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SERIES #51. THREE GAMES, WON TWO, LOST ONE. CHICAGO AT TEXAS The White Sox won two out of three against the Texas Rangers at Arlington. Here are the game recaps: Game one: Chicago 2 Texas 0. Wilbur Wood(14-8) pitched his fourth shutout of the season, tossing a two hitter against the Rangers. He struck out…

SERIES #50. TWO GAMES. WON ONE, LOST ONE. KANSAS CITY VS CHICAGO OAKLAND A’S CLINCH AMERICAN LEAGUE WESTERN DIVISION With their magic number down to 2, heading into their series with the Minnesota Twins, the Oakland A’s defeated Minnesota, 1-0 and 2-1, in a September 27th double header. Chicago split with Kansas City, therefore, Oakland…

SERIES #49. THREE GAMES. WON ONE, LOST TWO. TEXAS VS CHICAGO The White Sox are on life support as far as any pennant hopes are concerned. They dropped two games by one run to the last place Texas Rangers, before finally copping the third and final game of the series. At the same time, the…

SERIES #48. TWO GAMES, LOST BOTH. CHICAGO AT OAKLAND Well, it’s going to take a miracle. If a miracle is too dramatic, how about a long win streak and the Oakland A’s moving to another division? Because that’s what it’s going to take for the Chicago White Sox to have any chance of winning the…

SERIES #47. THREE GAMES, WON ONE, LOST TWO. CHICAGO AT CALIFORNIA The White Sox hopes for the division crown took a hit after their latest series with the California Angels. Chicago was able to win just one game, while Oakland was sweeping the Texas Rangers. The A’s have stretched their lead in the West to…

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…