Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics
July 28, 1976 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 1976 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 2, Oakland Athletics 1

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Hairston rf 3 0 2 0
  Nordhagen ph,rf 2 0 0 0
Garr cf,lf 4 0 2 0
Orta lf 3 0 0 0
  Bannister cf 0 0 0 0
Kelly dh 2 0 0 0
  Johnson ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Stein 3b 4 0 2 0
Spencer 1b 3 2 2 1
Brohamer 2b 4 0 1 0
Dent ss 4 0 1 1
Essian c 4 0 0 0
Odom p 0 0 0 0
  Barrios p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 2 10 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
North cf 3 0 0 0
Campaneris ss 2 0 0 0
Rudi lf 3 0 0 0
Williams dh 1 1 0 0
  Lintz pr,dh 0 0 0 0
  Baylor ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Bando 3b 2 0 0 0
Tenace c 3 0 0 0
Washington rf 3 0 0 0
McMullen 1b 3 0 0 0
Garner 2b 3 0 0 0
Torrez p 0 0 0 0
  Lindblad p 0 0 0 0
  Fingers p 0 0 0 0
Totals 24 1 0 0
Chicago 010 001 0002101
Oakland 000 100 000101
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Odom  W (2-0) 5.0 0 1 0 9 3
  Barrios  SV (2) 4.0 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
0
1
0
11
5
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Torrez   5.0 7 1 1 1 2
  Lindblad  L (4-3) 2.1 2 1 1 0 0
  Fingers   1.2 1 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
2
4

  E–Essian (6), Bando (11).  DP–Chicago 3, Oakland 2.  2B–Chicago Spencer (9,off Torrez); Brohamer (8,off Torrez).  HR–Chicago Spencer (7,6th inning off Lindblad 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Orta (1,off Lindblad).  SB–Kelly (9,2nd base off Torrez/Tenace); North (51,2nd base off Odom/Essian); Washington (26,2nd base off Odom/Essian); Lintz (22,2nd base off Barrios/Essian).  CS–Garr (4,2nd base by Torrez/Tenace).  U-HP–Russ Goetz, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Nick Bremigan.  T–2:31.  A–3,367.
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