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vrobx1 · 03-14-2018, 06:44 AM

APRIL 7, 1973
The second game of the season opening series against the White Sox. Chicago hit 4 home runs in last night's season opener.

OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Milwaukee 0-1 at Baltimore 1-0
New York 0-1 at Boston 1-0
Detroit at Cleveland
Minnesota 0-1 at Oakland 1-0
Kansas City 1-0 at California 0-1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
Philadelphia 0-1 at New York 1-0
San Francisco 0-1 at Cincinnati 1-0
Montreal 0-1 at Chicago 1-0
Los Angeles 1-0 at San Diego 0-1

CHICAGO WHITE SOX 1-0 AT TEXAS RANGERS 0-1
MATCHUPS
SP Stan Bahnsen vs Pete Broberg Advantage Chicago
C Ed Hermann vs Dick Billings Advantage Chicago
1B Dick Allen vs Mike Epsten Advantage Chicago
2B Jorge Orta vs Dave Nelson Advantage Chicago
3B Bill Melton vs Bill Madlock Advantage Chicago
SS Eddie Leon vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas
LF Carlos May vs Rico Carty Advantage Chicago
CF Ken Henderson vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push
RF Pat H Kelly vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas
DH Tony Muser vs Alex Johnson Advantage Chicago
Overall Advantage Texas

In the top of the first, May brought one home with a double. A Melton single scored May. Broberg struck out the side but also allowed two runs on three hits.

In the bottom of the first, the Rangers loaded the bases with one out. Madlock got a run-scoring single to put the Rangers on the board. Harrah followed with a two run single to give the Rangers the lead. Madlock scored from third when Nelson grounded out to third.

In the bottom of the second, Burroughs hit a sacrifice fly to score Maddox from third.

Henderson led off the top of the third with a home run.

After three: Texas 5 Chicago 3.

In the top of the fourth, the White Sox scored one on a Muser single and then two on a Henderson two-bagger to retake the lead. It was the White Sox 10th hit of the game.

In the top of the fifth, Leon brought Melton home with a sacrifice fly.

In the bottom of the fifth, the Rangers scored on a Burroughs double and tied the game on an RBI double by Madlock. An intentional walk loaded the bases with nobody out. Nelson then grounded out to third, scoring Epstein to give the Rangers the lead back. Another intentional walk loaded the bases with one out. Billings popped up and there were two down. Maddox, the ninth batter of the inning, singled to score Madlock. It was the Rangers 10th hit of the game. Johnson then drew a walk to bring home Harrah. Steve Kealey replaced Bahnses on the mound for the White Sox. Burroughs then flew out to right to finally end the inning.

In the top of the sixth, Henderson tripled to hit for the cycle. One pitch later, rain began to fall. May flew out to center and then Maddox threw Henderson out trying to score from third.

In the bottom of the sixth, the umpires decided to call the game due to bad weather.

Final score: Texas 10 Chicago 7.

PLAYER OF THE GAME
Ken Henderson 4 for 4, HR, 3B, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R

OTHER SCORES
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Baltimore 6 Milwaukee 1
New York 13 Boston 10
Cleveland 4 Detroit 2
Minnesota 2 Oakland 0
Kansas City 9 California 1

NATIONAL LEAGUE
New York 5 Philadelphia 4
San Francisco 8 Cincinnati 3
Chicago 9 Montreal 5
Los Angeles 4 San Diego 0

TOP PERFORMERS
1. Ron Blomberg New York Yankees 3 for 4, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, BB

2. Ken Henderson Chicago White Sox 4 for 4, 2B, 3B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R

3. Thurman Munson New York Yankees 4 for 5, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB

Andy Messersmith pitched a complete game shutout for the Dodgers against the Padres.

03-14-2018, 06:44 AM	#6
vrobx1 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 3,428	APRIL 7, 1973 The second game of the season opening series against the White Sox. Chicago hit 4 home runs in last night's season opener. OTHER GAMES SCHEDULED AMERICAN LEAGUE Milwaukee 0-1 at Baltimore 1-0 New York 0-1 at Boston 1-0 Detroit at Cleveland Minnesota 0-1 at Oakland 1-0 Kansas City 1-0 at California 0-1 NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia 0-1 at New York 1-0 San Francisco 0-1 at Cincinnati 1-0 Montreal 0-1 at Chicago 1-0 Los Angeles 1-0 at San Diego 0-1 CHICAGO WHITE SOX 1-0 AT TEXAS RANGERS 0-1 MATCHUPS SP Stan Bahnsen vs Pete Broberg Advantage Chicago C Ed Hermann vs Dick Billings Advantage Chicago 1B Dick Allen vs Mike Epsten Advantage Chicago 2B Jorge Orta vs Dave Nelson Advantage Chicago 3B Bill Melton vs Bill Madlock Advantage Chicago SS Eddie Leon vs Toby Harrah Advantage Texas LF Carlos May vs Rico Carty Advantage Chicago CF Ken Henderson vs Elliott Maddox Advantage Push RF Pat H Kelly vs Jeff Burroughs Advantage Texas DH Tony Muser vs Alex Johnson Advantage Chicago Overall Advantage Texas In the top of the first, May brought one home with a double. A Melton single scored May. Broberg struck out the side but also allowed two runs on three hits. In the bottom of the first, the Rangers loaded the bases with one out. Madlock got a run-scoring single to put the Rangers on the board. Harrah followed with a two run single to give the Rangers the lead. Madlock scored from third when Nelson grounded out to third. In the bottom of the second, Burroughs hit a sacrifice fly to score Maddox from third. Henderson led off the top of the third with a home run. After three: Texas 5 Chicago 3. In the top of the fourth, the White Sox scored one on a Muser single and then two on a Henderson two-bagger to retake the lead. It was the White Sox 10th hit of the game. In the top of the fifth, Leon brought Melton home with a sacrifice fly. In the bottom of the fifth, the Rangers scored on a Burroughs double and tied the game on an RBI double by Madlock. An intentional walk loaded the bases with nobody out. Nelson then grounded out to third, scoring Epstein to give the Rangers the lead back. Another intentional walk loaded the bases with one out. Billings popped up and there were two down. Maddox, the ninth batter of the inning, singled to score Madlock. It was the Rangers 10th hit of the game. Johnson then drew a walk to bring home Harrah. Steve Kealey replaced Bahnses on the mound for the White Sox. Burroughs then flew out to right to finally end the inning. In the top of the sixth, Henderson tripled to hit for the cycle. One pitch later, rain began to fall. May flew out to center and then Maddox threw Henderson out trying to score from third. In the bottom of the sixth, the umpires decided to call the game due to bad weather. Final score: Texas 10 Chicago 7. PLAYER OF THE GAME Ken Henderson 4 for 4, HR, 3B, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R OTHER SCORES AMERICAN LEAGUE Baltimore 6 Milwaukee 1 New York 13 Boston 10 Cleveland 4 Detroit 2 Minnesota 2 Oakland 0 Kansas City 9 California 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE New York 5 Philadelphia 4 San Francisco 8 Cincinnati 3 Chicago 9 Montreal 5 Los Angeles 4 San Diego 0 TOP PERFORMERS 1. Ron Blomberg New York Yankees 3 for 4, 2B, HR, 5 RBI, 3 R, BB 2. Ken Henderson Chicago White Sox 4 for 4, 2B, 3B, HR, 3 RBI, 2 R 3. Thurman Munson New York Yankees 4 for 5, 2B, 3 RBI, 2 R, BB Andy Messersmith pitched a complete game shutout for the Dodgers against the Padres.