Lamar Johnson knocked in three runs with a bases-loaded double in the third and scored himself on another double by Wayne Nordhagen to enable the White Sox to defeat the Brewers, 4-3, in a game called after 4½ innings because of rain. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3
Game Played on Friday, May       12, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Brewers      0  0  0    3  0  -   3  6  0
White Sox    0  0  4    0  x  -   4  6  2


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor ss            2   0   1   0     1   0   .298      Moore dh              3   0   1   0     0   1   .294
Davis dh              1   1   0   0     1   0   .286      Kessinger ss          2   1   1   0     0   0   .288
Bando 3b              1   0   0   0     2   0   .286      Bonds rf              0   1   0   0     2   0   .320
Hisle cf              3   1   1   0     0   0   .264      Lamar Johnson 1b      2   1   1   3     0   0   .277
Lezcano rf            2   0   1   1     0   1   .302      Nordhagen lf          2   0   1   1     0   0   .283
Cooper 1b             2   1   1   1     0   1   .330      Lemon cf              2   0   0   0     0   0   .298
Wohlford lf           2   0   1   0     0   0   .174      Orta 2b               2   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Moore c               2   0   1   1     0   0   .280      Soderholm 3b          2   0   1   0     0   0   .232
Sakata 2b             2   0   0   0     0   1   .177      Nahorodny c           1   1   1   0     1   0   .305
Augustine p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Stein p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               17   3   6   3     4   3             Totals               16   4   6   4     3   1

Time of Game: 1:28   Attendance: 17,953
Left on Base: Brewers 5, White Sox 3
DP: Brewers 1, White Sox 1
Errors: Nordhagen, Nahorodny
Doubles: Lamar Johnson (6), Nordhagen (7)
Stolen Bases: Lezcano (1), Molitor (6)
Caught Stealing: Wohlford (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Davis (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Lezcano (1)
GIDP: Hisle (4)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Augustine L(4-5)        2.2   6   4   4   2   0   0  14   5.68
Stein                   1.1   0   0   0   1   1   0   5  10.13
Totals                  4     6   4   4   3   1   0  19

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood W(3-3)             4.1   6   3   3   4   2   0  21   3.53
Willoughby SV(1)        0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   3.79
Totals                  5     6   3   3   4   3   0  23

Wild Pitches: Wood (3)

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


BREWERS 1ST: 46 minute rain delay before start of game;
Molitor walked; Davis grounded out (second to first) [Molitor to
second]; Bando walked; Hisle grounded into a double play (third
to second to first) [Bando out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Brewers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Moore singled to center; Kessinger grounded out
(third to first) [Moore to second]; Bonds walked; Lamar Johnson
lined into a double play (right to first) [Bonds out at first];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, White Sox 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano singled to third; On a bunt Cooper struck
out; Lezcano stole second [Lezcano to third (error by
Nahorodny)]; Wohlford reached on a fielder's choice [Lezcano out
at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Wohlford was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
White Sox 0.

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

BREWERS 3RD: Moore flied out to center; Sakata grounded out
(shortstop to first); Molitor made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Soderholm singled to left; Nahorodny singled to
left [Soderholm to second]; On a bunt Moore popped to catcher in
foul territory; Kessinger singled to right [Soderholm out at
home (right to catcher), Nahorodny to second]; Bonds walked
[Nahorodny to third, Kessinger to second]; Lamar Johnson doubled
to right [Nahorodny scored, Kessinger scored, Bonds scored];
Nordhagen doubled to left [Lamar Johnson scored]; STEIN REPLACED
AUGUSTINE (PITCHING); Lemon flied out to right; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Brewers 0, White Sox 4.

BREWERS 4TH: Davis walked; Bando flied out to center; Hisle
singled to third [Davis to second]; Wood threw a wild pitch
[Davis to third, Hisle to second]; Lezcano hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Davis scored, Hisle to third (error by Nordhagen)];
Cooper singled to center [Hisle scored]; Wohlford singled to
right [Cooper to third]; Moore singled to left [Cooper scored,
Wohlford to second]; Sakata struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 3, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Soderholm
flied out to right; Nahorodny walked; Moore struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 3, White Sox 4.

BREWERS 5TH: Molitor singled to center; Davis out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Molitor to second]; Bando walked;
WILLOUGHBY REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); Hisle flied out to right;
Molitor stole third; Lezcano struck out; Called for rain at
11:05 after 1:21 delay; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 3,
White Sox 4.