Steve Trout scattered five hits and pitched the White Sox to a 3-0 victory over the A's. Alan Bannister had a hand in two runs, driving in one with a single in the fifth inning and hitting a double and scoring on a triple by Thad Bosley in the seventh. Rick Langford was the loser but pitched his 10th straight complete game for the A's. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 3, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Saturday, September 15, 1979 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  1  1    1  0  x  -   3 12  3


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Squires 1b            5   0   1   0     0   1   .272
  Murray rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .187      Bannister lf          4   1   2   1     0   0   .292
Murphy cf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .254      Bosley rf             4   0   1   1     0   2   .308
Essian dh             4   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Johnson dh            4   1   2   0     0   0   .300
Revering 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .299      Lemon cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .312
Newman c              3   0   1   0     1   0   .227      Morrison 2b           3   0   3   0     0   0   .276
Edwards 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .238      Foley c               2   0   1   0     1   0   .254
Gross 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .222      Pryor ss              1   1   0   0     1   0   .274
Heath rf,lf           2   0   0   0     0   1   .268        Washington ph       1   0   0   1     0   0   .278
Picciolo ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Chappas ss          1   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Langford p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bell 3b               3   0   1   0     0   1   .258
                                                          Trout p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   5   0     2   5             Totals               32   3  12   3     2   4

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance:  6,551
Left on Base: A's 7, White Sox 10
DP: A's 0, White Sox 3
Errors: Chappas, Bell 2
Doubles: Morrison (12), Bannister (24)
Triples: Bosley (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Edwards (3), Heath (3), Bell (2), Morrison (5), Foley (3)
GIDP: Edwards (10), Heath (14)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Langford L(12-14)       8    12   3   3   2   4   0  37   4.05
Totals                  8    12   3   3   2   4   0  37

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Trout W(9-8)            9     5   0   0   2   5   0  34   4.03
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   5   0  34

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


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson struck out; Rickey Henderson fouled
ball off foot and left game; Murphy struck out; Essian
reached on an error by Bell; Revering lined to third; 0 R, 0 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: MURRAY REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING RF); HEATH
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Squires singled to right;
Bannister flied out to center; Bosley forced Squires (second to
shortstop); Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman reached on an error by Bell; Edwards out
on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Newman to second]; Gross
grounded out (second to first) [Newman to third]; Heath was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Lemon flied out to left; Morrison singled to
shortstop; Foley singled to right [Morrison to third]; Pryor
reached on a fielder's choice [Morrison out at home (third to
catcher), Foley to second]; Bell forced Pryor (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo grounded out (first unassisted); Murray
flied out to left; On a bunt Murphy made an out to first; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Squires grounded out (second to first); Bannister
flied out to right; Bosley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Essian singled to center; Revering singled to
right [Essian to second]; Newman forced Revering (second to
shortstop) [Essian to third]; Edwards grounded into a double
play (second to first) [Newman out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Johnson singled to left [Johnson out at second
(left to second)]; Lemon flied out to left; Morrison doubled to
left; Foley made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Gross singled to center; Heath out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Gross to second]; Picciolo grounded
out (second to first) [Gross to third]; Murray struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Pryor walked; Bell out on a sacrifice bunt (first
unassisted) [Pryor to second]; Squires struck out; Bannister
singled to right [Pryor scored, Bannister to second (on throw to
home)]; Bosley struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
White Sox 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first); Essian
flied out to left; Revering singled to right; Newman walked
[Revering to second]; Edwards forced Newman (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Johnson singled to third; Lemon singled to left
[Johnson to second]; Morrison out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Johnson to third, Lemon to second]; Foley was walked
intentionally; WASHINGTON BATTED FOR PRYOR; Washington forced
Foley (first to shortstop) [Johnson scored, Lemon to third];
Bell was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics
0, White Sox 2.

ATHLETICS 7TH: CHAPPAS REPLACED WASHINGTON (PLAYING SS); Gross
walked; Heath grounded into a double play (second to first)
[Gross out at second]; Picciolo flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Squires flied out to center; Bannister doubled to
right; Bosley tripled to center [Bannister scored]; Johnson
reached on a fielder's choice [Bosley out at home (third to
catcher)]; Lemon grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Murray made an out to shortstop; Murphy was
called out on strikes; Essian flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 0, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Morrison singled to right; Foley out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Morrison to second]; Chappas
popped to first; Bell singled to third [Morrison to third];
Squires flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0,
White Sox 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Revering grounded out (second to first); Newman
singled to right; Edwards reached on an error by Chappas [Newman
to second]; Gross lined into a double play (first to shortstop)
[Newman out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0,
White Sox 3.