Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 1 (Game 1)

Game Played on Sunday, August 26, 1973 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I

Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   1  3  1
White Sox    2  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  x  -   4  8  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Kelly rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .281
Taylor 2b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Sharp cf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .218
Kaline 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Hairston lf           4   1   1   1     0   1   .280
Horton lf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .322      Melton 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Freehan c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .254      May dh                4   2   3   3     0   1   .250
Howard dh             3   1   2   1     0   0   .259      Muser 1b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .271
Sharon rf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Orta 2b               4   0   1   0     0   2   .245
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .231      Herrmann c            2   0   1   0     1   0   .220
Brinkman ss           2   0   0   0     0   1   .248      Dent ss               2   0   1   0     1   0   .276
  Veryzer ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   3   1     0   2             Totals               30   4   8   4     4   6

Time of Game: 1:58
Left on Base: Tigers 2, White Sox 6
DP: Tigers 0, White Sox 0
Errors: Freehan
Doubles: Rodriguez (26), Sharp (5), Hairston (6), May (15)
Home Runs: Howard (10), May 2 (15)
Stolen Bases: Muser (6), Kelly (17)
Caught Stealing: Dent (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman L(18-13)        8     8   4   4   4   6   2  34   4.02
Totals                  8     8   4   4   4   6   2  34

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(12-12)           9     3   1   1   0   2   1  30   4.25
Totals                  9     3   1   1   0   2   1  30

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


TIGERS 1ST: Stanley popped to first; Taylor grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kaline popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly flied out to center; Sharp doubled to left;
Hairston doubled to center [Sharp scored]; Melton lined to
shortstop; May doubled to center [Hairston scored]; Muser
grounded out (first to pitcher); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
0, White Sox 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Freehan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard singled to left;
Sharon popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White
Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Orta struck out; Herrmann popped to catcher in
foul territory; Dent grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez doubled to right; Brinkman struck out;
Stanley flied out to center; Taylor grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Sharp
struck out; Hairston flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, White Sox 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Kaline popped to catcher in foul territory; Horton
lined to third; Freehan popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton grounded out (shortstop to first); May
homered; Muser walked; Muser stole second; Orta struck out;
Herrmann was walked intentionally; Dent walked [Muser to third,
Herrmann to second]; Kelly flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Howard grounded out (second to first); Sharon flied
out to left; Rodriguez popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Sharp grounded out (second to first); Hairston
grounded out (shortstop to first); Melton grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Brinkman popped to shortstop; Stanley flied out to
left; Taylor was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: VERYZER REPLACED BRINKMAN (PLAYING SS); May
struck out; Muser flied out to right; Orta singled to left;
Herrmann was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the
batted ball to second [Orta out at second (second unassisted)];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton
popped to first in foul territory; Freehan flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Dent singled to right; Dent was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Kelly walked; Sharp flied out to
right; Kelly stole second [Kelly to third (error by Freehan)];
Hairston was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, White Sox 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Howard homered; Sharon popped to second; Rodriguez
popped to third; Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Melton flied out to left; May homered; Muser
struck out; Orta grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 4.

TIGERS 9TH: Stanley popped to first in foul territory; Taylor
flied out to center; Kaline popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 4.