Chicago White Sox vs Baltimore Orioles
June 12, 1977 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 12, 1977 at Memorial Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 4

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Bannister ss 6 2 3 1
Lemon cf 6 2 2 2
Zisk dh 4 0 1 0
  Nordbrook pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Johnson L. 1b 6 0 1 0
Bell 3b 5 1 1 0
Gamble lf,rf 5 0 2 1
Nordhagen rf 3 0 2 1
  Stillman ph,lf 3 0 0 0
Downing c 2 0 0 0
  Garr ph 1 0 0 0
  Essian c 0 0 0 0
Brohamer 2b 4 0 0 0
Kravec p 0 0 0 0
  Johnson B. p 0 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 0 0 0 0
  LaGrow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 45 6 12 5
Baltimore Orioles ab   r   h rbi
Bumbry cf 5 2 3 1
Dauer 2b 4 0 1 0
  Smith ph,2b 2 0 0 0
Singleton rf 4 0 1 0
  Shopay pr,rf 0 0 0 0
May 1b 5 1 2 1
Murray dh 4 1 1 0
DeCinces 3b 5 0 2 1
Mora lf 2 0 0 0
  Kelly ph,lf 3 0 1 0
Dempsey c 4 0 0 0
Garcia ss 2 0 0 0
  Muser ph 1 0 0 0
  Belanger pr,ss 1 0 0 0
Grimsley p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez T. p 0 0 0 0
  Martinez D. p 0 0 0 0
  McGregor p 0 0 0 0
Totals 42 4 11 3
Chicago 000 112 000 026123
Baltimore 300 010 000 004113
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Kravec   4.1 6 4 3 1 5
  Johnson   4.1 3 0 0 1 5
  Hamilton   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  LaGrow  W (3-0) 1.2 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
11.0
11
4
3
4
11
  Baltimore Orioles IP H R ER BB SO
Grimsley   5.1 9 4 4 4 3
  Miller   3.1 2 0 0 0 0
  Martinez T.   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
  Martinez D.  L (4-4) 1.0 1 2 0 1 2
  McGregor   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
11.0
12
6
4
6
5

  E–Bannister 2 (17), Lemon (4), Dauer (2), Smith (2), Dempsey (8).  DP–Chicago 2.  2B–Chicago Nordhagen (2,off Grimsley), Baltimore DeCinces (11,off Kravec).  HR–Chicago Bannister (1,4th inning off Grimsley 0 on, 2 out); Lemon (9,6th inning off Grimsley 1 on, 1 out), Baltimore Bumbry (2,5th inning off Kravec 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Brohamer (2,off T Martinez); Dempsey (4,off B Johnson).  IBB–Bumbry (1,by B Johnson); Murray (2,by LaGrow).  SB–Lemon (5,2nd base off D Martinez/Dempsey); Bumbry (9,2nd base off Kravec/Downing); Kelly (9,3rd base off B Johnson/Essian); Shopay (2,2nd base off Hamilton/Essian).  CS–Belanger (3,2nd base by B Johnson/Downing); Kelly (4,Home by Hamilton/Essian).  WP–D Martinez (2).  IBB–B Johnson (1,Bumbry); LaGrow (1,Murray).  U-HP–Ken Kaiser, 1B–Bill Haller, 2B–Ron Luciano, 3B–Bill Kunkel.  T–3:36.  A–16,409.
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