Richie Zisk, Jorge Orta and Jim Spencer drove in two runs apiece to bat the White Sox to a 7-5 victory over the Indians. Zisk accounted for his RBIs with his ninth homer of the season and a single. Johnny Grubb hit the first grand slam of his major league career in the fifth inning and Fred Kendall added a solo four-bagger in the ninth for the Indians' runs. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 5
Game Played on Friday, May       6, 1977 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
White Sox    2  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  2  -   7 10  1
Indians      0  0  0    0  4  0    0  0  1  -   5  9  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               3   3   2   0     1   0   .317      Kuiper 2b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .271
  Hairston ph,lf      1   0   0   0     0   1   .231      Bell 3b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .268
Bannister ss          3   1   1   1     1   0   .326      Norris rf,1b          3   1   0   0     1   0   .302
Orta 2b               3   0   1   2     1   0   .284        Thornton ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .158
  Brohamer pr,2b      0   1   0   0     0   0   .214      Grubb lf              4   1   2   4     0   0   .366
Zisk rf               5   1   2   2     0   0   .317      Manning cf            3   0   2   0     0   0   .247
Spencer 1b            5   0   2   2     0   1   .257      Carty dh              3   0   0   0     1   1   .236
Gamble dh             2   0   1   0     1   0   .277      Melton 1b             2   0   0   0     0   0   .239
  L. Johnson ph,dh    2   0   0   0     0   1   .125        Lowenstein ph,rf    1   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .333      Blanks ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .244
Lemon cf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .279      Kendall c             4   1   2   1     0   0   .317
Essian c              4   1   1   0     0   1   .300      Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Barrios p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Waits p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Bibby p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7  10   7     5   7             Totals               34   5   9   5     2   2

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  7,825
Left on Base: White Sox 8, Indians 7
DP: White Sox 1, Indians 2
Errors: Spencer, Bell, Waits
Doubles: Gamble (1), Essian (4)
Triples: Garr (2), Bell (1)
Home Runs: Zisk (9), Grubb (2), Kendall (2)
Stolen Bases: Garr (5)
Caught Stealing: Grubb (2), Melton (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Manning (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Bannister (1)
GIDP: Lemon (1), Zisk (4)
Hit by Pitch: Orta (1,by Waits), Bell (1,by Barrios), Melton (1,by Barrios)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barrios W(3-1)          7.1   7   4   4   2   1   1  32   4.14
LaGrow                  1.1   2   1   1   0   0   1   6   1.23
Hamilton SV(2)          0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   5.30
Totals                  9     9   5   5   2   2   2  39

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley L(2-2)        4     7   5   3   2   4   1  22   3.69
Waits                   4.2   1   2   2   3   2   0  17   3.29
Bibby                   0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   6.59
LaRoche                 0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   5.87
Totals                  9    10   7   5   5   7   1  42

Hit by Pitch: Barrios 2 (3), Waits (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Marty Springstead


WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr tripled; Bannister hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Garr scored]; Orta popped to third in foul territory;
Zisk homered; Spencer flied out to right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Kuiper flied out to left; Bell popped to first in
foul territory; Norris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Gamble doubled to left; Soderholm struck out;
Lemon struck out; Essian struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 2, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Grubb reached on an error by Spencer [Grubb to
first]; Manning out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Grubb
to second]; Carty walked; Melton flied out to center; Blanks
made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Garr singled to center; Garr stole second;
Bannister walked; Orta popped to third in foul territory; Zisk
flied out to center; Spencer singled to center [Garr scored,
Bannister to third]; Gamble flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 3, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Kendall grounded out (third to first); Kuiper
singled to left; Bell grounded out (second to first) [Kuiper to
second]; Norris grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 3, Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Soderholm flied out to right; Lemon struck out;
Essian doubled to left; Garr was walked intentionally; Bannister
reached on an error by Bell [Essian to third, Garr to second];
Orta singled to right [Essian scored (unearned), Garr scored
(unearned), Bannister to third]; Zisk made an out to second; 2 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 5, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Grubb singled to left; Manning singled to first
[Grubb to second]; Carty struck out while Grubb was caught
stealing third (catcher to third); Melton forced Manning
(shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5,
Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: WAITS REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Spencer
grounded out (first to pitcher); Gamble walked; Soderholm walked
[Gamble to second]; Lemon grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Soderholm out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 5, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Blanks grounded out (shortstop to first); Kendall
singled to center; Kuiper forced Kendall (second to shortstop);
Bell was hit by a pitch [Kuiper to second]; Norris walked
[Kuiper to third, Bell to second]; Grubb homered [Kuiper scored,
Bell scored, Norris scored]; Manning grounded out (second to
first); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Indians 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Essian grounded out (second to first); Garr
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bannister flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Indians 4.

INDIANS 6TH: Carty grounded out (third to first); Melton was hit
by a pitch; Blanks singled to left [Melton to third]; Melton was
caught stealing home (catcher to third) [Blanks to second];
Kendall lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5,
Indians 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Orta walked; Zisk grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Orta out at second]; Spencer
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Indians 4.

INDIANS 7TH: Kuiper flied out to center; Bell grounded out
(third to first); Norris flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 5, Indians 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: L. JOHNSON BATTED FOR GAMBLE; L. Johnson grounded
out (shortstop to first); Soderholm grounded out (second to
first); Lemon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 5, Indians 4.

INDIANS 8TH: Grubb flied out to center; Manning singled to
center; LAGROW REPLACED BARRIOS (PITCHING); Carty flied out to
right; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR MELTON; Lowenstein flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 5, Indians 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: LOWENSTEIN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); NORRIS
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Essian grounded out (third to
first); HAIRSTON BATTED FOR GARR; Hairston struck out; Bannister
singled to left; Bannister was picked off first but was safe on
an error by Waits [Bannister to second]; Orta was hit by a
pitch; BROHAMER RAN FOR ORTA; BIBBY REPLACED WAITS (PITCHING);
Zisk singled to left [Bannister scored, Brohamer to second];
LAROCHE REPLACED BIBBY (PITCHING); Spencer singled to center
[Brohamer scored, Zisk to second]; L. Johnson struck out; 2 R, 3
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 7, Indians 4.

INDIANS 9TH: HAIRSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BROHAMER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Blanks grounded out (shortstop to
first); Kendall homered; Kuiper grounded out (pitcher to first);
Bell tripled to center; HAMILTON REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING);
THORNTON BATTED FOR NORRIS; Thornton struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 7, Indians 5.