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Angels
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 11, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the California Angels, played on September 11, 1979 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | September 11, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
California Angels
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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 11, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | California Angels |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nolan Ryan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rich Wortham |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 6,858 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Maloney 1B: Bill Deegan 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: John Shulock |
California Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rod Carew | First Baseman |
| Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
| Dan Ford | Right Fielder |
| Don Baylor | DH |
| Brian Downing | Catcher |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Clark | Left Fielder |
| Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
| Jim Anderson | Shortstop |
| Jim Fregosi | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Squires | First Baseman |
| Alan Bannister | Left Fielder |
| Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
| Lamar Johnson | DH |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Jim Morrison | Second Baseman |
| Mike Colbern | Catcher |
| Greg Pryor | Shortstop |
| Kevin Bell | Third Baseman |
| Tony LaRussa | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Angels
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
September 11, 1979
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Wortham
Carew hits a fly ball into left field. Bannister settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Wortham
Lansford strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Wortham
Ford strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Ryan
Squires hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Ryan
Bannister hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Downing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Ryan
Washington hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miller. Washington reaches second base with a double. Squires goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Ryan
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Ryan
Lemon hits a line drive into center field. Miller picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Miller. Washington scores. Johnson goes all the way around to score. Lemon moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morrison vs. Ryan
There's a wild pitch. Lemon scores. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Ryan
Morrison hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbern vs. Aase
Don Aase now pitching.
Colbern strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Aase
Pryor is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Wortham
Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Wortham
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Wortham
Grich 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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Angels, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Aase
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Squires vs. Aase
Squires hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Aase
Bannister is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Aase
Washington hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Wortham
Clark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Wortham
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Wortham
Anderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carew vs. Wortham
Carew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clark scores. Anderson moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lansford vs. Wortham
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. Anderson moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ford vs. Wortham
Ford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Anderson scores. Lansford moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baylor vs. Wortham
Baylor hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Angels, 5 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Rondon
Gil Rondon now pitching.
Downing takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 5 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Rondon
There's a wild pitch. Downing moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 5 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grich vs. Rondon
Grich is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 5 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Aase
Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ford. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 5 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Aase
Lemon bunts towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lemon for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 5 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Morrison vs. Aase
Morrison strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Colbern vs. Aase
Colbern hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Angels, 5 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Aase
Pryor hits a popup towards short. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 5 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Rondon
Clark hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Rondon
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 5 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Anderson vs. Rondon
Anderson hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Rondon
There's a wild pitch. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 5 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Rondon
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 5 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Aase
Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 5 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Squires vs. Aase
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Aase fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Angels, 5 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Aase
Bannister hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 5 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Aase
There goes Bannister. The throw from Downing and he is safe. Bannister steals second. View Play -
Angels, 5 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Aase
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 5 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Rondon
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Rondon
Ford hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Rondon
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 5 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Aase
Johnson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Aase
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Aase
Morrison hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 5 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbern vs. Aase
Colbern strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 5 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Rondon
Downing hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Rondon
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Rondon
Clark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Grich moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Hoffman
Guy Hoffman now pitching.
Miller strikes out. The ball gets by Colbern. He chases the ball to the backstop. There goes Grich. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Aikens vs. Farmer
Willie Aikens pinch hits for Jim Anderson. Ed Farmer now pitching.
Aikens hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Carew vs. Farmer
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Grich scores. Clark moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Angels, 7 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lansford vs. Farmer
Lansford hits a popup, foul, towards first. Squires settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 7 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Aase
Bert Campaneris now playing shortstop.
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first, with Aase covering, for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Aase
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 7 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Squires vs. LaRoche
Dave LaRoche now pitching.
Squires hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bell moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 7 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bannister vs. LaRoche
Bannister hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell scores. Squires moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 7 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Washington vs. LaRoche
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off LaRoche, and towards Grich, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Squires moves to third. Bannister moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 7 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Barlow
Mike Barlow now pitching.
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 7 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Farmer
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morrison scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Farmer
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Farmer
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morrison scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 7 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Barlow
Lemon hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morrison vs. Barlow
Morrison bunts towards the mound. Barlow fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 7 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Colbern vs. Barlow
Colbern hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Morrison moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 7 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pryor vs. Barlow
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barlow fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 7 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Farmer
Grich strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Farmer
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Farmer
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 7 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Barlow
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Barlow
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Barlow
Bannister hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clark throws the ball in to Grich who tags Bannister, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 7 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Farmer
Larry Harlow pinch hits for Bert Campaneris.
Harlow hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops it up and throws to first, with Farmer covering, for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Farmer
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Morrison scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Farmer
Lansford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 7 - White Sox, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Farmer
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ford for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/11/1979 -- California at Chicago (N)
California AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Carew R, 1b 5 0 2 2 Squires M, 1b 5 1 2 0
Lansford C, 3b 5 1 1 0 Bannister A, lf 5 0 3 1
Ford D, rf 5 1 1 1 Washington C, rf 4 1 1 1
Baylor D, dh 4 1 1 3 Johnson L, dh 3 2 1 0
Downing B, c 3 1 1 1 Lemon C, cf 3 1 1 1
Grich B, 2b 4 1 1 0 Morrison J, 2b 4 2 3 2
Clark B, lf 3 1 1 0 Colbern M, c 4 0 2 1
Miller R, cf 3 0 0 0 Pryor G, ss 4 0 0 0
Anderson J, ss 2 1 1 0 Bell K, 3b 2 1 1 0
Aikens W, ph 1 0 0 0
Campaneris B, ss 0 0 0 0
Harlow L, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 9 7 34 8 14 6
California 005 002 000 -- 7
Chicago 501 011 00x -- 8
California IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan N 0.1 4 5 5 1 0
Aase D (L) 5.0 5 3 3 2 5
LaRoche D 0.1 2 0 0 0 0
Barlow M 2.1 3 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Wortham R 2.2 4 5 5 1 2
Rondon G* 2.1 3 2 1 2 1
Hoffman G 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Farmer E (W) 3.2 2 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 6th
E -- Miller R, Colbern M
DP -- California 2
LOB -- California 5, Chicago 6
2B -- Washington C, Johnson L
HR -- Morrison J 2, Baylor D, Downing B
SB -- Bannister A
SH -- Lemon C
WP -- Ryan N, Rondon G 2
T -- 2:40
A -- 6858
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