Tossing his 13th complete game of the season, Jon Matlack pitched the Rangers to a 1-0 victory over the White Sox. The lone run came on a round-tripper by Richie Zisk that barely cleared the left field wall. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 1, Chicago White Sox 0
Game Played on Tuesday, August    15, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  1
Rangers      0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  x  -   1  2  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Spencer cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .256      Hargrove 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .258
Bosley rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .240        Jorgensen 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .122
Orta 2b               4   0   0   0     0   2   .288      Wills 2b              2   0   0   0     2   1   .230
Lamar Johnson dh      4   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Sundberg c            2   0   1   0     1   0   .303
  Molinaro pr,dh      0   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Oliver lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .320
Garr lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .279      Bonds rf              3   0   0   0     1   1   .277
Squires 1b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .571      Zisk dh               4   1   1   1     0   1   .254
Bell 3b               1   0   0   0     1   1   .188      Bevacqua 3b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .216
  Soderholm ph,3b     1   0   1   0     0   0   .251      Beniquez cf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .260
Pryor ss              3   0   1   0     0   0   .263      Harrah ss             2   0   0   0     1   0   .218
Colbern c             3   0   1   0     0   2   .286      Matlack p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   0   7   0     1   7             Totals               25   1   2   1     7   4

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 18,665
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Rangers 8
DP: White Sox 0, Rangers 1
Errors: Stone
Doubles: Garr (14), Colbern (3), Sundberg (17)
Home Runs: Zisk (14)
Stolen Bases: Bell (1), Pryor (1), Bonds (30)
Caught Stealing: Squires (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Squires (1), Sundberg (2)
GIDP: Pryor (3)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone L(9-9)            8     2   1   1   7   4   1  33   4.24
Totals                  8     2   1   1   7   4   1  33

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Matlack W(11-9)         9     7   0   0   1   7   0  33   2.26
Totals                  9     7   0   0   1   7   0  33

Passed Balls: Sundberg (7)
Wild Pitches: Stone (2), Matlack (7)

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Larry Barnett


WHITE SOX 1ST: Spencer flied out to center; Bosley grounded out
(third to first); Orta struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Wills
struck out; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson flied out to left; Garr grounded
out (shortstop to first); Squires singled to center; Squires was
picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Oliver made an out to third; Bonds walked; Bonds
stole second; Zisk struck out; Bevacqua grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bell walked; Pryor singled to left [Bell to
second]; Bell stole third and Pryor stole second; Colbern struck
out; Spencer made an out to second; Bosley made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Beniquez struck out; Harrah flied out to center;
Hargrove walked; Wills forced Hargrove (shortstop to second); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta grounded out (second to first); Lamar
Johnson made an out to second; Garr doubled to left; Squires
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg doubled to left; Oliver made an out to
shortstop; Bonds struck out; Stone threw a wild pitch [Sundberg
to third]; Zisk flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Bell was called out on strikes; Pryor made an out
to shortstop; Colbern doubled to center; Sundberg allowed a
passed ball [Colbern to third]; Spencer struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Bevacqua flied out to left; Beniquez flied out to
left; Harrah popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Bosley struck out; Orta struck out; Lamar Johnson
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove flied out to center; Wills walked; Wills
was picked off first but was safe on an error by Stone [Wills to
second]; Sundberg walked; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Wills to third, Sundberg to second]; Bonds flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Garr singled to third; Squires out on a sacrifice
bunt (catcher to second) [Garr to second]; SODERHOLM BATTED FOR
BELL; Soderholm singled to second [Garr to third]; Pryor
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Soderholm out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 7TH: SODERHOLM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Zisk
homered; Bevacqua flied out to center; Beniquez made an out to
second; Harrah walked; Hargrove popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Colbern struck out; Spencer grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bosley grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Wills walked; Sundberg out on a sacrifice bunt
(first unassisted) [Wills to second]; Oliver walked; Bonds
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Wills to third, Oliver to
second]; Zisk lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
0, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED HARGROVE (PLAYING 1B); Orta
grounded out (second to first); Lamar Johnson singled to right;
MOLINARO RAN FOR LAMAR JOHNSON; Garr forced Molinaro (second to
shortstop); Matlack threw a wild pitch [Garr to second]; Squires
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Rangers 1.