After drawing a pass in the 12th inning, Buddy Bell raced home from first base on a safe bunt by Walt Williams and throwing error on the play by Bill Melton to give the Indians a 1-0 victory over the White Sox. Gaylord Perry pitched the route for the Indians and posted his second straight shutout. [The Sporting News]



Cleveland Indians 1, Chicago White Sox 0
Game Played on Wednesday, August    22, 1973 (Day game) at Cleveland Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  2
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1 12  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              6   0   1   0     0   0   .284      Bell 3b               5   1   2   0     1   1   .274
Sharp cf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .223      Williams lf           6   0   2   0     0   0   .275
Hairston lf           3   0   1   0     2   1   .281      Chambliss 1b          5   0   1   0     0   2   .272
Melton 3b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .290      Ellis c               5   0   0   0     0   0   .269
May dh                3   0   0   0     2   0   .240      Duncan dh             4   0   1   0     1   0   .214
Muser 1b              4   0   1   0     1   0   .275      Lolich rf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .240
Orta 2b               5   0   1   0     0   2   .244      Duffy ss              5   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Dent ss               5   0   0   0     0   4   .200      Torres cf             5   0   2   0     0   0   .208
Herrmann c            5   0   1   0     0   0   .212      Ragland 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .264
Forster p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Brohamer ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .215
  Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Perry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   0   6   0     5   8             Totals               45   1  12   0     2   3

Time of Game: 3:16   Attendance:  5,004
Left on Base: White Sox 10, Indians 12
DP: White Sox 0, Indians 1
Errors: Melton, Forster, Williams
Doubles: Orta (8), Kelly (18), Herrmann (15), Chambliss (23)
Stolen Bases: Ragland (1), Duncan (1)
Caught Stealing: Muser (2), Duncan (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Melton (2)
GIDP: Muser (5)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forster                 9    10   0   0   0   3   0  36   2.11
Acosta L(7-5)           2.1   2   1   0   2   0   0  11   2.23
Totals                 11.1  12   1   0   2   3   0  47

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Perry W(14-16)         12     6   0   0   5   8   0  46   3.36
Totals                 12     6   0   0   5   8   0  46

Passed Balls: Ellis (8)
Balks: Forster (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Hank Soar, 2B - Red Flaherty, 3B - Bill Deegan


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (pitcher to first); Sharp
singled to pitcher; Hairston flied out to center; Melton flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Bell singled to right; Williams flied out to
center; Chambliss struck out; Ellis flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May flied out to center; Muser singled to right;
Muser was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Orta
doubled to center; Ellis allowed a passed ball [Orta to third];
Dent was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Duncan popped to first; Lolich grounded out
(pitcher to first); Duffy singled to right; Torres grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Herrmann grounded out (second to first); Kelly
grounded out (shortstop to first); Sharp grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Ragland singled to left; Ragland stole second; Bell
was called out on strikes; Williams grounded out (second to
first); Chambliss grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Hairston walked; Melton lined to shortstop; May
forced Hairston (third to shortstop); Muser walked [May to
second]; Orta struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); Duncan
grounded out (pitcher to first); Lolich grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Dent was called out on strikes; Herrmann flied
out to right; Kelly doubled; Sharp grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Duffy grounded out (first unassisted); Torres
grounded out (third to first); Ragland grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Hairston was called out on strikes; Melton
reached on an error by Williams [Melton to second]; May walked;
Muser flied out to center; Orta flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 6TH: On a bunt Bell singled to pitcher [Bell to second
(error by Forster)]; Williams grounded out (pitcher to first);
Chambliss struck out; Ellis flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Dent was called out on strikes; Herrmann doubled
to left; Kelly grounded out (first unassisted) [Herrmann to
third]; Sharp flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 7TH: Duncan singled to center; Lolich singled to left
[Duncan to second]; Forster balked [Duncan to third, Lolich to
second]; Duffy lined to third; Duncan was picked off and caught
stealing home (catcher to third); Torres singled to shortstop
[Lolich to third]; Ragland flied out to left; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Hairston singled to right; Melton out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Hairston to second]; May was
walked intentionally; Muser grounded into a double play (third
to first) [Hairston out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 8TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Williams
singled to center; Chambliss flied out to center; Ellis forced
Williams (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Orta struck out; Dent grounded out (third to
first); Herrmann flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 9TH: Duncan flied out to left; Lolich singled to
shortstop; Duffy forced Lolich (shortstop to second); Torres
singled to left [Duffy to second]; Ragland forced Torres
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 10TH: Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first); Sharp
flied out to right; Hairston walked; Melton struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 10TH: ACOSTA REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING); Bell popped to
shortstop; Williams lined to first; Chambliss doubled to center;
Ellis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 11TH: May popped to third in foul territory; Muser
grounded out (second to first); Orta flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 11TH: Duncan walked; Lolich popped to shortstop; Duncan
stole second; Duffy flied out to center; Torres grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 12TH: Dent struck out; Herrmann grounded out (first
unassisted); Kelly grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Indians 0.

INDIANS 12TH: BROHAMER BATTED FOR RAGLAND; Brohamer flied out to
left; Bell walked; Williams singled to third [Bell scored (error
by Melton) (unearned)]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Indians 1.