Hitting for the cycle in the first inning, the White Sox scored four runs en route to a 7-1 victory over the Indians. In that opening burst, Bob Molinaro led off with a single, Don Kessinger doubled and Mike Squires knocked them across with a triple. After one out, Ralph Garr completed the cycle with a homer. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 7, Cleveland Indians 1
Game Played on Friday, August    18, 1978 (Night game) at Cleveland Stadium
White Sox    4  0  0    2  0  0    0  1  0  -   7 12  1
Indians      0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Indians              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molinaro rf           5   1   3   0     0   0   .264      Manning cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .259
Kessinger 2b          5   1   3   0     0   0   .272      Kuiper 2b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .285
Squires 1b            5   2   2   2     0   0   .440      Bell 3b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .301
Lamar Johnson dh      4   0   1   1     0   1   .272      Thornton 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Garr lf               4   1   1   2     0   0   .283      Grubb lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .271
  Spencer cf          0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Alexander dh          4   0   0   0     0   1   .230
Soderholm 3b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .251      Norris rf             4   1   3   0     0   0   .278
  Bell 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .188      Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     1   1   .285
Washington cf,lf      4   1   1   0     0   0   .247      Diaz c                2   0   0   0     1   1   .244
Pryor ss              4   0   0   0     0   2   .256        Carbo ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .265
Colbern c             3   0   0   1     0   0   .271      Wise p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Proly p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Reuschel p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  12   6     0   3             Totals               34   1   8   0     2   3

Time of Game: 2:11   Attendance:  6,972
Left on Base: White Sox 5, Indians 8
DP: White Sox 2, Indians 0
Errors: Pryor, Wise
Doubles: Kessinger (15), Soderholm (11), Lamar Johnson (15)
Triples: Squires (2)
Home Runs: Garr (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Colbern (2)
GIDP: Manning (8), Carbo (9)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Proly W(3-2)            9     8   1   1   2   3   0  36   3.38
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   3   0  36

Indians                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wise L(9-16)            3.2   7   6   4   0   1   1  19   3.74
Reuschel                5.1   5   1   1   0   2   0  20   4.04
Totals                  9    12   7   5   0   3   1  39

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Nick Bremigan


WHITE SOX 1ST: Molinaro singled to second; Kessinger doubled to
right [Molinaro to third]; Squires tripled to center [Molinaro
scored, Kessinger scored]; Lamar Johnson lined to first; Garr
homered [Squires scored]; Soderholm flied out to center;
Washington grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 1ST: Manning lined to shortstop; Kuiper grounded out
(shortstop to first); Bell singled to center; Thornton forced
Bell (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Pryor was called out on strikes; Colbern grounded
out (third to first); Molinaro flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 2ND: Grubb grounded out (first to pitcher); Alexander
grounded out (third to first); Norris singled to left; Veryzer
popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Indians
0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kessinger lined to second; Squires grounded out
(pitcher to first); Lamar Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Indians 0.

INDIANS 3RD: Diaz made an out to shortstop; Manning reached on
an error by Pryor; Kuiper forced Manning (second to shortstop);
Bell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Garr flied out to right; Soderholm doubled to
left; Washington singled to center [Soderholm to third]; Pryor
reached on an error by Wise [Soderholm scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Washington to third]; Colbern hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Washington scored (unearned)]; Molinaro singled to right
[Pryor to second]; REUSCHEL REPLACED WISE (PITCHING); Kessinger
singled to left [Pryor out at home (left to catcher), Molinaro
to second]; 2 R (0 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 6, Indians 0.

INDIANS 4TH: Thornton grounded out (shortstop to first); Grubb
popped to third in foul territory; Alexander grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6,
Indians 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Squires flied out to center; Lamar Johnson struck
out; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 6, Indians 0.

INDIANS 5TH: Norris singled to right; Veryzer walked [Norris to
second]; Diaz walked [Norris to third, Veryzer to second];
Manning grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Norris scored, Veryzer to third, Diaz out at second];
Kuiper grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 6, Indians 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Soderholm lined to third; Washington lined to
third; Pryor popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 6, Indians 1.

INDIANS 6TH: Bell flied out to left; Thornton singled to left;
On a bunt Grubb singled [Thornton to second]; Alexander flied
out to left; Norris flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 6, Indians 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Colbern flied out to center; Molinaro grounded
out (shortstop to first); Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Indians 1.

INDIANS 7TH: Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Diaz
struck out; Manning singled to center; Kuiper lined to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Indians 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Squires singled to center; Lamar Johnson doubled
to center [Squires scored]; Garr grounded out (first unassisted)
[Lamar Johnson to third]; Soderholm grounded out (third to
first); Washington grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 7, Indians 1.

INDIANS 8TH: SPENCER REPLACED GARR (PLAYING CF); WASHINGTON
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); BELL REPLACED SODERHOLM (PLAYING
3B); Bell singled to center; Thornton flied out to center; Grubb
grounded out (second to first) [Bell to second]; Alexander
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 7, Indians 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Pryor struck out; Colbern grounded out (third to
first); Molinaro singled to second; Kessinger singled to left
[Molinaro to second]; Squires grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 7, Indians 1.

INDIANS 9TH: Norris singled to left; Veryzer struck out; CARBO
BATTED FOR DIAZ; Carbo grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Norris out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 7, Indians 1.