (N) Oakland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Campaneris B, ss 5 1 0 0 Richard L, ss 5 0 0 0 Rudi J, lf 5 1 1 2 Andrews M, 2b 5 0 1 0 Jackson R, rf 5 1 1 1 May C, 1b 2 1 0 0 Mincher D, 1b 4 1 2 0 Melton B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bando S, 3b 3 0 0 0 McKinney R, rf 5 1 1 0 Monday R, cf 4 1 2 2 Reichardt R, lf 3 1 0 1 Duncan D, c 4 0 0 0 Egan T, c 4 1 1 2 Green D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Johnstone J, cf 4 0 3 1 Gardner R, p 2 0 1 0 Wood W, p 1 0 0 0 Lindblad P, p 2 0 1 0 Williams W, ph 1 0 1 0 Locker B, p 0 0 0 0 Romo V, p 0 0 0 0 Stroud E, ph 1 0 0 0 Eddy D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 5 8 5 35 4 7 4 Oakland 200 001 001 1 -- 5 Chicago 000 100 030 0 -- 4 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Gardner R 5.0 2 1 1 3 3 Lindblad P (W) 4.1 5 3 3 1 1 Locker B (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Wood W 7.0 5 3 1 2 1 Romo V 2.0 2 1 1 0 1 Eddy D (L) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 E -- Melton B 2, Andrews M DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- Oakland 5, Chicago 7 2B -- Egan T, Johnstone J HR -- Rudi J, Monday R, Jackson R SB -- Campaneris B, Mincher D CS -- Monday R SH -- Wood W HBP -- by Lindblad P (May C) WP -- Wood W 2 PB -- Egan T T -- 2:32 A -- 15808
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score