Making his major league debut, Ross Baumgarten got credit for the victory as the White Sox defeated the Rangers, 6-2, snapping Texas' six-game winning streak. Singles by Don Kessinger, Jorge Orta and Lamar Johnson got the White Sox rolling in the first inning and they added a run in the second on a triple by Claudell Washington and an out by Bob Molinaro.

After Molinaro had an RBI single in the sixth, the White Sox broke the game open with three runs in the eighth. Washington drove in one tally with a single and Kessinger added a pair with another single. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 6, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Wednesday, August    16, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
White Sox    1  1  0    0  0  1    0  3  0  -   6 14  0
Rangers      0  1  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  7  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molinaro rf           5   0   1   2     0   1   .257      Hargrove 1b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .257
Kessinger ss          4   1   3   2     1   0   .266      Beniquez cf           4   0   2   0     0   0   .263
Orta 2b               5   0   1   0     0   1   .287      Sundberg c            4   0   0   1     1   1   .300
Lamar Johnson dh      5   0   2   1     0   0   .269      Oliver lf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .317
Garr lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Bonds rf              4   1   1   0     0   2   .277
  Spencer lf          1   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Zisk dh               3   0   1   0     1   1   .254
Squires 1b            3   1   0   0     2   1   .471      Bevacqua 3b,2b        2   0   1   1     1   0   .220
Soderholm 3b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .254      Harrah ss,3b          2   0   1   0     2   0   .220
  Bell pr,3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Wills 2b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Washington cf         4   3   3   1     0   0   .251        Gray ph             1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Nahorodny c           2   0   1   0     1   1   .245        Campaneris ss       0   0   0   0     1   0   .195
  Blomberg ph         0   0   0   0     1   0   .232      Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Bosley pr           0   1   0   0     0   0   .240        Umbarger p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Colbern c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .286        Barker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Baumgarten p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   6  14   6     5   4             Totals               30   2   7   2     6   6

Time of Game: 2:52   Attendance: 16,193
Left on Base: White Sox 9, Rangers 10
DP: White Sox 2, Rangers 1
Errors: Campaneris
Doubles: Washington (12), Harrah (13), Hargrove (21)
Triples: Washington (3)
Caught Stealing: Molinaro (5), Squires (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Beniquez (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Bevacqua (2)
GIDP: Washington (6), Hargrove (8)
Hit by Pitch: Hargrove (5,by Baumgarten)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Baumgarten W(1-0)       6     5   2   2   4   2   0  28   3.00
LaGrow SV(11)           3     2   0   0   2   4   0  11   3.58
Totals                  9     7   2   2   6   6   0  39

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander L(7-9)        1.1   5   2   2   2   0   0  11   4.32
Umbarger                6     6   2   2   2   4   0  22   4.93
Barker                  1.2   3   2   2   1   0   0   9   3.98
Totals                  9    14   6   6   5   4   0  42

Hit by Pitch: Baumgarten (1)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Molinaro grounded out (first to pitcher);
Debut game for Ross Baumgarten; Kessinger singled to left;
Orta singled to shortstop [Kessinger to second]; Lamar Johnson
singled to center [Kessinger scored, Orta to second]; Garr flied
out to center; Squires walked [Orta to third, Lamar Johnson to
second]; Soderholm grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove flied out to center; Beniquez made an out
to second; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Rangers 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Washington tripled to right; Nahorodny walked;
Molinaro forced Nahorodny (second to shortstop) [Washington
scored]; Rangers Manager Billy Hunter ejected by 1B umpire
Lou DiMuro; Kessinger singled to right [Molinaro to third];
UMBARGER REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Molinaro was caught
stealing home (pitcher to catcher); Orta struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Oliver popped to third in foul territory; Bonds
singled to left; Zisk singled to right [Bonds to third];
Bevacqua hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bonds scored]; Harrah
doubled to left [Zisk to third]; Wills grounded out (shortstop
to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Lamar Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first);
Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Squires struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Hargrove was hit by a pitch; Beniquez out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hargrove to second]; Sundberg
walked; Oliver flied out to center; Bonds struck out (catcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Soderholm singled to center; Washington grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Soderholm out
at second]; Nahorodny struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Zisk walked; Bevacqua flied out to right; Harrah
walked [Zisk to second]; Wills forced Harrah (shortstop to
second) [Zisk to third]; Hargrove grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Molinaro struck out; Kessinger walked; Orta
forced Kessinger (second to shortstop); Lamar Johnson singled to
center [Orta to second]; Garr singled to center [Orta out at
home (center to catcher), Lamar Johnson to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Beniquez lined to third; Sundberg flied out to
center; Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 2, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Squires grounded out (second to first); Soderholm
flied out to left; Washington singled to left; Nahorodny singled
to center [Washington to second]; Molinaro singled to center
[Washington scored, Nahorodny out at second (center to second)];
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Bonds lined to third; Zisk flied out to center; On
a bunt Bevacqua singled to pitcher; Harrah walked [Bevacqua to
second]; GRAY BATTED FOR WILLS; Gray struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  White Sox 3, Rangers 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: CAMPANERIS REPLACED GRAY (PLAYING SS); HARRAH
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); BEVACQUA CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING 2B); Kessinger grounded out (third to first); Orta
flied out to left; Lamar Johnson grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Hargrove doubled to right; LAGROW REPLACED
BAUMGARTEN (PITCHING); Beniquez singled to left [Hargrove to
third]; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hargrove
scored, Beniquez to second]; Oliver struck out; Bonds struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Rangers 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Squires
walked; BARKER REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); Soderholm singled
to right [Squires to third]; BELL RAN FOR SODERHOLM; Washington
doubled to left [Squires scored, Bell to third]; BLOMBERG BATTED
FOR NAHORODNY; Blomberg walked; BOSLEY RAN FOR BLOMBERG;
Molinaro forced Bell (first to catcher) [Washington to third,
Bosley to second]; Kessinger singled to left [Washington scored,
Bosley scored, Molinaro to second]; Orta flied out to left; 3 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 6, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: BELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); SPENCER REPLACED
GARR (PLAYING LF); COLBERN REPLACED BOSLEY (PLAYING C ); Zisk
struck out; Bevacqua walked; Harrah lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [Bevacqua out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 6, Rangers 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Lamar Johnson grounded out (third to first);
Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first); Squires reached on an
error by Campaneris; Squires was caught stealing second (catcher
to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Rangers 2.

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