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Friday September 23, 1977
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Homers by Dave Collins and Leroy Stanton in the third inning carried the Mariners to a 3-2 victory over the White Sox. Collins' clout accounted for the game's first run. Dan Meyer followed with a single and Stanton added the winning blow. [The Sporting News]


Seattle Mariners 3, Chicago White Sox 2

Game Played on Friday, September 23, 1977 (Night game) at Kingdome

White Sox    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  1
Mariners     0  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   3  7  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Coluccio lf           2   0   1   1     1   0   .300      Collins lf            4   1   2   1     0   1   .237
Orta 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .280      Baez 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Soderholm 3b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .285      Meyer 1b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .272
L. Johnson 1b         4   0   0   0     0   2   .304      Stanton rf            3   1   1   2     1   0   .274
Gamble dh             3   1   1   0     1   0   .292        Cruz pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Lemon cf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .274        Delgado rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Nordhagen rf          4   0   3   1     0   1   .319      Ruppert Jones cf      4   0   1   0     0   0   .263
Bannister ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Stein 3b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .256
  Garr ph             1   0   1   0     0   0   .295      Fosse c               3   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Essian c              2   0   0   0     1   1   .271      Braun dh              3   0   2   0     0   0   .230
  Spencer ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Reynolds ss           2   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Barrios p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      House p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   8   2     3   7             Totals               30   3   7   3     2   3

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  9,731
Left on Base: White Sox 7, Mariners 6
DP: White Sox 0, Mariners 1
Errors: Bannister
Doubles: Lemon (37), Gamble (19), Braun (19)
Home Runs: Collins (5), Stanton (26)
Stolen Bases: Collins (23)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Reynolds (13)
Sacrifice Flies: Coluccio (2)
GIDP: Bannister (11)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barrios L(14-6)         6.2   7   3   3   1   3   2  29   4.04
Hamilton                1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   4   3.78
Totals                  8     7   3   3   2   3   2  33

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
House W(5-5)            5     5   2   2   2   1   0  20   4.73
Montague SV(4)          4     3   0   0   1   6   0  16   4.34
Totals                  9     8   2   2   3   7   0  36

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Russ Goetz


WHITE SOX 1ST: Coluccio flied out to right; Orta flied out to
center; Soderholm struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Collins singled to center; Baez flied out to
right; Meyer flied out to center; Collins stole second; Stanton
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Mariners 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: L. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Gamble popped to first in foul territory; Lemon singled to
center [Lemon out at second (center to second to first)]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Ruppert Jones flied out to right; Stein walked;
Fosse struck out; Braun grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Mariners 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Nordhagen singled to center; Bannister grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Nordhagen out
at second]; Essian lined to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Reynolds flied out to left; Collins homered; Baez
popped to first in foul territory; Meyer singled to second;
Stanton homered [Meyer scored]; Ruppert Jones flied out to
center; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Mariners 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Coluccio singled to center; Orta flied out to
right; Soderholm forced Coluccio (third to second); L. Johnson
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Mariners
3.

MARINERS 4TH: Stein was called out on strikes; Fosse grounded
out (shortstop to first); Braun doubled to left; Reynolds lined
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Mariners 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Gamble walked; Lemon doubled to right [Gamble to
third]; Nordhagen singled to center [Gamble scored, Lemon to
third]; Bannister made an out to second; Essian walked
[Nordhagen to second]; Coluccio hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Lemon scored, Nordhagen to third]; Orta grounded out (first
unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 5TH: Collins grounded out (shortstop to first); Baez
grounded out (second to first); Meyer made an out to first; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Mariners 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: MONTAGUE REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); Soderholm
lined to center; L. Johnson struck out; Gamble doubled to
center; Lemon flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 6TH: Stanton grounded out (third to first); Ruppert
Jones singled to left; Stein grounded out (pitcher to first)
[Ruppert Jones to second]; Fosse flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Mariners 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Nordhagen singled to left; Bannister popped to
catcher in foul territory; Essian struck out; Coluccio walked
[Nordhagen to second]; Orta lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 White Sox 2, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 7TH: Braun singled to shortstop; Reynolds out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Braun to second]; Collins
was called out on strikes; Baez reached on an error by Bannister
[Braun to third]; HAMILTON REPLACED BARRIOS (PITCHING); Meyer
forced Baez (first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Mariners 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Soderholm struck out; L. Johnson struck out;
Gamble grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 8TH: Stanton walked; CRUZ RAN FOR STANTON; Cruz was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Ruppert Jones flied
out to left; Stein flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Mariners 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: DELGADO REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING RF); Lemon
grounded out (pitcher to first); Nordhagen struck out; GARR
BATTED FOR BANNISTER; Garr singled to left; SPENCER BATTED FOR
ESSIAN; Spencer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Mariners 3.



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