Wilbur Wood snapped his personal six-game losing streak as the White Sox shelled three Ranger pitchers for 15 hits to register a 15-1 victory in the first game of a twi-night doubleheader. But the Chisox artillery was muffled in the second game as Jim Bibby gave them just four hits in pitching the Rangers to a 2-1 win.

The White Sox took a 1-0 edge as the result of a Bibby wild pitch, but the Rangers rallied in the seventh inning against Stan Bahnsen. Alex Johnson singled and Bill Sudakis walked. Pete Mackanin singled, but Johnson was thrown out trying to score, the other runners moving to second and third on the play at the plate. Terry Forster relieved Bahnsen and Ken Suarez singled for the winning runs.

Wood gave up only four hits in the opener to become the first major league pitcher to win 15 games this season. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 15, Texas Rangers 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, July      3, 1973 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
White Sox    2  4  0    3  1  0    0  5  0  -  15 15  1
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1  4  3


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kelly rf              3   2   1   0     1   0   .301      Nelson 2b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .276
  Jeter rf,cf         1   1   1   1     1   0   .228        Mason 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Muser 1b              1   4   1   0     5   0   .310      Harris 3b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .275
May lf                3   1   2   1     0   0   .252      Johnson dh            3   0   1   0     1   0   .288
  Sharp lf            3   0   1   2     0   1   .208      Sudakis 1b            4   1   1   0     0   1   .167
Melton 3b             3   1   2   4     0   0   .293      Burroughs rf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .262
  Orta 2b             1   0   0   1     0   0   .207      Billings c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .176
Henderson dh          6   0   1   2     0   2   .285      Maddox cf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .235
Herrmann c            5   2   2   1     0   2   .220      Mackanin ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .000
  H. Allen rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .077      Grieve lf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .154
Alvarado 2b,3b        5   1   2   2     1   2   .301      Broberg p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bradford cf           4   1   1   0     1   1   .200        Allen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Brinkman c          1   0   1   0     0   0   .143        Stanhouse p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Leon ss               5   2   0   0     1   1   .271
Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42  15  15  14    10   9             Totals               31   1   4   0     4   5

Time of Game: 2:46
Left on Base: White Sox 12, Rangers 7
DP: White Sox 1, Rangers 1
Errors: Alvarado, Nelson, Mackanin 2
Doubles: Melton (16), Alvarado (4)
Stolen Bases: Kelly (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Melton (1), Orta (4)
GIDP: Sudakis (3)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(15-11)           9     4   1   0   4   5   0  35   2.53
Totals                  9     4   1   0   4   5   0  35

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Broberg L(4-7)          1.1   5   6   6   5   2   0  14   5.48
Allen                   5.2   7   6   4   4   5   0  29  12.62
Stanhouse               2     3   3   2   1   2   0  11   4.76
Totals                  9    15  15  12  10   9   0  54

Umpires: HP - Red Flaherty, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Larry Barnett


WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly walked; Kelly stole second; Muser walked;
May singled to center [Kelly scored, Muser to second]; Melton
singled to left [Muser scored, May to second]; Henderson was
called out on strikes; Herrmann struck out; Alvarado walked [May
to third, Melton to second]; Bradford popped to first in foul
territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: On a bunt Nelson grounded out (catcher to first);
Harris walked; Johnson walked [Harris to second]; Sudakis popped
to shortstop; Burroughs struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Leon walked; Kelly singled to right [Leon to
second]; Muser walked [Leon to third, Kelly to second]; May
popped to second; Melton doubled to left [Leon scored, Kelly
scored, Muser to third]; Henderson singled to right [Muser
scored, Melton scored]; ALLEN REPLACED BROBERG (PITCHING);
Herrmann flied out to center; Alvarado flied out to center; 4 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Billings grounded out (third to first); Maddox
grounded out (shortstop to first); Mackanin grounded out
(shortstop to first); Debut game for Pete Mackanin; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bradford singled to left; Leon flied out to left;
Kelly lined into a double play (second to first) [Bradford out
at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Grieve singled; Nelson forced Grieve (shortstop to
second); Harris flied out to center; Johnson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Muser walked; May singled to center [Muser to
third]; Melton popped to second; Henderson flied out to left;
Herrmann singled to right [Muser scored, May to second];
Alvarado doubled to left [May scored, Herrmann scored, Alvarado
to third (on throw)]; Bradford struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 9, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: SHARP REPLACED MAY (PLAYING LF); Sudakis struck
out; Burroughs grounded out (shortstop to first); Billings
popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 9, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Leon reached on an error by Mackanin; Kelly
reached on an error by Nelson [Leon to second]; Muser singled to
center [Leon to third, Kelly to second]; Sharp struck out;
Melton hit a sacrifice fly to right [Leon scored (unearned)];
Henderson flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 10, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: ORTA REPLACED MELTON (PLAYING 2B); ALVARADO CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Maddox flied out to right; Mackanin
grounded out (third to first); Grieve struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 10, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: MASON REPLACED NELSON (PLAYING 2B); Herrmann
struck out; Alvarado struck out; Bradford walked; Leon forced
Bradford (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
10, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: JETER REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING RF); Mason popped to
third in foul territory; Harris grounded out (shortstop to
first); Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 10, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Jeter walked; Muser walked [Jeter to second];
Sharp popped to second; Orta flied out to center; Henderson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 10, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: Sudakis singled to left; Burroughs flied out to
right; Billings walked [Sudakis to second]; Maddox reached on an
error by Alvarado [Sudakis scored (unearned), Billings to third,
Maddox to second]; Mackanin struck out (catcher to first);
Grieve flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 10, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Herrmann singled to right; Alvarado singled to
left [Herrmann to second]; STANHOUSE REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING);
Bradford reached on an error by Mackanin [Herrmann scored,
Alvarado to third]; Leon struck out; Jeter singled to third
[Alvarado scored (unearned), Bradford to second]; Muser walked
[Bradford to third, Jeter to second]; Sharp singled to right
[Bradford scored, Jeter scored, Muser to third]; Orta hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Muser scored (unearned)]; Henderson
grounded out (first to pitcher); 5 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 15, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: JETER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); H. ALLEN
REPLACED HERRMANN (PLAYING RF); BRINKMAN REPLACED BRADFORD
(PLAYING C ); Mason grounded out (second to first); Harris
singled to third; Johnson singled to right [Harris to second];
Sudakis grounded into a double play (third to first) [Harris out
at third]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 15, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: H. Allen grounded out (third to first); Alvarado
struck out; Brinkman singled to center; Leon forced Brinkman
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 15, Rangers
1.

RANGERS 9TH: Burroughs struck out; Billings flied out to left;
Maddox walked; Mackanin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 15, Rangers 1.