With Dick Allen and Bill Melton driving in seven runs between them, the White Sox breezed to a 10-2 victory to stop the Tigers on their five-game winning streak. Melton accounted for his first RBI with a grounder in the first inning and added two runs with a single in the second.

Allen drove in one with a double in the second and then homered with two men on base in the sixth. Ed Herrmann also hit a round-tripper for the White Sox, while Dick Sharon produced his first major league homer for the Tigers. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 10, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Thursday, May       31, 1973 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Tigers       0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  0
White Sox    3  3  1    0  0  3    0  0  x  -  10 12  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Reese lf,1b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .111      Kelly rf              4   3   2   0     1   0   .328
Stanley cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .234      Sharp cf              4   1   1   1     0   1   .333
G. Brown dh           3   0   0   0     1   1   .252      D. Allen 1b           4   2   2   4     0   1   .323
Freehan c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .295        Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     1   0   .333
N. Cash 1b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .214      Melton 3b             4   1   1   3     0   0   .291
  I. Brown ph,lf      2   0   1   0     0   1   .227        Downing 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Northrup rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .264        H. Allen 3b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sharon rf           3   1   1   1     0   0   .176      May dh                4   0   2   1     0   0   .289
McAuliffe 2b,ss       4   1   2   0     0   0   .265      Reichardt lf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .286
Brinkman ss           3   0   2   1     0   0   .278      Herrmann c            4   1   2   1     0   0   .240
  Taylor 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .163      Leon ss               4   0   1   0     0   0   .240
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   2   0     0   1   .205      Alvarado 2b           3   2   1   0     0   0   .176
Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fisher p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scherman p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Seelbach p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   9   2     2   5             Totals               35  10  12  10     3   2

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance: 12,800
Left on Base: Tigers 8, White Sox 6
DP: Tigers 1, White Sox 1
Doubles: McAuliffe 2 (9), Rodriguez (10), Sharp (1), May (2), D. Allen (12), Herrmann (5)
Home Runs: Sharon (1), Herrmann (3), D. Allen (11)
Sacrifice Hits: Sharp (1)
GIDP: G. Brown (2), H. Allen (1)
Hit by Pitch: Alvarado (1,by Scherman)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(6-3)            0.1   2   3   3   2   0   0   6   2.15
Scherman                1     2   3   3   0   1   0   6   4.91
LaGrow                  3.2   3   1   1   0   1   1  14   3.55
Seelbach                2     5   3   3   0   0   1  11   3.86
Timmermann              1     0   0   0   1   0   0   3   3.64
Totals                  8    12  10  10   3   2   2  40

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fisher W(5-3)           9     9   2   2   2   5   1  37   3.99
Totals                  9     9   2   2   2   5   1  37

Passed Balls: Herrmann (10)
Hit by Pitch: Scherman (2)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Reese grounded out (third to first); Stanley
grounded out (shortstop to first); G. Brown walked; Freehan
forced G. Brown (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly walked; Sharp doubled to center [Kelly
scored, Sharp to third (on throw)]; D. Allen flied out to right;
Melton reached on a fielder's choice [Sharp scored]; May doubled
to center [Melton scored]; Reichardt walked; SCHERMAN REPLACED
PERRY (PITCHING); Herrmann flied out to center; Leon flied out
to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 3.

TIGERS 2ND: N. Cash grounded out (second to first); Northrup
grounded out (second to first); McAuliffe doubled to left;
Brinkman flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 2ND: SHARON REPLACED NORTHRUP (PLAYING RF); Alvarado
was hit by a pitch; Kelly singled to left [Alvarado to second];
Sharp struck out; D. Allen doubled to center [Alvarado scored,
Kelly to third]; LAGROW REPLACED SCHERMAN (PITCHING); Melton
singled to center [Kelly scored, D. Allen scored]; May flied out
to left; Reichardt flied out to right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, White Sox 6.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez doubled to left; Reese struck out; Stanley
walked; G. Brown grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop) [Stanley out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Herrmann homered; Leon singled to center;
Alvarado forced Leon (third to second); Kelly flied out to left;
Sharp flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
White Sox 7.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan flied out to left; I. BROWN BATTED FOR N.
CASH; I. Brown struck out (strikeout was charged to N. Cash);
Sharon homered; McAuliffe doubled to left; Brinkman singled to
center [McAuliffe scored]; Herrmann allowed a passed ball
[Brinkman to second]; Rodriguez was called out on strikes; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 4TH: REESE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); I. BROWN
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); D. Allen struck out; Melton
grounded out (third to first); May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 7.

TIGERS 5TH: Reese flied out to right; Stanley flied out to
center; G. Brown struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
White Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Reichardt grounded out (shortstop to first);
Herrmann flied out to right; Leon grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 7.

TIGERS 6TH: Freehan flied out to left; I. Brown struck out;
Sharon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, White Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 6TH: SEELBACH REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING); Alvarado
singled to left; Kelly singled to right [Alvarado to second];
Sharp out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Alvarado to
third, Kelly to second]; D. Allen homered [Alvarado scored,
Kelly scored]; Melton grounded out (first to pitcher); May
singled to center; Reichardt grounded out (shortstop to first);
3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 10.

TIGERS 7TH: MUSER REPLACED D. ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); DOWNING
REPLACED MELTON (PLAYING 3B); McAuliffe popped to third in foul
territory; Debut game for Brian Downing, who left injured
after one pitch; H. ALLEN REPLACED DOWNING (PLAYING 3B);
Brinkman singled to third; Rodriguez flied out to left; Reese
singled to right [Brinkman to third]; Stanley flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 10.

WHITE SOX 7TH: MCAULIFFE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); TAYLOR
REPLACED BRINKMAN (PLAYING 2B); Herrmann doubled to center; Leon
flied out to right; Alvarado grounded out (third to first);
Kelly grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, White Sox 10.

TIGERS 8TH: G. Brown popped to second; Freehan popped to second;
I. Brown singled to center; Sharon flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 10.

WHITE SOX 8TH: TIMMERMANN REPLACED SEELBACH (PITCHING); Sharp
flied out to right; Muser walked; H. Allen grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Muser out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 10.

TIGERS 9TH: McAuliffe flied out to center; Taylor popped to
first; Rodriguez singled to left; Reese flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 10.