Oh, the baseball purists were ticked off at this one. How in the heck can a LCS playoff game be stopped due to rain and awarded to the team that was ahead ? Why did the league allow it to start in the first place with the weather threatening as bad as it was. In fact it was already raining before the first pitch was thrown. Throw into the mix the Windy City's swirling winds and this was more football than baseball weather, and since the Browns weren't playing the Bears, the game should never have even started. With all that said the game was official and 5 full innings of play were recorded. Both pitchers seemed to fight the weather from the get go. Don Mossi, who gave up 5 runs in almost 5 innings worth of work seemed to have the most trouble, although Wilbur Wood, who gave up 3 runs wasn't exactly enjoying it either. Mossi's pitch count was at 110 when the game was called. After Cleveland took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first the Chisox
scored 3 in the bottom of the 2nd. A bases clearing double by Jorge Orta accounted for all 3 runs. A two run homer by Mickey Vernon tied it up for the Tribe, but an RBI single by Melton in the 4th and a run scored by Buddy Bradford on a fielder's choice in the 5th gave the Chisox their 2 run margin for victory in the abbreviated post season game.
Series tied at 2-2
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