May 19, 200718 yr For the rest of the day see www.whitesoxalmanac.com 1972: Wilbur Wood, one of the worst hitting pitchers of his era, went 2-for-3 with an RBI and earned the win as the White Sox topped California 3-1 before 21,838 at Comiskey Park. Wood singled and scored in the third and drove in Rick Reichardt with a single in the fourth. The multi-hit game was the first of Wood’s career but one of three he would get in the final season pitchers batted in the American League. Despite his “improvement” at the plate in 1972, Wood still finished with an .084 lifetime average (27-for-322). The performance on the mound was typical for Wood. The portly left-handed throwing knuckleballer gave up one run on six hits with no walks and five strikeouts in eight innings to improve to 7-2 as the surprising White Sox improved to 16-10 with their seventh win in their last eight games.
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