Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics
April 7, 1971 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 7, 1971 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Chicago White Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 5

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Richard ss 4 1 2 1
Johnstone cf 4 0 0 0
Andrews 2b 4 0 0 0
Melton 3b 4 1 1 2
  Morales 3b 0 0 0 0
May 1b 4 0 1 0
Reichardt lf 4 0 1 0
Williams rf 4 2 1 1
Herrmann c 1 2 0 0
John p 1 0 0 0
  Maye ph 0 0 0 0
  McKinney ph 1 0 1 1
  Romo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 6 7 5
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Campaneris ss 5 2 2 0
Alou lf 4 0 1 0
Jackson rf 3 0 1 1
Bando 3b 4 2 2 3
Rudi 1b 4 0 0 0
Monday cf 3 0 0 0
Duncan c 3 0 2 1
  Hovley ph 1 0 1 0
Green 2b 2 0 0 0
Hunter p 3 1 1 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Mincher ph 0 0 0 0
  La Russa pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 10 5
Chicago 000 220 200672
Oakland 103 001 0005101
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
John  W (1-0) 6.0 9 5 4 2 5
  Romo  SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
10
5
4
3
9
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hunter  L (0-1) 6.2 6 6 5 2 2
  Lindblad   2.1 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
6
5
2
2

  E–Andrews (1), May (1), Monday (1).  DP–Chicago 2.  HR–Chicago Melton (1,4th inning off Hunter 1 on, 2 out); Williams (1,5th inning off Hunter 0 on, 1 out), Oakland Bando (1,3rd inning off John 2 on, 2 out).  SH–John (1,off Hunter); Alou (1,off John); Green (1,off Romo).  SF–Jackson (1,off John).  CS–Reichardt (1,2nd base by Hunter/Duncan); Richard (1,2nd base by Hunter/Duncan).  U-HP–John Rice, 1B–Jim Odom, 2B–Marty Springstead, 3B–Larry McCoy.  T–2:20.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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