Eric Soderholm drove in one run and scored another as the White Sox squeaked by the Rangers, 2-1. The deciding run came in the seventh on Soderholm's infield out after singles by Jorge Orta and Don Kessinger. The White Sox got their other tally in the third on a pop double by Soderholm and a single by Alan Bannister. The Rangers scored in the sixth stanza on a leadoff triple by Al Oliver and sacrifice fly by Richie Zisk. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 2, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Sunday, June      11, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
White Sox    0  0  1    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2 11  0
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  8  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Harrah 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .207
Bannister cf          4   0   2   1     0   0   .209      Wills 2b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .223
  Cruz cf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Oliver lf             4   1   2   0     0   1   .286
Lemon dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .296      Zisk dh               3   0   1   1     0   0   .293
Nordhagen rf          3   0   0   0     0   0   .260      Hargrove 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .269
  Molinaro ph,rf      1   0   0   0     0   1   .286        Thompson pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Lamar Johnson 1b      4   0   2   0     0   0   .239      Bonds rf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .249
Nahorodny c           4   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     1   0   .326
Orta 2b               4   1   1   0     0   0   .273      Beniquez cf           4   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Kessinger ss          4   0   2   0     0   1   .278      Mason ss              2   0   1   0     0   1   .235
Soderholm 3b          3   1   2   1     0   0   .222      Moret p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Barrios p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   2  11   2     0   4             Totals               32   1   8   1     1   5

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 22,861
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Rangers 7
DP: White Sox 1, Rangers 1
Errors: Beniquez, Mason
Doubles: Soderholm (7), Kessinger (6)
Triples: Oliver (3)
Stolen Bases: Bannister (1), Wills (18)
Caught Stealing: Bannister (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Mason (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Zisk (4)
GIDP: Nordhagen (2), Beniquez (6)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barrios W(5-5)          8     8   1   1   1   5   0  33   3.55
LaGrow SV(5)            1     0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.20
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   5   0  35

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Moret                   6     8   1   1   0   1   0  23   2.77
Cleveland L(1-3)        3     3   1   1   0   3   0  12   2.00
Totals                  9    11   2   2   0   4   0  35

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Rich Garcia


WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr flied out to left; Bannister flied out to
right; Lemon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Harrah flied out to center; Wills grounded out
(pitcher to first); Oliver singled to left; Zisk grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Nordhagen lined to shortstop; Lamar Johnson
singled to center; Nahorodny flied out to center [Lamar Johnson
to third (error by Beniquez)]; Orta grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Hargrove singled to left; Bonds was called out on
strikes; Sundberg grounded out (second to first) [Hargrove to
second]; Beniquez flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first);
Soderholm doubled to right; Mason dropped a foul fly hit by Garr
for an error; Garr made an out to shortstop; Bannister singled
to center [Soderholm scored]; Bannister was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Mason singled to center; Harrah flied out to left;
Wills forced Mason (second to shortstop); Wills stole second;
Oliver struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon singled to left; Nordhagen grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lemon out at
second]; Lamar Johnson singled to shortstop; Nahorodny singled
to left [Lamar Johnson to second]; Orta grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Zisk singled to left; Hargrove flied out to right;
Bonds flied out to center; Sundberg popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Kessinger doubled to left; Soderholm singled to
right [Kessinger to third, Soderholm out at second (right to
first to second)]; Garr struck out; Bannister grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers
0.

RANGERS 5TH: Beniquez singled to left; Mason out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Beniquez to second]; Harrah made an out
to third; Wills made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first);
Nordhagen flied out to left; Lamar Johnson made an out to
second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Oliver tripled to right; Zisk hit a sacrifice fly
to right [Oliver scored]; Hargrove flied out to left; Bonds
struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: CLEVELAND REPLACED MORET (PITCHING); Nahorodny
flied out to center; Orta singled to left; Kessinger singled to
right [Orta to third]; Soderholm forced Kessinger (shortstop to
second) [Orta scored]; Garr lined to first; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Sundberg walked; Beniquez grounded out (shortstop
to second to first) [Sundberg to second]; Mason was called out
on strikes; Harrah grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Bannister singled to left; Lemon was called out
on strikes; MOLINARO BATTED FOR NORDHAGEN; Molinaro was called
out on strikes; Bannister stole second; Lamar Johnson flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: MOLINARO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); CRUZ REPLACED
BANNISTER (PLAYING CF); Wills struck out; Oliver grounded out
(second to first); Zisk flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 White Sox 2, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Nahorodny popped to catcher in foul territory;
Orta grounded out (first to pitcher); Kessinger struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Hargrove singled to left; THOMPSON RAN FOR
HARGROVE; Bonds singled to center [Thompson to second]; LAGROW
REPLACED BARRIOS (PITCHING); On a bunt Sundberg made an out to
first; Beniquez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Bonds out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Rangers 1.