Posting his third straight shutout, Wilbur Wood pitched the White Sox to a 4-0 victory over the Orioles. The veteran knuckleballer gave up six hits, the same number that the White Sox collected off Jim Palmer and Orlando Pena. However, Wood was staked to a lead in the first inning when Pat Kelly tripled and Carlos May hit a sacrifice fly. A double by Ken Henderson in the sixth and two-bagger by Ed Herrmann in the seventh figured in the other scoring. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 4, Baltimore Orioles 0
Game Played on Wednesday, May       2, 1973 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Orioles      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  2
White Sox    1  0  0    0  0  1    2  0  x  -   4  6  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Rettenmund rf         4   0   2   0     0   0   .250      Kelly rf              2   1   1   1     1   1   .487
Grich 2b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .263      May lf                2   0   0   1     1   0   .299
Davis dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .298      D. Allen 1b           3   1   0   0     1   2   .308
Williams c            4   0   0   0     0   1   .187        Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .125
Baylor lf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .268      Melton 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .290
Robinson 3b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .220      Henderson cf          4   0   2   1     0   1   .303
Powell 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .200      Andrews dh            3   0   0   0     1   2   .333
Blair cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .240        Jeter pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Belanger ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .227      Herrmann c            4   1   2   0     0   2   .238
Palmer p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Orta 2b               2   1   1   1     1   0   .255
  Pena p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Leon ss               3   0   0   0     0   1   .179
                                                          Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   6   0     2   4             Totals               26   4   6   4     6   9

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  7,313
Left on Base: Orioles 7, White Sox 6
DP: Orioles 0, White Sox 1
Errors: Williams 2, D. Allen
Doubles: Henderson (5), Herrmann (1)
Triples: Kelly (1)
Stolen Bases: Belanger (4), D. Allen (2), Orta (2)
Caught Stealing: Kelly (3), Henderson (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Grich (2)
Sacrifice Flies: May (1), Kelly (1)
GIDP: Belanger (2)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Palmer L(1-2)           6     5   4   3   4   6   0  26   3.21
Pena                    2     1   0   0   2   3   0   8   2.70
Totals                  8     6   4   3   6   9   0  34

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(6-2)             9     6   0   0   2   4   0  34   1.12
Totals                  9     6   0   0   2   4   0  34

Umpires: HP - John Rice, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim Evans


ORIOLES 1ST: Rettenmund flied out to center; Grich popped to
first; Davis lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles
0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly tripled; May hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Kelly scored]; D. Allen struck out; Melton grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 1.

ORIOLES 2ND: Williams struck out; Baylor grounded out (third to
first); Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Henderson grounded out (first unassisted);
Andrews grounded out (shortstop to first); Herrmann singled to
left; Orta grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Orioles 0, White Sox 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Powell grounded out (first unassisted); Blair flied
out to right; Belanger singled to right; Belanger stole second;
Rettenmund singled to third [Belanger out at home (first to
catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly
walked; Kelly was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
May grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Orioles 0, White Sox 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: Grich walked; Davis forced Grich (second to
shortstop); Williams flied out to right; Baylor singled to right
[Davis to third]; Robinson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: D. Allen grounded out (second to pitcher); Melton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Blair
singled to left; Belanger grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Blair out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Andrews struck out; Herrmann struck out; Orta
walked; Leon grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: On a bunt Rettenmund singled; Grich out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Rettenmund to second]; Davis
grounded out (second to first) [Rettenmund to third]; Williams
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kelly struck out; May grounded out (third to
first); D. Allen walked; D. Allen stole second [D. Allen to
third (error by Williams)]; Melton walked; Henderson doubled to
left [D. Allen scored, Melton to third]; Andrews struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 2.

ORIOLES 7TH: Baylor singled to center; Robinson struck out;
Powell walked [Baylor to second]; Blair popped to second;
Belanger reached on an error by D. Allen [Baylor to third,
Powell to second, Belanger to first]; 20 minute rain
delay; Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Herrmann doubled to right; Orta singled [Herrmann
scored]; PENA REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Orta stole second
[Orta to third (error by Williams)]; Leon struck out; Kelly hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Orta scored (unearned)]; May walked; D.
Allen struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, White
Sox 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: MUSER REPLACED D. ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); Grich struck
out; Davis made an out to third; Williams flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Melton flied out to left; Henderson singled to
right; Henderson was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Andrews walked; JETER RAN FOR ANDREWS; Herrmann struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: JETER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Baylor struck
out; Robinson flied out to right; Powell grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 4.