Texas Rangers vs Chicago White Sox
August 4, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 4, 1973 at Comiskey Park I. The Texas Rangers defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 9, Chicago White Sox 3

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 5 1 1 0
Harris cf,rf 5 2 2 0
Fregosi 3b 5 1 2 2
Johnson dh 4 1 2 0
Sudakis 1b 3 2 1 2
Burroughs lf 4 1 2 4
  Maddox cf 0 0 0 0
Billings c 4 1 0 0
Grieve rf,lf 4 0 0 0
Mackanin ss 4 0 1 1
Brown p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 9 11 9
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 5 0 1 0
Orta 2b 3 0 1 0
Hairston lf 3 0 1 0
Melton 3b 4 1 2 0
May dh 4 1 1 2
Muser 1b 4 1 2 1
Herrmann c 4 0 0 0
Bradford cf 4 0 0 0
Alvarado ss 4 0 1 0
Wood p 0 0 0 0
  Acosta p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 3 9 3
Texas 030 000 0519111
Chicago 000 120 000392
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Brown  W (4-1) 9.0 9 3 3 1 4
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
1
4
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  L (20-16) 7.0 7 5 4 0 4
  Acosta   2.0 4 4 4 1 1
Totals
9.0
11
9
8
1
5

  E–Burroughs (4), Orta (12), Melton (18).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Texas Harris (12,off Acosta), Chicago Melton (22,off Brown).  3B–Texas Fregosi (2,off Acosta).  HR–Texas Sudakis (8,2nd inning off Wood 1 on, 0 out); Burroughs (18,8th inning off Acosta 3 on, 1 out), Chicago Muser (2,4th inning off Brown 0 on, 0 out); May (10,5th inning off Brown 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Johnson (1,off Acosta).  IBB–Sudakis (1,by Acosta).  HBP–Orta (1,by Brown).  SB–Johnson (9,2nd base off Wood/Herrmann); Nelson (24,2nd base off Wood/Herrmann).  HBP–Brown (1,Orta).  IBB–Acosta (2,Sudakis).  U-HP–Dave Phillips, 1B–Frank Umont, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Art Frantz.  T–2:14.  A–17,741.
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