After dissipating a 3-0 early lead, the White Sox came back with a run in the eighth inning to prevail over the Brewers, 4-3. With the score tied, Lamar Johnson drilled a double and scored on a single by Chet Lemon. Reliever Ed Farmer pitched one-hit ball over the final four innings to pick up the victory. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3
Game Played on Wednesday, August    22, 1979 (Night game) at County Stadium
White Sox    0  0  3    0  0  0    0  1  0  -   4 11  1
Brewers      0  0  1    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   3  8  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Morrison 2b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .245      Molitor ss            4   1   1   0     1   0   .313
Squires 1b            5   1   1   1     0   0   .264      Money 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .247
Bannister lf          5   0   0   1     0   1   .293      Cooper 1b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .311
Johnson dh            4   1   3   1     0   0   .297      Thomas cf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .230
Lemon cf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .298      Lezcano rf            2   0   1   0     2   1   .332
Nordhagen rf          3   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Bando 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .241
  Torres pr,rf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .247        Gantner pr,3b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .278
Pryor ss              3   0   0   0     1   0   .269      Davis dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .278
May c                 4   1   2   0     0   1   .263      Wohlford lf           2   1   1   0     0   0   .270
Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .220        Oglivie ph,lf       1   0   0   0     1   0   .250
Baumgarten p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Moore c               4   0   1   1     0   0   .326
  Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Haas p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Augustine p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  11   4     1   2             Totals               32   3   8   3     4   3

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 18,401
Left on Base: White Sox 8, Brewers 7
DP: White Sox 3, Brewers 0
Errors: Bell, Moore
Doubles: Squires (8), Johnson (23), Wohlford (12)
Triples: Molitor (14)
Home Runs: Thomas (31)
Stolen Bases: Morrison (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Morrison (3), Bando (6)
GIDP: Money (8), Wohlford (3), Cooper (13)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Baumgarten              5     7   3   3   3   2   1  23   3.65
Farmer W(3-4)           4     1   0   0   1   1   0  14   3.29
Totals                  9     8   3   3   4   3   1  37

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Haas L(8-8)             7.1  10   4   4   0   1   0  32   5.09
Augustine               1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   7   3.97
Totals                  9    11   4   4   1   2   0  39

Wild Pitches: Augustine (3)

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Don Denkinger


WHITE SOX 1ST: 21 minute rain delay before start of game;
Morrison flied to left in foul territory; Squires grounded out
(second to first); Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor grounded out (third to first); Money
grounded out (third to first); Cooper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Brewers 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Lemon
grounded out (third to first); Nordhagen singled to left; Pryor
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Brewers
0.

BREWERS 2ND: Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Lezcano
walked; Bando flied out to center; Davis forced Lezcano
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Brewers 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: May singled to center; Bell popped to first in
foul territory; Morrison singled to right [May to second];
Squires doubled to right [May scored, Morrison to third];
Bannister grounded out (first to pitcher) [Morrison scored,
Squires to third]; Johnson singled to left [Squires scored];
Lemon made an out to second; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Wohlford doubled to left; Moore singled to center
[Wohlford scored]; Molitor walked [Moore to second]; Money
grounded into a double play (third to second) [Moore out at
third, Molitor out at second]; Cooper singled to first [Money to
second]; Thomas struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3,
Brewers 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Nordhagen grounded out (third to first); Pryor
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); May singled to left; Bell
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
3, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Lezcano walked; Bando popped to third in foul
territory; Davis singled to center [Lezcano to second]; Wohlford
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Davis out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3,
Brewers 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Morrison grounded out (third to first); Squires
grounded out (first to pitcher); Bannister flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Moore flied out to left; Molitor tripled to center;
Money grounded out (shortstop to first) [Molitor scored]; Cooper
made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3,
Brewers 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Johnson singled to center; Lemon popped to first
in foul territory; Nordhagen forced Johnson (second to
shortstop); TORRES RAN FOR NORDHAGEN; Pryor flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 6TH: TORRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Thomas homered;
Lezcano singled to left; FARMER REPLACED BAUMGARTEN (PITCHING);
Bando out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Lezcano to
second]; Davis grounded out (third to first); OGLIVIE BATTED FOR
WOHLFORD; Oglivie was walked intentionally; Moore forced Lezcano
(third unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Brewers
3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: OGLIVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); May flied
out to center; Bell singled to left; Morrison out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Bell to second]; Squires flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 7TH: Molitor lined to shortstop; Money singled to
center; Cooper grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Money out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 3, Brewers 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Bannister was called out on strikes; Johnson
doubled to right; Lemon singled to right [Johnson scored, Lemon
to second (on throw to home)]; AUGUSTINE REPLACED HAAS
(PITCHING); Torres flied out to left; Pryor was walked
intentionally; Augustine threw a wild pitch [Lemon to third,
Pryor to second]; May struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White
Sox 4, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 8TH: Thomas reached on an error by Bell; Lezcano struck
out; Bando forced Thomas (shortstop to second); GANTNER RAN FOR
BANDO; Davis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 4, Brewers 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: GANTNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Bell flied
out to right; Morrison singled to right; Morrison stole second
[Morrison to third (error by Moore)]; Squires grounded out
(first unassisted); Bannister made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 9TH: Oglivie flied out to center; Moore grounded out
(third to first); Molitor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Brewers 3.