Top 1

• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hairston vs. Umbarger
  
  Hairston is called out on strikes. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bannister vs. Umbarger
  
  Bannister hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Zisk vs. Umbarger
  
  Zisk takes first base on ball four. Bannister moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Soderholm vs. Umbarger
  
  Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Zisk moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Spencer vs. Umbarger
  
  Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  North vs. Stone
  
  North hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Page vs. Stone
  
  Page hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sanguillen vs. Stone
  
  Sanguillen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nordbrook scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Umbarger
  
  Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemon vs. Umbarger
  
  Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Essian vs. Umbarger
  
  Essian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 2

• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Allen vs. Stone
  
  Allen takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gross vs. Stone
  
  Gross strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Williams vs. Stone
  
  Williams hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bannister catches it and throws to first to double up Allen. View Play 

Top 3

• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nordbrook vs. Umbarger
  
  Nordbrook hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hairston vs. Umbarger
  
  There goes Nordbrook. The throw from Williams and he is safe. Nordbrook steals second. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hairston vs. Umbarger
  
  Hairston hits a fly ball into right field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bannister vs. Umbarger
  
  Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Zisk vs. Umbarger
  
  Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mallory vs. Stone
  
  Mallory strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lintz vs. Stone
  
  Lintz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Picciolo vs. Stone
  
  Picciolo hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Soderholm vs. Umbarger
  
  Soderholm hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Umbarger
  
  Spencer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Umbarger
  
  Johnson strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lemon vs. Umbarger
  
  Lemon takes first base on ball four. Spencer moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Essian vs. Umbarger
  
  There's a wild pitch. Spencer moves to third. Lemon moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Essian vs. Umbarger
  
  Essian is walked intentionally. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Nordbrook vs. Umbarger
  
  Nordbrook hits a fly ball into right field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  North vs. Stone
  
  North 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: ---
  Page vs. Stone
  
  Page hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Page reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Sanguillen vs. Stone
  
  Sanguillen hits a fly ball into left field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Allen vs. Stone
  
  Allen hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hairston vs. Umbarger
  
  Hairston strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bannister vs. Umbarger
  
  Bannister hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Zisk vs. Umbarger
  
  Zisk hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bannister moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Soderholm vs. Umbarger
  
  Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Bottom 5

• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gross vs. Stone
  
  Gross hits a line drive into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Stone
  
  Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Nordbrook fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mallory vs. Stone
  
  Mallory hits a popup towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lintz vs. Stone
  
  Lintz strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Umbarger
  
  Spencer hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Umbarger
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lintz 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. Umbarger
  
  Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross juggles the ball. That's an error on Gross. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Essian vs. Umbarger
  
  Essian hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lintz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Picciolo vs. Stone
  
  Picciolo takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  North vs. Stone
  
  North bunts towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out. Picciolo moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Page vs. Stone
  
  Page hits a fly ball into right field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Sanguillen vs. Stone
  
  Sanguillen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Picciolo scores. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Allen vs. Stone
  
  Allen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sanguillen moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Gross vs. Stone
  
  Gross takes first base on ball four. Sanguillen moves to third. Allen moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Williams vs. Stone
  
  Williams hits a popup towards short. Nordbrook settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Downing vs. Umbarger
  
  Brian Downing pinch hits for Tim Nordbrook.
  
  Downing hits a fly ball into center field. North settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hairston vs. Umbarger
  
  Hairston takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bannister vs. Langford
  
  Rick Langford now pitching.
  
  Bannister hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Page. Bannister reaches second base with a double. Hairston moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Zisk vs. Langford
  
  Zisk is walked intentionally. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Soderholm vs. Langford
  
  Soderholm hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lintz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Spencer vs. Langford
  
  Spencer hits a line drive into right field. Mallory settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mallory vs. Stone
  
  Jorge Orta now playing second base. Alan Bannister now playing shortstop.
  
  Mallory bunts towards first. Spencer fields the ball and throws to Stone covering. Safe. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lintz vs. Stone
  
  There goes Mallory. The throw from Essian and he is out, Bannister applying the tag. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lintz vs. Stone
  
  Lintz is called out on strikes. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Picciolo vs. Stone
  
  Picciolo hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Essian fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garr vs. Langford
  
  Jeff Newman now catching. Ralph Garr pinch hits for Lamar Johnson.
  
  Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lintz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stillman vs. Langford
  
  Royle Stillman pinch hits for Chet Lemon.
  
  Stillman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Allen scoops it up and throws to first, with Langford covering, for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gamble vs. Langford
  
  Oscar Gamble pinch hits for Jim Essian.
  
  Gamble hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  North vs. Stone
  
  Royle Stillman now playing left field. Jerry Hairston now playing center field. Wayne Nordhagen now catching.
  
  North takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Page vs. Stone
  
  Page bunts towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out. North moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Sanguillen vs. Stone
  
  Sanguillen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. North scores. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Allen vs. LaGrow
  
  Lerrin LaGrow now pitching. Matt Alexander pinch runs for Manny Sanguillen.
  
  There goes Alexander. The throw from Nordhagen and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Allen vs. LaGrow
  
  Allen takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Gross vs. Hamilton
  
  Dave Hamilton now pitching. Rodney Scott pinch runs for Dick Allen.
  
  There goes Scott. The throw from Nordhagen and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Alexander scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Gross vs. Hamilton
  
  Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Spencer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Newman vs. Hamilton
  
  Newman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Orta vs. Langford
  
  Tony Armas now playing right field. Sheldon Mallory now playing first base.
  
  Orta hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hairston vs. Langford
  
  Hairston takes first base on ball four. Orta moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bannister vs. Langford
  
  Bannister hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Orta moves to third. Hairston moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Zisk vs. Giusti
  
  Dave Giusti now pitching.
  
  Zisk hits a popup towards short. Picciolo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Soderholm vs. Giusti
  
  Soderholm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Orta scores. Hairston scores. Bannister moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Spencer vs. Giusti
  
  Spencer hits a fly ball into right field. Armas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Athletics, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Garr vs. Giusti
  
  Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 4/23/1977 -- Chicago at Oakland (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Oakland            AB  R  H RBI
Hairston J, lf-cf     3  1  0  0   North B, cf           2  1  0  0   
Bannister A, 2b-ss    5  0  4  0   Page M, lf            3  0  1  0   
Zisk R, rf            3  0  1  0   Sanguillen M, dh      4  0  2  2   
Soderholm E, 3b       5  0  1  2   Alexander M, pr       0  1  0  0   
Spencer J, 1b         5  0  2  0   Allen D, 1b           2  0  1  0   
Johnson L, dh         3  0  0  0   Scott R, pr           0  0  0  0   
Garr R, ph            2  0  0  0   Armas T, rf           0  0  0  0   
Lemon C, cf           1  0  0  0   Gross W, 3b           3  0  0  0   
Stillman R, ph-lf     1  0  0  0   Williams E, c         3  0  1  0   
Essian J, c           2  0  0  0   Newman J, c           1  0  0  0   
Gamble O, ph          1  0  0  0   Mallory S, rf-1b      3  0  1  0   
Nordhagen W, c        0  0  0  0   Lintz L, 2b           3  0  0  0   
Nordbrook T, ss       2  0  1  0   Picciolo R, ss        2  1  0  0   
Downing B, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Orta J, 2b            1  1  1  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  2 10  2                        26  3  6  2

Chicago          000 000 002 --  2
Oakland          000 001 02x --  3

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Stone S (L)           7.1  6  3  2  4  4
LaGrow L*             0.0  0  0  0  1  0
Hamilton D            0.2  0  0  0  0  0

  Oakland              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Umbarger J (W)        6.1  6  0  0  5  3
Langford R+           1.2  3  2  2  2  0
Giusti D (S)          1.0  1  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
  + Pitched to 3 batters in 9th

E -- Gross W, Nordhagen W 2
DP -- Chicago 1, Oakland 3
LOB -- Chicago 13, Oakland 6
2B -- Page M, Bannister A
SB -- Nordbrook T, Alexander M, Scott R
CS -- Mallory S
SH -- North B, Page M
WP -- Umbarger J
T -- 2:33
A -- 5254

    

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