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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 20, 1977
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Oakland Athletics, played on September 20, 1977 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 20, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 20, 1977 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Langford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Stone |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 5,617 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim Evans 1B: Vic Voltaggio 2B: Marty Springstead 3B: Larry Barnett |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rodney Scott | Second Baseman |
| Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
| Mitchell Page | Left Fielder |
| Mike Jorgensen | First Baseman |
| Jerry Tabb | DH |
| Manny Sanguillen | Catcher |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Jim Tyrone | Right Fielder |
| Tony Armas | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Winkles | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
| Henry Cruz | Right Fielder |
| Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
| Oscar Gamble | DH |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Jim Spencer | First Baseman |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Jim Essian | Catcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 20, 1977
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Stone
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picciolo vs. Stone
Picciolo strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Stone
There goes Scott. The throw from Essian and he is out, Kessinger applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Stone
Page takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Stone
There goes Page. The throw from Essian and he is out, Kessinger applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Langford
Garr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Armas. Garr reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Langford
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross juggles the ball. That's an error on Gross. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orta vs. Langford
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Garr moves to third. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gamble vs. Langford
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Garr scores. Cruz moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Soderholm vs. Langford
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jorgensen vs. Stone
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first, with Stone covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabb vs. Stone
Tabb strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Stone
Sanguillen hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Langford
Spencer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Langford
Lemon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sanguillen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Langford
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo misplays the ball. That's an error on Picciolo. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Essian vs. Langford
Essian takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to third. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Garr vs. Langford
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen fields it and throws to home to get Spencer. Kessinger moves to third. Essian moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cruz vs. Langford
Cruz strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Stone
Gross hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tyrone vs. Stone
Tyrone strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Stone
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Stone
Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gross moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Picciolo vs. Stone
There go the runners. The throw from Essian to Orta covering second. The throw back to home, and Gross is out at the plate. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Langford
Orta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Langford
Gamble hits a line drive towards first. Jorgensen reaches out to catch the ball, and throws to second to catch Orta attempting to get to second, for the double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Langford
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Stone
Picciolo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Stone
Page hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Stone
Jorgensen hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabb vs. Stone
Tabb hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Langford
Spencer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Langford
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Langford
Kessinger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essian vs. Langford
Essian hits a fly ball into right field. Tyrone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Stone
Sanguillen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Stone
Gross hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyrone vs. Stone
Tyrone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Stone
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Stone
Scott hits a line drive towards first. Spencer catches it and steps on first to double up Tyrone. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Langford
Garr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Langford
Cruz hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Langford
Orta hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Langford
Gamble hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Langford
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen juggles the ball. That's an error on Jorgensen. Gamble moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Spencer vs. Langford
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott misplays the ball. That's an error on Scott. Gamble moves to third. Soderholm moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lemon vs. Langford
Lemon hits a line drive into center field. Armas picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Armas. Gamble scores. Soderholm scores. Spencer moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kessinger vs. Lacey
Bob Lacey now pitching.
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Spencer moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Essian vs. Lacey
Essian hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Spencer scores. Lemon moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garr vs. Lacey
Garr strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Stone
Picciolo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Stone
There's a wild pitch. Picciolo moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Page vs. Stone
Page hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jorgensen vs. Stone
Jorgensen hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tabb vs. Stone
Tabb hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Lacey
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Lacey
Orta hits a line drive into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Lacey
Gamble takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Lacey
Soderholm hits a line drive to left field. Page throws towards Scott. Scott fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Scott. Sanguillen fumbles the ball. That's an error on Sanguillen. Gamble goes all the way around to score. Soderholm moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. Lacey
Spencer hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanguillen vs. Stone
Sanguillen hits a line drive into right field. Cruz picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cruz. Sanguillen moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Stone
Gross hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sanguillen moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tyrone vs. Stone
Tyrone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Armas vs. Stone
Armas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Spencer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Scott vs. Stone
Scott takes first base on ball four. Tyrone moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McKinney vs. Hamilton
Willie Crawford pinch hits for Rob Picciolo. Dave Hamilton now pitching. Rich McKinney pinch hits for Willie Crawford.
McKinney hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Mitchell
Jeff Newman now catching. Rodney Scott now playing shortstop. Marty Perez now playing second base. Craig Mitchell now pitching.
Lemon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Armas who is chasing the ball. Lemon reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kessinger vs. Mitchell
Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lemon scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essian vs. Mitchell
Essian hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Mitchell
Garr hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Mitchell
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Hamilton
Page hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Hamilton
Jorgensen strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tabb vs. Hamilton
Tabb is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Perez vs. Hamilton
Perez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hamilton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Mitchell
Orta hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Mitchell
Gamble hits a line drive into right field. Tyrone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Mitchell
Soderholm takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Mitchell
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jorgensen scoops it up and throws to first, with Mitchell covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Hamilton
Gross hits a fly ball into right field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyrone vs. Hamilton
Tyrone hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Armas vs. Hamilton
Armas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Hamilton
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/20/1977 -- Oakland at Chicago (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Scott R, 2b-ss 3 0 1 0 Garr R, lf 5 2 2 0
Picciolo R, ss 3 0 2 0 Cruz H, rf 5 1 1 2
Crawford W, ph 0 0 0 0 Orta J, 2b 4 0 0 0
McKinney R, ph 1 0 0 0 Gamble O, dh 4 2 1 1
Newman J, c 0 0 0 0 Soderholm E, 3b 4 1 1 0
Page M, lf 3 0 1 0 Spencer J, 1b 5 1 1 0
Jorgensen M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Lemon C, cf 4 1 2 1
Tabb J, dh 4 0 0 0 Kessinger D, ss 3 0 1 1
Sanguillen M, c 2 1 1 0 Essian J, c 3 0 1 1
Perez M, 2b 1 0 0 0
Gross W, 3b 4 1 3 2
Tyrone J, rf 3 0 1 0
Armas T, cf 4 0 0 0
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32 2 9 2 37 8 10 6
Oakland 000 020 000 -- 2
Chicago 100 051 10x -- 8
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Langford R (L) 4.1 6 6 2 3 2
Lacey B 1.2 2 1 0 1 1
Mitchell C 2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Stone S (W) 6.2 7 2 2 5 5
Hamilton D (S) 2.1 2 0 0 0 3
E -- Gross W, Picciolo R, Jorgensen M, Scott R 2, Armas T, Sanguillen M, Cruz H
DP -- Oakland 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- Oakland 8, Chicago 10
2B -- Garr R
3B -- Lemon C
HR -- Gross W, Cruz H
CS -- Scott R, Page M, Gross W
WP -- Stone S
T -- 2:46
A -- 5617
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