Author: david bancroft

SERIES #46. THREE GAMES, WON ONE, LOST TWO. CHICAGO AT KANSAS CITY. The White Sox dropped two of three against the Kansas City Royals, winning the opener, 3-1; then dropping a 8-7 heartbreaker and finally, getting shutout, 2-0 by Steve Busby. Meanwhile, Oakland was taking two out of three from Minnesota and are now a…

SERIES #45. FOUR GAMES, WON THREE, LOST ONE. CALIFORNIA VS CHICAGO Your Chicago White Sox wrapped up their latest homestand by taking three out of four games against the California Angels. They took both ends of a September 8th doubleheader, winning by scores of 5-2 and 3-1. They were then shutout, 7-0 by Andy Messersmith,…

SERIES #44. TWO GAMES, LOST BOTH. OAKLAND AT CHICAGO The Chicago White Sox were humbled by the Oakland A’s, losing twice against the green and gold. Game one: Despite being outhit, 14-13, the A’s showed the White Sox that, while hits are important, it’s turning those hits into runs that really counts. That they did,…

SERIES #43. THREE GAMES, WON TWO, LOST ONE. MINNESOTA AT CHICAGO. The Chicago White Sox split a doubleheader with Minnesota, than tied a Stratball record for runs scored in a 9 inning game, in a 17-0 rout, in game three. The two clubs alternated 5-1 wins in the twinbill, with Wilbur Wood(12-8) and the Sox…

SERIES #42. THREE GAMES, WON ONE, LOST TWO. CHICAGO AT NEW YORK Chicago lost a series to New York. Oakland won a series over Detroit. That, in a nutshell, is what happened over September 1st through the 3rd. Heading into these games, the White Sox had a half game advantage over the A’s. That has…

SERIES #41. THREE GAMES, WON ONE, LOST TWO. CHICAGO AT BOSTON Well, a 7-2 Chicago win in game three prevented a total Boston Massacre, but the final result was much less than the White Sox hoped for in their latest series. The Red Sox routed the White Sox in the opening game, 10-1, then edged…

SERIES #40. THREE GAMES, SWEPT SERIES. CHICAGO AT MILWAUKEE The White Sox had a terrific series against the Milwaukee Brewers. They won all three games, while Oakland won one and lost one vs the Baltimore Orioles. Currently, Chicago has a 2.5 game lead over the A’s in the A.L. West. Here are the game recaps:…

SERIES #39. TWO GAMES, SWEPT SERIES. NEW YORK VS CHICAGO As a result of sweeping a two game series against the New York Yankees, the White Sox have moved into sole possession of first place in the A.L. West by a half game over Oakland. Eddie Fisher improves to(11-7) with a 5-1 win in the…

SERIES #38. FOUR GAMES, SPLIT SERIES. BOSTON VS CHICAGO Chicago took two of four from Boston, while Cleveland beat Oakland, two out of three. That means the White Sox and A’s are tied for first place in the A.L. West. In this most recent series, Chicago beat Boston, 6-2, were bombed by them, 10-3, then…

SERIES #37. ONE GAME. LOST. CHICAGO AT BALTIMORE. The White Sox flew to Baltimore to play the Orioles in just one game, before they head back home to face the Boston Red Sox. Unfortunately, Chicago lost the game, 3-1. The Oakland A’s were idle, thereby gaining a half game lead on the Sox. Dave Lemonds…