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BOS  4
NYY  2

CLE  6
MIL  5

BAL  6
@DET  2

KCR  4
MIN  3

OAK  5
CAL  4

TEX  7
CHW  2
SDP  9
@ATL  4

PHI  5
@CHC  2

CHC  3
PHI  2

CIN  1
HOU  0

LAD  3
SFG  1

STL  7
@MON  4

NYM  6
@PIT  5

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 3,076

Tuesday, September 18, 1973
Time of Game: 1:58
White Sox
2
73-78
Lost 3
4th, 16½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  0    2  5  2
Rangers         3  0  4   0  0  0   0  0  X    7 10  1
W: Jim Bibby (8-11), L: Stan Bahnsen (18-19)
Rangers
7
53-96
Won 2
6th, 35½ GB

Batting Stats

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Jeter LF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .242  .668              2   0   HR
P Kelly RF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .695              2   0   
J Hairston 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .297  .770              6   0   
B Melton 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .277  .807              1   0   
C May DH                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .259  .726              0   0   GDP
J Orta 2B                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .700              2   1   3B
B Sharp CF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .703              3   1   
B Dent SS                     1   1   0   0    2   0  .283  .651              0   2   
C Brinkman C                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .190  .518              6   0   GDP
  S Ewing PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .083  .298              0   0   
  P Varney C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200              2   0   

S Bahnsen P                                                                   0   0
  S Stone P                                                                   0   0
Totals                       29   2   5   0    3   5                         24   4
Batting Events
3B: J Orta (10, off J Bibby).
HR: J Jeter (7, off J Bibby; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: J Jeter 4; J Orta 3; J Hairston; C May; B Melton.
GIDP: C Brinkman (3); C May (13).
RBI: J Jeter (24).
2-out RBI: J Jeter.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 2.
Fielding Events
E: J Orta (19); B Sharp (3).
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Nelson 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .282  .690              3   3   
T Harrah SS                   3   2   1   0    1   0  .263  .707              1   8   SB
J Spencer 1B                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .268  .702             12   1   HR
J Burroughs RF                4   2   2   2    0   0  .277  .838              0   0   HR,2B
  E Maddox RF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .615              1   0   
B Madlock 3B                  4   2   2   1    0   1  .341  .972              1   1   2B
  P Mackanin 3B               0   0   0   0    0   0  .097  .270              0   0   
A Johnson DH                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .287  .704              0   0   
L Biittner LF                 4   0   3   1    0   1  .258  .624              3   0   3B
L Randle CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .125  .375              1   0   
K Suarez C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .640              4   1   HBP

J Bibby P                                                                     1   2
Totals                       34   7  10   0    1   7                         27  16
Batting Events
2B: J Burroughs (15, off S Bahnsen); B Madlock (3, off S Bahnsen).
3B: L Biittner (2, off S Stone).
HR: J Spencer (5, off S Bahnsen; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); J Burroughs (27, off S Bahnsen; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
HBP: K Suarez (5, by S Stone).
TB: J Burroughs 6; J Spencer 5; L Biittner 5; B Madlock 3; T Harrah.
RBI: J Burroughs 2 (75); J Spencer 2 (51); B Madlock (4); L Biittner (12).
2-out RBI: L Biittner; J Burroughs; B Madlock.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. J Spencer-T Harrah-J Bibby; T Harrah-D Nelson-J Spencer.
E: D Nelson (11).
Baserunning Events
SB: T Harrah (9, 2nd base off S Bahnsen/C Brinkman).

Pitching Stats

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 (18-19)           2.1   5   6   5    1   1   2   3.33   13     -       ·  ·      1· 5· 0· 5     25    -     0.62  -0.34
S Stone                        5.2   5   1   1    0   6   0   4.33   23     -       ·  ·      2· 9· 0· 5          0-0    0.07  -0.00
Totals                         8    10   7   6    1   7   2          36     -       ·  ·      3·14· 0·10           -  
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 (8-11)              9     5   2   1    3   5   1   3.62   32     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0· 4     73    -     0.32   0.16
Totals                         9     5   2   1    3   5   1          32     -       ·  ·     13· 7· 0· 4           -  
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: S Stone (7; K Suarez).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Jim Odom, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Honochick.
Time of Game: 1:58.
Attendance: 3,076.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Night.

Lineups

   Chicago White Sox                         Texas Rangers                                
1. Johnny Jeter                 LF       1. Dave Nelson                  2B
2. Pat Kelly                    RF       2. Toby Harrah                  SS
3. Jerry Hairston               1B       3. Jim Spencer                  1B
4. Bill Melton                  3B       4. Jeff Burroughs               RF
5. Carlos May                   DH       5. Bill Madlock                 3B
6. Jorge Orta                   2B       6. Alex Johnson                 DH
7. Bill Sharp                   CF       7. Larry Biittner               LF
8. Bucky Dent                   SS       8. Len Randle                   CF
9. Chuck Brinkman                C       9. Ken Suarez                    C

   Stan Bahnsen                  P          Jim Bibby                     P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b1 2 1-- R 12% 64% 0-0 TEX J. Burroughs S. Bahnsen Double to LF; Harrah Scores
b1 2 -2- R 10% 74% 1-0 TEX B. Madlock S. Bahnsen Double to LF; Burroughs Scores
b3 1 -2- RR 7% 94% 3-0 TEX J. Spencer S. Bahnsen Home Run; Harrah Scores
b1 2 -2- RO 6% 80% 2-0 TEX A. Johnson S. Bahnsen Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Madlock Scores/unER; Johnson out at 2B/CF-2B
t3 1 1-- OO 4% 85% 0-3 CHW C. Brinkman J. Bibby Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Jim Bibby facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2% 52% 0-0 CHW J. Jeter J. Bibby Groundout: SS-1B
t1 1 --- O 1% 54% 0-0 CHW P. Kelly J. Bibby Flyball: LF
t1 2 --- O 1% 55% 0-0 CHW J. Hairston J. Bibby Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Stan Bahnsen facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O -2% 52% 0-0 TEX D. Nelson S. Bahnsen Popfly: 1B
b1 1 --- 3% 55% 0-0 TEX T. Harrah S. Bahnsen Single to CF
b1 1 1-- O -3% 52% 0-0 TEX J. Spencer S. Bahnsen Foul Flyball: 1B
b1 2 1-- R 12% 64% 0-0 TEX J. Burroughs S. Bahnsen Double to LF; Harrah Scores
b1 2 -2- R 10% 74% 1-0 TEX B. Madlock S. Bahnsen Double to LF; Burroughs Scores
b1 2 -2- RO 6% 80% 2-0 TEX A. Johnson S. Bahnsen Reached on E8 (Fly Ball); Madlock Scores/unER; Johnson out at 2B/CF-2B
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 3.
Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Rangers' Jim Bibby facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 2% 81% 0-3 CHW B. Melton J. Bibby Single to 3B (Bunt); Melton out at 2B/3B-2B
t2 1 --- O 1% 83% 0-3 CHW C. May J. Bibby Strikeout
t2 2 --- O 1% 84% 0-3 CHW J. Orta J. Bibby Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, White Sox' Stan Bahnsen facing 7-8-9
b2 0 --- O -1% 82% 3-0 TEX L. Biittner S. Bahnsen Strikeout Looking
b2 1 --- O -1% 82% 3-0 TEX L. Randle S. Bahnsen Flyball: LF
b2 2 --- O -0% 81% 3-0 TEX K. Suarez S. Bahnsen Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 3.
Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Rangers' Jim Bibby facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- O 2% 83% 0-3 CHW B. Sharp J. Bibby Foul Flyball: 3B
t3 1 --- -2% 81% 0-3 CHW B. Dent J. Bibby Walk
t3 1 1-- OO 4% 85% 0-3 CHW C. Brinkman J. Bibby Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, White Sox' Stan Bahnsen facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- O -1% 84% 3-0 TEX D. Nelson S. Bahnsen Groundout: SS-1B
b3 1 --- 1% 86% 3-0 TEX T. Harrah S. Bahnsen Walk
b3 1 1-- 1% 86% 3-0 TEX J. Spencer S. Bahnsen Harrah Steals 2B
b3 1 -2- RR 7% 94% 3-0 TEX J. Spencer S. Bahnsen Home Run; Harrah Scores
b3 1 --- R 2% 96% 5-0 TEX J. Burroughs S. Bahnsen Home Run
Steve Stone replaces Stan Bahnsen pitching
b3 1 --- 0% 97% 6-0 TEX B. Madlock S. Stone Single
b3 1 1-- O -0% 96% 6-0 TEX A. Johnson S. Stone Groundout: 2B-1B; Madlock to 2B
b3 2 -2- R 1% 98% 6-0 TEX L. Biittner S. Stone Single; Madlock Scores
b3 2 1-- O -0% 98% 7-0 TEX L. Randle S. Stone Strikeout
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 7.
Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Rangers' Jim Bibby facing 1-2-3
t4 0 --- O 0% 98% 0-7 CHW J. Jeter J. Bibby Flyball: CF
t4 1 --- O 0% 98% 0-7 CHW P. Kelly J. Bibby Groundout: SS-1B
t4 2 --- O 0% 99% 0-7 CHW J. Hairston J. Bibby Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 7.
Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-0, White Sox' Steve Stone facing 9-1-2
b4 0 --- 0% 99% 7-0 TEX K. Suarez S. Stone Hit By Pitch
b4 0 1-- O -0% 99% 7-0 TEX D. Nelson S. Stone Flyball: CF
b4 1 1-- O -0% 98% 7-0 TEX T. Harrah S. Stone Flyball: RF
b4 2 1-- 0% 99% 7-0 TEX J. Spencer S. Stone Single; Suarez to 2B
b4 2 12- O -0% 98% 7-0 TEX J. Burroughs S. Stone Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 7.
Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Rangers' Jim Bibby facing 4-5-6
t5 0 --- O 0% 99% 0-7 CHW B. Melton J. Bibby Groundout: SS-1B
t5 1 --- O 0% 99% 0-7 CHW C. May J. Bibby Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 2 --- -0% 99% 0-7 CHW J. Orta J. Bibby Triple to CF
t5 2 --3 O 0% 99% 0-7 CHW B. Sharp J. Bibby Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 7.
Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-0, White Sox' Steve Stone facing 5-6-7
b5 0 --- O -0% 99% 7-0 TEX B. Madlock S. Stone Foul Flyball: 1B
b5 1 --- O -0% 99% 7-0 TEX A. Johnson S. Stone Strikeout
b5 2 --- 0% 99% 7-0 TEX L. Biittner S. Stone Triple to RF
b5 2 --3 O -0% 99% 7-0 TEX L. Randle S. Stone Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 7.
Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Rangers' Jim Bibby facing 8-9-1
t6 0 --- O 0% 99% 0-7 CHW B. Dent J. Bibby Foul Flyball: 1B
t6 1 --- O 0% 99% 0-7 CHW C. Brinkman J. Bibby Strikeout Looking
t6 2 --- R -1% 99% 0-7 CHW J. Jeter J. Bibby Home Run
t6 2 --- O 0% 99% 1-7 CHW P. Kelly J. Bibby Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Rangers 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-1, White Sox' Steve Stone facing 9-1-2
b6 0 --- O -0% 99% 7-1 TEX K. Suarez S. Stone Flyball: LF
b6 1 --- O -0% 99% 7-1 TEX D. Nelson S. Stone Strikeout
b6 2 --- O 0% 99% 7-1 TEX T. Harrah S. Stone Foul Flyball: C
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Rangers 7.
Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Rangers' Jim Bibby facing 3-4-5
t7 0 --- O 0% 99% 1-7 CHW J. Hairston J. Bibby Groundout: P-1B
t7 1 --- O 0% 99% 1-7 CHW B. Melton J. Bibby Strikeout
t7 2 --- -0% 99% 1-7 CHW C. May J. Bibby Single to RF
t7 2 1-- O 0% 100% 1-7 CHW J. Orta J. Bibby Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Rangers 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-1, White Sox' Steve Stone facing 3-4-5
b7 0 --- O 0% 100% 7-1 TEX J. Spencer S. Stone Popfly: 3B
b7 1 --- O -0% 99% 7-1 TEX J. Burroughs S. Stone Popfly: 2B
b7 2 --- O 0% 99% 7-1 TEX B. Madlock S. Stone Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Rangers 7.
Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-7, Rangers' Jim Bibby facing 7-8-9
Pete Mackanin replaces Bill Madlock playing 3B batting 5th; Elliott Maddox replaces Jeff Burroughs playing RF batting 4th
t8 0 --- O 0% 100% 1-7 CHW B. Sharp J. Bibby Strikeout
t8 1 --- -0% 99% 1-7 CHW B. Dent J. Bibby Walk
Sam Ewing pinch hits for Chuck Brinkman (C) batting 9th
t8 1 1-- -1% 99% 1-7 CHW S. Ewing J. Bibby Walk; Dent to 2B
t8 1 12- RO 0% 99% 1-7 CHW J. Jeter J. Bibby Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Dent Scores/Adv on E4/unER
t8 2 1-- O 0% 100% 2-7 CHW P. Kelly J. Bibby Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Rangers 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 7-2, White Sox' Steve Stone facing 6-7-8
Pete Varney replaces Sam Ewing (PH) playing C batting 9th
b8 0 --- O 0% 100% 7-2 TEX A. Johnson S. Stone Strikeout
b8 1 --- 0% 100% 7-2 TEX L. Biittner S. Stone Single to 2B; Biittner to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
b8 1 -2- O -0% 100% 7-2 TEX L. Randle S. Stone Strikeout
b8 2 -2- O -0% 100% 7-2 TEX K. Suarez S. Stone Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Rangers 7.
Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-7, Rangers' Jim Bibby facing 3-4-5
t9 0 --- -1% 99% 2-7 CHW J. Hairston J. Bibby Single to CF
t9 0 1-- O 1% 100% 2-7 CHW B. Melton J. Bibby Flyball: RF
t9 1 1-- OO 0% 100% 2-7 CHW C. May J. Bibby Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Rangers 7.

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