Led by Dan Meyer, who drove in two runs, the Mariners defeated the White Sox, 3-2, enabling the expansion club to escape the cellar in the West Division and finish one-half game ahead of the Athletics. After Kevin Pasley singled for the Mariners' initial run in the second inning, Meyer accounted for the next two tallies with a single in the fifth and double in the seventh. Eric Soderholm homered for the White Sox. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 3, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Sunday, October   2, 1977 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Mariners     0  1  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   3 10  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   2  6  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins lf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .239      Garr lf               2   0   0   0     0   0   .300
Cruz 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .256        Stillman lf         1   0   0   0     1   0   .210
Meyer 1b              4   0   2   2     0   1   .273      Orta 2b               2   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Ruppert Jones cf      4   0   0   0     0   1   .263        Brohamer 2b         2   0   1   0     0   0   .257
Stein 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .259      Zisk dh               2   0   0   0     0   1   .290
Braun dh              3   0   2   0     0   1   .235        L. Johnson ph,dh    1   0   0   0     0   0   .302
Reynolds ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .248      Gamble rf             1   0   0   0     1   0   .297
Pasley c              3   0   1   1     1   1   .375        Molinaro rf         2   0   1   0     0   1   .333
Delgado rf            4   0   0   0     0   4   .182      Spencer 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Soderholm 3b          3   2   2   1     0   0   .280
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lemon pr            0   0   0   0     0   0   .273
                                                          Coluccio cf           2   0   0   0     1   0   .270
                                                            Squires ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                          Kessinger ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .237
                                                            H. Cruz ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
                                                          Nahorodny c           4   0   2   1     0   1   .261
                                                          Frost p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Verhoeven p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   3  10   3     1   9             Totals               31   2   6   2     3   4

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 20,953
Left on Base: Mariners 8, White Sox 7
DP: Mariners 2, White Sox 1
Errors: Kessinger
Doubles: Meyer (24), Nahorodny (1)
Home Runs: Soderholm (25)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (15), Molinaro (1)
Caught Stealing: Reynolds (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Cruz (7), Braun (8)
GIDP: Spencer (11), L. Johnson (15)
Hit by Pitch: Zisk (3,by Abbott), Soderholm (4,by Abbott)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott W(12-13)         7     3   2   2   3   2   1  28   4.45
Romo SV(16)             2     3   0   0   0   2   0   8   2.83
Totals                  9     6   2   2   3   4   1  36

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Frost L(1-1)            7    10   3   3   1   8   0  31   3.04
Verhoeven               2     0   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.00
Totals                  9    10   3   3   1   9   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Abbott 2 (12)
Wild Pitches: Romo (1)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Fred Spenn


MARINERS 1ST: Collins singled to left; Cruz out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Collins to second]; Meyer struck out;
Ruppert Jones grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Orta
grounded out (pitcher to first); Zisk was hit by a pitch; Gamble
made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, White
Sox 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Stein singled to center; Braun singled to right
[Stein to third]; Reynolds made an out to second; Pasley singled
to center [Stein scored, Braun to second]; Delgado struck out;
Collins flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Spencer flied out to center; Soderholm flied out
to left; Coluccio walked; Kessinger forced Coluccio (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, White Sox 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer
flied out to right; Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Nahorodny flied out to left; Garr grounded out
(pitcher to first); Orta grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, White Sox 0.

MARINERS 4TH: STILLMAN REPLACED GARR (PLAYING LF); Stein flied
out to right; Braun singled to center; Reynolds grounded out
(second to first) [Braun to second]; Pasley walked; Delgado
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Zisk struck out; Gamble walked; Spencer grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Gamble out
at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, White Sox 0.

MARINERS 5TH: BROHAMER REPLACED ORTA (PLAYING 2B); MOLINARO
REPLACED GAMBLE (PLAYING RF); Collins flied out to right; Cruz
singled to left; Cruz stole second; Meyer singled to right [Cruz
scored]; Ruppert Jones grounded out (shortstop to first) [Meyer
to second]; Stein struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Soderholm homered; Coluccio flied out to center;
Kessinger flied out to left; Nahorodny doubled to center;
Stillman walked; Brohamer grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 2, White Sox 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Braun struck out; Reynolds singled to right;
Pasley struck out while Reynolds was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Zisk flied out to left; Molinaro struck out;
Spencer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 2, White Sox 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Delgado struck out; Collins singled to center;
Cruz grounded out (third to first) [Collins to second]; Meyer
doubled to left [Collins scored]; Ruppert Jones grounded out
(first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, White Sox
1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Soderholm was hit by a pitch; Coluccio grounded
out (second to first) [Soderholm to second]; Kessinger flied out
to left; Nahorodny singled to center [Soderholm scored];
Stillman flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3,
White Sox 2.

MARINERS 8TH: VERHOEVEN REPLACED FROST (PITCHING); Stein reached
on an error by Kessinger; Braun out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Stein to second]; Reynolds grounded out (shortstop
to first) [Stein stayed at second]; Pasley grounded out (catcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: ROMO REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Brohamer singled
to right; L. JOHNSON BATTED FOR ZISK; L. Johnson grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Brohamer out at second];
Molinaro singled to center; Molinaro stole second; Spencer
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, White Sox 2.

MARINERS 9TH: L. JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Delgado
struck out; Collins flied out to left; Cruz grounded out
(pitcher to second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3,
White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Soderholm singled to left; LEMON RAN FOR
SODERHOLM; SQUIRES BATTED FOR COLUCCIO; Squires flied out to
left; H. CRUZ BATTED FOR KESSINGER; Romo threw a wild pitch
[Lemon to second]; H. Cruz made an out to second; Nahorodny
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, White Sox 2.