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White Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 21, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Chicago White Sox, played on May 21, 1978 at Oakland-Alameda County Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 21, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Francisco Barrios |
| Home Starting Pitcher | John Henry Johnson |
| Ballpark | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 8,426 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Greg Kosc 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: George Maloney 3B: Jim McKean |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Junior Moore | Left Fielder |
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
| Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
| Wayne Nordhagen | Right Fielder |
| Larry Johnson | Catcher |
| Eric Soderholm | DH |
| Henry Cruz | Center Fielder |
| Greg Pryor | Third Baseman |
| Bob Lemon | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Glenn Burke | Center Fielder |
| Mike Edwards | Second Baseman |
| Mitchell Page | Left Fielder |
| Wayne Gross | Third Baseman |
| Dave Revering | First Baseman |
| Jeff Newman | DH |
| Jim Essian | Catcher |
| Gary Thomasson | Right Fielder |
| Rob Picciolo | Shortstop |
| Bobby Winkles | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Athletics
Oakland-Alameda County Stadium
May 21, 1978
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Johnson
Moore hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Johnson
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Johnson
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Barrios
Burke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Barrios
There goes Burke. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. Burke steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Barrios
Edwards bunts towards the mound. Barrios fields it and throws to first for the out. Burke moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Page vs. Barrios
Page hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Barrios
Gross hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Barrios
Revering hits a line drive towards first. Johnson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Johnson
Nordhagen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Essian settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Johnson
Soderholm hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Thomasson. Soderholm reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruz vs. Johnson
Cruz hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Barrios
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pryor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Barrios
Essian hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomasson vs. Barrios
Thomasson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Essian moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Picciolo vs. Barrios
Picciolo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Essian scores. Thomasson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burke vs. Torrealba
Pablo Torrealba now pitching.
Burke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. Thomasson moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Edwards vs. Torrealba
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Johnson
Pryor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Johnson
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Johnson
Kessinger hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Page vs. Torrealba
Page bunts towards the mound. Torrealba fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Torrealba
There goes Page. The throw from Johnson and he is out, Kessinger applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Torrealba
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pryor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Torrealba
Revering hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Johnson
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Revering scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Orta for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Johnson
Nordhagen hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Torrealba
Newman hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Torrealba
Essian hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore. Essian reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomasson vs. Torrealba
Thomasson hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Essian moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Picciolo vs. Torrealba
Picciolo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Johnson
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Edwards scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Johnson
Cruz hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burke vs. Torrealba
Burke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pryor fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Torrealba
Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Page vs. Torrealba
There goes Edwards. The throw from Johnson and he is safe. Edwards steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Page vs. Torrealba
Page hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cruz. Page reaches second base with a double. Edwards scores. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Torrealba
Torrealba spins, and has Page trapped. He throws to Pryor who tags Page for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gross vs. Torrealba
Gross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Revering vs. Torrealba
Revering hits a fly ball into right field. Nordhagen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Johnson
Pryor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Johnson
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Johnson
Kessinger takes first base on ball four. Pryor moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orta vs. Johnson
Orta hits a fly ball into left field. Page settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson takes first base on ball four. Pryor moves to third. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nordhagen vs. Johnson
Nordhagen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Revering settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Torrealba
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Essian vs. Torrealba
Miguel Dilone pinch runs for Jeff Newman.
Torrealba fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Torrealba. Dilone moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Essian vs. Torrealba
Essian 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, 0 - Athletics, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomasson vs. Torrealba
Thomasson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dilone scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picciolo vs. Torrealba
Picciolo hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burke vs. Torrealba
Burke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger misplays the ball. That's an error on Kessinger. Thomasson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Torrealba
Edwards hits a line drive to left field. Moore throws towards the plate. Johnson fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Johnson. Thomasson scores. Burke moves to third. Edwards moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Page vs. Torrealba
Page hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cruz. Page reaches second base with a double. Burke scores. Edwards scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Schueler
Dwayne Murphy pinch runs for Mitchell Page. Ron Schueler now pitching.
Gross strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Johnson
Dwayne Murphy now playing left field.
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Johnson
Soderholm hits a fly ball into right field. Thomasson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Johnson
Cruz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Johnson
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Picciolo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Revering vs. Schueler
Revering hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Schueler covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tabb vs. Schueler
Jerry Tabb pinch hits for Miguel Dilone.
Tabb hits a fly ball into center field. Cruz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Essian vs. Schueler
Essian takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomasson vs. Schueler
Thomasson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Johnson
Moore hits a popup towards third. Gross settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Johnson
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Johnson
Orta hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Edwards reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picciolo vs. Schueler
Picciolo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burke vs. Schueler
Burke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Picciolo moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Schueler
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Picciolo moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Murphy vs. Schueler
Murphy 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, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Johnson
Nordhagen hits a fly ball into center field. Burke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Athletics, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Johnson
Johnson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/21/1978, game 2 -- Chicago at Oakland (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Moore J, lf 4 0 0 0 Burke G, cf 5 2 2 0
Kessinger D, ss 3 0 0 0 Edwards M, 2b 4 2 2 1
Orta J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Page M, lf 4 1 4 5
Johnson L, 1b 3 0 0 0 Murphy D, pr-lf 1 0 0 0
Nordhagen W, rf 4 0 0 0 Gross W, 3b 3 0 0 0
Johnson L, c 4 0 0 0 Revering D, 1b 4 0 0 0
Soderholm E, dh 3 0 1 0 Newman J, dh 3 0 1 0
Cruz H, cf 2 0 0 0 Dilone M, pr 0 1 0 0
Pryor G, 3b 2 0 1 0 Tabb J, ph 1 0 0 0
Essian J, c 3 1 2 0
Thomasson G, rf 4 1 2 1
Picciolo R, ss 4 0 2 1
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29 0 3 0 36 8 15 8
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
Oakland 210 014 00x -- 8
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Barrios F (L) 1.1 5 3 3 0 0
Torrealba P 4.1 8 5 1 1 0
Schueler R 2.1 2 0 0 1 2
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson J (W) 9.0 3 0 0 4 3
E -- Torrealba P, Kessinger D, Johnson L
DP -- Chicago 1, Oakland 1
LOB -- Chicago 6, Oakland 7
2B -- Soderholm E, Essian J, Page M 2
HR -- Page M
SB -- Burke G, Edwards M
CS -- Page M 2
SH -- Edwards M
T -- 2:17
A -- 8426
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