Chicago White Sox 5, Texas Rangers 2 (Game 2)
Game Played on Monday, September 3, 1973 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Rangers      0  0  0    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1
White Sox    0  2  0    0  0  0    3  0  x  -   5  8  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Nelson 2b             3   0   1   1     0   0   .280      Jeter cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .249
Harrah 3b,ss          3   0   0   0     1   0   .267      Alvarado ss           4   1   1   1     0   0   .236
Burroughs lf,1b       4   1   2   0     0   2   .271      Hairston lf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .264
Johnson dh            3   0   1   0     1   0   .296        Sharp lf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Fregosi 1b,3b         4   0   1   1     0   1   .249      Melton 3b             4   1   2   0     0   0   .280
Harris cf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .250      May dh                2   1   1   0     2   0   .255
Billings c,lf         4   0   0   0     0   0   .170      Downing rf            4   0   1   1     0   1   .200
Maddox rf             1   1   0   0     3   0   .226      Leon 2b               3   1   2   1     0   0   .229
Mason ss              2   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Muser 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .270
  Suarez ph,c         2   0   1   0     0   0   .265      Brinkman c            3   1   1   1     0   0   .184
Merritt p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Forster p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   2   7   2     6   4             Totals               32   5   8   4     2   4

Time of Game: 2:06   Attendance: 12,387
Left on Base: Rangers 7, White Sox 6
DP: Rangers 0, White Sox 4
Errors: Harrah
Doubles: Suarez (10), Downing (1), Melton (27), Leon (10)
Triples: Leon (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Nelson (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Leon (4)
GIDP: Billings (9), Harrah (8), Johnson (16), Suarez (9)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Merritt L(5-11)         8     8   5   4   2   4   0  35   4.24
Totals                  8     8   5   4   2   4   0  35

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forster W(6-5)          9     7   2   2   6   4   0  36   2.08
Totals                  9     7   2   2   6   4   0  36

Wild Pitches: Forster (4)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - John Rice, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Hank Morgenweck


RANGERS 1ST: Nelson grounded out (shortstop to first); Harrah
grounded out (shortstop to first); Burroughs was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Jeter struck out; Alvarado popped to third in
foul territory; Hairston popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Johnson grounded out (second to first); Fregosi
struck out; Harris walked; Billings grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton singled to right; May walked [Melton to
second]; Downing doubled to left [Melton scored, May to third];
Leon hit a sacrifice fly to right [May scored]; Muser reached on
a fielder's choice [Downing out at third (shortstop to third)];
Brinkman forced Muser (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Maddox walked; Mason popped to second; Nelson out
on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Maddox to second];
Harrah grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Jeter flied out to right; Alvarado grounded out
(shortstop to first); Hairston grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Burroughs singled to shortstop; Johnson singled to
shortstop [Burroughs to second]; Fregosi singled to center
[Burroughs scored, Johnson to third]; Harris struck out;
Billings grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Fregosi out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton popped to second; May singled to center;
Downing grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [May to
second]; Leon flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers
1, White Sox 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Maddox walked; Forster threw a wild pitch [Maddox
to third]; Mason grounded out (shortstop to first); Nelson
singled to right [Maddox scored]; Harrah grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Nelson out at second]; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 2.

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

RANGERS 6TH: Burroughs singled to shortstop; 24 minute rain
delay; Johnson grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Burroughs out at second]; Fregosi grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, White
Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Alvarado flied out to center; Hairston struck
out; Melton doubled to right; May was walked intentionally;
Downing forced May (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Rangers 2, White Sox 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Harris grounded out (second to first); Billings
grounded out (pitcher to first); Maddox grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Leon doubled to center; Muser flied out to center
[Leon to third]; Brinkman singled to left [Leon scored]; Jeter
grounded out (catcher to first) [Brinkman to second]; Alvarado
singled to left [Brinkman scored, Alvarado to second (on
throw)]; Hairston reached on an error by Harrah [Alvarado scored
(unearned), Hairston to first]; Melton grounded out (shortstop
to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 5.

RANGERS 8TH: SHARP REPLACED HAIRSTON (PLAYING LF); SUAREZ BATTED
FOR MASON; Suarez doubled to center; Nelson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Harrah walked; Burroughs struck out; Johnson
walked [Suarez to third, Harrah to second]; Fregosi flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: HARRAH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); BURROUGHS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); FREGOSI CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 3B); BILLINGS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); SUAREZ
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); May flied out to right; Downing
struck out; Leon tripled to right; Muser grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 5.

RANGERS 9TH: Harris singled to left; Billings popped to first;
Maddox walked [Harris to second]; Suarez grounded into a double
play (third to first) [Harris out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 5.