Posting his third shutout of the season, Ross Baumgarten pitched the White Sox to a 6-0 victory over the Twins. Chet Lemon, who was 3-for-3, batted in two runs with a single in the first inning and Jim Morrison singled to knock in two of four runs in the third. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 0
Game Played on Wednesday, September 19, 1979 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  2
White Sox    2  0  4    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   6  9  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randall 2b            4   0   1   0     0   1   .253      Squires 1b            4   1   0   0     1   0   .273
Rivera rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Bosley lf             3   2   1   0     1   1   .328
Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Orta dh               1   1   0   0     1   0   .256
R. Jackson 1b         3   0   0   0     1   0   .267        Nordhagen ph,dh     1   0   0   0     0   0   .271
Edwards cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Washington rf         1   0   0   0     0   1   .276
Norwood dh            4   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Torres rf           3   1   1   1     0   1   .247
Landreaux lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .307      Lemon cf              3   1   3   2     1   0   .317
Castino 3b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .280      Morrison 2b           4   0   2   2     0   0   .280
Borgmann c            2   0   0   0     1   1   .200      Foley c               3   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Hartzell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pryor ss              4   0   2   1     0   1   .273
  Redfern p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     1   2   .265
  Stanfield p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Baumgarten p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Marshall p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   0   4   0     2   2             Totals               30   6   9   6     5   6

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance:  3,751
Left on Base: Twins 8, White Sox 7
DP: Twins 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Edwards, Landreaux, Torres, Bell
Doubles: Torres (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Orta (3), Foley (4)
GIDP: Squires (9)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hartzell L(6-9)         2     4   6   6   5   2   0  15   5.11
Redfern                 3     3   0   0   0   2   0  12   3.06
Stanfield               1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.00
Marshall                2     2   0   0   0   2   0   7   2.71
Totals                  8     9   6   6   5   6   0  37

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Baumgarten W(13-8)      9     4   0   0   2   2   0  35   3.50
Totals                  9     4   0   0   2   2   0  35

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Ron Luciano


TWINS 1ST: Randall grounded out (first to pitcher); Rivera
grounded out (pitcher to first); Smalley grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Squires walked; Bosley singled to left [Squires
to second]; Orta out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first)
[Squires to third, Bosley to second]; Washington was called out
on strikes; Lemon singled to right [Squires scored, Bosley
scored]; Morrison forced Lemon (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 2.

TWINS 2ND: TORRES REPLACED WASHINGTON (PLAYING RF); R. Jackson
flied out to center; Edwards flied out to right; Norwood lined
to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Foley grounded out (first unassisted); Pryor was
called out on strikes; Bell walked; Squires grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 2.

TWINS 3RD: Landreaux reached on an error by Torres [Landreaux to
second]; Castino grounded out (third to first); Borgmann struck
out; Randall singled to right [Landreaux to third]; Rivera
grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
0, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bosley walked; Orta walked [Bosley to second];
Torres doubled to right [Bosley scored, Orta to third]; Lemon
was walked intentionally; Morrison singled to left [Orta scored,
Torres scored, Lemon to second]; REDFERN REPLACED HARTZELL
(PITCHING); Foley out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Lemon to third, Morrison to second]; Pryor singled to left
[Lemon scored, Morrison to third, Pryor to second (error by
Landreaux)]; Bell lined to third; Squires grounded out
(shortstop to first); 4 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox
6.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley flied out to left; R. Jackson popped to
first; Edwards singled to left; Norwood flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Bosley struck out; Orta grounded out (second to
first); Torres grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 6.

TWINS 5TH: Landreaux grounded out (second to first); Castino
singled to second; Borgmann flied out to left; Randall forced
Castino (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0,
White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Lemon singled to center [Lemon to second (error
by Edwards)]; Morrison singled to second [Lemon to third]; Foley
reached on a fielder's choice [Lemon out at home (pitcher to
third to catcher), Morrison to third]; Pryor reached on a
fielder's choice [Morrison out at home (third to catcher), Foley
to second]; Bell struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0,
White Sox 6.

TWINS 6TH: Rivera singled to center; Smalley popped to
shortstop; R. Jackson walked [Rivera to second]; Edwards popped
to third; Norwood flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 0, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 6TH: STANFIELD REPLACED REDFERN (PITCHING); Squires
grounded out (first to pitcher); Bosley flied out to right;
NORDHAGEN BATTED FOR ORTA; Nordhagen grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 6.

TWINS 7TH: NORDHAGEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Landreaux
flied out to left; Castino popped to catcher in foul territory;
Borgmann walked; Randall was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: MARSHALL REPLACED STANFIELD (PITCHING); Torres
struck out; Lemon singled to left; Morrison flied out to right;
Foley forced Lemon (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, White Sox 6.

TWINS 8TH: Rivera flied out to left; Smalley flied out to left;
R. Jackson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0,
White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Pryor singled to center; Bell struck out; Squires
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Pryor out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox
6.

TWINS 9TH: Edwards flied out to right; Norwood reached on an
error by Bell; Landreaux popped to third in foul territory;
Castino grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 0, White Sox 6.