With relief assistance from Terry Forster, Eddie Fisher received credit for a 6-3 victory for the White Sox to maintain his career superiority over the Indians. The triumph was Fisher's 11th in 12 decisions against the Indians, who beat him only on May 22, 1966.

Bill Melton hit his first triple of the season to drive in two runs for the White Sox in the first inning. Melton then scored himself on a passed ball. Luis Alvarado also accounted for two RBIs with a pair of singles. George Hendrick, Oscar Gamble and Dave Duncan hit homers for the Indians' runs. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 3
Game Played on Saturday, June      9, 1973 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
White Sox    3  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  1  -   6  9  1
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  1  -   3  8  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   0   0   0     1   2   .327      Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Sharp cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .200      Torres rf             4   0   3   0     0   0   .201
D. Allen 1b           3   1   2   0     1   0   .332      Hendrick cf           4   1   1   1     0   0   .253
Melton 3b             4   1   1   2     0   0   .272      Spikes lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .229
May lf                4   1   1   0     0   0   .283      Duncan c              4   1   1   1     0   2   .223
Muser dh              4   2   2   1     0   0   .351      Gamble dh             3   1   1   1     0   0   .288
Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .233        Ellis ph,dh         1   0   0   0     0   1   .289
Leon ss               4   0   0   0     0   3   .256      Chambliss 1b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .172
Orta 2b               2   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Ragland 2b            2   0   0   0     0   1   .298
  Alvarado 2b         2   0   2   2     0   0   .240        Williams ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .254
Fisher p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Duffy ss            1   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cardenas ss           2   0   0   0     0   2   .188
                                                            Lolich ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .204
                                                            Brohamer 2b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .205
                                                          Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6   9   5     3   5             Totals               34   3   8   3     1   7

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 17,736
Left on Base: White Sox 4, Indians 5
DP: White Sox 1, Indians 0
Errors: Leon
Doubles: May (4), D. Allen (14)
Triples: Melton (1)
Home Runs: Hendrick (7), Gamble (9), Duncan (11)
Stolen Bases: D. Allen (6), Muser (1), Alvarado (3)
Caught Stealing: Kelly (8)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fisher W(6-4)           6     6   2   2   0   5   2  24   4.34
Forster SV(10)          3     2   1   1   1   2   1  11   1.75
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   7   3  35

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry L(6-7)            9     9   6   6   3   5   0  37   2.87
Totals                  9     9   6   6   3   5   0  37

Passed Balls: Duncan (11)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (pitcher to first); Sharp
singled to center; D. Allen singled to right [Sharp to third];
Melton tripled to right [Sharp scored, D. Allen scored]; Duncan
allowed a passed ball [Melton scored]; May grounded out (second
to first); Muser popped to second; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell grounded out (third to first); Torres singled
to center; Hendrick flied out to right; Spikes singled to third
[Torres to second]; Duncan struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Herrmann grounded out (shortstop to first); Leon
flied out to center; Orta grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Gamble grounded out (first to pitcher); Chambliss
grounded out (second to first); Ragland struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kelly walked; Kelly was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Sharp grounded out (first to pitcher);
D. Allen walked; D. Allen stole second; Melton grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Cardenas struck out; Bell grounded out (third to
first); Torres singled to center; Hendrick reached on an error
by Leon [Torres to second]; Spikes flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May lined to first; Muser grounded out (first
unassisted); Herrmann grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Duncan struck out; Gamble popped to first;
Chambliss singled to center [Chambliss out at second (center to
first)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Leon struck out; Orta grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kelly was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Ragland grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenas
struck out; Bell grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 3, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Sharp flied out to center; D. Allen grounded out
(second to first); Melton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: ALVARADO REPLACED ORTA (PLAYING 2B); Torres flied
out to right; Hendrick homered; Spikes popped to second; Duncan
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
3, Indians 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: May doubled to left; Muser singled to right [May
scored, Muser to second (on throw)]; Herrmann walked; Leon
struck out; Alvarado singled to left [Muser scored, Herrmann to
third, Alvarado out at second (left to shortstop to second)];
Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 5, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Gamble homered; FORSTER REPLACED FISHER (PITCHING);
Chambliss walked; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR RAGLAND; Williams struck
out; LOLICH BATTED FOR CARDENAS; Lolich lined into a double play
(pitcher to first) [Chambliss out at first]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 5, Indians 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: DUFFY REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING SS); BROHAMER
REPLACED LOLICH (PLAYING 2B); Sharp lined to first; D. Allen
doubled; Melton grounded out (second to first) [D. Allen to
third]; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 5, Indians 2.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); Torres
singled to center; Hendrick forced Torres (shortstop to second);
Spikes grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 5, Indians 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Muser singled to center; Herrmann flied out to
center; Muser stole second; Leon was called out on strikes;
Alvarado singled to center [Muser scored]; Alvarado stole
second; Kelly struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6,
Indians 2.

INDIANS 9TH: Duncan homered; ELLIS BATTED FOR GAMBLE; Ellis
struck out; Chambliss grounded out (second to first); Duffy
flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Indians
3.