Chicago White Sox vs Milwaukee Brewers
August 20, 1979 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 20, 1979 at County Stadium. The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Chicago White Sox 3, Milwaukee Brewers 5

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Chappas ss 4 1 2 1
Pryor 2b 4 1 3 0
Bannister lf 4 0 1 0
Johnson 1b 4 0 1 0
Lemon cf 4 0 1 0
Nordhagen dh 4 0 1 0
Moore rf 3 0 0 0
  Torres rf 1 0 0 0
May c 4 0 0 0
Bell 3b 3 1 1 1
  Orta ph 1 0 0 0
Kravec p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 2
Milwaukee Brewers ab   r   h rbi
Yount ss 3 1 0 0
Money 2b 3 0 0 0
Cooper 1b 4 0 2 1
Thomas cf 3 1 1 0
Lezcano rf 4 0 0 0
Oglivie lf 3 1 1 0
Bando 3b 4 1 1 1
Davis dh 3 1 3 2
Martinez c 4 0 1 0
Travers p 0 0 0 0
  Galasso p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 9 4
Chicago 001 020 0003104
Milwaukee 011 003 00x593
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Kravec  L (11-11) 8.0 9 5 3 4 3
Totals
8.0
9
5
3
4
3
  Milwaukee Brewers IP H R ER BB SO
Travers  W (11-5) 6.2 9 3 2 0 3
  Galasso  SV (3) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
3
2
0
4

  E–Chappas (4), Bannister (18), Bell (4), Kravec (1), Cooper (9), Bando (11), Travers (2).  DP–Milwaukee 2.  2B–Milwaukee Thomas (23,off Kravec); Bando (12,off Kravec); Davis (9,off Kravec).  HR–Chicago Bell (2,5th inning off Travers 0 on, 0 out); Chappas (1,5th inning off Travers 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Money (6,off Kravec).  SB–Yount (7,2nd base off Kravec/May).  CS–Oglivie (4,2nd base by Kravec/May); Davis (3,2nd base by Kravec/May).  U-HP–Rich Garcia, 1B–Nick Bremigan, 2B–Steve Palermo, 3B–Don Denkinger.  T–2:19.  A–15,624.
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