Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers
May 12, 1974 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 12, 1974 at Arlington Stadium. 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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Chicago White Sox 5, Texas Rangers 4

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Kelly rf 4 1 2 2
Orta 2b 3 1 1 0
Muser 1b 4 0 1 1
Melton 3b 4 0 1 0
May lf 3 1 0 0
Henderson cf 4 1 1 1
Hairston dh 4 0 0 0
Herrmann c 3 0 2 1
Dent ss 3 1 1 0
Wood p 0 0 0 0
  Acosta p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 9 5
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Tovar cf 5 1 1 0
Harrah 3b 2 2 1 0
Johnson lf 4 1 2 1
Burroughs rf 4 0 2 3
Grieve dh 2 0 0 0
Cardenas ss 4 0 1 0
Hargrove 1b 4 0 0 0
Brown 2b 3 0 0 0
  Randle pr 0 0 0 0
Sundberg c 3 0 0 0
  Sims ph 1 0 1 0
Jenkins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 4
Chicago 003 000 200591
Texas 101 000 020480
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  W (5-5) 7.2 7 4 4 2 6
  Acosta  SV (2) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
3
6
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Jenkins  L (6-3) 9.0 9 5 5 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
1
2

  E–Melton (10).  DP–Chicago 2, Texas 1.  2B–Chicago Orta (7,off Jenkins); K Henderson (7,off Jenkins), Texas Burroughs (9,off Wood).  HR–Chicago Kelly (2,3rd inning off Jenkins 1 on, 2 out).  SH–Orta (1,off Jenkins); Harrah (4,off Wood).  HBP–Grieve (2,by Acosta).  SB–Dent (1,2nd base off Jenkins/Sundberg); Harrah (1,2nd base off Wood/Herrmann).  CS–Muser (1,2nd base by Jenkins/Sundberg); May (2,2nd base by Jenkins/Sundberg).  HBP–Acosta (1,Grieve).  U-HP–Larry McCoy, 1B–Joe Brinkman, 2B–Nick Bremigan, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:03.  A–14,140.
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