With batting help from Ed Herrmann and Luis Alvarado, who drove in two runs apiece, Wilbur Wood became a 17-game winner, pitching the White Sox to a 4-2 victory over the Angels. Herrmann batted in his runs with a single in the fourth inning. After homers by Ken Berry and Jack Hiatt tied the score, Carlos May and Mike Andrews walked in the eighth and Alvarado drove them home with a triple to give Wood his winning margin. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 4, California Angels 2
Game Played on Thursday, August    3, 1972 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Angels       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0  -   2  8  2
White Sox    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  2  x  -   4  6  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Pinson lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .272      Kelly rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .268
Alomar 2b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Johnstone cf          4   0   1   0     0   2   .178
Cardenas ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .230      D. Allen 1b           2   1   0   0     2   1   .308
Oliver 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .279      May lf                3   2   2   0     1   0   .294
McMullen 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Spiezio 3b            3   0   0   0     0   1   .254
  Motton pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .132      Andrews 2b            2   1   0   0     2   0   .218
Berry cf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .312      Herrmann c            4   0   1   2     0   2   .229
Stanton rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .229      Alvarado ss           4   0   2   2     0   0   .240
Torborg c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .220      Wood p                3   0   0   0     0   1   .139
  Hiatt ph,c          1   1   1   1     0   0   .233
Messersmith p         3   0   0   0     0   1   .238

Totals               34   2   8   2     0   3             Totals               28   4   6   4     6   8

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance: 10,358
Left on Base: Angels 5, White Sox 8
DP: Angels 1, White Sox 1
Errors: Cardenas, Stanton, Spiezio
Triples: Alvarado (1)
Home Runs: Berry (5), Hiatt (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Wood (9), Spiezio (2)
GIDP: Berry (2)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Messersmith L(2-5)      8     6   4   4   6   8   0  36   3.58
Totals                  8     6   4   4   6   8   0  36

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(17-11)           9     8   2   2   0   3   2  34   2.43
Totals                  9     8   2   2   0   3   2  34

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Merle Anthony


ANGELS 1ST: Pinson grounded out (third to first); Alomar popped
to first in foul territory; Cardenas singled to right; Oliver
singled to left [Cardenas to second]; McMullen forced Oliver
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (pitcher to second to first);
Johnstone flied out to center; D. Allen walked; May grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Berry was called out on strikes; Stanton grounded
out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Torborg made an out to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Spiezio popped to first in foul territory;
Andrews flied out to left; Herrmann grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Messersmith grounded out (shortstop to first);
Pinson made an out to shortstop; Alomar grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Alvarado singled to shortstop; Wood out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Alvarado to second]; Kelly
struck out; Johnstone struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
0, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 4TH: Cardenas made an out to second; Oliver lined to
second; McMullen grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: D. Allen walked; May singled to right [May to
second (error by Stanton), D. Allen to third]; Spiezio was
called out on strikes; Andrews walked; Herrmann singled to right
[Andrews to third, May scored, D. Allen scored]; Alvarado
grounded out (catcher to first) [Herrmann to second]; Wood was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, White
Sox 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Berry homered; Stanton singled to left; Stanton was
picked off first (pitcher to first to shortstop); Torborg
reached on an error by Spiezio; Messersmith struck out; Pinson
popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Kelly walked; Johnstone struck out while Kelly
was out trying to advance to second (catcher to shortstop); D.
Allen reached on an error by Cardenas; May singled to right [D.
Allen to third]; Spiezio forced May (third to second); 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Alomar grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenas
struck out; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Andrews grounded out (pitcher to first); Herrmann
struck out; Alvarado grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 2.

ANGELS 7TH: McMullen made an out to shortstop; Berry grounded
out (third to first); Stanton made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Wood grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly
flied out to right; Johnstone singled to center; D. Allen struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 2.

ANGELS 8TH: HIATT BATTED FOR TORBORG; Hiatt homered; Messersmith
flied out to center; Pinson singled to right; Alomar singled to
left [Pinson to second]; Cardenas flied out to left; Oliver
forced Pinson (third unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
2, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: HIATT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); May walked;
Spiezio out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [May to
second]; Andrews walked; Herrmann struck out; Alvarado tripled
to left [Andrews scored, May scored]; Wood grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox
4.

ANGELS 9TH: McMullen singled to right; MOTTON RAN FOR MCMULLEN;
Berry grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Motton out at second]; Stanton grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, White Sox 4.