Wilbur Wood, knuckleballing workhorse of the White Sox, won two games in one night, gaining an 8-3 victory in the completion of the suspended game of May 26 and following with a 4-0 triumph over the Indians in the regularly-scheduled contest that followed.

Wood took the mound in the resumption of play in the suspended game, which originally was halted by curfew after 16 innings with the score tied, 2-2, and appeared in danger of defeat when the Indians picked up an unearned run in the 21st on a pass to Charlie Spikes, error by Eddie Leon and single by Walt Williams. The White Sox quickly tied the count in their half when Tony Muser doubled, Chuck Brinkman sacrificed and Leon made up for his error with a run-scoring single. Pat Kelly followed with a single and, after a forceout by Johnny Jeter, Dick Allen smashed a three-run homer to win the game for Wood.

In the regular game, Wood was masterful with a six-hitter. The White Sox decided the contest at the outset, scoring two runs on a pass to Allen, a double by Bill Melton and single by Rick Reichardt. Two walks and singles by Leon and Kelly added a pair in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Monday, May       28, 1973 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
White Sox    2  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   4  9  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Kelly rf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .330
Ragland 2b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .371      Sharp cf              3   0   2   0     1   0   .400
Chambliss 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .155      D. Allen 1b           3   1   0   0     1   0   .313
Spikes lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .217        Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Duncan c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Melton 3b             4   1   1   1     0   1   .287
Williams dh           4   0   1   0     0   0   .264      Reichardt lf          4   0   2   1     0   2   .298
Hendrick cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .248      May dh                3   1   1   0     1   1   .283
Torres rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .181      Andrews 2b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .222
Duffy ss              2   0   0   0     1   0   .175      Herrmann c            3   1   0   0     1   0   .223
Tidrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Leon ss               3   0   2   1     0   0   .246
  Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   4   0     2   4             Totals               31   4   9   4     4   6

Time of Game: 1:57   Attendance: 17,419
Left on Base: Indians 6, White Sox 7
DP: Indians 1, White Sox 1
Errors: Spikes, Melton
Doubles: Ragland (4), Melton (9)
Triples: Sharp (1)
Stolen Bases: May (3)
GIDP: Torres (3), Andrews (6)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tidrow L(4-6)           5.2   7   4   4   4   5   0  27   4.48
Hilgendorf              2.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   8   2.14
Totals                  8     9   4   4   4   6   0  35

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(13-3)            9     4   0   0   2   4   0  33   1.71
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   4   0  33

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


INDIANS 1ST: Bell grounded out (third to first); Ragland doubled
to left; Chambliss grounded out (second to first) [Ragland to
third]; Spikes walked; Duncan popped to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (pitcher to first); Sharp
tripled; D. Allen walked; Sharp was out trying to advance to
home and D. Allen advanced to second (catcher to second to
catcher); Melton doubled to left [D. Allen scored]; Reichardt
singled [Melton scored]; May was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Williams flied out to right; Hendrick popped to
first; Torres singled to center; Duffy forced Torres (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Andrews struck out; Herrmann grounded out (first
to pitcher); Leon singled to center; Kelly grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White
Sox 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell flied out to center; Ragland singled to left;
Chambliss forced Ragland (second to shortstop); Spikes forced
Chambliss (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Sharp singled to center; D. Allen flied out to
left; Melton struck out; Reichardt singled [Sharp to second];
May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 0, White Sox 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Duncan flied out to left; Williams flied out to
center; Hendrick flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Andrews flied out to left; Herrmann popped to
catcher in foul territory; Leon grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Torres grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy
popped to third in foul territory; Bell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Sharp
walked; D. Allen forced Sharp (shortstop to second); Melton
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians
0, White Sox 2.

INDIANS 6TH: Ragland flied out to center; Chambliss struck out;
Spikes reached on an error by Melton; Duncan struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Reichardt was called out on strikes; May walked;
May stole second; Andrews struck out; Herrmann walked; Leon
singled to center [May scored, Herrmann to third]; HILGENDORF
REPLACED TIDROW (PITCHING); Kelly singled to left [Herrmann
scored, Leon to third, Kelly to second (error by Spikes)]; Sharp
popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox
4.

INDIANS 7TH: On a bunt Williams singled; Hendrick flied out to
right; Torres grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Williams out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: D. Allen popped to shortstop; Melton grounded out
(pitcher to first); Reichardt struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, White Sox 4.

INDIANS 8TH: MUSER REPLACED D. ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); Duffy walked;
Bell flied out to right; Ragland struck out; Chambliss flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: May singled to center; Andrews grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [May out at second];
Herrmann popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0,
White Sox 4.

INDIANS 9TH: Spikes popped to second; Duncan flied out to left;
Williams grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, White Sox 4.