Texas Rangers vs Chicago White Sox
August 5, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1973 at Comiskey Park I. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Texas Rangers 3, Chicago White Sox 7

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 5 1 1 0
Harris cf 4 1 1 0
Spencer 1b 1 0 0 2
  Billings ph 1 0 1 0
  Maddox pr,3b 0 1 0 0
Johnson dh 3 0 1 1
Fregosi 3b,1b 4 0 1 0
Burroughs lf 4 0 1 0
Biittner rf 1 0 0 0
  Grieve ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Suarez c 3 0 1 0
Mason ss 2 0 0 0
  Mackanin ph,ss 2 0 0 0
Durham p 0 0 0 0
  Merritt p 0 0 0 0
  Paul p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 1 2 0
Orta 2b 3 0 2 0
Hairston lf 4 1 2 0
  Bradford ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Melton 3b 5 1 1 0
May dh 3 1 2 4
Muser 1b 3 1 1 0
Sharp cf,lf 4 0 2 1
Herrmann c 4 1 1 1
Leon ss 4 1 1 1
Bahnsen p 0 0 0 0
  Forster p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 7 14 7
Texas 101 000 010370
Chicago 102 010 12x7141
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Durham  L (0-2) 2.0 6 3 3 2 2
  Merritt   5.0 8 4 4 1 3
  Paul   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
14
7
7
4
5
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Bahnsen  W (15-11) 5.0 5 2 1 4 1
  Forster  SV (16) 4.0 2 1 1 0 3
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
4
4

  E–Herrmann (10).  DP–Texas 1, Chicago 1.  2B–Texas Suarez (9,off Bahnsen); Johnson (21,off Forster), Chicago Sharp (4,off Durham); May (12,off Durham); Muser (10,off Merritt).  3B–Texas Harris (6,off Bahnsen).  HR–Chicago May (11,7th inning off Merritt 0 on, 1 out); Herrmann (9,8th inning off Merritt 0 on, 0 out); Leon (3,8th inning off Merritt 0 on, 0 out).  SF–Spencer (2,off Bahnsen); May (5,off Durham).  SB–Nelson (25,2nd base off Bahnsen/Herrmann).  U-HP–Frank Umont, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Art Frantz, 3B–Dave Phillips.  T–2:39.
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