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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 23, 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 23, 1979 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 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 23, 1979 |
|---|---|
| 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 | Ken Kravec |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 11,881 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nick Bremigan 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Steve Palermo 3B: Don Denkinger |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
| Larry Murray | Right Fielder |
| Mitchell Page | DH |
| Jeff Newman | Catcher |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Glenn Burke | Left Fielder |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Klutts | Shortstop |
| Dwayne Murphy | Center Fielder |
| Jim Marshall | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Junior Moore | Left Fielder |
| Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
| Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Alan Bannister | Second Baseman |
| Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
| Wayne Nordhagen | DH |
| Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Don Kessinger | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 23, 1979
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Kravec
Edwards is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Kravec
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Kravec
Page bunts towards the mound. Kravec fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Kravec
There goes Page. The throw from Nahorodny and he is out, Bannister applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Johnson
Moore hits a line drive into left field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Johnson
Washington takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Johnson
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Johnson
Soderholm hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Kravec
Newman hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Kravec
Revering hits a line drive towards first. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Kravec
Burke is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Johnson
Bannister bunts towards the mound. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy 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--
Nordhagen vs. Johnson
There goes Bannister. The throw from Newman and he is safe. Bannister steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nordhagen vs. Johnson
Nordhagen hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Murray. Nordhagen reaches second base with a double. There goes Bannister trying to get to home. Murray throws the ball in to Edwards who relays the ball to Newman who tags Bannister who's trying to score from second, 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 center field. Murphy 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: ---
Gross vs. Kravec
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gross for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klutts vs. Kravec
Klutts hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore. Klutts reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Kravec
Murphy strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Kravec
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm 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: ---
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, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Johnson
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Johnson
There goes Moore. The throw from Newman and he is out, Klutts applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Johnson
Washington strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Kravec
Murray bunts towards the mound. Kravec fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Kravec
Page hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Kravec
Newman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Page moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Revering vs. Kravec
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to second for the out. Page scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burke vs. Kravec
Burke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Revering moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gross vs. Kravec
Gross takes first base on ball four. Revering moves to third. Burke moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Klutts vs. Kravec
Klutts strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Johnson
Lemon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burke. Lemon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Soderholm vs. Johnson
Soderholm hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bannister vs. Johnson
Bannister hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Lemon trying to get to home. Murphy throws the ball in to Newman who tags Lemon who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Bannister moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nordhagen vs. Johnson
Nordhagen hits a fly ball into left field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Kravec
Murphy bunts towards the mound. Kravec fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Kravec
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Kravec
Murray strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Kravec
Page hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Edwards moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Newman vs. Kravec
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Johnson
Nahorodny hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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. Nahorodny moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Johnson
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nahorodny scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Johnson
Washington takes first base on ball four. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lemon vs. Johnson
Lemon hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Johnson
Soderholm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Todd
Jim Todd now pitching.
There goes Soderholm. The throw from Newman and he is out, Edwards applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Todd
Bannister 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 6
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Kravec
Revering 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, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Kravec
Burke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Kravec
Gross hits a line drive towards the mound. Kravec catches it and throws to first to double up Burke. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Todd
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klutts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Todd
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klutts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Todd
Nahorodny hits a line drive towards first. Revering reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klutts vs. Kravec
Klutts strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Kravec
Murphy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Kravec
Edwards hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Kravec
Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Todd
Kessinger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Todd
Moore hits a fly ball into right field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Todd
Washington hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Murphy. Washington reaches second base with a double. Kessinger moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lemon vs. Todd
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klutts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Soderholm vs. Todd
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klutts fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kessinger scores. Washington moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bannister vs. Todd
Bannister takes first base on ball four. Soderholm moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Heaverlo
Dave Heaverlo now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klutts fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Kravec
Mike Squires now playing first base.
Page hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Kravec
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bannister fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Kravec
Revering hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burke vs. Kravec
Burke hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Heaverlo
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Klutts scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - 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, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Heaverlo
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nahorodny moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moore vs. Heaverlo
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Heaverlo covering. It's a double play. Nahorodny scores. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Kravec
Gross hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Washington. Gross reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klutts vs. Kravec
Klutts hits a popup, foul, towards first. Squires settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Murphy vs. Kravec
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Kravec
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kravec fields it and throws to first for the out. Gross moves to third. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Murray vs. Kravec
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1979 -- Oakland at Chicago (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Edwards M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Moore J, lf 5 1 2 2
Murray L, rf 5 0 0 0 Washington C, rf 2 1 1 0
Page M, dh 4 1 4 0 Lemon C, cf 4 1 2 3
Newman J, c 4 0 1 0 Soderholm E, 3b 4 0 2 1
Revering D, 1b 4 0 1 1 Bannister A, 2b 3 0 2 0
Burke G, lf 3 0 1 0 Johnson L, 1b 3 0 0 0
Gross W, 3b 3 0 1 0 Squires M, 1b 0 0 0 0
Klutts M, ss 4 0 1 0 Nordhagen W, dh 4 0 1 0
Murphy D, cf 3 0 1 0 Nahorodny B, c 4 2 2 0
Kessinger D, ss 2 1 1 0
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34 1 10 1 31 6 13 6
Oakland 000 100 000 -- 1
Chicago 000 040 11x -- 6
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson J (L) 4.1 9 4 4 3 1
Todd J 2.1 2 1 1 2 0
Heaverlo D 1.1 2 1 1 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Kravec K (W) 9.0 10 1 1 4 6
DP -- Oakland 1, Chicago 2
LOB -- Oakland 10, Chicago 7
2B -- Nordhagen W, Klutts M, Lemon C, Washington C, Nahorodny B, Gross W
HR -- Lemon C
SB -- Bannister A
CS -- Page M, Moore J, Soderholm E
SH -- Kessinger D
T -- 2:33
A -- 11881
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