Fritz Peterson and Sparky Lyle combined to shut out the White Sox, 2-0, in the second game of a doubleheader after Stan Bahnsen, with ninth-inning help from Terry Forster, beat the Yankees in the first game, 4-2, for his fourth victory over his former teammates this season. The Yankees scored their runs off Bahnsen in the first inning on two walks, a double by Bobby Murcer and sacrifice fly by Ron Blomberg. The White Sox picked up a run in the third when Jorge Orta singled, Eddie Leon doubled and Pat Kelly hit a sacrifice fly before going on to win with three runs in the fifth on successive singles by Orta, Leon, Kelly and Tony Muser, plus a sacrifice fly by Carlos May.

In the nightcap. the Yankees gained their split before a Bat Day crowd of 53,644 when Blomberg knocked in two runs off Steve Stone with a double in the first inning. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 4, New York Yankees 2 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, July      22, 1973 (Day game) at Yankee Stadium I
White Sox    0  0  1    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   4  8  1
Yankees      2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Yankees              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   1   1   2     0   1   .294      Clarke 2b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .267
Muser 1b              4   0   2   1     1   0   .273      M. Alou 1b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .299
May lf                4   0   0   1     0   1   .244      White lf              3   0   0   0     1   2   .246
Melton 3b             2   0   0   0     3   0   .302      Murcer cf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .305
Henderson dh          3   0   0   0     1   0   .263      Blomberg dh           2   0   0   1     0   0   .354
Bradford cf           4   0   0   0     0   2   .253        Hart ph,dh          1   0   1   0     0   0   .243
Herrmann c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .216        Swoboda pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .071
Orta 2b               4   2   3   0     0   0   .229      Nettles 3b            2   0   0   0     2   1   .245
Leon ss               4   1   2   0     0   0   .255      Callison rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .180
Bahnsen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sanchez ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .306
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Munson c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .297
                                                          Michael ss            2   0   0   0     1   0   .227
                                                          Stottlemyre p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Beene p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   8   4     5   4             Totals               27   2   4   2     6   4

Time of Game: 2:45
Left on Base: White Sox 9, Yankees 5
DP: White Sox 1, Yankees 1
Errors: Muser, M. Alou
Doubles: Leon (7), Murcer (14)
Stolen Bases: Orta (6)
Caught Stealing: White (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Kelly (2), May (4), Blomberg (2)
GIDP: May (6), Clarke (12)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen W(13-9)         8     3   2   2   6   2   0  30   2.99
Forster SV(15)          1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   2.09
Totals                  9     4   2   2   6   4   0  34

Yankees                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stottlemyre L(12-9)     4.1   7   4   4   3   2   0  22   3.02
Beene                   4.2   1   0   0   2   2   0  18   1.47
Totals                  9     8   4   4   5   4   0  40

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly was called out on strikes; Muser singled;
May was called out on strikes; Melton popped to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 0.

YANKEES 1ST: Clarke walked; Clarke was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Muser [Clarke to second]; M. Alou walked;
White struck out; Murcer doubled to right [Clarke scored, M.
Alou to third]; Blomberg hit a sacrifice fly to center [M. Alou
scored]; Nettles grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Henderson grounded out (second to first);
Bradford grounded out (shortstop to first); Herrmann grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 2ND: Callison flied out to left; Munson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Michael grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta singled to center; Leon doubled to right
[Orta to third]; Kelly hit a sacrifice fly to center [Orta
scored]; Muser walked; May grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Muser out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 3RD: Clarke grounded out (second to first); M. Alou
singled to shortstop; White forced M. Alou (second to
shortstop); White was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton walked; Henderson flied out to center;
Bradford forced Melton (shortstop to second); Herrmann grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 4TH: Murcer flied out to center; Blomberg popped to
third in foul territory; Nettles walked; Callison grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Orta singled to center; Leon singled to left
[Orta to third]; Kelly singled to center [Orta scored, Leon to
third]; Muser singled to right [Leon scored, Kelly to third];
May hit a sacrifice fly to right [Kelly scored]; Melton walked
[Muser to second]; BEENE REPLACED STOTTLEMYRE (PITCHING);
Henderson walked [Muser to third, Melton to second]; Bradford
was called out on strikes; Herrmann grounded out (first
unassisted); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 4, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 5TH: Munson grounded out (shortstop to first); Michael
grounded out (first unassisted); Clarke grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta grounded out (first unassisted); Leon
grounded out (third to first); Kelly reached on an error by M.
Alou; Muser grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 4, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 6TH: M. Alou grounded out (third to first); White struck
out; Murcer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 4, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: May grounded out (second to first); Melton
walked; Henderson grounded out (second to first) [Melton to
second]; Bradford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
4, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 7TH: Blomberg flied out to center; Nettles walked;
Callison forced Nettles (first to shortstop); Munson singled to
center [Callison out at third (center to third)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Orta
singled to third; Orta stole second; Leon reached on a fielder's
choice [Orta out at third (shortstop to third)]; Kelly forced
Leon (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Yankees 2.

YANKEES 8TH: Michael walked; Clarke grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to first) [Michael out at second]; M. Alou
grounded out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 4, Yankees 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Muser flied out to center; May flied out to
center; Melton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 4, Yankees 2.

YANKEES 9TH: White walked; FORSTER REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING);
Murcer popped to third; HART BATTED FOR BLOMBERG; Hart singled
to center [White to third]; SWOBODA RAN FOR HART; Nettles struck
out; SANCHEZ BATTED FOR CALLISON; Sanchez struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Yankees 2.