A six-run second inning carried the White Sox to an 8-3 triumph over the Twins. Ron Blomberg led off the big frame with a walk and took third on a single by Bill Nahorodny. After a single by Alan Bannister drove in one run, Eric Soderholm was hit by a pitch to load the bases.

A sacrifice fly by Thad Bosley plated a second tally and Roy Smalley's error on a grounder by Ralph Garr scored the third marker and brought on reliever Mac Scarce. After Jorge Orta struck out, Jim Breazeale walked to reload the bases and Henry Cruz and Blomberg followed with singles to cap the inning. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 8, Minnesota Twins 3

Game Played on Wednesday, June 7, 1978 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium

White Sox    2  6  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   8 11  3
Twins        0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   3  8  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosley cf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .321      Norwood lf            2   0   1   0     2   0   .248
Garr lf               5   1   1   1     0   0   .272        Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Orta 2b               4   1   2   1     0   1   .285      Carew 1b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .363
Breazeale 1b          3   1   0   0     1   2   .316      Ford cf               4   0   1   0     0   1   .309
Cruz rf               4   0   2   2     0   1   .225      Morales dh            4   0   1   0     0   2   .302
Blomberg dh           3   1   2   1     1   0   .222      Rivera rf             3   2   2   0     1   0   .343
Nahorodny c           4   1   1   0     0   1   .252      Wolfe 3b              4   0   1   1     0   3   .250
Bannister ss          4   1   2   1     0   0   .194      Smalley ss            4   1   1   0     0   1   .262
Soderholm 3b          2   1   0   0     1   0   .200      Randall 2b            3   0   0   0     1   1   .262
Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Borgmann c            4   0   1   1     0   1   .231
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Erickson p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Scarce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   8  11   7     3   6             Totals               33   3   8   2     4  12

Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance:  6,627
Left on Base: White Sox 3, Twins 7
DP: White Sox 3, Twins 3
Errors: Bosley, Nahorodny, Bannister, Smalley
Triples: Rivera (1)
Home Runs: Orta (8)
Stolen Bases: Norwood 2 (14)
Caught Stealing: Garr (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Bosley (1)
GIDP: Nahorodny (2), Bosley (1), Garr (3), Smalley (9), Adams (4)
Hit by Pitch: Soderholm (1,by Erickson)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec W(4-4)           8.1   8   3   3   4  12   0  36   5.03
Willoughby              0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.18
Totals                  9     8   3   3   4  12   0  37

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Erickson L(6-4)         1.1   5   7   4   1   2   1  11   4.70
Scarce                  7.2   6   1   1   2   4   0  27   3.64
Totals                  9    11   8   4*  3   6   1  38

Hit by Pitch: Erickson (4)
Wild Pitches: Kravec (2)
Balks: Erickson (3)

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Jim McKean


WHITE SOX 1ST: Bosley singled to left; Erickson balked [Bosley
to second]; Garr singled to center [Bosley scored]; Garr was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first); Orta
homered; Breazeale struck out; Cruz was called out on strikes; 2
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Norwood walked; Norwood stole second; Carew was
called out on strikes; Ford grounded out (third to first);
Morales struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Blomberg walked; Nahorodny singled to center
[Blomberg to third]; Bannister singled to right [Blomberg
scored, Nahorodny to second]; Soderholm was hit by a pitch
[Nahorodny to third, Bannister to second]; Bosley hit a
sacrifice fly to left [Nahorodny scored]; Garr reached on an
error by Smalley [Bannister scored (unearned), Soderholm to
third]; SCARCE REPLACED ERICKSON (PITCHING); Orta struck out;
Breazeale walked [Garr to second]; Cruz singled to right
[Soderholm scored (unearned), Garr scored (unearned), Breazeale
to third]; Blomberg singled to center [Breazeale scored
(unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Cruz to third, Blomberg
out at second (center to shortstop to second)]; 6 R (3 ER), 4 H,
1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Rivera reached on an error by Bannister [Rivera to
second]; Wolfe was called out on strikes; Smalley struck out;
Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 8, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Nahorodny grounded out (shortstop to first);
Bannister flied out to left; Soderholm grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Borgmann grounded out (second to first); Norwood
singled to center; Norwood stole second [Norwood to third (error
by Nahorodny)]; Carew struck out; Ford grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Bosley was called out on strikes; Garr grounded
out (first unassisted); Orta singled to right; Breazeale struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Morales singled to pitcher; Rivera walked [Morales to
second]; Wolfe was called out on strikes; Smalley lined into a
double play (right to shortstop) [Morales out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Blomberg
singled to shortstop; Nahorodny grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Blomberg out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins 0.

TWINS 5TH: Randall grounded out (shortstop to first); Borgmann
grounded out (shortstop to first); Norwood flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Bannister singled to left; Soderholm flied out to
left; Bosley grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Bannister out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 8, Twins 0.

TWINS 6TH: Carew grounded out (third to first); Ford struck out;
Morales struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Garr flied out to center; Orta grounded out
(shortstop to first); Breazeale flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins 0.

TWINS 7TH: Rivera tripled to right; Wolfe singled to left
[Rivera scored]; Smalley grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Wolfe out at second]; Randall struck out; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Cruz singled to right; Blomberg forced Cruz
(shortstop to second); Nahorodny struck out; Bannister flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins 1.

TWINS 8TH: Borgmann was called out on strikes; Norwood walked;
Carew struck out; Ford singled to center [Norwood to second];
Kravec threw a wild pitch [Norwood to third, Ford to second];
Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 White Sox 8, Twins 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Soderholm walked; Bosley flied out to right; Garr
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Soderholm out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 8,
Twins 1.

TWINS 9TH: Rivera singled to center; Wolfe was called out on
strikes; Smalley singled to center [Rivera scored (error by
Bosley), Smalley to second]; Randall walked; Borgmann singled to
left [Smalley scored, Randall to second]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED
KRAVEC (PITCHING); ADAMS BATTED FOR NORWOOD; Adams grounded into
a double play (shortstop to first) [Borgmann out at second]; 2
R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 8, Twins 3.

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