Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers
August 17, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 17, 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 2

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 4 1 3 1
  Bosley lf 0 0 0 0
Kessinger 2b 5 1 2 0
Squires 1b 3 1 1 0
Johnson dh 3 0 2 1
Soderholm 3b 3 0 0 1
  Bell 3b 0 0 0 0
Washington cf 4 0 0 0
Spencer rf 4 0 1 0
Pryor ss 3 1 1 0
Nahorodny c 3 0 0 0
Kravec p 0 0 0 0
  LaGrow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 10 3
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove 1b 3 0 1 0
  Jorgensen pr 0 0 0 0
Beniquez cf 5 0 0 0
Sundberg c 5 0 1 0
Oliver dh 4 0 0 0
Bonds rf 3 0 0 0
Zisk lf 2 1 0 0
Bevacqua 3b 2 0 1 0
  Lowenstein ph,3b 1 0 0 0
Harrah ss 3 1 1 2
Wills 2b 3 0 0 0
Mirabella p 0 0 0 0
  Comer p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2
Chicago 003 100 0004100
Texas 000 002 000241
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Kravec  W (9-11) 7.1 3 2 2 8 5
  LaGrow  SV (12) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
9
6
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Mirabella  L (2-1) 3.1 6 4 4 3 1
  Comer   5.2 4 0 0 1 5
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
4
6

  E–Bevacqua (7).  DP–Texas 2.  2B–Chicago Kessinger (14,off Mirabella); Garr 2 (16,off Mirabella 2).  HR–Texas Harrah (5,6th inning off Kravec 1 on, 1 out).  SH–Nahorodny (3,off Mirabella).  SF–Soderholm (6,off Mirabella).  CS–Garr (5,2nd base by Comer/Sundberg); Spencer (1,2nd base by Comer/Sundberg).  SB–Bonds (31,2nd base off Kravec/Nahorodny).  U-HP–Lou DiMuro, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Jim McKean, 3B–Vic Voltaggio.  T–2:27.  A–17,158.
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