A two-out, two-run homer by Lamar Johnson in the eighth inning lifted the White Sox to a 5-3 victory over the Brewers. The big blow followed a single by Don Kessinger and snapped a 2-2 tie. The Chisox added another run in the ninth on successive singles by Bill Nahorodny, Bob Molinaro and Kessinger. Wilbur Wood pitched a complete game to notch his second win against three losses. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3
Game Played on Tuesday, May       2, 1978 (Night game) at County Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    1  0  1    0  2  1  -   5 11  1
Brewers      0  0  1    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  8  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molinaro rf           5   0   2   0     0   0   .348      Molitor ss            4   0   0   1     0   0   .273
Kessinger ss          5   1   3   1     0   0   .243      Davis dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .324
Orta 2b               5   1   1   1     0   0   .284      Bando 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .276
Lamar Johnson 1b      3   2   1   2     1   1   .297      Hisle lf              3   1   0   0     1   0   .288
Blomberg dh           4   0   2   1     0   0   .237      Lezcano rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .222
Lemon cf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .284      Thomas cf             3   0   1   1     0   1   .222
Cruz lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .125      Oglivie 1b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .271
Soderholm 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .219      Martinez c            3   1   1   0     1   0   .275
Nahorodny c           4   1   1   0     0   0   .311      Sakata 2b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .220
Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wohlford ph         1   0   0   1     0   0   .150
                                                          Sorensen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5  11   5     1   3             Totals               33   3   8   3     2   3

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance:  7,880
Left on Base: White Sox 7, Brewers 7
DP: White Sox 0, Brewers 1
Errors: Soderholm, Sakata, Sorensen
Doubles: Thomas (4)
Triples: Martinez (1), Oglivie (1)
Home Runs: Orta (4), Lamar Johnson (1)
Stolen Bases: Lamar Johnson (1)
Caught Stealing: Davis (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Thomas (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Molitor (1)
GIDP: Orta (3)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(2-3)             9     8   3   3   2   3   0  37   3.28
Totals                  9     8   3   3   2   3   0  37

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sorensen L(2-2)         8.2  11   5   5   1   3   2  38   4.64
McClure                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.46
Totals                  9    11   5   5   1   3   2  39

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans


WHITE SOX 1ST: Molinaro flied out to right; Kessinger flied out
to center; Orta flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor flied out to left; Davis flied out to left;
Bando singled to center; Hisle forced Bando (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Brewers 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson struck out; Blomberg singled to
center; Lemon flied to right in foul territory; Cruz popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano struck out; Thomas grounded out (shortstop
to first); Oglivie made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Brewers 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Soderholm flied out to center; Nahorodny made an
out to second; Molinaro singled to third; Kessinger flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Martinez tripled to left; Sakata grounded out
(second to first); Molitor hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Martinez scored]; Davis singled to center; Davis was picked off
and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Brewers 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta homered; Lamar Johnson grounded out (pitcher
to first); Blomberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Lemon
singled to second [Lemon to second (error by Sakata)]; Cruz
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Bando grounded out (second to first); Hisle walked;
Lezcano grounded out (third to first) [Hisle to second]; Thomas
doubled to left [Hisle scored]; Oglivie grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Brewers 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Soderholm grounded out (third to first);
Nahorodny popped to catcher in foul territory; Molinaro grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Brewers 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Sakata
grounded out (third to first); Molitor flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Brewers 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kessinger singled to center; Orta grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kessinger out at
second]; Lamar Johnson walked; Lamar Johnson stole second;
Blomberg singled to center [Lamar Johnson scored]; Lemon
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
2, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Davis popped to first in foul territory; Bando
flied out to center; Hisle lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 2, Brewers 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Cruz struck out; Soderholm grounded out (third to
first); Nahorodny flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 7TH: Lezcano singled to center; Thomas out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Lezcano to second]; Oglivie
singled to right [Lezcano to third, Oglivie to second (on throw
to home)]; Martinez was walked intentionally; Sakata struck out;
Molitor lined to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Brewers 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Molinaro flied out to right; Kessinger singled to
right; Orta grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kessinger to
second]; Lamar Johnson homered [Kessinger scored]; Blomberg
reached on an error by Sorensen; Lemon forced Blomberg (third to
second); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 8TH: Davis reached on an error by Soderholm; Bando
singled to third [Davis to second]; Hisle lined to third;
Lezcano flied out to left; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 4, Brewers 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Cruz flied out to right; Soderholm flied out to
center; Nahorodny singled to left; Molinaro singled to center
[Nahorodny to second]; Kessinger singled to center [Nahorodny
scored, Molinaro to second]; MCCLURE REPLACED SORENSEN
(PITCHING); Orta flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 5, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 9TH: Oglivie tripled to left; Martinez made an out to
shortstop; WOHLFORD BATTED FOR SAKATA; Wohlford grounded out
(second to first) [Oglivie scored]; Molitor grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 5, Brewers 3.