The Indians were unable to hold a 5-0 lead and lost to the White Sox in 12 innings, 6-5. Charlie Spikes hit a homer for the Indians. The White Sox began their comeback with three runs in the sixth, two scoring on a circuit clout by Bill Melton. The tying pair followed in the eighth on singles by Johnny Jeter, Melton and Carlos May and a double by Ken Henderson. Melton walked in the 12th, stole second with two out and scored the winning run on a single by Jerry Hairston. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland Indians 5
Game Played on Tuesday, August    7, 1973 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Indians      3  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 11  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  3    0  2  0    0  0  1  -   6 14  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell 3b               6   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Jeter lf              6   1   2   1     0   1   .239
Williams dh           6   1   3   1     0   1   .275      Kelly rf              6   0   0   0     0   1   .290
Chambliss 1b          5   1   2   0     1   1   .252      Orta 2b               4   1   0   0     2   0   .244
Ellis c               5   1   1   1     0   1   .276      Melton 3b             6   3   2   2     0   0   .292
Spikes lf             6   1   2   2     0   1   .235      May dh                5   0   2   1     1   0   .245
Hendrick cf           5   0   1   1     1   1   .261      Muser 1b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Torres rf             4   0   0   0     2   1   .195        Henderson ph        1   0   1   1     0   0   .260
Duffy ss              4   0   1   0     1   1   .239        H. Allen 1b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Ragland 2b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .262        Hairston ph,1b      2   0   1   1     0   0   .277
  Brohamer ph,2b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .208      Bradford cf           5   0   2   0     0   1   .248
Timmermann p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Herrmann c            4   0   2   0     0   0   .209
  Hilgendorf p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stone pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sanders p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brinkman c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .133
                                                          Leon ss               4   1   1   0     0   0   .236
                                                          Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Johnson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Baldwin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               46   5  11   5     5   8             Totals               46   6  14   6     3   3

Time of Game: 3:33   Attendance: 12,375
Left on Base: Indians 11, White Sox 10
DP: Indians 0, White Sox 1
Doubles: Herrmann (14), Henderson (13)
Triples: Leon (2)
Home Runs: Spikes (20), Melton (15)
Stolen Bases: Williams (5), Torres 2 (5), Melton (2)
Caught Stealing: Chambliss (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Ellis (1), Leon (7), Brinkman (7)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Timmermann              5.2   5   3   3   0   1   1  22   4.69
Hilgendorf              2.2   6   2   2   0   1   0  13   3.53
Sanders L(3-5)          3.1   3   1   1   3   1   0  16   5.54
Totals                 11.2  14   6   6   3   3   1  51

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood                    1.1   7   4   4   0   0   0  11   3.31
Johnson                 2.2   1   1   1   1   3   1  10   4.53
Baldwin                 2     0   0   0   2   1   0   8   3.60
Acosta W(6-2)           6     3   0   0   2   4   0  23   2.28
Totals                 12    11   5   5   5   8   1  52

Wild Pitches: Timmermann (7)

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


INDIANS 1ST: Bell lined to third; Williams singled to center;
Chambliss singled to left [Williams to third]; Ellis singled to
center [Williams scored, Chambliss to third]; Spikes grounded
out (second to first) [Chambliss scored, Ellis to second];
Hendrick singled to left [Ellis scored, Hendrick to second (on
throw)]; Torres grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Jeter flied out to left; Kelly grounded out
(second to first); Orta flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 3, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Duffy singled to left; Ragland singled to center
[Duffy to second]; On a bunt Bell forced Duffy (pitcher to
third) [Ragland to second]; Williams singled to center [Ragland
scored, Bell to third]; JOHNSON REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING);
Williams stole second; Chambliss was called out on strikes;
Ellis popped to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 4, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton grounded out (third to first); May flied
out to left; Muser flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 4, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Spikes homered; Hendrick grounded out (shortstop to
first); Torres walked; Torres stole second; Duffy was called out
on strikes; Ragland was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bradford grounded out (shortstop to first);
Herrmann doubled to center; Leon flied out to right; Jeter flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Bell grounded out (first to pitcher); Williams
grounded out (third to first); Chambliss lined to third; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Kelly popped to third in foul territory; Orta
flied out to center; Melton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 5TH: BALDWIN REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Ellis grounded
out (first to pitcher); Spikes struck out; Hendrick grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: May flied out to left; Muser popped to second;
Bradford singled to center; Herrmann grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, White Sox 0.

INDIANS 6TH: Torres walked; Torres stole second; Duffy walked;
On a bunt Ragland forced Torres (third unassisted) [Duffy to
second]; Bell popped to catcher in foul territory; Williams
forced Duffy (third unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians
5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Leon tripled to center; Jeter singled to center
[Leon scored]; Kelly was called out on strikes; Orta forced
Jeter (second to shortstop); Timmermann threw a wild pitch [Orta
to second]; Melton homered [Orta scored]; HILGENDORF REPLACED
TIMMERMANN (PITCHING); May grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, White Sox 3.

INDIANS 7TH: ACOSTA REPLACED BALDWIN (PITCHING); Chambliss
walked; Ellis struck out while Chambliss was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Spikes grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Muser singled to right; Bradford struck out;
Herrmann forced Muser (first to shortstop); Leon forced Herrmann
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, White
Sox 3.

INDIANS 8TH: Hendrick popped to catcher in foul territory;
Torres flied out to right; Duffy grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 5, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Jeter singled to center; Kelly flied out to
center; Orta flied out to right; Melton singled to right [Jeter
to third]; May singled to right [Jeter scored, Melton to third];
HENDERSON BATTED FOR MUSER; Henderson doubled to left [Melton
scored, May out at third (left to shortstop to third)]; 2 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, White Sox 5.

INDIANS 9TH: H. ALLEN REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING 1B); Ragland
grounded out (second to first); Bell grounded out (pitcher to
first); Williams was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 5, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Bradford popped to first in foul territory;
Herrmann singled to right; STONE RAN FOR HERRMANN; SANDERS
REPLACED HILGENDORF (PITCHING); Leon out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Stone to second]; Jeter grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, White
Sox 5.

INDIANS 10TH: BRINKMAN REPLACED STONE (PLAYING C ); Chambliss
singled to second; Ellis reached on a fielder's choice on a
sacrifice bunt [Chambliss to second]; Spikes forced Ellis
(second to shortstop) [Chambliss to third]; Hendrick walked
[Spikes to second]; Torres forced Chambliss (second to catcher)
[Spikes to third, Hendrick to second]; Duffy grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Indians 5, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 10TH: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Orta
walked; Melton flied out to center; May singled to right [Orta
to third]; HAIRSTON BATTED FOR H. ALLEN; Hairston flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5, White Sox 5.

INDIANS 11TH: HAIRSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BROHAMER
BATTED FOR RAGLAND; Brohamer flied out to left; Bell flied out
to center; Williams singled to center; Chambliss lined to third;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 11TH: BROHAMER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Bradford
singled to left; Brinkman out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Bradford to second]; Leon lined to first; Jeter struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, White Sox 5.

INDIANS 12TH: Ellis flied out to center; Spikes singled to
center; Hendrick struck out; Torres was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 5, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 12TH: Kelly flied out to center; Orta walked; Melton
forced Orta (shortstop to second); Melton stole second; May was
walked intentionally; Hairston singled to right [Melton scored,
May to second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 5, White Sox 6.