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Yankees
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 8, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees, played on May 8, 1971 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1971 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Kline |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Bradley |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 10,477 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Kunkel 1B: Ron Luciano 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: John Rice |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Horace Clarke | Second Baseman |
| Thurman Munson | Catcher |
| Roy White | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Murcer | Center Fielder |
| Danny Cater | First Baseman |
| Felipe Alou | Right Fielder |
| Jerry Kenney | Third Baseman |
| Gene Michael | Shortstop |
| Steve Kline | Pitcher |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Richard | Center Fielder |
| Ed Stroud | Left Fielder |
| Carlos May | First Baseman |
| Rich McKinney | Right Fielder |
| Bill Melton | Third Baseman |
| Ed Herrmann | Catcher |
| Rich Morales | Shortstop |
| Luis Alvarado | Second Baseman |
| Tom Bradley | Pitcher |
| Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 8, 1971
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Bradley
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Bradley
Munson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Bradley
There goes Munson. The throw from Herrmann and he is safe. Munson steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Bradley
White hits a fly ball into right field. McKinney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Bradley
Murcer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richard vs. Kline
Richard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stroud vs. Kline
Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Kline
May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Bradley
Cater hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Bradley
Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alvarado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kenney vs. Bradley
Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Michael vs. Bradley
There goes Kenney. The throw from Herrmann and he is out, Morales applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Kline
McKinney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Kline
Melton hits a line drive towards third. Kenney catches it and throws to first to double up McKinney. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Kline
Herrmann hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Kline
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Bradley
Michael hits a line drive into right field. McKinney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Bradley
Kline is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Bradley
Clarke hits a fly ball into left field. Stroud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvarado vs. Kline
Alvarado hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Kline
Bradley hits a popup towards short. Michael settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richard vs. Kline
Richard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Bradley
Munson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
White vs. Bradley
White hits a fly ball into center field. Richard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murcer vs. Bradley
Murcer takes first base on ball four. Munson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cater vs. Bradley
Cater hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Melton. Munson scores. Murcer moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Bradley
Alou hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Alvarado settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kenney vs. Bradley
Kenney strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stroud vs. Kline
Stroud hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Kline
May hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Kline
McKinney hits a popup towards third. Kenney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Bradley
Michael hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Bradley
Kline hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. McKinney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Bradley
Clarke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Munson vs. Bradley
There goes Clarke. The throw from Herrmann and he is out, Alvarado applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Kline
Melton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrmann vs. Kline
Herrmann hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Kline
Morales is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alvarado vs. Kline
Alvarado hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Bradley
Munson hits a fly ball into center field. Richard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Bradley
White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Stroud. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murcer vs. Bradley
Murcer is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cater vs. Bradley
Cater hits a fly ball into right field. McKinney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Alou vs. Bradley
Alou hits a popup towards first. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bradley vs. Kline
Bradley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kline fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richard vs. Kline
Richard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stroud vs. Kline
Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Bradley
Kenney hits a popup, foul, towards short. Morales settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Bradley
Michael hits a fly ball into center field. Richard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Bradley
Kline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Kline
May is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Kline
McKinney hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Kline
Melton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrmann vs. Kline
Herrmann takes first base on ball four. Melton moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Kline
Walt Williams pinch hits for Rich Morales.
Williams hits a line drive into left field. White settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clarke vs. Bradley
Walt Williams now playing left field. Lee Richard now playing shortstop. Ed Stroud now playing center field.
Clarke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Bradley
Munson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alvarado scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Bradley
White hits a popup towards short. Richard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvarado vs. Kline
Alvarado hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bradley vs. Kline
Bradley bunts towards first. Cater settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Richard vs. Kline
There goes Alvarado. The throw from Munson to Michael and they have Alvarado trapped. The throw over to Cater, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richard vs. Kline
Richard hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murcer vs. Bradley
Murcer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cater vs. Bradley
Cater hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Bradley
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Alvarado fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stroud vs. Kline
Stroud hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Kline
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Clarke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKinney vs. Kline
McKinney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Kline
Melton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kenney vs. Bradley
Kenney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Michael vs. Bradley
Michael strikes out. Herrmann drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Michael out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kline vs. Bradley
Kline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clarke vs. Bradley
Clarke hits a fly ball into right field. McKinney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Kline
Herrmann hits a fly ball into center field. Murcer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Kline
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kenney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvarado vs. Kline
Alvarado hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Kline
Mike Andrews pinch hits for Tom Bradley.
Andrews hits a fly ball into right field. Alou settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Munson vs. Horlen
Joe Horlen now pitching.
Munson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Stroud who is chasing the ball. Munson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
White vs. Horlen
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murcer vs. Forster
Terry Forster now pitching.
Murcer hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Munson scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cater vs. Forster
Cater hits a fly ball into center field. Stroud settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alou vs. Forster
Alou hits a ball on the ground towards short. Richard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richard vs. Kline
Richard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stroud vs. Kline
Stroud hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Clarke reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Kline
May hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McKinney vs. Kline
McKinney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Michael fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1971 -- New York at Chicago (N)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Clarke H, 2b 4 0 0 0 Richard L, cf-ss 5 0 0 0
Munson T, c 5 2 3 0 Stroud E, lf-cf 5 0 0 0
White R, lf 5 0 1 0 May C, 1b 5 0 1 0
Murcer B, cf 3 0 1 1 McKinney R, rf 5 0 2 0
Cater D, 1b 5 0 2 0 Melton B, 3b 4 0 2 0
Alou F, rf 5 0 0 0 Herrmann E, c 3 1 1 1
Kenney J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Morales R, ss 2 0 0 0
Michael G, ss 4 0 0 0 Williams W, ph-lf 2 0 0 0
Kline S, p 4 0 1 0 Alvarado L, 2b 4 0 2 0
Bradley T, p 3 0 0 0
Andrews M, ph 1 0 0 0
Horlen J, p 0 0 0 0
Forster T, p 0 0 0 0
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39 2 8 1 39 1 8 1
New York 000 100 000 01 -- 2
Chicago 010 000 000 00 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kline S (W) 11.0 8 1 1 1 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Bradley T 10.0 6 1 0 3 4
Horlen J (L) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Forster T 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Melton B
DP -- New York 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- New York 7, Chicago 6
2B -- White R
3B -- Munson T
HR -- Herrmann E
SB -- Munson T
CS -- Kenney J, Alvarado L
T -- 2:47
A -- 10477
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