Richie Zisk hit two homers and drove in all of the runs for the White Sox in a 5-2 victory over the Twins. Alan Bannister beat out a bunt and Jorge Orta doubled before Zisk connected for the circuit in the first inning. Orta was on base with a single when Zisk homered again in the third. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 5, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Friday, July      1, 1977 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  0
White Sox    3  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5  7  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bostock cf            5   1   1   0     0   0   .328      Bannister ss          4   1   1   0     0   0   .302
Smalley ss            5   0   0   0     0   1   .229      Orta 2b               4   2   2   0     0   0   .273
Carew 1b              5   0   2   1     0   0   .411      Zisk lf               4   2   2   5     0   2   .286
Wynegar c             4   0   3   0     0   1   .267      L. Johnson dh         3   0   0   0     1   1   .326
Adams dh              3   0   0   0     1   1   .355      Gamble rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .253
Hisle lf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .310      Lemon cf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .293
Cubbage 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .275      Soderholm 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .301
Ford rf               2   0   2   1     1   0   .234      Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .259
Wilfong 2b            3   0   0   0     0   2   .267      Essian c              2   0   1   0     1   0   .308
  Chiles ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .259      Knapp p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Gomez 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2   9   2     3   7             Totals               31   5   7   5     3   5

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 35,709
Left on Base: Twins 10, White Sox 5
DP: Twins 0, White Sox 0
Errors: Lemon
Doubles: Wynegar 2 (13), Ford (9), Orta (10)
Triples: Bostock (6), Carew (14)
Home Runs: Zisk 2 (19)
Sacrifice Flies: Ford (2)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(8-5)            8     7   5   5   3   5   2  34   3.84
Totals                  8     7   5   5   3   5   2  34

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knapp W(7-4)            9     9   2   2   3   7   0  39   4.16
Totals                  9     9   2   2   3   7   0  39

Passed Balls: Wynegar (4)

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Bill Deegan, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Jim McKean


TWINS 1ST: Bostock tripled; Smalley flied out to left; Carew
tripled [Bostock scored]; Wynegar was called out on strikes;
Adams popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: On a bunt Bannister singled; Orta doubled to
right [Bannister to third]; Zisk homered [Bannister scored, Orta
scored]; L. Johnson flied out to center; Gamble flied out to
center; Lemon struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, White
Sox 3.

TWINS 2ND: Hisle grounded out (shortstop to first); Cubbage
popped to third in foul territory; Ford singled [Ford to second
(error by Lemon)]; Wilfong struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Soderholm struck out; Spencer flied out to left;
Essian singled; Bannister popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 3.

TWINS 3RD: Bostock lined to shortstop; Smalley was called out on
strikes; Carew singled to left; Wynegar doubled to right [Carew
to third]; Adams struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1,
White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta singled to left; Zisk homered [Orta scored];
L. Johnson flied out to center; Gamble grounded out (second to
first); Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 5.

TWINS 4TH: Hisle walked; Cubbage singled to right [Hisle to
third]; Ford hit a sacrifice fly to left [Hisle scored]; Wilfong
was called out on strikes; Bostock popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Soderholm flied out to right; Spencer grounded
out (first to pitcher); Essian walked; Wynegar allowed a passed
ball [Essian to second]; Bannister grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 5.

TWINS 5TH: Smalley popped to shortstop; Carew grounded out
(first unassisted); Wynegar singled to left; Adams walked
[Wynegar to second]; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 2, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Orta grounded out (third to first); Zisk struck
out; L. Johnson walked; Gamble popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 5.

TWINS 6TH: Cubbage flied out to right; Ford walked; Wilfong
flied out to right; Bostock forced Ford (second to shortstop); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Lemon grounded out (third to first); Soderholm
flied out to right; Spencer grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 5.

TWINS 7TH: Smalley flied out to left; Carew grounded out (first
unassisted); Wynegar doubled to right; Adams grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Essian grounded out (third to first); Bannister
grounded out (third to first); Orta flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 5.

TWINS 8TH: Hisle popped to second; Cubbage grounded out (pitcher
to first); Ford doubled to left; CHILES BATTED FOR WILFONG;
Chiles struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: GOMEZ REPLACED CHILES (PLAYING 2B); Zisk struck
out; L. Johnson struck out; Gamble walked; Lemon singled to left
[Gamble to third]; Soderholm forced Lemon (third to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 5.

TWINS 9TH: Bostock popped to third in foul territory; Smalley
grounded out (shortstop to first); Carew popped to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 5.