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APRIL 8, 1873
The Rangers will attempt to begin the season by completing a three game home series sweep of the Chicago White Sox tonight.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Milwaukee 0-2 at Baltimore 2-0
New York 0-2 at Boston 2-0
Detroit 1-0 at Cleveland 0-1
Kansas City 0-2 at California 2-0
Minnesota 1-1 at Oakland 1-1
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Houston 0-1 at Atlanta 1-0 (2)
St Louis 0-1 at Pittsburgh 1-0 (2)
Philadelphia 2-0 at New York 0-2
San Francisco 1-1 at Cincinnati 1-1
Montreal 1-1 at Chicago 1-1
Los Angeles 1-1 at San Diego 1-1
CHICAGO WHITE SOX (0-2) AT TEXAS RANGERS (2-0)
MATCHUPS
SP Bart Johnson vs Rich Hand Advantage Push
C Ed Hermann vs Dick Billings Advantage Chicago
1B Dick Allen vs Larry Biittner Advantage Chicago
2B Jorge Orta vs Dave Nelson Advantage Push
3B Bill Melton vs Ted Kubiak Advantage Chicago
SS Eddie Leon vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
LF Carlos May vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
CF Ken Berry vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push
RF Pat H Kelly vs Jim Wynn Advantage Texas
DH Rick Reichardt vs Vic Harris Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Chicago
In the top of the first, the White Sox loaded the bases with one out. Melton went down swinging at strike three for the second out. Hermann, however, sent one 370 feet to right for a grand slam.
Johnson was perfect through three.
After three: Chicago 4 Texas 0.
In the bottom of the fourth, Harrah hit a one outsingle to give the Rangers their first base runner of the game.
In the bottom of the sixth, the Rangers loaded the bases with nobody out. Burroughs hit a threerun double to make it a one run game. Two walks later and once again the bases were loaded with nobody out. Biittner tied the game with an RBI single. Harris grounded into the 6-2 fielder's choice for the first out. Billings hit a sacrifice fly that brought Nelson home with the go-ahead run. Kubiak brought two more home with a two out double. Steve Kealey took the mound with Kubiak at second. Maddox singled but May threw Kubiak out at home as he tried to score from second. Seven runs were scored in the inning.
After six: Texas 7 Chicago 4.
After a leadoff single in the top of the seventh, Horacio Pina took the mound for the White Sox. Allen brought a run in with a single. Melton brought one in with a sacrifice fly to make it a one run game.
Harrah led off the bottom of the seventh with a home run. May did it again, throwing Burroughs out at home as he tried to score from second on a Biittner single.
After a leadoff off single in the top of the ninth, Mike Paul took the mound for the Rangers. Allen tied the game with a two run homer.
Terry Forster took the mound for the White Sox in the bottom of the ninth. The Rangers got a leadoff walk but no more as Nelson grounded to third with the winning run at first and two out.
After nine: Chicago 8 Texas 8.
In the bottom of the tenth, with runners at first and second and two out, Maddox flew out to right.
Ray Burris took the mound for the Rangers in the top of the eleventh.
Vicente Romo took the mound for the White Sox in the bottom of the eleventh. With runners at first and second and two out, Don Mincher delivered a pinch hit RBI single to give the Rangers the sweep.
The two teams combined for 26 hits in the contest.Jorge Orta set a White Sox team record for hits in a regular season extra-inning game with 5.
Final score: Texas 9 Chicago 8 11 innings.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Dick Allen 2 for 4, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 BB
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 4 Milwaukee 3
Boston 9 New York 8
Cleveland 5 Detroit 4 16 innings
California 10 Kansas City 4
Minnesota 2 Oakland 0
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Atlanta 7 Houston 1 Game 1
Atlanta 8 Houston 2 Game 2
St Louis 5 Pittsburgh 2 11 innings Game 1
Pittsburgh 5 St Louis 1 Game 2
Philadelphia 2 New York 0
Cincinnati 4 San Francisco 0
Montreal 4 Chicago 2
Los Angeles 10 San Diego 9
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Darrell Evans Atlanta Braves 2 for 7, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R, 2 BB
2. Jack Billingham Cincinnati Reds 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 10 K, W
3. Dick Woodson Minnesota Twins 9.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, W
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