A three-run rally in the eighth inning brought the White Sox a 4-2 victory over the Athletics, who suffered a staggering setback in the West Division race, falling six games behind the pace-setting Royals. The White Sox notched their initial tally in the fourth inning on singles by Ralph Garr, Jim Spencer and Bill Stein before the A's took the lead with two runs in the seventh when Claudell Washington singled after Gene Tenace walked, Sal Bando singled and Don Baylor was hit by a pitch to load the bases.

The White Sox began their rally in the eighth with a double by Pat Kelly. Alan Bannister was hit by a pitch and Garr singled to fill the sacks. Spencer forced Kelly at home, but Jorge Orta followed with a single, driving in two runs to put the White Sox ahead. Jack Brohamer added an insurance run with a sacrifice fly. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 4, Oakland Athletics 2
Game Played on Friday, September 24, 1976 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  6  0
White Sox    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  3  x  -   4  8  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
North dh              4   0   1   0     0   3   .275      Bannister lf          3   1   0   0     0   1   .256
Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     1   0   .263      Garr rf               4   2   2   0     0   0   .299
Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .281      Spencer 1b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .251
Tenace c              3   1   0   0     1   2   .249      Orta dh               4   0   1   2     0   0   .277
Bando 3b              4   1   3   0     0   0   .237      Stein 3b              3   0   1   1     1   1   .273
Baylor rf             2   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Brohamer 2b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .258
Washington cf         4   0   2   2     0   0   .253      Lemon cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Fairly 1b             2   0   0   0     2   1   .252      Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .246
  Lintz pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Essian c              2   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Garner 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .261        Kelly ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .255
P. Mitchell p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Downing c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .251
  Fingers p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Barrios p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   6   2     4   8             Totals               30   4   8   4     1   2

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 12,672
Left on Base: A's 7, White Sox 7
DP: A's 0, White Sox 2
Doubles: Washington (19), Kelly (20)
Caught Stealing: Baylor (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Dent (18)
Sacrifice Flies: Brohamer (8)
GIDP: Rudi (14)
Hit by Pitch: Baylor 2 (18,by Barrios 2), Bannister (1,by Fingers), Lemon (7,by Todd)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
P. Mitchell             6.1   5   1   1   0   2   0  24   4.11
Fingers L(11-11)        0.2   2   3   3   0   0   0   5   2.66
Lindblad                0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.12
Todd                    0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.00
Totals                  8     8   4   4   1   2   0  35

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barrios W(5-8)          9     6   2   2   4   8   0  36   4.01
Totals                  9     6   2   2   4   8   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Fingers (7), Todd (6), Barrios 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Art Frantz, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


ATHLETICS 1ST: North struck out; Campaneris popped to first in
foul territory; Rudi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister was called out on strikes; Garr flied
out to center; Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Tenace flied out to left; Bando popped to first
in foul territory; Baylor was hit by a pitch; Baylor was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Orta flied out to center; Stein was called out on
strikes; Brohamer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Washington doubled to right; Fairly struck out;
Garner popped to first in foul territory; North struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Lemon singled to center; Dent out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Lemon to second]; Essian flied out to
left; Bannister grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Rudi
flied out to left; Tenace was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Garr singled to left; Spencer singled to center
[Garr to second]; Orta popped to third in foul territory; Stein
singled to center [Garr scored, Spencer to second]; Brohamer
flied out to left; Lemon made an out to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Bando singled to left; Baylor grounded out
(second to first) [Bando to second]; Washington lined into a
double play (first to shortstop) [Bando out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Dent popped to catcher in foul territory; Essian
flied out to left; Bannister flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Fairly made an out to shortstop; Garner flied out
to center; North singled to center; Campaneris popped to catcher
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox
1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Garr flied out to center; Spencer popped to third
in foul territory; Orta grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Rudi struck out; Tenace walked; Bando singled to
center [Tenace to third]; Baylor was hit by a pitch [Bando to
second]; Washington singled to center [Tenace scored, Bando
scored, Baylor to third, Washington to second (on throw)];
Fairly was walked intentionally; Garner flied out to left; North
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Stein popped to catcher in foul territory;
Brohamer singled to center; FINGERS REPLACED P. MITCHELL
(PITCHING); Lemon popped to first in foul territory; Dent flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Campaneris walked; Rudi grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Campaneris out at second];
Tenace struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox
1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: KELLY BATTED FOR ESSIAN; Kelly doubled to right;
Bannister was hit by a pitch; Garr singled to center [Kelly to
third, Bannister to second]; LINDBLAD REPLACED FINGERS
(PITCHING); Spencer forced Kelly (shortstop to catcher)
[Bannister to third, Garr to second]; Orta singled to center
[Bannister scored, Garr scored, Spencer to second]; Stein walked
[Spencer to third, Orta to second]; Brohamer hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Spencer scored]; TODD REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING);
Lemon was hit by a pitch [Orta to third, Stein to second]; Dent
forced Lemon (shortstop to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 2, White Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: DOWNING REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING C ); Bando
singled to shortstop; Baylor flied out to left; Washington
forced Bando (second to shortstop); Fairly walked [Washington to
second]; LINTZ RAN FOR FAIRLY; Garner forced Lintz (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 4.