Defeated in his last two starts, Wilbur Wood returned to winning form and pitched the White Sox to a 5-2 victory over the Indians, who succumbed to the veteran knuckleballer for the eighth straight time since August 12, 1971. The White Sox staked Wood to a 3-0 lead in the second inning and added their other tallies when Pat Kelly doubled and Dick Allen homered in the fifth. The Indians scored on circuit clouts by Charlie Spikes and George Hendrick. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 5, Cleveland Indians 2
Game Played on Friday, June      8, 1973 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
White Sox    0  3  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   5 10  0
Indians      0  0  0    1  0  1    0  0  0  -   2  5  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   0   2   1     1   1   .336      Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .275
May lf                5   1   2   1     0   1   .284      Ragland 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .304
D. Allen 1b           4   1   2   2     1   0   .326      Hendrick cf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .253
Melton 3b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Spikes lf             4   1   1   1     0   0   .228
Reichardt cf          3   0   0   0     1   0   .257      Duncan c              3   0   1   0     1   2   .223
  Sharp cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .192      Ellis dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .292
Muser dh              3   1   1   0     1   0   .333      Chambliss 1b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .169
Herrmann c            4   1   2   0     0   1   .238      Torres rf             3   0   0   0     0   1   .185
Leon ss               4   1   1   1     0   1   .263      Cardenas ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .191
Orta 2b               4   0   0   0     0   3   .205      Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Strom p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   5  10   5     4   8             Totals               31   2   5   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  9,595
Left on Base: White Sox 8, Indians 4
DP: White Sox 1, Indians 1
Doubles: May (3)
Home Runs: D. Allen (15), Spikes (13), Hendrick (6)
Stolen Bases: Kelly 2 (6)
GIDP: Melton (9)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(14-5)            9     5   2   2   2   5   2  33   2.29
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   5   2  33

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox L(3-3)           4.2   8   5   5   3   3   1  24   5.21
Strom                   2.1   1   0   0   0   4   0   8   5.29
Farmer                  2     1   0   0   1   1   0   8   4.67
Totals                  9    10   5   5   4   8   1  40

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly singled to center; Kelly stole second; May
flied out to left [Kelly to third]; D. Allen reached on a
fielder's choice [Kelly out at home (shortstop to catcher)];
Melton forced D. Allen (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell singled to center; Ragland flied out to
center; Hendrick hit into a double play (right to first) [Bell
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Reichardt grounded out (pitcher to first); Muser
walked; Herrmann singled to right [Muser to third]; Leon singled
to right [Muser scored, Herrmann to third]; Orta struck out;
Kelly singled [Herrmann scored, Leon to second]; May singled to
second [Leon scored, Kelly out at third (second to pitcher to
shortstop)]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Spikes grounded out (third to first); Duncan
walked; Ellis flied out to center; Chambliss grounded out
(shortstop to first); Indians coach Joe Lutz and Dick Allen
started a name-calling incident; both benches cleared; Lutz
ejected by HP umpire Bill Kunkel; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 3, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: D. Allen walked; Melton forced D. Allen
(shortstop to second); Reichardt walked [Melton to second];
Muser popped to shortstop in foul territory; Herrmann flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Torres grounded out (third to first); Cardenas
flied out to right; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 3, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Leon flied out to left; Orta struck out; Kelly
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Indians
0.

INDIANS 4TH: Ragland grounded out (second to first); Hendrick
grounded out (shortstop to first); Spikes homered; Duncan
singled to center; Ellis walked [Duncan to second]; Chambliss
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Indians 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: May doubled to right; D. Allen homered [May
scored]; Melton struck out; Reichardt grounded out (pitcher to
first); Muser singled to center; STROM REPLACED WILCOX
(PITCHING); Herrmann was called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 5, Indians 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Torres grounded out (third to first); Cardenas
singled to right; Bell popped to first in foul territory;
Ragland popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5,
Indians 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta
struck out; Kelly struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
5, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Hendrick homered; Spikes grounded out (first
unassisted); Duncan struck out; Ellis grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Indians 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: May was called out on strikes; D. Allen singled
to left; Melton forced D. Allen (shortstop to second); Reichardt
forced Melton (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 5, Indians 2.

INDIANS 7TH: SHARP REPLACED REICHARDT (PLAYING CF); Chambliss
flied out to right; Torres struck out; Cardenas struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Indians 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: FARMER REPLACED STROM (PITCHING); Muser popped to
second; Herrmann singled to right; Leon was called out on
strikes; Orta flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 5, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell flied out to center; Ragland grounded out
(catcher to first); Hendrick flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Indians 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Kelly walked; Kelly stole second; May grounded
out (second to first) [Kelly to third]; D. Allen reached on a
fielder's choice; Melton grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [D. Allen out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 5, Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Spikes grounded out (third to first); Duncan struck
out; Ellis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 5, Indians 2.