Pinch-running in the first game and playing right field in the second game, Ralph Garr helped the White Sox defeat the Angels in a doubleheader, 2-1 and 5-1. The opener was decided in the 10th inning when Jim Spencer walked and Garr, running for him, raced home from first base on a double by Brian Downing.

Garr hit two doubles and scored both times in the nightcap. The White Sox broke a 1-1 tie in the fifth inning when Garr hit his first double and Spencer and Jorge Orta rapped consecutive triples. Garr doubled again in the seventh and crossed the plate on a single by Alan Bannister. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 2, California Angels 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Sunday, September 12, 1976 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Angels       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   1  9  1
White Sox    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   2  8  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins lf            4   0   1   0     1   1   .262      Stein 2b              3   0   0   0     2   1   .283
Remy 2b               4   0   3   0     0   0   .270      Bannister rf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .228
Easler dh             4   0   1   0     0   3   .370      Orta lf               5   0   1   0     0   2   .276
Melton 3b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .206      Spencer 1b            4   0   1   0     1   1   .254
Bochte rf             3   1   2   0     1   1   .263        Garr pr             0   1   0   0     0   0   .305
Briggs 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .220      Downing c             5   0   1   1     0   1   .250
Torres cf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .217      Bell 3b               3   1   1   0     1   0   .244
Chalk ss              3   0   2   1     0   0   .214      Lemon cf              3   0   2   1     1   0   .240
Etchebarren c         2   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Dent ss               4   0   0   0     0   0   .243
  Solaita ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .274      Minoso dh             3   0   1   0     0   1   .167
  Humphrey c          1   0   0   0     0   0   .261        L. Johnson ph,dh    1   0   0   0     0   0   .328
Monge p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gossage p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   9   1     3   7             Totals               34   2   8   2     5   6

Time of Game: 2:40
Left on Base: Angels 6, White Sox 12
DP: Angels 0, White Sox 2
Errors: Briggs
Doubles: Bochte (14), Bell (7), Bannister (4), Downing (14)
Triples: Orta (7)
Stolen Bases: Remy (32)
Caught Stealing: Collins (11), Bochte (4), Remy (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Bannister 2 (4)
Hit by Pitch: Chalk (9,by Gossage)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Monge L(5-6)            9     8   2   2   5   6   0  41   3.48
Totals                  9     8   2   2   5   6   0  41

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gossage W(9-14)        10     9   1   1   3   7   0  37   3.84
Totals                 10     9   1   1   3   7   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Gossage (6)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Collins grounded out (third to first); Remy grounded
out (shortstop to first); Easler singled to left; Melton popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Stein flied out to center; Bannister flied out to
left; Orta tripled to right; Spencer grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 0, White Sox 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Bochte doubled to left; Briggs struck out; Torres
grounded out (first unassisted) [Bochte to third]; Chalk singled
to left [Bochte scored, Chalk out at second (left to second)]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Downing was called out on strikes; Bell doubled
to right; Lemon singled to left [Bell scored]; Dent flied out to
left; Minoso singled to left [Lemon to second]; Minnie Minoso
hits safely at the age of 50; Stein struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Etchebarren grounded out (second to first); Collins
walked; Collins was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Remy singled to left; Remy stole second; Easler struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bannister grounded out (third to first); Orta
struck out; Spencer singled to right; Downing flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Melton grounded out (third to first); Bochte walked;
Briggs flied out to left; Bochte was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Bell grounded out (shortstop to first); Lemon
singled to left; Dent flied out to center; Minoso struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Torres flied out to center; Chalk was hit by a
pitch; Etchebarren hit into a double play (second to first)
[Chalk out at third (first to shortstop)]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Angels 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Stein walked; Bannister out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Stein to second]; Orta reached on an error
by Briggs [Stein to third]; Spencer struck out; Downing flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 1.

ANGELS 6TH: Collins struck out; Remy singled to center; Remy was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); Easler struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1,
White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Bell grounded out (third to first); Lemon walked;
Dent flied out to center; Minoso flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Melton grounded out (third to first); Bochte singled
to center; Briggs hit into a double play (first unassisted)
[Bochte out at third (first to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Stein walked; Bannister out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Stein to second]; Orta struck out; Spencer
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
1, White Sox 1.

ANGELS 8TH: Torres was called out on strikes; Chalk grounded out
(second to first); SOLAITA BATTED FOR ETCHEBARREN; Solaita flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: HUMPHREY REPLACED SOLAITA (PLAYING C ); Downing
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell walked; Lemon flied out to
center; Dent flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
1, White Sox 1.

ANGELS 9TH: Collins singled to right; On a bunt Remy singled to
pitcher [Collins to second]; Easler struck out; Melton walked
[Collins to third, Remy to second]; Bochte struck out; Briggs
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox
1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: L. JOHNSON BATTED FOR MINOSO; L. Johnson flied
out to center; Stein grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bannister doubled to left; Orta grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 1.

ANGELS 10TH: Torres flied out to right; Chalk singled to
shortstop; Humphrey forced Chalk (shortstop to second); Collins
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 10TH: Spencer walked; GARR RAN FOR SPENCER; Downing
doubled to center [Garr scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
1, White Sox 2.