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Tuesday June 19, 1979
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Larry Cox, with a sacrifice fly and single, and Mario Mendoza, with an infield single and double, each drove in two runs to lead the Mariners to a 7-2 triumph over the White Sox. [The Sporting News]


Seattle Mariners 7, Chicago White Sox 2

Game Played on Tuesday, June 19, 1979 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Mariners     2  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  3  -   7 11  0
White Sox    0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  7  2


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Milbourne 2b          5   0   2   1     0   0   .280      Moore lf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .283
R. Jones cf           3   1   0   0     2   0   .259        Orta ph,2b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Bochte 1b             5   1   2   1     0   1   .336      Pryor 3b,ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .310
Horton dh             4   1   1   0     0   1   .290      Lemon cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .303
Roberts lf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .289      Nahorodny c           4   0   0   0     0   0   .261
  Hale lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Bannister 2b,3b       4   1   2   0     0   0   .330
Meyer 3b              3   1   1   0     0   0   .299      Nordhagen dh          4   1   3   2     0   0   .260
Paciorek rf           3   0   0   0     1   1   .272      Torres rf             2   0   1   0     0   1   .326
  Simpson rf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .270        Washington ph,rf    1   0   0   0     0   1   .270
Cox c                 2   1   1   2     1   1   .256      Squires 1b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Mendoza ss            3   1   2   2     1   1   .205        Johnson ph,1b       1   0   0   0     0   0   .314
Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kessinger ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .211
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Garr ph,lf          0   0   0   0     1   0   .302
                                                          Wortham p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scarbery p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   7  11   7     5   5             Totals               32   2   7   2     1   3

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 14,103
Left on Base: Mariners 5, White Sox 4
DP: Mariners 1, White Sox 3
Errors: Moore, Bannister
Doubles: Bochte (16), Cox (5), Mendoza (7), Bannister (9)
Home Runs: Nordhagen (2)
Stolen Bases: Meyer (6)
Caught Stealing: Cox (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Meyer (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Cox (2)
GIDP: Paciorek (3), Bochte (9), Nordhagen (4)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt W(4-5)        6.1   6   2   2   0   2   1  24   4.58
McLaughlin SV(5)        2.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   9   5.44
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   3   1  33

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wortham L(7-6)          8.1  10   7   5   4   5   0  36   4.63
Scarbery                0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   3   4.04
Totals                  9    11   7   5   5   5   0  39

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Dallas Parks


MARINERS 1ST: Milbourne grounded out (third to first); R. Jones
walked; Bochte doubled to left [R. Jones scored, Bochte to third
(error by Moore)]; Horton struck out; Roberts singled to center
[Bochte scored]; Roberts was out trying to advance to second
(catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); Pryor
was called out on strikes; Lemon grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, White Sox 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer grounded out (second to first); Paciorek
flied out to left; Cox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Nahorodny lined to shortstop; Bannister grounded
out (shortstop to first); Nordhagen homered; Torres singled to
left; Squires lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 2, White Sox 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Mendoza walked; Mendoza was picked off first
(pitcher to first); Milbourne singled to center; R. Jones made
an out to second; Bochte struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kessinger grounded out (third to first); Moore
grounded out (shortstop to first); Pryor grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, White Sox 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Horton singled to center; Roberts reached on a
fielder's choice [Horton to second (error by Bannister; assist
by Pryor)]; Meyer out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Horton to third, Roberts to second]; Paciorek was walked
intentionally; Cox hit a sacrifice fly to right [Horton scored
(unearned), Roberts to third]; Mendoza singled to center
[Roberts scored (unearned), Paciorek to second]; Milbourne flied
out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 4, White Sox
1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon grounded out (third to first); Nahorodny
flied out to right; Bannister flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 4, White Sox 1.

MARINERS 5TH: R. Jones grounded out (first unassisted); Bochte
grounded out (second to first); Horton flied out to right; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 4, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Nordhagen singled to left; Torres struck out;
Squires flied out to center; Kessinger grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4, White Sox 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Roberts singled to center; Meyer forced Roberts
(pitcher to shortstop); Paciorek grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Meyer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 4, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Moore singled to shortstop [Moore out at second
(shortstop to first)]; Pryor grounded out (shortstop to first);
Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 4, White Sox 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Cox walked; Mendoza struck out while Cox was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Milbourne
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
4, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Nahorodny grounded out (third to first);
Bannister doubled to left; Nordhagen singled to center
[Bannister scored]; MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED HONEYCUTT (PITCHING);
WASHINGTON BATTED FOR TORRES; Washington was called out on
strikes; JOHNSON BATTED FOR SQUIRES; Johnson grounded out
(pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4, White Sox
2.

MARINERS 8TH: WASHINGTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); JOHNSON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); R. Jones grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); Bochte singled to center; Horton flied out
to right; Roberts flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 4, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: GARR BATTED FOR KESSINGER; Garr walked; ORTA
BATTED FOR MOORE; Orta popped to first in foul territory; Pryor
flied out to right; Lemon grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4, White Sox 2.

MARINERS 9TH: ORTA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); PRYOR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); BANNISTER CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING
3B); GARR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Meyer singled to center;
Meyer stole second; Paciorek struck out; Cox doubled to left
[Meyer scored]; Mendoza doubled to right [Cox scored]; SCARBERY
REPLACED WORTHAM (PITCHING); Milbourne singled to center
[Mendoza scored]; R. Jones walked [Milbourne to second]; Bochte
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [R.
Jones out at second]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 7, White
Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: HALE REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING LF); SIMPSON
REPLACED PACIOREK (PLAYING RF); Nahorodny flied out to center;
Bannister singled to right; Nordhagen grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [Bannister out at second]; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 7, White Sox 2.



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