Pinch-hitter Bill Nahorodny came through with a two-run homer in the eighth inning and Chet Lemon followed with a two-run smash in the ninth, giving the White Sox a 6-2 victory over the Brewers. After both clubs counted one run in the first inning, Mike Caldwell, pitching for the Brewers, retired 19 straight batters before Wayne Nordhagen singled for the White Sox in the eighth.

Nahorodny then batted for Milt May and hit his homer to score behind pinch-runner Joe Gates. The blow enabled Fred Howard to gain credit for his first major league victory. Steve Trout relieved Howard in the eighth and gave up a run to the Brewers, but the White Sox clinched the decision in the ninth with three runs, two on Lemon's homer. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 6, Milwaukee Brewers 2

Game Played on Saturday, June 9, 1979 (Night game) at County Stadium

White Sox    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  3  -   6  7  1
Brewers      1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   2  7  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Moore lf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .260      Molitor 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .297
Pryor 3b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .323      Gantner ss            3   0   1   1     0   1   .263
Lemon cf              4   1   1   2     0   1   .311        Wohlford ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Johnson 1b            4   1   1   1     0   1   .314        Nordbrook ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Bannister 2b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .309      Cooper dh             4   0   2   1     0   0   .314
Nordhagen dh          3   0   1   0     0   0   .226      Davis lf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .272
  Gates pr,dh         1   1   0   0     0   0   .250      Oglivie 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .217
Torres rf             3   0   1   0     0   0   .300      Lezcano rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .305
May c                 2   0   0   0     0   1   .289      Bando 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .223
  Nahorodny ph,c      1   1   1   2     1   0   .266      Thomas cf             3   0   0   0     1   1   .225
Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .149      Moore c               3   1   2   0     0   0   .348
Howard p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Caldwell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Trout p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   6   7   5     1   4             Totals               32   2   7   2     3   5

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 36,941
Left on Base: White Sox 3, Brewers 6
DP: White Sox 2, Brewers 1
Errors: Moore, Molitor, Oglivie
Doubles: Molitor (11), Moore (6)
Home Runs: Nahorodny (6), Lemon (6)
Stolen Bases: Cooper (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Torres (2)
GIDP: Moore (5), Molitor (4)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Howard W(1-2)           7     5   1   1   2   4   0  26   4.00
Trout SV(3)             2     2   1   1   1   1   0   9   4.39
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   5   0  35

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caldwell L(6-5)         8     6   5   5   0   4   2  30   2.93
Castro                  1     1   1   0   1   0   0   6   1.54
Totals                  9     7   6   5   1   4   2  36

Wild Pitches: Castro (1)

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Dale Ford


WHITE SOX 1ST: Rain delay before start of game; Moore
singled to center; Pryor grounded out (third to first) [Moore to
second]; Lemon flied out to right; Johnson singled to right
[Moore scored]; Bannister grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor doubled to right; Gantner singled to left
[Molitor scored, Gantner to second (error by Moore)]; Cooper
made an out to third; Davis struck out; Oglivie grounded out
(first to pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Brewers
1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Nordhagen grounded out (third to first); Torres
made an out to shortstop; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano walked; Bando singled to right [Lezcano to
third]; Thomas struck out; Moore grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bando out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Brewers 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kessinger reached on an error by Oglivie; Moore
lined to left; Pryor lined into a double play (pitcher to first)
[Kessinger out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Molitor flied out to left; Gantner was called out
on strikes; Cooper flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Brewers 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); Johnson
flied out to center; Bannister flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Davis grounded out (third to first); Oglivie
grounded out (second to first); Lezcano grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Brewers 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Nordhagen grounded out (pitcher to first); Torres
lined to third; May grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Bando flied out to right; Thomas walked; Moore
singled to left [Thomas to second]; Molitor grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Moore out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Brewers 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kessinger grounded out (third to first); Moore
grounded out (second to first); Pryor grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Gantner grounded out (shortstop to first); Cooper
singled to right; Cooper stole second; Davis struck out; Oglivie
lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Brewers 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Lemon struck out; Johnson was called out on
strikes; Bannister flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 7TH: Lezcano flied out to center; Bando flied out to
left; Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Brewers 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Nordhagen singled to center; GATES RAN FOR
NORDHAGEN; Torres out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Gates to second]; NAHORODNY BATTED FOR MAY; Nahorodny homered
[Gates scored]; Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Moore
struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 8TH: GATES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); NAHORODNY STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING C ); TROUT REPLACED HOWARD (PITCHING); Moore
doubled to right; On a bunt Molitor popped to catcher in foul
territory; WOHLFORD BATTED FOR GANTNER; Wohlford grounded out
(second to first) [Moore to third]; Cooper singled to center
[Moore scored]; Davis grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Brewers 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: NORDBROOK REPLACED WOHLFORD (PLAYING SS); Pryor
singled to center; Lemon homered [Pryor scored]; CASTRO REPLACED
CALDWELL (PITCHING); Johnson reached on an error by Molitor;
Bannister flied out to right; Gates flied out to left; Torres
singled to right [Johnson to third]; Castro threw a wild pitch
[Johnson scored (unearned), Torres to second]; Nahorodny walked;
Kessinger grounded out (second to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  White Sox 6, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 9TH: Oglivie struck out; Lezcano lined to center; Bando
walked; Thomas flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 6, Brewers 2.

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