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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 18, 1971
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on August 18, 1971 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 18, 1971 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 18, 1971 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Coleman |
Home Starting Pitcher | Wilbur Wood |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 14,059 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ron Luciano 1B: Red Flaherty 2B: John Rice 3B: Bill Kunkel |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Tony Taylor | Second Baseman |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Willie Horton | Left Fielder |
Bill Freehan | Catcher |
Mickey Stanley | Center Fielder |
Ike Brown | First Baseman |
Ed Brinkman | Shortstop |
Joe Coleman | Pitcher |
Billy Martin | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Walt Williams | Left Fielder |
Pat Kelly | Right Fielder |
Mike Andrews | First Baseman |
Bill Melton | Third Baseman |
Steve Huntz | Second Baseman |
Jay Johnstone | Center Fielder |
Ed Herrmann | Catcher |
Rich Morales | Shortstop |
Wilbur Wood | Pitcher |
Chuck Tanner | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 18, 1971
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Wood
Rodriguez hits a line drive towards short. Morales reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Wood
Taylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kaline vs. Wood
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Taylor moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Horton vs. Wood
Horton is hit by the pitch. Taylor moves to third. Kaline moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Freehan vs. Wood
Freehan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Taylor scores. Kaline moves to third. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stanley vs. Wood
Stanley strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Wood
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Coleman
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Coleman
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Coleman
Andrews hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Melton vs. Coleman
Melton strikes out. Freehan throws to third, and they've got Williams trapped. The throw to Freehan, and Williams is tagged out for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brinkman vs. Wood
Brinkman strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Wood
Coleman hits a line drive into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Wood
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Huntz vs. Coleman
Huntz hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Coleman
Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Coleman
Herrmann hits a popup, foul, towards first. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Wood
Taylor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnstone throws the ball in to Huntz who tags Taylor trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Wood
Kaline strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Wood
Horton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Coleman
Morales hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wood vs. Coleman
Wood bunts towards the mound. Coleman fields it and throws to first for the out. Morales moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Coleman
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Coleman
Kelly hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Horton. Kelly reaches second base with a double. Morales scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Andrews vs. Coleman
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Wood
Freehan hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Wood
Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Wood
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brinkman vs. Wood
Brinkman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Coleman
Melton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brinkman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Huntz vs. Coleman
Huntz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Taylor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnstone vs. Coleman
Johnstone is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrmann vs. Coleman
Herrmann strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Wood
Coleman hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Wood
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Wood
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Morales scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Coleman
Morales strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wood vs. Coleman
Wood strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Coleman
Williams hits a popup towards first. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Wood
Kaline hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnstone throws the ball in to Andrews who tags Kaline trying to return to first, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Wood
Horton hits a fly ball into center field. Johnstone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Wood
Freehan strikes out. Herrmann drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Freehan out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Coleman
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Coleman
Andrews hits a line drive into left field. Horton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Horton. Kelly goes all the way around to score. Andrews moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melton vs. Coleman
Melton hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Huntz vs. Coleman
Huntz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Coleman
Johnstone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herrmann vs. Coleman
Herrmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnstone moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Timmermann
Tom Timmermann now pitching. Carlos May pinch hits for Rich Morales.
May takes first base on ball four. Herrmann moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wood vs. Timmermann
Wood is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Williams vs. Timmermann
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Timmermann fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Wood
Luis Alvarado now playing shortstop.
Stanley hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Johnstone who is chasing the ball. Stanley reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brown vs. Wood
Brown strikes out. Herrmann drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Brown out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Brinkman vs. Wood
Brinkman hits a line drive towards third. Melton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Northrup vs. Wood
Jim Northrup pinch hits for Tom Timmermann.
Northrup hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanley scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Wood
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Perranoski
Ron Perranoski now pitching.
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Perranoski
Andrews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Perranoski
Melton hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Huntz vs. Perranoski
Huntz hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Wood
Taylor hits a fly ball into right field. Kelly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Wood
Kaline hits a line drive towards third. Melton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Wood
Horton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnstone vs. Perranoski
Johnstone hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Taylor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herrmann vs. Perranoski
Herrmann hits a fly ball into center field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alvarado vs. Perranoski
Alvarado hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Freehan vs. Wood
Freehan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanley vs. Wood
Stanley takes first base on ball four. Freehan moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brown vs. Wood
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alvarado scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Freehan moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cash vs. Wood
Norm Cash pinch hits for Ed Brinkman.
Cash strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/18/1971 -- Detroit at Chicago (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Williams W, lf 3 0 0 0 Taylor T, 2b 3 1 1 0 Kelly P, rf 3 1 1 1 Kaline A, rf 4 0 1 0 Andrews M, 1b 3 1 2 0 Horton W, lf 3 0 0 0 Melton B, 3b 4 1 2 2 Freehan B, c 4 0 2 1 Huntz S, 2b 4 0 0 0 Stanley M, cf 3 1 2 0 Johnstone J, cf 4 0 1 0 Brown I, 1b 4 0 0 0 Herrmann E, c 4 0 1 0 Brinkman E, ss 3 0 0 0 Morales R, ss 2 1 1 0 Cash N, ph 1 0 0 0 May C, ph 0 0 0 0 Coleman J, p 2 0 0 0 Alvarado L, ss 1 0 0 0 Timmermann T, p 0 0 0 0 Wood W, p 2 0 0 0 Northrup J, ph 1 0 1 1 Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 7 2 30 4 8 3 Detroit 100 000 100 -- 2 Chicago 001 003 00x -- 4 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Coleman J (L) 5.1 8 4 4 2 7 Timmermann T 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 Perranoski R 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Wood W (W) 9.0 7 2 2 2 9 E -- Horton W DP -- Detroit 1, Chicago 1 LOB -- Detroit 6, Chicago 7 2B -- Kelly P 3B -- Stanley M HR -- Melton B CS -- Williams W SH -- Wood W HBP -- by Wood W (Horton W) T -- 2:28 A -- 14059
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