Steve Renko and Dave Hamilton combined on a four-hitter and Don Kessinger and Ralph Garr batted in two runs apiece as the White Sox defeated the Athletics, 5-1. Renko, who pitched 7 2/3 innings, gained his third straight victory since coming to the White Sox from the Cubs. [The Sporting News]



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


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               5   1   2   2     0   1   .297      North cf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .261
  Coluccio lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Murray cf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .172
Bannister ss          4   1   1   0     1   1   .281      Scott 2b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .262
Orta 2b               4   0   1   0     1   1   .273        E. Williams ph      0   0   0   0     1   0   .247
Zisk dh               5   0   0   0     0   1   .305        Lintz pr,ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .103
Gamble rf             3   1   0   0     2   0   .288      Page dh               2   0   0   0     1   0   .308
L. Johnson 1b         4   0   1   1     0   0   .310      Jorgensen 1b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .228
  H. Cruz pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .500      Tyrone lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .252
  Spencer 1b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .252      Sanguillen c          4   0   0   0     0   1   .271
Lemon cf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .281      Gross 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .232
Kessinger 3b          2   0   1   2     1   0   .223      Armas rf              3   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Essian c              4   1   1   0     0   1   .264        Mallory pr,rf       1   1   0   0     0   1   .223
Renko p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Picciolo ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .186
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tabb ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .217
                                                            Perez 2b            0   0   0   0     0   0   .237
                                                          Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   8   5     5   5             Totals               31   1   4   0     3   9

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance:  3,978
Left on Base: White Sox 9, A's 7
DP: White Sox 0, A's 0
Errors: Renko
Doubles: Essian (17), Armas (5)
Triples: Kessinger (1)
Home Runs: Garr (10)
Stolen Bases: Kessinger (1)
Caught Stealing: Scott (15)
Sacrifice Hits: Kessinger (1)
Hit by Pitch: Lemon (10,by Keough), Page (4,by Renko)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Renko W(3-0)            7.2   3   1   1   2   7   0  29   4.06
Hamilton SV(7)          1.1   1   0   0   1   2   0   6   4.25
Totals                  9     4   1   1   3   9   0  35

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough L(0-1)           7     4   3   3   4   5   0  30   4.50
Coleman                 2     4   2   2   1   0   1  11   3.16
Totals                  9     8   5   5   5   5   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Renko (1), Keough (1)
Wild Pitches: Renko (1)

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


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

ATHLETICS 1ST: North was called out on strikes; Scott walked;
Scott was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Page
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Zisk flied out to center; Gamble walked; L.
Johnson flied out to left; Lemon singled to right [Gamble to
third]; Kessinger tripled to center [Gamble scored, Lemon
scored]; Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jorgensen singled to center; Tyrone struck out;
Sanguillen struck out; Gross grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Garr flied out to right; Bannister flied out to
right; Orta was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas was called out on strikes; Picciolo
grounded out (pitcher to first); North singled to left; Scott
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Zisk flied out to left; Gamble grounded out
(shortstop to first); L. Johnson grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Page was hit by a pitch; Jorgensen grounded out
(second to first) [Page to second]; Tyrone reached on a
fielder's choice [Page out at third (pitcher to shortstop)];
Sanguillen flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
2, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Lemon was hit by a pitch; Kessinger out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Lemon to second]; Essian flied
out to center [Lemon to third]; Garr flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Gross grounded out (third to first); Armas flied
out to center; Picciolo made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Bannister walked; Orta singled to right
[Bannister to second]; Zisk was called out on strikes; Gamble
walked [Bannister to third, Orta to second]; L. Johnson forced
Gamble (shortstop to second) [Bannister scored, Orta to third];
Lemon flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: North struck out (catcher to first); Scott was
called out on strikes; Page grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Kessinger walked; Kessinger stole second; Essian
struck out; Garr singled to left [Kessinger to third]; Bannister
struck out; Orta flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Jorgensen reached on an error by Renko; Tyrone
struck out; Sanguillen forced Jorgensen (shortstop to second);
Gross flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3,
Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: COLEMAN REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); Zisk grounded
out (shortstop to first); Gamble grounded out (first
unassisted); L. Johnson singled to center; H. CRUZ RAN FOR L.
JOHNSON; Lemon flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 3, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: SPENCER REPLACED H. CRUZ (PLAYING 1B); Armas
doubled to left; MALLORY RAN FOR ARMAS; TABB BATTED FOR
PICCIOLO; Tabb popped to first in foul territory; North grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Mallory to third]; Bill North
ejected by HP umpire Jim McKean; E. WILLIAMS BATTED FOR
SCOTT; E. Williams walked while Mallory advanced to home on a
wild pitch; HAMILTON REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); LINTZ RAN FOR E.
WILLIAMS; Page walked [Lintz to second]; Jorgensen struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: MURRAY REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING CF); LINTZ STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING SS); MALLORY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); PEREZ
REPLACED TABB (PLAYING 2B); Kessinger flied out to right; Essian
doubled to left; Garr homered [Essian scored]; Bannister singled
to shortstop; Orta walked [Bannister to second]; Zisk grounded
out (shortstop to first) [Bannister to third, Orta to second];
Gamble flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5,
Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: COLUCCIO REPLACED GARR (PLAYING LF); Tyrone
grounded out (third to first); Sanguillen grounded out (third to
first); Gross singled to second; Mallory struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Athletics 1.