Homers by Bill Stein and Tom Paciorek paced the Mariners to an 8-3 victory over the White Sox. Stein connected for a solo shot to give the Mariners a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning and Paciorek broke the game open with a three-run round-tripper in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 8, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Sunday, September 23, 1979 (Day game) at Kingdome
White Sox    1  0  0    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   3  9  1
Mariners     0  1  0    1  3  3    0  0  x  -   8  8  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Morrison 2b           4   2   1   1     1   1   .273      Cruz 2b               5   2   2   0     0   1   .269
Kuntz rf              4   0   1   0     1   2   .091      R. Jones cf           4   2   1   0     0   0   .263
Bannister lf          4   0   1   1     0   0   .286      Paciorek lf           4   1   1   4     0   1   .294
Johnson 1b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .308        Simpson lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Lemon cf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .317      Horton dh             3   1   1   1     1   1   .283
Nordhagen dh          4   0   0   0     0   1   .269      Roberts rf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .271
Pryor ss              4   0   2   0     0   0   .277        Craig rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Colbern c             4   0   1   0     0   3   .253      Bochte 1b             3   0   1   0     1   0   .318
Bell 3b               4   0   0   0     0   1   .253      B. Stein 3b           2   1   1   1     2   0   .255
Wortham p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Valentine ss          3   0   1   1     1   0   .272
  Scarbery p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mendoza ss          0   0   0   0     0   0   .199
  Burns p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Cox c                 4   1   0   0     0   1   .204
  Rondon p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3   9   3     2   8             Totals               32   8   8   7     6   4

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  6,045
Left on Base: White Sox 9, Mariners 7
DP: White Sox 1, Mariners 0
Errors: Pryor, Roberts, B. Stein
Doubles: Bannister (25), Pryor 2 (23), Johnson (27), Valentine (6)
Home Runs: Morrison (12), B. Stein (7), Paciorek (6)
Stolen Bases: Morrison (10), Cox (2), Cruz (49)
Hit by Pitch: Bannister (3,by Honeycutt), R. Jones (3,by Wortham)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wortham L(14-13)        4.1   3   5   5   4   4   2  21   4.72
Scarbery                1     3   2   2   1   0   0   7   4.62
Burns                   0     1   1   0   0   0   0   1   0.00
Rondon                  1.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   7   2.57
Farmer                  1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.06
Totals                  8     8   8   7   6   4   2  39

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt W(11-11)      9     9   3   3   2   8   1  39   4.06
Totals                  9     9   3   3   2   8   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Wortham (3), Honeycutt (6)
Wild Pitches: Scarbery (6)

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Fred Spenn


WHITE SOX 1ST: Morrison walked; Kuntz struck out; Morrison stole
second; Bannister doubled to right [Morrison scored]; Johnson
flied out to center; Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz popped to first in foul territory; R. Jones
flied out to right; Paciorek flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Nordhagen flied out to right; Pryor doubled to
center; Colbern struck out; Bell grounded out (third to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Horton walked; Roberts flied out to left; Bochte
walked [Horton to second]; B. Stein walked [Horton to third,
Bochte to second]; Valentine walked [Horton scored, Bochte to
third, B. Stein to second]; Cox struck out; Cruz struck out; 1
R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Morrison grounded out (second to first); Kuntz
struck out; Bannister was hit by a pitch; Johnson singled to
right [Bannister to second]; Lemon flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 3RD: R. Jones made an out to shortstop; Paciorek struck
out; Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Mariners 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Nordhagen grounded out (shortstop to first);
Pryor reached on an error by Roberts [Pryor out at second
(center to shortstop)]; Colbern singled to left; Bell struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Roberts grounded out (third to first); Bochte
grounded out (second to pitcher); B. Stein homered; Valentine
made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Mariners 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Morrison lined to shortstop; Kuntz flied out to
center; Bannister grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Cox popped to first; Cruz singled to left; R.
Jones was hit by a pitch [Cruz to second]; Paciorek homered
[Cruz scored, R. Jones scored]; SCARBERY REPLACED WORTHAM
(PITCHING); Horton flied out to left; Roberts walked; Bochte
singled to left [Roberts to second]; Scarbery threw a wild pitch
[Roberts to third, Bochte to second]; B. Stein grounded out
(second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners
5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Johnson doubled to left; Lemon singled to center
[Johnson scored, Lemon out at second (center to shortstop)];
Nordhagen struck out; Pryor grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Mariners 5.

MARINERS 6TH: Valentine doubled to center; Cox reached on a
fielder's choice [Valentine out at third (pitcher to third)];
Cox stole second; Cruz singled to center [Cox to third]; BURNS
REPLACED SCARBERY (PITCHING); Cruz stole second; R. Jones
singled to shortstop [Cox stayed at third, Cruz stayed at
second]; RONDON REPLACED BURNS (PITCHING); Paciorek reached on
an error by Pryor [Cox scored (RBI), Cruz scored (no RBI), R.
Jones to third]; Horton singled to third [R. Jones scored
(unearned), Paciorek to second]; Roberts popped to first; Bochte
popped to third; 3 R (2 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Mariners 8.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Colbern struck out; Bell grounded out (second to
first); Morrison homered; Kuntz walked; Bannister reached on an
error by B. Stein [Kuntz to third]; Johnson flied out to center;
1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Mariners 8.

MARINERS 7TH: B. Stein walked; Valentine flied into a double
play (right to first) [B. Stein out at first]; Cox grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Mariners 8.

WHITE SOX 8TH: SIMPSON REPLACED PACIOREK (PLAYING LF); CRAIG
REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING RF); MENDOZA REPLACED VALENTINE
(PLAYING SS); Lemon lined to second; Nordhagen popped to first
in foul territory; Pryor doubled to left; Colbern struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Mariners 8.

MARINERS 8TH: FARMER REPLACED RONDON (PITCHING); Cruz grounded
out (pitcher to first); R. Jones grounded out (second to first);
Simpson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3,
Mariners 8.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Bell grounded out (second to first); Morrison was
called out on strikes; Kuntz singled to center; Bannister forced
Kuntz (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3,
Mariners 8.