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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 22, 1979
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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 May 22, 1979 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 22, 1979 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 22, 1979 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rick Langford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Francisco Barrios |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 14,202 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Nick Bremigan 2B: Rich Garcia 3B: Steve Palermo |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Larry Murray | Right Fielder |
| Mitchell Page | DH |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Jeff Newman | Catcher |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Glenn Burke | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Klutts | Shortstop |
| Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
| Jim Marshall | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
| Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
| Alan Bannister | Second Baseman |
| Jorge Orta | DH |
| Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
| Greg Pryor | Third Baseman |
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Don Kessinger | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 22, 1979
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Barrios
Murphy hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Barrios
Murray hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Barrios
Page hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. Barrios
There goes Page. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Page steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Revering vs. Barrios
Revering hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Page scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Barrios
The umpire calls a balk on Barrios Revering moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newman vs. Barrios
Newman hits a line drive towards third. Pryor reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Barrios
Gross is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Langford
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klutts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Langford
Washington hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Langford
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klutts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Langford
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klutts misplays the ball. That's an error on Klutts. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Langford
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Edwards fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Barrios
Burke is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klutts vs. Barrios
Klutts 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Barrios
Edwards hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bannister settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Langford
Orta strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Langford
Nahorodny hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Langford
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klutts misplays the ball. That's an error on Klutts. Nahorodny moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kessinger vs. Langford
Kessinger strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garr vs. Langford
Garr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Garr reaches second base with a double. Nahorodny scores. Pryor moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Washington vs. Langford
Washington takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lemon vs. Langford
Lemon takes first base on ball four. Pryor scores. Garr moves to third. Washington moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Langford
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Barrios
Murphy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Barrios
Murray hits a popup, foul, towards third. Pryor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Barrios
There goes Murphy. The throw from Nahorodny and he is out, Kessinger applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Barrios
Page hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Langford
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Langford, and towards Edwards, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Langford
Orta hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Langford
Nahorodny hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Langford
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Barrios
Revering 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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Barrios
Newman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Barrios
Gross hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Washington. Gross reaches second base with a double. Newman moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burke vs. Barrios
Burke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Newman scores. Gross moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Klutts vs. Barrios
Klutts hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Edwards vs. Barrios
Edwards is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Langford
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Langford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Langford
Garr hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Langford
Washington strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Barrios
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Barrios
There goes Murphy. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Murphy steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murray vs. Barrios
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Murray for the out. Murphy moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Page vs. Barrios
Page hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Murphy scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. Barrios
Revering hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Page moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Newman vs. Schueler
Ron Schueler now pitching.
Newman hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gross vs. Schueler
Gross hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Langford
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klutts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Langford
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klutts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Langford
Bannister hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Hinton
Rich Hinton now pitching.
Burke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hinton juggles the ball. That's an error on Hinton. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klutts vs. Hinton
There goes Burke. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Burke steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klutts vs. Hinton
Klutts is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Hinton
Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Hinton
Murphy 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
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Langford
Orta hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Langford
Nahorodny hits a fly ball into left field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Langford
Pryor hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Hinton
Murray hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Hinton
Page strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Hinton
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Revering for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Langford
Kessinger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Kessinger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garr vs. Langford
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Langford
Washington strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Langford
Lemon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Revering settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Hinton
Newman hits a line drive into center field. Lemon picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lemon. Newman moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Hinton
Gross bunts towards the mound. Hinton fields it and has Newman trapped. There's the throw to Pryor who throws to Kessinger, who tags Newman for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burke vs. Hinton
There goes Gross. The throw from Nahorodny and he is out, Bannister applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Hinton
Burke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Hinton covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Langford
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Heaverlo
Joe Gates pinch runs for Lamar Johnson. Dave Heaverlo now pitching.
Bannister bunts towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bannister for the out. Gates moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Orta vs. Heaverlo
Orta hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Heaverlo
Nahorodny hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burke. Nahorodny reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pryor vs. Lacey
Bob Lacey now pitching.
Pryor hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Nahorodny moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kessinger vs. Lacey
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lacey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klutts vs. Hinton
Mike Squires now playing first base.
Klutts strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Hinton
Edwards hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Hinton
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essian vs. Hinton
Jim Essian pinch hits for Larry Murray.
Essian is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/22/1979 -- Oakland at Chicago (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Murphy D, cf 4 2 2 1 Garr R, lf 4 0 1 1
Murray L, rf 4 0 0 0 Washington C, rf 3 1 1 1
Essian J, ph 1 0 0 0 Lemon C, cf 3 0 0 1
Page M, dh 4 1 2 1 Johnson L, 1b 4 0 1 0
Revering D, 1b 4 0 2 1 Gates J, pr 0 1 0 0
Newman J, c 3 1 1 0 Squires M, 1b 0 0 0 0
Gross W, 3b 4 0 1 0 Bannister A, 2b 3 0 0 0
Burke G, lf 4 0 1 1 Orta J, dh 4 1 1 2
Klutts M, ss 4 0 0 0 Nahorodny B, c 4 1 3 0
Edwards M, 2b 4 0 1 0 Pryor G, 3b 4 1 0 0
Kessinger D, ss 4 0 1 0
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36 4 10 4 33 5 8 5
Oakland 200 110 000 -- 4
Chicago 120 000 02x -- 5
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Langford R* 7.0 6 4 2 2 5
Heaverlo D (L) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Lacey B 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Barrios F 4.1 8 4 4 2 3
Schueler R 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Hinton R (W) 4.0 2 0 0 0 5
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Klutts M 2, Hinton R, Lemon C
LOB -- Oakland 7, Chicago 7
2B -- Garr R, Gross W, Kessinger D, Nahorodny B
HR -- Murphy D, Washington C, Orta J
SB -- Page M, Murphy D, Burke G
CS -- Murphy D, Gross W
SH -- Bannister A
Balk -- Barrios F
T -- 2:28
A -- 14202
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