Texas Rangers vs Chicago White Sox
July 30, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 30, 1978 at Comiskey Park I. 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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Texas Rangers 2, Chicago White Sox 4

Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove 1b 5 0 0 0
Beniquez cf 5 1 1 0
Lowenstein dh 3 0 0 0
Oliver lf 4 1 3 1
Bonds rf 4 0 1 0
Harrah 3b 2 0 0 0
Ellis c 3 0 0 1
Wills 2b 2 0 1 0
Campaneris ss 3 0 1 0
  Sundberg ph 1 0 0 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Bosley cf 4 0 1 0
Kessinger ss 2 1 0 0
Orta 2b 4 0 1 0
Soderholm 3b 4 0 1 0
  Bell pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Garr lf 4 1 3 1
  Spencer lf 0 0 0 0
Molinaro dh 4 2 2 1
Washington rf 2 0 0 1
Johnson 1b 4 0 2 1
Colbern c 4 0 1 0
Barrios p 0 0 0 0
  Willoughby p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 11 4
Texas 100 001 000270
Chicago 000 210 01x4111
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  L (6-8) 8.0 11 4 4 3 1
Totals
8.0
11
4
4
3
1
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Barrios  W (7-9) 5.2 5 2 1 4 4
  Willoughby  SV (12) 3.1 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
2
1
4
4

  E–Garr (5).  2B–Chicago Garr (9,off Alexander).  3B–Chicago Molinaro (5,off Alexander); Garr (5,off Alexander).  SH–Harrah (4,off Barrios); Washington (2,off Alexander).  SF–J Ellis (2,off Barrios); Washington (4,off Alexander).  SB–Wills (31,2nd base off Willoughby/Colbern).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Ken Kaiser, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–2:44.  A–25,704.
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