World Series Game #3

10/21 - Comiskey Park - GAME #3
White Sox 12, Reds 6
Al Hollingsworth and the Reds took one on the chin as the Chisox inched one step closer toward bringing a world championship back to 35th street.  After taking a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the 2nd on the first of Pete Ward's two homers the Chisox had a huge run breakout 3rd inning where 9 batters came to the plate.  Duane Josephson's two out double plated the final two runs of the inning.  The enigmatic Tommy John lost control and interest in the 5th when Cincy scored a solo run on a squeeze play engineered by Hollingsworth to score Riggs to make it 5-1.  A 3 run blast by Alex Kampouris in the top of the 6th made this a 1 run game.  Small ball came to the rescue of the reeling Pale Hose in the bottom of the inning.  Pete Ward worked out a walk and moved to 3rd on a hit and run executed to perfection by Walt "No Neck" Williams.  Tommy John was sent up to lay down a squeeze bunt.  John's bunt was a beauty, but somehow Ward did not get the sign and decided to stay put on 3rd.  Williams moved to second, but Chicago looked to have blown a golden opportunity to steal a run.  Aparicio's grounder to second would right that wrong by easily scoring Ward and moving Williams to 3rd.  Tim Cullen would lay down another exquisite bunt to easily score Williams who could have strolled home from third.  Those 2 runs would make it 7-4 Chicago.  The 5 runs that the Sox would score in the 7th would make it 12-4 and  close the door shut on the Reds.  Pete Ward's second homer of the game started off the scoring.  6 consecutive singles would take care of the rest.  Hollingsworth had had it.  The bell had tolled for him.  John wasn't exactly stellar himself, but he did have a huge lead to work with.  After giving up 2 runs in the 8th John was done for the day and Bob Priddy handled the final 4 outs as Chicago now had a commanding lead in the series.  Alex Kampouris' 2 homers paced the overmatched Cincy offense.  Every Chisox batter scored a run in this event.  Tim Cullen, Tommy Davis and Duane Josephson all had 3 hits.  Even Tommy John had 2 hits.
Chicago leads the series 3-0