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.

Already ahead, 6-2, the White Sox added what appeared to be a superfluous pair in the seventh on a walk to Squires and singles by Lamar Johnson, Kevin Bell and Mike Colbern, but these tallies proved vital when the Indians erupted in the ninth on a bases-loaded throwing error by Bell and doubles by Jim Norris and Duane Kuiper. Jim Willoughby then saved the game, retiring the last two batters. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 7
Game Played on Saturday, August    26, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Indians      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.