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White Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 17, 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 August 17, 1978 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 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 | August 17, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Kravec |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Mirabella |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 17,158 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou DiMuro 1B: Larry Barnett 2B: Jim McKean 3B: Vic Voltaggio |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
| Don Kessinger | Second Baseman |
| Mike Squires | First Baseman |
| Lamar Johnson | DH |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Claudell Washington | Center Fielder |
| Tom Spencer | Right Fielder |
| Greg Pryor | Shortstop |
| Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
| Larry Doby | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Al Oliver | DH |
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Richie Zisk | Left Fielder |
| Kurt Bevacqua | Third Baseman |
| Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Billy Hunter | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 17, 1978
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Mirabella
Garr 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, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Mirabella
Kessinger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zisk. Kessinger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Squires vs. Mirabella
Squires hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Mirabella
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soderholm vs. Mirabella
Soderholm hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Kravec
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Kravec
Beniquez hits a fly ball into center field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Kravec
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hargrove moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Kravec
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Mirabella
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Washington for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Mirabella
Spencer strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Mirabella
Pryor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nahorodny vs. Mirabella
Nahorodny hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Kravec
Bonds is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Kravec
Zisk hits a popup, foul, towards first. Squires settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Kravec
Bevacqua takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Kravec
Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Mirabella
Garr hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zisk. Garr reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Mirabella
Kessinger bunts towards third. Bevacqua picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Bevacqua. Garr scores. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Squires vs. Mirabella
Squires takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Mirabella
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kessinger scores. Squires moves to third. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Soderholm vs. Mirabella
Soderholm hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Squires tags and scores. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Washington vs. Mirabella
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. Mirabella
Spencer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Kravec
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Kravec
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. Kravec
Beniquez is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Kravec
Sundberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hargrove moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Oliver vs. Kravec
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Mirabella
Pryor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nahorodny vs. Mirabella
Nahorodny bunts towards the mound. Mirabella fields it and throws to first for the out. Pryor moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garr vs. Mirabella
Garr hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Garr reaches second base with a double. Pryor scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Comer
Steve Comer now pitching.
Kessinger strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Squires vs. Comer
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Squires for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Kravec
Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Kravec
Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. Kravec
There goes Bonds. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Bonds steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bevacqua vs. Kravec
Bevacqua hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bonds moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Harrah vs. Kravec
Harrah is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wills vs. Kravec
Wills takes first base on ball four. Bevacqua moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hargrove vs. Kravec
Hargrove hits a popup, foul, towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Comer
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Comer
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Comer
Washington bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Sundberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Kravec
Beniquez hits a line drive towards short. Pryor reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Kravec
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires scoops it up and throws to first, with Kravec covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Kravec
Oliver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Kravec
Bonds hits a fly ball into center field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Comer
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Comer
Pryor 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, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Comer
Nahorodny strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Kravec
Zisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bevacqua vs. Kravec
Bevacqua strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Kravec
Harrah hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Kravec
Wills strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Kravec
Hargrove hits a fly ball into right field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Comer
Garr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Comer
There goes Garr. The throw from Sundberg and he is out, Harrah applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Comer
Kessinger strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Comer
Squires hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Comer
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove fields the ball and throws to Comer covering. Safe. Squires moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soderholm vs. Comer
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Kravec
Kevin Bell now playing third base.
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Kravec
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Kravec
Oliver hits a line drive into center field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Comer
Washington 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, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Comer
Spencer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Comer
Pryor strikes out. There goes Spencer. The throw from Sundberg to second, and Spencer is out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Kravec
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Kravec
Zisk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowenstein vs. LaGrow
Lerrin LaGrow now pitching. John Lowenstein pinch hits for Kurt Bevacqua.
Lowenstein hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. LaGrow
Harrah takes first base on ball four. Zisk moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wills vs. LaGrow
Wills strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Comer
John Lowenstein now playing third base.
Nahorodny strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Comer
Garr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Comer
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards second. Wills scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. LaGrow
Thad Bosley now playing left field.
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beniquez vs. LaGrow
Mike Jorgensen pinch runs for Mike Hargrove.
Beniquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. LaGrow
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Beniquez moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Rangers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. LaGrow
Oliver hits a fly ball into left field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1978 -- Chicago at Texas (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
Garr R, lf 4 1 3 1 Hargrove M, 1b 3 0 1 0
Bosley T, lf 0 0 0 0 Jorgensen M, pr 0 0 0 0
Kessinger D, 2b 5 1 2 0 Beniquez J, cf 5 0 0 0
Squires M, 1b 3 1 1 0 Sundberg J, c 5 0 1 0
Johnson L, dh 3 0 2 1 Oliver A, dh 4 0 0 0
Soderholm E, 3b 3 0 0 1 Bonds B, rf 3 0 0 0
Bell K, 3b 0 0 0 0 Zisk R, lf 2 1 0 0
Washington C, cf 4 0 0 0 Bevacqua K, 3b 2 0 1 0
Spencer T, rf 4 0 1 0 Lowenstein J, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Pryor G, ss 3 1 1 0 Harrah T, ss 3 1 1 2
Nahorodny B, c 3 0 0 0 Wills B, 2b 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 10 3 31 2 4 2
Chicago 003 100 000 -- 4
Texas 000 002 000 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Kravec K (W) 7.1 3 2 2 8 5
LaGrow L (S) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Mirabella P (L) 3.1 6 4 4 3 1
Comer S 5.2 4 0 0 1 5
E -- Bevacqua K
DP -- Texas 2
LOB -- Chicago 7, Texas 11
2B -- Kessinger D, Garr R 2
HR -- Harrah T
SB -- Bonds B
CS -- Garr R, Spencer T
SH -- Nahorodny B
SF -- Soderholm E
T -- 2:27
A -- 17158
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