Led by Allen, who batted in four runs with a homer and double, White Sox defeated Rangers, 6-5. Jeter and Andrews led off with singles in first inning and Allen and Melton followed with consecutive homers to give White Sox four runs before a batter was retired. Reichardt walked in fourth, stole second, reached third on infield out and scored on single by Brinkman. The deciding run crossed plate in fifth when Andrews singled and Allen doubled.

Three of the Rangers' runs off Wood were unearned. Chuck Brinkman was charged with three passed balls and Orta committed two errors on one play. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 6, Texas Rangers 5
Game Played on Wednesday, April     18, 1973 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Rangers      1  0  3    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  0
White Sox    4  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   6  9  2


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .238      Jeter rf              3   1   1   0     0   1   .417
Harrah ss             4   2   2   0     0   0   .259        Kelly ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .417
Epstein 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .200      Andrews dh            4   2   2   0     0   0   .364
Carty lf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .115      D. Allen 1b           3   1   3   4     1   0   .375
Johnson dh            3   0   2   2     1   0   .480      Melton 3b             4   1   1   1     0   2   .231
Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     0   1   .208      Henderson cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Billings c            4   1   1   0     0   0   .118      Reichardt lf          3   1   1   0     1   1   .250
Lovitto 3b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .160      Leon ss               3   0   0   0     1   2   .125
Maddox cf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .333      Orta 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Paul p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brinkman c            3   0   1   1     0   0   .400
  Gogolewski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5   9   2     2   3             Totals               32   6   9   6     3   6

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance:  5,545
Left on Base: Rangers 5, White Sox 5
DP: Rangers 0, White Sox 2
Errors: Orta 2
Doubles: Harrah (2), D. Allen (4)
Triples: D. Allen (2)
Home Runs: D. Allen (2), Melton (3)
Stolen Bases: Reichardt (1)
Caught Stealing: Johnson (1), Leon (1)
GIDP: Harrah (1), Burroughs (1)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Paul                    0.1   5   4   4   0   0   2   6   7.71
Gogolewski              3.2   1   1   1   2   3   0  13   3.86
Stanhouse L(0-2)        3     3   1   1   0   2   0  12  10.50
Foucault                1     0   0   0   1   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                  8     9   6   6   3   6   2  35

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(2-2)             8.2   9   5   2   2   3   0  36   1.67
Forster SV(1)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Totals                  9     9   5   2   2   3   0  37

Passed Balls: Brinkman 3 (3)
Wild Pitches: Stanhouse (1), Wood (3)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Hank Morgenweck


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (pitcher to first); Harrah
doubled to left; Epstein walked; Carty flied out to center;
Brinkman allowed a passed ball [Harrah to third, Epstein to
second]; Wood threw a wild pitch [Harrah scored (unearned),
Epstein to third]; Johnson walked; Burroughs grounded out (third
to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Jeter singled to left; Andrews singled to center
[Jeter to third]; D. Allen homered [Jeter scored, Andrews
scored]; Melton homered; Henderson flied out to center;
Reichardt singled to right; GOGOLEWSKI REPLACED PAUL (PITCHING);
Leon forced Reichardt (second unassisted); Leon was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, White Sox 4.

RANGERS 2ND: Billings flied out to center; Lovitto was called
out on strikes (catcher to first); Maddox grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, White
Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Orta grounded out (second to first); Brinkman
flied out to left; Jeter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, White Sox 4.

RANGERS 3RD: Nelson singled to center; Harrah singled to center
[Nelson to second]; Epstein popped to shortstop; Carty reached
on an error by Orta [Nelson scored, Harrah to third, Carty to
second (error by Orta)]; Johnson singled to right [Harrah
scored, Carty scored (unearned)]; Johnson was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to first);
Burroughs flied out to right; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 4, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Andrews grounded out (pitcher to first); D. Allen
walked; Melton struck out; Henderson grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, White Sox 4.

RANGERS 4TH: Billings singled to right; Brinkman allowed a
passed ball [Billings to third]; Lovitto struck out but Billings
advanced to home and Lovitto advanced to first on a passed ball;
Maddox singled to right [Lovitto to second]; Nelson forced
Lovitto (shortstop to third) [Maddox to second]; Harrah grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Nelson out at
second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Reichardt walked; Reichardt stole second; Leon
struck out; Orta grounded out (shortstop to first) [Reichardt to
third]; Brinkman singled to left [Reichardt scored]; Jeter
popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, White Sox
5.

RANGERS 5TH: Epstein popped to catcher in foul territory; Carty
singled to center; Johnson singled to center [Carty to third];
Burroughs grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, White
Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 5TH: STANHOUSE REPLACED GOGOLEWSKI (PITCHING); Andrews
singled; D. Allen doubled to center [Andrews scored]; Stanhouse
threw a wild pitch [D. Allen to third]; Melton was called out on
strikes; Henderson popped to second; Reichardt grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, White Sox
6.

RANGERS 6TH: Billings flied out to right; Lovitto grounded out
(pitcher to first); Maddox popped to catcher in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Leon struck out; Orta grounded out (first to
pitcher); Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, White Sox 6.

RANGERS 7TH: Nelson flied out to center; Harrah grounded out
(shortstop to first); Epstein flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 5, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: KELLY BATTED FOR JETER; Kelly grounded out
(pitcher to first); Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first);
D. Allen tripled to right; Melton grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, White Sox 6.

RANGERS 8TH: KELLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Carty grounded
out (second to first); Johnson lined to left; Burroughs struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 8TH: FOUCAULT REPLACED STANHOUSE (PITCHING); Henderson
popped to catcher in foul territory; Reichardt was called out on
strikes; Leon walked; Orta forced Leon (shortstop to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, White Sox 6.

RANGERS 9TH: Billings grounded out (shortstop to first); Lovitto
popped to second; Maddox singled to center; FORSTER REPLACED
WOOD (PITCHING); Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, White Sox 6.