Wilbur Wood, a loser of 19 games, became the first major league pitcher to win 20 games this season when the veteran knuckleballing righthander of the White Sox received credit for an 8-6 victory over the Twins. Wood, who won 22 games in 1971 and 24 in 1972, gave up 11 hits and was charged with all six of the Twins' runs before giving way to Cy Acosta after 6 2/3 innings.

Ken Henderson, after driving in a run with a single in the first when the White Sox scored three times, smashed a homer with two men on base in the third. Buddy Bradford followed with a solo swat in the fifth and Jerry Hairston drove in the final run for the Pale Hose with a single in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 8, Minnesota Twins 6
Game Played on Sunday, July      29, 1973 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
White Sox    3  0  3    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   8 12  0
Twins        0  2  0    1  0  0    3  0  0  -   6 13  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              5   1   2   0     0   2   .291      Terrell 3b            5   0   0   0     0   2   .283
Orta 2b               5   0   0   0     0   2   .232      Carew 2b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .348
Hairston dh           5   2   3   1     0   1   .333      Darwin rf             4   1   0   0     1   1   .261
Melton 3b             3   2   1   0     2   0   .294      Oliva dh              5   1   2   0     0   1   .287
Henderson lf          5   2   2   4     0   1   .259      Mitterwald c          4   2   3   0     1   0   .262
Muser 1b              4   0   2   2     1   1   .265      Hisle lf              5   2   3   2     0   0   .260
Bradford cf           5   1   2   1     0   2   .264      Holt 1b               5   0   1   1     0   2   .292
Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     2   2   .215      Thompson ss           4   0   1   1     0   2   .240
Leon ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Brye cf               3   0   1   1     1   0   .241
Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hands p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bane p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   8  12   8     5  12             Totals               40   6  13   5     3   8

Time of Game: 3:15   Attendance: 20,046
Left on Base: White Sox 9, Twins 10
DP: White Sox 0, Twins 1
Errors: Hisle
Doubles: Oliva (15), Brye (2), Thompson (9)
Home Runs: Henderson (5), Bradford (6)
Stolen Bases: Carew (22)
GIDP: Leon (10)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(20-14)           6.2  11   6   6   2   6   0  33   3.11
Acosta SV(10)           2.1   2   0   0   1   2   0  10   2.05
Totals                  9    13   6   6   3   8   0  43

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(3-1)            2     6   6   5   2   3   1  14   5.46
Campbell                3     3   1   1   0   5   1  12   2.45
Sanders                 2     2   1   1   0   0   0   8   6.09
Hands                   1.2   1   0   0   3   3   0   9   4.31
Bane                    0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   3.49
Totals                  9    12   8   7   5  12   2  44

Passed Balls: Mitterwald (11)
Wild Pitches: Acosta (2)

Umpires: HP - Merle Anthony, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - Bill Haller


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Orta
struck out; Hairston singled to left; Melton walked [Hairston to
second]; Henderson singled to left [Hairston scored, Melton to
third, Henderson to second (error by Hisle)]; Muser singled to
center [Melton scored, Henderson scored (unearned)]; Bradford
was called out on strikes; 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Terrell grounded out (third to first); Carew grounded
out (third to first); Darwin popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 3, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Herrmann walked; Leon grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Herrmann out at second]; Kelly
struck out but advanced to first on a passed ball; Orta forced
Kelly (second unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3,
Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Oliva doubled to right; Mitterwald singled [Oliva to
third]; Hisle singled to left [Oliva scored, Mitterwald to
second]; Holt struck out; Thompson flied out to center; Brye
doubled to right [Mitterwald scored, Hisle to third]; Terrell
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
3, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Hairston singled to center; Melton singled to
right [Hairston to third]; Henderson homered [Hairston scored,
Melton scored]; CAMPBELL REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Muser
singled to right; Bradford singled to left [Muser to third];
Herrmann grounded out (first to pitcher) [Bradford to second];
Leon reached on a fielder's choice [Muser out at home (third to
catcher to shortstop)]; Kelly struck out; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 6, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Carew singled to center; Carew stole second; Darwin
struck out; Oliva flied out to center; Mitterwald grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Twins
2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta struck out; Hairston grounded out (first
unassisted); Melton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Hisle singled to center; Holt struck out; Thompson
doubled to left [Hisle scored]; Brye grounded out (shortstop to
first); Terrell grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 6, Twins 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Henderson was called out on strikes; Muser was
called out on strikes; Bradford homered; Herrmann struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 7, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Carew grounded out (third to first); Darwin grounded
out (third to first); Oliva singled to center; Mitterwald
singled to left [Oliva to second]; Hisle grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 7, Twins 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: SANDERS REPLACED CAMPBELL (PITCHING); Leon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly singled to center; Orta
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Kelly to second]; Hairston
singled to center [Kelly scored]; Melton forced Hairston
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins
3.

TWINS 6TH: Holt grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
struck out; Brye walked; Terrell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Muser
grounded out (first unassisted); Bradford flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: Carew flied out to left; Darwin walked; Oliva struck
out; Mitterwald singled to center [Darwin to second]; Hisle
singled to left [Darwin scored, Mitterwald to second]; ACOSTA
REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); Holt singled to right [Mitterwald
scored, Hisle to third]; Acosta threw a wild pitch [Hisle
scored]; Thompson was called out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins 6.

WHITE SOX 8TH: HANDS REPLACED SANDERS (PITCHING); Herrmann
walked; Leon struck out; Kelly singled to center [Herrmann to
second]; Orta flied to left in foul territory; Hairston struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins 6.

TWINS 8TH: Brye flied out to center; Terrell struck out; Carew
singled to left; Darwin flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 8, Twins 6.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Melton walked; Henderson forced Melton (shortstop
to second); Muser walked [Henderson to second]; Bradford was
called out on strikes; BANE REPLACED HANDS (PITCHING); Herrmann
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins 6.

TWINS 9TH: Oliva popped to third; Mitterwald walked; Hisle flied
out to right; Holt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins 6.