Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers
June 9, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 9, 1978 at Arlington Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 4, Texas Rangers 3

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 5 1 2 1
Molinaro rf 3 1 1 0
Orta 2b 3 0 0 0
Breazeale 1b 1 0 0 1
  Johnson ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Cruz cf 3 1 1 0
Blomberg dh 2 0 0 0
  Lemon ph,dh 0 0 0 0
Nahorodny c 4 0 1 2
Kessinger ss 4 1 2 0
Soderholm 3b 4 0 0 0
Torrealba p 0 0 0 0
  Schueler p 0 0 0 0
  LaGrow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 4
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Harrah 3b 4 1 1 0
Beniquez cf 5 1 1 0
Oliver lf 4 1 2 2
Zisk dh 2 0 1 1
  Thompson pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Bonds rf 4 0 1 0
Ellis c 4 0 0 0
Hargrove 1b 3 0 1 0
Bevacqua 2b 4 0 0 0
Mason ss 3 0 1 0
  Lowenstein ph 0 0 0 0
  Wills pr 0 0 0 0
Medich p 0 0 0 0
  Umbarger p 0 0 0 0
  Comer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Chicago 001 003 000470
Texas 201 000 000380
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Torrealba   0.0 2 2 2 1 0
  Schueler  W (1-1) 6.0 4 1 1 2 4
  LaGrow  SV (4) 3.0 2 0 0 1 4
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
4
8
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Medich  L (1-2) 6.2 5 4 4 5 1
  Umbarger   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Comer   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
4
4
5
2

  E–None.  2B–Chicago Molinaro (1,off Medich).  3B–Chicago Garr (2,off Medich).  HR–Texas Oliver (7,3rd inning off Schueler 0 on, 1 out).  SH–Lemon (2,off Umbarger).  SF–Breazeale (1,off Medich); Zisk (3,off Schueler).  IBB–Blomberg (1,by Medich).  SB–Molinaro (8,2nd base off Medich/J Ellis); Thompson (4,2nd base off LaGrow/Nahorodny); Harrah (13,2nd base off LaGrow/Nahorodny).  CS–Kessinger (1,2nd base by Comer/J Ellis).  WP–Medich (3).  IBB–Medich (1,Blomberg).  U-HP–Ron Luciano, 1B–Rich Garcia, 2B–Vic Voltaggio, 3B–Nestor Chylak.  T–2:27.  A–17,511.
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