Top 1

• White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Molinaro vs. Alexander
  
  Molinaro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops it up and throws to first, with Alexander covering, for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kessinger vs. Alexander
  
  Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Orta vs. Alexander
  
  Orta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kessinger moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Johnson vs. Alexander
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kessinger scores. Orta moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Garr vs. Alexander
  
  Garr hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Squires vs. Alexander
  
  Squires takes first base on ball four. Orta moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Soderholm vs. Alexander
  
  Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hargrove vs. Baumgarten
  
  Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Beniquez vs. Baumgarten
  
  Beniquez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sundberg vs. Baumgarten
  
  Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Washington vs. Alexander
  
  Washington hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds who is chasing the ball. Washington reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Nahorodny vs. Alexander
  
  Nahorodny takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Molinaro vs. Alexander
  
  Molinaro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. Washington scores. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Kessinger vs. Alexander
  
  Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Molinaro moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Orta vs. Umbarger
  
  Jim Umbarger now pitching.
  
  There goes Molinaro. The slide. Sundberg applies the tag. Molinaro is out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Orta vs. Umbarger
  
  Orta strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Baumgarten
  
  Oliver hits a popup, foul, towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bonds vs. Baumgarten
  
  Bonds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Zisk vs. Baumgarten
  
  Zisk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bonds moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Bevacqua vs. Baumgarten
  
  Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bonds tags and scores. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harrah vs. Baumgarten
  
  Harrah hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr. Harrah reaches second base with a double. Zisk moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Wills vs. Baumgarten
  
  Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Umbarger
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garr vs. Umbarger
  
  Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Squires vs. Umbarger
  
  Squires strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hargrove vs. Baumgarten
  
  Hargrove is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Beniquez vs. Baumgarten
  
  Beniquez bunts towards first. Squires scoops it up and throws to first, with Orta covering, for the out. Hargrove moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Sundberg vs. Baumgarten
  
  Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Oliver vs. Baumgarten
  
  Oliver hits a fly ball into center field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bonds vs. Baumgarten
  
  Bonds strikes out. Nahorodny drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Bonds out. View Play 

Top 4

• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Soderholm vs. Umbarger
  
  Soderholm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Washington vs. Umbarger
  
  Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nahorodny vs. Umbarger
  
  Nahorodny strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zisk vs. Baumgarten
  
  Zisk takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bevacqua vs. Baumgarten
  
  Bevacqua hits a fly ball into right field. Molinaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harrah vs. Baumgarten
  
  Harrah takes first base on ball four. Zisk moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Wills vs. Baumgarten
  
  Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. Zisk moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Hargrove vs. Baumgarten
  
  Hargrove 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 5

• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Molinaro vs. Umbarger
  
  Molinaro strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kessinger vs. Umbarger
  
  Kessinger takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Orta vs. Umbarger
  
  Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Umbarger
  
  Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Orta moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Garr vs. Umbarger
  
  Garr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Orta trying to get to home. Beniquez throws the ball in to Sundberg who tags Orta who's trying to score from second, for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play 

Bottom 5

• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Beniquez vs. Baumgarten
  
  Beniquez hits a line drive towards third. Soderholm reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sundberg vs. Baumgarten
  
  Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Oliver vs. Baumgarten
  
  Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Squires vs. Umbarger
  
  Squires hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Soderholm vs. Umbarger
  
  Soderholm hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Washington vs. Umbarger
  
  Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nahorodny vs. Umbarger
  
  Nahorodny hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Washington moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Molinaro vs. Umbarger
  
  Molinaro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Washington scores. There goes Nahorodny trying to get to second. Beniquez throws the ball in to Wills who tags Nahorodny for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bonds vs. Baumgarten
  
  Bonds hits a line drive towards third. Soderholm reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zisk vs. Baumgarten
  
  Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bevacqua vs. Baumgarten
  
  Bevacqua bunts towards the mound. Baumgarten fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harrah vs. Baumgarten
  
  Harrah takes first base on ball four. Bevacqua moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Gray vs. Baumgarten
  
  Gary Gray pinch hits for Bump Wills.
  
  Gray strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Kessinger vs. Umbarger
  
  Bert Campaneris now playing shortstop. Toby Harrah now playing third base. Kurt Bevacqua now playing second base.
  
  Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Orta vs. Umbarger
  
  Orta hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Umbarger
  
  Johnson 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 7

• White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hargrove vs. Baumgarten
  
  Hargrove hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Molinaro. Hargrove reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Beniquez vs. LaGrow
  
  Lerrin LaGrow now pitching.
  
  Beniquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hargrove moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Sundberg vs. LaGrow
  
  Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hargrove scores. Beniquez moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Oliver vs. LaGrow
  
  Oliver strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bonds vs. LaGrow
  
  Bonds strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Garr vs. Umbarger
  
  Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Squires vs. Umbarger
  
  Squires takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Soderholm vs. Barker
  
  Len Barker now pitching.
  
  Soderholm hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Squires moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Washington vs. Barker
  
  Kevin Bell pinch runs for Eric Soderholm.
  
  Washington hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Washington reaches second base with a double. Squires scores. Bell moves to third. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Blomberg vs. Barker
  
  Ron Blomberg pinch hits for Bill Nahorodny.
  
  Blomberg takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Molinaro vs. Barker
  
  Thad Bosley pinch runs for Ron Blomberg.
  
  Molinaro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove fields it and throws to home to get Bell. Washington moves to third. Bosley moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Kessinger vs. Barker
  
  Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Washington scores. Bosley scores. Molinaro moves to second. View Play 
• White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Orta vs. Barker
  
  Orta hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Zisk vs. LaGrow
  
  Kevin Bell now playing third base. Tom Spencer now playing left field. Mike Colbern now catching.
  
  Zisk strikes out. View Play 
• White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bevacqua vs. LaGrow
  
  Bevacqua takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Harrah vs. LaGrow
  
  Harrah hits a line drive towards first. Squires catches it and steps on first to double up Bevacqua. View Play 

Top 9

• White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Barker
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Spencer vs. Barker
  
  Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Squires vs. Barker
  
  Squires hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris misplays the ball. That's an error on Campaneris. View Play 
• White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bell vs. Barker
  
  There goes Squires. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Campaneris applying the tag. View Play 

Bottom 9

• White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Campaneris vs. LaGrow
  
  Campaneris takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hargrove vs. LaGrow
  
  Hargrove 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 
• White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Beniquez vs. LaGrow
  
  Beniquez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• White Sox, 6 - Rangers, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Sundberg vs. LaGrow
  
  Sundberg is called out on strikes. View Play 

• 

  Game Summary

---

Audio Play-by-Play (back to top)

Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.

If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".

If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.

Download MP3 version

---

Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/16/1978 -- Chicago at Texas (N)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Texas              AB  R  H RBI
Molinaro B, rf        5  0  1  2   Hargrove M, 1b        4  1  1  0   
Kessinger D, ss       4  1  3  2   Beniquez J, cf        4  0  2  0   
Orta J, 2b            5  0  1  0   Sundberg J, c         4  0  0  1   
Johnson L, dh         5  0  2  1   Oliver A, lf          4  0  0  0   
Garr R, lf            4  0  1  0   Bonds B, rf           4  1  1  0   
Spencer T, lf         1  0  0  0   Zisk R, dh            3  0  1  0   
Squires M, 1b         3  1  0  0   Bevacqua K, 3b-2b     2  0  1  1   
Soderholm E, 3b       4  0  2  0   Harrah T, ss-3b       2  0  1  0   
Bell K, pr-3b         0  0  0  0   Wills B, 2b           2  0  0  0   
Washington C, cf      4  3  3  1   Gray G, ph            1  0  0  0   
Nahorodny B, c        2  0  1  0   Campaneris B, ss      0  0  0  0   
Blomberg R, ph        0  0  0  0                                      
Bosley T, pr          0  1  0  0                                      
Colbern M, c          0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  6 14  6                        30  2  7  2

Chicago          110 001 030 --  6
Texas            010 000 100 --  2

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Baumgarten R (W)*     6.0  5  2  2  4  2
LaGrow L (S)          3.0  2  0  0  2  4

  Texas                IP  H  R ER BB SO
Alexander D (L)       1.1  5  2  2  2  0
Umbarger J            6.0  6  2  2  2  4
Barker L              1.2  3  2  2  1  0
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 7th

E -- Campaneris B
DP -- Chicago 2, Texas 1
LOB -- Chicago 9, Texas 10
2B -- Harrah T, Hargrove M, Washington C
3B -- Washington C
CS -- Molinaro B, Squires M
SH -- Beniquez J
SF -- Bevacqua K
HBP -- by Baumgarten R (Hargrove M)
T -- 2:52
A -- 16193

    

More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score