Larry Hisle had a perfect day at bat with four hits and a walk in support of Bert Blyleven, who pitched the Twins to an 8-3 victory over the White Sox. Hisle scored three runs and batted in two. Tony Oliva, who had two singles, accounted for three RBIs. Rick Reichardt drove in all three White Sox runs with a homer and double. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 8, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Saturday, May       19, 1973 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        2  0  0    0  0  1    1  4  0  -   8 12  0
White Sox    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  5  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hisle cf              4   3   4   2     1   0   .305      Kelly rf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .388
Carew 2b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .298      May dh                4   0   0   0     0   2   .287
Oliva dh              5   0   2   3     0   1   .284      D. Allen 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .328
  Adams pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Melton 3b             3   1   0   0     0   1   .282
Killebrew 1b          5   1   1   1     0   1   .234      Henderson cf          3   1   0   0     1   3   .278
  Lis 1b              0   0   0   0     0   0   .138      Reichardt lf          4   1   2   3     0   1   .360
Darwin rf             4   1   1   0     1   0   .220      Herrmann c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .213
Braun 3b              4   0   1   1     1   2   .299      Orta 2b               3   0   0   0     1   2   .208
Thompson ss           4   1   1   1     1   2   .263      Leon ss               2   0   0   0     1   1   .204
Mitterwald c          5   1   1   0     0   1   .262        Muser ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .267
Holt lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .322      Bahnsen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Walton ph           0   0   0   0     1   0   .184        Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brye pr,lf          0   1   0   0     0   0   .200        Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   8  12   8     6   8             Totals               32   3   5   3     4  13

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 43,297
Left on Base: Twins 9, White Sox 7
DP: Twins 0, White Sox 1
Doubles: Darwin (4), Thompson (6), Hisle 2 (10), Kelly (6), Reichardt (3)
Home Runs: Reichardt (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Carew (2)
GIDP: Darwin (4)
Hit by Pitch: Melton (1,by Blyleven)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven W(4-6)         9     5   3   3   4  13   1  37   3.68
Totals                  9     5   3   3   4  13   1  37

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen L(5-3)          6     7   4   4   3   4   0  28   3.31
Forster                 1.1   3   2   2   1   2   0   7   2.57
Acosta                  0     2   2   2   2   0   0   4   4.15
Johnson                 1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   5   4.91
Totals                  9    12   8   8   6   8   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Blyleven (2)

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


TWINS 1ST: Hisle singled to right; Carew out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Hisle to second]; Oliva singled to center
[Hisle scored]; Killebrew forced Oliva (third to second); Darwin
walked [Killebrew to second]; Braun singled to center [Killebrew
scored, Darwin to third]; Thompson struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly struck out; May struck out; D. Allen
walked; Melton popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2,
White Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Mitterwald flied out to left; Holt flied out to
center; Hisle singled to center; Carew struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Henderson struck out; Reichardt struck out;
Herrmann struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: Oliva popped to shortstop; Killebrew was called out
on strikes; Darwin popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta struck out; Leon struck out; Kelly doubled;
May flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, White
Sox 0.

TWINS 4TH: Braun grounded out (first to pitcher); Thompson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mitterwald struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: D. Allen flied out to center; Melton was hit by a
pitch; Henderson walked [Melton to second]; Reichardt doubled to
center [Melton scored, Henderson scored]; Herrmann grounded out
(second to first); Orta grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 2.

TWINS 5TH: Holt grounded out (shortstop to first); Hisle walked;
Carew flied out to center; Oliva flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Leon walked; Kelly grounded out (first
unassisted) [Leon to second]; May grounded out (shortstop to
first); D. Allen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2,
White Sox 2.

TWINS 6TH: Killebrew grounded out (shortstop to first); Darwin
doubled to right; Braun walked; Thompson doubled to left [Darwin
scored, Braun to third]; Mitterwald grounded out (shortstop to
first); Holt grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Melton struck out; Henderson was called out on
strikes; Reichardt flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, White Sox 2.

TWINS 7TH: Hisle doubled to right; FORSTER REPLACED BAHNSEN
(PITCHING); Carew singled to left [Hisle to third]; Oliva struck
out; Killebrew singled to center [Hisle scored, Carew to third];
Darwin grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Killebrew out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
4, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Herrmann flied out to center; Orta walked; Leon
popped to first in foul territory; Kelly flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, White Sox 2.

TWINS 8TH: Braun was called out on strikes; Thompson walked;
Mitterwald singled to center [Thompson to third]; WALTON BATTED
FOR HOLT; ACOSTA REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING); Walton walked
[Mitterwald to second]; BRYE RAN FOR WALTON; Hisle doubled to
center [Thompson scored, Mitterwald scored, Brye to third];
Carew walked; Oliva singled to right [Brye scored, Hisle scored,
Carew to third]; ADAMS RAN FOR OLIVA; JOHNSON REPLACED ACOSTA
(PITCHING); Killebrew flied out to center; Darwin flied out to
center; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 8, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: ADAMS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BRYE STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING LF); May was called out on strikes; D. Allen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Melton popped to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, White Sox 2.

TWINS 9TH: Braun struck out; Thompson was called out on strikes;
Mitterwald popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 8, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: LIS REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 1B); Henderson
struck out; Reichardt homered; Herrmann singled to left; Orta
struck out; MUSER BATTED FOR LEON; Muser singled to right
[Herrmann to second]; Kelly grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 8, White Sox 3.