A three-run homer by Jorge Orta carried the White Sox to a 4-2 victory over the Mariners. Orta's round-tripper came in the sixth inning after one-out singles by Ralph Garr and Bob Molinaro.

The Sox added an insurance tally in the seventh on a single by Claudell Washington, a throwing error on an attempted pickoff and a sacrifice fly by Eric Soderholm. The Mariners' runs came on a solo homer by Bob Robertson in the second and a single by Bob Stinson in the fourth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 4, Seattle Mariners 2
Game Played on Wednesday, June      28, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  3    1  0  0  -   4  7  0
Mariners     0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  7  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .255      Cruz 2b               4   0   1   0     1   0   .264
Molinaro dh           4   1   1   0     0   2   .315      Milbourne ss          3   0   2   0     0   0   .300
Orta 2b               4   1   3   3     0   0   .284        Reynolds ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .320
Breazeale 1b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Meyer 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .216
  Lamar Johnson 1b    0   0   0   0     0   0   .241      Roberts rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .269
Lemon cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .290      Robertson dh          3   2   1   1     1   1   .213
Washington rf         4   1   2   0     0   0   .263      Stein 3b              3   0   0   0     1   2   .243
Nordhagen c           4   0   0   0     0   1   .310      Stanton lf            3   0   0   0     0   3   .198
Soderholm 3b          2   0   0   1     0   0   .241        Bochte ph,lf        1   0   1   0     0   0   .270
Kessinger ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .263      Hale cf               2   0   0   0     2   0   .180
Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stinson c             4   0   1   1     0   1   .295
  LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   7   4     0   4             Totals               32   2   7   2     5   8

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance:  8,110
Left on Base: White Sox 3, Mariners 9
DP: White Sox 1, Mariners 0
Errors: Abbott
Doubles: Washington (4), Milbourne (1)
Home Runs: Orta (10), Robertson (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Milbourne (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Soderholm (4)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec W(7-5)           7.2   6   2   2   4   8   1  33   3.64
LaGrow SV(9)            1.1   1   0   0   1   0   0   5   3.92
Totals                  9     7   2   2   5   8   1  38

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott L(3-5)           9     7   4   3   0   4   1  34   3.60
Totals                  9     7   4   3   0   4   1  34

Wild Pitches: Kravec (3)
Balks: Kravec (1)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr grounded out (first unassisted); Molinaro
struck out; Orta singled to left; Breazeale grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (third to first); Milbourne
singled to center; Meyer popped to first in foul territory;
Roberts grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Mariners 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Lemon flied out to right; Washington doubled to
left; Nordhagen flied out to right; Soderholm grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Robertson homered; Stein struck out; Stanton
struck out; Hale walked; Stinson was called out on strikes; 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Mariners 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kessinger popped to third in foul territory; Garr
grounded out (second to first); Molinaro flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Cruz singled to left; Milbourne out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to second) [Cruz to second]; Meyer flied out to
center [Cruz to third]; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 0, Mariners 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta grounded out (second to first); Breazeale
struck out; Lemon made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Robertson walked; Stein made an out to third;
Stanton struck out; Kravec threw a wild pitch [Robertson to
second]; Hale walked; Stinson singled to center [Robertson
scored, Hale to second]; Cruz forced Stinson (shortstop to
second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Mariners 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Washington grounded out (shortstop to first);
Nordhagen flied out to right; Soderholm popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Milbourne grounded out (third to first); On a bunt
Meyer singled; Kravec balked [Meyer to second]; Roberts made an
out to second; Robertson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Mariners 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Garr
singled to center; Molinaro singled to center [Garr to second];
Orta homered [Garr scored, Molinaro scored]; Breazeale grounded
out (pitcher to first); Lemon grounded out (third to first); 3
R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 6TH: Stein struck out; Stanton was called out on
strikes; Hale grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 3, Mariners 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Washington singled to center; Washington was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Abbott [Washington
to third]; Nordhagen popped to catcher in foul territory;
Soderholm hit a sacrifice fly to center [Washington scored
(unearned)]; Kessinger flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 7TH: Stinson flied out to center; Cruz flied out to
center; Milbourne doubled to left; Meyer made an out to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Mariners 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Garr grounded out (first unassisted); Molinaro
struck out; Orta singled to left; Breazeale lined to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 8TH: Roberts flied out to left; Robertson made an out
to third; Stein walked; LAGROW REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING);
BOCHTE BATTED FOR STANTON; Bochte singled to center [Stein to
second]; Hale grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 4, Mariners 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: BOCHTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Lemon flied
out to center; Washington grounded out (shortstop to first);
Nordhagen was called out on strikes; White Sox Coach Minnie
Minoso ejected by HP umpire Jerry Neudecker; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 9TH: LAMAR JOHNSON REPLACED BREAZEALE (PLAYING 1B);
Stinson flied out to left; Cruz walked; REYNOLDS BATTED FOR
MILBOURNE; Reynolds lined into a double play (second to first)
[Cruz out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Mariners 2.