Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics
May 17, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 17, 1979 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 5, Oakland Athletics 1

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 3 0 1 0
  Torres lf 1 0 1 0
Washington rf 4 1 1 2
Lemon cf 3 1 1 1
Soderholm 3b 3 0 0 0
Bannister 2b 3 0 1 2
Orta dh 3 0 0 0
  Nordhagen ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Nahorodny c 4 0 0 0
Squires 1b 3 1 0 0
Pryor ss 4 2 1 0
Kravec p 0 0 0 0
  Proly p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 5 6 5
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Dilone rf 4 0 0 0
Murray cf 3 0 0 0
Guerrero ss 4 0 0 0
Newman 1b 4 1 1 1
Page dh 3 0 0 0
Klutts 3b 3 0 0 0
Bryant lf 2 0 0 0
Essian c 2 0 1 0
Edwards 2b 3 0 0 0
Langford p 0 0 0 0
  McCatty p 0 0 0 0
  Lacey p 0 0 0 0
Totals 28 1 2 1
Chicago 002 000 030560
Oakland 000 000 100122
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Kravec  W (3-3) 7.0 2 1 1 3 6
  Proly   2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
2
1
1
4
8
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Langford  L (1-6) 7.1 4 5 4 3 2
  McCatty   0.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Lacey   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
6
5
4
4
3

  E–Dilone (2), Guerrero (5).  DP–Chicago 1, Oakland 1.  HR–Oakland Newman (5,7th inning off Kravec 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Garr (2,off Langford).  HBP–Lemon (5,by Langford).  IBB–Washington (1,by Langford).  WP–Langford (4).  BK–Langford (1).  HBP–Langford (1,Lemon).  IBB–Langford (1,Washington).  U-HP–Roy Roth, 1B–Tony Patch, 2B–Reed, 3B–Terry Cooney.  T–2:08.  A–1,634.
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