Sparked by pinch-hitter Tony Muser, who came through with a tie-breaking double, the White Sox scored three runs in the seventh inning and defeated the Twins, 5-2. Harmon Killebrew batted in the Twins' tallies with his 537th career homer in the sixth, putting him ahead of Mickey Mantle into fourth place on the majors' all-time list.

Ed Spiezio singled for the White Sox in the seventh and, after two out, Muser delivered his double to drive in pinch-runner Lee Richard. Pat Kelly followed with a triple to score Luis Alvarado, who ran for Muser, and continued home with the final run when Danny Thompson made a wild throw handling the relay from the outfield. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Tuesday, September 5, 1972 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  9  1
White Sox    0  2  0    0  0  0    3  0  x  -   5  9  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Tovar lf              3   0   1   0     2   0   .253      Kelly rf              4   1   2   1     0   1   .263
Carew 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .316      Andrews 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .220
Braun 3b              5   0   2   0     0   1   .289        Orta 2b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .184
Killebrew 1b          4   1   1   2     0   1   .236      D. Allen 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .315
Darwin rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .265      May lf                3   1   1   0     1   0   .299
Nettles cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Reichardt cf          3   1   1   0     0   1   .259
  Soderholm ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .188        Bradford cf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .281
  Brye cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .221      Spiezio 3b            3   0   2   1     0   1   .248
Thompson ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .279        Richard pr          0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Borgmann c            4   0   0   0     0   2   .230        Forster p           1   0   1   0     0   0   .471
Goltz p               2   0   1   0     0   0   .136      Herrmann c            3   0   0   1     0   0   .233
  Granger p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Morales ss,3b         3   0   0   0     0   0   .219
  Renick ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .167      Fisher p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .095
                                                            Frailing p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Muser ph            1   0   1   1     0   0   .250
                                                            Alvarado pr,ss      0   1   0   0     0   0   .227

Totals               33   2   9   2     4   6             Totals               32   5   9   4     1   6

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  6,784
Left on Base: Twins 10, White Sox 5
DP: Twins 0, White Sox 1
Errors: Thompson, Spiezio 2
Doubles: May (23), Muser (1)
Triples: Kelly (6)
Home Runs: Killebrew (22)
Stolen Bases: Kelly (30)
Caught Stealing: Nettles (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Carew (8), Goltz (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Herrmann (3)
GIDP: Killebrew (12)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(3-1)            6.2   8   5   5   1   5   0  29   2.73
Granger                 1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.36
Totals                  8     9   5   5   1   6   0  34

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fisher                  6.2   7   2   2   2   4   1  28   3.83
Frailing W(1-0)         0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Forster SV(23)          2     2   0   0   2   2   0  10   2.24
Totals                  9     9   2   2   4   6   1  39

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Bill Kunkel


TWINS 1ST: Tovar walked; Carew out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
first) [Tovar to second]; Braun struck out; Killebrew made an
out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly was called out on strikes; Andrews grounded
out (shortstop to first); D. Allen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin singled to center; Nettles forced Darwin
(center to shortstop to second); Nettles was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Thompson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May doubled to left; Reichardt singled to left
[May to third]; Spiezio singled to right [Reichardt to third,
May scored]; Herrmann hit a sacrifice fly to left [Reichardt
scored]; Morales made an out to first; Fisher grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox
2.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann lined to shortstop; Goltz grounded out
(pitcher to first); Tovar singled to right; Carew grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kelly singled to left; Kelly stole second;
Andrews struck out; D. Allen was called out on strikes; May was
walked intentionally; Reichardt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 2.

TWINS 4TH: Braun singled to left; Killebrew grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Braun out at second];
Darwin reached on an error by Spiezio [Darwin to second (error
by Spiezio)]; Nettles flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Spiezio struck out; Herrmann grounded out
(pitcher to first); Morales grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 2.

TWINS 5TH: Thompson singled to left; Borgmann struck out; Goltz
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Thompson to second];
Tovar made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Fisher grounded out (second to first); Kelly
grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 2.

TWINS 6TH: Carew singled to center; Braun flied out to center;
Killebrew homered [Carew scored]; Darwin struck out; Nettles
lined to first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: D. Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); May
grounded out (shortstop to first); Reichardt grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox
2.

TWINS 7TH: BRADFORD REPLACED REICHARDT (PLAYING CF); Thompson
popped to catcher in foul territory; Borgmann struck out; Goltz
singled to right; Tovar walked [Goltz to second]; FRAILING
REPLACED FISHER (PITCHING); Carew grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Spiezio singled to left; RICHARD RAN FOR SPIEZIO;
Herrmann flied out to right; Morales grounded out (third to
first) [Richard to second]; MUSER BATTED FOR FRAILING; Muser
doubled to left [Richard scored]; ALVARADO RAN FOR MUSER; Kelly
tripled to left [Alvarado scored, Kelly scored (error by
Thompson) (no RBI)]; Andrews singled to center; GRANGER REPLACED
GOLTZ (PITCHING); D. Allen popped to third in foul territory; 3
R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 5.

TWINS 8TH: FORSTER REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); ALVARADO STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); ORTA REPLACED ANDREWS (PLAYING 2B);
MORALES CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Braun singled to third;
Killebrew was called out on strikes; Darwin popped to catcher in
foul territory; SODERHOLM BATTED FOR NETTLES; Soderholm walked
[Braun to second]; Thompson walked [Braun to third, Soderholm to
second]; Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: BRYE REPLACED SODERHOLM (PLAYING CF); May
grounded out (second to first); Bradford was called out on
strikes; Forster singled to right; Herrmann grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 5.

TWINS 9TH: RENICK BATTED FOR GRANGER; Renick struck out; Tovar
grounded out (first unassisted); Carew singled to left; Braun
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2,
White Sox 5.