Chicago White Sox 8, Oakland Athletics 2

Game Played on Tuesday, September 20, 1977 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

A's          0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  9  7
White Sox    1  0  0    0  5  1    1  0  x  -   8 10  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Scott 2b,ss           3   0   1   0     2   0   .258      Garr lf               5   2   2   0     0   1   .294
Picciolo ss           3   0   2   0     0   1   .197      H. Cruz rf            5   1   1   2     0   1   .308
  Crawford ph         0   0   0   0     0   0   .218      Orta 2b               4   0   0   0     1   0   .281
  McKinney ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .181      Gamble dh             4   2   1   1     1   0   .292
  Newman c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Soderholm 3b          4   1   1   0     1   0   .285
Page lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .311      Spencer 1b            5   1   1   0     0   0   .250
Jorgensen 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Lemon cf              4   1   2   1     0   1   .273
Tabb dh               4   0   0   0     0   2   .210      Kessinger ss          3   0   1   1     1   0   .242
Sanguillen c          2   1   1   0     1   0   .269      Essian c              3   0   1   1     1   0   .272
  Perez 2b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gross 3b              4   1   3   2     0   0   .236        Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Tyrone rf             3   0   1   0     1   1   .252
Armas cf              4   0   0   0     0   3   .243
Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  C. Mitchell p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   9   2     5   8             Totals               37   8  10   6     5   3

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance:  5,617
Left on Base: A's 8, White Sox 10
DP: A's 1, White Sox 1
Errors: Scott 2, Picciolo, Jorgensen, Sanguillen, Gross, Armas, H. Cruz
Doubles: Garr (28)
Triples: Lemon (4)
Home Runs: Gross (19), H. Cruz (2)
Caught Stealing: Scott (18), Page (5), Gross (4)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford L(8-18)        4.1   6   6   2   3   2   1  25   3.87
Lacey                   1.2   2   1   0   1   1   0   8   3.21
C. Mitchell             2     2   1   1   1   0   0   9   8.44
Totals                  8    10   8   3   5   3   1  42

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(15-11)          6.2   7   2   2   5   5   1  28   4.37
Hamilton SV(8)          2.1   2   0   0   0   3   0   9   3.86
Totals                  9     9   2   2   5   8   1  37

Wild Pitches: Stone (12)

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Scott walked; Picciolo struck out; Scott was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Page walked; Page
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr doubled to center; H. Cruz reached on an
error by Gross [Garr stayed at second]; Orta grounded out
(second to first) [Garr to third, H. Cruz to second]; Gamble
grounded out (second to first) [Garr scored (unearned), H. Cruz
to third]; Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jorgensen grounded out (first to pitcher); Tabb
struck out; Sanguillen flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Spencer singled to center; Lemon popped to
catcher in foul territory; Kessinger reached on an error by
Picciolo [Spencer to second]; Essian walked [Spencer to third,
Kessinger to second]; Garr forced Spencer (first to catcher)
[Kessinger to third, Essian to second]; H. Cruz struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Gross singled to center; Tyrone struck out; Armas
struck out; Scott singled to center [Gross to third]; Gross was
caught stealing home (catcher to second to catcher); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta walked; Gamble lined into a double play
(first to shortstop) [Orta out at second]; Soderholm grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0,
White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Picciolo singled to left; Page made an out to
shortstop; Jorgensen flied out to center; Tabb flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Spencer made an out to second; Lemon struck out;
Kessinger walked; Essian flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Sanguillen walked; Gross homered [Sanguillen
scored]; Tyrone walked; Armas struck out; Scott lined into a
double play (first unassisted) [Tyrone out at first]; 2 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Garr singled to left; H. Cruz homered [Garr
scored]; Orta popped to third in foul territory; Gamble singled
to left; Soderholm reached on an error by Jorgensen [Gamble to
second]; Spencer reached on an error by Scott [Gamble to third,
Soderholm to second]; Lemon singled to center [Gamble scored
(unearned), Soderholm scored (error by Armas) (unearned),
Spencer to second]; LACEY REPLACED LANGFORD (PITCHING);
Kessinger flied out to left [Spencer to third]; Essian singled
to left [Spencer scored (unearned), Lemon to second]; Garr
struck out; 5 R (2 ER), 5 H, 3 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox
6.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Picciolo singled to center; Stone threw a wild
pitch [Picciolo to second]; Page flied out to left; Jorgensen
flied out to center; Tabb made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 6TH: H. Cruz grounded out (second to first); Orta
lined to center; Gamble walked; Soderholm singled to left
[Gamble scored (error by Scott) (error by Sanguillen)
(unearned), Soderholm to third]; Spencer made an out to
shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox
7.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Sanguillen singled to right [Sanguillen to second
(error by H. Cruz)]; Gross singled to right [Sanguillen to
third]; Tyrone forced Gross (third to second); Armas popped to
first in foul territory; Scott walked [Tyrone to second];
CRAWFORD BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; HAMILTON REPLACED STONE
(PITCHING); MCKINNEY BATTED FOR CRAWFORD; McKinney flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 7TH: NEWMAN REPLACED MCKINNEY (PLAYING C ); SCOTT
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); PEREZ REPLACED SANGUILLEN
(PLAYING 2B); C. MITCHELL REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Lemon
tripled to center; Kessinger singled to left [Lemon scored];
Essian flied out to left; Garr popped to third in foul
territory; H. Cruz flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, White Sox 8.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Page singled to left; Jorgensen struck out; Tabb
was called out on strikes; Perez grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Orta flied out to left; Gamble lined to right;
Soderholm walked; Spencer grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 8.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Gross flied out to right; Tyrone singled to left;
Armas struck out; Scott forced Tyrone (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, White Sox 8.