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Saturday September 8, 1973
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Minnesota Twins 6, Chicago White Sox 2

Game Played on Saturday, September 8, 1973 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   2 10  3
Twins        2  1  0    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   6  8  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              3   1   0   1     1   2   .287      Hisle lf              4   1   3   3     0   1   .275
Muser 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Terrell 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Hairston lf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .261      Soderholm 3b          2   1   1   0     2   0   .341
Melton 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .276      Lis 1b                4   0   0   0     0   3   .242
May dh                4   0   0   0     0   1   .258      Darwin rf             4   1   2   2     0   1   .248
Orta 2b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .262      Mitterwald c          3   1   0   0     1   1   .257
Sharp cf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .257      Kusick dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Dent ss               4   0   2   0     0   0   .328      Brye cf               3   1   1   0     1   2   .241
Brinkman c            2   0   0   0     0   1   .180      Thompson ss           4   1   1   1     0   1   .236
  Downing ph,c        1   0   1   0     1   0   .222      Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Forster p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McGlothlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2  10   1     2   6             Totals               32   6   8   6     4  10

Time of Game: 2:16   Attendance:  8,902
Left on Base: White Sox 8, Twins 6
DP: White Sox 1, Twins 2
Errors: Melton, Dent 2
Doubles: Hisle (25), Darwin (18), Thompson (11)
Caught Stealing: Soderholm (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Kelly (4)
GIDP: Melton (18), Lis (9)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forster L(6-6)          3.2   7   6   4   2   3   0  19   2.28
McGlothlin              4.1   1   0   0   2   7   0  17   6.07
Totals                  8     8   6   4   4  10   0  36

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz W(5-4)            7     9   2   2   1   4   0  29   5.44
Campbell SV(3)          2     1   0   0   1   2   0   8   3.86
Totals                  9    10   2   2   2   6   0  37

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: 32 minute rain delay before start of game;
Kelly flied out to left; Muser grounded out (first unassisted);
Hairston singled to left; Melton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Hisle doubled to right; Terrell grounded out (second
to shortstop to first) [Hisle to third]; Soderholm reached on an
error by Dent [Soderholm to first]; Lis struck out; Darwin
doubled to right [Hisle scored (unearned), Soderholm scored
(unearned)]; Mitterwald grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May grounded out (second to first); Orta grounded
out (shortstop to first); Sharp grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick flied out to center; Debut game for Craig
Kusick; Brye singled to left; Thompson grounded out (second
to first) [Brye to second]; Hisle singled to center [Brye
scored, Hisle out at second (center to shortstop)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 3.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Dent popped to second; Brinkman was called out on
strikes; Kelly was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: Terrell grounded out (second to first); Soderholm
walked; Lis grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Soderholm out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Twins 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Muser flied out to center; Hairston flied out to
center; Melton singled to center; May forced Melton (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Darwin singled to pitcher; Mitterwald walked [Darwin
to second]; Kusick struck out; Brye was called out on strikes;
Thompson doubled to left [Darwin scored, Mitterwald to third];
Hisle singled to left [Mitterwald scored, Thompson scored];
MCGLOTHLIN REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING); Terrell grounded out
(third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 6.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Orta singled to right; Sharp singled to right
[Orta to third]; Dent hit into a double play (second to first)
[Sharp out at second]; Brinkman grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 6.

TWINS 5TH: Soderholm walked; Lis struck out; Darwin struck out;
Mitterwald grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Twins 6.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kelly walked; Muser singled to right [Kelly to
second]; Hairston singled to right [Kelly to third, Muser to
second]; Melton grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Kelly scored, Muser to third, Hairston out at
second]; May struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Twins 6.

TWINS 6TH: Kusick reached on an error by Melton; Brye struck
out; Thompson struck out; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Orta grounded out (first unassisted); Sharp
singled to center; On a bunt Dent singled [Sharp to second];
DOWNING BATTED FOR BRINKMAN; Downing singled to left [Sharp to
third, Dent to second]; Kelly hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Sharp scored]; Muser flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 2, Twins 6.

TWINS 7TH: DOWNING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Terrell grounded
out (shortstop to first); Soderholm singled to left; Soderholm
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Lis was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 6.

WHITE SOX 8TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED GOLTZ (PITCHING); Hairston
grounded out (second to first); Melton grounded out (third to
first); May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 6.

TWINS 8TH: Darwin reached on an error by Dent; Mitterwald struck
out; Kusick popped to third in foul territory; Brye walked
[Darwin to second]; Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 6.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Orta struck out; Sharp popped to third in foul
territory; Dent singled to right; Downing walked [Dent to
second]; Kelly was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 2, Twins 6.



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