The White Sox swept a twin bill from the A's, winning the first game, 8-4, on a grand slam homer by Ron Blomberg and capturing the second contest, 7-3, as rookie Steve Trout pitched his first major league complete game. Blomberg's blast came with two out after A's shortstop Mario Guerrero booted a grounder by Chet Lemon. Prior to that error, Marv Foley and Thad Bosley had reached base via singles. Wayne Nordhagen added a two-run pinch-homer in the ninth.

Bosley paced the White Sox attack in the nightcap, hitting a two-run double in the fourth inning and a sacrifice fly in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 8, Oakland Athletics 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Tuesday, September 19, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
White Sox    0  0  0    0  2  0    0  4  2  -   8  9  1
A's          0  2  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   4  8  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosley lf             5   1   1   0     0   2   .264      Edwards 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .273
Kessinger ss          5   0   0   0     0   0   .257        Picciolo 2b         1   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Lemon cf              4   1   0   0     0   1   .292      Alston rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .207
Blomberg dh           4   1   1   4     0   0   .236      Guerrero ss           4   0   0   0     0   1   .277
Torres rf             4   0   1   0     0   1   .375      Page lf               4   1   2   1     0   1   .287
Soderholm 3b          1   1   0   0     3   0   .249      Carty dh              2   2   1   0     2   0   .284
  Bell pr,3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .203      Revering 1b           4   1   2   2     0   0   .274
Squires 1b            4   2   2   0     0   0   .282        Woodard pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Foley c               3   1   2   1     0   1   .467      Gross 3b              3   0   1   1     0   1   .206
  Nordhagen ph        1   1   1   2     0   0   .297        Duncan ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .257
  Colbern c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .258      Dilone cf             3   0   0   0     0   0   .224
Pryor 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .237        Hosley ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Robinson c            3   0   1   0     0   0   .257
  Baumgarten p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Newman ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .229
                                                          Wirth p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   8   9   7     3   6             Totals               33   4   8   4     3   5

Time of Game: 2:21
Left on Base: White Sox 3, A's 5
DP: White Sox 0, A's 2
Errors: Bosley, Guerrero
Doubles: Squires (7), Gross (9)
Home Runs: Blomberg (5), Nordhagen (5), Revering (16), Page (16)
Stolen Bases: Alston (8)
Caught Stealing: Edwards (21), Page (19)
GIDP: Pryor (4), Soderholm (13)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone W(12-12)          8     7   4   3   3   3   2  32   4.37
Baumgarten              1     1   0   0   0   2   0   4   4.91
Totals                  9     8   4   3   3   5   2  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wirth L(4-5)            8     7   7   3   3   5   1  33   3.04
Lacey                   1     2   1   1   0   1   1   5   3.00
Totals                  9     9   8   4   3   6   2  38

Wild Pitches: Wirth (4)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Bosley struck out; Kessinger grounded out
(shortstop to first); Lemon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards grounded out (third to first); Alston
walked; Alston stole second; Guerrero struck out; Page struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Blomberg flied out to center; Torres made an out
to shortstop; Soderholm walked; Squires singled to shortstop
[Soderholm to second]; Foley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Carty walked; Revering homered [Carty scored];
Gross struck out; Dilone flied out to center; Robinson grounded
out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Pryor flied out to left; Bosley grounded out
(second to first); Kessinger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Edwards singled to left; Edwards was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Alston grounded out
(second to first); Guerrero flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Athletics 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon grounded out (third to first); Blomberg
flied out to left; Torres struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Athletics 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Page popped to third in foul territory; Carty
singled to left [Carty to second (error by Bosley)]; Revering
grounded out (first unassisted) [Carty to third]; Gross doubled
to left [Carty scored (unearned)]; Dilone popped to first in
foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Athletics 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Soderholm walked; Squires doubled to center
[Soderholm to third]; Wirth threw a wild pitch [Soderholm
scored, Squires to third]; Foley singled to right [Squires
scored]; Pryor grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Foley out at second]; Bosley grounded out (shortstop to first);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Robinson grounded out (first unassisted); Edwards
popped to catcher in foul territory; Alston made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); Lemon
made an out to second; Blomberg flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Guerrero made an out to third; Page singled to
right; Page was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Carty walked; Revering flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 White Sox 2, Athletics 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED EDWARDS (PLAYING 2B); Torres
singled to second; Soderholm grounded into a double play (third
to shortstop to first) [Torres out at second]; Squires grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Gross grounded out (first to pitcher); Dilone
grounded out (pitcher to first); Robinson singled to right;
Picciolo popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Athletics 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Foley singled to center; On a bunt Pryor struck
out; Bosley singled to center [Foley to second]; Kessinger flied
out to left; Lemon reached on an error by Guerrero [Foley to
third, Bosley to second]; Blomberg homered (unearned) [Foley
scored (unearned), Bosley scored (unearned), Lemon scored
(unearned)]; Torres flied out to left; 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 6, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: On a bunt Alston made an out to catcher; Guerrero
flied out to center; Page homered; Carty popped to first; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 6, Athletics 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Soderholm walked; LACEY REPLACED WIRTH
(PITCHING); BELL RAN FOR SODERHOLM; On a bunt Squires forced
Bell (pitcher to shortstop); NORDHAGEN BATTED FOR FOLEY;
Nordhagen homered [Squires scored]; Pryor singled to center;
Bosley struck out; Kessinger forced Pryor (shortstop to second);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 8, Athletics 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: COLBERN REPLACED NORDHAGEN (PLAYING C ); BELL
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BAUMGARTEN REPLACED STONE
(PITCHING); Revering singled to right; WOODARD RAN FOR REVERING;
DUNCAN BATTED FOR GROSS; Duncan struck out; HOSLEY BATTED FOR
DILONE; Hosley was called out on strikes; NEWMAN BATTED FOR
ROBINSON; Newman flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 8, Athletics 4.