The White Sox built up an 8-2 lead and then barely escaped with an 8-7 victory when the Indians rallied for five runs in the ninth inning. Mike Squires and Don Kessinger each doubled in two runs for the White Sox. Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 7Game Played on Saturday, August 26, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park IIndians 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 - 7 11 0 White Sox 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 x - 8 13 1 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Norris cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .282 Garr lf 2 2 1 1 1 0 .282 Kuiper 2b 5 1 3 2 0 0 .289 Molinaro rf 2 0 2 0 0 0 .275 Bell 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .295 Kessinger ss 4 1 1 2 1 0 .269 Thornton 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .275 Squires 1b 4 2 1 2 1 1 .353 Carbo dh 3 1 0 0 1 0 .258 Lamar Johnson dh 5 1 2 1 0 0 .275 Pruitt lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .255 Soderholm 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .251 Veryzer ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .276 Bell 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 .194 Dade rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .260 Colbern c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .256 Diaz c 4 0 1 2 0 0 .239 Bosley rf,lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .242 Speed pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .216 Pryor 2b 3 2 2 0 1 0 .238 Clyde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Spencer cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Hood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Freisleben p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Monge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willoughby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 7 11 6 1 1 Totals 36 8 13 8 4 1 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 19,100 Left on Base: Indians 6, White Sox 8 DP: Indians 0, White Sox 0 Errors: Bell Doubles: Norris (7), Kuiper (17), Squires (4), Kessinger (17) Triples: Garr (7) Caught Stealing: Bosley (9) Sacrifice Hits: Dade (5) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clyde L(5-9) 2.2 5 4 4 1 0 0 14 4.50 Hood 1.1 1 2 2 2 0 0 7 4.69 Freisleben 2 6 2 2 1 0 0 12 7.31 Monge 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.84 Totals 8 13 8 8 4 1 0 40 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stone W(10-10) 7 6 2 2 0 0 0 27 4.48 LaGrow 1.1 5 5 4 1 1 0 11 3.89 Willoughby SV(13) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.38 Totals 9 11 7 6 1 1 0 40 Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo INDIANS 1ST: Norris grounded out (second to first); Kuiper made an out to shortstop; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr made an out to shortstop; Kessinger grounded out (third to first); Squires grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0. INDIANS 2ND: Thornton flied out to left; Carbo flied out to left; Pruitt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson flied out to center; Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Colbern popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0. INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer singled to left; Dade out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Veryzer to second]; Diaz singled to right [Veryzer scored]; Norris singled to center [Diaz to second]; Kuiper forced Norris (first to shortstop) [Diaz to third]; Bell popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Bosley grounded out (shortstop to first); Pryor singled to right; Spencer flied out to center; Garr tripled to right [Pryor scored]; Kessinger walked; Squires doubled to center [Garr scored, Kessinger scored]; Lamar Johnson singled to left [Squires scored]; Soderholm singled to left [Lamar Johnson to second]; HOOD REPLACED CLYDE (PITCHING); Colbern grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 4. INDIANS 4TH: Thornton flied out to left; Carbo grounded out (first unassisted); Pruitt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 4TH: Bosley grounded out (first unassisted); Pryor walked; Spencer flied out to center; Garr walked [Pryor to second]; Kessinger doubled to left [Pryor scored, Garr scored]; Squires grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 6. INDIANS 5TH: Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Dade flied out to center; Diaz lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 6. WHITE SOX 5TH: FREISLEBEN REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Lamar Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Colbern flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 6. INDIANS 6TH: BELL REPLACED SODERHOLM (PLAYING 3B); MOLINARO REPLACED GARR (PLAYING RF); BOSLEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Norris flied out to right; Kuiper singled to center; Bell singled to center [Kuiper to second]; Thornton singled to left [Kuiper scored, Bell to second]; Carbo grounded out (first unassisted) [Bell to third, Thornton to second]; Pruitt flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 6. WHITE SOX 6TH: Bosley singled to center; Bosley was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Pryor singled to right; Spencer grounded out (third to first) [Pryor to second]; Molinaro singled to second [Pryor to third]; Kessinger flied out to right; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 6. INDIANS 7TH: Veryzer flied out to left; Dade flied out to left; Diaz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 6. WHITE SOX 7TH: Squires walked; Lamar Johnson singled to left [Squires to third]; Bell singled to left [Squires scored, Lamar Johnson to second]; Colbern singled to center [Lamar Johnson scored, Bell to second]; MONGE REPLACED FREISLEBEN (PITCHING); Bosley popped to shortstop; Pryor popped to first in foul territory; Spencer lined to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 8. INDIANS 8TH: LAGROW REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Norris grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper singled to left; Bell forced Kuiper (shortstop to second); Thornton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 8. WHITE SOX 8TH: Molinaro singled to center; Kessinger forced Molinaro (second unassisted); Squires struck out; Lamar Johnson made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 8. INDIANS 9TH: Carbo walked; Pruitt singled to left [Carbo to second]; Veryzer struck out; Dade singled to left [Carbo to third, Pruitt to second]; Diaz reached on an error by Bell [Carbo scored, Pruitt scored, Dade to third]; SPEED RAN FOR DIAZ; Norris doubled to right [Dade scored, Speed to third]; Kuiper doubled to left [Speed scored (unearned), Norris scored]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING); Bell grounded out (third to first) [Kuiper to third]; Thornton grounded out (first unassisted); 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 7, White Sox 8. |
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