Three doubles helped the Twins rally for four runs in the seventh inning to defeat the White Sox, 8-6. Back-to-back doubles by Danny Thompson and George Mitterwald produced the first run to tie the score at 4-4. After Rod Carew walked, Tony Oliva sliced a double down the left field line, scoring Mitterwald and Carew. Bobby Darwin added the fourth run with a single. Bill Melton and Dick Allen hit homers for the White Sox to account for five runs. [The Sporting News]

Minnesota Twins 8, Chicago White Sox 6

Game Played on Wednesday, May 16, 1973 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

White Sox    0  0  1    0  0  3    0  2  0  -   6  6  0
Twins        0  3  0    0  0  0    4  1  x  -   8  8  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jeter cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Hisle cf              5   0   0   0     0   1   .283
Kelly rf              4   1   0   0     0   0   .403      Carew 2b              2   1   0   0     2   1   .303
D. Allen dh           4   2   3   2     0   0   .343      Oliva dh              4   0   1   2     0   0   .278
Melton 3b             4   1   1   3     0   0   .292        Adams pr,dh         0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Reichardt lf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .308      Darwin rf             4   0   1   1     0   2   .234
Andrews 1b,2b         3   0   0   0     1   1   .268      Killebrew 1b          3   1   1   0     1   1   .241
Herrmann c            4   1   0   0     0   0   .215        Lis 1b              0   0   0   0     0   0   .138
Orta 2b,ss            4   0   1   1     0   1   .229      Braun 3b              2   2   0   0     2   0   .295
Leon ss               1   0   0   0     0   0   .212      Thompson ss           3   2   2   2     0   0   .274
  Muser ph,1b         1   1   1   0     0   0   .214      Mitterwald c          3   1   2   3     0   1   .283
Fisher p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Holt lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .342
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hands p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stone p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   6   6   6     1   5             Totals               30   8   8   8     5   6

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance:  6,119
Left on Base: White Sox 2, Twins 5
DP: White Sox 0, Twins 1
Errors: Braun
Doubles: Orta (2), Muser (1), Holt (5), Thompson (5), Mitterwald (3), Oliva (4)
Triples: Thompson (1)
Home Runs: Melton (7), D. Allen (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Thompson (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Mitterwald (1)
GIDP: Melton (6)
Hit by Pitch: Leon (1,by Hands)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fisher L(4-2)           6     5   5   5   3   5   0  26   4.46
Forster                 0.2   2   2   2   1   0   0   5   2.03
Stone                   1.1   1   1   1   1   1   0   6   6.32
Totals                  8     8   8   8   5   6   0  37

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands W(4-3)            7.2   6   6   5   0   5   2  30   4.17
Sanders SV(5)           1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   6.00
Totals                  9     6   6   5   1   5   2  35

Hit by Pitch: Hands (1)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Jeter was called out on strikes; On a bunt Kelly
grounded out (third to first); D. Allen grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew struck
out (catcher to first); Oliva grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton grounded out (second to first); Reichardt
was called out on strikes; Andrews grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin struck out; Killebrew walked; Braun walked
[Killebrew to second]; Thompson tripled to center [Killebrew
scored, Braun scored]; Mitterwald hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Thompson scored]; Holt grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 3.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Herrmann reached on an error by Braun [Herrmann
to second]; Orta doubled to left [Herrmann scored (unearned)];
Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); Jeter popped to first in
foul territory; Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: Hisle popped to pitcher; Carew walked; Oliva flied
out to left; Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: D. Allen singled to shortstop; Melton grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [D. Allen out
at second]; Reichardt lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Killebrew singled to left; Braun grounded out (second
to first) [Killebrew to second]; Thompson popped to first;
Mitterwald struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins
3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Andrews struck out; Herrmann grounded out (first
unassisted); Orta popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Holt doubled to left; Hisle struck out; Carew flied
out to center [Holt to third]; Oliva flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Leon was hit by a pitch; Jeter forced Leon (third
to second); Kelly forced Jeter (shortstop unassisted); D. Allen
singled to left [Kelly to second]; Melton homered [Kelly scored,
D. Allen scored]; Reichardt struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 4, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: Darwin struck out; Killebrew grounded out (third to
first); Braun grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 4, Twins 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Andrews flied out to right; Herrmann lined to
right; Orta struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: Thompson doubled to right; Mitterwald doubled to
center [Thompson scored]; FORSTER REPLACED FISHER (PITCHING);
Holt popped to shortstop in foul territory; Hisle flied out to
left; Carew walked; Oliva doubled to left [Mitterwald scored,
Carew scored]; ADAMS RAN FOR OLIVA; Darwin singled to left
[Adams scored]; STONE REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING); Killebrew
struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Twins 7.

WHITE SOX 8TH: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); LIS REPLACED
KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B); MUSER BATTED FOR LEON; Muser doubled to
center; Jeter grounded out (first to pitcher) [Muser to third];
Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first); D. Allen homered [Muser
scored]; SANDERS REPLACED HANDS (PITCHING); Melton popped to
first; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Twins 7.

TWINS 8TH: ANDREWS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); ORTA CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); MUSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Braun
walked; Thompson out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Braun to second]; Mitterwald singled to right [Braun scored];
Holt forced Mitterwald (first to shortstop); Hisle grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Twins
8.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Reichardt flied out to center; Andrews walked;
Herrmann popped to third; Orta flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Twins 8.

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