With last-out help from Cy Acosta, Wilbur Wood became an 11-game winner when the White Sox defeated the Angels, 4-1. Wood had the Angels shut out on three hits until the ninth inning before giving up a run on singles by Billy Grabarkewitz, Frank Robinson and Mike Epstein. Acosta, relieving with two out, retired Bob Oliver on a fly to end the game. Nolan Ryan, pitching for the Angels, struck out 13.

The White Sox started the scoring in the first on a safe bunt by Ken Henderson and double by Dick Allen. Other markers followed in the third. Pat Kelly drew Ryan's lone pass, took third on a single by Henderson and scored on a sacrifice fly by Allen. Bill Melton doubled to send Henderson home and Rick Reichardt singled to score Melton. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 4, California Angels 1
Game Played on Thursday, May       24, 1973 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Angels       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  6  0
White Sox    1  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  7  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Alomar 2b             3   0   0   0     0   2   .186      Kelly rf              3   1   1   0     1   1   .347
  Grabarkewitz ph     1   1   1   0     0   0   .188      Henderson cf          4   2   3   0     0   1   .306
Berry cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .292      D. Allen 1b           3   0   1   2     0   1   .326
Robinson dh           4   0   1   0     0   0   .278        Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .300
  DaVanon pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Melton 3b             4   1   1   1     0   2   .294
Epstein 1b            4   0   2   1     0   1   .196      Reichardt lf          4   0   1   1     0   1   .313
Oliver rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .257      May dh                2   0   0   0     0   0   .284
Stanton lf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .254        Andrews ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   1   .253
Gallagher 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .226
Meoli ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .245      Orta 2b               3   0   0   0     0   3   .197
Torborg c             2   0   0   0     0   0   .207      Leon ss               3   0   0   0     0   2   .212
  Llenas ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   6   1     0   6             Totals               30   4   7   4     1  13

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance: 17,727
Left on Base: Angels 4, White Sox 4
DP: Angels 0, White Sox 1
Doubles: D. Allen (11), Melton (8)
Stolen Bases: Kelly (2), Henderson (2)
Sacrifice Flies: D. Allen (3)
GIDP: Gallagher (5)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan L(6-4)             8     7   4   4   1  13   0  32   2.70
Totals                  8     7   4   4   1  13   0  32

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(11-3)            8.2   6   1   1   0   6   0  31   1.91
Acosta SV(3)            0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.00
Totals                  9     6   1   1   0   6   0  32

Wild Pitches: Ryan (3)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Red Flaherty


ANGELS 1ST: Alomar struck out; Berry struck out; Robinson flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Henderson
singled to third; D. Allen doubled to right [Henderson scored];
Ryan threw a wild pitch [D. Allen to third]; Melton struck out;
Reichardt struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox
1.

ANGELS 2ND: Epstein grounded out (shortstop to first); Oliver
singled to left; Stanton grounded out (pitcher to first) [Oliver
to second]; Gallagher grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May grounded out (second to first); Herrmann
flied out to left; Orta struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 0, White Sox 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Meoli grounded out (pitcher to first); Torborg
grounded out (pitcher to first); Alomar grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Leon was called out on strikes; Kelly walked;
Henderson singled to right [Kelly to third]; D. Allen hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Kelly scored]; Melton doubled to left
[Henderson scored]; Reichardt singled to center [Melton scored];
May grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, White Sox 4.

ANGELS 4TH: Berry grounded out (third to first); Robinson flied
out to center; Epstein singled to right; Oliver popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Herrmann struck out; Orta struck out; Leon
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
White Sox 4.

ANGELS 5TH: Stanton singled to center; Gallagher grounded into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Stanton out at
second]; Meoli grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Kelly singled to shortstop; Kelly stole second;
Henderson struck out; D. Allen flied out to center; Melton
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 4.

ANGELS 6TH: Torborg popped to first in foul territory; Alomar
struck out; Berry grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Reichardt flied to right in foul territory;
ANDREWS BATTED FOR MAY; Andrews struck out; Herrmann grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, White
Sox 4.

ANGELS 7TH: ANDREWS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Robinson
grounded out (third to first); Epstein struck out; Oliver
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Orta struck out; Leon struck out; Kelly struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 4.

ANGELS 8TH: Stanton struck out; Gallagher grounded out
(shortstop to first); Meoli grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Henderson singled to center; Henderson stole
second; D. Allen struck out; Melton flied out to center;
Reichardt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 4.

ANGELS 9TH: MUSER REPLACED D. ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); LLENAS BATTED
FOR TORBORG; Llenas flied out to right; GRABARKEWITZ BATTED FOR
ALOMAR; Grabarkewitz singled to center; Berry struck out;
Robinson singled to center [Grabarkewitz to second]; DAVANON RAN
FOR ROBINSON; Epstein singled to center [DaVanon to second,
Grabarkewitz scored]; ACOSTA REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); Oliver
flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox
4.