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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 26, 1978
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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 July 26, 1978 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 26, 1978 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 26, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | John Henry Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Wilbur Wood |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 11,897 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Russ Goetz 1B: Nick Bremigan 2B: Dale Ford 3B: Joe Brinkman |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
| Joe Wallis | Center Fielder |
| Mitchell Page | Left Fielder |
| Willie Horton | DH |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
| Taylor Duncan | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Newman | Catcher |
| Glenn Burke | Right Fielder |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alan Bannister | DH |
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Tom Spencer | Center Fielder |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
| Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
| Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
| Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
| Greg Pryor | Second Baseman |
| Larry Doby | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
July 26, 1978
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Wood
Edwards hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr. Edwards reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wallis vs. Wood
Wallis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Edwards moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Page vs. Wood
Page hits a line drive towards first. Johnson reaches out to catch the ball, and throws to second to catch Wallis attempting to get to second, for the double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Horton vs. Wood
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Johnson
Bannister takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Johnson
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Johnson
Spencer strikes out. There goes Bannister. The throw from Newman to Guerrero, and Bannister is out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Wood
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Wood
Guerrero hits a fly ball into center field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Wood
Duncan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Wood
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Johnson
Soderholm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Johnson
Garr bunts in front of the plate. Newman fields it and throws to first for the out. Soderholm moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nahorodny vs. Johnson
Nahorodny hits a fly ball into right field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Wood
Burke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Wood
Edwards bunts and there's an error on the play. Burke moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wallis vs. Wood
Wallis bunts towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Pryor covering, for the out. Burke moves to third. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Page vs. Wood
Page hits a popup, foul, towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Horton vs. Wood
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Johnson
Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Johnson
Pryor hits a popup in front of the plate. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Johnson
Bannister hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wallis who is chasing the ball. Bannister reaches third base with a triple. Washington goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kessinger vs. Johnson
Kessinger bunts between the mound and first base. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kessinger for the out. Bannister scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Johnson
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Wood
Revering hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Wood
Guerrero hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Duncan vs. Wood
Duncan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr. Duncan reaches second base with a double. Guerrero moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Newman vs. Wood
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burke vs. Wood
Burke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Guerrero scores. Duncan scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Hinton
Rich Hinton now pitching.
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wallis vs. Hinton
Wallis hits a fly ball into center field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Johnson
Soderholm hits a fly ball into right field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Johnson
Garr bunts in front of the plate. Newman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Hinton
Page is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Hinton
Horton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. Hinton
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Horton moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Guerrero vs. Hinton
Guerrero hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Horton scores. Revering moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duncan vs. Hinton
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pryor misplays the ball. That's an error on Pryor. Revering scores. Guerrero goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Hinton
Newman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burke vs. Hinton
Burke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Johnson
Nahorodny hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Page. Nahorodny reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Johnson
Washington takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pryor vs. Johnson
Pryor strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bannister vs. Johnson
Bannister hits a fly ball into right field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kessinger vs. Johnson
Kessinger hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Hinton
Edwards is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. Hinton
Wallis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Hinton
Page hits a fly ball into center field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Johnson
Spencer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Johnson
Soderholm hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Johnson
Garr hits a fly ball into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Edwards settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Horton vs. Hinton
Horton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pryor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. Hinton
Miguel Dilone pinch runs for Willie Horton.
There goes Dilone. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Dilone steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Revering vs. Hinton
Revering takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Guerrero vs. Hinton
Rob Picciolo pinch runs for Dave Revering.
There goes Dilone. The throw from Nahorodny and he is out, Soderholm applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Hinton
Guerrero hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Picciolo moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Duncan vs. LaGrow
Lerrin LaGrow now pitching.
Duncan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newman vs. LaGrow
Newman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Picciolo scores. Guerrero moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burke vs. LaGrow
There's a wild pitch. Guerrero moves to third. Newman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burke vs. LaGrow
Burke strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Johnson
Jeff Newman now playing first base. Jim Essian now catching. Tony Armas now playing right field. Glenn Burke now playing left field.
Nahorodny hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Johnson
Washington hits a fly ball into left field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Johnson
Pryor hits a fly ball into left field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Johnson
Bannister hits a fly ball into center field. Wallis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. LaGrow
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wallis vs. LaGrow
Wallis hits a popup, foul, towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Armas vs. LaGrow
Armas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Johnson
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Heaverlo
Dave Heaverlo now pitching.
Spencer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Heaverlo
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heaverlo fields it and throws to first for the out. Spencer moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garr vs. Heaverlo
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. LaGrow
Dilone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essian vs. LaGrow
There goes Dilone. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Dilone steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Essian vs. LaGrow
Essian hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dilone moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Guerrero vs. LaGrow
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pryor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Dilone scores. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. LaGrow
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Heaverlo
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nahorodny vs. Heaverlo
Nahorodny strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Heaverlo
Washington hits a fly ball into left field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Heaverlo
Ron Blomberg pinch hits for Greg Pryor.
Blomberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orta vs. Heaverlo
Jorge Orta pinch hits for Alan Bannister.
Orta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Blomberg moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 8 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kessinger vs. Sosa
Elias Sosa now pitching.
Kessinger hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Edwards reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/26/1978 -- Oakland at Chicago (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Edwards M, 2b 4 0 1 0 Bannister A, dh 3 1 1 1
Wallis J, cf 4 0 1 0 Orta J, ph 1 0 1 1
Page M, lf 4 0 0 0 Kessinger D, ss 4 0 0 1
Armas T, rf 1 0 0 0 Spencer T, cf 4 0 1 0
Horton W, dh 4 1 2 0 Soderholm E, 3b 4 1 2 1
Dilone M, pr 0 1 0 0 Garr R, lf 3 0 0 0
Revering D, 1b 3 2 2 1 Johnson L, 1b 4 1 1 0
Picciolo R, pr 0 1 0 0 Nahorodny B, c 4 0 2 0
Essian J, c 1 0 1 0 Washington C, rf 3 1 1 0
Guerrero M, ss 5 2 3 1 Pryor G, 2b 3 0 0 0
Duncan T, 3b 5 1 2 0 Blomberg R, ph 1 0 1 0
Newman J, c-1b 3 0 1 1
Burke G, rf-lf 4 0 2 2
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38 8 15 5 34 4 10 4
Oakland 000 330 101 -- 8
Chicago 002 001 001 -- 4
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson J (W) 7.1 6 3 3 2 3
Heaverlo D 1.1 4 1 1 0 1
Sosa E (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Wood W (L) 3.1 8 3 3 0 0
Hinton R 3.0 5 4 2 2 2
LaGrow L 2.2 2 1 1 1 2
E -- Pryor G 2
DP -- Oakland 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Oakland 8, Chicago 7
2B -- Edwards M, Duncan T, Nahorodny B
3B -- Bannister A
HR -- Revering D, Soderholm E
SB -- Dilone M 2
CS -- Bannister A, Dilone M
SH -- Garr R, Edwards M, Wallis J, Kessinger D
WP -- LaGrow L
T -- 2:56
A -- 11897
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