July 3, 1973 Chicago White Sox at Texas Rangers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 9
MIL 7 BAL 6
MIL 4
(10) DET 5
@CLE 4 KCR 7
MIN 6 NYY 3
BOS 1 OAK 3
CAL 0 CHW 15
@TEX 1 TEX 2
CHW 1 ATL 1
HOU 0 PHI 8
@CHC 2 CIN 6
SFG 3 SDP 4
@LAD 1 MON 19
NYM 8 STL 4
PIT 0 STL 7
PIT 6

Standings at end of play this day

Second game of doubleheader, see First game.

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 7,641

Tuesday, July 3, 1973
Time of Game: 2:06

White Sox

40-36

Lost 1

3rd, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  4  0
Rangers         0  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  X    2  9  1

W: J Bibby (2-4), L: S Bahnsen (10-7)

Rangers

27-48

Won 1

6th, 15 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Kelly RF                    4   1   0   0    0   0  .296  .759    0    2   0   SB,GDP
T Muser 1B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .318  .849    0   11   1   2B,SB
C May LF                      3   0   0   0    1   0  .249  .656    0    1   0   CS
B Melton 3B                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .291  .868    0    1   5   
K Henderson DH                3   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .715    0    0   0   GDP
E Herrmann C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .645    0    5   1   
L Alvarado 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .675    0    1   1   
B Bradford CF                 3   0   2   0    0   1  .308  .746    0    1   1   CS
E Leon SS                     2   0   0   0    1   1  .269  .651    0    1   3   

S Bahnsen P                                                              1   1
  T Forster P                                                            0   0
Totals                       27   1   4   0    4   4                    24  13

BATTING

2B: T Muser (5, off J Bibby).

TB: T Muser 3; B Bradford 2.

GIDP: P Kelly (10); K Henderson (7).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. E Herrmann-E Leon.

BASERUNNING

SB: P Kelly (10, 2nd base off J Bibby/K Suarez); T Muser (3, 2nd base off J Bibby/K Suarez).

CS: B Bradford (1, 2nd base by J Bibby/K Suarez); C May (5, 2nd base by J Bibby/K Suarez).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Nelson 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .276  .685    0    4   5   
L Biittner RF                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .232  .537    0    1   0   
  J Burroughs PH-RF           1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .741    0    0   0   
J Spencer 1B                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .285  .745    0   10   1   
R Carty LF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .223  .599    0    0   0   
  T Grieve LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .308         0   0   
A Johnson DH                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .291  .697    0    0   0   SB,CS
B Sudakis 3B                  2   1   0   0    1   1  .160  .538    0    0   0   
  V Harris 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .699         0   1   
E Maddox CF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .238  .626    0    3   0   
P Mackanin SS                 3   1   1   0    0   0  .143  .286    0    4   3   
K Suarez C                    3   0   1   2    0   0  .286  .692    0    4   2   

J Bibby P                                                                1   0
Totals                       31   2   9   2    1   4                    27  12

BATTING

TB: J Spencer 2; A Johnson 2; L Biittner; P Mackanin; E Maddox; D Nelson; K Suarez.

RBI: K Suarez 2 (13).

2-out RBI: K Suarez 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. P Mackanin-D Nelson-J Spencer; P Mackanin-J Spencer.

E: K Suarez (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: A Johnson (7, 2nd base off S Bahnsen/E Herrmann).

CS: A Johnson (4, 2nd base by S Bahnsen/E Herrmann).

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Bahnsen, L (10-7)            6.2   7   2   2    1   2   0   2.92   26     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 0· 7     53    -     1.51   0.35
T Forster, BS (2)              1.1   2   0   0    0   2   0   1.90    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          2-2    1.24  -0.36
Totals                         8     9   2   2    1   4   0          32     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 0· 8          2-2

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Bibby, W (2-4)               9     4   1   0    4   4   0   4.79   31     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0· 4     77    -     1.24   0.48
Totals                         9     4   1   0    4   4   0          31     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 0· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: S Bahnsen (6); J Bibby (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:06.

Attendance: 7,641.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Night.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Texas Rangers                        
1. P Kelly              RF    1. D Nelson             2B 
2. T Muser              1B    2. L Biittner           RF 
3. C May                LF    3. J Spencer            1B 
4. B Melton             3B    4. R Carty              LF 
5. K Henderson          DH    5. A Johnson            DH 
6. E Herrmann           C     6. B Sudakis            3B 
7. L Alvarado           2B    7. E Maddox             CF 
8. B Bradford           CF    8. P Mackanin           SS 
9. E Leon               SS    9. K Suarez             C  

   S Bahnsen            P        J Bibby              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  1-0  -23      41%  78% K Suarez        T Forster       Single to CF; Sudakis Scores; Mackanin Scores
   t 8   1  2-1  1--      12%  88% P Kelly         J Bibby         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   b 7   0  1-0  12-     -11%  43% E Maddox        S Bahnsen       Bunt Popfly: 3B
   b 6   2  1-0  -23     -11%  29% R Carty         S Bahnsen       Strikeout Looking
   t 3   2  0-0  --3     -10%  41% C May           J Bibby         Wild Pitch; Kelly Scores/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bibby facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  P Kelly         Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  T Muser         Single to CF
   O      1--      52%  C May           Popfly: SS
          1--      51%  B Melton        Muser Steals 2B
          -2-      50%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      55%  K Henderson     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Stan Bahnsen facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  D Nelson        Single to LF
   O      1--      57%  L Biittner      Groundout: 1B-P; Nelson to 2B
   O      -2-      54%  J Spencer       Groundout: 2B-1B; Nelson to 3B
   O      --3      50%  R Carty         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bibby facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  E Herrmann      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      54%  L Alvarado      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  B Bradford      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Stan Bahnsen facing 5-6-7
          ---      59%  A Johnson       Single to CF
   OO     1--      51%  B Sudakis       Double Play: Strikeout, Johnson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      52%  E Maddox        Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  P Mackanin      Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jim Bibby facing 9-1-2
          ---      46%  E Leon          Walk
   O      1--      50%  P Kelly         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      44%  T Muser         Kelly Steals 2B; Kelly to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3      51%  " "             Strikeout
   R      --3      41%  C May           Wild Pitch; Kelly Scores/unER
          ---      40%  " "             Walk
   O      1--      42%  B Melton        May Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Stan Bahnsen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      40%  K Suarez        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      38%  D Nelson        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      37%  L Biittner      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Bibby facing 4-5-6
          ---      33%  B Melton        Walk
   OO     1--      40%  K Henderson     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---      41%  E Herrmann      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Stan Bahnsen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      38%  J Spencer       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      36%  R Carty         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      35%  A Johnson       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Bibby facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      37%  L Alvarado      Popfly: 2B
          ---      35%  B Bradford      Single to LF
   O      1--      39%  E Leon          Bradford Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      40%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Stan Bahnsen facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      37%  B Sudakis       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      34%  E Maddox        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      33%  P Mackanin      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Bibby facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      35%  P Kelly         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      30%  T Muser         Double to RF
   O      -2-      34%  C May           Groundout: 1B-P; Muser to 3B
   O      --3      38%  B Melton        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Stan Bahnsen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      34%  K Suarez        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      31%  D Nelson        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      33%  L Biittner      Single to LF
          1--      37%  J Spencer       Single to CF; Biittner to 2B
          12-      40%  R Carty         Wild Pitch; Biittner to 3B; Spencer to 2B
   O      -23      29%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jim Bibby facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      32%  K Henderson     Flyball: CF
   O      ---      33%  E Herrmann      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      34%  L Alvarado      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Stan Bahnsen facing 5-6-7
          ---      42%  A Johnson       Single
          1--      48%  B Sudakis       Johnson Steals 2B
          -2-      54%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      43%  E Maddox        Bunt Popfly: 3B
   O      12-      37%  P Mackanin      Single to CF; Johnson out at Hm/CF-C; Sudakis to 3B; Mackanin to 2B/Adv on throw
                  Terry Forster replaces Stan Bahnsen pitching
   RR     -23      78%  K Suarez        Single to CF; Sudakis Scores; Mackanin Scores
   O      1--      76%  D Nelson        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Rangers 2.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Bibby facing 8-9-1
          ---      67%  B Bradford      Single to LF
   O      1--      75%  E Leon          Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--      88%  P Kelly         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Terry Forster facing 2-3-4
                  Jeff Burroughs pinch hits for Larry Biittner batting 2nd
   O      ---      86%  J Burroughs     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      88%  J Spencer       Single to 2B/Bunt
   O      1--      86%  R Carty         Strikeout
   O      1--      85%  A Johnson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Rangers 2.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Jim Bibby facing 2-3-4
                  Vic Harris replaces Bill Sudakis playing 3B batting 6th; Tom Grieve replaces Rico Carty playing LF batting 4th; Jeff Burroughs moves to RF
   O      ---      92%  T Muser         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  C May           Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  B Melton        Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Rangers 2.

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