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White Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 15, 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 15, 1978 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 15, 1978 |
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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 15, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Texas Rangers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Steve Stone |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jon Matlack |
Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
City | Arlington |
State | TX |
Attendance | 18,665 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: Vic Voltaggio 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: Larry Barnett |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tom Spencer | Center Fielder |
Thad Bosley | Right Fielder |
Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
Lamar Johnson | DH |
Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
Mike Squires | First Baseman |
Kevin Bell | Third Baseman |
Greg Pryor | Shortstop |
Mike Colbern | Catcher |
Larry Doby | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
Al Oliver | Left Fielder |
Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
Richie Zisk | DH |
Kurt Bevacqua | Third Baseman |
Juan Beniquez | Center Fielder |
Toby Harrah | Shortstop |
Billy Hunter | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
August 15, 1978
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Matlack
Spencer hits a fly ball into center field. Beniquez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Matlack
Bosley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Matlack
Orta strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Stone
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 -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Stone
Wills strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Stone
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Matlack
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Oliver settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Matlack
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Matlack
Squires hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Matlack
Matlack fires to first and has Squires trapped. There's the throw to Wills who tags Squires for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliver vs. Stone
Oliver hits a popup towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Stone
Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Stone
There goes Bonds. The throw from Colbern and he is safe. Bonds steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zisk vs. Stone
Zisk strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bevacqua vs. Stone
Bevacqua 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 3
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Matlack
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Matlack
Pryor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colbern vs. Matlack
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Colbern vs. Matlack
Colbern strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Spencer vs. Matlack
Spencer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bosley vs. Matlack
Bosley hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Stone
Beniquez strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Stone
Harrah hits a fly ball into center field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Stone
Hargrove takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Stone
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Matlack
Orta 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: ---
Johnson vs. Matlack
Johnson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Matlack
Garr hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Oliver. Garr reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Squires vs. Matlack
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Stone
Sundberg hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr. Sundberg reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Stone
Oliver hits a popup towards short. Pryor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Stone
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zisk vs. Stone
There's a wild pitch. Sundberg moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zisk vs. Stone
Zisk hits a fly ball into center field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Matlack
Bell is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Matlack
Pryor hits a popup towards short. Harrah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbern vs. Matlack
Colbern hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Beniquez. Colbern reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spencer vs. Matlack
The ball gets by Sundberg for a passed ball. Colbern moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spencer vs. Matlack
Spencer strikes out. Sundberg drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Spencer out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Stone
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Stone
Beniquez hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Stone
Harrah hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Matlack
Bosley strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Matlack
Orta strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Matlack
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Stone
Hargrove hits a fly ball into center field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Stone
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Stone
Stone fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Stone. Wills moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Stone
Sundberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Oliver vs. Stone
Oliver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to third. Sundberg moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bonds vs. Stone
Bonds hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Matlack
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bevacqua fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Squires vs. Matlack
Squires bunts in front of the plate. Sundberg fields it and throws to first for the out. Garr moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Soderholm vs. Matlack
Eric Soderholm pinch hits for Kevin Bell.
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Garr moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pryor vs. Matlack
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Stone
Eric Soderholm now playing third base.
Zisk hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bevacqua vs. Stone
Bevacqua hits a fly ball into center field. Spencer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beniquez vs. Stone
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, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Stone
Harrah takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hargrove vs. Stone
Hargrove hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbern vs. Matlack
Colbern strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Matlack
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Matlack
Bosley 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
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Stone
Wills takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Stone
Sundberg bunts towards first. Squires scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sundberg for the out. Wills moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliver vs. Stone
Oliver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonds vs. Stone
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wills moves to third. Oliver moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Zisk vs. Stone
Zisk hits a line drive towards first. Squires reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Matlack
Mike Jorgensen now playing first base.
Orta 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Matlack
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Matlack
Bob Molinaro pinch runs for Lamar Johnson.
Garr 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, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Squires vs. Matlack
There's a wild pitch. Garr moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Squires vs. Matlack
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards short. Harrah scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/15/1978 -- Chicago at Texas (N) Chicago AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI Spencer T, cf 4 0 0 0 Hargrove M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Bosley T, rf 4 0 0 0 Jorgensen M, 1b 0 0 0 0 Orta J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Wills B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Johnson L, dh 4 0 1 0 Sundberg J, c 2 0 1 0 Molinaro B, pr 0 0 0 0 Oliver A, lf 3 0 0 0 Garr R, lf 4 0 2 0 Bonds B, rf 3 0 0 0 Squires M, 1b 3 0 1 0 Zisk R, dh 4 1 1 1 Bell K, 3b 1 0 0 0 Bevacqua K, 3b 3 0 0 0 Soderholm E, ph-3b 1 0 1 0 Beniquez J, cf 3 0 0 0 Pryor G, ss 3 0 1 0 Harrah T, ss 2 0 0 0 Colbern M, c 3 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 0 7 0 25 1 2 1 Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0 Texas 000 000 10x -- 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Stone S (L) 8.0 2 1 1 7 4 Texas IP H R ER BB SO Matlack J (W) 9.0 7 0 0 1 7 E -- Stone S DP -- Texas 1 LOB -- Chicago 6, Texas 8 2B -- Garr R, Sundberg J, Colbern M HR -- Zisk R SB -- Bonds B, Pryor G, Bell K CS -- Squires M SH -- Squires M, Sundberg J WP -- Stone S, Matlack J PB -- Sundberg J T -- 2:29 A -- 18665
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