Sunday August 5, 1973
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Chicago White Sox 5, Texas Rangers 4 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, August 5, 1973 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I

Rangers 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 - 4 8 0 White Sox 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 - 5 5 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Nelson 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .278 Jeter lf 4 1 2 2 1 1 .236 Harris cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .260 Alvarado 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .252 Spencer 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .282 Kelly rf 3 1 0 0 0 0 .293 Johnson dh 4 1 1 1 0 1 .290 Melton 3b 2 1 1 0 2 0 .292 Sudakis 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .220 May dh 3 0 0 1 1 0 .242 Mackanin pr,3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 Hairston pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 Burroughs lf 1 1 0 1 2 0 .278 Bradford cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .242 Biittner rf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .207 Leon ss 2 1 1 1 2 1 .238 Billings c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .158 Muser 1b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .267 Mason ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .217 Brinkman c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .133 Clyde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Henderson ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257 Hudson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stone pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Acosta p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 4 8 4 4 3 Totals 27 5 5 5 8 5 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 27,931 Left on Base: Rangers 7, White Sox 7 DP: Rangers 2, White Sox 2 Doubles: Johnson (22), Jeter (9) Home Runs: Biittner (1), Muser (3), Jeter (4) Sacrifice Hits: Muser (2) Sacrifice Flies: Burroughs (6) GIDP: Biittner (5), Kelly (14), May (7) Hit by Pitch: Harris (1,by Acosta), Kelly (2,by Clyde) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clyde 6 4 4 3 5 5 2 26 3.44 Hudson L(2-1) 2.1 1 1 1 3 0 0 11 5.40 Totals 8.1 5 5 4 8 5 2 37 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Johnson 6 6 4 4 3 2 1 26 4.58 Acosta W(5-2) 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 12 2.53 Totals 9 8 4 4 4 3 1 38 Passed Balls: Billings (2) Hit by Pitch: Clyde (2), Acosta (5) Wild Pitches: Clyde 2 (2) Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Frank Umont RANGERS 1ST: Nelson popped to second; Harris struck out; Spencer singled to left; Johnson forced Spencer (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Jeter walked; Alvarado forced Jeter (shortstop to second); Kelly grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Alvarado out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 0. RANGERS 2ND: Sudakis struck out; Burroughs walked; Biittner flied out to left; Billings forced Burroughs (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton walked; May grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Melton out at second]; Bradford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 0. RANGERS 3RD: Mason grounded out (second to first); Nelson grounded out (second to first); Harris flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Leon walked; Muser flied out to left; Brinkman walked [Leon to second]; Jeter struck out; Alvarado struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 0. RANGERS 4TH: Spencer walked; Johnson doubled to center [Spencer scored]; Sudakis singled to right [Johnson to third]; Burroughs hit a sacrifice fly to center [Johnson scored]; Biittner grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Sudakis out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Kelly was hit by a pitch; Billings allowed a passed ball [Kelly to third]; Melton grounded out (third to first); May grounded out (third to first) [Kelly scored (unearned)]; Bradford popped to third; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, White Sox 1. RANGERS 5TH: Billings singled to center; On a bunt Mason forced Billings (pitcher to shortstop); Nelson singled to right [Mason to second]; Harris flied out to center [Mason to third]; Spencer flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 5TH: Leon struck out; Muser homered; Brinkman flied out to left; Jeter homered; Alvarado struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, White Sox 3. RANGERS 6TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Sudakis flied out to center; Burroughs walked; Biittner homered [Burroughs scored]; Billings grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 6TH: Kelly flied out to center; Melton singled to center; Clyde threw a wild pitch [Melton to second]; May walked; Bradford popped to third in foul territory; Leon singled to center [Melton scored, May to second]; Clyde threw a wild pitch [May to third, Leon to second]; Muser popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, White Sox 4. RANGERS 7TH: ACOSTA REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Mason popped to shortstop; Nelson singled to center; Harris was hit by a pitch [Nelson to second]; Spencer forced Harris (first to shortstop) [Nelson to third]; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 7TH: HUDSON REPLACED CLYDE (PITCHING); Brinkman flied out to center; Jeter flied to left in foul territory; Alvarado popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, White Sox 4. RANGERS 8TH: Sudakis singled to center; MACKANIN RAN FOR SUDAKIS; Burroughs flied out to right; Biittner flied out to left; Billings flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 8TH: MACKANIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Kelly flied out to center; Melton walked; May forced Melton (third to second); HAIRSTON RAN FOR MAY; Bradford popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 4, White Sox 4. RANGERS 9TH: HAIRSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Mason walked; On a bunt Nelson hit into a double play (first to second) [Mason out at second]; Harris flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 4, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 9TH: Leon walked; Muser out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Leon to second]; HENDERSON BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; Henderson was walked intentionally; STONE RAN FOR HENDERSON; Jeter doubled to center [Leon scored, Stone to third]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 4, White Sox 5.

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