Chicago White Sox vs California Angels
September 30, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 30, 1978 at Anaheim Stadium. The Chicago White Sox defeated the California Angels and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago White Sox 6, California Angels 5

Chicago White Sox ab   r   h rbi
Garr lf 4 1 1 0
Pryor 2b 5 1 2 0
Lemon cf 5 1 2 1
Soderholm dh 4 1 2 1
Squires 1b 3 0 0 0
  Johnson ph,1b 1 0 1 1
Washington rf 3 1 2 1
  Nordhagen ph 1 0 0 0
  Molinaro rf 1 0 1 1
Colbern c 5 1 1 1
Chappas ss 5 0 0 0
Bell 3b 4 0 1 0
Wortham p 0 0 0 0
  Torrealba p 0 0 0 0
  LaGrow p 0 0 0 0
Totals 41 6 13 6
California Angels ab   r   h rbi
Grich 2b 5 1 4 2
Rettenmund rf 1 0 0 0
  Landreaux pr,rf 1 0 0 0
Lansford 3b 4 0 0 0
Baylor dh 4 0 1 2
Rudi lf 3 0 0 0
Jackson 1b 4 1 1 0
Downing c 4 1 0 0
Chalk ss 2 0 0 0
  Anderson ss 2 0 0 0
Miller R. cf 3 2 1 0
Knapp p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche p 0 0 0 0
  Miller D. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 7 4
Chicago 000 001 3116131
California 030 000 200572
  Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Wortham   6.1 5 5 2 4 1
  Torrealba   0.0 0 0 0 1 0
  LaGrow  W (6-5) 2.2 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
5
2
5
2
  California Angels IP H R ER BB SO
Knapp   6.2 7 4 1 2 9
  LaRoche  L (10-9) 1.2 6 2 2 0 0
  Miller   0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
6
3
2
9

  E–Pryor (11), Chalk (23), Anderson (8).  DP–Chicago 1.  2B–Chicago Lamar Johnson (22,off LaRoche), California Grich (16,off Wortham); Baylor (26,off LaGrow).  3B–Chicago Washington (5,off Knapp).  HR–Chicago Washington (6,6th inning off Knapp 0 on, 2 out); Colbern (2,8th inning off LaRoche 0 on, 0 out).  SH–Lamar Johnson (1,off LaRoche).  WP–Wortham (8).  U-HP–Bill Haller, 1B–Ron Luciano, 2B–Ken Kaiser, 3B–Mike Reilly.  T–3:00.  A–16,919.
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