The Athletics, with Rodney Scott and Earl Williams each driving in two runs, waged a 16-hit attack and beat the White Sox, 7-1, to end their five-game losing streak. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 7, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Monday, June      20, 1977 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
A's          0  0  1    0  1  4    0  0  1  -   7 16  1
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  6  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Scott 2b              5   1   3   2     0   0   .292      Bannister ss          3   0   0   0     1   0   .304
Jorgensen 1b          5   0   2   0     0   1   .264      Stillman lf           3   1   1   0     1   1   .257
Crawford rf           4   1   1   0     1   1   .258      Orta 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .267
  Alexander rf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      L. Johnson 1b         4   0   1   0     0   0   .307
Gross 3b              5   1   2   0     0   1   .269      Gamble rf             1   0   0   0     1   1   .259
E. Williams dh        5   0   1   2     0   1   .230        Nordhagen ph,rf     1   0   0   1     0   0   .351
Page lf               4   1   0   0     0   2   .286      Soderholm dh          4   0   0   0     0   1   .307
Sanguillen c          2   1   2   0     0   0   .278      Lemon cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
  Newman ph,c         2   0   0   0     0   0   .171      Bell 3b               2   0   0   0     0   1   .179
Armas cf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .235        Brohamer 3b         2   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Picciolo ss           4   1   3   1     0   0   .202      Essian c              3   0   2   0     0   1   .306
Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Knapp p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kirkwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   7  16   6     1   6             Totals               31   1   6   1     3   5

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 13,933
Left on Base: A's 7, White Sox 7
DP: A's 1, White Sox 2
Errors: Page, L. Johnson
Doubles: Picciolo (2), Gross (11), Scott (2), Essian (9)
Triples: Picciolo (1)
Stolen Bases: Page (14)
Caught Stealing: Sanguillen (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Nordhagen (1)
GIDP: Crawford (1)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford W(5-5)         5     5   1   1   3   5   0  22   2.88
Lacey SV(4)             4     1   0   0   0   0   0  13   1.43
Totals                  9     6   1   1   3   5   0  35

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knapp L(5-4)            5    10   5   3   0   2   0  23   4.80
Hamilton                2     2   1   1   1   2   0   9   4.50
Kirkwood                2     4   1   1   0   2   0   9   5.03
Totals                  9    16   7   4*  1   6   0  41

Passed Balls: Essian (3)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett


ATHLETICS 1ST: Scott flied out to center; Jorgensen popped to
third in foul territory; Crawford grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister walked; Bannister was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Stillman struck out (catcher to first); Orta
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Gross struck out; E. Williams made an out to
second; Page struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: L. Johnson flied out to left; Gamble struck out;
Soderholm grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Sanguillen singled to second; Armas flied out to
right; Sanguillen was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Picciolo doubled to right; Essian allowed a passed ball
[Picciolo to third]; Scott singled to center [Picciolo scored];
Scott was picked off first (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Lemon flied out to left; Bell struck out; Essian
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Jorgensen singled to center; Crawford grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Jorgensen
out at second]; Gross doubled to right; E. Williams flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Bannister grounded out (second to first);
Stillman singled to center; Orta reached on an error by Page
[Stillman to third, Orta to second]; L. Johnson grounded out
(third to first); Gamble walked; Soderholm struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
1 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 1, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Page made an out to shortstop; Sanguillen singled
to shortstop; Armas flied out to center; On a bunt Picciolo
singled [Sanguillen to second]; Scott doubled to left
[Sanguillen scored, Picciolo to third]; Jorgensen flied out to
left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Lemon singled to center; Bell forced Lemon (third
to second); Essian doubled to left [Bell to third]; Bannister
hit into a double play (center to catcher to pitcher) [Bell out
at home]; Kevin Bell injured knee in collision at HP; Manny
Sanguillen also injured; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2,
White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: BROHAMER REPLACED BELL (PLAYING 3B); Crawford
singled to center; Gross reached on an error by L. Johnson
[Crawford to third, Gross to second]; E. Williams singled to
center [Crawford scored, Gross scored (unearned)]; HAMILTON
REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Page forced E. Williams (second to
shortstop); NEWMAN BATTED FOR SANGUILLEN; Page stole second;
Newman grounded out (second to first) [Page to third]; Armas
singled to left [Page scored (unearned)]; Picciolo tripled to
center [Armas scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)];
Scott grounded out (third to first); 4 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: NEWMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Stillman
walked; Orta singled to shortstop [Stillman to second]; L.
Johnson singled to pitcher [Stillman to third, Orta to second];
LACEY REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING); NORDHAGEN BATTED FOR GAMBLE;
Nordhagen hit a sacrifice fly to center [Stillman scored];
Soderholm flied out to right; Lemon made an out to third; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: NORDHAGEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Jorgensen
struck out; Crawford walked; Gross flied out to center; E.
Williams struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Brohamer flied out to center; On a bunt Essian
singled; Bannister flied out to center; Stillman grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox
1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: KIRKWOOD REPLACED HAMILTON (PITCHING); Page
struck out; Newman grounded out (first to pitcher); Armas
singled to second; Picciolo grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Orta made an out to shortstop; L. Johnson
grounded out (second to first); Nordhagen flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Scott singled to first; Jorgensen singled to
center [Scott to third]; Crawford struck out [Scott scored,
Jorgensen out at second (catcher to third to shortstop to
catcher to third)]; Gross singled to center; E. Williams
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics
7, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: ALEXANDER REPLACED CRAWFORD (PLAYING RF);
Soderholm flied out to center; Lemon grounded out (shortstop to
first); Brohamer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 7, White Sox 1.