September 17, 200718 yr 1972: Dick Allen’s two-run homer off Nolan Ryan delivered the White Sox a 2-0 win at California. Allen’s blast came with two out in the fifth and made a winner out of Stan Bahnsen, who gave up eight hits in eight innings for his 19th win. Terry Forster tossed a clean ninth for his 25th save. 1978: Francisco Barrios tossed a one-hitter in the White Sox 9-1 win at Seattle. Barrios no-hit the Mariners through five before Julio Cruz led off the sixth with a single. Barrios finished with three walks and two strikeouts for his ninth win. 1979: Rookie Richard Dotson turned in his second straight strong start in the White Sox 5-2 win over Oakland before 11,849 at Comiskey Park. A week after blanking Oakland on six hits in his second career start, Dotson surrendered two unearned runs on two hits with four strikeouts in seven innings to improve to 2-0. 1983: Floyd Bannister continued his second half hot streak as the White Sox clinched at least a share of the AL West title by blanking Seattle 7-0 before 38,502 at Comiskey Park. “Banny” fanned 12 and allowed just two hits in the complete game effort for his 15th win.
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