Playing before a record crowd of 55,555 for a Bat Day doubleheader, the White Sox split with the Twins, winning the first game, 9-3, and losing the second game, 3-0. Wilbur Wood gained his 10th victory of the season for the White Sox in the opener, with slugging support by Carlos May and Bill Melton, who drove in seven runs between them. Melton homered with a man on base in the first inning and May with two aboard in the fourth.

Ray Corbin and Ken Sanders combined to pitch a shutout for the Twins in the nightcap. Bobby Darwin, who had three hits and drove in two runs in the first game, provided the victory cushion by smashing a homer with a man on base in the seventh inning. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 9, Minnesota Twins 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, May       20, 1973 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        0  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  1
White Sox    2  1  0    4  0  2    0  0  x  -   9 13  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hisle cf              5   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Kelly rf              5   1   1   1     0   1   .376
Carew 2b              5   0   1   0     0   1   .294      May dh                4   1   2   4     0   0   .295
Killebrew 1b          5   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Jeter pr,dh         1   1   0   0     0   1   .247
Oliva dh              4   2   2   0     0   0   .292      D. Allen 1b           2   1   1   0     2   0   .331
Darwin rf             4   1   3   2     0   0   .236      Melton 3b             4   1   2   3     0   0   .289
Braun lf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .287        Morales 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Thompson ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .262      Henderson cf          4   0   2   0     0   2   .286
Mitterwald c          4   0   1   1     0   2   .261      Reichardt lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Monzon 3b             4   0   2   0     0   2   .571      Herrmann c            4   2   2   0     0   1   .228
Hands p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Orta 2b               4   1   1   0     0   2   .209
  Goltz p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Leon ss               0   0   0   1     0   0   .204
  Strickland p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Muser ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .267
                                                            Alvarado pr,ss      2   1   2   0     0   0   .200
                                                          Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   3  10   3     0   5             Totals               34   9  13   9     3   7

Time of Game: 2:24
Left on Base: Twins 9, White Sox 5
DP: Twins 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Monzon, Orta, Wood
Doubles: Darwin (5), Oliva (6), Mitterwald (4), Herrmann (3), Kelly (7)
Home Runs: Melton (8), May (4)
Stolen Bases: Alvarado (2)
Caught Stealing: Henderson (3), Alvarado (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Leon (3)
GIDP: Melton (7)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hands L(4-4)            3.1   7   6   4   2   1   1  18   4.55
Goltz                   2.2   5   3   3   1   2   1  14   3.72
Strickland              2     1   0   0   0   4   0   6  11.25
Totals                  8    13   9   7   3   7   2  38

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(10-3)            9    10   3   3   0   5   0  39   1.98
Totals                  9    10   3   3   0   5   0  39

Passed Balls: Mitterwald (3)

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


TWINS 1ST: Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew
singled to left; Killebrew flied out to right; Oliva grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox
0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first); May
reached on an error by Monzon; D. Allen forced May (third to
second); Melton homered (unearned) [D. Allen scored (unearned)];
Henderson singled to left; Reichardt flied out to left; 2 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 2.

TWINS 2ND: Darwin flied out to right; Braun reached on an error
by Wood; Thompson forced Braun (third to second); Mitterwald
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Herrmann doubled to right; Orta struck out;
Mitterwald allowed a passed ball [Herrmann to third]; Leon out
on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Herrmann scored]; Kelly
doubled to left; May grounded out (first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 3.

TWINS 3RD: Monzon singled to center; Hisle flied out to center;
On a bunt Carew grounded out (third to first) [Monzon to
second]; Killebrew grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 3RD: D. Allen walked; Melton grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [D. Allen out at second];
Henderson singled to center; Henderson was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
White Sox 3.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva singled to center; Darwin doubled to left
[Oliva scored]; Braun flied out to right; Thompson singled to
center [Darwin to third]; Mitterwald forced Thompson (shortstop
to second) [Darwin scored]; Monzon singled to left [Mitterwald
to second]; Hisle lined to second; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
2, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Reichardt flied out to left; Herrmann singled to
right; Orta singled to right [Herrmann to second]; MUSER BATTED
FOR LEON; Muser walked [Herrmann to third, Orta to second];
ALVARADO RAN FOR MUSER; GOLTZ REPLACED HANDS (PITCHING); Kelly
forced Alvarado (shortstop to second) [Herrmann scored, Orta to
third]; May homered [Orta scored, Kelly scored]; D. Allen
walked; Melton forced D. Allen (shortstop to second); 4 R, 3 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 7.

TWINS 5TH: ALVARADO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Carew struck
out; Killebrew popped to first in foul territory; Oliva doubled
to left; Darwin singled to center [Oliva scored]; Braun grounded
out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, White
Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Henderson struck out; Reichardt grounded out
(shortstop to first); Herrmann flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 7.

TWINS 6TH: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Mitterwald
doubled to left; Monzon was called out on strikes; Hisle reached
on an error by Orta; Carew flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta grounded out (second to first); On a bunt
Alvarado singled to pitcher; Alvarado stole second; Kelly flied
out to center [Alvarado to third]; May singled to center
[Alvarado scored]; JETER RAN FOR MAY; D. Allen singled [Jeter to
second]; Melton singled to center [Jeter scored, D. Allen to
third]; Henderson struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3,
White Sox 9.

TWINS 7TH: JETER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Killebrew grounded
out (third to first); Oliva grounded out (shortstop to first);
Darwin singled to left; Braun popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 9.

WHITE SOX 7TH: STRICKLAND REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Reichardt
grounded out (third to first); Herrmann struck out; Orta struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 9.

TWINS 8TH: Thompson flied out to left; Mitterwald struck out;
Monzon struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, White Sox 9.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Alvarado singled to right; Alvarado was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Kelly struck out; Jeter
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 9.

TWINS 9TH: MORALES REPLACED MELTON (PLAYING 3B); Hisle grounded
out (shortstop to first); Carew grounded out (third to first);
Killebrew flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
White Sox 9.