Chris Knapp, young righthander with the White Sox, snapped his personal three-game losing streak by scattering eight hits to defeat the Twins, 8-1. Ralph Garr and Richie Zisk batted in two runs apiece, while Eric Soderholm and Jim Essian hit homers in the White Sox attack. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 8, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Saturday, June      25, 1977 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium
White Sox    1  1  0    3  0  1    1  1  0  -   8 16  1
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               3   0   2   2     0   0   .270      Bostock cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .340
  Stillman lf         2   1   0   0     1   0   .220      Carew 1b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .396
Bannister ss          4   1   2   1     0   0   .302        Kusick 1b           1   0   0   0     0   1   .268
Lemon cf              4   0   0   0     1   2   .291      Wynegar c             3   0   1   0     1   0   .264
Zisk dh               5   0   2   2     0   1   .286      Adams rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .329
  Gamble pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .266      Hisle lf              4   0   2   0     0   0   .318
L. Johnson 1b         5   1   2   0     0   1   .311      Chiles dh             4   1   1   0     0   0   .270
Soderholm 3b          3   2   3   1     1   0   .312      Cubbage 3b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .269
  Brohamer ph,3b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Smalley ss            2   0   1   0     2   1   .230
Nordhagen rf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .326      Wilfong 2b            3   0   2   1     1   0   .278
Orta 2b               5   1   3   1     0   0   .268      Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Essian c              4   2   2   1     1   0   .302        Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Knapp p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Holly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            D. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   8  16   8     4   4             Totals               31   1   8   1     5   4

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 21,156
Left on Base: White Sox 11, Twins 8
DP: White Sox 3, Twins 1
Errors: Knapp, Wilfong
Doubles: Garr (10), Hisle (18)
Triples: Smalley (4)
Home Runs: Soderholm (6), Essian (4)
Stolen Bases: Bannister (4)
Caught Stealing: Orta (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Nordhagen (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Bannister (4)
GIDP: Essian (7), Adams 2 (4), Bostock (9)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knapp W(6-4)            9     8   1   1   5   4   0  36   4.39
Totals                  9     8   1   1   5   4   0  36

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn L(6-6)             3.1   7   5   3   1   2   1  19   4.56
Schueler                3     5   2   2   2   2   1  15   5.27
Holly                   0.2   1   1   1   1   0   0   3   6.38
D. Johnson              2     3   0   0   0   0   0   9   4.70
Totals                  9    16   8   6   4   4   2  46

Wild Pitches: D. Johnson (2)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Rich Garcia


WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr grounded out (second to first); Bannister
singled; Bannister stole second; Lemon struck out; Zisk singled
to right [Bannister scored]; L. Johnson lined to left; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Bostock grounded out (third to first); Carew singled
to pitcher [Carew to third (error by Knapp)]; Wynegar popped to
shortstop; Adams struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Soderholm homered; Nordhagen grounded out (third
to first); Orta singled; Essian forced Orta (third to second);
Garr singled to left [Essian to third]; Bannister flied out to
center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle grounded out (pitcher to first); Chiles singled
to left; Cubbage walked [Chiles to second]; Smalley struck out;
Wilfong singled to right [Chiles scored, Cubbage to third];
Bostock lined to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Lemon grounded out (second to first); Zisk struck
out; L. Johnson lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
2, Twins 1.

TWINS 3RD: Carew grounded out (first to pitcher); Wynegar
walked; Adams grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Wynegar out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Soderholm singled to right; Nordhagen reached on
a fielder's choice [Soderholm to second (error by Wilfong)];
Orta forced Nordhagen (second to shortstop) [Soderholm to
third]; Essian walked [Orta to second]; Garr doubled [Soderholm
scored (unearned), Orta scored, Essian to third]; SCHUELER
REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); Bannister hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Essian scored (unearned)]; Lemon struck out; 3 R (1 ER),
2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 4TH: STILLMAN REPLACED GARR (PLAYING LF); Hisle singled;
Hisle was picked off first (pitcher to first); Chiles popped to
shortstop; Cubbage flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 5, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Zisk flied out to center; L. Johnson struck out;
Soderholm walked; Nordhagen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 5, Twins 1.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley walked; On a bunt Wilfong singled to third
[Smalley to second]; Bostock grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Smalley to third, Wilfong out at
second]; Carew popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 5, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta singled to center; Orta was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Essian homered; Stillman grounded
out (third to first); Bannister singled to center; Lemon walked
[Bannister to second]; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 6, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Wynegar flied out to left; Adams lined to right;
Hisle flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6,
Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: L. Johnson singled; Soderholm singled to center
[L. Johnson to second]; Nordhagen out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [L. Johnson to third, Soderholm to second]; HOLLY
REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Orta singled [L. Johnson scored,
Soderholm to third]; Essian grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Orta out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 7, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Chiles popped to first in foul territory; Cubbage
grounded out (second to first); Smalley tripled to center;
Wilfong walked; Bostock flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 7, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: KUSICK REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING 1B); Stillman
walked; D. JOHNSON REPLACED HOLLY (PITCHING); Bannister grounded
out (shortstop to second to first) [Stillman to second]; D.
Johnson threw a wild pitch [Stillman to third]; Lemon flied out
to center; Zisk singled [Stillman scored]; GAMBLE RAN FOR ZISK;
L. Johnson singled to center [Gamble to second]; BROHAMER BATTED
FOR SODERHOLM; Brohamer grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BROHAMER STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Kusick was called out on strikes; Wynegar
singled to center; Adams grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Wynegar out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Nordhagen grounded out (third to first); Orta
flied out to left; Essian singled; Stillman grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: Hisle doubled to left; Chiles flied out to center;
Cubbage struck out; Smalley walked; Wilfong flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins 1.