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Friday May 21, 1976
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Ken Brett, making his first A. L. start in four seasons, and reliever Clay Carroll combined for a four-hitter to lead the White Sox to a 6-0 victory over the A's. Vida Blue, trying for his seventh consecutive triumph over the White Sox, was kayoed in the sixth. The White Sox ran their win string to four after scoring three runs in the second on singles by Buddy Bradford, Chet Lemon and Bill Stein and a double by Bucky Dent. [The Sporting News]


Chicago White Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 0

Game Played on Friday, May 21, 1976 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  1
White Sox    0  3  0    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   6 12  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North cf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .266      Dent ss               4   0   4   2     0   0   .343
Washington rf         3   0   0   0     1   0   .235      Garr lf               2   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Rudi lf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .283      Downing c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .257
Baylor 1b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .213      Orta 3b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .205      L. Johnson dh         4   1   1   0     0   0   .227
  McMullen 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .194      Spencer 1b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .258
Williams dh           4   0   1   0     0   0   .208      Bradford rf           4   2   2   1     0   0   .267
Campaneris ss         3   0   1   0     1   0   .184      Lemon cf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .242
Garner 2b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .223      Stein 2b              3   1   1   2     0   1   .167
Haney c               2   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Brett p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hosley ph,c         1   0   0   0     0   1   .176        Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Blue p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bosman p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   4   0     5   5             Totals               33   6  12   6     0   1

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 22,420
Left on Base: A's 8, White Sox 6
DP: A's 0, White Sox 0
Errors: Blue
Doubles: Dent (6), Downing (4)
Stolen Bases: North (18), Washington 2 (12)
Caught Stealing: Campaneris (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Garr 2 (3), Stein (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blue L(3-5)             5    10   6   6   0   0   0  26   3.69
Bosman                  3     2   0   0   0   1   0  10   3.00
Totals                  8    12   6   6   0   1   0  36

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett W(1-0)            5     1   0   0   5   1   0  20   0.00
Carroll SV(3)           4     3   0   0   0   4   0  15   2.25
Totals                  9     4   0   0   5   5   0  35

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Nick Bremigan


ATHLETICS 1ST: North struck out; Washington grounded out
(catcher to first); Rudi walked; Baylor walked [Rudi to second];
Bando popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Dent singled to center; Garr out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to first) [Dent to second]; Downing grounded out
(second to first) [Dent to third]; Orta flied to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Williams popped to third in foul territory;
Campaneris walked; Campaneris was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Garner singled to
center; Haney flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: L. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); Bradford singled to
right; Lemon singled to center [Bradford to third, Lemon to
second (on throw to 3b)]; Stein singled to left [Bradford
scored, Lemon scored]; Dent doubled to left [Stein scored]; Garr
grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 3RD: North walked; Washington lined to left; North
stole second; Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first); Baylor flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Downing doubled to center; Orta grounded out
(second to first) [Downing to third]; L. Johnson popped to
catcher in foul territory; Spencer flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Bando made an out to shortstop; Williams flied
out to right; Campaneris flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Bradford popped to third in foul territory; Lemon
flied out to center; Stein grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Garner grounded out (second to first); Haney
grounded out (third to first); North grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Dent singled to left; Garr out on a sacrifice
bunt (third to first) [Dent to second]; Dent was picked off
second but was safe on an error by Blue [Dent to third]; Downing
flied to center; Orta lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Washington walked; CARROLL REPLACED BRETT
(PITCHING); Washington stole second; Rudi lined to center;
Washington stole third; Baylor struck out; Bando grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White
Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: L. Johnson singled to center; Spencer singled to
right [L. Johnson to third]; Bradford reached on a fielder's
choice [L. Johnson scored, Spencer to second]; Lemon singled to
right [Spencer scored, Bradford to second]; BOSMAN REPLACED BLUE
(PITCHING); Stein out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Bradford to third, Lemon to second]; Dent singled to left
[Bradford scored, Lemon to third]; Garr reached on a fielder's
choice [Lemon out at home (second to catcher), Dent to second];
Downing lined to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0,
White Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Williams singled to right; Campaneris singled to
left [Williams to second]; Garner struck out; HOSLEY BATTED FOR
HANEY; Hosley was called out on strikes; North grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox
6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: HOSLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Orta flied
out to center; L. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Spencer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, White Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Washington lined to right; Rudi struck out;
Baylor singled to left; Bando popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 8TH: MCMULLEN REPLACED BANDO (PLAYING 3B); Bradford
singled to left [Bradford out at second (left to second)]; Lemon
flied to right; Stein struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, White Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Williams grounded out (shortstop to first);
Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); Garner grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
White Sox 6.



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