The White Sox got combined four-hit pitching from Jim Geddes and Cy Acosta in the first game and from Bart Johnson and Terry Forster in the second game to defeat the Rangers in a twi-night doubleheader, 2-0 and 6-2. Buddy Bradford homered in the fifth inning of the lidlifter and the White Sox added their other run in the eighth on singles by Pat Kelly and Carlos May around Kelly's theft of second.

In the nightcap, the White Sox scored initially with the aid of two errors by Vic Harris in the second inning. Bill Melton and Bradford each drove a run across in the third to beat Jim Kremmel, who made his major league debut with the Rangers. Pete Broberg, appearing in relief, was knocked out in the eighth without retiring a batter, when the White Sox clinched the victory with their final three runs. [The Sporting News]



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


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .300      Nelson 2b             4   0   2   0     0   1   .279
Muser 1b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Maddox cf             2   0   0   0     1   0   .234
May lf                4   0   2   1     0   0   .253      Spencer 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .284
  Sharp pr,lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Johnson dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .287
Melton 3b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .290      Biittner rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .225
Henderson dh          4   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Sudakis 3b            3   0   0   0     1   2   .151
Herrmann c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .217      Mackanin ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .200
Alvarado 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .278      Grieve lf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .133
Bradford cf           3   1   1   1     0   2   .313      Suarez c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Leon ss               2   0   0   0     1   0   .267      Dunning p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Geddes p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   7   2     1   2             Totals               27   0   4   0     3   4

Time of Game: 2:10
Left on Base: White Sox 5, Rangers 6
DP: White Sox 2, Rangers 1
Doubles: Mackanin (1)
Home Runs: Bradford (1)
Stolen Bases: Kelly (11)
Caught Stealing: Nelson (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Grieve (1)
GIDP: Henderson (8), Spencer (5)
Hit by Pitch: Maddox (3,by Geddes), Suarez (1,by Acosta)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Geddes                  4.1   2   0   0   3   1   0  17   1.00
Acosta W(4-1)           4.2   2   0   0   0   3   0  16   1.95
Totals                  9     4   0   0   3   4   0  33

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dunning L(0-5)          9     7   2   2   1   2   1  34   5.09
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   2   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Geddes (2), Acosta (4)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly flied out to left; Muser grounded out
(second to first); May grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox was
hit by a pitch; Spencer flied out to center; Johnson flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton singled to right; Henderson flied out to
right; Herrmann singled to center [Melton to second]; On a bunt
Alvarado made an out to first; Bradford struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Biittner walked; Sudakis walked [Biittner to
second]; On a bunt Mackanin made an out to pitcher; Grieve flied
out to left; Suarez grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Leon flied out to right; Kelly singled to right;
Muser grounded out (pitcher to first) [Kelly to second]; May
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Nelson singled to left; Nelson was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Maddox walked; Spencer grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Maddox out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton popped to shortstop; Henderson flied out
to right; Herrmann popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Biittner
flied out to center; Sudakis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Alvarado popped to catcher in foul territory;
Bradford homered; Leon walked; Kelly forced Leon (second to
shortstop); Muser flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Mackanin doubled to left; Grieve out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Mackanin to third]; ACOSTA REPLACED
GEDDES (PITCHING); Suarez was hit by a pitch; Nelson struck out;
Maddox grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: May singled; Melton popped to catcher in foul
territory; Henderson grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [May out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Spencer popped to first in foul territory; Johnson
popped to catcher; Biittner flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Alvarado
flied out to left; Bradford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Sudakis struck out; Mackanin struck out; Grieve
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
1, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Leon flied out to left; Kelly singled to right;
Kelly stole second; Muser flied out to right; May singled to
left [Kelly scored]; SHARP RAN FOR MAY; Melton forced Sharp
(third to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 8TH: SHARP STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Suarez flied out
to right; Nelson singled to center; Maddox lined into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Nelson out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first);
Herrmann flied out to right; Alvarado grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 9TH: Spencer singled to right; Johnson flied out to
right; Biittner flied out to right; Sudakis flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 0.