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In a fantastic pitching display that lasted well beyond the normal baseball game, White Sox starter Ken Brett (3-3, 2.58 ERA) throws 11 innings, giving up six hits and just one run to outlast Kansas City's Jim Colborn (2.74 ERA).

"How about that baseball game?." An exhuberant Brett said afterward. "You know, it is games like this that makes me fall in love with baseball over and over again. I just wished I could have gotten the chance to finish it off."

Colborn was excellent in defeat, going 11.1 innings - without recording one strikeout - allowing seven hits and one run leaving the game for closer Mark Littell (0-1) with one out in the 12th inning.

Littell quickly induces Ralph Garr to ground out to first for the second out, but gives up a single to the next batter, Jorge Orta (.242, 8 RBI). This is followed by a line drive into the left field corner by Oscar Gamble (.313, 12 RBI) that scores Orta with the go-ahead run.

"I feel horrible for Jim." Littell said after the game. "He left everything he had on the mound tonight and I let him down. It's my job to come in and get outs and I didn't do it."

Although visibly dissappointed, Colborn gave kudos to his opponent on the mound.

"It was pretty neat. Once we went into extras, we would glance at one another to see who would falter first. I lasted longer, but he got the win. That sucks."

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E Chicago 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 9 0 Kansas City 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 2 WP: Ken Brett (3-3, 2.58 ERA) LP: Mark Littell (0-1, 1.59 ERA) SV: Lerrin LaGrow (3) POG: Ken Brett 11 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 4 K Attendance: 23,842 KC's John Wathan hitting .138 (4-29) over last 7 games.

Orta, Gamble and Eric Soderholm (.229) each has a pair of hits for the Sox while Freddie Patek (.292, 4 RBI) does the same for Kansas City, including his first home run of the season. The win breaks a three game losing streak for Chicago, who have lost nine of their last 13 games. Home Runs: CWS: None KC: Freddie Patek (1)

Featured Games
American League

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Milwaukee 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 7 0 Toronto 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 1 WP: Jerry Augustine (3-2, 4.08 ERA) LP: Dave Lemanczyk (2-3, 3.47 ERA) SV: Bill Castro (5) POG: Jerry Augustine 8 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 K Attendance: 16,830 Toronto has lost four of their last five games.

Milwaukee's Dan Thomas (.286, 1 HR, 4 RBI) hits a two-run, pinch-hit home run off Dave Lemanczyk of the Blue Jays in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Brewers the 3-1 win. Lemanczyk struck out seven and allowed six hits in 8 1/3 innings pitched while Milwaukee starter Jerry Augustine gives up just five hits over his eight innings of work. Home Runs: MIL: Sixto Lezcano (2), Dan Thomas (1) TOR: None

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Oakland 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 4 11 0 Baltimore 1 0 1 3 5 2 2 1 x 15 19 1 WP: Mike Flanagan (3-1, 2.73 ERA) LP: Mike Torrez (3-3, 5.80 ERA) SV: None POG: Dick Allen 4-4, R, 3 RBI, HR Attendance: 15,297 Oakland falls 6.5 games behind Angels in AL West.

Ken Singleton (.372, 7 RBI) hits two doubles and scores three runs, Eddie Murray (.287, 16 RBI) has a double and a home run while scoring three runs, and Mark Belanger (.183, 4 RBI) goes 3-for-3 while driving in three runs as the Orioles go for 19 hits to crush Oakland. Darrell Porter (.289, 13 RBI) scores three times as well as having four runs batted in on the day. Home Runs: OAK: Dick Allen (3) BAL: Darrell Porter (2), Billy Smith (1), Eddie Murray (2), Rich Dauer (1)

National League

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E Pittsburgh 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 13 2 Atlanta 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 9 0 WP: Kent Tekulve (3-0, 0.69 ERA) LP: Max Leon (1-3, 6.75 ERA) SV: None POG: Jeff Burroughs 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR Attendance: 18,272 Atlanta losing streak reaches four games.

Jeff Burroughs (.256, 5 HR, 15 RBI) hits two home runs for the Braves, but an RBI single by Mike Edwards (.250, 1 RBI) in the top of the 10th gives the Pirates their 17th win in 21 games. Dave Parker (.315, 2 HR, 12 RBI) has three hits and two runs batted in for Pittsburgh. Home Runs: PIT: Dave Parker (2) ATL: Jeff Burroughs 2 (5)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E New York 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 1 Los Angeles 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 x 3 7 0 WP: Doug Rau (4-1, 3.22 ERA) LP: Tom Seaver (1-2, 3.70 ERA) SV: Charlie Hough (5) POG: Doug Rau 8 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 K Attendance: 23,169 LA's Bob Boone has a eight game hitting streak.

With the score tied at two, Steve Garvey (.234) doubles to open up the eighth off of Mets starter Tom Seaver, then scores the go-ahead run one batter later on a single by Reggie Smith (.330, 18 RBI) as the Dodgers beat New York, 3-2. Seaver struck out 12 batters in going the distance in the loss, while Los Angeles starter Doug Rau only gives up five hits in his eight innings of work. Home Runs: NYM: Dave Kingman (2) LA: None

Other Games

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E St. Louis 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 3 Cincinnati 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 2 x 8 11 1 WP: Fred Norman (4-1, 2.80 ERA) LP: Eric Rasmussen (3-3, 2.61 ERA) SV: None POG: Dan Driessen 4-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, HR, SB Attendance: 26,194 Home Runs: STL: Ted Simmons (5) CIN: Dan Driessen (3) Cardinals' Lou Brock is hitting just .187 on the season.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Philadelphia 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 6 10 0 San Diego 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 x 7 12 0 WP: Bob Shirley (2-0, 2.61 ERA) LP: Larry Christenson (0-3, 6.21 ERA) SV: Rollie Fingers (3) POG: Mike Ivie 2-4, R, 3 RBI, 3B Attendance: 18,433 Home Runs: PHI: Larry Christenson (1) SD: None Ivie: 2-RBI triple in seventh helps seal win.

Injuries

RF Jim Tyrone (.246, 1 HR, 6 RBI) is expected to miss about 4 weeks with a fractured jaw. He is placed on the 15-day disabled list. CF Larry Murray (.105, 1 HR, 4 RBI - AAA) recalled from Triple A San Jose. Jerry Hairston takes over the everyday DH duties with Murray getting an occassional at bat giving the OF a rest.

American League Player of the Week: April 24 - April 30
LF Mitchell Page - Oakland Athletics

Last Week 1977 Stats

AVG .355 .344

AB 31 90

H 11 31

R 7 18

2B 1 1

3B 1 2

HR 2 6

RBI 7 17

BB 1 4

K 9 19

OBP .419 .379

SLG .645 .600

National League Player of the Week: April 24 - April 30
1B Willie Stargell - Pittsburgh Pirates

Last Week 1977 Stats

AVG .458 .301

AB 24 73

H 11 22

R 5 12

2B 1 2

3B 0 0

HR 4 5

RBI 7 11

BB 2 14

K 6 22

OBP .542 .420

SLG 1.000 .534

Short Season Single A Update
Jamestown Expos (15-10) at Elmira Pioneers (13-12)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E Jamestown 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 9 0 Elmira 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 8 2 WP: Tommy Campbell (3-0, 2.25 ERA) LP: Dax Foster (0-1, 3 BS, 3.97 ERA) SV: Brian Little (2) POG: Kawanari Chikafuji 8 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 4 K Attendance: 2,517 Jamestown stays two games behind Rockledge for the division lead.

Down 2-1 in the top of the ninth inning, Dicky Hujibregts (.306, 5 RBI) doubles home Richard Adams (.273) to send the game into extra innings. Vernon Lambright (.176) singles to open the 10th and advances to third on a errant throw while he tries to steal. One batter later, Dave Kramer (6 RBI) brings him home with a sac fly to give us the win. Bill Newton (3.43 ERA) goes 6.2 innings allowing four hits and a earned run before I take him out too damn early. Home Runs: JAM: None ELM: None