An error by Lenny Randle in the ninth inning enabled Carlos May to score the run that gave the White Sox a 2-1 victory over the Rangers. May walked to open the stanza. After a sacrifice and intentional pass to Mike Andrews, Tom Egan stroked a short single to center fielder Joe Lovitto, who fired the ball home, forcing May to hold up at third. Catcher Hal King, noting that Andrews had rounded second, pegged to Randle, who failed to handle the throw and May raced home on the error. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 2, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Wednesday, April     19, 1972 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  5  2
White Sox    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .188      Kelly rf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .455
Nelson 3b             4   0   3   1     0   0   .353        Williams ph,rf      1   0   0   0     0   1   .400
Mincher 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Orta ss               4   1   1   0     0   2   .357
King c                2   0   0   0     2   1   .200      D. Allen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   3   .400
Howard lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Melton 3b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .316
Biittner rf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .111      May lf                3   1   0   0     1   0   .400
Lovitto cf            2   0   0   0     1   1   .091      Reichardt cf          1   0   0   0     2   1   .067
  Lindblad p          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnstone cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Pina p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Andrews 2b            2   0   0   0     2   1   .105
Harrah ss             3   0   0   0     0   1   .091      Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .214
Stanhouse p           2   0   0   0     0   1   .000        Egan ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .333
  Maddox cf           1   1   1   0     0   0   .333      Bahnsen p             3   0   1   0     0   1   .500

Totals               30   1   5   1     4   5             Totals               29   2   6   1     5  11

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  3,199
Left on Base: Rangers 6, White Sox 8
DP: Rangers 2, White Sox 2
Errors: Randle 2, Kelly
Stolen Bases: Nelson 2 (2), Maddox (1), May (1)
Caught Stealing: Biittner (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Johnstone (1)
GIDP: Stanhouse (1)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stanhouse               6.2   5   1   1   3   9   0  27   1.35
Lindblad L(0-1)         1.2   0   1   0   2   2   0   7   0.00
Pina                    0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  8.1   6   2   1   5  11   0  35

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen W(1-1)          9     5   1   1   4   5   0  34   2.08
Totals                  9     5   1   1   4   5   0  34

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Larry McCoy


RANGERS 1ST: Randle struck out; Debut game for Don
Stanhouse; Nelson singled to right; Nelson stole second;
Mincher reached on a fielder's choice [Nelson out at third
(pitcher to third)]; King walked [Mincher to second]; Howard
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox
0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly was called out on strikes; Orta struck out;
D. Allen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Biittner singled to center; Lovitto struck out
while Biittner was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Harrah struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton flied out to center; May reached on an
error by Randle; May stole second; Reichardt walked; Andrews
struck out while May was picked off second (catcher to third); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Stanhouse struck out; Randle grounded out
(shortstop to first); Nelson grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Herrmann made an out to second; Bahnsen struck
out; Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Mincher grounded out (first unassisted); King
walked; Howard flied out to right; Biittner grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta singled to right; D. Allen singled to center
[Orta to second]; Melton singled to center [Orta scored, D.
Allen to second]; May flied out to left; Reichardt walked [D.
Allen to third, Melton to second]; Andrews lined into a double
play (shortstop to second) [Melton out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Lovitto walked; Harrah popped to second in foul
territory; Stanhouse grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Lovitto out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Herrmann flied out to left; Bahnsen flied out to
center; Kelly struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0,
White Sox 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Randle flied out to left; Nelson singled to right
[Nelson to second (error by Kelly)]; Mincher made an out to
third; King grounded out (pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta struck out; D. Allen struck out; Melton
singled to left; May forced Melton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Howard grounded out (shortstop to first); Biittner
grounded out (second to first); Lovitto grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Reichardt struck out; Andrews walked; Herrmann
made an out to second; Bahnsen singled to center [Andrews to
second]; LINDBLAD REPLACED LOVITTO (PITCHING); MADDOX REPLACED
STANHOUSE (PLAYING CF); WILLIAMS BATTED FOR KELLY; Williams
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 1.

RANGERS 8TH: WILLIAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); JOHNSTONE
REPLACED REICHARDT (PLAYING CF); Harrah grounded out (shortstop
to first); Maddox singled to center; Maddox stole second; Randle
made an out to second; Nelson singled to center [Maddox scored];
Nelson stole second; Mincher walked; King was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Orta flied out to center; D. Allen was called out
on strikes; Melton made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, White Sox 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Howard flied out to center; Biittner flied out to
center; Lindblad grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: May walked; Johnstone out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [May to second]; Andrews was walked
intentionally; PINA REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); EGAN BATTED
FOR HERRMANN; Egan singled to right [May scored (error by
Randle) (unearned) (no RBI), Andrews to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 2.