Snapping a six-game losing streak, the White Sox edged the Mariners, 2-1. The White Sox scored a run in the first inning on a triple by Ralph Garr and single by Jorge Orta. Their second tally came in the ninth on singles by Claudell Washington, Lamar Johnson and Chet Lemon. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 2, Seattle Mariners 1
Game Played on Thursday, June      28, 1979 (Day game) at Kingdome
White Sox    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  0
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  9  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .299      Roberts lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .280
  Torres lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .309      Simpson cf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .284
Washington rf         4   1   1   0     0   1   .274      Bochte 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .348
Orta 2b               3   0   2   1     0   0   .220      Horton dh             4   0   2   0     0   0   .302
  Kessinger ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .191        Beamon pr,dh        0   1   0   0     0   0   .200
Johnson dh            4   0   1   0     0   0   .313      Paciorek rf           3   0   2   0     1   0   .294
Lemon cf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .301        Milbourne pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Nahorodny c           3   0   0   0     1   0   .252      Meyer 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .315
Pryor ss,2b           2   0   0   0     0   0   .284      B. Stein 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .230
Squires 1b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .233      Cox c                 3   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     0   3   .000        Valentine ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .263
Baumgarten p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hale pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Trout p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mendoza ss            3   0   1   0     0   1   .199
                                                            R. Jones ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .247
                                                          Parrott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   2   7   2     1   5             Totals               33   1   9   0     3   2

Time of Game: 2:13   Attendance:  7,687
Left on Base: White Sox 4, Mariners 8
DP: White Sox 2, Mariners 2
Doubles: Paciorek (9)
Triples: Garr (2)
Stolen Bases: Meyer (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Pryor (4), Orta (2)
GIDP: Nahorodny (4), Bochte (11), B. Stein (8)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Baumgarten W(6-5)       8     8   1   1   2   2   0  32   3.47
Trout SV(4)             1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.19
Totals                  9     9   1   1   3   2   0  36

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parrott L(6-3)          9     7   2   2   1   5   0  33   2.95
Totals                  9     7   2   2   1   5   0  33

Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Ted Hendry


WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr tripled to center; Washington grounded out
(second to first); Orta singled to right [Garr scored]; Johnson
flied out to right; Lemon struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Roberts lined to shortstop; Simpson singled to
left; Bochte grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Simpson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
1, Mariners 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Nahorodny grounded out (third to first); Pryor
grounded out (shortstop to first); Squires grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Horton grounded out (pitcher to first); Paciorek
walked; Meyer forced Paciorek (left to second); Meyer stole
second; B. Stein singled to shortstop [Meyer out at home
(shortstop to first to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Mariners 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bell struck out; Garr grounded out (second to
first); Washington flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Cox struck out; Mendoza singled to center; Roberts
forced Mendoza (shortstop to second); Simpson flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta grounded out (second to first); Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lemon grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Bochte walked; Horton singled to right [Bochte to
second]; Paciorek forced Bochte (pitcher to third) [Horton to
second, Paciorek to first]; Meyer flied out to right; B. Stein
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners
0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Nahorodny walked; Pryor out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Nahorodny to second]; Squires lined to
shortstop; Bell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Cox made an out to second; Mendoza flied out to
right; Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Washington
struck out; Orta singled to right; Johnson flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Simpson flied out to center; Bochte grounded out
(second to first); Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Lemon grounded out (second to first); Nahorodny
grounded out (second to first); Pryor grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 7TH: Paciorek doubled to left; Meyer flied out to
center; B. Stein flied out to right; Cox popped to catcher in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Squires singled to center; On a bunt Bell struck
out; Garr lined into a double play (center to first) [Squires
out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 8TH: TORRES REPLACED GARR (PLAYING LF); Mendoza struck
out; Roberts flied out to left; Simpson singled to right; Bochte
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners
0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Washington singled to center; Orta out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Washington to second];
Johnson singled to left [Washington to third]; Lemon singled to
right [Washington scored, Johnson to second]; Nahorodny grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lemon out at
second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 9TH: KESSINGER REPLACED ORTA (PLAYING SS); PRYOR
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Horton singled to center; BEAMON
RAN FOR HORTON; Paciorek singled to center [Beamon to second];
MILBOURNE RAN FOR PACIOREK; TROUT REPLACED BAUMGARTEN
(PITCHING); Meyer singled to center [Beamon to third, Milbourne
to second]; B. Stein grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Beamon scored (no RBI), Milbourne to third,
Meyer out at second]; VALENTINE BATTED FOR COX; Valentine
walked; HALE RAN FOR VALENTINE; R. JONES BATTED FOR MENDOZA; R.
Jones flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Mariners 1.