9/27 – 9/30 – Comiskey Park
GAME 1 – White Sox 13, Angels 4
Wilber Wood (6-4, 3.28) used the wind in Chicago to his advantage as he floated a ton of knucklers past Angel hitters. The Chi-sox exploded for 13 runs, which includes two 5 run innings off the Halos. Brian Downing, went 3 for 3 with 3 RBI’s including his 2nd homer of the season. Ken Henderson also had 3 RBI. The win clinched the AL West title for the South Siders and their manager Dan Holm.
GAME 2 – Angels 6, White Sox 5
Jared Washburn was cruising through the first 5 innings and left
the game with a 4 run lead and only 1 hit allowed. Shigetoshi Hasegawa got shelled by the Chisox in the bottom of the 8th to make it a 1 run ball game. Troy Percival came on in the 9th for his first 3 up 3 down inning of the season to notch his 6th save. Anaheim stayed alive in the Wild Card race and the Pale Hose showed lots of late life in a game that was meaningless to them. Bill Melton came alive for the White Sox with a 3 for 4 day, which is a great sign since he’s been hovering around the Mendoza line all season. Darin Erstad went 3 for 5 and increased his hitting streak to 24 consecutive games.
GAME 3 – Angels 11, White Sox 0
Nothing special to report in this one. The score pretty much tells the story. Stan Bahnsen (3-5, 6.95) was the sacrificial lamb for the Chisox who were trying to setup their rotation for the post season. Scott Schoeneweis (3-3, 2.52) finally got some run support as he cruised to a 2 hitter over 6 2/3 inning of work. The big story, was Darin Erstad ending the season with a 25 game hit streak, which is a KOD record. Erstad finished the season with a .347 average. The Angels will now have to sit around and wait and see the results of the Red Sox/Tigers series, which will tell them if they are going to have a play in game or if they will be going home for the winter.
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