A wild game between the Flyers and Black Sox. I blew a 9-3 lead by letting the Flyers score eight runs in the top of the 8th but tied it in the bottom of the 9th with two runs and then had feeble hitting Rod Sperring win it with an RBI single in the bottom of the 10th. The Sox had 24 hits (including four each by Puhl, Russell & Garvey) but saw "ace" Frank Tanana get shelled for eight runs. 5/18/1977, FLY77-EVN77, Comiskey Park 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E LOB DP 1977 Flyers 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 11 17 0 10 1 1977 Black Sox 0 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 2 1 12 24 2 13 0 Flyers AB R H BI AVG Black Sox AB R H BI AVG Singleton rf 5 1 3 1 .365 Puhl cf 5 1 4 1 .308 Carbo rf 0 0 0 0 .200 Grich ph 1 0 1 0 .225 Bowa ss 5 2 2 2 .289 Castro p 0 0 0 0 .000 Bostock cf 5 1 2 1 .362 Russell ss 6 0 4 0 .306 Lopes 2b 5 2 1 0 .262 Porter c 4 1 1 1 .318 Brett,G 3b 5 1 2 5 .336 Ellis,J ph 1 0 0 1 .222 Cardenal lf 4 1 3 0 .571 Garvey 1b 6 3 4 0 .316 Oliver,A ph 2 0 0 0 .239 Valentine,E rf 6 2 3 2 .293 Bochte 1b 5 1 2 0 .197 Dade 3b 6 1 2 2 .319 Sundberg c 4 0 1 2 .282 Burke,G lf 5 2 2 1 .340 Denny p 2 0 0 0 .111 Perez,M 2b 3 1 0 0 .224 Lacy ph 1 1 1 0 .500 Johnson,C ph 1 1 1 0 .358 Kern p 0 0 0 0 .000 Tanana p 4 0 1 2 .231 Essian ph 1 1 0 0 .207 Lemongello p 0 0 0 0 .077 Gura p 1 0 0 0 .000 Clines ph 0 0 0 1 .250 Wehrmeister p 0 0 0 0 .000 Sperring 2b 1 0 1 1 .105 45 11 17 11 49 12 24 12 Flyers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Denny 6.0 14 5 5 0 4 83 68 5.74 Kern 1.0 5 4 4 1 0 34 17 5.79 Gura BS 3 2.0 4 2 2 0 0 27 20 2.20 Wehrmeister L 0-2 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 13 7 6.75 9.2 24 12 12 1 4 157 112 Black Sox INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Tanana 7.0 12 8 8 1 8 135 85 4.75 Lemongello BS 1 2.0 4 3 3 2 0 52 28 5.56 Castro W 2-2 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 12 7 2.18 10.0 17 11 11 3 8 199 120 FLY: Lacy batted for Denny in the 7th Essian batted for Kern in the 8th Oliver,A batted for Cardenal in the 8th Oliver,A moved to lf in the 8th Carbo inserted at rf in the 9th EVN: Ellis,J batted for Porter in the 7th Ellis,J moved to c in the 8th Johnson,C batted for Perez,M in the 9th Clines batted for Lemongello in the 9th Grich batted for Puhl in the 9th Burke,G moved to cf in the 10th Johnson,C moved to lf in the 10th Sperring inserted at 2b in the 10th E-Russell, Perez,M. 2B-Cardenal(1), Bochte(5), Lacy(1), Puhl(4), Russell(10), Garvey(9), Valentine,E(7), Burke,G 2(6), Sperring(1). 3B-Brett,G(4). HR-Bowa(4), Brett,G(8). RBI-Singleton(29), Bowa 2(16), Bostock(24), Brett,G 5(31), Sundberg 2(15), Puhl(5), Porter(16), Valentine,E 2(27), Dade 2(10), Burke,G(12), Tanana 2(2), Ellis,J(1), Clines(3), Sperring(1). K-Singleton, Bowa, Bostock, Lopes, Brett,G, Cardenal, Sundberg, Denny, Russell, Porter, Perez,M 2. BB-Singleton, Lopes, Brett,G, Perez,M. SH-Bowa, Sundberg. SF-Ellis,J, Clines. HBP-Bostock, Burke,G, Johnson,C. HB-Wehrmeister 2, Tanana. GWRBI: Sperring Temperature: 73, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 18 MPH. 5/18/1977, FLY77-EVN77, Comiskey Park 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E LOB DP 1977 Flyers 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 11 17 0 10 1 1977 Black Sox 0 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 2 1 12 24 2 13 0 Flyers -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Singleton rf 1>S 3>k S S.2-H 13 Carbo rf Bowa ss 14/SH.1-2 k 8 HR.1-H S.2-3 Bostock cf HBP 43 6>2/fl k S.3-H;1-2 Lopes 2b k 4>63 e6.B-1 8>S W.2-3;1-2 Brett,G 3b W.2-3;1-2 k 7 HR.1-H note 1 Cardenal lf OA.3xH(21) D k S 2>S Oliver,A ph 7 Bochte 1b 9 43 7>5/fl D.1-3 9>S Sundberg c 7 5>13 k S.3-H;2-H 14/SH.1-2 Denny p k 43 Lacy ph D Kern p Essian ph Lemongello note 2 Gura p 63.2-3 Wehrmeister p 1: T.3-H;2-H;1-H 2: 64/f.B-2(e4/th) Black Sox -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Puhl cf 1>53 D S S S.3-H;1-3 Grich ph Castro p Russell ss k S.2-3 S.1-3 D.1xH(762) 7 Porter c S 643/gdp note 1 k Ellis,J ph 64/f Garvey 1b S.1-2 4>D S.1-2 7>Kern 8>Gura S 8 Valentine,E rf 63 D.2-H S.2-H;1-3 S.1-3 9 Dade 3b 2>63 53 S.3-H;1-3 S.3-H;1-2 9 Burke,G lf 43 9 D.3-H;1-3 8 9>D Perez,M 2b k 9 k W.2-3;1-2 Johnson,C ph S.2-3 Tanana p 3>7 5>53 6>63 note 2 Lemongello p Clines ph 7/SF.3-H Sperring 2b 1: 64/f.3-H;1x2;B-1 2: S.3-H;2-H;1-3 Flyers -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------ Singleton rf W Carbo rf Bowa ss 8 Bostock cf 0>Castro S Lopes 2b 43.1-2 Brett,G 3b 63 Cardenal lf Oliver,A ph 63 Bochte 1b Sundberg c Denny p Lacy ph Kern p Essian ph Gura p Wehrmeister p Black Sox -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------ Puhl cf Grich ph S.1-2 Castro p Russell ss S.2-3;1-2 Porter c Ellis,J ph note 1 Garvey 1b 63 Valentine,E rf 0>note 2 13 Dade 3b 63 Burke,G lf HBP Perez,M 2b Johnson,C ph HBP.1-2 Tanana p Lemongello p Clines ph Sperring 2b D.2-H;1-3 1: 7/SF.3-H;2-3 2: Wehrmeister Flyers IN OUT ER Black Sox IN OUT ER Denny A1 D3 5 Tanana A1 D8 8 Kern D4 E3 4 Lemongello D9 F2 3 BS 1 Gura E4 F4 2 BS 3 Castro F3 F6 0 W 2-2 Wehrmeister F5 F9 1 L 0-2 5/18/1977, FLY77-EVN77, Comiskey Park 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E LOB DP 1977 Flyers 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 11 17 0 10 1 1977 Black Sox 0 0 0 1 4 0 4 0 2 1 12 24 2 13 0 Score O Rnr BS Event ----- - --- -- ----- ************** Top of the 1st inning, Flyers batting 0-0 0 --- 11 Singleton lined a single down the right field line (BSX) 0-0 0 1-- 00 Bowa sacrifice bunted to the mound, Singleton to second (Xb) 0-0 1 -2- 00 Bostock was hit by a pitch (H) 0-0 1 12- 22 Lopes struck out (FBFFBS) 0-0 2 12- 31 Brett,G walked, Singleton to third, Bostock to second (CBBBB) 0-0 2 123 11 Singleton out at home attempting to advance (BCB) ************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Black Sox batting 0-0 0 --- 01 Puhl grounded out to third (CX) 0-0 1 --- 12 Russell struck out (FBFS) 0-0 2 --- 10 Porter lined a single to left center (BX) 0-0 2 1-- 00 Garvey reached on an infield single to second, Porter to second (X) 0-0 2 12- 00 Valentine,E grounded out to short (X) ************** Top of the 2nd inning, Flyers batting 0-0 0 --- 00 Cardenal lined a single to left center (X) 0-0 0 1-- 00 Bochte flied out to right (X) 0-0 1 1-- 00 Sundberg popped out to left (X) 0-0 2 1-- 12 Denny struck out (BCFS) ************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Black Sox batting 0-0 0 --- 11 Dade grounded out to short (BFX) 0-0 1 --- 00 Burke,G grounded out to second (X) 0-0 2 --- 02 Perez,M struck out (FFS) ************** Top of the 3rd inning, Flyers batting 0-0 0 --- 22 Singleton struck out (BSBSS) 0-0 1 --- 12 Bowa struck out (FFBC) 0-0 2 --- 12 Bostock grounded out to second (SBCFFX) ************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Black Sox batting 0-0 0 --- 01 Tanana flied out to left (FX) 0-0 1 --- 00 Puhl lined a double to right center (X) 0-0 1 -2- 02 Russell lined a single to left, Puhl to third (CSFX) 0-0 1 1-3 32 Porter grounded into a double play, Bowa to Lopes to Bochte (BCFFFBFBX) ************** Top of the 4th inning, Flyers batting 0-0 0 --- 32 Lopes grounded out to short (CSBBBX) 0-0 1 --- 12 Brett,G struck out (CBFS) 0-0 2 --- 22 Cardenal lined a double to left center (BCSBX) 0-0 2 -2- 21 Bochte grounded out to second (BSBX) ************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Black Sox batting 0-0 0 --- 12 Garvey doubled deep to left center (BFFFFX) 0-0 0 -2- 11 Valentine,E doubled to right center, Garvey scored (FBX) 0-1 0 -2- 01 Dade grounded out to third (CX) 0-1 1 -2- 02 Burke,G flied out to right (CFX) 0-1 2 -2- 22 Perez,M lined out to right (SBBFX) ************** Top of the 5th inning, Flyers batting 0-1 0 --- 01 Sundberg grounded out to the mound (CX) 0-1 1 --- 00 Denny grounded out to second (X) 0-1 2 --- 31 Singleton lined a single to right (BBFBX) 0-1 2 1-- 11 Bowa flied out to center (BSX) ************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Black Sox batting 0-1 0 --- 01 Tanana grounded out to third (FX) 0-1 1 --- 00 Puhl lined a single down the right field line (X) 0-1 1 1-- 02 Russell grounded a single between first and second, Puhl to third (>F>F1>X) 0-1 1 1-3 10 Porter grounded to short, forcing Russell at second, Puhl scored, Russell out at second, Porter to first (BX) 0-2 2 1-- 00 Garvey lined a single between third and short, Porter to second (X) 0-2 2 12- 01 Valentine,E lined a single to left center, Porter scored, Garvey to third (FX) 0-3 2 1-3 00 Dade grounded a single between first and second, Garvey scored, Valentine,E to third (X) 0-4 2 1-3 21 Burke,G lined a double down the left field line, Valentine,E scored, Dade to third (BFBX) 0-5 2 -23 12 Perez,M struck out (SBFFS) ************** Top of the 6th inning, Flyers batting 0-5 0 --- 11 Bostock popped out to the catcher (FBX) 0-5 1 --- 22 Lopes to first on an error by the shortstop Russell (BbSBFX) 0-5 1 1-- 10 Brett,G flied out to left (BX) 0-5 2 1-- 12 Cardenal struck out (CBFS) ************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Black Sox batting 0-5 0 --- 01 Tanana grounded out to short (SX) 0-5 1 --- 01 Puhl grounded a single up the middle (FX) 0-5 1 1-- 01 Russell doubled deep to left, Puhl out at home (>F>X) 0-5 2 -2- 12 Porter struck out (SBSS) ************** Top of the 7th inning, Flyers batting 0-5 0 --- 12 Bochte popped out to third (SSBX) 0-5 1 --- 32 Sundberg struck out (CBBFBFFS) Lacy pinch hitting for Denny 0-5 2 --- 10 Lacy lined a double to right center (BX) 0-5 2 -2- 11 Singleton lined a single between third and short, Lacy scored (FBX) 1-5 2 1-- 11 Bowa homered deep to left, Singleton scored (BSX) 3-5 2 --- 22 Bostock struck out (SSBBFS) ************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Black Sox batting Kern now pitching 3-5 0 --- 20 Garvey grounded a single up the middle (BBX) 3-5 0 1-- 32 Valentine,E lined a single to right center, Garvey to third (CBFBBFFX) 3-5 0 1-3 31 Dade lined a single to shallow center, Garvey scored, Valentine,E to second (BBSBX) 3-6 0 12- 22 Burke,G flied out to center (BCFBFX) 3-6 1 12- 31 Perez,M walked, Valentine,E to third, Dade to second (BBBCB) 3-6 1 123 00 Tanana lined a single down the right field line, Valentine,E scored, Dade scored, Perez,M to third (X) 3-8 1 1-3 20 Puhl lined a single to right center, Perez,M scored, Tanana to third (BBX) 3-9 1 1-3 10 Russell flied out to left (BX) Ellis,J pinch hitting for Porter 3-9 2 1-3 00 Ellis,J grounded to short, forcing Puhl at second (X) ************** Top of the 8th inning, Flyers batting Ellis,J moved to catcher 3-9 0 --- 32 Lopes reached on an infield single to first (SFBFBBX) 3-9 0 1-- 21 Brett,G homered deep to right, Lopes scored (BCBX) 5-9 0 --- 22 Cardenal grounded a single between third and short (BCBFFX) 5-9 0 1-- 01 Bochte doubled deep to right, Cardenal to third (CX) 5-9 0 -23 22 Sundberg lined a single down the right field line, Cardenal scored, Bochte scored (BBFSX) Essian pinch hitting for Kern Lemongello now pitching 7-9 0 1-- 32 Essian grounded to short, forcing Sundberg at second, Essian to second on an error by the second baseman Perez,M (BCBBFX) 7-9 1 -2- 10 Singleton grounded out to the mound (BX) 7-9 2 -2- 31 Bowa grounded a single up the middle, Essian to third (BFBBX) 7-9 2 1-3 22 Bostock grounded a single between third and short, Essian scored, Bowa to second (BFBFX) 8-9 2 12- 32 Lopes walked, Bowa to third, Bostock to second (BBFFFB>F>B) 8-9 2 123 10 Brett,G tripled deep to right center, Bowa scored, Bostock scored, Lopes scored (BX) Oliver,A pinch hitting for Cardenal 11-9 2 --3 11 Oliver,A flied out to left (FBX) ************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Black Sox batting Gura now pitching Oliver,A moved to left field 11-9 0 --- 02 Garvey flied out to center (FSX) 11-9 1 --- 01 Valentine,E flied out to right (CX) 11-9 2 --- 10 Dade flied out to right (BX) ************** Top of the 9th inning, Flyers batting 11-9 0 --- 12 Bochte grounded a single between first and second (CBFX) 11-9 0 1-- 10 Sundberg sacrifice bunted to the mound, Bochte to second (BbXb) 11-9 1 -2- 11 Gura grounded out to short, Bochte to third (FBX) 11-9 2 --3 32 Singleton walked (BCSFBFBB) 11-9 2 1-3 21 Bowa flied out to center (BFBX) ************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Black Sox batting Carbo now playing right field 11-9 0 --- 01 Burke,G grounded a double down the third base line (CX) Johnson,C pinch hitting for Perez,M 11-9 0 -2- 11 Johnson,C lined a single to right, Burke,G to third (CBX) Clines pinch hitting for Lemongello 11-9 0 1-3 00 Clines hit a sacrifice fly to left, Burke,G scored (X) Grich pinch hitting for Puhl 11-10 1 1-- 32 Grich reached on an infield single to short, Johnson,C to second (BBBCFX) 11-10 1 12- 10 Russell lined a single to right, Johnson,C to third, Grich to second (BX) 11-10 1 123 00 Ellis,J hit a sacrifice fly to left, Johnson,C scored, Grich to third (X) 11-11 2 1-3 12 Garvey grounded out to short (FFBFX) ************** Top of the 10th inning, Flyers batting Castro now pitching Burke,G moved to center field Johnson,C moved to left field Sperring now playing second base 11-11 0 --- 00 Bostock lined a single to center (X) 11-11 0 1-- 21 Lopes grounded out to second, Bostock to second (1BpBpFX) 11-11 1 -2- 10 Brett,G grounded out to short (BX) 11-11 2 -2- 22 Oliver,A grounded out to short (FBBFX) ************** Bottom of the 10th inning, Black Sox batting Wehrmeister now pitching 11-11 0 --- 00 Valentine,E grounded out to the mound (X) 11-11 1 --- 21 Dade grounded out to short (BFBX) 11-11 2 --- 01 Burke,G was hit by a pitch (CH) 11-11 2 1-- 02 Johnson,C was hit by a pitch, Burke,G to second (CCH) 11-11 2 12- 20 Sperring lined a double down the left field line, Burke,G scored, Johnson,C to third (BBX)