1999 WHITE SOX SCORES & WRITE-UPS

PLAYOFF GAMES

8/22 - Astros 15, White Sox 11 (Astros win series 2-0)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
Astros	0	3	3	2	3	0	0	4	15	10	3
White Sox	2	0	2	0	4	3	0	0	11	8	9

The Sox' season ended today as the Astros took Game 2 of the best-of-three set in eight innings. Bad defense was the name of the game as Darron Henn pitched beautifully but received no support.

Showing heart while down 11-4 in the fifth inning, the Sox began to battle back. The team scored 4 runs in the 5th with hits by Jon Mead, Mike Moloney, and a homerun by Brett Rudy. Then in the 6th, they scored 3 more with doubles by Mike Gennaro and Jon Tsilimos and a clutch single by Adam O'Hara.

Jim Lombardo relieved Henn as the Sox tied the game and pitched great after coming back from season-long arm trouble. With the game into extra innings, and with Jon Tsilimos on the mound, the Sox gave the game away on three Astro doubles.

Until next year....

8/18 - Astros 15, White Sox 11 (Astros lead series 1-0)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
White Sox	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	3	5	6
Astros	3	0	5	2	4	1	-	15	9	1

The Astros crushed the White Sox in Game 1 of the best-of-three series by a score of 15-3. Not only did the Sox commit 6 errors, but they only recorded 5 hits -- their fewest all season. Hits came from Brett Rudy, who had two, as well as Jon Mead, Murray Reed, and Aarron Hutchins, who each had one.

REGULAR SEASON

8/15 - White Sox 7, Dodgers 0 via forfeit (W-8, L-13, T-1)

With a forfeit win over the Dodgers, the White Sox clinched third-place in the MABL East and finish the season 8-13-1. The Playoffs begin this Wednesday for the Sox in a best-of-three series against the Astros. The White Sox are 1 and 1 against the Astros this season.

8/12 - White Sox 7, Astros 6 (W-7, L-13, T-1)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
White Sox	1	0	2	2	0	2	0	7	6	2
Astros	0	1	2	0	2	0	1	6	10	3

The White Sox beat the Astros 7-6 on Thursday night. Here, the story of the game was not the Sox hot bats, but the overwhelming pitching and vacuum-like defense.

Chris Walsh pitched a gem into the fifth inning to keep the Sox in the game at 5 to 5. Then Jon Mead hit a two run homerun to give the Sox a 7-5 lead. Jon O'Brien preserved the score by allowing only one Astro hit in 2 innings of relief. With the score 7-6 in the bottom of the seventh with the Astros winning run on base, Jon Tsilimos pitched to the final batter and struck him out for the save. What an amazing victory!

In addition to the great pitching, amazing defensive plays were made by:

• Aarron Hutchins, who made a few diving plays at third-base
• Bart Lawyer, who back from the DL, in the seventh inning, made an over the shoulder catch in shallow right-field from second base to save a run. In the same inning, he later gloved a ball in the right-side hole to save another run
• Jon Mead, who made a diving grab up the middle and dove on 2nd-base for the force out. He nearly turned the double play at first-base
• Jeff Zielinski, who grabbed a liner in left-center while avoiding a near-collision

While the Sox have the highest team batting average of any MABL team, this win proved that solid defense and pitching generate wins, as the Astros outhit the Sox 10-6.

8/8 - Astros 12, White Sox 11 (record W-6, L-13, T-1)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Astros	2	2	5	3	1	0	0	12	13	5
White Sox	1	4	1	3	2	0	0	11	14	2

The Sox may have lost to the Astros, but this was a close game.

Darren Henn pitched the final 4+ innings after Jon Tsilimos got off to a rocky start. Henn did a great job to give the Sox an opportunity to battle back -- and they almost did. In the last inning, Jon Brolin, the tying run, was stranded on second base.

Offensively, the game was capped by a homerun by Mike Moloney that still hasn't landed. Mike had 2 hits on the day to keep his slugging average over 1.000. Five other Sox also had 2 hits: Jon Mead, Brett Rudy (including a triple), Dave Timmons (including a double), Murray Reed, and Mike Gennaro.

Did you know:

• If wins and losses were decided by hits instead of runs, the Sox record would be 14-5-1
• The Sox loss to the Astros was their third straight game to lose by one run
• If pigs could fly, Jon Brolin would probably find a way to make money off it

The Sox will rematch the Astros this Thursday night at Jefferson Field at 8:00 p.m.

8/8 - Rockies 13, White Sox 12 (record W-6, L-12, T-1)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
White Sox	3	2	0	0	2	5	0	12	15	3
Rockies	0	2	3	1	0	2	5	13	9	6

On Friday night, the White Sox had the Rockies' number. In fact, the Sox had the lead the entire game: before and after the rain delay. But then at 11:00 p.m., in the bottom of the 7th and last inning, the lights went out.

The story resumed Sunday morning at 8:30 a.m. Needing only 3 outs to seal the victory, 6 walks, a hit batsman, and only one Rockie hit cost the White Sox the victory. The White Sox outhit the Rockies 13 to 12.

The big Sox producers were:

• Jon Brolin, who went 3 for 4 with 2 RBIs and a run scored
• Jon Banchick, who went 3 for 4 with 4 RBIs and a run scored
• Chris Walsh, who had his best stuff this year, allowing only 1 earned run in 3+ innings with 5 strikeouts

8/1 - Rockies 7, White Sox 6 (record W-6, L-11, T-1)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Rockies	0	1	0	0	3	0	3	7	8	1
White Sox	2	0	2	0	2	0	0	6	12	2

The Rockies narrowly beat the Sox today 7-6. Until the seventh inning, the Sox had held the lead the entire game. But with the Sox leading 6-4 going into the seventh, the Rockies scored 3 runs to take a 1 run lead -- all they would need.

Jon Tsilimos was strong on the hill, allowing only 1 hit and 1 unearned run going into the fifth inning. In later innings when the Rockies began to zero in, and Darron Henn relieved to retire the last 2 batters. But it was too late.

Once again the Sox outhit their opponent and lost. Sox run production came from:

• Mike Gennaro, who went 2 for 2 and scored 3 runs with 1 RBI
• Brett Rudy, who went 2 for 3 with a double and scored 3 runs
• Dave Timmons, who went 2 for 4 with a triple and 3 RBIs
• Murray Reed, who doubled and drove in 2 RBIs
• Jon Mead also picked up 2 hits

The Sox send their best to Adam O'Hara who was hit in the eye with a pretty tricky ground ball during pre-game warmups. After an ambulance ride to the hospital, it was determined that other than a black & blue, he'll live and be back in the Friday lineup.

7/25 - White Sox 8, Braves 1 (record W-6, L-10, T-1)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Braves	0	0	0	1	0	-	-	1	3	2
White Sox	2	5	0	1	0	-	-	8	13	0

Today the White Sox beat the first-place Braves and previously undefeated pitcher Chris O'Sullivan by the score of 8-1. The Sox did everything right.

• Offense -- eight different Sox picked up hits, including 2 each by Mike Gennaro, Brett Rudy, Dave Timmons, Jon Banchick, and Aarron Hutchins. Mike Moloney also slammed a homerun.
• Defense -- the team played flawlessly, committing no errors for the first time in a game since June 13th.
• Pitching -- Jon Tsilimos improved to 4-1, allowing only 3 hits for the complete game victory. Jon also lowered his ERA to 2.76.

The game took only 1 hour and 15 minutes. However, rain caused this game to be called after 5 innings of play.

7/18 - Pirates 14, White Sox 9 - Game #2 (record W-5, L-10, T-1)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Pirates	6	1	1	3	3	-	-	14	12	3
White Sox	2	0	2	5	0	-	-	9	11	2

7/18 - Pirates 22, White Sox 20 - Game #1 (record W-5, L-9, T-1)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
White Sox	6	1	0	1	2	1	9	20	20	3
Pirates	6	5	2	7	0	2	-	22	16	1

Jefferson Field was the land of the longball. During the White Sox vs. Pirates doubleheader, 14 (fourteen!) participants connected for homeruns. It was a game of strength as 65 runs were scored in this spectable. Baseballs, batting averages, and ERAs all soared. Unfortunately, the White Sox lost both games, because once again, they outhit their opponent by a total of 31 to 28.

In the set, White Sox homeruns were belted by Brett Rudy, Jeff Zielinski, and Jon Tsilimos. The greatest shows of strength were:

• Jeff Zielinski who went 7 for 8, raising his average to .609
• Mike Moloney who went 6 for 7, raising his average to .581
• Adam O'Hara, Jon Mead, Brett Rudy, and Jon Tsilimos, who each picked up 3 hits

In the last three games, the White Sox have scored an average of 14 runs per game with a team batting average of .412. During that span, the team is 0-3.

7/11 - D-backs 14, White Sox 11 - Game #2 (record W-5, L-8, T-1)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
White Sox	4	2	0	1	0	4	0	11	9	10
Diamondbacks	0	0	11	1	0	2	-	14	8	4

The second game of the doubleheader started off promising. The Sox jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead with runs manufactured by a Jon Mead triple and single, and hits by Mike Moloney and Mike Gennaro. Thereafter, things went downhill -- fast.

The Diamondbacks picked up 11 runs in the third inning. The Sox also allowed 10 errors, all in the third inning onward. While the White Sox continued to fight hard to battle back, picking up 4 runs in the sixth inning, and almost rallying for more in the seventh, the Sox were done.

Chris Walsh and Jim Lombardo both pitched their hearts out for 2+ innings apiece, but with the Sox errors, they each pitched double that. Jon Brolin pitched the final inning, allowing no runs in one complete inning.

The Sox face off in their third straight doubleheader next Sunday against the Pirates.

7/11 - White Sox 19, D-backs 10 - Game #1 (record W-5, L-7, T-1)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Diamondbacks	1	5	2	0	0	0	2	10	9	3
White Sox	4	9	5	1	0	0	-	19	15	3

The first game of this Diamondbacks doubleheader was a slugfest, but the White Sox prevailed 19-10. The Sox closed the game book early, scoring 9 runs in the second inning and 5 more in the third inning. Solid defense and strong pitching held the Diamondbacks to only 2 runs in the final 4 innings. Jon Tsilimos pitched his second complete game for his third win, allowing only 2 hits in the final 4 innings of play.

Eight Sox picked up hits, and six picked up multiple hits, lead by:

• Brett Rudy, who had 3 hits, a walk and 3 stolen bases
• Mike Moloney, who had 2 hits, including a homerun, and 4 stolen bases
• Adam O'Hara, Jon Banchick, Mike Gennaro, and Aarron Hutchins, who each had a pair of singles
• Adam O'Hara, who picked up 3 more stolen bases, raising his league lead to 22

6/27 - Indians 16, White Sox 16 - Game #2 (record W-4, L-7, T-1)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
White Sox	0	2	5	6	0	0	2	1	16	14	5
Indians	1	4	0	3	2	0	5	1	16	9	5

In what could have been the longest, hottest, craziest game ever played, the Sox tied the Indians 16-16 after 8 innings -- as the White Sox, yet again, outhit their opponent and failed to win. Just for the record, the Sox would be 7-4-1 (instead of 4-7-1) if games were decided by hits instead of runs.

Things started out crazy when Bart Lawyer got hit in the head with a pitch in the second inning. After a moment, Lawyer recovered and took his base. The next inning, replacing Brett Rudy as catcher, Lawyer broke his right pinkie finger on a deflected foul ball off his throwing hand. Adam O'Hara caught the remainder of the game.

The White Sox had gotten out to a healthy 13-5 lead off a strong start by Jon Brolin on the mound, but the Indians slowly battled back. With Darron Henn in relief and the score 15-10 in the bottom of the seventh, the Indians scored 5 clutch runs to tie the game. In extra innings, both team scored one run in their respective side of the eighth inning to cause the 16-16 tie -- after more than 8 1/2 hours in the 100 degree heat.

Strengths of the game include:

• Jeff Zielinski who went 3 for 4 with a double and a walk, raising his average to .467
• Adam O'Hara who stole 3 bases increasing his league lead to 19. O'Hara has not had a game this season with only one stolen base -- it's either been zero, or 2+
• Dave Timmons, Murray Reed, and Mike Gennaro who each had multiple hits

6/27 - Indians 9, White Sox 6 - Game #1 (record W-4, L-7)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Indians	3	1	0	0	4	1	0	9	13	2
White Sox	2	1	0	2	0	1	0	6	14	4

While again, the score doesn't show it, the White Sox outhit their opponent 14-13, but lost. The biggest game note is that 6 different Sox had two hits:

• Adam O'Hara
• Jon Mead (including a homerun)
• Brett Rudy
• Dave Timmons
• Murray Reed
• Aarron Hutchins

Not much else to say. Until the defense comes around, it will likely be a long season.

6/20 - Yankees 17, White Sox 5 (record W-4, L-6)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
White Sox	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	5	10	7
Yankees	0	1	7	8	0	1	-	17	11	2

For the second straight game, poor defense plagued the Sox as they bowed to the Yankees 17-5. The Yankees only outhit the Sox 11-10, but since Sox pitchers pitched an extra 5 outs, Sox offense per out was actually better than it's opponent's Unfortunately, defense counts.

There were not many game standouts, but there were a few:

• Jon Brolin pitched 2 2/3 innings giving up only 1 earned run and lowering his ERA to 1.93 in 4 2/3 innings pitched
• Mike Moloney went 3 for 4 with 2 RBI's and a run scored, raising his season batting average to an even .600
• Jon Mead picked up a pair of hits, raising his average to .474
• Murray Reed had a perfect day going a solid 2 for 2, raising his average to .400
• Adam O'Hara picked up 2 more stolen bases to increase his league lead to 14

The Sox face off next in a doubleheader against the Indians this Sunday.

6/14 - Cubs 7, White Sox 5 (record W-4, L-5)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
Cubs	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	2	7	7	1
White Sox	0	0	0	2	2	0	1	0	5	9	7

For the second time in two outings versus the 9-0 Cubs, the White Sox lost the game in the final inning of play.

Jon O'Brien, Murray Reed, and Darren Henn all did a fine job pitching and keeping the Sox in the game, but for the second straight game, errors did the Sox in. In this particular game, only one run was unearned, but Sox pitchers were forced to throw an additional 2 1/3 innings in an extra inning game, the day after a doubleheader.

Trailing 4-0 in the bottom of the fourth inning, the Sox fought back with 2 runs via a double by Mike Gennaro, and singles by Mike Moloney and Brett Rudy. They scored two more in the fifth after singles by Aarron Hutchins and Mike Moloney, and a double by Jon Mead.

Down 5-4 in the bottom of the seventh, Adam O'Hara reached base on a walk and proceeded to steal second and third base before Mike Gennaro singled him in to tie the game -- thus proving that rally caps can provide impact when properly used. But it was all for naught as the Cubs scored two unanswered runs in the eighth inning to win 7-5.

6/13 - Tigers 13, White Sox 2 -- Game #2 (record W-4, L-4)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Tigers	1	1	8	0	3	0	0	13	11	2
White Sox	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	5	9

Since the Sox lost this game pretty poorly after beating the Tigers in the first game of the doubleheader, let's just point out would worked:

• Bart Lawyer -- 2 for 2, with 2 doubles, both of which he reached third base on after solid hustle. He later, as payback, took one for the team and picked up an RBI being nailed in the back by a pitch
• Brett Rudy, Jon Mead, and Mike Moloney each picked up singles
• Jon Brolin, in his first Sox appearance ever as a pitcher, pitched two shutout innings. If 2 innings qualifies for the league leader board, Brolin is leading the league in ERA. (but I think you need 3 innings).

Please read about game one. It was much better.

6/13 - White Sox 5, Tigers 0 -- Game #1 (record W-4, L-3)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
White Sox	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	5	8	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	1

The Sox picked up their third straight win, surgically shutting out the Tigers 5-0 in the first game of the doubleheader. The game was 2-0 most of the way, until the Sox added 3 insurance innings in the seventh inning.

Jon Tsilimos pitched a gem, throwing the Sox' first complete game and shut out of the season. He allowed only 8 scattered hits throughout the game.

Offensively, big sticks came from:

• Dave Timmons -- 3 for 3, including 2 singles, a walk, and a seventh inning homerun
• Brett Rudy -- 2 for 4, with a single and a double
• Mike Gennaro -- 1 for 4 with a solid double
• Adam O'Hara picked up 2 more stolen bases to increase his league lead

6/6 - White Sox 11, Yankees 9 (record W-3, L-3)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Yankees	0	0	6	0	2	1	0	9	8	4
White Sox	2	0	4	0	0	0	5	11	13	2

Back to .500. What a win!! What a game!!

The Sox got off to a quick start with Mike Gennaro doubling and then Mike Moloney homering them both in. When the Yankees scores 6 unearned runs in the third inning to take the lead, the Sox came right back with four runs of their own to tie the game at 6-6. The third inning was highlighted by singles by Mike Moloney and Ian Lev, a double by Jon Banchick, a walk by Murray Reed, and a homerun by Brett Rudy.

But then the Yanks picked up three more runs to take a 9-6 lead.

Going into the bottom off the last inning, the Sox prevailed by picking up five runs highlighted by a game-winning walk-off homerun blast by Murray Reed. But that wouldn't have mattered if not for the great Sox teamwork. Mike Gennaro walked to lead-off the inning, followed by a Mike Moloney double. Then Jeff Zielinski and Dave Timmons each singled before Reed hit his shot.

Chris Walsh started the game for the Sox and pitched well into the fourth inning. Jon Tsilimos releived and picked up the win, allowing only one hit in the final 2 1/3 innings of play.

Game Standouts:

• Mike Moloney went 4-4 and missed the cycle by a triple
• Brett Rudy, Mike Moloney, and Murray Reed each homered
• Ian Lev, Jon Mead, and Mike Moloney each stole a base

5/26 - White Sox 21, Red Sox 7 (record W-2, L-3)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Red Sox	1	1	3	0	0	0	1	7	2	3
White Sox	4	1	3	8	3	2	-	21	18	4

Nobody ever said the White Sox couldn't hit. And it's a good thing. Twelve different White Sox players got hits today. In fact, every Sox batter who stepped up to the plate got at least one hit. So let's just talk about the extra-base hits:

• Mike Moloney doubled (would've been a homerun if he didn't hit it so hard that it rolled under the fence).
• Brett Rudy, Murray Reed, and Jeff Zielinski also each doubled
• Dave Timmons and Jon Banchick each tripled

Now let's talk pitching, almost overlooked due to the batting practice-like performance at the plate:

• Ian Lev got the start for the Sox and pitched wonderfully, not giving up a hit until the third inning.
• Darron Henn came in for relief in the third inning and didn't give up a hit in the four innings he pitched. Henn also recorded 8 strike outs to pick up the win.
• Jon Tsilimos pitched the final inning and without giving up a hit. Plus, he recorded all three of his outs via strikeout.

I love this game.

5/23 - Red Sox 11, White Sox 10 (record W-1, L-3)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
White Sox	0	1	4	3	0	0	2	10	11	1
Red Sox	0	0	8	0	0	2	1	11	10	1

The game started out with such potential. Jon Mead, in his first White Sox start, struck out the first 6 batters he faced. Then all hell broke loose.

With the White Sox leading 5-0 in the bottom of the third inning, the Red Sox scored 8 runs. The game bounced back and forth and became tied at 10 going into the bottom of the seventh inning. It was then that the White Sox lost their second walk-off game, as the Red Sox scored in the bottom of the last inning for the victory.

Other game highlights are as follows:

• Mike Gennaro, Brett Rudy, and Bart Lawyer each had multiple hits.
• Adam O'Hara, Aarron Hutchins, Dave Timmons, and Jon Banchick each hit safely too.
• Brett Rudy gunned down a runner at second base who failed to stretch a single to a double. Separately, on the bases himself, Rudy later made the bonehead play of getting caught trying to steal home. So it evened out.

5/16 - White Sox 6, Dodgers 3 (record W-1, L-2)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
Dodgers	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	11	2
White Sox	1	2	2	1	0	0	-	6	5	1

I'm not exactly where to begin, so let's just say the Sox picked up their first win today in style against the Dodgers.

During this event, I think it is safe to say that we witnessed something we have never seen, and will likely never see again, in the game of baseball: in three straight innings, the Dodgers had the bases loaded with no outs. And in three straight innings, no runs scored. Wow! Newly acquired pitcher Jon Tsilimos pitched those three innings splendidly and picked up the save so that Chris Walsh could pick up his first win. Both pitched amazing performances. Mike Gennaro and Bart Lawyer helped by putting together two double plays.

Additionally, the game had many other stars:

• Mike Moloney homered in the first inning and then later doubled, picking up two RBIs
• Murray Reed played a perfect day, picking up a triple, two walks, and a stolen base
• Bart Lawyer also singled hard, scoring a run
• Jeff Zielinski doubled to right, driving in a run
• Jon Brolin slapped in a run with a solid single
• Adam O'Hara, last years league leader in stolen bases, picked up two to add to this year's total

When strong pitching, solid defense, and great bats all come together, the Sox can not be beat.

5/9 - Braves 6, White Sox 2 (record W-0, L-2)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
White Sox	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	2	6	6
Braves	3	1	0	1	1	0	-	6	8	1

The White Sox lost today to last year's champion Braves 6-2. Chris O'Sullivan, last year's Cy Young, pitched the complete game for the Braves.

The Sox offense was led by Jon Banchick who went 2 for 2, both singles. Other Sox with hits included Mike Gennaro who doubled, and Adam O'Hara, Murray Reed, and Jon Mead who each singled.

Chris Walsh started the game on the hill for the Sox, giving up 4 runs in 3 innings for the loss. Jim Lombardo releived and gave up only 1 hit in 2 innings pitched. Ian Lev then pitched a scoreless final inning.

Lev also made the play of the game when he turned a solo double play. With men on 1st and 2nd and no out, Lev scooped a quick shot to third, tagged the bag, and gunned to first for the Sox' first doubleplay of the season.

5/2 - Cubs 6, White Sox 5 (record W-0, L-1)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
White Sox	0	1	3	0	0	0	1	5	9	5
Cubs	0	1	1	2	0	0	2	6	5	2

The White Sox opened today with a loss, but it was a nailbiter.

Dave Godwin started his debut season off right singling in Mike Gennaro to give the Sox a 1-0 lead in the second inning. The Cubs tied the game 1-1 in the bottom of the inning.

So the Sox scored three more runs in the third inning, making the score 4-1, with singles by Aarron Hutchins and Dave Timmons, and doubles by Mike Moloney, Brett Rudy, and Mike Gennaro. But the Cubs scored three more by the bottom of the fourth inning, tieing the game 4-4.

In the seventh inning, with the score still tied 4-4, Dave Timmons drove in Aarron Hutchins with a clutch single, giving the Sox a 5-4 lead. But in the bottom of the seventh, the Cubs picked up two, and walked off the field with the 6-5 victory.

Chris Walsh and Darron Henn pitched well for the Sox. But as was the story during many of the Sox losses last season, while the Sox outhit their opponent, they lost due to errors. The Sox hope to even their record Mother's Day against last year's champion Braves -- who the Sox beat 2 of 3 last year.

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