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Friday September 7, 1973
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Chicago White Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Friday, September 7, 1973 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

White Sox    3  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5 10  0
Twins        0  0  1    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              4   1   1   1     1   1   .289      Hisle lf              4   0   1   0     1   1   .271
Muser 1b              4   1   2   0     1   0   .276      Carew 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .345
Hairston lf           3   0   0   0     2   0   .254      Oliva dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Melton 3b             5   0   0   0     0   1   .276      Lis 1b                4   0   0   0     0   2   .246
May dh                5   2   2   3     0   1   .260      Darwin rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .246
Orta 2b               5   0   2   0     0   1   .263      Mitterwald c          2   1   0   0     2   0   .259
Sharp cf              4   1   3   1     0   0   .250      Brye cf               2   0   1   0     2   0   .239
Herrmann c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .223      Soderholm 3b          4   1   2   1     0   1   .333
Dent ss               2   0   0   0     2   0   .317      Thompson ss           3   0   1   1     0   2   .236
Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Holt ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .291
  Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Decker p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Corbin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Albury p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hands p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5  10   5     7   4             Totals               32   2   6   2     5   6

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance:  7,328
Left on Base: White Sox 11, Twins 8
DP: White Sox 1, Twins 1
Home Runs: May (18), Soderholm (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Sharp (3)
GIDP: Melton (17), Holt (10)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(23-18)           8     6   2   2   5   6   1  35   3.40
Acosta SV(15)           1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.30
Totals                  9     6   2   2   5   6   1  37

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Decker L(9-7)           2     5   4   4   3   0   1  14   3.65
Corbin                  4.2   5   1   1   1   1   0  20   3.13
Albury                  0.2   0   0   0   3   1   0   5   0.59
Hands                   1.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   4   3.88
Totals                  9    10   5   5   7   4   1  43

Wild Pitches: Albury (2)

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Marty Springstead


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly walked; Muser singled to right [Kelly to
third]; Hairston walked [Muser to second]; Melton popped to
third; May singled to center [Kelly scored, Muser scored,
Hairston to third]; Orta reached on a fielder's choice [Hairston
out at home (pitcher to catcher), May to second]; Sharp singled
to center [May scored, Orta to second]; Herrmann walked [Orta to
third, Sharp to second]; Dent popped to shortstop; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Hisle struck out; Carew grounded out (second to
first); Oliva popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 3, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); Muser
singled to right; Hairston grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Muser to second]; Melton popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 3, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Lis grounded out (second to first); Darwin grounded
out (shortstop to first); Mitterwald grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: May homered; CORBIN REPLACED DECKER (PITCHING);
Orta grounded out (second to first); Sharp singled to center;
Herrmann flied out to center; Dent walked [Sharp to second];
Kelly singled to center [Sharp scored, Dent to second]; Muser
grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 5, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Brye grounded out (pitcher to first); Soderholm
homered; Thompson struck out (catcher to first); Hisle singled
to center; Carew forced Hisle (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Hairston flied out to center; Melton struck out;
May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: Oliva popped to catcher in foul territory; Lis flied
out to right; Darwin grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Orta singled to right; Sharp out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Orta to second]; Herrmann grounded out
(third to first); Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Mitterwald walked; Brye singled to left [Mitterwald
to second]; Soderholm struck out; Thompson singled to left
[Mitterwald scored, Brye to second]; Hisle popped to catcher in
foul territory; Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first); Muser
lined to shortstop; Hairston flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Oliva grounded out (third to first); Lis struck out;
Darwin singled to left; Mitterwald walked [Darwin to second];
Brye walked [Darwin to third, Mitterwald to second]; Soderholm
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 5, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Melton popped to pitcher; May lined to center;
Orta singled to left; Sharp singled to center [Orta to second];
ALBURY REPLACED CORBIN (PITCHING); Herrmann flied out to left; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Thompson struck out; Hisle walked; Carew forced Hisle
(second to shortstop); Oliva grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Dent walked; Albury threw a wild pitch [Dent to
second]; Kelly struck out; Muser walked; Hairston walked [Dent
to third, Muser to second]; HANDS REPLACED ALBURY (PITCHING);
Melton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Hairston out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 5, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: Lis struck out; Darwin grounded out (third to first);
Mitterwald lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5,
Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: May struck out; Orta struck out; Sharp grounded
out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5,
Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: Brye walked; Soderholm singled to center [Brye to
second]; ACOSTA REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); HOLT BATTED FOR
THOMPSON; Holt grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop
to first) [Brye to third, Soderholm out at second]; Hisle
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 5, Twins 2.



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