Keeping their division hopes alive, the White Sox defeated the Rangers, 4-3, to remain four games behind the first-place Athletics. The Rangers collected 10 hits, all off Tom Bradley, but Rich Gossage and Terry Forster shone in relief for the White Sox.

Gossage picked up his sixth straight victory without a defeat and Forster registered his 27th save. The White Sox broke a 3-3 tie in the eighth inning with a run on singles by Jim Lyttle and Pat Kelly and a double by Mike Andrews. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 4, Texas Rangers 3
Game Played on Saturday, September 23, 1972 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Rangers      0  0  2    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  1
White Sox    0  1  2    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   4 10  1


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 3b             5   2   2   0     0   0   .228      Kelly rf              5   1   4   0     0   1   .261
Mason ss              3   0   0   0     1   2   .224      Andrews 2b            2   1   1   1     2   1   .225
  Martinez ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .167        Orta pr,2b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .186
Biittner 1b           5   0   2   2     0   1   .269      Muser 1b              4   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Ford rf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .233      May lf                3   1   2   1     1   0   .299
Grieve lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .213        Johnstone lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .184
Lovitto cf            4   0   2   0     0   1   .225      Reichardt cf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Fahey c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .173        Bradford cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Harris 2b             4   1   1   0     0   1   .115      Spiezio 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .232
Hand p                4   0   1   0     0   1   .157      Herrmann c            3   0   1   1     1   0   .251
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Alvarado ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .218
                                                            Lyttle ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .232
                                                            Richard pr          0   1   0   0     0   0  1.000
                                                            Morales ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .201
                                                          Bradley p             3   0   0   0     0   3   .126
                                                            Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            D. Allen ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .308
                                                            Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               38   3  10   2     1   8             Totals               31   4  10   3     6   7

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance:  7,698
Left on Base: Rangers 9, White Sox 11
DP: Rangers 0, White Sox 0
Errors: Harris, Andrews
Doubles: Lovitto (9), Hand (2), May (25), Reichardt (14), Andrews (18)
Triples: Kelly (7)
Stolen Bases: Nelson (44), Fahey (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Reichardt (4), Andrews (17)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hand L(10-13)           7.2  10   4   4   6   7   0  38   3.21
Lindblad                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.56
Totals                  8    10   4   4   6   7   0  39

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bradley                 6    10   3   3   1   6   0  30   3.06
Gossage W(6-0)          2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.48
Forster SV(27)          1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.32
Totals                  9    10   3   3   1   8   0  39

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - John Rice, 3B - Hank Morgenweck


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson lined to shortstop; Mason struck out;
Biittner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox
0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly struck out; Andrews struck out; Muser flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Ford flied out to right; Grieve grounded out (third
to first); Lovitto doubled to right; Fahey grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May doubled to right; Reichardt out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [May to third]; Spiezio
walked; Herrmann singled to left [Spiezio to second, May
scored]; Alvarado popped to third in foul territory; Bradley
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Harris singled to right; Hand popped to first in
foul territory; Nelson singled to center [Harris to third];
Nelson stole second; Mason struck out; Biittner singled to
center [Nelson scored, Harris scored]; Ford singled to right
[Biittner to third]; Grieve flied out to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kelly tripled to center [Kelly scored (error by
Harris) (no RBI)]; Andrews walked; Muser grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Andrews to second]; May singled to right [Andrews
scored]; Reichardt doubled to center [May to third]; Spiezio
popped to catcher in foul territory; Herrmann was walked
intentionally; Alvarado struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
Rangers 2, White Sox 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Lovitto singled to right; Fahey forced Lovitto
(pitcher to shortstop); Fahey stole second; Harris struck out;
Hand was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
2, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Bradley struck out; Kelly singled to left;
Andrews out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Kelly to
second]; Muser walked; May walked [Kelly to third, Muser to
second]; Reichardt flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Rangers 2, White Sox 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Nelson singled to center; Mason grounded out
(second to first) [Nelson to second]; Biittner reached on an
error by Andrews [Nelson scored (no RBI)]; Ford singled to third
[Biittner to second]; Grieve flied out to left; Lovitto struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Spiezio grounded out (third to first); Herrmann
flied to right in foul territory; Alvarado flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, White Sox 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Fahey flied out to center; Harris flied out to
right; Hand doubled to left; Nelson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Bradley struck out; Kelly singled to center
[Kelly out at second (center to shortstop)]; Andrews walked;
Muser flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, White
Sox 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Mason walked; Biittner singled to center [Mason to
third]; GOSSAGE REPLACED BRADLEY (PITCHING); Ford grounded out
(second to first) [Biittner to second]; Grieve struck out;
Lovitto flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3,
White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: May grounded out (first unassisted); Reichardt
popped to catcher in foul territory; Spiezio was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, White Sox 3.

RANGERS 8TH: JOHNSTONE REPLACED MAY (PLAYING LF); BRADFORD
REPLACED REICHARDT (PLAYING CF); Fahey flied out to left; Harris
grounded out (second to first); Hand grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Herrmann made an out to third; LYTTLE BATTED FOR
ALVARADO; Lyttle singled to center; RICHARD RAN FOR LYTTLE; D.
ALLEN BATTED FOR GOSSAGE; D. Allen flied out to left; Kelly
singled to center [Richard to third]; Andrews doubled to left
[Kelly to third, Richard scored]; ORTA RAN FOR ANDREWS; LINDBLAD
REPLACED HAND (PITCHING); Muser flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3, White Sox 4.

RANGERS 9TH: ORTA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MORALES REPLACED
RICHARD (PLAYING SS); FORSTER REPLACED D. ALLEN (PITCHING);
Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); MARTINEZ BATTED FOR
MASON; Martinez was called out on strikes; Biittner grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, White Sox 4.