Skip Pitlock, who pitched five innings in relief, received credit for his first A. L. victory when the White Sox defeated the Rangers, 9-6. Pitlock took over after the Rangers scored three runs off starter Bill Moran in the first on doubles by Lenny Randle and Mike Hargrove and singles by Alex Johnson and Jim Spencer. The White Sox came back with a matching trio, two runs scoring on a double by Carlos May. The White Sox then took the lead in the fourth with two runs on a walk to Ron Santo, triple by Ed Herrmann and single by Bucky Dent.

Pitlock gave up a homer by Jeff Burroughs in the fifth, but the White Sox retaliated with three runs on a single by Dick Allen, pass to May, single by Ken Henderson, sacrifice by Bill Melton and single by Santo. Pitlock left the mound in the sixth in favor of Ken Tatum. In the White Sox half, Tatum became the first A. L. pitcher to come to bat this season. After a single by Pat Kelly and forceout by Tony Muser, Tatum was safe on an error by Toby Harrah. Kelly reached third and scored on a sacrifice fly by May. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 9, Texas Rangers 6
Game Played on Thursday, May       23, 1974 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Rangers      3  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  1  -   6 14  2
White Sox    3  0  0    2  3  1    0  0  x  -   9  9  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randle 2b             5   1   2   0     0   0   .318      Kelly rf              4   1   1   0     1   1   .293
Harrah ss             5   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Muser dh,1b           5   2   1   0     0   1   .303
Johnson lf            5   2   3   1     0   0   .314      D. Allen 1b           2   2   1   0     1   1   .285
Burroughs rf          4   2   1   1     1   1   .321        Pitlock p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Hargrove dh           4   1   3   2     1   1   .351        Tatum p             1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Spencer 1b            3   0   1   1     0   1   .338        Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Grieve ph,1b        1   0   0   1     0   0   .288      May lf                2   1   1   3     1   0   .274
Sims c                4   0   0   0     0   1   .174      K. Henderson cf       4   1   1   1     0   1   .306
  Billings ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Melton 3b             2   0   0   0     1   1   .222
Lovitto cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .179      Santo 2b              3   1   1   2     1   1   .248
Cardenas 3b           4   0   3   0     0   0   .400      Herrmann c            4   1   1   1     0   1   .291
Hargan p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               4   0   2   1     0   0   .213
  Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Moran p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Shellenback p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   6  14   6     2   6             Totals               31   9   9   8     5   7

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance:  6,789
Left on Base: Rangers 10, White Sox 5
DP: Rangers 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Harrah 2
Doubles: Randle (4), Hargrove 2 (5), Johnson (3), May (6)
Triples: Herrmann (1)
Home Runs: Burroughs (11)
Stolen Bases: D. Allen (4)
Caught Stealing: Santo (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Melton (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Grieve (1), May (1)
GIDP: Kelly (2)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hargan                  0     2   3   3   2   0   0   4   3.98
Allen L(0-1)            4     4   5   5   3   6   0  19   6.19
Foucault                1     1   0   0   0   0   0   4   1.89
Shellenback             3     2   1   0   0   1   0  11   4.15
Totals                  8     9   9   8   5   7   0  38

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moran                   0.2   4   3   3   0   2   0   6   3.92
Pitlock W(1-0)          5     6   1   1   1   3   1  22   3.46
Tatum                   0.1   2   1   1   1   0   0   4   1.86
Forster SV(8)           3     2   1   1   0   1   0  11   3.18
Totals                  9    14   6   6   2   6   1  43

Wild Pitches: Hargan (4)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Joe Brinkman


RANGERS 1ST: Randle doubled to right; Harrah struck out; Johnson
singled to right [Randle scored, Johnson to second (on throw to
home)]; Burroughs struck out; Hargrove doubled to center
[Johnson scored]; Spencer singled to right [Hargrove scored,
Spencer to second (on throw to home)]; PITLOCK REPLACED MORAN
(PITCHING); Sims flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly walked; Muser singled to first [Kelly to
second]; D. Allen walked [Kelly to third, Muser to second];
Hargan threw a wild pitch [Kelly scored, Muser to third, D.
Allen to second]; May doubled to left [Muser scored, D. Allen
scored]; ALLEN REPLACED HARGAN (PITCHING); K. Henderson grounded
out (second to first) [May to third]; Melton walked; Santo lined
to third; Herrmann struck out; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 3,
White Sox 3.

RANGERS 2ND: Lovitto flied out to center; Cardenas singled to
shortstop; Randle popped to catcher in foul territory; Harrah
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, White Sox
3.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Dent popped to first in foul territory; Kelly
grounded out (first unassisted); Muser struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, White Sox 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Johnson singled to right; Burroughs forced Johnson
(center to second); Hargrove was called out on strikes; Spencer
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 3RD: D. Allen struck out; May grounded out (third to
first); K. Henderson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 3, White Sox 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Sims grounded out (second to first); Lovitto
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cardenas singled to center;
Randle forced Cardenas (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton was called out on strikes; Santo walked;
Herrmann tripled to center [Santo scored]; Dent singled to left
[Herrmann scored]; Kelly struck out; Muser forced Dent
(shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 3, White
Sox 5.

RANGERS 5TH: Harrah grounded out (third to first); Johnson
grounded out (third to first); Burroughs homered; Hargrove
walked; Spencer flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 4, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 5TH: D. Allen singled to left; May walked [D. Allen to
second]; D. Allen stole third; K. Henderson singled to center
[D. Allen scored, May to second]; FOUCAULT REPLACED ALLEN
(PITCHING); Melton out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[May to third, K. Henderson to second]; Santo singled to left
[May scored, K. Henderson scored]; Herrmann popped to catcher in
foul territory; Dent reached on an error by Harrah [Santo to
third, Dent to first]; Santo was caught stealing home (catcher
to second to catcher); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, White
Sox 8.

RANGERS 6TH: MUSER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); PITLOCK
REPLACED D. ALLEN (PITCHING); Sims was called out on strikes;
Lovitto flied out to left; Cardenas singled to right; Randle
singled to pitcher [Cardenas to second]; TATUM REPLACED PITLOCK
(PITCHING); Harrah singled to second [Cardenas to third, Randle
to second]; Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 4, White Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 6TH: SHELLENBACK REPLACED FOUCAULT (PITCHING); Kelly
singled to center; Muser forced Kelly (shortstop to second);
Tatum reached on an error by Harrah [Muser to third, Tatum to
first]; May hit a sacrifice fly to right [Muser scored
(unearned)]; K. Henderson grounded out (third to first); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 4, White Sox 9.

RANGERS 7TH: Burroughs walked; Hargrove doubled to center
[Burroughs scored]; FORSTER REPLACED TATUM (PITCHING); GRIEVE
BATTED FOR SPENCER; Grieve popped to second; Sims grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Hargrove to third]; Lovitto grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 5, White Sox
9.

WHITE SOX 7TH: GRIEVE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Melton flied
out to center; Santo was called out on strikes; Herrmann
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
5, White Sox 9.

RANGERS 8TH: Cardenas flied out to right; Randle grounded out
(third to first); Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, White Sox 9.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Dent singled to center; Kelly grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Dent out at second];
Muser flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, White
Sox 9.

RANGERS 9TH: Johnson doubled to right; Burroughs flied out to
right; Hargrove singled to pitcher [Johnson to third]; Grieve
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Johnson scored]; BILLINGS BATTED
FOR SIMS; Billings struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 6,
White Sox 9.