Coming out of the bullpen with the potential tying run on base, Cy Acosta struck out Joe Rudi for the final out to enable the White Sox to emerge with a 4-3 victory over the Athletics. The White Sox scored twice in the second inning on three singles, a passed ball and sacrifice fly and added a tally in the third on three more singles.

After the A's picked up a run in the third on a single by Bert Campaneris and double by Sal Bando, Ed Herrmann homered in the eighth to supply what proved to be the deciding run for the White Sox. In the ninth, with one out, Bando knocked in two runs with a double for his fourth hit of the game. After Reggie Jackson flied out, Acosta fanned Rudi to save the game. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 4, Oakland Athletics 3
Game Played on Friday, June      29, 1973 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
White Sox    0  2  1    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  9  2
A's          0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   3 10  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Jeter cf              4   0   0   0     1   0   .220      Campaneris ss         5   2   2   0     0   2   .289
Kelly rf              5   0   1   0     0   0   .317      North cf              3   1   0   0     2   0   .272
Andrews 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .211      Bando 3b              5   0   4   3     0   0   .275
  Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .307        Odom pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Melton 3b             3   1   1   0     0   0   .278      Jackson rf            5   0   0   0     0   0   .296
  Orta 2b             1   0   0   0     0   0   .216      Johnson dh            4   0   2   0     0   0   .256
May dh                4   1   3   0     0   1   .252        Lewis pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Alvarado 2b,3b        4   1   2   1     0   0   .286        Rudi ph,dh          1   0   0   0     0   1   .242
Herrmann c            4   1   1   1     0   0   .214      Tenace 1b             3   0   0   0     1   1   .279
H. Allen lf           4   0   1   0     0   1   .091      Fosse c               2   0   1   0     0   0   .264
Leon ss               3   0   0   1     0   0   .276        Hegan ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .192
Bahnsen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hosley c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .214
  Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Green 2b              1   0   0   0     1   0   .271
  Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McKinney ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .218
                                                            Trillo 2b           1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                          Mangual lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .197
                                                          Holtzman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4   9   3     1   3             Totals               37   3  10   3     4   5

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 10,963
Left on Base: White Sox 7, A's 11
DP: White Sox 2, A's 0
Errors: Leon 2, Campaneris, Trillo
Doubles: Bando 2 (13)
Home Runs: Herrmann (6)
Stolen Bases: Jeter (3)
Caught Stealing: Kelly (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Leon (2)
GIDP: Jackson (7), Trillo (1)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen W(10-6)         6.2   8   1   1   3   4   0  30   2.93
Forster                 2     2   2   2   1   0   0  10   2.09
Acosta SV(6)            0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.60
Totals                  9    10   3   3   4   5   0  41

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Holtzman L(11-8)        9     9   4   3   1   3   1  38   2.05
Totals                  9     9   4   3   1   3   1  38

Passed Balls: Fosse (3)
Wild Pitches: Bahnsen (5)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Dave Phillips


WHITE SOX 1ST: Jeter reached on an error by Campaneris [Jeter to
second]; Kelly grounded out (second to first) [Jeter to third];
Andrews popped to second; Melton flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Campaneris was called out on strikes; North
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bando popped to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May singled to shortstop; Alvarado singled to
right [May to second]; Herrmann flied to left; H. Allen singled
to center [May to third, Alvarado to second]; Fosse allowed a
passed ball [May scored, Alvarado to third, H. Allen to second];
Leon hit a sacrifice fly to center [Alvarado scored (unearned),
H. Allen to third]; Jeter walked; Jeter stole second; Kelly
lined to right; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Johnson singled to shortstop; Bahnsen threw a wild pitch
[Johnson to second]; Tenace walked; Fosse grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Johnson to third, Tenace to second]; Green
walked; Mangual forced Green (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Andrews was called out on strikes; Melton singled
to right; May singled to left [Melton to second]; Alvarado
singled to left [Melton scored, May to second]; Herrmann popped
to third; H. Allen was called out on strikes; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Campaneris singled to center; North flied to
left; Bando doubled to left [Campaneris scored]; Jackson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Johnson popped to third in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Leon grounded out (shortstop to first); Jeter
flied to left; Kelly singled to left; Andrews grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Tenace flied to right; Fosse singled to left;
Green forced Fosse (pitcher to second); Mangual singled to
center [Green to second]; Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Melton lined to center; May singled to left;
Alvarado lined to right; Herrmann grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: ORTA REPLACED MELTON (PLAYING 2B); ALVARADO
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); North grounded out (third to
first); Bando singled to left; Jackson grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Bando out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: H. Allen grounded out (shortstop to first); Leon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Jeter grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Johnson singled to shortstop; Tenace struck out;
HEGAN BATTED FOR FOSSE; Hegan struck out; MCKINNEY BATTED FOR
GREEN; McKinney grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: HOSLEY REPLACED HEGAN (PLAYING C ); TRILLO
REPLACED MCKINNEY (PLAYING 2B); On a bunt Kelly made an out to
pitcher; Andrews flied to center; Orta grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: MUSER REPLACED ANDREWS (PLAYING 1B); Mangual
grounded out (third to first); Campaneris grounded out
(shortstop to first); North walked; Bando singled to center
[North to third]; FORSTER REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING); Jackson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
3, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: May was called out on strikes; Alvarado lined to
right; Herrmann homered; H. Allen popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Johnson reached on an error by Leon; LEWIS RAN
FOR JOHNSON; Tenace flied to left; Hosley reached on an error by
Leon [Lewis to second]; Trillo grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Hosley out at second]; 0 R, 0 H,
2 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: LEWIS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Leon flied out
to center; Jeter reached on an error by Trillo; Kelly forced
Jeter (second unassisted); Kelly was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Mangual flied to right; Campaneris singled to
first; North walked [Campaneris to second]; Bando doubled to
left [Campaneris scored, North scored]; ODOM RAN FOR BANDO;
Jackson flied to center [Odom to third]; RUDI BATTED FOR LEWIS;
ACOSTA REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING); Rudi struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Athletics 3.