Ken Henderson hit a grand slam for his first A. L. homer to lift the White Sox to a 6-3 victory over the Athletics. Catfish Hunter, pitching for the A's with a 3-2 lead, was lifted in the eighth inning after giving up a single to Pat Kelly. Darold Knowles relieved and walked Carlos May. Rollie Fingers took over and struck out Dick Allen before passing Bill Melton to load the bases. Henderson followed with his grand slam on a 3-and-2 pitch. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Thursday, April     12, 1973 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
A's          0  2  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  5  0
White Sox    0  1  0    1  0  0    0  4  x  -   6  8  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North dh              3   1   2   0     2   0   .333      Kelly rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .125
Kubiak ss             4   0   0   0     0   1   .267      May lf                3   1   0   0     1   0   .273
Rudi lf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .150      D. Allen 1b           4   1   2   0     0   2   .333
Jackson rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .350      Melton 3b             3   1   1   0     1   0   .125
Bando 3b              1   1   0   1     2   0   .133      Henderson cf          4   2   2   4     0   0   .364
Tenace 1b             3   1   1   2     1   1   .353      Muser dh              1   0   1   0     2   0  1.000
  Hegan 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Jeter pr,dh         1   0   0   0     0   0   .600
Conigliaro cf         4   0   0   0     0   1   .238      Herrmann c            3   0   1   1     0   0   .091
Fosse c               4   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Orta 2b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Green 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Leon ss               3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
  Mangual ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Bahnsen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hunter p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Knowles p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   3   5   3     6   7             Totals               29   6   8   5     4   3

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance:  3,837
Left on Base: A's 7, White Sox 4
DP: A's 1, White Sox 2
Errors: Leon
Doubles: Jackson (1), North (1), D. Allen (1)
Triples: D. Allen (1)
Home Runs: Tenace (2), Henderson (1)
Stolen Bases: North 2 (2)
Caught Stealing: Muser (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Bando (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Herrmann (1)
GIDP: Fosse (2), Henderson (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hunter                  7     7   3   3   2   2   0  28   7.20
Knowles L(0-1)          0     0   1   1   1   0   0   1   0.00
Fingers                 1     1   2   2   1   1   1   5   6.75
Totals                  8     8   6   6   4   3   1  34

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen                 7.1   4   3   2   4   3   1  28   2.45
Forster W(1-0)          1.2   1   0   0   2   4   0   9   0.00
Totals                  9     5   3   2   6   7   1  37

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Art Frantz


ATHLETICS 1ST: North walked; Kubiak hit into a double play
(third to first) [North out at second]; Rudi grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (second to first); May flied
to center; D. Allen was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson struck out; Bando walked; Tenace homered
[Bando scored]; Conigliaro popped to shortstop; Fosse grounded
out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Henderson singled to left; Muser singled to center [Henderson to
third]; Herrmann hit a sacrifice fly to left [Henderson scored];
Orta flied to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, White
Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Green grounded out (shortstop to first); North
walked; North stole second; Kubiak grounded out (second to
first) [North to third]; Rudi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Leon struck out; Kelly popped to shortstop; May
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, White
Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jackson doubled to right; Bando out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Jackson to third]; Tenace
grounded out (shortstop to first); Conigliaro grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: D. Allen doubled to left; Melton singled to right
[D. Allen to third]; Henderson grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [D. Allen scored (no RBI), Melton
out at second]; Muser walked; Muser was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
White Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Fosse flied to right; Green struck out; North
doubled to center; Kubiak flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Orta
grounded out (second to first); Leon popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first); Jackson
flied to left; Bando grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kelly flied to left; May popped to shortstop; D.
Allen tripled to center; Melton grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tenace walked; Conigliaro flied out to right;
Fosse grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Tenace out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Henderson flied to left; Muser walked; JETER RAN
FOR MUSER; Herrmann singled to center [Jeter to second]; Orta
popped to shortstop; Leon forced Jeter (third unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 8TH: JETER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Green lined to
third; North singled to left; FORSTER REPLACED BAHNSEN
(PITCHING); North stole second; Kubiak struck out; Rudi walked;
Jackson reached on an error by Leon [North to third, Rudi to
second]; Bando walked [North scored (unearned), Rudi to third,
Jackson to second]; Tenace was called out on strikes; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: HEGAN REPLACED TENACE (PLAYING 1B); Kelly singled
to right; KNOWLES REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); May walked [Kelly
to second]; FINGERS REPLACED KNOWLES (PITCHING); D. Allen struck
out; Melton walked [Kelly to third, May to second]; Henderson
homered [Kelly scored, May scored, Melton scored]; Jeter popped
to first in foul territory; Herrmann flied to left; 4 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 3, White Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Conigliaro struck out; Fosse singled to left;
MANGUAL BATTED FOR GREEN; Mangual struck out; North grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 3, White
Sox 6.