A pair of unearned runs enabled the Mariners to down the White Sox, 3-1, behind the three-hit pitching of Byron McLaughlin. The score was 1-1 going into the bottom of the fifth inning when White Sox left fielder Claudell Washington dropped Dan Meyer's fly ball for a two-base error and Larry Milbourne beat out an infield hit.

Meyer, who had held second, moved to third when third baseman Eric Soderholm's throw eluded Mike Squires at first base. A sacrifice fly by Julio Cruz scored Meyer and, after a walk to Craig Reynolds, a single by Ruppert Jones plated Milbourne. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 3, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 1978 (Day game) at Kingdome
White Sox    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  2
Mariners     1  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   3  5  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Chappas ss            4   0   1   0     0   2   .342      Cruz 2b               2   1   0   1     1   1   .243
Washington lf         4   0   0   0     0   4   .254      Reynolds ss           2   0   1   0     1   0   .290
Lemon cf              2   0   1   0     2   0   .295      Ruppert Jones cf      4   0   1   2     0   2   .246
Lamar Johnson dh      4   0   0   0     0   1   .274      Roberts rf            3   0   0   0     1   1   .297
Soderholm 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .252      Bochte dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .260
Molinaro rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .269        Beamon pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Squires 1b            2   1   0   0     1   0   .275      Paciorek lf           3   0   0   0     0   2   .312
Foley c               3   0   1   1     0   1   .417        Hale lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .179
Gates 2b              2   0   0   0     1   1   .333      Stinson c             4   0   1   0     0   0   .264
Kucek p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Meyer 1b              2   1   1   0     2   0   .225
                                                          Milbourne 3b          4   1   1   0     0   0   .241
                                                          McLaughlin p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   3   1     4  10             Totals               27   3   5   3     6   6

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance:  6,071
Left on Base: White Sox 5, Mariners 9
DP: White Sox 0, Mariners 2
Errors: Washington, Soderholm, McLaughlin
Doubles: Lemon (24)
Triples: Reynolds (7)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (53), Milbourne (4)
Caught Stealing: Lemon (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Reynolds (11), Hale (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Cruz (4)
GIDP: Lamar Johnson (17)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kucek L(1-3)            8     5   3   1   6   6   0  36   3.48
Totals                  8     5   3   1   6   6   0  36

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McLaughlin W(3-7)       9     3   1   0   4  10   0  33   4.90
Totals                  9     3   1   0   4  10   0  33

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Bill Kunkel


WHITE SOX 1ST: Chappas was called out on strikes; Washington
struck out; Lemon walked; Lamar Johnson grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Reynolds out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Cruz to third]; Ruppert Jones
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cruz scored]; Roberts walked;
Bochte lined to left; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Mariners 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Soderholm flied out to center; Molinaro popped to
catcher in foul territory; Squires grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Paciorek struck out; Stinson grounded out (first
unassisted); Meyer walked; Milbourne grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Mariners 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Foley flied out to center; Gates walked; Chappas
grounded out (first unassisted) [Gates to second]; Washington
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds
made an out to shortstop; Ruppert Jones was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Mariners 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon doubled to right; Lamar Johnson struck out
while Lemon was caught stealing third (catcher to third);
Soderholm flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Roberts flied out to right; Bochte flied out to
center; Paciorek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Mariners 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Molinaro made an out to second; Squires reached
on an error by McLaughlin [Squires to third]; Foley singled to
center [Squires scored (unearned)]; Gates struck out; Chappas
singled to left [Foley to second]; Washington struck out; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Stinson flied out to left; Meyer reached on an
error by Washington; Milbourne singled to third [Meyer to third
(error by Soderholm)]; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to right [Meyer
scored (unearned)]; Milbourne stole second; Reynolds walked;
Ruppert Jones singled to right [Milbourne scored (unearned),
Reynolds to third]; Roberts grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R
(0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Lemon walked; Lamar Johnson grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lemon out at
second]; Soderholm struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
1, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 6TH: Bochte grounded out (first unassisted); Paciorek
grounded out (shortstop to first); Stinson singled to center;
Meyer singled to left [Stinson to second]; Milbourne flied out
to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Molinaro flied out to right; Squires walked;
Foley struck out; Gates forced Squires (second to shortstop); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 7TH: Cruz struck out; Reynolds tripled to right;
Ruppert Jones struck out; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 1, Mariners 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: HALE REPLACED PACIOREK (PLAYING LF); Chappas was
called out on strikes; Washington struck out; Lemon grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Mariners 3.

MARINERS 8TH: Bochte walked; BEAMON RAN FOR BOCHTE; Hale out on
a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Beamon to second]; Stinson
made an out to catcher; Meyer was walked intentionally;
Milbourne flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Mariners 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: BEAMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Lamar Johnson
flied out to center; Soderholm grounded out (third to first);
Molinaro popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Mariners 3.