A six-run outburst in the first inning propelled the White Sox to an 11-5 thumping of the Angels. In their first turn at bat, Alan Bannister was safe on an error by Angel shortstop Bert Campaneris, Thad Bosley doubled and Lamar Johnson beat out an infield hit to plate the first run. Chet Lemon doubled for the second run.

Jim Morrison drove home two more tallies with a single. Greg Pryor added a run with a double to kayo Angel starter Chris Knapp and Kevin Bell greeted reliever Mike Barlow with a run-scoring single to cap the inning. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 11, California Angels 5
Game Played on Wednesday, September 12, 1979 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Angels       1  0  3    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   5 12  2
White Sox    6  3  0    0  0  1    0  1  x  -  11 13  0


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carew 1b              5   1   1   0     0   1   .316      Squires 1b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Lansford 3b           5   1   2   0     0   1   .297      Bannister lf          4   2   1   0     0   1   .293
Ford rf               5   1   2   0     0   1   .294      Bosley rf             5   4   3   1     0   0   .341
Baylor dh             4   1   3   3     0   0   .302      Johnson dh            5   1   2   1     0   1   .298
Downing c             4   1   2   1     0   0   .330      Lemon cf              3   2   2   2     1   0   .312
Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .297      Morrison 2b           4   1   1   3     0   2   .259
Clark lf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .308      Colbern c             3   0   1   2     1   0   .283
R. Miller cf          3   0   1   0     1   0   .288      Pryor ss              4   1   2   1     0   1   .274
Campaneris ss         2   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Bell 3b               4   0   1   1     0   1   .262
  Aikens ph           0   0   0   1     0   0   .283      Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Anderson ss         0   0   0   0     0   0   .249        Proly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Harlow ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .209
  Mulliniks ss        0   0   0   0     0   0   .148
Knapp p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Barlow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Ferris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   5  12   5     1   5             Totals               37  11  13  11     2   6

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance:  7,511
Left on Base: Angels 7, White Sox 7
DP: Angels 0, White Sox 0
Errors: Campaneris, Anderson
Doubles: Bosley (1), Lemon (40), Pryor 2 (20), Bannister (23)
Triples: Colbern (1)
Home Runs: Baylor (34), Bosley (1)
Stolen Bases: Bannister 2 (21), Bosley 2 (4)
Caught Stealing: Ford (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Aikens (6), Morrison (3), Lemon (4)
Hit by Pitch: Bannister (2,by Barlow)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knapp L(3-4)            0.2   5   6   3   0   0   0   8   5.95
Barlow                  5.1   5   4   3   2   4   0  25   4.78
LaRoche                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   5.69
Ferris                  1     2   1   1   0   1   1   5   9.00
Totals                  8    13  11   7   2   6   1  42

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec W(12-13)         5.1  10   5   5   1   4   1  26   4.06
Proly SV(8)             3.2   2   0   0   0   1   0  13   4.19
Totals                  9    12   5   5   1   5   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Barlow (4)
Wild Pitches: Ferris (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - George Maloney


ANGELS 1ST: Carew struck out; Lansford singled to center; Ford
singled to left [Lansford to second]; Baylor flied out to
center; Downing singled to left [Lansford scored, Ford to
second]; Grich lined to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 1,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Squires flied out to left; Bannister reached on
an error by Campaneris; Bosley doubled to center [Bannister to
third]; Johnson singled to second [Bannister scored (unearned),
Bosley to third]; Lemon doubled to left [Bosley scored, Johnson
to third]; Morrison singled to left [Johnson scored, Lemon
scored, Morrison to second (on throw to home)]; Colbern grounded
out (shortstop to first); Pryor doubled to left [Morrison scored
(unearned)]; BARLOW REPLACED KNAPP (PITCHING); Bell singled to
center [Pryor scored (unearned)]; Squires grounded out (second
to first); 6 R (3 ER), 6 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1, White Sox 6.

ANGELS 2ND: Clark was called out on strikes; R. Miller flied out
to center; Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
1, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Bannister doubled to left; Bosley singled to left
[Bannister stayed at second]; Bannister stole third and Bosley
stole second; Johnson struck out; Lemon walked; Morrison hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Bannister scored, Bosley to third];
Colbern tripled to center [Bosley scored, Lemon scored]; Pryor
grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 1,
White Sox 9.

ANGELS 3RD: Carew singled to shortstop; Lansford singled to left
[Carew to second]; Ford forced Lansford (shortstop to second)
[Carew to third]; Baylor homered [Carew scored, Ford scored];
Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Grich grounded out
(pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, White Sox 9.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bell made an out to second; Squires flied out to
left; Bannister was hit by a pitch; White Sox Manager Tony
LaRussa ejected by 1B umpire Jerry Neudecker; Bannister
stole second; Bosley grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, White Sox 9.

ANGELS 4TH: Clark popped to first in foul territory; R. Miller
grounded out (first unassisted); Campaneris flied out to right;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, White Sox 9.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); Lemon
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morrison was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 4, White Sox 9.

ANGELS 5TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Lansford
struck out; Ford singled to left; Baylor singled to center [Ford
to second]; Ford was picked off and caught stealing third
(pitcher to third); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, White Sox 9.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Colbern walked; Pryor was called out on strikes;
Bell flied out to center; Squires grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, White Sox 9.

ANGELS 6TH: Downing singled to right; Grich flied out to right;
Clark singled to left [Downing to second]; R. Miller walked
[Downing to third, Clark to second]; PROLY REPLACED KRAVEC
(PITCHING); AIKENS BATTED FOR CAMPANERIS; Aikens hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Downing scored]; Carew grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 5, White Sox 9.

WHITE SOX 6TH: ANDERSON REPLACED AIKENS (PLAYING SS); Bannister
was called out on strikes; Bosley reached on an error by
Anderson; Bosley stole second; Johnson singled to right [Bosley
to third]; Lemon hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bosley scored
(unearned)]; Morrison popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 5, White Sox 10.

ANGELS 7TH: Lansford grounded out (second to first); Ford struck
out; Baylor singled to center; Downing forced Baylor (second
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, White Sox 10.

WHITE SOX 7TH: LAROCHE REPLACED BARLOW (PITCHING); Colbern
grounded out (second to first); Pryor doubled to left; Bell
struck out; Squires made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 5, White Sox 10.

ANGELS 8TH: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); Clark flied
out to right; R. Miller singled to left; HARLOW BATTED FOR
ANDERSON; Harlow grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 5, White Sox 10.

WHITE SOX 8TH: MULLINIKS REPLACED HARLOW (PLAYING SS); FERRIS
REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Bannister flied out to center;
Debut game for Bob Ferris; Bosley homered; Johnson grounded
out (pitcher to first); Lemon singled to shortstop; Ferris threw
a wild pitch [Lemon to second]; Morrison struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, White Sox 11.

ANGELS 9TH: Carew grounded out (second to first); Lansford flied
out to right; Ford flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 5, White Sox 11.