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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 26, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Oakland Athletics, played on May 26, 1978 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 26, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 26, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Alan Wirth |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Stone |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 19,018 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mike Reilly 1B: Bill Haller 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: Ken Kaiser |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Steve Staggs | Second Baseman |
| Gary Thomasson | Right Fielder |
| Mitchell Page | Left Fielder |
| Glenn Burke | Center Fielder |
| Mario Guerrero | Shortstop |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Gary Alexander | DH |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Jim Essian | Catcher |
| Jack McKeon | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
| Junior Moore | Third Baseman |
| Bob Molinaro | Right Fielder |
| Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
| Chet Lemon | DH |
| Henry Cruz | Center Fielder |
| Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 26, 1978
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Stone
Staggs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moore juggles the ball. That's an error on Moore. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomasson vs. Stone
Thomasson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Stone
Page hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Staggs moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burke vs. Stone
There goes Page. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Page steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burke vs. Stone
Burke is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Guerrero vs. Stone
Guerrero strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Wirth
Garr hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Wirth
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering fields the ball and throws to Wirth covering. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Molinaro vs. Wirth
There goes Moore. The throw from Essian and he is out, Guerrero applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Wirth
Molinaro hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Stone
Revering hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Stone
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Stone
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wirth
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Staggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Wirth
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Wirth
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Stone
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Stone
Staggs hits a fly ball into right field. Molinaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Stone
Thomasson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Wirth
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staggs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Wirth
Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Wirth
Nahorodny hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Wirth
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staggs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Stone
Page hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burke vs. Stone
There goes Page. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Page steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burke vs. Stone
Burke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson juggles the ball. That's an error on Johnson. Page moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Guerrero vs. Stone
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Page scores. Burke moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Revering vs. Stone
Revering hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burke scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Stone
Alexander hits a fly ball into right field. Molinaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Stone
Gross strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Wirth
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Molinaro vs. Wirth
Molinaro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Staggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Wirth
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staggs fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Stone
Greg Pryor now playing third base.
Essian strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Stone
Staggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomasson vs. Stone
There goes Staggs. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Staggs steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomasson vs. Stone
Thomasson bunts towards the mound. Stone fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Staggs moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Page vs. Stone
There goes Thomasson. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Thomasson steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Page vs. Stone
Page strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burke vs. Stone
Burke is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Wirth
Lemon hits a popup towards short. Guerrero settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Wirth
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Wirth
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Stone
Guerrero hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. Stone
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Stone
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pryor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Wirth
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kessinger for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Wirth
Nahorodny hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Wirth
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staggs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Wirth
Pryor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Molinaro vs. Wirth
Molinaro hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Stone
Gross hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essian vs. Stone
Essian bunts towards third. Pryor fields it and throws to first for the out. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staggs vs. Stone
Staggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomasson vs. Stone
Thomasson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Molinaro. Thomasson reaches second base with a double. Gross scores. Staggs moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Page vs. Stone
Miguel Dilone pinch runs for Gary Thomasson.
Page is walked intentionally. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burke vs. Stone
Burke hits a ball on the ground towards second. Orta scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Wirth
Miguel Dilone now playing right field. Larry Murray now playing left field.
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Wirth
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nordhagen vs. Lacey
Bob Lacey now pitching. Wayne Nordhagen pinch hits for Henry Cruz.
Nordhagen hits a fly ball into left field. Murray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Lacey
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kessinger vs. Lacey
Kessinger strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Stone
Wayne Nordhagen now playing right field. Bob Molinaro now playing center field.
Guerrero hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Stone
Revering hits a fly ball into right field. Nordhagen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Stone
Alexander hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Orta reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Lacey
Nahorodny strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bannister vs. Lacey
Alan Bannister pinch hits for Ralph Garr.
Bannister hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Lacey
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staggs scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Willoughby
Alan Bannister now playing left field. Jim Willoughby now pitching.
Gross is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essian vs. Willoughby
Essian bunts towards the mound. Willoughby fields it and throws to first for the out. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staggs vs. Willoughby
Staggs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pryor fields it and throws to first for the out. Gross moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tabb vs. Willoughby
Jerry Tabb pinch hits for Miguel Dilone.
Tabb strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Lacey
Dwayne Murphy now playing right field. Eric Soderholm pinch hits for Bob Molinaro.
Soderholm strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lacey
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Lacey
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/26/1978 -- Oakland at Chicago (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Staggs S, 2b 3 0 0 0 Garr R, lf 3 0 0 0
Thomasson G, rf 4 0 2 1 Bannister A, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Dilone M, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Moore J, 3b 2 0 2 0
Tabb J, ph 1 0 0 0 Pryor G, 3b 2 0 1 0
Murphy D, rf 0 0 0 0 Molinaro B, rf-cf 3 0 0 0
Page M, lf 3 1 2 0 Soderholm E, ph 1 0 0 0
Murray L, lf 0 0 0 0 Johnson L, 1b 4 0 0 0
Burke G, cf 4 1 0 0 Lemon C, dh 3 0 0 0
Guerrero M, ss 4 0 1 1 Cruz H, cf 2 0 0 0
Revering D, 1b 4 0 2 1 Nordhagen W, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Alexander G, dh 4 0 0 0 Orta J, 2b 3 0 1 0
Gross W, 3b 3 1 1 0 Kessinger D, ss 3 0 0 0
Essian J, c 2 0 0 0 Nahorodny B, c 3 1 2 1
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32 3 8 3 31 1 6 1
Oakland 000 200 100 -- 3
Chicago 000 001 000 -- 1
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Wirth A (W) 6.1 5 1 1 1 1
Lacey B (S) 2.2 1 0 0 0 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Stone S (L) 8.0 8 3 2 3 7
Willoughby J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Moore J, Johnson L
DP -- Oakland 1, Chicago 3
LOB -- Oakland 8, Chicago 4
2B -- Thomasson G
HR -- Nahorodny B
SB -- Page M 2, Staggs S, Thomasson G
CS -- Moore J
SH -- Essian J 2
HBP -- by Willoughby J (Gross W)
T -- 2:20
A -- 19018
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