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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 28, 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 28, 1978 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 28, 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 28, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Matt Keough |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Kravec |
| Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou DiMuro 1B: Ken Kaiser 2B: Mike Reilly 3B: Bill Haller |
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 |
|---|---|
| Thad Bosley | Center Fielder |
| Bob Molinaro | Right Fielder |
| Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
| Ron Blomberg | DH |
| Jim Breazeale | First Baseman |
| Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
| Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Greg Pryor | Third Baseman |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 28, 1978
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Kravec
Staggs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pryor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Kravec
Thomasson strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Kravec
Page hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nahorodny settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Keough
Bosley 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: ---
Molinaro vs. Keough
Molinaro 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Keough
Garr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Keough
Blomberg strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Kravec
Burke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Kravec
Guerrero hits a fly ball into center field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Kravec
Revering hits a popup, foul, towards first. Breazeale settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breazeale vs. Keough
Breazeale hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Keough
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Staggs misplays the ball. That's an error on Staggs. Breazeale moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nahorodny vs. Keough
Nahorodny hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering fields it and throws to third for the out. Orta moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kessinger vs. Keough
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering juggles the ball. That's an error on Revering. Orta scores. Nahorodny moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pryor vs. Keough
Pryor hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Nahorodny trying to get to home. Thomasson throws the ball in to Essian who tags Nahorodny who's trying to score from second, for the out. Kessinger moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bosley vs. Keough
Bosley 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, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Kravec
Alexander hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Kravec
Gross 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 -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Kravec
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Keough
Molinaro 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Keough
Garr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Keough
Blomberg hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garr moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Breazeale vs. Keough
Breazeale hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to second for the out. Garr scores. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Keough
Orta hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Essian settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Kravec
Staggs hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Orta reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Kravec
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 -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Kravec
Page is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burke vs. Kravec
There goes Page. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Page steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burke vs. Kravec
Burke strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Keough
Nahorodny 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Keough
Kessinger 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Keough
Pryor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosley vs. Keough
Bosley takes first base on ball four. Pryor moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Molinaro vs. Keough
Molinaro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Staggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Guerrero vs. Kravec
Guerrero hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. Kravec
Revering 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 -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Kravec
Alexander strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Keough
Garr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Keough
There goes Garr. The throw from Essian and he is out, Guerrero applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Keough
Blomberg 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Breazeale vs. Keough
Breazeale hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Kravec
Gross strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Kravec
Essian hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staggs vs. Kravec
Staggs hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nahorodny settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Keough
Orta hits a line drive towards short. Guerrero reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Keough
Nahorodny 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Keough
Kessinger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Keough
Pryor is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomasson vs. Kravec
Thomasson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Kravec
Page hits a fly ball into center field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burke vs. Kravec
Burke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomasson moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Guerrero vs. Kravec
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pryor fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Keough
Bosley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Lacey
Bob Lacey now pitching. Chet Lemon pinch hits for Bob Molinaro.
There goes Bosley. The throw from Essian and he is safe. Bosley steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Lacey
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garr vs. Lacey
Garr 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nordhagen vs. Sosa
Elias Sosa now pitching. Wayne Nordhagen pinch hits for Ron Blomberg.
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Bosley trying to get to third. Guerrero throws to Gross who tags Bosley for the out. Lemon moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Breazeale vs. Sosa
Breazeale hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Kravec
Lamar Johnson now playing first base. Chet Lemon now playing center field. Thad Bosley now playing right field.
Revering hits a fly ball into right field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Kravec
Alexander strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Kravec
Gross hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nahorodny settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Sosa
Orta hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Sosa
Nahorodny strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Sosa
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guerrero fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Sosa
Pryor 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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bosley vs. Sosa
Bosley hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Kravec
Essian takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staggs vs. Kravec
Mike Edwards pinch runs for Jim Essian.
Staggs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Edwards moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Newman vs. LaGrow
Lerrin LaGrow now pitching. Miguel Dilone pinch runs for Steve Staggs. Jeff Newman pinch hits for Gary Thomasson.
Newman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Edwards scores. Dilone moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Page vs. LaGrow
Dwayne Murphy pinch runs for Jeff Newman.
Page hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dilone scores. Murphy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burke vs. LaGrow
Burke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Guerrero vs. Willoughby
Jim Willoughby now pitching.
Guerrero hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/28/1978, game 1 -- Oakland at Chicago (D)
Oakland AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Staggs S, 2b 4 0 1 0 Bosley T, cf-rf 4 0 1 0
Dilone M, pr 0 1 0 0 Molinaro B, rf 3 0 0 0
Thomasson G, rf 2 0 0 0 Lemon C, ph-cf 0 0 0 0
Newman J, ph 1 0 1 1 Garr R, lf 2 1 1 0
Murphy D, pr 0 0 0 0 Blomberg R, dh 3 0 1 0
Page M, lf 3 0 0 1 Nordhagen W, ph 1 0 1 0
Burke G, cf 3 0 1 0 Breazeale J, 1b 4 0 1 1
Guerrero M, ss 4 0 1 0 Johnson L, 1b 0 0 0 0
Revering D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Orta J, 2b 4 2 1 1
Alexander G, dh 3 0 0 0 Nahorodny B, c 4 0 0 0
Gross W, 3b 3 0 0 0 Kessinger D, ss 4 0 2 0
Essian J, c 2 0 0 0 Pryor G, 3b 4 0 2 0
Edwards M, pr 0 1 0 0
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28 2 4 2 33 3 10 2
Oakland 000 000 002 -- 2
Chicago 011 000 01x -- 3
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Keough M (L)* 6.0 7 2 1 3 2
Lacey B 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Sosa E 1.2 3 1 1 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Kravec K (W)+ 8.0 3 2 2 2 5
LaGrow L 0.1 1 0 0 1 0
Willoughby J (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Staggs S, Revering D
DP -- Chicago 3
LOB -- Oakland 3, Chicago 10
HR -- Orta J
SB -- Page M, Bosley T
CS -- Garr R
HBP -- by Kravec K (Page M)
T -- 2:41
A -- 0
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