Batting for the first time since July 14, Wayne Nordhagen delivered a three-run pinch-homer in the ninth inning to bring the White Sox a 4-2 victory over the Orioles. Nordhagen, who had just come off the disabled list after being sidelined by hepatitis, came through with his blow following two-out singles by Lamar Johnson and Eric Soderholrn. The victory was the first for the White Sox in nine games with the Orioles this season. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 4, Baltimore Orioles 2
Game Played on Sunday, September 3, 1978 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  3  -   4  8  1
Orioles      0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  7  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Orioles              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Torres lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Belanger ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .209
Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .265        Harlow ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Lemon rf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .281      Dauer 2b              4   0   3   0     0   0   .272
Lamar Johnson dh      4   2   3   0     0   0   .278        Hendricks ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .353
Soderholm 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Singleton rf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .292
  Bell pr,3b          0   1   0   0     0   0   .182      Murray 1b             4   0   0   0     0   1   .281
Squires 1b            3   0   1   1     0   1   .317      DeCinces 3b           1   1   0   0     3   0   .271
  Nordhagen ph        1   1   1   3     0   0   .294      May dh                3   0   2   0     1   0   .249
  Nahorodny 1b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Mora lf               2   0   0   0     1   0   .227
Bosley cf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .258        Crowley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .240
Pryor 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .241        Anderson lf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .103
Colbern c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .245      Dempsey c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .266
Wortham p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Lopez cf              3   0   1   1     0   0   .248
  LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kelly ph            1   1   1   1     0   0   .256
                                                          Flanagan p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   8   4     1   2             Totals               33   2   7   2     5   4

Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance:  7,101
Left on Base: White Sox 3, Orioles 9
DP: White Sox 1, Orioles 1
Errors: Lemon
Doubles: Lamar Johnson (19), Dauer (20), May (14)
Home Runs: Nordhagen (4), Kelly (7)
Stolen Bases: Squires (2)
Caught Stealing: Lemon (7), DeCinces (6)
GIDP: Soderholm (12), Murray (13)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wortham                 7.2   6   1   1   5   4   0  33   3.04
LaGrow W(4-4)           1.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   5   3.83
Totals                  9     7   2   2   5   4   1  38

Orioles                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Flanagan L(17-12)       9     8   4   4   1   2   1  34   3.95
Totals                  9     8   4   4   1   2   1  34

Wild Pitches: Wortham (3)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Torres flied out to left; Kessinger grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lemon grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Dauer
doubled; Singleton flied out to center; Murray flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Orioles 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson singled to left; Soderholm grounded
into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lamar Johnson
out at second]; Squires struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Orioles 0.

ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces walked; May singled to center [DeCinces to
second]; Mora popped to first in foul territory; Dempsey lined
to left; Lopez singled to center [DeCinces scored, May to
second]; Belanger struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox
0, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bosley grounded out (first unassisted); Pryor
popped to catcher in foul territory; Colbern singled to left;
Torres walked [Colbern to second]; Kessinger grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer singled to center; Singleton flied out to
right; Murray grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Dauer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 0, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon singled to center; Lemon was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to pitcher
to second); Lamar Johnson doubled; Soderholm grounded out
(second to first) [Lamar Johnson to third]; Squires singled to
first [Lamar Johnson scored]; Squires stole second; Bosley
grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces flied out to left; May doubled to left;
Mora walked; Dempsey flied out to center; Lopez forced Mora
(third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Pryor flied out to center; Colbern struck out;
Torres flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger flied out to right; Dauer grounded out
(pitcher to first); Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kessinger flied out to center; Lemon flied out to
center; Lamar Johnson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 6TH: Murray flied out to right; DeCinces walked;
DeCinces was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to second to first); May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Soderholm grounded out (second to first); Squires
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bosley flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 7TH: Mora reached on an error by Lemon [Mora to second];
Dempsey flied out to right; Lopez flied out to right; Belanger
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Orioles
1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Pryor grounded out (shortstop to first); Colbern
grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 8TH: Dauer singled to shortstop; Wortham threw a wild
pitch [Dauer to second]; Singleton struck out; Murray struck
out; DeCinces walked; May walked [Dauer to third, DeCinces to
second]; LAGROW REPLACED WORTHAM (PITCHING); CROWLEY BATTED FOR
MORA; Crowley forced May (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  White Sox 1, Orioles 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: ANDERSON REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING LF); Kessinger
grounded out (third to first); Lemon grounded out (second to
first); Lamar Johnson singled to right; Soderholm singled to
center [Lamar Johnson to third]; BELL RAN FOR SODERHOLM;
NORDHAGEN BATTED FOR SQUIRES; Nordhagen homered [Lamar Johnson
scored, Bell scored]; Bosley grounded out (shortstop to first);
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Orioles 1.

ORIOLES 9TH: BELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); NAHORODNY
REPLACED NORDHAGEN (PLAYING 1B); Dempsey grounded out (first
unassisted); KELLY BATTED FOR LOPEZ; Kelly homered; HARLOW
BATTED FOR BELANGER; Harlow flied out to left; HENDRICKS BATTED
FOR DAUER; Hendricks flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 4, Orioles 2.