‘68 Chisox take 2 of 3 from ‘59 Nats

8/29-8/30 - Griffith Stadium
GAME 1 - Senators 10, White Sox 5
When the hitless Chisox score 5 run they should win going away.  Unfortunately for the South Siders their starting pitcher, Jack Fisher, forgot to read the script.  Up 2-0 after 3 1/2 innings Fisher was in the "cat bird seat" until the Nats pounded him for 5 runs in the bottom of the 4th.  Washington didn't stop there, and posted 5 more runs over the next 2 innings.  Harmon Killebrew launched a tape measure 3 run shot in the 4th and Jim Lemon followed with a solo shot.  Lemon's shot would be his 6th on the season.  Killebrew was 2 for 4 to bump his season average up to .298.  Tex Clevenger would go 7 2/3 and give up 4 runs in a game where he didn't need to be sharp at all.  The normally hitless Sox had 13 hits of their own, but were totally out powered and outclassed by the Nats.

GAME 2 - White Sox 17, Senators 5
Chicago scored more runs in this game than they usually score in a 4 game series.  Down 1-0 after 2 innings the Pale Hose found their bats come alive to the tune of 10 runs.  14 batters came to the plate as Washington starter Bill Fischer took on on the proverbial chin.  Chisox starter Bob Priddy, hit a 2 run homer in that fateful inning to complement his 8 inning 2 run performance on the hill.  Little Luis Aparicio went 2 for 5 with a homer and 3 RBI.  Sandy Alomar was a perfect 3 for 3, which helped him improve his season average to .438.

8/31 - Comiskey Park
GAME 3 - White Sox 5, Senators 3
Camilo Pascual (2-1, 3.00) was a victim of Chicago's timely hitting and his team's porous defense.  Washington made 4 key errors, which lead to 3 key unearned runs off of Pascual.  With the score tied at 3 after 6 1/3 innings in the books the South Siders were able to post solo runs in both the 7th and 8th innings.  Pinch hitter Leon Wagner doubled home catcher Duane Josephson in the 7th to put the Chisox up 4-3.  A solo shot by Pete Ward off of reliever Chuck Stobbs in the 8th provided a much needed insurance run for Wilbur Wood, who pitched the final 2 scoreless frames.  Joe Horlen (3-0, 3.06) got the win thanks to 7 innings of solid work.