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Wednesday September 21, 1977
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A two-run homer by Manny Sanguillen in the ninth inning gave the Athletics an 8-6 victory that officially eliminated the White Sox from the American League West race. [The Sporting News]


Oakland Athletics 8, Chicago White Sox 6

Game Played on Wednesday, September 21, 1977 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

A's          0  0  4    0  2  0    0  0  2  -   8 14  0
White Sox    0  4  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   6  8  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Scott 2b              4   1   2   0     1   0   .260      Coluccio lf           4   0   1   2     0   0   .278
Picciolo ss           5   0   0   0     0   3   .194        Spencer ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .249
Page lf               4   2   2   2     1   1   .313      Orta 2b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .281
Jorgensen 1b          5   1   2   1     0   0   .231      Soderholm 3b          3   1   1   1     1   0   .285
Tabb dh               5   0   3   1     0   0   .226      Zisk dh               4   0   0   0     0   2   .294
  Alexander pr,dh     0   1   0   0     0   0   .244      L. Johnson 1b         4   2   3   1     0   0   .308
Sanguillen c          5   1   2   3     0   1   .270      Lemon cf              2   1   0   0     2   0   .272
  Newman c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Nordhagen rf          3   1   1   2     0   0   .299
Gross 3b              4   1   1   1     1   1   .237        Gamble ph,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .291
Mallory rf            5   0   2   0     0   0   .227      Kessinger ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Murray cf             2   1   0   0     2   2   .168        Garr ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Torrealba p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Nahorodny c           3   1   1   0     0   0   .167
  Coleman p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        H. Cruz ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .286
  Bair p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Knapp p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Verhoeven p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            B. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Martinez p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Carroll p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   8  14   8     5   8             Totals               34   6   8   6     3   3

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance:  6,963
Left on Base: A's 9, White Sox 4
DP: A's 1, White Sox 2
Doubles: Page (28), Nordhagen (6)
Triples: L. Johnson (5)
Home Runs: Gross (20), Sanguillen (6), Soderholm (24), L. Johnson (17)
Stolen Bases: Mallory (12), Gross (5), Alexander (24)
GIDP: Page (7), Soderholm (15)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Torrealba               1.1   4   4   4   2   0   0  10   2.39
Coleman                 5.2   3   2   2   1   1   2  20   3.11
Bair W(4-4)             2     1   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.61
Totals                  9     8   6   6   3   3   2  37

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knapp                   2.2   5   4   4   1   2   1  13   4.72
Verhoeven               2.1   5   2   2   0   3   0  12   3.27
B. Johnson              2     2   0   0   3   2   0  11   3.91
Martinez                1     0   0   0   1   1   0   3   5.57
Carroll L(1-3)          1     2   2   2   0   0   1   5   2.75
Totals                  9    14   8   8   5   8   2  44

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Scott singled to center; Picciolo flied into a
double play (right to first) [Scott out at first]; Page struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Coluccio grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta
lined to second; Soderholm walked; Zisk grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Jorgensen popped to catcher in foul territory;
Tabb grounded out (first unassisted); Sanguillen struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: L. Johnson tripled to center; Lemon walked;
Nordhagen doubled to center [L. Johnson scored, Lemon scored];
Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Nahorodny singled
to left [Nordhagen to third, Nahorodny to second (on throw to
3b)]; Coluccio singled to center [Nordhagen scored, Nahorodny
scored]; COLEMAN REPLACED TORREALBA (PITCHING); Orta flied out
to right; Soderholm forced Coluccio (shortstop to second); 4 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Gross homered; Mallory flied out to right; Murray
walked; Scott singled to left [Murray to second]; Picciolo made
an out to second; Page doubled to center [Murray scored, Scott
scored]; Jorgensen singled to center [Page scored]; VERHOEVEN
REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Tabb singled to second [Jorgensen to
second]; Sanguillen made an out to second; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Athletics 4, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); L.
Johnson flied out to left; Lemon walked; Nordhagen grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 4, White Sox
4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Gross struck out; Mallory grounded out (shortstop
to first); Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics
4, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Kessinger flied out to left; Nahorodny grounded
out (shortstop to first); Coluccio flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 4, White Sox 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Scott grounded out (second to first); Picciolo
struck out; Page singled to right; Jorgensen singled to left
[Page to second]; Tabb singled to center [Page scored, Jorgensen
to third]; Sanguillen singled to shortstop [Jorgensen scored,
Tabb to second]; Gross grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Orta grounded out (shortstop to first); Soderholm
homered; Zisk struck out; L. Johnson homered; Lemon flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 6TH: B. JOHNSON REPLACED VERHOEVEN (PITCHING); Mallory
singled to left; Mallory stole second; Murray walked; Scott
forced Mallory (pitcher to third) [Murray to second]; Picciolo
struck out; Page walked [Murray to third, Scott to second];
Jorgensen flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Athletics
6, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Nordhagen flied out to left; Kessinger grounded
out (pitcher to first); Nahorodny flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Tabb grounded out (first to pitcher); Sanguillen
grounded out (third to first); Gross walked; Gross stole second;
Mallory singled to third [Gross to third]; Murray struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Coluccio flied out to right; Orta singled to
right; Soderholm grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Orta out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 6, White Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: MARTINEZ REPLACED B. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Scott
walked; On a bunt Picciolo struck out; Page grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Scott out at second];
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 8TH: BAIR REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Zisk was called
out on strikes; L. Johnson singled to left; Lemon forced L.
Johnson (second to shortstop); GAMBLE BATTED FOR NORDHAGEN;
Gamble forced Lemon (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 6, White Sox 6.

ATHLETICS 9TH: GAMBLE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CARROLL
REPLACED MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Jorgensen flied out to left; Tabb
singled to left; ALEXANDER RAN FOR TABB; Alexander stole second;
Sanguillen homered [Alexander scored]; Gross grounded out
(second to first); Mallory grounded out (shortstop to first); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 8, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 9TH: ALEXANDER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); NEWMAN
REPLACED SANGUILLEN (PLAYING C ); GARR BATTED FOR KESSINGER;
Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); H. CRUZ BATTED FOR
NAHORODNY; H. Cruz struck out; SPENCER BATTED FOR COLUCCIO;
Spencer popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 8, White Sox 6.



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