The White Sox rallied to win the second game of a doubleheader, 2-1, after the Athletics erupted for seven runs in the second inning and went on to an 8-7 victory in the opener. A sacrifice fly by Alan Bannister and double by Eric Soderholm delivered two runs in the nightcap as the White Sox won behind the pitching of Wilbur Wood and Lerrin LaGrow.

Wayne Gross' sacrifice fly capped the seven-run outburst in the second inning of the opener that saw the A's send 12 hitters to the plate. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 8, Chicago White Sox 7 (Game 1)
Game Played on Monday, September 5, 1977 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
White Sox    2  0  0    0  0  4    0  1  0  -   7 13  2
A's          1  7  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   8 10  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               5   1   2   1     0   0   .300      North cf              4   1   1   0     1   0   .263
Bannister ss          3   0   1   1     1   0   .285      Scott 2b              5   2   2   2     0   2   .260
Orta 2b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .273      Page lf               2   1   2   2     2   0   .305
Zisk dh               2   1   1   1     0   0   .310        Murray lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .172
  L. Johnson ph,dh    2   1   0   0     1   1   .316      E. Williams 1b        4   1   1   1     0   1   .246
Gamble rf             5   1   2   3     0   0   .288        Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .228
Spencer 1b            5   1   3   0     0   0   .255      Tyrone rf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .250
Lemon cf              5   0   1   0     0   1   .279      Sanguillen dh         3   1   2   0     1   0   .275
Brohamer 3b           2   0   1   0     0   0   .240      Gross 3b              1   1   0   1     2   0   .232
  Kessinger pr,3b     0   1   0   0     0   0   .216      Newman c              3   0   0   0     0   1   .229
  H. Cruz ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Picciolo ss           4   1   1   1     0   0   .190
  Flannery 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Soderholm ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .291        Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Downing c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .278        Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stillman ph         1   1   1   0     0   0   .223
  Essian c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Martinez p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   7  13   6     3   2             Totals               30   8  10   8     6   4

Time of Game: 2:45
Left on Base: White Sox 10, A's 6
DP: White Sox 1, A's 0
Errors: Downing, Kravec, Picciolo
Doubles: Garr (24), Gamble (16), Tyrone (7)
Home Runs: Gamble (27)
Stolen Bases: Page 3 (35)
Caught Stealing: North (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Newman (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Bannister (10), Gross (3)
Hit by Pitch: Brohamer (1,by Medich)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec L(8-7)           1.1   6   7   6   2   0   0  12   4.60
Martinez                6.2   4   1   1   4   4   0  26   5.87
Totals                  8    10   8   7   6   4   0  38

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(9-6)           5.1   8   6   6   1   0   1  26   4.82
Coleman                 2.1   3   1   0   2   0   0  12   3.04
Bair SV(5)              1.1   2   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.70
Totals                  9    13   7   6   3   2   1  44

Hit by Pitch: Medich (3)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Jim McKean


WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr doubled to center; Bannister grounded out
(pitcher to first) [Garr stayed at second]; Orta flied out to
left; Zisk singled to right [Garr scored]; Gamble doubled to
center [Zisk scored]; Spencer flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: North flied out to center; On a bunt Scott
singled [Scott to second (error by Kravec)]; Page singled to
right [Scott scored (unearned)]; Page stole second [Page to
third (error by Downing)]; E. Williams grounded out (pitcher to
first); Tyrone flied out to center; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 2, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Lemon singled to right; Brohamer singled to left
[Lemon to second]; Downing flied out to right; Garr made an out
to second; Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Sanguillen singled to left; Gross walked
[Sanguillen to second]; Newman out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Sanguillen to third, Gross to second]; Picciolo singled
to left [Sanguillen scored, Gross to third]; North walked
[Picciolo to second]; Scott singled to center [Gross scored,
Picciolo scored, North to second]; Page singled to center [North
scored, Scott to second]; MARTINEZ REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING);
E. Williams singled to left [Scott scored, Page to second];
Tyrone doubled to right [Page scored, E. Williams to third];
Sanguillen was walked intentionally; Gross hit a sacrifice fly
to right [E. Williams scored, Tyrone to third]; Newman popped to
third in foul territory; 7 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Athletics 8.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta made an out to shortstop; Zisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gamble made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo lined to second; North grounded out
(shortstop to first); Scott struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Athletics 8.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Spencer flied out to right; Lemon grounded out
(shortstop to first); Brohamer lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Page walked; Page stole second; E. Williams made
an out to second; Tyrone grounded out (third to first);
Sanguillen singled to shortstop [Page to third]; Gross walked
[Sanguillen to second]; Newman struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
 White Sox 2, Athletics 8.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr
flied out to center; Bannister singled to right; Orta grounded
out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Picciolo grounded out (second to first); North
grounded out (first unassisted); Scott grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 8.

WHITE SOX 6TH: L. JOHNSON BATTED FOR ZISK; L. Johnson walked;
Gamble homered [L. Johnson scored]; Spencer singled to center;
Lemon flied out to center; Brohamer was hit by a pitch [Spencer
to second]; KESSINGER RAN FOR BROHAMER; COLEMAN REPLACED MEDICH
(PITCHING); Downing walked [Spencer to third, Kessinger to
second]; Garr singled to first [Spencer scored, Kessinger to
third, Downing to second]; Bannister hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Kessinger scored]; Orta grounded out (second to first);
4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 6, Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 6TH: KESSINGER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Page
walked; Page stole second; E. Williams struck out; Tyrone hit
into a double play (pitcher to first) [Page out at home (first
to catcher)]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Athletics 8.

WHITE SOX 7TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED E. WILLIAMS (PLAYING 1B); L.
Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Gamble popped to
first in foul territory; Spencer singled to right; Lemon
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 6, Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Sanguillen made an out to second; Gross made an
out to shortstop; Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Athletics 8.

WHITE SOX 8TH: MURRAY REPLACED PAGE (PLAYING LF); H. CRUZ BATTED
FOR KESSINGER; H. Cruz grounded out (second to first); STILLMAN
BATTED FOR DOWNING; Stillman singled to center; Garr made an out
to shortstop; Bannister walked [Stillman to second]; BAIR
REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Orta singled to shortstop [Stillman
scored (error by Picciolo) (unearned), Bannister to third, Orta
to second]; L. Johnson struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 7, Athletics 8.

ATHLETICS 8TH: FLANNERY REPLACED H. CRUZ (PLAYING 3B); ESSIAN
REPLACED STILLMAN (PLAYING C ); Picciolo flied out to center;
North singled; North was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Scott was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 7, Athletics 8.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Gamble grounded out (first unassisted); Spencer
singled to center; Lemon struck out; SODERHOLM BATTED FOR
FLANNERY; Soderholm made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 7, Athletics 8.