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The White Sox picked up their first victory of the season by beating the Orioles, 5-1. A single by Chet Lemon produced one run in the first inning and a single by Greg Pryor added a marker in the fifth. The White Sox iced the game with a three-run outburst in the seventh on a single by Pryor, a walk, and singles by Ralph Garr and Claudell Washington. [The Sporting News] Chicago White Sox 5, Baltimore Orioles 1Game Played on Sunday, April 8, 1979 (Day game) at Memorial StadiumWhite Sox 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 - 5 10 0 Orioles 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 3 2 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr lf 4 2 1 1 0 0 .143 Harlow cf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .333 Torres lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Belanger ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .250 Washington rf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .091 Singleton rf 3 0 0 1 0 1 .100 Lemon cf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .273 Murray 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Orta dh 3 0 1 0 1 0 .222 DeCinces 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .100 Soderholm 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .111 May dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .182 Squires 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .400 Dauer 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Foley c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kelly lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Pryor 2b 4 1 2 1 0 1 .400 Dempsey c 1 1 0 0 2 1 .444 Chappas ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .091 D. Martinez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wortham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stoddard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 5 10 4 2 3 Totals 27 1 3 1 5 7 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 6,517 Left on Base: White Sox 5, Orioles 5 DP: White Sox 2, Orioles 0 Errors: Singleton, DeCinces Doubles: Squires (1), Harlow (1) Caught Stealing: Lemon (1), Orta (1), Squires (1) Sacrifice Hits: Foley (1) Sacrifice Flies: Singleton (1) GIDP: Dauer (2), Singleton (1) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wortham W(1-0) 7.1 3 1 1 5 7 0 29 1.23 LaGrow SV(1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 7.71 Totals 9 3 1 1 5 7 0 33 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA D. Martinez L(0-1) 6.2 9 5 4 2 2 0 29 5.40 Stoddard 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 0.00 Totals 9 10 5 4 2 3 0 37 Balks: Wortham 2 (2) Umpires: HP - Jim O'Connor, 1B - Dallas Parks, 2B - Jerry Phipps, 3B - Bob Roesner WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr reached on an error by DeCinces [Garr to second]; Washington struck out (catcher to first); Lemon singled to center [Garr scored]; Orta flied out to center; Lemon was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Harlow lined to shortstop; Belanger flied out to center; Singleton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Soderholm lined to third; Squires flied out to left; Foley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: Murray grounded out (shortstop to first); DeCinces struck out; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Pryor grounded out (shortstop to first); Chappas grounded out (second to first); Garr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly grounded out (pitcher to first); Dempsey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Washington flied out to left; Lemon was called out on strikes; Orta singled to right; Soderholm forced Orta (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 4TH: Harlow walked; Wortham balked [Harlow to second]; On a bunt Belanger made an out to catcher; Mark Belanger out when ball hit his bat in fair territory; Singleton struck out; Wortham balked [Harlow to third]; Murray struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 0. WHITE SOX 5TH: Squires doubled to right; Foley out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Squires to third]; Pryor singled to left [Squires scored]; On a bunt Chappas singled [Pryor to second]; Garr popped to third; Washington popped to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 5TH: DeCinces struck out; May grounded out (shortstop to first); Dauer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 0. WHITE SOX 6TH: Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta walked; Soderholm flied out to center; Orta was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 6TH: Kelly lined to second; Dempsey walked; Harlow doubled to right [Dempsey to third]; Belanger walked; Singleton hit a sacrifice fly to right [Dempsey scored, Harlow to third]; Murray forced Belanger (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Orioles 1. WHITE SOX 7TH: Squires singled to second; Foley popped to first; Squires was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Pryor singled to third; Chappas walked [Pryor to second]; Garr singled to right [Pryor scored, Chappas scored (error by Singleton) (unearned), Garr to third]; Washington singled to right [Garr scored]; STODDARD REPLACED D. MARTINEZ (PITCHING); Lemon singled to right [Washington to second]; Orta forced Lemon (third to second); 3 R (2 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 7TH: TORRES REPLACED GARR (PLAYING LF); DeCinces grounded out (shortstop to first); May singled to left; Dauer grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [May out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Orioles 1. WHITE SOX 8TH: Soderholm flied out to left; Squires grounded out (first unassisted); Foley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 8TH: Kelly walked; Dempsey walked [Kelly to second]; Harlow struck out; Belanger singled to right [Kelly to third, Dempsey to second]; LAGROW REPLACED WORTHAM (PITCHING); Singleton grounded into a double play (second to first) [Belanger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Orioles 1. WHITE SOX 9TH: Pryor struck out; Chappas grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 9TH: Murray flied out to left; DeCinces flied out to left; May grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Orioles 1. |
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