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Sunday August 26, 1973
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Chicago White Sox 3, Detroit Tigers 1 (Game 2)

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

Tigers       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  2
White Sox    2  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  6  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf            4   0   1   1     0   1   .255      Jeter cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .242
Taylor 2b,3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .224      Kelly rf              3   1   3   0     1   0   .286
Kaline 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .246      Alvarado ss           4   0   1   1     0   0   .240
Howard dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Melton dh             2   1   1   2     2   1   .283
  N. Cash ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   1   .255      May lf                4   0   0   0     0   2   .248
Freehan c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Downing 3b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .148
  Sims ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Muser 1b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Sharon rf             2   0   1   0     0   0   .239      Varney c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .000
  Northrup ph,rf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .296        Brinkman c          0   0   0   0     0   0   .159
I. Brown lf           2   1   2   0     0   0   .280      Leon 2b               3   0   0   0     0   2   .226
  G. Brown ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .262      Forster p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brinkman ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .248        Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Veryzer ss            2   0   0   0     0   1   .333
  Horton ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .321
Rodriguez 3b          1   0   0   0     1   1   .231
  McAuliffe ph,2b     1   0   0   0     0   1   .271
Fryman p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Miller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   4   1     2   7             Totals               29   3   6   3     4   6

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 20,828
Left on Base: Tigers 5, White Sox 6
DP: Tigers 2, White Sox 0
Errors: Veryzer, Rodriguez
Home Runs: Melton (16)
GIDP: May (10), Alvarado (3)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fryman L(5-9)           6     5   3   3   4   5   1  27   5.21
Miller                  2     1   0   0   0   1   0   6   3.69
Totals                  8     6   3   3   4   6   1  33

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forster W(5-5)          6     4   1   1   1   5   0  23   2.08
Acosta SV(11)           3     0   0   0   1   2   0  10   2.47
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   7   0  33

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


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

WHITE SOX 1ST: Jeter grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly
singled to center; Alvarado flied out to center; Melton homered
[Kelly scored]; May was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Howard grounded out (second to first); Freehan
struck out; Sharon popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Downing popped to pitcher; Muser reached on an
error by Veryzer; Varney lined to left; Debut game for Pete
Varney; Leon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
White Sox 2.

TIGERS 3RD: I. Brown singled to center; Veryzer flied out to
right; Rodriguez walked [I. Brown to second]; Stanley singled to
left [I. Brown scored, Rodriguez to second]; Taylor popped to
third; Kaline struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, White
Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Jeter singled to third; Kelly singled to center
[Jeter to third]; Alvarado forced Kelly (second unassisted)
[Jeter scored]; Melton walked [Alvarado to second]; May grounded
into a double play (third to first) [Alvarado out at third]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Howard flied out to right; Freehan grounded out
(third to first); Sharon singled to right; I. Brown singled to
right [Sharon to third]; Veryzer was called out on strikes; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Downing flied out to center; Muser grounded out
(third to first); Varney walked; Leon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez was called out on strikes; Stanley
grounded out (shortstop to first); Taylor lined to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Jeter grounded out (third to first); Kelly
walked; Alvarado singled to left [Kelly out at third (left to
third), Alvarado to second (on throw)]; Melton was walked
intentionally; May struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1,
White Sox 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Kaline flied out to center; Howard popped to catcher
in foul territory; Freehan lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Downing lined to second; Muser struck out; Varney
reached on an error by Rodriguez; Leon lined to pitcher; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 3.

TIGERS 7TH: BRINKMAN REPLACED VARNEY (PLAYING C ); ACOSTA
REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING); NORTHRUP BATTED FOR SHARON;
Northrup flied out to left; G. BROWN BATTED FOR I. BROWN; G.
Brown grounded out (third to first); HORTON BATTED FOR VERYZER;
Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: NORTHRUP STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HORTON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BRINKMAN REPLACED G. BROWN (PLAYING
SS); MILLER REPLACED FRYMAN (PITCHING); Jeter flied out to
center; Kelly singled to shortstop; Alvarado grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Kelly out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 3.

TIGERS 8TH: MCAULIFFE BATTED FOR RODRIGUEZ; McAuliffe struck
out; Stanley popped to first; Taylor walked; Kaline flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: TAYLOR CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); MCAULIFFE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Melton struck out; May grounded out
(first unassisted); Downing flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 3.

TIGERS 9TH: N. CASH BATTED FOR HOWARD; N. Cash struck out; SIMS
BATTED FOR FREEHAN; Sims popped to third in foul territory;
Northrup popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
White Sox 3.



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