A leadoff home run by Eric Soderholm in the seventh inning gave the White Sox a 2-1 triumph over the Rangers. The initial Sox run came in the first frame on a sacrifice fly by Lamar Johnson. The Rangers tied it in the second on a double by Jim Sundberg and single by Toby Harrah.

Ron Schueler pitched the first five innings for the Sox but had to leave the game because of a contusion on the ring finger of his pitching hand. Mike Proly picked up his first A. L. win with four innings of two-hit shutout relief. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 2, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Tuesday, July      4, 1978 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Rangers      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
White Sox    1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   2  5  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           2   0   0   0     3   0   .257      Garr lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .273
Campaneris ss         2   0   0   0     0   0   .206        Cruz lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Wills 2b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .223      Lemon cf              4   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Zisk lf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .281      Washington rf         4   0   2   0     0   0   .276
Bonds dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .249      Lamar Johnson 1b      3   0   1   1     0   0   .252
Sundberg c            4   1   1   0     0   0   .315      Orta 2b               2   0   0   0     1   1   .286
Harrah 3b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .216      Nordhagen dh          3   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Jorgensen rf          3   0   1   0     1   1   .190      Soderholm 3b          3   1   1   1     0   0   .247
Thompson cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Nahorodny c           2   0   0   0     1   0   .238
  Putnam ph           1   0   1   0     0   0   .156      Kessinger ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .258
  Alomar pr           0   0   0   0     0   0   .167      Schueler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Proly p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   1   4   1     6   2             Totals               28   2   5   2     2   1

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 18,585
Left on Base: Rangers 9, White Sox 5
DP: Rangers 1, White Sox 1
Errors: Campaneris
Doubles: Sundberg (10)
Home Runs: Soderholm (9)
Stolen Bases: Harrah (21), Washington (2), Garr (6), Lamar Johnson (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris 2 (18)
Sacrifice Flies: Lamar Johnson (4)
GIDP: Bonds (10)
Hit by Pitch: Zisk (2,by Schueler)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(8-4)          8     5   2   2   2   1   1  31   2.85
Totals                  8     5   2   2   2   1   1  31

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Schueler                5     2   1   1   6   2   0  23   3.86
Proly W(1-0)            4     2   0   0   0   0   0  14   0.00
Totals                  9     4   1   1   6   2   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Schueler (4)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove walked; Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Hargrove to second]; Wills grounded out
(second to first) [Hargrove to third]; Zisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr singled to left; Lemon flied out to right;
Washington singled to center [Garr to third]; Lamar Johnson hit
a sacrifice fly to left [Garr scored]; Washington stole second;
Orta walked; Nordhagen forced Orta (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Bonds made an out to second; Sundberg doubled to
left; Harrah singled to center [Sundberg scored]; Harrah stole
second; Jorgensen walked; Thompson grounded out (second to
first) [Harrah to third, Jorgensen to second]; Hargrove was
walked intentionally; Campaneris lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Soderholm grounded out (first to pitcher);
Nahorodny made an out to shortstop; Kessinger grounded out
(second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox
1.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills walked; Zisk was hit by a pitch [Wills to
second]; Bonds grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to
first) [Wills to third, Zisk out at second]; Sundberg grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Lemon flied
out to center; Washington singled to third; Lamar Johnson popped
to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah popped to first in foul territory; Jorgensen
struck out; Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta grounded out (first to pitcher); Nordhagen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Soderholm grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Hargrove walked; Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Hargrove to second]; Wills walked; Zisk was
called out on strikes; Bonds forced Wills (shortstop to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Nahorodny walked; Kessinger lined into a double
play (pitcher to first) [Nahorodny out at first]; Garr reached
on an error by Campaneris; Garr stole second; Lemon grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 1.

RANGERS 6TH: PROLY REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Sundberg flied
out to center; Harrah grounded out (third to first); Jorgensen
singled to right; Thompson grounded out (pitcher to third to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Washington flied out to center; Lamar Johnson
singled to center; Lamar Johnson stole second; Orta was called
out on strikes; Nordhagen made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Campaneris
flied out to center; Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Soderholm homered; Nahorodny grounded out (third
to first); Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Garr
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
1, White Sox 2.

RANGERS 8TH: CRUZ REPLACED GARR (PLAYING LF); Zisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bonds lined to shortstop; Sundberg
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Lemon grounded out (pitcher to first); Washington
grounded out (second to first); Lamar Johnson made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Harrah flied out to center; Jorgensen made an out
to shortstop; PUTNAM BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Putnam singled to
center; ALOMAR RAN FOR PUTNAM; Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, White Sox 2.