Lee May smashed a homer after a walk to Ken Singleton in the eighth inning to carry the Orioles to a 6-5 victory over the White Sox. Richie Zisk batted in four runs for the White Sox with a homer, single and sacrifice fly. After May's homer put the Orioles ahead, 6-4, the White Sox staged a rally in the ninth, but rookie right fielder Mike Dimmel saved the game for the Orioles.

Ralph Garr walked to open the inning and Jim Spencer singled. Following a sacrifice, Oscar Gamble blooped a single to right. After the runners held up until the ball dropped, Garr scored, but pinch-runner John Flannery was thrown out at the plate by Dimmel. Tippy Martinez then struck out Lamar Johnson to end the game. [The Sporting News]



Baltimore Orioles 6, Chicago White Sox 5
Game Played on Friday, September 2, 1977 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Orioles      0  0  0    0  2  2    0  2  0  -   6  8  0
White Sox    2  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  1  -   5  9  1


Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bumbry cf             4   0   0   0     1   1   .292      Garr dh               3   2   2   0     2   0   .294
Dauer 2b              5   0   0   0     0   0   .229      Bannister ss          3   1   1   0     0   0   .288
Singleton rf          2   2   1   0     2   1   .329        Spencer ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .246
  Muser 1b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .248        Flannery pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
L. May 1b             4   1   2   2     0   0   .256      Lemon cf              2   1   0   0     1   0   .276
  Shopay lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Zisk lf               3   1   2   4     0   0   .311
Murray dh             4   1   1   0     0   0   .261        Stillman lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Mora lf               4   1   1   1     0   1   .258        Gamble ph           1   0   1   1     0   0   .282
  Dimmel rf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      L. Johnson 1b         4   0   1   0     1   2   .318
DeCinces 3b           4   0   1   2     0   0   .258      Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .288
Garcia ss             4   1   1   0     0   0   .212      Nordhagen rf          2   0   1   0     1   0   .316
  Belanger ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .190        Squires ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Skaggs c              2   0   1   1     1   0   .285        Coluccio rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kessinger 2b          2   0   0   0     1   0   .220
  Drago p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        T. Cruz ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Martinez p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Essian c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .268
                                                          Downing c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .288
                                                            Orta ph,2b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .274
                                                          Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   6   8   6     4   3             Totals               29   5   9   5     8   4

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 24,226
Left on Base: Orioles 5, White Sox 9
DP: Orioles 2, White Sox 2
Errors: Bannister
Doubles: Murray (22), DeCinces (25), Bannister (18)
Home Runs: L. May (21), Zisk (27)
Sacrifice Hits: Skaggs (6), Bannister (3), Lemon 2 (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Zisk (9)
GIDP: L. May (15), Murray (21), Bannister (9), Downing (3)


Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan                6.1   6   4   4   7   1   1  30   3.70
Drago W(6-3)            2     2   1   1   1   2   0   9   3.00
T. Martinez SV(7)       0.2   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.51
Totals                  9     9   5   5   8   4   1  41

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko                   5.2   6   4   3   3   3   0  25   4.37
LaGrow L(7-3)           3.1   2   2   2   1   0   1  13   2.70
Totals                  9     8   6   5   4   3   1  38

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Ted Hendry


ORIOLES 1ST: Bumbry struck out; Dauer flied out to center;
Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr walked; Bannister grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Garr out at second]; Lemon
walked; Zisk homered [Lemon scored]; L. Johnson walked;
Soderholm flied out to right; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0,
White Sox 2.

ORIOLES 2ND: L. May flied out to left; Murray popped to
shortstop; Mora struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Nordhagen flied out to center; Kessinger grounded
out (shortstop to first); Downing grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 2.

ORIOLES 3RD: DeCinces flied out to center; Garcia flied out to
left; Skaggs walked; Bumbry flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Garr singled to left; Bannister popped to first
in foul territory; Lemon flied out to right; Zisk forced Garr
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 2.

ORIOLES 4TH: Dauer popped to first; Singleton walked; L. May
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Singleton out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 0,
White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: L. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Soderholm walked; Nordhagen singled to left [Soderholm to third,
Nordhagen to second (on throw to 3b)]; Kessinger was walked
intentionally; Downing grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Kessinger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Orioles 0, White Sox 2.

ORIOLES 5TH: Murray doubled to center; Mora grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Murray to third]; DeCinces grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Murray scored]; Garcia reached on an error
by Bannister [Garcia to second]; Skaggs singled to center
[Garcia scored (unearned)]; Bumbry walked [Skaggs to second];
Dauer flied out to center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles
2, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Garr singled to first; Bannister out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Garr to second]; Lemon
grounded out (second to first) [Garr to third]; Zisk singled
[Garr scored]; L. Johnson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Orioles 2, White Sox 3.

ORIOLES 6TH: Singleton singled to right; L. May singled to left
[Singleton to second]; Murray grounded into a double play (first
to shortstop) [Singleton to third, L. May out at second]; Mora
singled to center [Singleton scored]; DeCinces doubled [Mora
scored]; LAGROW REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Garcia grounded out
(pitcher to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, White Sox
3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Soderholm grounded out (second to first);
Nordhagen walked; Kessinger flied out to left; Downing walked
[Nordhagen to second]; Garr grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Orioles 4, White Sox 3.

ORIOLES 7TH: Skaggs popped to first in foul territory; Bumbry
grounded out (pitcher to first); Dauer grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 4, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Bannister doubled; Lemon out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Bannister to third]; DRAGO REPLACED FLANAGAN
(PITCHING); Zisk hit a sacrifice fly to left [Bannister scored];
L. Johnson singled to right; Soderholm forced L. Johnson (third
to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 4, White Sox 4.

ORIOLES 8TH: Singleton walked; L. May homered [Singleton
scored]; Murray flied out to left; Mora lined to left; DeCinces
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6,
White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: DIMMEL REPLACED MORA (PLAYING RF); MUSER REPLACED
SINGLETON (PLAYING 1B); SHOPAY REPLACED L. MAY (PLAYING LF);
SQUIRES BATTED FOR NORDHAGEN; Squires struck out; Debut game
for Mike Dimmel; T. CRUZ BATTED FOR KESSINGER; T. Cruz
grounded out (shortstop to first); ORTA BATTED FOR DOWNING; Orta
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Orioles 6, White Sox 4.

ORIOLES 9TH: COLUCCIO REPLACED SQUIRES (PLAYING RF); ESSIAN
REPLACED T. CRUZ (PLAYING C ); ORTA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B);
STILLMAN REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING LF); Garcia singled to right;
Skaggs out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Garcia to
second]; Bumbry flied out to center; Dauer flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: BELANGER REPLACED GARCIA (PLAYING SS); Garr
walked; SPENCER BATTED FOR BANNISTER; Spencer singled to right
[Garr to second]; FLANNERY RAN FOR SPENCER; Lemon out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Garr to third, Flannery to
second]; Debut game for John Flannery; T. MARTINEZ
REPLACED DRAGO (PITCHING); GAMBLE BATTED FOR STILLMAN; Gamble
singled to right [Garr scored, Flannery out at home (right to
catcher), Gamble to second (on throw to home)]; L. Johnson
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Orioles 6, White Sox 5.