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Sunday August 5, 1973
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Chicago White Sox 5, Texas Rangers 4 (Game 2)

Game Played on Sunday, August 5, 1973 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I

Rangers      0  0  0    2  0  2    0  0  0  -   4  8  0
White Sox    0  0  0    1  2  1    0  0  1  -   5  5  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 2b             5   0   2   0     0   0   .278      Jeter lf              4   1   2   2     1   1   .236
Harris cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .260      Alvarado 2b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .252
Spencer 1b            3   1   1   0     1   0   .282      Kelly rf              3   1   0   0     0   0   .293
Johnson dh            4   1   1   1     0   1   .290      Melton 3b             2   1   1   0     2   0   .292
Sudakis 3b            4   0   2   0     0   1   .220      May dh                3   0   0   1     1   0   .242
  Mackanin pr,3b      0   0   0   0     0   0   .100        Hairston pr,dh      0   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Burroughs lf          1   1   0   1     2   0   .278      Bradford cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Biittner rf           4   1   1   2     0   0   .207      Leon ss               2   1   1   1     2   1   .238
Billings c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .158      Muser 1b              3   1   1   1     0   0   .267
Mason ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .217      Brinkman c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .133
Clyde p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Henderson ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .257
  Hudson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stone pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Johnson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   4   8   4     4   3             Totals               27   5   5   5     8   5

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 27,931
Left on Base: Rangers 7, White Sox 7
DP: Rangers 2, White Sox 2
Doubles: Johnson (22), Jeter (9)
Home Runs: Biittner (1), Muser (3), Jeter (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Muser (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Burroughs (6)
GIDP: Biittner (5), Kelly (14), May (7)
Hit by Pitch: Harris (1,by Acosta), Kelly (2,by Clyde)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Clyde                   6     4   4   3   5   5   2  26   3.44
Hudson L(2-1)           2.1   1   1   1   3   0   0  11   5.40
Totals                  8.1   5   5   4   8   5   2  37

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson                 6     6   4   4   3   2   1  26   4.58
Acosta W(5-2)           3     2   0   0   1   1   0  12   2.53
Totals                  9     8   4   4   4   3   1  38

Passed Balls: Billings (2)
Hit by Pitch: Clyde (2), Acosta (5)
Wild Pitches: Clyde 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Frank Umont


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson popped to second; Harris struck out; Spencer
singled to left; Johnson forced Spencer (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Jeter walked; Alvarado forced Jeter (shortstop to
second); Kelly grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Alvarado out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Sudakis struck out; Burroughs walked; Biittner
flied out to left; Billings forced Burroughs (third to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton walked; May grounded into a double play
(first to shortstop to pitcher) [Melton out at second]; Bradford
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Mason grounded out (second to first); Nelson
grounded out (second to first); Harris flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Leon walked; Muser flied out to left; Brinkman
walked [Leon to second]; Jeter struck out; Alvarado struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Spencer walked; Johnson doubled to center [Spencer
scored]; Sudakis singled to right [Johnson to third]; Burroughs
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Johnson scored]; Biittner
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Sudakis out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Kelly was hit by a pitch; Billings allowed a
passed ball [Kelly to third]; Melton grounded out (third to
first); May grounded out (third to first) [Kelly scored
(unearned)]; Bradford popped to third; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Billings singled to center; On a bunt Mason forced
Billings (pitcher to shortstop); Nelson singled to right [Mason
to second]; Harris flied out to center [Mason to third]; Spencer
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox
1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Leon struck out; Muser homered; Brinkman flied
out to left; Jeter homered; Alvarado struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Johnson grounded out (third to first); Sudakis
flied out to center; Burroughs walked; Biittner homered
[Burroughs scored]; Billings grounded out (second to first); 2
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 4, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kelly flied out to center; Melton singled to
center; Clyde threw a wild pitch [Melton to second]; May walked;
Bradford popped to third in foul territory; Leon singled to
center [Melton scored, May to second]; Clyde threw a wild pitch
[May to third, Leon to second]; Muser popped to shortstop; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, White Sox 4.

RANGERS 7TH: ACOSTA REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Mason popped to
shortstop; Nelson singled to center; Harris was hit by a pitch
[Nelson to second]; Spencer forced Harris (first to shortstop)
[Nelson to third]; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 4, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: HUDSON REPLACED CLYDE (PITCHING); Brinkman flied
out to center; Jeter flied to left in foul territory; Alvarado
popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 4, White Sox 4.

RANGERS 8TH: Sudakis singled to center; MACKANIN RAN FOR
SUDAKIS; Burroughs flied out to right; Biittner flied out to
left; Billings flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
4, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: MACKANIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Kelly flied
out to center; Melton walked; May forced Melton (third to
second); HAIRSTON RAN FOR MAY; Bradford popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, White Sox 4.

RANGERS 9TH: HAIRSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Mason walked;
On a bunt Nelson hit into a double play (first to second) [Mason
out at second]; Harris flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 4, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Leon walked; Muser out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Leon to second]; HENDERSON BATTED FOR
BRINKMAN; Henderson was walked intentionally; STONE RAN FOR
HENDERSON; Jeter doubled to center [Leon scored, Stone to
third]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 4, White Sox 5.



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