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White Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 17, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 17, 1979 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | May 17, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 17, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Kravec |
Home Starting Pitcher | Rick Langford |
Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
City | Oakland |
State | CA |
Attendance | 1,634 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Roy Roth 1B: Tony Patch 2B: Rick Reed 3B: Terry Cooney |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
Alan Bannister | Second Baseman |
Jorge Orta | DH |
Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
Mike Squires | First Baseman |
Greg Pryor | Shortstop |
Don Kessinger | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Miguel Dilone | Right Fielder |
Larry Murray | Center Fielder |
Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
Jeff Newman | First Baseman |
Mitchell Page | DH |
Mickey Klutts | Third Baseman |
Derek Bryant | Left Fielder |
Jim Essian | Catcher |
Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
Jim Marshall | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 17, 1979
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Langford
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Langford
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Langford
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Kravec
Dilone hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Kravec
Murray takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Guerrero vs. Kravec
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Kravec
Newman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bannister settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Langford
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klutts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Langford
Bannister bunts towards the mound. Langford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Langford
Orta hits a line drive towards first. Newman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Kravec
Page hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klutts vs. Kravec
Klutts hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Kravec
Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Langford
Nahorodny hits a popup towards first. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Langford
Squires takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Langford
Pryor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Squires moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garr vs. Langford
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. Pryor moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Washington vs. Langford
Washington hits a line drive into right field. Dilone picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Dilone. Squires scores. Pryor scores. Washington moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lemon vs. Langford
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Kravec
Essian hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Kravec
The ball gets by Nahorodny for a passed ball. Essian moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Kravec
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dilone vs. Kravec
Dilone strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Kravec
Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Langford
Soderholm 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 -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Langford
Bannister strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Langford
Orta hits a popup towards third. Klutts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Kravec
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Kravec
Newman hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Kravec
Page takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klutts vs. Kravec
Klutts strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Langford
Nahorodny hits a ball on the ground towards third. Klutts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Langford
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards first. Newman scoops it up and throws to first, with Langford covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Langford
Pryor hits a popup towards first. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Kravec
Bryant takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essian vs. Kravec
Essian is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Kravec
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Langford
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 -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Langford
Washington hits a fly ball into right field. Dilone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Langford
Lemon is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Langford
Soderholm hits a fly ball into center field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dilone vs. Kravec
Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Kravec
Murray strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Kravec
Guerrero hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Langford
Bannister takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Langford
The umpire calls a balk on Langford Bannister moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Orta vs. Langford
Orta hits a fly ball into left field. Bryant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nahorodny vs. Langford
Nahorodny strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Squires vs. Langford
There's a wild pitch. Bannister moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Squires vs. Langford
Squires hits a fly ball into left field. Bryant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Kravec
Newman hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Kravec
Page strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klutts vs. Kravec
Klutts hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Kravec
Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Langford
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero misplays the ball. That's an error on Guerrero. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Langford
Garr bunts towards the mound. Langford fields it and throws to first for the out. Pryor moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Langford
Washington is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Langford
Lemon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pryor scores. Washington moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Soderholm vs. McCatty
Steve McCatty now pitching.
Soderholm takes first base on ball four. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bannister vs. McCatty
Bannister hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Washington scores. Lemon scores. Soderholm moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nordhagen vs. Lacey
Bob Lacey now pitching. Wayne Nordhagen pinch hits for Jorge Orta.
Nordhagen hits a fly ball into left field. Bryant settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nahorodny vs. Lacey
Nahorodny hits a fly ball into center field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Proly
Mike Proly now pitching. Rusty Torres now playing left field.
Essian takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Proly
Edwards strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dilone vs. Proly
Dilone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Proly
Murray hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Lacey
Squires is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Lacey
Pryor hits a line drive towards short. Guerrero reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torres vs. Lacey
Torres hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Lacey
Washington 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
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Proly
Guerrero hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Proly
Newman strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Athletics, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Proly
Page hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/17/1979 -- Chicago at Oakland (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI Garr R, lf 3 0 1 0 Dilone M, rf 4 0 0 0 Torres R, lf 1 0 1 0 Murray L, cf 3 0 0 0 Washington C, rf 4 1 1 2 Guerrero M, ss 4 0 0 0 Lemon C, cf 3 1 1 1 Newman J, 1b 4 1 1 1 Soderholm E, 3b 3 0 0 0 Page M, dh 3 0 0 0 Bannister A, 2b 3 0 1 2 Klutts M, 3b 3 0 0 0 Orta J, dh 3 0 0 0 Bryant D, lf 2 0 0 0 Nordhagen W, ph 1 0 0 0 Essian J, c 2 0 1 0 Nahorodny B, c 4 0 0 0 Edwards M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Squires M, 1b 3 1 0 0 Pryor G, ss 4 2 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 5 6 5 28 1 2 1 Chicago 002 000 030 -- 5 Oakland 000 000 100 -- 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Kravec K (W) 7.0 2 1 1 3 6 Proly M 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Langford R (L) 7.1 4 5 4 3 2 McCatty S* 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 Lacey B 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Dilone M, Guerrero M DP -- Chicago 1, Oakland 1 LOB -- Chicago 6, Oakland 4 HR -- Newman J SH -- Garr R HBP -- by Langford R (Lemon C) WP -- Langford R Balk -- Langford R PB -- Nahorodny B T -- 2:08 A -- 1634
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