Two homers by Wayne Nordhagen and one by Jim Morrison powered the White Sox to a 3-1 victory over the Mariners. Nordhagen led off the second inning with his first homer of the game.

After the Mariners scored on a double by Larry Cox and single by Julio Cruz in the third, Morrison hit for the circuit in the White Sox half. Nordhagen then clinched the victory with his second smash in the sixth inning. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 3, Seattle Mariners 1
Game Played on Friday, September 28, 1979 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Mariners     0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
White Sox    0  1  1    0  0  1    0  0  x  -   3 11  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               5   0   2   1     0   0   .275      Bannister lf          4   0   2   0     0   0   .289
R. Jones cf           5   0   2   0     0   0   .267      Torres rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .253
Paciorek lf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .288      Morrison 2b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .283
Horton dh             3   0   0   0     1   1   .279      Johnson 1b            3   0   2   0     1   0   .309
Roberts rf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .270        Squires pr,1b       0   0   0   0     0   0   .264
Bochte 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .312      Lemon cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .315
B. Stein 3b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .255      Nordhagen dh          3   2   2   2     1   0   .284
Cox c                 2   1   1   0     1   0   .210      Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .249
  Craig ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .341      Colbern c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .247
Mendoza ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .199      Chappas ss            3   0   1   0     0   0   .286
  Valentine ph,ss     1   0   1   0     1   0   .277      Trout p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   8   1     5   2             Totals               32   3  11   3     2   2

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance:  8,835
Left on Base: Mariners 10, White Sox 7
DP: Mariners 2, White Sox 2
Doubles: Cox (10), Bannister (28), Bell (8)
Home Runs: Nordhagen 2 (7), Morrison (14)
Caught Stealing: R. Jones (12), Chappas (1)
GIDP: Bochte 2 (27), Torres (4), Lemon (15)
Hit by Pitch: Paciorek (5,by Trout)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt L(11-12)      8    11   3   3   2   2   3  34   4.04
Totals                  8    11   3   3   2   2   3  34

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Trout W(11-8)           9     8   1   1   5   2   0  38   3.89
Totals                  9     8   1   1   5   2   0  38

Passed Balls: Cox (3)
Hit by Pitch: Trout (5)

Umpires: HP - Dallas Parks, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Jim McKean


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (second to first); R. Jones
singled to center; R. Jones was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop to first); Paciorek struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister doubled to left; Cox allowed a passed
ball [Bannister to third]; Torres struck out; Morrison flied out
to center; Johnson walked; Lemon grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, White Sox 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Horton flied out to center; Roberts walked; Bochte
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Roberts out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Nordhagen homered; Bell grounded out (pitcher to
first); Colbern struck out; Chappas singled to left; Chappas was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, White Sox 1.

MARINERS 3RD: B. Stein flied out to center; Cox doubled to left;
Mendoza popped to catcher in foul territory; Cruz singled to
right [Cox scored]; R. Jones singled to center [Cruz to second];
Paciorek forced Cruz (third unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first);
Torres flied out to center; Morrison homered; Johnson singled to
left; Lemon forced Johnson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 1, White Sox 2.

MARINERS 4TH: Horton walked; Roberts flied out to right; Bochte
flied out to left; B. Stein walked [Horton to second]; Cox
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Nordhagen flied out to center; Bell doubled to
left; Colbern grounded out (shortstop to first) [Bell to third];
Chappas grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mariners 1, White Sox 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Mendoza made an out to second; Cruz singled to
first; R. Jones flied out to center; Paciorek was hit by a pitch
[Cruz to second]; Horton grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Bannister singled to right; Torres grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Bannister out at
second]; Morrison singled to center; Johnson forced Morrison
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, White
Sox 2.

MARINERS 6TH: Roberts made an out to shortstop; Bochte grounded
out (pitcher to first); B. Stein singled to right; Cox walked
[B. Stein to second]; VALENTINE BATTED FOR MENDOZA; Valentine
walked [B. Stein to third, Cox to second]; Cruz flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: VALENTINE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Lemon
grounded out (second to first); Nordhagen homered; Bell flied
out to center; Colbern made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 1, White Sox 3.

MARINERS 7TH: R. Jones made an out to second; Paciorek grounded
out (third to first); Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Chappas flied out to center; Bannister grounded
out (first unassisted); Torres singled to third; Morrison popped
to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1,
White Sox 3.

MARINERS 8TH: Roberts singled to left; Bochte grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Roberts out at
second]; B. Stein flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Johnson singled to left; SQUIRES RAN FOR JOHNSON;
Lemon grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Squires out at second]; Nordhagen walked; Bell flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, White Sox 3.

MARINERS 9TH: SQUIRES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); CRAIG BATTED
FOR COX; Craig grounded out (shortstop to first); Valentine
singled to left; Cruz forced Valentine (shortstop to second); R.
Jones forced Cruz (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 1, White Sox 3.