Knocked out in the first inning of the opener, Wilbur Wood also started the nightcap and wound up with two defeats when the Yankees beat the White Sox in both games of a twi-night doubleheader, 12-2 and 7-0. Wood struck out Horace Clarke to open the lidlifter, but the batter reached first on a passed ball by Ed Herrmann. After that, Wood failed to get anyone out, giving up a walk to Matty Alou, double by Roy White, single by Bobby Murcer, double by Thurman Munson and single by Graig Nettles before departing with five runs across the plate. Three more scored after Eddie Fisher relieved on a single by Felipe Alou, double by Celerino Sanchez and single by Matty Alou.

In the second game, which was stopped by rain with the Yankees batting in the sixth inning, Wood was rapped for two unearned runs in the fourth and then was battered for five runs in the fifth. Gene Michael drove in one run with a double and after Clarke was hit by a pitch and Matty Alou beat out an infield single, White climaxed the attack with a grand-slam homer. [The Sporting News]



New York Yankees 12, Chicago White Sox 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, July      20, 1973 (Night game) at Yankee Stadium I
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2 13  0
Yankees      8  0  0    0  1  0    2  1  x  -  12 20  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   0   1   0     1   0   .294      Clarke 2b             6   3   2   1     0   1   .268
Muser 1b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .267      M. Alou rf            3   1   3   1     2   0   .298
May lf                5   0   2   0     0   0   .248      White lf              5   1   2   3     0   0   .247
Melton 3b             4   1   3   1     0   0   .306      Murcer cf             4   1   2   1     1   0   .307
Henderson dh          5   1   2   0     0   0   .264      Munson c              5   1   2   1     0   0   .297
Bradford cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .272      Nettles 3b            5   1   1   2     0   0   .248
Herrmann c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .220      F. Alou 1b            5   2   3   0     0   2   .250
Orta 2b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .220      Sanchez dh            5   2   4   2     0   0   .313
Leon ss               4   0   1   1     0   1   .253      Lanier ss             5   0   1   1     0   0   .184
Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Fisher p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McDaniel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Geddes p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   2  13   2     1   2             Totals               43  12  20  12     3   3

Time of Game: 2:31
Left on Base: White Sox 12, Yankees 10
DP: White Sox 0, Yankees 0
Doubles: White (11), Munson (17), Sanchez (3)
Home Runs: Melton (14)
Stolen Bases: Clarke (6)
Caught Stealing: Kelly (10)
Hit by Pitch: Melton (2,by McDaniel)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(18-13)           0     4   6   5   1   1   0   6   2.85
Fisher                  5    10   3   3   0   1   0  25   4.93
Gossage                 2     3   2   2   2   1   0  10   9.08
Geddes                  1     3   1   1   0   0   0   5   1.80
Totals                  8    20  12  10*  3   3   0  46

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(7-5)           5.2  10   2   2   1   2   1  27   3.08
McDaniel SV(7)          3.1   3   0   0   0   0   0  14   2.53
Totals                  9    13   2   2   1   2   1  41

Passed Balls: Herrmann (20)
Hit by Pitch: McDaniel (1)

Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Bill Haller


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly walked; Muser flied out to left; Kelly was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); May popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke struck out but advanced to first on a passed
ball; Clarke stole second; M. Alou walked; White doubled to left
[Clarke scored (unearned), M. Alou scored]; Murcer singled to
center [White scored]; Munson doubled to left [Murcer to third];
Nettles singled to left [Murcer scored, Munson scored, Nettles
to second (on throw)]; FISHER REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); F. Alou
singled to right [Nettles to third]; Sanchez doubled [Nettles
scored, F. Alou scored]; Lanier flied out to right; Clarke
grounded out (second to first) [Sanchez to third]; M. Alou
singled to left [Sanchez scored (unearned, but earned for the
pitcher)]; White singled to center [M. Alou to third]; Murcer
grounded out (first unassisted); 8 R (7 ER), 8 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 0, Yankees 8.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton singled to left; Henderson popped to
shortstop; Bradford was called out on strikes; Herrmann singled
to left [Melton to second]; Orta flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 2ND: Munson flied out to center; Nettles lined to
second; F. Alou singled to center; Sanchez singled [F. Alou to
third]; Lanier grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 8.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Leon was called out on strikes; Kelly flied out
to center; Muser singled; May singled to right [Muser to
second]; Melton grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke grounded out (second to first); M. Alou
singled to center; White forced M. Alou (first to shortstop);
Murcer singled to left [White to second]; Munson flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 8.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Henderson grounded out (first unassisted);
Bradford grounded out (shortstop to first); Herrmann grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Yankees 8.

YANKEES 4TH: Nettles flied out to center; F. Alou struck out;
Sanchez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Yankees 8.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Orta singled to center; Leon flied out to right;
Kelly singled to left [Orta to second]; Muser forced Kelly
(second to shortstop) [Orta to third]; May flied out to left; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 8.

YANKEES 5TH: Lanier grounded out (third to first); Clarke
singled to center; M. Alou singled to right [Clarke to third];
White forced M. Alou (pitcher to second to shortstop) [Clarke
scored]; Murcer popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Yankees 9.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Melton homered; Henderson singled to center;
Bradford flied out to left; Herrmann popped to third in foul
territory; Orta singled to center [Henderson to second]; Leon
singled to left [Henderson scored, Orta to second]; MCDANIEL
REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Kelly flied out to right; 2 R, 4 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Yankees 9.

YANKEES 6TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED FISHER (PITCHING); Munson grounded
out (third to first); Nettles flied out to center; F. Alou was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Yankees 9.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Muser grounded out (second to first); May
grounded out (second to first); Melton was hit by a pitch;
Henderson singled to right [Melton to third]; Bradford forced
Henderson (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Yankees 9.

YANKEES 7TH: Sanchez singled to left; Lanier grounded out
(second to first) [Sanchez to second]; Clarke singled to center
[Sanchez scored]; M. Alou walked [Clarke to second]; White flied
out to right [Clarke to third]; Murcer was walked intentionally
[M. Alou to second]; Munson singled to center [Clarke scored, M.
Alou out at home (center to catcher), Murcer to second]; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Yankees 11.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Herrmann popped to third; Orta grounded out
(shortstop to first); Leon grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Yankees 11.

YANKEES 8TH: GEDDES REPLACED GOSSAGE (PITCHING); Nettles
grounded out (first unassisted); F. Alou singled to center;
Sanchez singled to left [F. Alou to second]; Lanier singled to
center [F. Alou scored, Sanchez out at third (center to third),
Lanier to second (on throw)]; Clarke grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Yankees 12.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Kelly flied out to left; Muser popped to second;
May singled to center; Melton singled [May to third]; Henderson
flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Yankees
12.