Rookie southpaw Rich Wortham got credit for his first major league victory as the White Sox ended a four-game losing streak with a 7-2 thumping of the Twins. The White Sox erupted for three runs in the first inning. Ralph Garr singled and scored on a double by Jorge Orta.

After Don Kessinger singled, Chet Lemon stroked a single to plate Orta. Kessinger then tallied on Lamar Johnson's infield out. Johnson hit a two-run homer in the fifth and Bill Nahorodny belted a two-run round-tripper in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 7, Minnesota Twins 2

Game Played on Wednesday, May 10, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Twins        0  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2 10  0
White Sox    3  0  2    0  0  0    2  0  x  -   7 12  2


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Norwood lf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .264      Garr dh               4   1   1   0     0   1   .274
Rivera rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .265      Kessinger ss          4   2   2   0     0   1   .281
Ford cf               4   0   2   1     0   1   .303      Orta 2b               3   1   1   1     0   0   .261
Morales dh            3   0   1   0     1   0   .385      Bonds rf              3   0   1   0     1   0   .320
Kusick 1b             2   1   0   0     1   2   .185      Lamar Johnson 1b      4   1   2   3     0   0   .272
  Carew 1b            1   0   1   0     0   0   .377      Lemon cf              4   0   2   1     0   0   .304
Smalley ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Molinaro lf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Wolfe 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .214      Soderholm 3b          3   1   2   0     0   0   .225
  Cubbage ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .330      Nahorodny c           3   1   1   2     0   0   .293
Randall 2b            3   0   1   1     0   0   .266      Wortham p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Chiles ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .242        Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Borgmann c            2   1   0   0     1   1   .176
  Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .173
Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  D. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2  10   2     3   5             Totals               31   7  12   7     1   2

Time of Game: 2:04   Attendance:  8,338
Left on Base: Twins 7, White Sox 2
DP: Twins 3, White Sox 5
Errors: Kessinger 2
Doubles: Randall (6), Ford (10), Orta (7)
Triples: Norwood (1)
Home Runs: Lamar Johnson (2), Nahorodny (2)
Caught Stealing: Lemon (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Orta (2)
GIDP: Wolfe (3), Ford (5), Randall (3), Adams (2), Nahorodny (1), Lamar Johnson (6), Lemon (4)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson L(2-3)         7    11   7   7   0   2   2  29   5.29
D. Johnson              1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   7.50
Totals                  8    12   7   7   1   2   2  33

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wortham W(1-1)          8     9   2   1   3   5   0  33   2.45
Willoughby              1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.93
Totals                  9    10   2   1   3   5   0  36

Wild Pitches: Erickson (5), Wortham (2)

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Bill Haller


TWINS 1ST: Norwood flied out to right; Rivera singled to
pitcher; Ford singled to right [Rivera to third]; Morales flied
into a double play (right to catcher) [Rivera out at home]; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr singled to left; Kessinger singled to right
[Garr to third]; Orta doubled to right [Garr scored, Kessinger
to third]; Bonds grounded out (third to first); Lamar Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kessinger scored]; Lemon
singled to left [Orta scored]; Molinaro grounded out (second to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 3.

TWINS 2ND: Kusick walked; Smalley reached on a fielder's choice
[Kusick to second (error by Kessinger; assists by Wortham and
Orta)]; Wolfe grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Kusick to third, Smalley out at second]; Randall
doubled to left [Kusick scored (unearned)]; Borgmann flied out
to center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Soderholm singled to left; Nahorodny grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Soderholm out at
second]; Garr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 3.

TWINS 3RD: On a bunt Norwood singled; Rivera flied out to right;
Ford grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Norwood out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, White
Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kessinger singled to shortstop; Orta out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Kessinger to second]; Bonds
flied out to right [Kessinger to third]; Lamar Johnson homered
[Kessinger scored]; Lemon made an out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 5.

TWINS 4TH: Morales walked; Kusick was called out on strikes;
Smalley singled to right [Morales to second]; Wolfe reached on
an error by Kessinger [Morales to third, Smalley to second];
Randall grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Wolfe out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox
5.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Molinaro flied out to center; Soderholm grounded
out (third to first); Nahorodny grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 5.

TWINS 5TH: Borgmann walked; Norwood grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Borgmann to second]; Rivera grounded out (third to
first); Ford doubled to right [Borgmann scored]; Wortham threw a
wild pitch [Ford to third]; Morales grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Garr struck out; Kessinger struck out; Orta flied
out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 5.

TWINS 6TH: Kusick was called out on strikes; Smalley flied out
to left; Wolfe grounded out (third to first); Craig Kusick
ejected by 1B umpire Ken Kaiser; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: CAREW REPLACED KUSICK (PLAYING 1B); Bonds singled
to first; Lamar Johnson grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Bonds out at second]; Lemon singled to
left; Lemon was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 5.

TWINS 7TH: Randall flied out to center; Borgmann struck out;
Norwood tripled to center [Norwood out at home (center to
shortstop to catcher)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, White
Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Molinaro lined to right; Soderholm singled to
center; Erickson threw a wild pitch [Soderholm to second];
Nahorodny homered [Soderholm scored]; Garr flied out to right;
Kessinger flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
White Sox 7.

TWINS 8TH: Rivera struck out; Ford struck out; Morales singled
to right; On a bunt Carew singled [Morales to second]; Smalley
forced Carew (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
2, White Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 8TH: D. JOHNSON REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Orta
grounded out (second to first); Bonds walked; Lamar Johnson
singled to right [Bonds to third]; Lemon grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Lamar Johnson out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, White Sox 7.

TWINS 9TH: WILLOUGHBY REPLACED WORTHAM (PITCHING); CUBBAGE
BATTED FOR WOLFE; Cubbage singled to left; CHILES BATTED FOR
RANDALL; Chiles lined to first; ADAMS BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Adams
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Cubbage out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2, White
Sox 7.

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