Chicago White Sox vs California Angels
May 23, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 23, 1978 at Anaheim Stadium. The California Angels defeated the Chicago White Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 4, California Angels 5

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 5 2 3 1
Kessinger ss 3 0 1 2
Orta 2b 4 0 0 1
Blomberg dh 3 0 1 0
Johnson 1b 3 0 1 0
Molinaro rf 4 0 1 0
Cruz cf 3 1 1 0
Soderholm 3b 4 0 0 0
Nahorodny c 4 1 1 0
Wood p 0 0 0 0
  Willoughby p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 9 4
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Grich 2b 4 1 1 0
Chalk ss 3 0 1 0
Rettenmund dh 3 0 1 1
Jackson 1b 2 1 1 0
  Fairly ph,1b 2 0 0 0
Baylor lf 3 2 1 2
Bostock cf 4 0 2 0
Lansford 3b 3 0 1 1
Miller rf 4 1 1 0
Humphrey c 2 0 0 0
  Landreaux ph 1 0 1 1
  Hampton c 0 0 0 0
Ryan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 5 10 5
Chicago 030 010 000490
California 010 211 00x5101
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wood   4.1 8 4 4 2 3
  Willoughby  L (0-3) 3.2 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
8.0
10
5
5
2
3
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan  W (3-3) 9.0 9 4 4 3 7
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
3
7

  E–Hampton (1).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Blomberg (1,off Ryan), California Jackson (7,off Wood); R Miller (6,off Willoughby).  HR–California Baylor (11,4th inning off Wood 1 on, 0 out).  SH–Kessinger (2,off Ryan).  SF–Lansford (3,off Wood).  HBP–Chalk (3,by Willoughby).  SB–Garr (4,2nd base off Ryan/Humphrey); Lamar Johnson (3,2nd base off Ryan/Hampton); Landreaux (4,2nd base off Willoughby/Nahorodny); Chalk (3,2nd base off Willoughby/Nahorodny).  CS–Cruz (1,2nd base by Ryan/Humphrey); Bostock (4,2nd base by Wood/Nahorodny).  BK–Ryan (1).  HBP–Willoughby (1,Chalk).  U-HP–Joe Brinkman, 1B–Dale Ford, 2B–Nick Bremigan, 3B–Russ Goetz.  T–2:25.  A–16,866.
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