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.

In the afterpiece, Larry Biittner's first homer of the year with Jeff Burroughs on base gave Ranger rookie David Clyde a 4-3 lead in the sixth and routed Bart Johnson. Leon's two-out single drove home Bill Melton with the tying run in the home half of the frame. Charlie Hudson took over the Rangers' pitching in the seventh and ultimately was charged with the loss. Stan Bahnsen won his 15th game in the opener, though he needed late-inning mound help from Terry Forster. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 7, Texas Rangers 3 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, August    5, 1973 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Rangers      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.