Pinch-hitting, Buddy Bradford came through with a grand-slam homer in the eighth inning to lift the White Sox to a 6-4 victory over the Twins. The White Sox were trailing, 4-2, with two out when Jorge Orta walked and Jim Lyttle doubled to kayo Dick Woodson. Dave LaRoche, in relief, walked Tony Muser to load the bases and then was the victim of Bradford's wallop. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Monday, October   2, 1972 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
White Sox    0  1  0    0  0  1    0  4  0  -   6  8  2
Twins        0  0  0    0  3  1    0  0  0  -   4 10  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richard cf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Tovar lf,rf           5   2   2   0     0   0   .264
Orta 2b               3   2   1   1     1   1   .193      Carew 2b              4   0   2   1     1   0   .319
Lyttle rf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .243      Killebrew 1b          4   1   1   0     1   0   .229
Muser 1b              3   2   1   0     1   0   .278      Holt rf               3   1   1   0     0   0   .444
Reichardt lf          3   0   2   1     0   1   .251        Renick ph,lf        0   0   0   1     0   0   .172
  Johnstone lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .185        Manuel ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .198
  Bradford ph,lf      1   1   1   4     0   0   .286        Soderholm ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .185
H. Allen 3b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .133      Braun 3b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .285
Hernandez ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .214        Darwin ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .262
Brinkman c            3   0   2   0     1   0   .143      Thompson ss           5   0   4   1     0   1   .274
Geddes p              1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Borgmann c            4   0   0   0     1   0   .226
  Lemonds p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .120      Brye cf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .238
  Williams ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Woodson p             4   0   0   0     0   2   .080
  Neumeier p          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .500

Totals               33   6   8   6     3   5             Totals               35   4  10   3     7   4

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance:  3,271
Left on Base: White Sox 4, Twins 12
DP: White Sox 2, Twins 2
Errors: Brinkman, Geddes, Borgmann 2
Doubles: Muser (2), Lyttle (5), Thompson (21)
Home Runs: Orta (3), Bradford (2)
Stolen Bases: Tovar (21)
Sacrifice Hits: Geddes (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Renick (2)
GIDP: H. Allen (1), Richard (1)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Geddes                  5     8   4   3   5   1   0  28   6.97
Lemonds W(4-7)          2     2   0   0   1   2   0   8   2.95
Neumeier                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   9.00
Forster SV(29)          1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   2.25
Totals                  9    10   4   3   7   4   0  43

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Woodson                 7.2   6   4   4   2   4   1  30   2.72
LaRoche L(5-7)          1.1   2   2   2   1   1   1   7   2.83
Totals                  9     8   6   6   3   5   2  37

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Jim Evans


WHITE SOX 1ST: Richard flied out to center; Orta flied out to
center; Lyttle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar flied out to right; Carew grounded out (third
to first); Killebrew flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Muser doubled to center; Reichardt singled to
center [Muser scored]; H. Allen popped to first in foul
territory; Hernandez reached on an error by Borgmann [Reichardt
to second]; Brinkman walked [Reichardt to third, Hernandez to
second]; Reichardt was picked off third (catcher to third);
Geddes flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Holt grounded out (second to first); Braun walked;
Thompson singled to center [Braun to second]; Borgmann forced
Thompson (first to shortstop) [Braun to third]; Brye forced
Borgmann (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
1, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Richard flied out to right; Orta struck out;
Lyttle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Woodson flied out to right; Tovar flied out to right;
Carew walked; Killebrew forced Carew (second unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Muser lined to second; Reichardt singled to
center; H. Allen grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Reichardt out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Holt grounded out (second to first); Braun walked;
Thompson singled to left [Braun to second]; Borgmann flied out
to left; Brye walked [Braun to third, Thompson to second];
Woodson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first);
Brinkman singled to center; Geddes reached on an error by
Borgmann on a sacrifice bunt [Brinkman to second]; Richard
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Geddes out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Brinkman dropped a foul fly hit by Tovar for an
error; Tovar singled to left; Tovar stole second; Carew singled
to center [Tovar scored (unearned)]; Killebrew singled to center
[Carew to second]; Holt singled to center [Killebrew to second,
Carew to third]; Braun lined into a double play (center to
catcher) [Carew out at home]; Thompson singled to center [Holt
to second, Killebrew scored]; Borgmann walked [Holt to third,
Thompson to second]; Brye reached on an error by Geddes
[Borgmann to second, Thompson to third, Holt scored (no RBI)];
Woodson grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R (2 ER), 5 H, 2 E, 3
LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta homered; Lyttle made an out to shortstop;
Muser flied out to left; Reichardt was called out on strikes;
Rick Reichardt ejected by 3B umpire Jim Evans; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: JOHNSTONE REPLACED REICHARDT (PLAYING LF); Tovar
singled to right; LEMONDS REPLACED GEDDES (PITCHING); Carew
singled to center [Tovar to second]; Killebrew walked [Tovar to
third, Carew to second]; RENICK BATTED FOR HOLT; Renick hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Tovar scored]; Braun hit into a double
play (right to third) [Carew out at third]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: RENICK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); TOVAR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); H. Allen grounded out (third to first);
Hernandez grounded out (shortstop to first); Brinkman grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins
4.

TWINS 7TH: Thompson doubled to left; Borgmann grounded out
(second to first); Brye struck out; Woodson struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: WILLIAMS BATTED FOR LEMONDS; Williams popped to
first in foul territory; Richard popped to third in foul
territory; Orta walked; Lyttle doubled to right [Orta to third];
LAROCHE REPLACED WOODSON (PITCHING); Muser walked; BRADFORD
BATTED FOR JOHNSTONE; Bradford homered [Orta scored, Lyttle
scored, Muser scored]; H. Allen grounded out (shortstop to
first); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: BRADFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); NEUMEIER
REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Tovar made an out to shortstop;
Carew grounded out (second to first); Killebrew grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Twins 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Hernandez flied out to left; Brinkman singled to
center; Neumeier was called out on strikes; Richard made an out
to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: MANUEL BATTED FOR RENICK; FORSTER REPLACED NEUMEIER
(PITCHING); SODERHOLM BATTED FOR MANUEL; Soderholm flied out to
right; DARWIN BATTED FOR BRAUN; Darwin walked; Thompson struck
out; Borgmann grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Twins 4.