Youngster David Clyde, making his second major league start before a near-capacity crowd, left the game after six innings with a 4-3 lead, but the Texas bullpen could not hold it. The White Sox' Bill Melton delivered a run-scoring single in the eighth off loser Don Stanhouse to tie the score, and Ed Herrmann doubled home Buddy Bradford in the ninth to give Chicago a 5-4 victory.

Clyde allowed only one earned run, but threw away a potential double-play grounder in the fifth. The Sox capitalized immediately as Luis Alvarado doubled home one run and Eddie Leon accounted for another with a groundout. The Rangers' Rico Carty collected his seventh and eighth consecutive hits before his string ended in the sixth when he struck out. He scored a run in the second after singling and doubled home another in the third. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 5, Texas Rangers 4
Game Played on Monday, July      2, 1973 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  2  1    0  1  1  -   5  8  0
Rangers      0  2  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   4  7  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   0   0   0     1   1   .301      Nelson 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .278
Andrews 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .201      Harris 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .274
  Jeter pr            0   1   0   0     0   0   .222      Spencer 1b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .281
  Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     1   0   .301      Carty lf              4   1   2   1     0   1   .227
May lf                5   1   1   0     0   2   .247      Johnson dh            4   2   2   0     0   0   .288
  Sharp lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Burroughs rf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .266
Melton 3b             4   1   3   2     0   1   .289      Suarez c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .285
Henderson dh          4   1   0   0     0   1   .290        Sudakis ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .159
Alvarado 2b           4   0   2   1     0   0   .295      Maddox cf             3   0   1   2     0   1   .242
Bradford cf           2   1   0   0     2   0   .167      Mason ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Leon ss               4   0   1   0     0   2   .277      Clyde p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Brinkman c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .127        Gogolewski p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Herrmann ph,c       2   0   1   1     0   0   .215        Paul p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5   8   4     4   8             Totals               32   4   7   4     2   3

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 33,010
Left on Base: White Sox 7, Rangers 3
DP: White Sox 1, Rangers 2
Errors: Harris, Clyde
Doubles: Alvarado 2 (3), Melton (15), Leon (6), Herrmann (11), Johnson (14), Carty (10)
Stolen Bases: Bradford (2), Johnson (6)
GIDP: Brinkman (2), Leon (7), Carty (8)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                   7     7   4   4   1   3   0  28   4.11
Acosta W(3-1)           2     0   0   0   1   0   0   6   2.23
Totals                  9     7   4   4   2   3   0  34

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clyde                   6     4   3   1   2   6   0  23   2.45
Gogolewski              1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   2.91
Paul                    0.2   0   1   0   0   0   0   3   5.34
Stanhouse L(1-7)        1.1   3   1   1   2   2   0   9   4.63
Totals                  9     8   5   2   4   8   0  39

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly struck out; Andrews grounded out (pitcher
to first); May was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (third to first); Harris flied
out to left; Spencer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton struck out; Henderson struck out; Alvarado
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Carty singled to left; Johnson doubled to right
[Carty to third]; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first);
Suarez struck out; Maddox singled to center [Carty scored,
Johnson scored]; Mason flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bradford walked; Leon struck out; Brinkman
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Bradford out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Rangers 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Nelson grounded out (second to first); Harris flied
out to left; Spencer singled to right; Carty doubled to left
[Spencer scored]; Johnson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Andrews
flied out to right; May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs grounded out (pitcher to first); Suarez
grounded out (third to first); Maddox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Melton singled to left; Henderson reached on an
error by Clyde [Melton to second]; Alvarado doubled to center
[Melton scored (unearned), Henderson to third]; Bradford walked;
Leon grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Henderson scored (unearned), Alvarado to third, Bradford out at
second]; Brinkman flied out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Mason grounded out (second to pitcher); Nelson
walked; Nelson was picked off first (pitcher to first); Harris
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
2, Rangers 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Andrews
struck out; May singled to right; Melton doubled to left [May
scored]; Henderson flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Spencer flied out to right; Carty struck out;
Johnson singled to center; Johnson stole second; Burroughs
singled to center [Johnson scored]; Suarez flied out to right; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Rangers 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: GOGOLEWSKI REPLACED CLYDE (PITCHING); Alvarado
popped to second; Bradford lined to left; Leon doubled to right;
HERRMANN BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; Herrmann flied out to left; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 7TH: HERRMANN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Maddox
grounded out (third to first); Mason grounded out (third to
first); Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Rangers 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: PAUL REPLACED GOGOLEWSKI (PITCHING); Kelly flied
out to left; Andrews reached on an error by Harris; JETER RAN
FOR ANDREWS; May grounded out (first to pitcher) [Jeter to
second]; STANHOUSE REPLACED PAUL (PITCHING); Melton singled to
right [Jeter scored (unearned)]; Henderson flied out to center;
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 8TH: MUSER REPLACED JETER (PLAYING 1B); ACOSTA REPLACED
STONE (PITCHING); Harris flied out to right; Spencer walked;
Carty grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Spencer out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Rangers 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Alvarado doubled to right; Bradford reached on a
fielder's choice [Alvarado out at third (shortstop to third)];
Bradford stole second; Leon struck out; Herrmann doubled to left
[Bradford scored]; Kelly walked; Muser walked [Herrmann to
third, Kelly to second]; May was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 5, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 9TH: SHARP REPLACED MAY (PLAYING LF); Johnson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Burroughs flied out to center; SUDAKIS
BATTED FOR SUAREZ; Sudakis popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 5, Rangers 4.