Carlos May drove in four runs with his 11th homer, a double and sacrifice fly as the White Sox whipped Texas, 7-3, in the opener of a doubleheader and the Chicagoans completed their sweep of the twin bill when Johnny Jeter doubled home Eddie Leon in the ninth with the tie-breaking run in a 5-4 battle. May's two-run, third-inning double off loser Don Durham gave the Sox a 3-2 lead and back-to-back homers by Ed Herrmann and Leon in the eighth sewed up the first-game decision. Chicago White Sox 7, Texas Rangers 3 (Game 1)Game Played on Sunday, August 5, 1973 (Day game) at Comiskey Park IRangers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 7 0 White Sox 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 2 x - 7 14 1 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Nelson 2b 5 1 1 0 0 1 .276 Kelly rf 4 1 2 0 1 0 .295 Harris cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .262 Orta 2b 3 0 2 0 2 1 .250 Spencer 1b 1 0 0 2 1 0 .282 Hairston lf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .279 Billings ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .156 Bradford ph,cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Maddox pr,3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .216 Melton 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 .291 Johnson dh 3 0 1 1 1 0 .290 May dh 3 1 2 4 0 1 .244 Fregosi 3b,1b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .258 Muser 1b 3 1 1 0 1 0 .266 Burroughs lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 Sharp cf,lf 4 0 2 1 0 0 .244 Biittner rf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .205 Herrmann c 4 1 1 1 0 1 .205 Grieve ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Leon ss 4 1 1 1 0 1 .237 Suarez c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .284 Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mason ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .221 Forster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mackanin ph,ss 2 0 0 0 0 1 .100 Durham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Merritt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Paul p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 3 7 3 4 4 Totals 35 7 14 7 4 5 Time of Game: 2:39 Left on Base: Rangers 7, White Sox 9 DP: Rangers 1, White Sox 1 Errors: Herrmann Doubles: Suarez (9), Johnson (21), Sharp (4), May (12), Muser (10) Triples: Harris (6) Home Runs: May (11), Herrmann (9), Leon (3) Stolen Bases: Nelson (25) Sacrifice Flies: Spencer (2), May (5) GIDP: Grieve (2), Sharp (1) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Durham L(0-2) 2 6 3 3 2 2 0 14 7.20 Merritt 5 8 4 4 1 3 3 22 4.18 Paul 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 5.90 Totals 8 14 7 7 4 5 3 40 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Bahnsen W(15-11) 5 5 2 1 4 1 0 24 2.76 Forster SV(16) 4 2 1 1 0 3 0 13 2.18 Totals 9 7 3 2 4 4 0 37 Umpires: HP - Frank Umont, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Art Frantz, 3B - Dave Phillips RANGERS 1ST: Nelson flied out to right; Harris tripled to right; Spencer hit a sacrifice fly to left [Harris scored]; Johnson popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly singled to center; Orta walked [Kelly to second]; On a bunt Hairston singled to third [Kelly to third, Orta to second]; Melton popped to catcher in foul territory; May hit a sacrifice fly to left [Kelly scored]; Muser popped to third; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, White Sox 1. RANGERS 2ND: Fregosi grounded out (pitcher to first); Burroughs grounded out (third to first); Biittner walked; Suarez doubled to left [Biittner to third]; Mason struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 2ND: Sharp doubled to center; Herrmann flied out to right [Sharp to third]; Leon was called out on strikes; Kelly walked; Orta struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, White Sox 1. RANGERS 3RD: Nelson singled to right; Harris flied out to left; Nelson stole second [Nelson to third (error by Herrmann)]; Spencer grounded out (first unassisted) [Nelson scored (unearned)]; Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 3RD: Hairston singled to center; Melton singled to left [Hairston to second]; May doubled to center [Hairston scored, Melton scored]; MERRITT REPLACED DURHAM (PITCHING); Muser walked; Sharp grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [May to third, Muser out at second]; Herrmann struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, White Sox 3. RANGERS 4TH: Fregosi singled to center; Burroughs forced Fregosi (shortstop to second); Biittner flied out to left; Suarez walked [Burroughs to second]; Mason flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 4TH: Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly flied out to right; Orta singled to right; Hairston struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, White Sox 3. RANGERS 5TH: Nelson grounded out (third to first); Harris popped to second; Spencer walked; Johnson walked [Spencer to second]; Fregosi popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 5TH: Melton grounded out (third to first); May was called out on strikes; Muser doubled to left; Sharp singled to left [Muser scored, Sharp out at second (left to catcher to second)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, White Sox 4. RANGERS 6TH: Burroughs singled to center; FORSTER REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); GRIEVE BATTED FOR BIITTNER; Grieve grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Burroughs out at second]; Suarez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 6TH: GRIEVE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Herrmann flied out to center; Leon flied out to center; Kelly singled to center; Orta singled to left [Kelly to third]; Hairston forced Orta (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 2, White Sox 4. RANGERS 7TH: MACKANIN BATTED FOR MASON; Mackanin flied out to right; Nelson popped to first; Harris grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 7TH: MACKANIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Melton flied out to center; May homered; Muser grounded out (shortstop to first); Sharp flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, White Sox 5. RANGERS 8TH: BILLINGS BATTED FOR SPENCER; Billings singled to left; MADDOX RAN FOR BILLINGS; Johnson doubled to center [Maddox scored]; Fregosi struck out; Burroughs flied out to right; Grieve grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, White Sox 5. WHITE SOX 8TH: MADDOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); FREGOSI CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Herrmann homered; Leon homered; PAUL REPLACED MERRITT (PITCHING); Kelly grounded out (third to first); Orta walked; BRADFORD BATTED FOR HAIRSTON; Bradford flied out to center; Melton flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, White Sox 7. RANGERS 9TH: BRADFORD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); SHARP CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Suarez grounded out (third to first); Mackanin struck out; Nelson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, White Sox 7. |
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