Terry Forster, who was not only the leading reliever for the White Sox, but also one of the best hitting pitchers in the major leagues this season, delivered a run-scoring pinch-single in the ninth inning to help beat the Twins, 5-4. With two away, Tony Muser tripled and Ed Herrmann was handed an intentional pass.

Forster then batted for Hank Allen and singled for his 10th hit in 19 times at bat to drive in Muser, tying the score at 4-4. Herrmann took third on the play. Forster, showing his baserunning ability, stole second and when the throw by Twins' catcher Glenn Borgmann was off target, Herrmann scored the winning run on the error. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 4

Game Played on Tuesday, October 3, 1972 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

White Sox    0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  2  -   5  9  0
Twins        0  1  1    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   4  9  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Richard cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .280      Tovar lf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Orta 2b,3b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .203      Carew 2b              5   1   1   0     0   2   .318
Lyttle rf             4   1   1   1     0   2   .244      Killebrew 1b          2   0   2   1     2   0   .233
Egan c                3   1   1   1     0   2   .191        Reese pr,1b         1   1   0   0     0   0   .221
  Johnstone ph,lf     1   0   0   0     0   1   .185      Darwin rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .262
Muser 1b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .293      Braun 3b              3   0   1   1     1   1   .286
Bradford lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Thompson ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .274
  Herrmann ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .249      Borgmann c            2   0   1   1     1   0   .229
  Geddes pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .000        Guth pr             0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brinkman c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .143        Mitterwald c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .184
H. Allen 3b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .167      Nettles cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .204
  Forster ph          1   0   1   1     0   0   .526      Corbin p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .082
  Alvarado 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .214        Manuel ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .205
Hernandez ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .167        Granger p           1   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Fisher p              2   0   0   0     0   0   .083
  Kelly ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .262
  Kealey p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   9   4     1   7             Totals               35   4   9   4     4   4

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  2,568
Left on Base: White Sox 3, Twins 8
DP: White Sox 1, Twins 1
Errors: Braun, Mitterwald
Doubles: Thompson (22), Killebrew 2 (13), Darwin (19)
Triples: Lyttle (2), Muser (2)
Home Runs: Egan (2)
Stolen Bases: Orta (3), Forster (1)
Caught Stealing: Orta (2), Muser (1)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fisher                  7     9   4   4   4   3   0  33   3.91
Kealey W(3-2)           2     0   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.30
Totals                  9     9   4   4   4   4   0  39

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Corbin                  6     7   3   3   0   4   1  23   2.62
Granger L(4-6)          3     2   2   1   1   3   0  12   3.01
Totals                  9     9   5   4   1   7   1  35

Wild Pitches: Fisher (1)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Richard singled to right; Orta hit into a double
play (pitcher to first) [Richard out at second]; Lyttle flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Tovar flied out to right; Carew struck out; Killebrew
walked; Darwin forced Killebrew (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Egan homered; Muser flied out to left; Bradford
grounded out (second to first); H. Allen grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Braun grounded out (second to first); Thompson
doubled to left; Borgmann singled to center [Thompson scored];
Nettles singled to left [Borgmann to second]; Corbin lined into
a double play (shortstop to second) [Borgmann out at second]; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Hernandez grounded out (first to pitcher); Fisher
grounded out (shortstop to first); Richard struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Tovar made an out to first; Carew singled to right;
Killebrew doubled to left [Carew scored]; Darwin grounded out
(pitcher to first); Braun walked; Thompson flied out to right; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta singled to right; Orta stole second; Orta
was caught stealing third but was safe at third (error by Braun;
assist by Borgmann); Lyttle struck out; Egan struck out; Muser
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Borgmann flied out to left; Nettles lined to center;
Corbin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Bradford grounded out (shortstop to first); H.
Allen singled to right; Hernandez flied out to right; Fisher
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
1, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Tovar grounded out (pitcher to first); Carew struck
out; Killebrew walked; Darwin doubled to left [Killebrew to
third]; Braun struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Richard grounded out (second to first); Orta
singled to second; Lyttle tripled to right [Orta scored]; Egan
struck out; Muser singled to right [Lyttle scored]; Muser was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 3, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Thompson flied out to left; Borgmann walked; GUTH RAN
FOR BORGMANN; Fisher threw a wild pitch [Guth to second];
Nettles lined to center; MANUEL BATTED FOR CORBIN; Manuel
singled to center [Guth scored]; Tovar flied out to center; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Twins 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: MITTERWALD REPLACED GUTH (PLAYING C ); GRANGER
REPLACED MANUEL (PITCHING); Bradford grounded out (third to
first); H. Allen grounded out (second to first); Hernandez
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Killebrew
doubled to center; REESE RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Darwin flied out to
left; Braun singled to center [Braun to second (on throw), Reese
scored]; Thompson reached on a fielder's choice [Braun out at
third (third unassisted)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3,
Twins 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: REESE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); KELLY BATTED
FOR FISHER; Kelly grounded out (third to first); Richard
grounded out (second to first); Orta grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: KEALEY REPLACED KELLY (PITCHING); Mitterwald grounded
out (second to first); Nettles grounded out (pitcher to first);
Granger was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 3, Twins 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Lyttle struck out; JOHNSTONE BATTED FOR EGAN;
Johnstone struck out; Muser tripled to right; HERRMANN BATTED
FOR BRADFORD; Herrmann was walked intentionally; GEDDES RAN FOR
HERRMANN; FORSTER BATTED FOR H. ALLEN; Forster singled to center
[Geddes to third, Muser scored]; Forster stole second [Geddes
scored (error by Mitterwald) (unearned)]; Hernandez flied out to
center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: JOHNSTONE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BRINKMAN
REPLACED GEDDES (PLAYING C ); ALVARADO REPLACED FORSTER (PLAYING
2B); ORTA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Tovar flied out to
center; Carew flied out to right; Reese flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Twins 4.

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