A double and triple by Jorge Orta proved the most potent blows for the White Sox, who defeated the Indians, 4-1, behind the pitching of Rich Gossage. Orta's double drove in one of the White Sox' two runs in the first inning. The third baseman's triple then accounted for one of his club's final pair in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 4, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Friday, June      4, 1976 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Indians      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  9  3
White Sox    2  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   4  8  0


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Kuiper 2b             5   0   2   0     0   0   .219      Kelly dh              3   2   1   0     1   0   .227
Bell 3b               4   0   2   1     0   0   .298      Nyman lf              3   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Manning cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .281        Lemon ph,cf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .289
Powell 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .206      Garr cf               4   2   3   1     0   0   .294
Lowenstein lf         4   0   1   0     0   1   .232        Bradford rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Carty dh              3   0   1   0     1   0   .325      Orta 3b               3   0   2   2     1   0   .246
Spikes rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .217      Spencer 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .241
Ashby c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Dent ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .291
Duffy ss              4   1   2   0     0   1   .227      Brohamer 2b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Coggins rf,lf         3   0   2   0     1   0   .226
  Waits p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Essian c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .333
  Thomas p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gossage p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   1   9   1     1   3             Totals               32   4   8   3     3   6

Time of Game: 2:17   Attendance: 25,883
Left on Base: Indians 9, White Sox 7
DP: Indians 0, White Sox 0
Errors: Powell, Lowenstein, Ashby
Doubles: Duffy (3), Orta (7), Coggins (1)
Triples: Orta (1)
Stolen Bases: Lowenstein (4), Kelly 2 (3)
Caught Stealing: Spencer (3)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley L(3-4)        4.1   7   4   4   2   4   0  22   3.88
Waits                   2.2   1   0   0   1   2   0  10   0.00
Thomas                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   1.96
Totals                  8     8   4   4   3   6   0  35

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gossage W(4-3)          9     9   1   1   1   3   0  37   2.39
Totals                  9     9   1   1   1   3   0  37

Wild Pitches: Gossage (2)

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Dave Phillips


INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper grounded out (first to pitcher); Bell
singled to center; Manning singled to right [Bell to second];
Powell flied out to right; Lowenstein grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly walked; Kelly stole second; Nyman lined to
shortstop; Garr singled to center [Garr to second (on throw),
Kelly scored (error by Ashby)]; Orta doubled to right [Garr
scored]; Spencer struck out; Dent was called out on strikes; 2
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 2.

INDIANS 2ND: Carty grounded out (second to first); Spikes
grounded out (first to pitcher); Ashby grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Brohamer flied out to center; Coggins doubled to
right; Essian struck out; Kelly grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 2.

INDIANS 3RD: Duffy singled to left; Gossage threw a wild pitch
[Duffy to second]; Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell
grounded out (second to first) [Duffy to third]; Manning
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Nyman flied out to center; Garr flied out to
right; Orta walked; Spencer popped to third in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 2.

INDIANS 4TH: Powell flied out to left; Lowenstein grounded out
(pitcher to first); Carty walked; Spikes lined to pitcher; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Dent flied out to left; Brohamer grounded out
(second to first); Coggins singled to right; Essian flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 2.

INDIANS 5TH: Ashby grounded out (shortstop to first); Duffy
doubled to left; Kuiper singled [Duffy to third]; Bell singled
to shortstop [Duffy scored, Kuiper to second]; Manning made an
out to shortstop; Powell struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Indians 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Kelly singled to center; Kelly stole second;
Nyman struck out; Garr singled to right [Kelly scored, Garr to
third (error by Powell)]; Orta tripled to left [Garr scored];
WAITS REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Spencer reached on a
fielder's choice [Orta out at home (third to catcher)]; Spencer
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Lowenstein singled to right; Carty flied out to
center; Lowenstein stole second; Spikes grounded out (third to
first) [Lowenstein to third]; Ashby grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Dent flied out to left; Brohamer reached on an
error by Lowenstein; Coggins walked [Brohamer to second]; Essian
flied out to left; Kelly grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Duffy was called out on strikes; On a bunt Kuiper
singled; Bell flied out to left; Manning grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: LEMON BATTED FOR NYMAN; Lemon struck out; On a
bunt Garr singled; Orta flied out to center; Spencer struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 4.

INDIANS 8TH: LEMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); BRADFORD
REPLACED GARR (PLAYING RF); COGGINS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
LF); Powell grounded out (second to first); Lowenstein was
called out on strikes; Carty singled to right; Spikes grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 1, White
Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: THOMAS REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING); Dent lined to
third; Brohamer made an out to third; Coggins grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox
4.

INDIANS 9TH: Ashby popped to catcher in foul territory; Duffy
popped to third in foul territory; Kuiper flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 1, White Sox 4.