Jorge Orta hit a two-run homer and Lamar Johnson batted in three runs with a sacrifice fly and a double to pace the White Sox to a 6-2 victory over the Rangers. After his double in the fourth inning, Johnson advanced to third after a fly out and scored the White Sox' last run on an infield hit by Thad Bosley. Al Oliver homered for the Rangers' pair. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 6, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      29, 1978 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  7  0
White Sox    2  1  0    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   6 11  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .256      Bosley cf             5   1   3   1     0   1   .311
  Jorgensen pr,1b     0   1   0   0     0   0   .148      Kessinger ss          3   0   0   0     0   1   .262
Beniquez cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .267      Orta 2b               3   1   3   2     0   0   .290
Sundberg c            4   0   1   0     0   0   .305      Soderholm 3b          4   0   0   0     0   0   .255
Oliver lf             4   1   1   2     0   0   .312        Bell 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .200
Bonds rf              3   0   1   0     1   2   .277      Garr lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .283
Lowenstein dh         3   0   0   0     1   1   .240        Cruz lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Bevacqua 3b           4   0   0   0     0   2   .193      Molinaro dh           1   2   1   0     1   0   .282
Wills 2b              4   0   3   0     0   1   .227        Spencer ph,dh       1   0   0   0     1   0   .323
Campaneris ss         4   0   0   0     0   1   .198      Washington rf         4   1   1   0     0   1   .239
Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lamar Johnson 1b      3   1   1   3     0   0   .244
  Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Colbern c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .286
  Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   7   2     3   8             Totals               32   6  11   6     2   4

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 27,662
Left on Base: Rangers 7, White Sox 7
DP: Rangers 0, White Sox 1
Doubles: Bonds (14), Molinaro (2), Orta 2 (15), Lamar Johnson (13)
Triples: Sundberg (5)
Home Runs: Oliver (10), Orta (13)
Stolen Bases: Wills (30), Bosley (5)
Caught Stealing: Bosley (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Beniquez (5), Kessinger (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Lamar Johnson (5)
GIDP: Campaneris (6)
Hit by Pitch: Orta (3,by Lindblad)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins L(9-7)          3.2   7   6   6   1   1   1  19   3.74
Lindblad                3.1   3   0   0   1   3   0  15   3.44
Cleveland               1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.04
Totals                  8    11   6   6   2   4   1  37

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(9-7)            7.2   6   2   2   2   7   1  31   4.12
Willoughby              1.1   1   0   0   1   1   0   5   3.51
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   8   1  36

Hit by Pitch: Lindblad (2)

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


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove walked; Beniquez out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [Hargrove to second]; Sundberg popped to
catcher in foul territory; Oliver popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Bosley singled to right; Kessinger out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Bosley to second]; Orta homered
[Bosley scored]; Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Garr
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, White Sox 2.

RANGERS 2ND: Bonds struck out; Lowenstein struck out; Bevacqua
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox
2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Molinaro doubled to right; Washington grounded
out (second to first) [Molinaro to third]; Lamar Johnson hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Molinaro scored]; Colbern struck out; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 3.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills struck out; Campaneris flied out to center;
Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bosley grounded out (shortstop to first);
Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Orta doubled to right;
Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Beniquez struck out; Sundberg grounded out
(shortstop to first); Oliver grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Garr popped to first in foul territory; Molinaro
walked; Washington singled to center [Molinaro to third]; Lamar
Johnson doubled to left [Molinaro scored, Washington scored];
Colbern flied out to left [Lamar Johnson to third]; Bosley
singled to first [Lamar Johnson scored]; LINDBLAD REPLACED
JENKINS (PITCHING); Bosley stole second; Kessinger was called
out on strikes; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 6.

RANGERS 5TH: Bonds doubled to left; Lowenstein walked; Bevacqua
was called out on strikes; Wills singled to center [Bonds to
third, Lowenstein to second]; Campaneris struck out; Hargrove
flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox
6.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Orta doubled to left; Soderholm popped to first
in foul territory; Garr singled to left [Orta to third]; SPENCER
BATTED FOR MOLINARO; Spencer popped to shortstop; Washington
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers
0, White Sox 6.

RANGERS 6TH: SPENCER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Beniquez
popped to catcher in foul territory; Sundberg tripled to center;
Oliver popped to third in foul territory; Bonds struck out; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Lamar Johnson flied out to right; Colbern flied
out to center; Bosley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
0, White Sox 6.

RANGERS 7TH: Lowenstein grounded out (first unassisted);
Bevacqua popped to shortstop in foul territory; Wills singled to
center; Wills stole second; Campaneris lined to third; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Kessinger grounded out (third to first); Orta was
hit by a pitch; Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Orta to second]; Garr singled to pitcher [Orta to third];
Spencer walked [Garr to second]; Washington struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 0, White Sox 6.

RANGERS 8TH: CRUZ REPLACED GARR (PLAYING LF); BELL REPLACED
SODERHOLM (PLAYING 3B); Hargrove singled to center; JORGENSEN
RAN FOR HARGROVE; Beniquez flied out to right; Sundberg flied
out to right; Oliver homered [Jorgensen scored]; WILLOUGHBY
REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Bonds walked; Lowenstein flied out to
left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 8TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); CLEVELAND
REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING); Lamar Johnson flied out to center;
Colbern grounded out (shortstop to first); Bosley singled to
left; Bosley was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, White Sox 6.

RANGERS 9TH: Bevacqua was called out on strikes; Wills singled
to left; Campaneris grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Wills out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
2, White Sox 6.