APRIL 6, 1973
The Rangers open the season with a three game series at home against the Chicago White Sox.
OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Milwaukee at Baltimore
New York at Boston
Kansas City at California
Minnesota at Oakland
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia at New York
St Louis at Pittsburgh
Montreal at Chicago
Houston at Atlanta
Los Angeles at San Diego
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT TEXAS RANGERS
MATCHUPS
SP Wlbur Wood vs Dick Bosman Advantage Chicago
C Ed Hermann vs Bill Sudakis Advantage Push
1B Dick Allen vs Mike Epstein Advantage Chicago
2B Jorge Orta vs Dave Nelson Advantage Push
3B Bill Melton vs Bill Madlock Advantage Chicago
SS Eddie Leon vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
LF Carlos May vs Alex Johnson Advantage Chicago
CF Ken Henderson vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Chicago
RF Pat H Kelly vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Rick Reichardt vs Rico Carty Advantage Push
Overall Advantage Chicago
In the top of the third, Kelly put the White Sox on the board first with an RBI triple. May brought Kelly home with a single.
After three: Chicago 2 Texas 0.
In the top of the fifth, Allen hit a two out solo home run.
In the top of the sixth, Hermann hita two run blast. Reichardt hit an inside the park home run.
After six: Chicago 6 Texas 0.
In the top of the seventh, with runners at the corners and two out, Bill Gogolewski took the mound for the Rangers and got the final out to keep the White Sox from piling on to the lead.
In the top of the eighth, the White Sox loaded the bases with two out. Allen lined out to center to retire the side.
Wood finished off the complete game shutout.
The White Sox compiled 14 hits in the contest.
Final score: Chicago 6 Texas 0.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
Wilbur Wood 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K
OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 4 Milwaukee 2
Boston 6 New York 1
California 3 Kansas City 2
Minnesota 5 Oakland 3 11 innings
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 4 New York 1
Pittsburgh 6 St Louis 2
Chicago 3 Montreal 2
Atlanta 5 Houston 4 11 innings
Los Angeles 9 San Diego 1
TOP PERFORMERS
1. Steve Carlton Philadelphia Phillies 9.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 9 K, W
2. Don Sutton Los Angeles Dodgers 9.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, W
3. Wilbur Wood Chicago White Sox 9.0 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K, W
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