An unearned run was all the scoring in the game as the White Sox whitewashed the Indians, 1-0, behind the combined pitching of Ken Kravec and Jim Willoughby. The Sox tally came in the opening frame. Ralph Garr beat out an infield single and reached second on a throwing error by Buddy Bell. A sacrifice by Chet Lemon moved Garr to third and he scored on a sacrifice fly by Wayne Nordhagen. The Tribe had runners on first and third with one out in the third but Willie Horton ended the threat by hitting into a double play. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 1, Cleveland Indians 0
Game Played on Monday, June      12, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Indians      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  3
White Sox    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   1  4  1


Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bell 3b               4   0   1   0     0   0   .306      Garr lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .268
Veryzer ss            4   0   2   0     0   0   .247      Bannister cf          2   0   0   0     1   0   .200
Thornton 1b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .252        Cruz cf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Horton dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .255      Lemon dh              2   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Vail rf               3   0   0   0     0   2   .235      Nordhagen rf          2   0   1   1     0   0   .264
  Norris rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .261      Lamar Johnson 1b      3   0   1   0     0   0   .240
Grubb lf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .238      Nahorodny c           3   0   1   0     0   0   .248
Blanks 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .224      Orta 2b               2   0   0   0     1   1   .271
Pruitt c              2   0   0   0     1   0   .241      Kessinger ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Manning ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Speed cf              3   0   0   0     0   3   .167      Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Waits p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   6   0     4   6             Totals               25   1   4   1     2   1

Time of Game: 2:10   Attendance: 17,373
Left on Base: Indians 8, White Sox 4
DP: Indians 0, White Sox 2
Errors: Bell 2, Veryzer, Orta
Doubles: Blanks (8), Bell (14)
Stolen Bases: Orta (1)
Caught Stealing: Thornton (3), Pruitt (1), Bannister (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Lemon (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Nordhagen (2)
GIDP: Horton (6)


Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Waits L(3-7)            8     4   1   0   2   1   0  29   2.74
Totals                  8     4   1   0   2   1   0  29

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec W(5-4)           7     4   0   0   4   5   0  27   4.45
Willoughby SV(6)        2     2   0   0   0   1   0   8   2.70
Totals                  9     6   0   0   4   6   0  35

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


INDIANS 1ST: Bell flied out to right; Veryzer singled to third;
Thornton lined to third; Horton singled to left [Veryzer to
second]; Vail struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Indians 0,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: On a bunt Garr singled to third [Garr to second
(error by Bell)]; Bannister reached on an error by Bell; Lemon
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Garr to third,
Bannister to second]; Nordhagen hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Garr scored (unearned)]; Lamar Johnson was credited with a
single when a runner was hit by the batted ball to shortstop
[Bannister out at third (shortstop unassisted)]; 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 1.

INDIANS 2ND: Grubb grounded out (first to pitcher); Blanks
doubled to right; Pruitt flied out to center; Speed struck out;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Nahorodny singled to right; Orta walked
[Nahorodny to second]; Nahorodny was picked off second (pitcher
to shortstop); Orta stole second; Kessinger flied out to left;
Soderholm grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, White Sox 1.

INDIANS 3RD: Bell doubled to center; Veryzer grounded out
(second to first) [Bell to third]; Thornton walked; Horton
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Thornton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0,
White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Garr grounded out (first unassisted); Bannister
grounded out (third to first); Lemon flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 1.

INDIANS 4TH: Vail struck out; Grubb walked; Blanks flied out to
center; Pruitt grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Nordhagen reached on an error by Veryzer; Lamar
Johnson grounded out (third to first) [Nordhagen to second];
Nahorodny grounded out (first to pitcher) [Nordhagen to third];
Orta struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Indians 0, White Sox 1.

INDIANS 5TH: Speed was called out on strikes; Bell popped to
first; Veryzer flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Indians 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Kessinger flied out to left; Soderholm made an
out to second; Garr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Thornton walked; Thornton was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); Horton grounded out (pitcher to
first); Vail reached on an error by Orta; Grubb grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox
1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: NORRIS REPLACED VAIL (PLAYING RF); Bannister
walked; Bannister was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Lemon popped to catcher in foul territory; Nordhagen
singled to right; Lamar Johnson flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Blanks popped to catcher in foul territory; Pruitt
walked; Speed struck out while Pruitt was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox
1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Nahorodny flied out to center; Orta flied out to
right; Kessinger grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 1.

INDIANS 8TH: CRUZ REPLACED BANNISTER (PLAYING CF); WILLOUGHBY
REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); Bell grounded out (third to first);
Veryzer singled to center; Thornton grounded out (catcher to
first) [Veryzer to second]; Horton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Garr
grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Norris flied out to left; Grubb grounded out (first
unassisted); Blanks singled to left; MANNING BATTED FOR PRUITT;
Manning forced Blanks (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Indians 0, White Sox 1.