After tying the game at 1-1 in the eighth with singles by Rickey Henderson, Dave Revering and Jim Essian, the A's accepted the White Sox beneficence in the ninth to score the winning run in a 2-1 decision. Kevin Bell booted a smash by Jeff Newman to start the ninth. A single by Wayne Gross sent pinch-runner Derek Bryant to third. Mike Proly intentionally passed Rob Picciolo to fill the bases and then quite unintentionally walked Henderson on five pitches to force in Bryant with the decider.

Steve McCatty went the distance for his 10th victory and eighth for the A's in the last 10 games, evening their record since the All-Star break at 24-24. [The Sporting News]



Oakland Athletics 2, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Saturday, September 8, 1979 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
White Sox    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  1  -   2  8  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Squires 1b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .279      Henderson lf          4   0   2   1     1   0   .269
Bannister lf          4   1   1   0     0   0   .291      Murphy cf             3   1   1   0     1   1   .266
  Bosley lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .281      Heath rf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .267
Washington rf         3   0   1   1     1   0   .277      Revering dh           4   0   1   0     0   0   .292
Johnson dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .300        Murray pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Lemon cf              3   0   1   0     1   1   .310      Essian c              4   0   1   1     0   0   .264
May c                 3   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Edwards 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .239
  Colbern ph,c        1   0   1   0     0   0   .265      Newman 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .227
Morrison 2b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .249        Bryant pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .175
Pryor ss              3   0   1   0     0   1   .276      Gross 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .221
Bell 3b               3   0   1   0     0   2   .261      Picciolo ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .277
Baumgarten p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Proly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   8   1     3   6             Totals               31   2   8   2     5   1

Time of Game: 2:32   Attendance:  1,596
Left on Base: White Sox 6, A's 11
DP: White Sox 1, A's 2
Errors: Bell
Doubles: Bannister (22)
Stolen Bases: Washington 2 (16), Lemon 2 (5)
Caught Stealing: Bell (3), Pryor (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Heath (2)
GIDP: Bannister (9)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Baumgarten              7.2   7   1   1   3   1   0  32   3.68
Proly L(2-8)            0.1   1   1   0   2   0   0   5   4.38
Totals                  8     8   2   1   5   1   0  37

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty W(10-9)         9     8   1   1   3   6   0  34   3.85
Totals                  9     8   1   1   3   6   0  34

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Mike Reilly


WHITE SOX 1ST: Squires singled to left; Bannister grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Squires out at second];
Washington walked; Washington stole second; Johnson flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (pitcher to first); Murphy
struck out; Heath walked; Revering flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Lemon struck out; May singled to left; Morrison
struck out; Pryor was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards
grounded out (third to first); Newman walked; Gross flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bell struck out; Squires flied out to center;
Bannister doubled to center; Washington singled to center
[Bannister scored]; Washington stole second [Washington out at
third (center to third)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo singled to center; Henderson singled to
center [Picciolo to second]; Murphy popped to shortstop; Heath
forced Henderson (shortstop to second) [Picciolo to third];
Revering popped to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
1, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Johnson made an out to third; Lemon singled to
center; May grounded out (second to first) [Lemon to second];
Lemon stole third; Morrison walked; Pryor grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Essian grounded out (third to first); Edwards
flied out to center; Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Bell singled to center; Squires struck out;
Bannister made an out to third; Bell was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Gross grounded out (pitcher to first); Picciolo
grounded out (first unassisted); Henderson grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Washington made an out to shortstop; Johnson
flied out to center; Lemon walked; Lemon stole second; May
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: On a bunt Murphy singled; Heath out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Murphy to second]; Revering
flied out to center; Essian flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Morrison flied to left in foul territory; Pryor
singled to third; Bell struck out while Pryor was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Edwards singled to left; On a bunt Newman forced
Edwards (first to shortstop); Gross flied out to right; Picciolo
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Squires flied out to right; Bannister grounded
out (shortstop to first); Washington flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Henderson singled to center; Murphy walked
[Henderson to second]; On a bunt Heath hit into a double play
(pitcher to shortstop) [Henderson out at third]; Revering
singled to right [Murphy to third]; MURRAY RAN FOR REVERING;
Essian singled to center [Murphy scored, Murray to third, Essian
to second (on throw)]; PROLY REPLACED BAUMGARTEN (PITCHING);
Edwards made an out to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
1, Athletics 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: MURRAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Johnson
grounded out (second to first); Lemon flied out to right;
COLBERN BATTED FOR MAY; Colbern singled to shortstop; Morrison
popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: COLBERN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); BOSLEY
REPLACED BANNISTER (PLAYING LF); Newman reached on an error by
Bell; BRYANT RAN FOR NEWMAN; Gross singled to right [Bryant to
third]; Picciolo was walked intentionally [Gross to second];
Henderson walked [Bryant scored (unearned), Gross to third,
Picciolo to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Athletics 2.