Richie Zisk socked two solo homers and Eric Soderholm drove in three runs with a double to lift the White Sox back into first place in the West Division with a 6-5 victory over the Rangers. The Twins, who lost to the Tigers, 2-1, slipped one-half game behind the Pale Hose.

Mike Hargrove homered for the Rangers in the first inning. The first of Zisk's two blasts tied the score in the second before the White Sox erupted for four runs in the fifth. After a walk to Oscar Gamble and singles by Lamar Johnson and Chet Lemon loaded the bases, Soderholm smashed his double. Alan Bannister drove in Soderholm with the fourth run of the frame. Jim Sundberg a hit two-run homer for the Rangers in their half of the fifth, but Zisk's second circuit clout of the game provided the White Sox with their winning run in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 6, Texas Rangers 5
Game Played on Saturday, August    13, 1977 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
White Sox    0  1  0    0  4  0    0  1  0  -   6 10  0
Rangers      1  0  0    0  2  0    0  2  0  -   5  9  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               5   0   1   0     0   2   .299      Hargrove 1b           2   1   1   1     0   0   .309
Bannister ss          4   0   1   1     1   0   .300        Bevacqua ph,1b      3   1   2   0     0   1   .429
Orta 2b               5   0   0   0     0   2   .282      Campaneris ss         4   0   1   0     0   1   .246
Zisk rf               4   2   3   2     0   1   .313        Kirkpatrick ph      1   0   1   0     0   0   .171
Gamble dh             3   1   0   0     1   1   .268        Mason pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .185
L. Johnson 1b         4   1   2   0     0   1   .302      Washington cf         5   1   1   1     0   1   .286
Lemon cf              4   1   1   0     0   2   .278      May rf                3   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Soderholm 3b          4   1   2   3     0   0   .292        Grieve ph,rf        0   0   0   0     1   0   .213
Essian c              3   0   0   0     0   2   .274      J. Ellis dh           3   0   1   1     1   1   .235
Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Alomar pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .255
  Wiles p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wills 2b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .285
  LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Harrah 3b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .266
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sundberg c            4   1   1   2     0   0   .289
                                                          Smith lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .222
                                                          Blyleven p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Devine p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6  10   6     2  11             Totals               35   5   9   5     4   7

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 35,132
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Rangers 7
DP: White Sox 0, Rangers 0
Doubles: Soderholm (13), Washington (23), Bevacqua 2 (3), J. Ellis (6)
Home Runs: Zisk 2 (25), Hargrove (7), Sundberg (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Essian (2)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(13-7)           7     7   5   5   2   6   2  29   4.22
Wiles                   0.1   1   0   0   2   0   0   4   5.40
LaGrow                  1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.56
Hamilton SV(5)          0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.72
Totals                  9     9   5   5   4   7   2  39

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Blyleven L(11-11)       4.1   4   5   5   1   7   1  18   2.59
Lindblad                3     5   1   1   1   2   1  15   3.89
Devine                  1.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.05
Totals                  9    10   6   6   2  11   2  39

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Bannister
flied out to left; Orta struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove homered; Campaneris grounded out (third to
first); Washington struck out; May grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Zisk homered; Gamble struck out; L. Johnson was
called out on strikes; Lemon was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: J. Ellis walked; Wills struck out; Harrah struck
out; Sundberg made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first);
Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Smith struck out; Hargrove flied out to left;
Campaneris flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
1, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta
popped to catcher in foul territory; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Washington doubled to left; May made an out to
second; Washington was picked off second (pitcher to second); J.
Ellis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Gamble walked; L. Johnson singled to left [Gamble
to second]; Lemon singled to left [Gamble to third, L. Johnson
to second]; Soderholm doubled to left [Gamble scored, L. Johnson
scored, Lemon scored]; Essian was called out on strikes;
LINDBLAD REPLACED BLYLEVEN (PITCHING); On a bunt Garr singled to
second [Soderholm to third]; Bannister forced Garr (shortstop to
second) [Soderholm scored]; Orta struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 5, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: On a bunt Wills singled to first; Harrah forced
Wills (shortstop to second); Sundberg homered [Harrah scored];
Smith grounded out (shortstop to first); BEVACQUA BATTED FOR
HARGROVE; Bevacqua doubled to left; Campaneris struck out; 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Rangers 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: BEVACQUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Zisk
singled to left; Gamble grounded out (pitcher to first) [Zisk to
second]; L. Johnson grounded out (second to first); Lemon flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Washington flied out to center; May grounded out
(second to first); J. Ellis struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 5, Rangers 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Soderholm singled to left; Essian out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Soderholm to second]; Garr
struck out; Bannister walked; Orta flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Wills grounded out (second to first); Harrah
walked; Sundberg forced Harrah (shortstop to second); Smith
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 5, Rangers 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Zisk homered; Gamble popped to catcher in foul
territory; L. Johnson singled to left; DEVINE REPLACED LINDBLAD
(PITCHING); Lemon struck out; Soderholm flied out to center; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Bevacqua doubled to right; Campaneris singled to
right [Bevacqua to third]; WILES REPLACED STONE (PITCHING);
Washington forced Campaneris (second to shortstop) [Bevacqua
scored]; GRIEVE BATTED FOR MAY; Grieve walked [Washington to
second]; J. Ellis doubled to right [Washington scored, Grieve to
third]; ALOMAR RAN FOR J. ELLIS; Wills was walked intentionally;
LAGROW REPLACED WILES (PITCHING); Harrah lined to third;
Sundberg forced Wills (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  White Sox 6, Rangers 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: ALOMAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); GRIEVE STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Essian struck out; Garr grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bannister singled to third; Orta flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Rangers 5.

RANGERS 9TH: Smith grounded out (second to first); Bevacqua was
called out on strikes; KIRKPATRICK BATTED FOR CAMPANERIS;
Kirkpatrick singled to right; MASON RAN FOR KIRKPATRICK;
HAMILTON REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING); Washington flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Rangers 5.