Staked to a five-run lead in the first inning, Ken Kravec gained his first major league victory when the White Sox defeated the Brewers, 5-2. The rookie lefthander pitched 7 2/3 innings before being lifted in favor of Francisco Barrios. Dave Hamilton relieved in the ninth and struck out the last two batters to save the game.

In their first-inning outburst, the White Sox began the scoring with a single by Ralph Garr and double by Jorge Orta. Pat Kelly drove in the second run with a double and Jim Spencer added two more with a homer. The White Sox then tacked on their final marker with a pass to Brian Downing, an error and sacrifice fly by Jack Brohamer. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 5, Milwaukee Brewers 2

Game Played on Friday, August 27, 1976 (Night game) at County Stadium

White Sox    5  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  1
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   2  8  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hairston rf           4   0   0   0     1   1   .271      Yount ss              4   1   2   0     1   1   .273
  Bannister pr,lf     0   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Moore c               4   0   0   0     0   2   .194
Garr cf,lf,rf         5   1   2   0     0   0   .312      Scott 1b              2   0   1   0     2   1   .277
Orta dh               5   1   2   1     0   1   .283      Aaron dh              4   0   1   1     0   1   .240
Kelly lf              4   1   1   1     0   0   .257        Sharp pr,dh         0   0   0   0     0   0   .248
  Lemon cf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Money 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .274
Spencer 1b            4   1   1   2     0   1   .252      Lezcano rf            3   1   1   0     1   1   .285
Downing c             3   1   0   0     1   1   .253      G. Thomas cf          3   0   0   0     0   2   .198
Stein 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .287        Hegan ph            0   0   0   1     0   0   .245
Brohamer 2b           3   0   2   1     0   0   .256      Joshua lf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .264
Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Sutherland 2b         3   0   1   0     0   0   .209
Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Johnson ph          0   0   0   0     0   0   .263
  Barrios p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Heidemann ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .198
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Sadecki p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   9   5     3   5             Totals               32   2   8   2     4  10

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 14,950
Left on Base: White Sox 7, Brewers 8
DP: White Sox 2, Brewers 1
Errors: Garr, Money
Doubles: Orta (24), Kelly (19)
Home Runs: Spencer (11)
Stolen Bases: Orta (21)
Sacrifice Hits: Dent (16)
Sacrifice Flies: Brohamer (6), Hegan (3)
GIDP: Dent (6), Yount (13), Money (10)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec W(1-1)           7.2   6   1   1   4   8   0  31   2.74
Barrios                 0.2   2   1   0   0   0   0   4   4.51
Hamilton SV(8)          0.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   2   3.24
Totals                  9     8   2   1   4  10   0  37

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton L(13-11)         8.1   9   5   4   3   4   1  37   3.38
Sadecki                 0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.18
Totals                  9     9   5   4   3   5   1  39

Wild Pitches: Kravec (2)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Hairston struck out; Garr singled to center; Orta
doubled to center [Garr scored]; Kelly doubled to left [Orta
scored]; Spencer homered [Kelly scored]; Downing walked; Stein
reached on an error by Money [Downing to third]; Brohamer hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Downing scored (unearned)]; Dent struck
out; 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Yount walked; Moore struck out; Scott walked [Yount
to second]; Aaron made an out to shortstop; Money flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5, Brewers 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Hairston grounded out (first unassisted); Garr
flied out to center; Orta singled to center; Orta stole second;
Kelly grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 5, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano flied out to center; G. Thomas flied out to
center; Joshua struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5,
Brewers 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); Downing
struck out; Stein singled to center; Brohamer flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Sutherland singled to center; Yount grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Sutherland out at
second]; Moore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 5, Brewers 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Dent flied out to right; Hairston flied out to
center; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 5, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Scott walked; Aaron was called out on strikes;
Money grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Scott out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5,
Brewers 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Orta grounded out (first unassisted); Kelly
grounded out (second to first); Spencer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Lezcano struck out; G. Thomas struck out; Joshua
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Brewers 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Downing made an out to catcher; Stein walked;
Brohamer singled to center [Stein to second]; Dent grounded into
a double play (third to first) [Stein out at third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Sutherland flied out to left; Yount singled to
left; Moore flied out to center; Kravec threw a wild pitch
[Yount to second]; Scott struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 5, Brewers 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Hairston grounded out (second to first); Garr
singled; Orta flied out to left; Kelly grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 7TH: LEMON REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING CF); GARR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Aaron flied out to right; Money singled
to center; Lezcano walked [Money to second]; G. Thomas was
called out on strikes; Joshua grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5, Brewers 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first);
Downing flied out to left; Stein flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 8TH: Sutherland flied out to left; Yount singled to
center; Moore struck out; Scott singled to center [Yount to
third]; Aaron singled to left [Yount scored, Scott to second];
SHARP RAN FOR AARON; BARRIOS REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); Money
flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5, Brewers
1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: SHARP STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Brohamer
singled to right; Dent out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to
second) [Brohamer to second]; Hairston walked; BANNISTER RAN FOR
HAIRSTON; SADECKI REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Garr made an out
to shortstop; Orta struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
5, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 9TH: BANNISTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); GARR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Lezcano singled to right [Lezcano to
third (error by Garr)]; HEGAN BATTED FOR G. THOMAS; Hegan hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Lezcano scored (unearned)]; Joshua
singled to center; JOHNSON BATTED FOR SUTHERLAND; HAMILTON
REPLACED BARRIOS (PITCHING); HEIDEMANN BATTED FOR JOHNSON;
Heidemann was called out on strikes; Yount struck out; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Brewers 2.

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