Although the temperature was 36 degrees with a wind chill factor of 19 degrees, Ross Baumgarten turned in a red-hot performance for the White Sox, shutting out the Rangers on six hits, 11-0. The White Sox piled up 15 hits with six batters having two apiece. Chet Lemon, who hit the game's only homer, and Claudell Washington each drove in three runs. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 11, Texas Rangers 0
Game Played on Friday, April     27, 1979 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  2
White Sox    0  1  1    3  1  3    0  2  x  -  11 15  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Sample lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .262      Garr lf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .340
Bell 3b               3   0   1   0     1   1   .217        Bosley pr,lf        1   0   0   0     1   0   .375
Oliver cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .387      Washington rf         5   3   2   3     0   0   .278
  Jorgensen cf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .276        Moore rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .429
Zisk rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .257      Lemon cf              2   1   2   3     2   0   .400
J. Ellis 1b,c         4   0   1   0     0   1   .167        Torres cf           1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Gray dh               3   0   0   0     1   0   .231      Squires 1b            4   1   1   0     1   1   .371
Sundberg c            2   0   0   0     1   0   .185      Bannister 2b          3   2   2   1     2   0   .387
  Roberts 1b          1   0   0   0     0   1   .200      Orta dh               4   1   2   0     1   0   .209
Wills 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .169      Soderholm 3b          5   0   2   2     0   0   .304
Norman ss             3   0   1   0     0   0   .212      Foley c               4   1   1   0     1   0   .243
Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pryor ss              5   2   2   1     0   0   .348
  Medich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Baumgarten p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   6   0     3   4             Totals               38  11  15  10     8   3

Time of Game: 2:49   Attendance: 12,056
Left on Base: Rangers 7, White Sox 11
DP: Rangers 2, White Sox 1
Errors: Wills, Norman
Doubles: Washington (8), Lemon (8)
Home Runs: Lemon (2)
Stolen Bases: Sample (3), Washington (4)
Caught Stealing: Sample (1), Lemon (3)
GIDP: Sample (1), Foley (1), Soderholm (3)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander L(1-1)        5     8   6   3   5   1   0  26   3.24
Medich                  2     5   3   3   2   1   1  13   9.00
Farmer                  1     2   2   1   1   1   0   7   4.15
Totals                  8    15  11   7   8   3   1  46

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Baumgarten W(2-0)       9     6   0   0   3   4   0  34   2.53
Totals                  9     6   0   0   3   4   0  34

Umpires: HP - Woody Urchak, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Dave Slickenmeyer, 3B - Bill Sprincz


RANGERS 1ST: Debut for umpire Dave Slickenmeyer; Sample
singled to shortstop; Sample stole second; Bell walked; Oliver
popped to third in foul territory; Zisk made an out to second;
J. Ellis flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first);
Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); Lemon walked; Lemon
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Gray flied out to center; Sundberg made an out to
shortstop; Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Squires singled to center; Bannister grounded out
(third to first) [Squires to second]; Orta was walked
intentionally; Soderholm singled to left [Squires scored, Orta
to second]; Foley grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Soderholm out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Norman flied out to right; On a bunt Sample singled
to third; Sample was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); Bell grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Pryor flied out to center; Garr struck out;
Washington singled to center; Washington stole second; Lemon
walked; Squires walked [Washington to third, Lemon to second];
Bannister singled to shortstop [Washington scored, Lemon to
third, Squires to second]; Orta popped to third in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver flied out to center; Zisk grounded out
(third to first); J. Ellis singled to center; Gray walked [J.
Ellis to second]; Sundberg walked [J. Ellis to third, Gray to
second]; Wills was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Rangers 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Soderholm flied out to right; Foley reached on an
error by Norman; On a bunt Pryor singled to catcher [Foley to
second]; Garr popped to first; Washington doubled to center
[Foley scored (unearned), Pryor scored (unearned)]; Lemon
doubled to right [Washington scored (unearned)]; Squires
grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Rangers 0, White Sox 5.

RANGERS 5TH: Norman singled to center; Sample grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Norman out at second];
Bell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Bannister walked; Orta singled to right
[Bannister to third]; Soderholm grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bannister scored, Orta out at
second]; Foley grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 6.

RANGERS 6TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Zisk lined
to left; J. Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 6TH: MEDICH REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Pryor
singled to center; Garr singled to left [Pryor to third]; BOSLEY
RAN FOR GARR; Washington forced Bosley (shortstop to second)
[Pryor scored, Washington to first]; Lemon homered [Washington
scored]; Squires grounded out (second to first); Bannister
walked; Orta grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 9.

RANGERS 7TH: TORRES REPLACED LEMON (PLAYING CF); BOSLEY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Gray flied out to left; Sundberg popped to
first in foul territory; Wills flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 9.

WHITE SOX 7TH: J. ELLIS CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); ROBERTS
REPLACED SUNDBERG (PLAYING 1B); Soderholm singled to second;
Foley singled to right [Soderholm to second]; Pryor grounded out
(second to first) [Soderholm to third, Foley to second]; Bosley
walked; Washington flied out to left; Torres struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 9.

RANGERS 8TH: MOORE REPLACED WASHINGTON (PLAYING RF); Norman made
an out to third; Sample flied out to left; Bell singled to
center; Oliver forced Bell (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 9.

WHITE SOX 8TH: FARMER REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); JORGENSEN
REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING CF); Squires struck out; Bannister
singled to center; Orta singled to center [Bannister to third];
Soderholm reached on an error by Wills [Bannister scored (RBI),
Orta to second, Soderholm to first]; Foley walked [Orta to
third, Soderholm to second]; Pryor forced Soderholm (third
unassisted) [Orta scored (unearned), Foley to second, Pryor to
first]; Bosley grounded out (third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 11.

RANGERS 9TH: Zisk singled to center; J. Ellis struck out; Gray
popped to first in foul territory; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 11.