Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers
August 16, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 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 6, Texas Rangers 2

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Molinaro rf 5 0 1 2
Kessinger ss 4 1 3 2
Orta 2b 5 0 1 0
Johnson dh 5 0 2 1
Garr lf 4 0 1 0
  Spencer lf 1 0 0 0
Squires 1b 3 1 0 0
Soderholm 3b 4 0 2 0
  Bell pr,3b 0 0 0 0
Washington cf 4 3 3 1
Nahorodny c 2 0 1 0
  Blomberg ph 0 0 0 0
  Bosley pr 0 1 0 0
  Colbern c 0 0 0 0
Baumgarten p 0 0 0 0
  LaGrow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 14 6
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove 1b 4 1 1 0
Beniquez cf 4 0 2 0
Sundberg c 4 0 0 1
Oliver lf 4 0 0 0
Bonds rf 4 1 1 0
Zisk dh 3 0 1 0
Bevacqua 3b,2b 2 0 1 1
Harrah ss,3b 2 0 1 0
Wills 2b 2 0 0 0
  Gray ph 1 0 0 0
  Campaneris ss 0 0 0 0
Alexander p 0 0 0 0
  Umbarger p 0 0 0 0
  Barker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 2 7 2
Chicago 110 001 0306140
Texas 010 000 100271
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Baumgarten  W (1-0) 6.0 5 2 2 4 2
  LaGrow  SV (11) 3.0 2 0 0 2 4
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
6
6
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander  L (7-9) 1.1 5 2 2 2 0
  Umbarger   6.0 6 2 2 2 4
  Barker   1.2 3 2 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
14
6
6
5
4

  E–Campaneris (20).  DP–Chicago 2, Texas 1.  2B–Chicago Washington (12,off Barker), Texas Harrah (13,off Baumgarten); Hargrove (21,off Baumgarten).  3B–Chicago Washington (3,off Alexander).  SH–Beniquez (8,off Baumgarten).  SF–Bevacqua (2,off Baumgarten).  HBP–Hargrove (5,by Baumgarten).  CS–Molinaro (5,Home by Umbarger/Sundberg); Squires (2,2nd base by Barker/Sundberg).  HBP–Baumgarten (1,Hargrove).  U-HP–Vic Voltaggio, 1B–Lou DiMuro, 2B–Larry Barnett, 3B–Jim McKean.  T–2:52.  A–16,193.
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