Batting in four runs with a pair of singles, Lamar Johnson sparked the White Sox to a 6-1 victory over the Twins. Johnson's first single came in the opening inning and drove in two runs. Johnson's second single capped a four-run fifth. Joe Gates singled for his first major league hit and plated a run during the outburst. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 6, Minnesota Twins 1
Game Played on Tuesday, September 12, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Twins        0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0
White Sox    2  0  0    0  4  0    0  0  x  -   6 10  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Randall 2b            3   0   1   0     2   0   .280      Chappas ss            4   1   2   0     0   1   .316
Carew 1b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .334      Washington rf         4   2   2   1     0   0   .252
Ford rf               5   0   1   0     0   1   .274      Lemon cf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .290
Morales dh            3   0   0   0     2   1   .311      Lamar Johnson dh      4   0   2   4     0   1   .279
Smalley ss            4   0   1   0     1   0   .282      Soderholm 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .249
Rivera lf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .267        Bell 3b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .190
Edwards cf            2   1   1   0     2   0   .333      Squires 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .266
Wolfe 3b              3   0   2   1     0   0   .242      Colbern c             4   1   1   0     0   1   .252
Borgmann c            4   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Bosley lf             1   0   0   0     1   0   .261
Serum p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Gates 2b              2   1   1   1     0   0   .500
  Perzanowski p       0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Hinton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jackson p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   1   7   1     7   2             Totals               31   6  10   6     1   5

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance:  6,279
Left on Base: Twins 13, White Sox 4
DP: Twins 1, White Sox 1
Errors: Bosley
Doubles: Lemon (22), Washington (16)
Stolen Bases: Edwards (1), Carew (26), Gates (1)
Caught Stealing: Lamar Johnson (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Carew (2), Wolfe (3), Bosley (2)
GIDP: Smalley (16)
Hit by Pitch: Gates (1,by Perzanowski)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Serum L(8-8)            4.2   9   6   6   1   3   0  22   4.13
Perzanowski             2.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   9   5.26
Jackson                 0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   4.59
T. Johnson              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.12
Totals                  8    10   6   6   1   5   0  34

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hinton W(2-4)           9     7   1   1   7   2   0  41   3.53
Totals                  9     7   1   1   7   2   0  41

Hit by Pitch: Perzanowski (4)

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


TWINS 1ST: Randall walked; Carew out on a sacrifice bunt (third
to first) [Randall to second]; Ford singled to left [Randall to
third]; Morales walked [Ford to second]; Smalley grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Morales out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Chappas singled to pitcher; Washington forced
Chappas (first to shortstop); Lemon doubled to left [Washington
to third]; Lamar Johnson singled to center [Washington scored,
Lemon scored]; Soderholm struck out while Lamar Johnson was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Twins 0, White Sox 2.

TWINS 2ND: Rivera grounded out (shortstop to first); Edwards
singled to right; Edwards stole second; Wolfe singled to right
[Edwards scored]; Borgmann grounded out (third to first) [Wolfe
to second]; Randall popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Squires grounded out (second to first); Colbern
was called out on strikes; Bosley walked; Gates grounded out
(pitcher to first); Debut game for Joe Gates; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 2.

TWINS 3RD: Carew singled to center; Carew stole second; Ford
flied out to center; Morales flied out to center; Smalley
walked; Rivera flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins
1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Chappas grounded out (first unassisted);
Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); Lemon flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 2.

TWINS 4TH: Edwards walked; Wolfe out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher unassisted) [Edwards to second]; Borgmann flied out to
center; Randall walked; Carew flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lamar Johnson was called out on strikes;
Soderholm singled to left [Soderholm out at second (left to
second)]; Squires grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 2.

TWINS 5TH: Ford struck out; Morales was called out on strikes;
Smalley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Twins 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Colbern singled to center; Bosley out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Colbern to second]; Gates
singled to center [Colbern scored]; Chappas singled to right
[Gates to second]; Washington doubled to left [Gates scored,
Chappas to third]; Lemon grounded out (third to first); Lamar
Johnson singled to center [Chappas scored, Washington scored,
Lamar Johnson to second (on throw to home)]; PERZANOWSKI
REPLACED SERUM (PITCHING); Soderholm flied out to center; 4 R, 5
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 6.

TWINS 6TH: Rivera flied out to center; Edwards walked; Wolfe
singled to left [Edwards to second]; Borgmann flied out to
center; Randall singled to pitcher [Edwards to third, Wolfe to
second]; Carew forced Wolfe (third unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Squires grounded out (third to first); Colbern
grounded out (third to first); Bosley flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 6.

TWINS 7TH: Ford flied out to left; Morales walked; Smalley
singled to left [Morales to second]; Rivera lined to left;
Edwards grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 1, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Gates was hit by a pitch; Gates stole second;
Chappas was called out on strikes; Washington singled to left
[Gates to third]; Lemon popped to second; Lamar Johnson flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 6.

TWINS 8TH: Wolfe flied out to left; Borgmann flied out to left;
Randall grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 1, White Sox 6.

WHITE SOX 8TH: JACKSON REPLACED PERZANOWSKI (PITCHING);
Soderholm flied out to left; Squires struck out; T. JOHNSON
REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Colbern grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 6.

TWINS 9TH: BELL REPLACED SODERHOLM (PLAYING 3B); Carew reached
on an error by Bosley; Ford flied out to right; Morales flied
out to center; Smalley forced Carew (shortstop to second); 0 R,
0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, White Sox 6.