Texas Rangers 7 – 8 Chicago White Sox
3 September 1973 · CHI10
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | 8-15-5 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago White Sox | 1 in 17,038 games |
| 24 | final score 8–7 | 1 in 86 games | |
| 24 | 5 RBI | Carlos May | 1 in 492 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Rangers | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 |
| Chicago White Sox | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 5 |
Box score
Texas Rangers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Nelson | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| Toby Harrah | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Alex Johnson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Jim Spencer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Sudakis | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | HR |
| Larry Biittner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Fregosi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Mason | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Burroughs | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Vic Harris | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Elliott Maddox | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ken Suarez | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 48 | 7 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Texas Rangers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Henninger | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Sonny Siebert | 3.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| Steve Foucault | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Chicago White Sox batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Kelly | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Tony Muser | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jerry Hairston | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Jeter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Melton | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Carlos May | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Jorge Orta | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| Bill Sharp | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ed Herrmann | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bucky Dent | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 45 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Chicago White Sox pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilbur Wood | 7.1 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| Cy Acosta | 3.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |