Chicago White Sox vs Oakland Athletics
May 19, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 19, 1978 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 6, Oakland Athletics 2

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 4 0 1 0
Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0
Orta 2b 4 1 1 0
Blomberg dh 3 1 0 0
  Bannister pr,dh 0 1 0 0
Johnson 1b 4 1 0 0
Molinaro rf 3 1 2 2
Soderholm 3b 4 0 1 3
Cruz cf 4 1 1 1
Nahorodny c 4 0 0 0
Wood p 0 0 0 0
  Willoughby p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 6 6
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Staggs 2b 5 0 1 0
Burke cf 5 0 3 0
Page lf 4 0 3 1
Guerrero ss 3 0 0 1
Revering 1b 4 0 0 0
Alexander dh 2 0 0 0
  Dilone pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Gross 3b 4 0 0 0
Essian c 4 1 1 0
Thomasson rf 4 1 2 0
Broberg p 0 0 0 0
  Sosa p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 10 2
Chicago 000 300 102660
Oakland 001 010 0002103
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wood  W (4-4) 8.0 8 2 2 2 7
  Willoughby   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
2
2
2
7
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Broberg  L (4-3) 8.0 5 5 3 1 3
  Sosa   1.0 1 1 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
6
3
1
3

  E–Page (1), Guerrero (8), Gross (10).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Soderholm (3,off Sosa), Oakland Burke (1,off Wood).  HR–Chicago Cruz (1,7th inning off Broberg 0 on, 2 out).  SH–Molinaro (1,off Sosa).  SF–Guerrero (1,off Wood).  SB–Molinaro 2 (6,2nd base off Broberg/Essian,3rd base off Broberg/Essian).  U-HP–Jerry Neudecker, 1B–George Maloney, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Greg Kosc.  T–2:24.  A–5,515.
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