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White Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
June 9, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Chicago White Sox, played on June 9, 1978 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | June 9, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 9, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Pablo Torrealba |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Doc Medich |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 17,511 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ron Luciano 1B: Rich Garcia 2B: Vic Voltaggio 3B: Nestor Chylak |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
| Bob Molinaro | Right Fielder |
| Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
| Jim Breazeale | First Baseman |
| Henry Cruz | Center Fielder |
| Ron Blomberg | DH |
| Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
| Richie Zisk | DH |
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| John Ellis | Catcher |
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Kurt Bevacqua | Second Baseman |
| Jim Mason | Shortstop |
| Billy Hunter | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
June 9, 1978
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Medich
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Medich
Molinaro hits a popup towards short. Mason settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Medich
Orta strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Torrealba
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Torrealba
Beniquez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harrah moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Torrealba
Oliver hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Harrah scores. Beniquez moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zisk vs. Schueler
Ron Schueler now pitching.
Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Beniquez tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Schueler
Bonds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Oliver trying to get to third. Garr throws the ball in to Soderholm, who tags Oliver for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Schueler
Ellis hits a fly ball into right field. Molinaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breazeale vs. Medich
Breazeale hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bevacqua reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Medich
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Medich covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Medich
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bevacqua scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Schueler
Hargrove hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. Schueler
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into right field. Molinaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mason vs. Schueler
Mason hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Schueler
Harrah hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schueler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Medich
Nahorodny hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Medich
Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Medich
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bevacqua scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garr vs. Medich
Garr hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds who is chasing the ball. Garr reaches third base with a triple. Kessinger scores. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Molinaro vs. Medich
Molinaro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Schueler
Beniquez hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Schueler
Oliver hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Schueler
Zisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Schueler
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Schueler
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Medich
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bevacqua scoops it up and throws to first, with Medich covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breazeale vs. Medich
Breazeale takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruz vs. Medich
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Medich
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blomberg for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Schueler
Hargrove hits a line drive towards first. Breazeale reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Schueler
Bevacqua hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. Schueler
Mason hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Schueler
Harrah is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Medich
Nahorodny hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mason scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Medich
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bevacqua scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Medich
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bevacqua scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Schueler
Beniquez hits a popup towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Schueler
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Schueler
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Medich
Garr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Molinaro vs. Medich
Molinaro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Molinaro reaches second base with a double. Garr moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Orta vs. Medich
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Orta for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Breazeale vs. Medich
Breazeale hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Garr tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Medich
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blomberg vs. Medich
There's a wild pitch. Molinaro moves to third. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blomberg vs. Medich
Blomberg is walked intentionally. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nahorodny vs. Medich
Nahorodny hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Molinaro scores. Cruz scores. Blomberg moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kessinger vs. Medich
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Medich fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Schueler
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Schueler
Ellis hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Schueler
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. Schueler
Bevacqua strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Medich
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bevacqua scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Medich
Garr hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Medich
Molinaro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Medich
There goes Molinaro. The throw from Ellis and he is safe. Molinaro steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Orta vs. Umbarger
Jim Umbarger now pitching.
Orta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Umbarger
Lamar Johnson pinch hits for Jim Breazeale.
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mason vs. LaGrow
Lamar Johnson now playing first base. Lerrin LaGrow now pitching.
Mason hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. LaGrow
Harrah strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. LaGrow
Beniquez strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Umbarger
Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Umbarger
Chet Lemon pinch hits for Ron Blomberg.
Lemon bunts towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Bevacqua covering, for the out. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nahorodny vs. Comer
Steve Comer now pitching.
Comer spins and fires to second, and Cruz is picked off. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Comer
Nahorodny strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. LaGrow
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaGrow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. LaGrow
Zisk hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. LaGrow
Bobby Thompson pinch runs for Richie Zisk.
There goes Thompson. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Thompson steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. LaGrow
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ellis vs. LaGrow
Ellis 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
Top 9
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White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Comer
Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Comer
There goes Kessinger. The throw from Ellis and he is out, Bevacqua applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Comer
Soderholm hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Comer
Garr bunts towards the mound. Comer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. LaGrow
Hargrove strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. LaGrow
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into right field. Molinaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowenstein vs. LaGrow
John Lowenstein pinch hits for Jim Mason.
Lowenstein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. LaGrow
Bump Wills pinch runs for John Lowenstein.
Harrah hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wills moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Beniquez vs. LaGrow
There goes Harrah. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Harrah steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Beniquez vs. LaGrow
Beniquez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/9/1978 -- Chicago at Texas (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Garr R, lf 5 1 2 1 Harrah T, 3b 4 1 1 0
Molinaro B, rf 3 1 1 0 Beniquez J, cf 5 1 1 0
Orta J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Oliver A, lf 4 1 2 2
Breazeale J, 1b 1 0 0 1 Zisk R, dh 2 0 1 1
Johnson L, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Thompson B, pr 0 0 0 0
Cruz H, cf 3 1 1 0 Bonds B, rf 4 0 1 0
Blomberg R, dh 2 0 0 0 Ellis J, c 4 0 0 0
Lemon C, ph 0 0 0 0 Hargrove M, 1b 3 0 1 0
Nahorodny B, c 4 0 1 2 Bevacqua K, 2b 4 0 0 0
Kessinger D, ss 4 1 2 0 Mason J, ss 3 0 1 0
Soderholm E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Lowenstein J, ph 0 0 0 0
Wills B, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 4 7 4 33 3 8 3
Chicago 001 003 000 -- 4
Texas 201 000 000 -- 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Torrealba P* 0.0 2 2 2 1 0
Schueler R (W) 6.0 4 1 1 2 4
LaGrow L (S) 3.0 2 0 0 1 4
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Medich D (L) 6.2 5 4 4 5 1
Umbarger J 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Comer S 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 1st
LOB -- Chicago 6, Texas 8
2B -- Molinaro B
3B -- Garr R
HR -- Oliver A
SB -- Molinaro B, Thompson B, Harrah T
CS -- Kessinger D
SH -- Lemon C
SF -- Zisk R, Breazeale J
WP -- Medich D
T -- 2:27
A -- 17511
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