Joe Decker struck out 15, the single-game high in the A. L. so far this season, and allowed only four hits in pitching the Twins to a 4-0 victory over the White Sox. Wilbur Wood was the loser, absorbing his fifth straight defeat and seventh in his last eight decisions. The Twins settled matters against Wood right from the start, scoring two runs in the first inning on a double by Jerry Terrell, infield hit by Rod Carew, a throwing error by Ed Herrmann on Carew's theft of second and a sacrifice fly by Bobby Darwin. [The Sporting News]



Minnesota Twins 4, Chicago White Sox 0
Game Played on Tuesday, June      26, 1973 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        2  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   4 10  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Terrell ss            4   2   2   0     0   0   .300      Jeter lf              3   0   0   0     0   3   .226
Carew 2b              4   1   3   0     0   1   .333        Muser ph,lf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .314
Darwin rf             3   0   0   1     0   0   .273      Kelly rf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .323
Oliva dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .284      D. Allen 1b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .315
Lis 1b                4   0   2   0     0   0   .190      Melton 3b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .277
Braun 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .291      May dh                4   0   0   0     0   2   .247
Hisle cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .259      Orta 2b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .216
Mitterwald c          2   0   0   1     1   1   .246      Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     0   2   .220
Holt lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .274      Sharp cf              3   0   0   0     0   2   .210
Decker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Leon ss               1   0   0   0     2   1   .288
                                                          Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4  10   2     1   4             Totals               30   0   4   0     3  15

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 19,168
Left on Base: Twins 5, White Sox 7
DP: Twins 1, White Sox 1
Errors: Jeter, Herrmann
Doubles: Terrell (6), Carew (11), D. Allen (20)
Triples: Lis (1)
Stolen Bases: Carew (14)
Sacrifice Flies: Darwin (2), Mitterwald (2)
GIDP: Darwin (10), D. Allen (7)
Hit by Pitch: Herrmann (4,by Decker)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker W(2-2)           9     4   0   0   3  15   0  34   4.17
Totals                  9     4   0   0   3  15   0  34

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(14-10)           9    10   4   3   1   4   0  36   2.62
Totals                  9    10   4   3   1   4   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Decker (1)

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


TWINS 1ST: Terrell doubled to center; On a bunt Carew singled
[Terrell to third]; Carew stole second [Terrell scored (error by
Herrmann), Carew to third]; Darwin hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Carew scored (unearned)]; Oliva grounded out (second to first);
Lis tripled to right; Braun struck out; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Jeter was called out on strikes; Kelly grounded
out (third to first); D. Allen doubled to center; Melton flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 0.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle grounded out (pitcher to first); Mitterwald
walked; Holt struck out; Terrell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May struck out; Orta grounded out (second to
first); Herrmann was hit by a pitch; Sharp struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 0.

TWINS 3RD: Carew struck out; Darwin grounded out (shortstop to
first); Oliva grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Leon walked; Jeter struck out; Kelly struck out;
D. Allen struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 0.

TWINS 4TH: Lis flied out to center; Braun flied out to center;
Hisle popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton grounded out (shortstop to first); May
struck out; Orta grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 0.

TWINS 5TH: Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); Holt
grounded out (second to first); Terrell singled to left; Carew
doubled to left [Terrell scored (error by Jeter)]; Darwin popped
to pitcher; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Herrmann struck out; Sharp grounded out (first
unassisted); Leon walked; Jeter struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

TWINS 6TH: Oliva flied out to center; Lis lined to center; Braun
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kelly singled to center; D. Allen struck out;
Melton singled to center [Kelly to third]; May grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Melton to second]; Orta struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

TWINS 7TH: Hisle grounded out (third to first); Mitterwald
struck out; Holt singled to center; Terrell forced Holt (second
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Herrmann struck out; Sharp struck out; Leon
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

TWINS 8TH: On a bunt Carew singled; Darwin grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Carew out at second];
Oliva flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: MUSER BATTED FOR JETER; Muser grounded out (first
to pitcher); Kelly walked; D. Allen grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Kelly out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 3, White Sox 0.

TWINS 9TH: MUSER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Lis singled to
left; Braun singled to second [Lis to second]; Hisle singled to
right [Lis out at home (right to catcher), Braun to third, Hisle
to second (on throw)]; Mitterwald hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Braun scored]; Holt flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 4, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Melton singled to center; May flied out to left;
Orta struck out; Herrmann grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, White Sox 0.