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Saturday April 8, 1978
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A four-run rally in the eighth inning, capped with a single by Eric Soderholm, carried the White Sox to a 6-5 victory over the Red Sox. Singles by Ralph Garr, Jorge Orta and Lamar Johnson accounted for the first run in the rally. After two out, Chet Lemon knocked in two runs with a double to tie the score before Soderholm delivered his winning single. [The Sporting News]


Chicago White Sox 6, Boston Red Sox 5

Game Played on Saturday, April 8, 1978 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I

Red Sox      0  0  3    1  1  0    0  0  0  -   5  9  1
White Sox    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  4  x  -   6 10  0


Red Sox              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Remy 2b               4   1   1   0     1   1   .250      Garr lf               4   1   2   2     0   0   .444
Burleson ss           4   1   1   1     1   0   .286      Orta 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .429
Rice dh               5   1   1   1     0   1   .250      Lamar Johnson 1b      4   1   1   1     0   0   .333
Yastrzemski lf        3   1   0   0     1   1   .286      Bonds rf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Fisk c                4   1   2   0     0   0   .250      Blomberg dh           4   0   0   0     0   1   .111
Lynn cf               3   0   2   2     1   0   .714      Lemon cf              4   1   1   2     0   0   .429
Scott 1b              3   0   1   1     1   0   .143      Soderholm 3b          4   1   2   1     0   0   .375
Evans rf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .125      Kessinger ss          3   1   1   0     1   1   .429
Hobson 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .250      Nahorodny c           4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Eckersley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Barrios p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Campbell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stanley p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Torrealba p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5   9   5     5   4             Totals               34   6  10   6     1   3

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 11,832
Left on Base: Red Sox 7, White Sox 6
DP: Red Sox 0, White Sox 1
Errors: Yastrzemski
Doubles: Fisk (1), Bonds (1), Lemon (2)
Home Runs: Burleson (1)
Stolen Bases: Remy 2 (2)
Caught Stealing: Fisk (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Bonds (1)
GIDP: Scott (1)


Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Eckersley               7     4   2   2   1   1   0  27   2.57
Campbell L(0-1)         0.2   4   4   4   0   1   0   6  36.00
Stanley                 0.1   2   0   0   0   1   0   3   0.00
Totals                  8    10   6   6   1   3   0  36

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barrios                 2.2   5   3   3   4   0   0  16  10.13
Schueler                2.1   3   2   2   0   2   1   9   7.71
Torrealba W(1-0)        3.2   1   0   0   1   2   0  13   0.00
LaGrow SV(1)            0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.86
Totals                  9     9   5   5   5   4   1  39

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Bill Kunkel


RED SOX 1ST: Remy walked; Burleson flied out to center; Rice
flied out to right; Remy stole second; Yastrzemski grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox
0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr flied out to left; Orta flied out to left;
Lamar Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Fisk singled to third; Fisk was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); Lynn walked; Scott walked [Lynn
to second]; Evans popped to first; Hobson flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Bonds doubled to left; Blomberg grounded out
(first unassisted) [Bonds to third]; Lemon grounded out (pitcher
to first); Soderholm flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 3RD: Remy singled to right; Remy stole second; Burleson
grounded out (second to first) [Remy to third]; Rice singled to
third [Remy scored]; Yastrzemski walked [Rice to second]; Fisk
flied out to left; Lynn singled to right [Rice scored,
Yastrzemski to second]; Scott singled to center [Yastrzemski
scored, Lynn to third]; SCHUELER REPLACED BARRIOS (PITCHING);
Evans grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kessinger struck out; Nahorodny made an out to
shortstop; Garr flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 3, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 4TH: Hobson struck out; Remy grounded out (first
unassisted); Burleson homered; Rice struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 4, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta reached on an error by Yastrzemski [Orta to
second]; Lamar Johnson popped to first in foul territory; Bonds
popped to first in foul territory; Blomberg grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, White Sox 0.

RED SOX 5TH: Yastrzemski flied out to center; Fisk doubled to
left; Lynn singled to left [Fisk scored]; Scott grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lynn out at second];
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Lemon flied out to center; Soderholm singled to
left; Kessinger walked [Soderholm to second]; Nahorodny singled
to center [Soderholm to third, Kessinger to second]; Garr
singled to center [Soderholm scored, Kessinger scored, Nahorodny
to second]; Orta forced Garr (first to shortstop) [Nahorodny to
third]; Lamar Johnson grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 6TH: TORREALBA REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Evans
popped to first; Hobson made an out to second; Remy struck out;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Bonds flied out to center; Blomberg flied out to
center; Lemon popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 7TH: Burleson popped to first in foul territory; Rice
made an out to second; Yastrzemski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 5, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Soderholm flied out to left; Kessinger grounded
out (second to first); Nahorodny flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 5, White Sox 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Fisk made an out to shortstop; Lynn grounded out
(pitcher to first); Scott flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 5, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: CAMPBELL REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); Garr
singled to left; Orta singled to center [Garr to third]; Lamar
Johnson singled to left [Garr scored, Orta to second]; Bonds out
on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Orta to third, Lamar
Johnson to second]; Blomberg struck out; Lemon doubled to center
[Orta scored, Lamar Johnson scored]; STANLEY REPLACED CAMPBELL
(PITCHING); Soderholm singled to center [Lemon scored];
Kessinger singled to left [Soderholm to second]; Nahorodny
struck out; 4 R, 6 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, White Sox 6.

RED SOX 9TH: Evans flied out to center; Hobson singled to left;
Remy flied out to center; Burleson walked [Hobson to second];
LAGROW REPLACED TORREALBA (PITCHING); Rice flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, White Sox 6.



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