Texas Rangers vs Chicago White Sox
September 3, 1973 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 3, 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 7, Chicago White Sox 8

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Nelson 2b 6 1 3 0
Harrah ss,3b 6 2 4 1
Johnson dh 4 0 0 0
  Spencer ph,dh,1b 1 0 1 0
Sudakis 1b 4 1 1 3
  Dunning pr 0 0 0 0
  Siebert p 0 0 0 0
  Biittner ph 1 0 0 0
  Foucault p 0 0 0 0
Fregosi 3b 4 0 0 0
  Mason ss 2 0 0 0
Burroughs lf 5 3 4 1
Harris cf 5 0 1 0
Maddox rf 5 0 2 0
Suarez c 5 0 1 0
Henninger p 0 0 0 0
Totals 48 7 17 5
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 5 0 1 0
Muser 1b 5 2 1 0
Hairston lf 5 0 2 1
  Jeter pr,lf 1 1 0 0
Melton 3b 5 2 1 1
May dh 5 2 4 5
Orta 2b 5 0 3 0
Sharp cf 5 0 0 1
Herrmann c 4 0 2 0
  Alvarado pr 0 0 0 0
  Brinkman c 0 0 0 0
Dent ss 5 1 1 0
Wood p 0 0 0 0
  Acosta p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 8 15 8
Texas 013 001 110 007170
Chicago 010 001 401 018155
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Henninger   6.0 6 2 2 3 1
  Siebert   3.0 7 5 5 0 3
  Foucault  L (2-4) 1.1 2 1 1 2 0
Totals
10.1
15
8
8
5
4
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wood   7.1 12 7 5 2 6
  Acosta  W (8-6) 3.2 5 0 0 3 1
Totals
11.0
17
7
5
5
7

  E–Jeter (6), Melton (21), Orta 2 (16), Acosta (2).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Chicago May (17,off Foucault).  3B–Texas Nelson (3,off Wood), Chicago Orta (7,off Henninger).  HR–Texas Burroughs (24,2nd inning off Wood 0 on, 1 out); Sudakis (15,3rd inning off Wood 2 on, 2 out); Harrah (7,7th inning off Wood 0 on, 0 out), Chicago Melton (18,6th inning off Henninger 0 on, 0 out); May (16,7th inning off Siebert 2 on, 2 out).  HBP–Suarez (4,by Acosta).  IBB–Spencer (6,by Acosta).  SB–Nelson (36,3rd base off Wood/Herrmann); Harrah (8,2nd base off Wood/Herrmann); Kelly (19,2nd base off Henninger/Suarez).  CS–Nelson (13,2nd base by Wood/Herrmann); Harris (10,2nd base by Wood/Herrmann); Herrmann (4,2nd base by Henninger/Suarez).  WP–Henninger (1), Siebert (3).  HBP–Acosta (6,Suarez).  IBB–Acosta (3,Spencer).  U-HP–Hank Morgenweck, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–John Rice, 3B–Jim Evans.  T–3:40.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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