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Friday May 18, 1973
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Scattering six singles, Jim Kaat pitched the Twins to a 3-0 victory over the White Sox. The Twins collected only four hits off Rich Gossage, but George Mitterwald singled in the third inning and Jim Holt followed with a homer. Larry Hisle then singled, stole second and scored on a single by Tony Oliva. [The Sporting News]


Minnesota Twins 3, Chicago White Sox 0

Game Played on Friday, May 18, 1973 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Twins        0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  4  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hisle cf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .283      Jeter rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Carew 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .297      Andrews dh            4   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Oliva dh              3   0   1   1     1   0   .279      D. Allen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .336
Killebrew 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .236      Melton 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .289
  Lis 1b              0   0   0   0     0   0   .138      Henderson cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Darwin rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .218      Reichardt lf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .348
Braun 3b              2   0   0   0     2   1   .301      Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Thompson ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .263      Leon ss               3   0   1   0     0   0   .209
Mitterwald c          3   1   1   0     1   1   .267      Orta 2b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .214
Holt lf               4   1   1   2     0   0   .333      Gossage p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stone p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   4   3     5   8             Totals               33   0   6   0     0   2

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 20,712
Left on Base: Twins 6, White Sox 6
DP: Twins 0, White Sox 0
Home Runs: Holt (2)
Stolen Bases: Hisle (4)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(5-2)             9     6   0   0   0   2   0  33   3.84
Totals                  9     6   0   0   0   2   0  33

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gossage L(0-3)          2.1   4   3   3   1   3   1  12   9.68
Stone                   6.2   0   0   0   4   5   0  24   4.43
Totals                  9     4   3   3   5   8   1  36

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Ron Luciano


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

WHITE SOX 1ST: Jeter grounded out (shortstop to first); Andrews
grounded out (first unassisted); D. Allen popped to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Killebrew flied out to center; Darwin struck out;
Braun walked; Thompson popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton flied out to center; Henderson grounded
out (third to first); Reichardt singled to right; Herrmann
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
White Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: Mitterwald singled to left; Holt homered [Mitterwald
scored]; Hisle singled to left; Hisle stole second; Carew struck
out; Oliva singled to center [Hisle scored]; STONE REPLACED
GOSSAGE (PITCHING); Killebrew forced Oliva (third to second);
Darwin struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Leon singled to center; Orta forced Leon (second
unassisted); Jeter singled to left [Orta to second]; Andrews
forced Jeter (third to second) [Orta to third]; D. Allen popped
to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

TWINS 4TH: Braun struck out; Thompson popped to pitcher;
Mitterwald lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton popped to first in foul territory;
Henderson flied out to center; Reichardt grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

TWINS 5TH: Holt flied out to right; Hisle grounded out (pitcher
to first); Carew flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
3, White Sox 0.

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

TWINS 6TH: Oliva walked; Killebrew flied out to left; Darwin
flied out to center; Braun walked [Oliva to second]; Thompson
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Jeter popped to catcher in foul territory;
Andrews was called out on strikes; D. Allen singled to left;
Melton singled to left [D. Allen to second]; Henderson forced
Melton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3,
White Sox 0.

TWINS 7TH: Mitterwald struck out; Holt lined to second; Hisle
walked; Carew flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Reichardt singled to left; Herrmann popped to
first in foul territory; Leon grounded out (third to first)
[Reichardt to second]; Orta grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

TWINS 8TH: Oliva flied out to center; Killebrew was called out
on strikes; Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Jeter grounded out (third to first); Andrews
flied out to right; D. Allen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

TWINS 9TH: Braun flied out to right; Thompson was called out on
strikes; Mitterwald walked; Holt flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: LIS REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B); Melton
popped to catcher in foul territory; Henderson flied out to
center; Reichardt popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
3, White Sox 0.



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