A pair of doubles by Eric Soderholm carried the White Sox to a 4-1 triumph over the Royals. Soderholm's first two-bagger came in the fourth inning following a triple by Ralph Garr. In the sixth, Soderholm doubled in two more tallies after singles by Mike Squires and Lamar Johnson. In the eighth, Don Kessinger singled, stole second and scored on a single by Johnson. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 1
Game Played on Thursday, August    24, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Royals       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  0
White Sox    0  0  0    1  0  2    0  1  x  -   4 10  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Brett 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .304      Garr lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .280
McRae dh              3   0   0   0     1   0   .276        Bosley lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .240
LaCock 1b             4   0   1   0     0   0   .310      Kessinger ss          4   1   2   0     0   0   .269
Cowens rf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .279      Squires 1b            4   1   1   0     0   3   .349
Porter c              4   1   2   1     0   0   .273      Lamar Johnson dh      3   1   2   1     1   1   .274
Hurdle lf             4   0   1   0     0   0   .268      Soderholm 3b          4   0   2   3     0   0   .254
  Washington pr       0   0   0   0     0   0   .268      Colbern c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .268
Otis cf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .269      Washington rf         3   0   1   0     0   0   .253
Patek ss              3   0   0   0     0   0   .268        Molinaro pr,rf      1   0   0   0     0   0   .269
  Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Spencer cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .207
White 2b              2   0   1   0     1   0   .275      Pryor 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .234
  Poquette ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .204      Proly p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Splittorff p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Mingori p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1   8   1     2   0             Totals               33   4  10   4     1   4

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 14,524
Left on Base: Royals 8, White Sox 6
DP: Royals 0, White Sox 1
Doubles: Soderholm 2 (13)
Triples: Garr (6)
Home Runs: Porter (10)
Stolen Bases: Kessinger (2)
Caught Stealing: Kessinger (3)
GIDP: Hurdle (5)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Splittorff L(15-11)     7.1   8   4   4   1   4   0  30   3.38
Foucault                0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.87
Mingori                 0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.67
Totals                  8    10   4   4   1   4   0  34

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Proly W(4-2)            8.2   8   1   1   2   0   1  35   3.03
LaGrow SV(13)           0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.48
Totals                  9     8   1   1   2   0   1  36

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney


ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae grounded
out (shortstop to first); LaCock singled to left; Cowens singled
to right [LaCock to second]; Porter forced Cowens (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr flied out to left; Kessinger singled to
right; Kessinger was picked off and caught stealing second
(catcher to first); Squires struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 0, White Sox 0.

ROYALS 2ND: Hurdle flied out to left; Otis singled to right;
Patek forced Otis (shortstop to second); White singled to right
[Patek to second]; Brett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson struck out; Soderholm popped to
first; Colbern lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
White Sox 0.

ROYALS 3RD: McRae grounded out (second to first); LaCock
grounded out (second to first); Cowens grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Washington grounded out (second to first);
Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first); Pryor grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, White Sox
0.

ROYALS 4TH: Porter homered; Hurdle flied out to left; Otis lined
to center; Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Garr tripled to right; Kessinger flied out to
right; Squires was called out on strikes; Lamar Johnson walked;
Soderholm doubled to right [Garr scored, Lamar Johnson to
third]; Colbern flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals
1, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 5TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett
grounded out (second to first); McRae walked; LaCock grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, White
Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Washington grounded out (second to first);
Spencer grounded out (second to first); Pryor flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 1.

ROYALS 6TH: Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); Porter
singled to center; Hurdle grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to first) [Porter out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger
popped to first; Squires singled to center; Lamar Johnson
singled to center [Squires to third]; Soderholm doubled to left
[Squires scored, Lamar Johnson scored]; Colbern popped to
shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Patek flied to
left in foul territory; White walked; Brett grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Washington singled to center; MOLINARO RAN FOR
WASHINGTON; Spencer popped to pitcher; Pryor grounded out
(second to first) [Molinaro to second]; Garr grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 3.

ROYALS 8TH: MOLINARO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BOSLEY
REPLACED GARR (PLAYING LF); McRae grounded out (shortstop to
first); LaCock flied out to center; Cowens flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Kessinger singled to center; Kessinger stole
second; Squires struck out; FOUCAULT REPLACED SPLITTORFF
(PITCHING); Lamar Johnson singled to left [Kessinger scored];
Soderholm lined to left; Colbern singled to left [Lamar Johnson
to second]; MINGORI REPLACED FOUCAULT (PITCHING); Molinaro
popped to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 4.

ROYALS 9TH: Porter grounded out (second to first); Hurdle
singled to right; WASHINGTON RAN FOR HURDLE; Otis singled to
center [Washington to second]; BRAUN BATTED FOR PATEK; Braun
forced Otis (third to second) [Washington to third]; LAGROW
REPLACED PROLY (PITCHING); POQUETTE BATTED FOR WHITE; Poquette
flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 1, White Sox 4.