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Thursday September 27, 1979
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Connecting for his fourth hit of the game, Jim Morrison homered after a single by Jorge Orta in the 10th inning to carry the White Sox to a 4-2 victory over the Twins. Doubles by Morrison and Marv Foley and a single by Harry Chappas produced the first two runs for the White Sox in the second. The Twins picked up a tally on a single by Ron Jackson and triple by John Castino in the fifth and tied the score with a homer by Roy Smalley in the eighth. [The Sporting News]


Chicago White Sox 4, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Thursday, September 27, 1979 (Day game) at Metropolitan Stadium

White Sox    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  -   4 12  0
Twins        0  0  0    0  1  0    0  1  0    0  -   2 14  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Squires 1b            5   0   0   0     0   0   .264      Smalley ss            5   1   1   1     0   1   .273
Bosley lf             5   0   0   0     0   2   .301      Wilfong 2b            5   0   2   0     0   0   .318
Washington rf         5   0   0   0     0   0   .285      Powell rf             5   0   4   0     0   0   .292
Orta dh               5   1   2   0     0   0   .262      Goodwin dh            2   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Morrison 2b           5   2   4   2     0   0   .279        Morales ph,dh       2   0   1   0     0   0   .276
Torres cf             3   1   1   0     1   0   .253        Landreaux pr,dh     0   0   0   0     0   0   .305
Foley c               4   0   2   1     0   0   .239        Cubbage ph,dh       1   0   0   0     0   0   .271
  Bannister pr        0   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Sofield lf            2   0   1   0     0   1   .295
  Colbern c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .256        Rivera ph,lf        1   0   0   0     0   0   .282
Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     0   2   .249        Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Chappas ss            4   0   3   1     0   1   .283        Ward lf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Dotson p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wynegar c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .267
  Burns p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      R. Jackson 1b         4   1   1   0     0   0   .268
  Proly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Castino 3b            4   0   3   1     0   0   .286
  Farmer p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Edwards cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .253
                                                          Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   4  12   4     1   5             Totals               41   2  14   2     0   4

Time of Game: 2:44   Attendance:  3,797
Left on Base: White Sox 8, Twins 9
DP: White Sox 3, Twins 1
Doubles: Morrison (14), Foley 2 (2), Powell (17)
Triples: Castino (7)
Home Runs: Morrison (13), Smalley (24)
Sacrifice Hits: Torres (8), Bell (3)
GIDP: Squires (10), Wynegar (13), Edwards (5), Morales (9)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dotson                  5     8   1   1   0   3   0  21   3.70
Burns                   2.2   3   1   1   0   1   1  10   2.45
Proly W(3-8)            1.2   3   0   0   0   0   0   8   3.87
Farmer SV(14)           0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   2.99
Totals                 10    14   2   2   0   4   1  41

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(14-13)         10    12   4   4   1   5   1  42   4.16
Totals                 10    12   4   4   1   5   1  42

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Squires lined to third; Bosley struck out;
Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Smalley was called out on strikes; Wilfong flied to
right in foul territory; Powell doubled to left; Goodwin
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Orta flied out to center; Morrison doubled to
left; Torres walked; Foley doubled to right [Morrison scored,
Torres to third]; Bell was called out on strikes; Chappas
singled to left [Torres scored, Foley to third]; Squires lined
to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Sofield singled to right; Wynegar grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Sofield out at
second]; R. Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bosley struck out; Washington grounded out
(second to first); Orta grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Castino singled to center; Edwards grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Castino out at second];
Smalley flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Morrison singled to left; Torres out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Morrison to second]; Foley
grounded out (second to first) [Morrison to third]; Bell
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: On a bunt Wilfong singled; Powell grounded out
(second to first) [Wilfong to second]; Goodwin singled to right
[Wilfong to third]; Sofield struck out; Wynegar popped to
second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Chappas singled to center; Squires flied out to
left; Bosley forced Chappas (shortstop to second); Washington
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
2, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: R. Jackson singled to left; Castino tripled to center
[R. Jackson scored]; Edwards struck out; Smalley grounded out
(pitcher to first); Wilfong flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta flied out to right; Morrison grounded out
(first to pitcher); Torres singled to center; Foley forced
Torres (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
2, Twins 1.

TWINS 6TH: Powell singled to center; BURNS REPLACED DOTSON
(PITCHING); MORALES BATTED FOR GOODWIN; Morales grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Powell out at
second]; RIVERA BATTED FOR SOFIELD; Rivera grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); RIVERA
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Bell struck out; Chappas singled to
center; Squires grounded into a double play (first to shortstop
to first) [Chappas out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 7TH: Wynegar struck out; R. Jackson flied out to left;
Castino grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Bosley flied out to center; Washington lined to
center; Orta singled to right; Morrison singled to right [Orta
to second]; Torres flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 2, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: Edwards made an out to second; Smalley homered; On a
bunt Wilfong grounded out (third to first); Powell singled to
left; Morales singled to center [Powell to third]; LANDREAUX RAN
FOR MORALES; ADAMS BATTED FOR RIVERA; PROLY REPLACED BURNS
(PITCHING); Adams grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: LANDREAUX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); WARD
REPLACED ADAMS (PLAYING LF); Foley doubled to center; BANNISTER
RAN FOR FOLEY; Bell out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Bannister to third]; Chappas was called out on strikes; Squires
lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 9TH: COLBERN REPLACED BANNISTER (PLAYING C ); Wynegar
grounded out (second to first); R. Jackson grounded out (pitcher
to first); Castino singled to right; Edwards lined to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 2.

WHITE SOX 10TH: Bosley grounded out (third to first); Washington
flied out to center; Orta singled to right; Morrison homered
[Orta scored]; Torres flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 4, Twins 2.

TWINS 10TH: Smalley grounded out (first unassisted); Wilfong
singled to right; Powell singled to left [Wilfong to second];
FARMER REPLACED PROLY (PITCHING); CUBBAGE BATTED FOR LANDREAUX;
Cubbage popped to third in foul territory; Ward flied out to
right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Twins 2.



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