Leroy Stanton hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning to supply the Mariners' deciding blow in a 5-4 victory over the White Sox. Stanton's smash put the Mariners ahead, 5-1, and enabled Doc Medich to come out the winner, although kayoed in the seventh when the White Sox rallied for three runs, two scoring a on double by Oscar Gamble. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 5, Chicago White Sox 4
Game Played on Sunday, September 25, 1977 (Day game) at Kingdome
White Sox    0  0  0    1  0  0    3  0  0  -   4 10  0
Mariners     0  1  1    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   5 12  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .299      Collins lf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .237
  Coluccio cf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Baez 2b               5   1   1   0     0   1   .263
  Orta ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .279      Meyer 1b              3   1   1   0     2   0   .272
Lemon cf              4   1   2   1     0   0   .275      Stanton rf            4   1   2   3     1   1   .275
  T. Cruz lf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Delgado rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Zisk ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Ruppert Jones cf      5   1   2   0     0   0   .264
H. Cruz rf            5   0   2   0     0   0   .300      Stein 3b              3   1   1   0     1   2   .257
Gamble dh             4   0   2   2     0   0   .295      Braun dh              3   0   0   0     1   3   .228
Spencer 1b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .251      Fosse c               4   0   3   1     0   0   .276
  L. Johnson ph,1b    1   0   0   0     0   0   .303      Reynolds ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .244
Brohamer 2b           3   1   1   0     0   0   .253      Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Soderholm ph,3b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .281        Honeycutt p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bannister ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .276        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kessinger 3b,2b       3   0   1   1     0   0   .237
Downing c             3   1   0   0     1   0   .279
  Essian pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Frost p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kirkwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   4  10   4     1   1             Totals               34   5  12   5     5   8

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 11,589
Left on Base: White Sox 8, Mariners 12
DP: White Sox 0, Mariners 0
Doubles: Brohamer (10), Gamble (21), Stanton (24)
Home Runs: Stanton (27)
Stolen Bases: Meyer (10), Ruppert Jones (13), Collins (24)
Sacrifice Hits: Reynolds (14)
Sacrifice Flies: Kessinger (1)
Hit by Pitch: Spencer (2,by Medich), Collins (3,by Kirkwood)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(15-12)          3.1   7   5   5   5   3   1  22   4.51
Frost                   2.2   5   0   0   0   4   0  12   2.70
Kirkwood                2     0   0   0   0   1   0   7   5.15
Totals                  8    12   5   5   5   8   1  41

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich W(12-6)          6.2  10   4   4   0   0   0  31   4.55
Honeycutt               1.1   0   0   0   1   0   0   5   4.50
Romo SV(13)             1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   2.92
Totals                  9    10   4   4   1   1   0  39

Passed Balls: Fosse (5)
Hit by Pitch: Kirkwood (1), Medich (5)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr grounded out (second to first); Lemon
grounded out (shortstop to first); H. Cruz singled to right;
Gamble singled to right [H. Cruz to third]; Spencer was hit by a
pitch [Gamble to second]; Brohamer flied out to center; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Collins made an out to shortstop; Baez grounded
out (shortstop to first); Meyer walked; Meyer stole second;
Stanton walked; Ruppert Jones flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Mariners 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Bannister grounded out (second to first);
Kessinger flied out to left; Downing flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Stein walked; Braun struck out; Fosse singled to
left [Stein to third]; Reynolds singled to right [Stein scored,
Fosse to second]; Collins singled to center [Fosse to third,
Reynolds to second]; Baez forced Fosse (third to catcher)
[Reynolds to third, Collins to second]; Meyer lined to first; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 0, Mariners 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Garr grounded out (second to first); Lemon
grounded out (second to first); H. Cruz singled to right; Gamble
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Mariners 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Stanton struck out; Ruppert Jones singled to
center; Ruppert Jones stole second; Stein struck out; Braun
walked; Fosse singled to left [Ruppert Jones scored, Braun to
second]; Reynolds made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 0, Mariners 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Spencer made an out to first; Brohamer doubled to
right; Bannister singled to center [Brohamer to third];
Kessinger out on a sacrifice fly to left in foul territory
[Brohamer scored, Bannister to second]; Downing grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Mariners 2.

MARINERS 4TH: On a bunt Collins made an out to first; Baez
singled to center; Meyer walked [Baez to second]; Stanton
homered [Baez scored, Meyer scored]; FROST REPLACED STONE
(PITCHING); On a bunt Ruppert Jones grounded out (pitcher to
first); Stein singled to right; Braun was called out on strikes;
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 5.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Lemon
singled to left; H. Cruz made an out to second; Gamble grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Mariners 5.

MARINERS 5TH: Fosse singled to center; Reynolds out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Fosse to second]; Collins
was called out on strikes; Baez lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first);
Brohamer flied out to left; Bannister grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 6TH: Meyer singled to center; Stanton doubled to left
[Meyer out at third (left to third)]; Ruppert Jones singled to
left [Stanton to third]; Stein struck out; Braun struck out; 0
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Kessinger singled to right; Downing forced
Kessinger (third to second); Garr singled to right [Downing to
third]; Lemon singled to center [Downing scored, Garr to
second]; H. Cruz flied out to right; Gamble doubled to right
[Garr scored, Lemon scored, Gamble to third (on throw to home)];
HONEYCUTT REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); L. JOHNSON BATTED FOR
SPENCER; L. Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 7TH: L. JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); COLUCCIO
REPLACED GARR (PLAYING CF); T. CRUZ REPLACED LEMON (PLAYING LF);
KIRKWOOD REPLACED FROST (PITCHING); Fosse grounded out
(shortstop to first); Reynolds lined to second; Collins was hit
by a pitch; Collins stole second; Baez was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Mariners 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: SODERHOLM BATTED FOR BROHAMER; Soderholm grounded
out (shortstop to first); Bannister grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kessinger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 4, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 8TH: SODERHOLM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); KESSINGER
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Meyer grounded out (first
unassisted); Stanton made an out to first; Ruppert Jones
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
4, Mariners 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: DELGADO REPLACED STANTON (PLAYING RF); Downing
walked; ROMO REPLACED HONEYCUTT (PITCHING); ESSIAN RAN FOR
DOWNING; ORTA BATTED FOR COLUCCIO; Orta made an out to third;
ZISK BATTED FOR T. CRUZ; Zisk struck out; Fosse allowed a passed
ball [Essian to second]; H. Cruz flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Mariners 5.