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Wednesday May 3, 1978
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A two-out double in the seventh inning by rookie Paul Molitor triggered the Brewers to a 4-0 blanking of the White Sox. Molitor's hit ruined the major league debut by Sox hurler Rich Wortham and scored Gorman Thomas and pinch-runner Jim Gantner after Wortham walked those two and threw a wild pitch. Dick Davis' single scored Molitor with the Brewers' third run. [The Sporting News]


Milwaukee Brewers 4, Chicago White Sox 0

Game Played on Wednesday, May 3, 1978 (Night game) at County Stadium

White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  3  0
Brewers      0  0  0    0  0  0    3  1  x  -   4  8  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bannister lf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Molitor ss            4   1   2   2     0   0   .286
Kessinger ss          4   0   2   0     0   0   .268      Davis lf              4   0   1   1     0   1   .316
Orta 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Bando 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .288
Lamar Johnson 1b      3   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Hisle dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .274
Nordhagen rf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .300      Lezcano rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .225
Lemon cf              3   0   1   0     0   0   .286      Thomas cf             2   2   1   0     2   0   .230
Moore dh              3   0   0   0     0   0   .308      Cooper 1b             2   0   1   1     1   0   .326
Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .209      Martinez c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Nahorodny c           3   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Sakata 2b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .212
Wortham p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Money ph            0   0   0   0     1   0   .279
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Gantner pr,2b       0   1   0   0     0   0   .273
                                                          Augustine p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   3   0     0   1             Totals               30   4   8   4     4   3

Time of Game: 1:49   Attendance:  5,720
Left on Base: White Sox 3, Brewers 7
DP: White Sox 1, Brewers 0
Doubles: Kessinger (1), Lezcano (3), Molitor (3)
Triples: Cooper (1)
Stolen Bases: Molitor (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Cooper (1)
GIDP: Sakata (2)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wortham L(0-1)          6.2   7   3   3   3   2   0  29   4.05
Willoughby              1.1   1   1   1   1   1   0   6   3.46
Totals                  8     8   4   4   4   3   0  35

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Augustine W(4-3)        9     3   0   0   0   1   0  30   4.70
Totals                  9     3   0   0   0   1   0  30

Wild Pitches: Wortham (1)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister grounded out (second to first);
Debut game for Rich Wortham; Kessinger flied out to left;
Orta grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor flied out to right; Davis flied out to
center; Bando singled to left; Hisle grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Brewers 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Nordhagen grounded out (second to first); Lemon flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano doubled to left; Thomas singled to left
[Lezcano to third]; Cooper walked [Thomas to second]; Martinez
popped to third in foul territory; Sakata grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Cooper out at second]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Brewers 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Moore grounded out (shortstop to first);
Soderholm flied out to left; Nahorodny flied to right in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: On a bunt Molitor singled; Davis struck out; Bando
singled to left [Molitor to second]; Molitor stole third; Hisle
lined to third; Lezcano lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 0, Brewers 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Bannister lined to second; Kessinger flied out to
left; Orta flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Thomas lined to third; Cooper flied out to center;
Martinez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Brewers 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Lamar Johnson flied out to right; Nordhagen
struck out; Lemon singled to left; Moore flied to right in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Sakata struck out; Molitor flied out to center;
Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Brewers 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first);
Nahorodny made an out to first; Bannister grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 6TH: Bando flied out to left; Hisle grounded out (third
to first); Lezcano grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Brewers 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Kessinger singled to left; Orta forced Kessinger
(shortstop to second); Lamar Johnson flied out to center;
Nordhagen flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 7TH: Thomas walked; Cooper out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Thomas to second]; Martinez made an out to
catcher; MONEY BATTED FOR SAKATA; Money walked while Thomas
advanced to third and Money advanced to second on a wild pitch
[Money to second]; GANTNER RAN FOR MONEY; Molitor doubled to
right [Thomas scored, Gantner scored]; Davis singled to center
[Molitor scored]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED WORTHAM (PITCHING); Bando
popped to catcher in foul territory; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Brewers 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: GANTNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Lemon
grounded out (pitcher to first); Moore grounded out (third to
first); Soderholm grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 8TH: Hisle made an out to second; Lezcano struck out;
Thomas walked; Cooper tripled to center [Thomas scored];
Martinez made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Brewers 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Nahorodny grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bannister made an out to second; Kessinger doubled to right;
Orta flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Brewers 4.



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