Lamar Johnson hit his second home run of the game with one out in the ninth to enable the White Sox to beat the Mariners, 5-4, and increase their American League West lead to a full game over the idle Twins. Rookie Randy Wiles, pitching two-thirds of an inning in relief of Francisco Barrios, was credited with his first major league victory. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 5, Seattle Mariners 4
Game Played on Monday, August    8, 1977 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Mariners     0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   4  7  0
White Sox    2  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  1  -   5  7  2


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               5   0   0   0     0   2   .299      Garr lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .305
Bernhardt 3b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .264      Bannister ss          4   1   1   0     0   0   .306
Meyer 1b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .278      Orta 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Stanton dh            4   0   0   0     0   1   .276      L. Johnson 1b         4   2   2   3     0   1   .303
Ruppert Jones cf      2   1   0   1     1   1   .254      Gamble dh             3   1   1   1     0   2   .269
Lopez rf              4   1   2   1     0   1   .280      Stillman rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Braun lf              2   0   0   1     1   0   .226      Lemon cf              3   1   1   0     0   2   .280
  Collins pr,lf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Stinson c             4   0   2   1     0   0   .276      Essian c              3   0   1   1     0   0   .278
Reynolds ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Barrios p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stein ph,ss         1   0   0   0     0   0   .263        Wiles p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Galasso p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   7   4     2   6             Totals               31   5   7   5     0   6

Time of Game: 2:21   Attendance: 17,047
Left on Base: Mariners 6, White Sox 1
DP: Mariners 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Orta, Essian
Doubles: Garr (20)
Triples: Lopez (1)
Home Runs: L. Johnson 2 (14), Gamble (21)
Stolen Bases: Ruppert Jones (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Braun (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Ruppert Jones (4)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Galasso                 7.1   6   4   4   0   6   2  28   5.82
Romo L(5-8)             1     1   1   1   0   0   1   3   2.30
Totals                  8.1   7   5   5   0   6   3  31

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barrios                 8.1   7   4   3   2   6   0  35   4.00
Wiles W(1-0)            0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00
Totals                  9     7   4   3   2   6   0  37

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


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz struck out; Bernhardt grounded out (shortstop
to first); Meyer singled to center; Stanton flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr made an out to shortstop; Bannister singled
to catcher; Orta flied out to center; L. Johnson homered
[Bannister scored]; Gamble struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, White Sox 2.

MARINERS 2ND: Ruppert Jones walked; Ruppert Jones stole second
[Ruppert Jones to third (error by Essian)]; Lopez struck out;
Braun out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Ruppert Jones
scored (unearned)]; Stinson grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R
(0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Stillman flied out to left; Lemon struck out;
Soderholm flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
1, White Sox 2.

MARINERS 3RD: Reynolds flied out to left; Cruz flied out to
right; Bernhardt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Essian flied out to right; Garr grounded out
(pitcher to first); Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, White Sox 2.

MARINERS 4TH: Meyer grounded out (second to first); Stanton made
an out to second; Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta lined to second; L. Johnson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gamble struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, White Sox 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Lopez popped to third in foul territory; Braun
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stinson singled to right;
Reynolds reached on an error by Orta [Stinson to second]; Cruz
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners
1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Stillman flied out to left; Lemon singled to
left; Soderholm grounded out (second to first) [Lemon to
second]; Essian singled to center [Lemon scored]; Garr struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, White Sox 3.

MARINERS 6TH: Bernhardt singled to center; Meyer singled to
center [Bernhardt to third]; Stanton struck out; Ruppert Jones
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Bernhardt scored, Meyer to second];
Lopez singled to left [Meyer scored, Lopez to second (on throw
to home)]; Braun grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Bannister flied out to right; Orta flied out to
center; L. Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
3, White Sox 3.

MARINERS 7TH: Stinson grounded out (second to first); Reynolds
was called out on strikes; Cruz was called out on strikes; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Gamble homered; Stillman flied out to center;
Lemon struck out; Soderholm flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 3, White Sox 4.

MARINERS 8TH: Bernhardt grounded out (pitcher to first); Meyer
made an out to shortstop; Stanton grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Essian flied out to center; Garr doubled to
center; ROMO REPLACED GALASSO (PITCHING); Bannister lined into a
double play (pitcher to shortstop) [Garr out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, White Sox 4.

MARINERS 9TH: Ruppert Jones grounded out (third to first); Lopez
tripled to center; Braun walked; COLLINS RAN FOR BRAUN; Stinson
singled to left [Lopez scored, Collins to second]; WILES
REPLACED BARRIOS (PITCHING); STEIN BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Stein
made an out to shortstop; Cruz flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 4, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: COLLINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); STEIN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Orta flied out to left; L. Johnson
homered; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 4, White Sox 5.