A two-out, two-run homer by Lamar Johnson in the eighth inning lifted the White Sox to a 5-3 victory over the Brewers. The big blow followed a single by Don Kessinger and snapped a 2-2 tie. The Chisox added another run in the ninth on successive singles by Bill Nahorodny, Bob Molinaro and Kessinger. Wilbur Wood pitched a complete game to notch his second win against three losses. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3

Game Played on Tuesday, May 2, 1978 (Night game) at County Stadium

White Sox 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 - 5 11 1 Brewers 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 2 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Molinaro rf 5 0 2 0 0 0 .348 Molitor ss 4 0 0 1 0 0 .273 Kessinger ss 5 1 3 1 0 0 .243 Davis dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .324 Orta 2b 5 1 1 1 0 0 .284 Bando 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .276 Lamar Johnson 1b 3 2 1 2 1 1 .297 Hisle lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .288 Blomberg dh 4 0 2 1 0 0 .237 Lezcano rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .222 Lemon cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Thomas cf 3 0 1 1 0 1 .222 Cruz lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .125 Oglivie 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .271 Soderholm 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .219 Martinez c 3 1 1 0 1 0 .275 Nahorodny c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .311 Sakata 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .220 Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wohlford ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 .150 Sorensen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McClure p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 5 11 5 1 3 Totals 33 3 8 3 2 3 Time of Game: 2:10 Attendance: 7,880 Left on Base: White Sox 7, Brewers 7 DP: White Sox 0, Brewers 1 Errors: Soderholm, Sakata, Sorensen Doubles: Thomas (4) Triples: Martinez (1), Oglivie (1) Home Runs: Orta (4), Lamar Johnson (1) Stolen Bases: Lamar Johnson (1) Caught Stealing: Davis (1) Sacrifice Hits: Thomas (1) Sacrifice Flies: Molitor (1) GIDP: Orta (3) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wood W(2-3) 9 8 3 3 2 3 0 37 3.28 Totals 9 8 3 3 2 3 0 37 Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sorensen L(2-2) 8.2 11 5 5 1 3 2 38 4.64 McClure 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.46 Totals 9 11 5 5 1 3 2 39 Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans WHITE SOX 1ST: Molinaro flied out to right; Kessinger flied out to center; Orta flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 1ST: Molitor flied out to left; Davis flied out to left; Bando singled to center; Hisle forced Bando (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Brewers 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson struck out; Blomberg singled to center; Lemon flied to right in foul territory; Cruz popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano struck out; Thomas grounded out (shortstop to first); Oglivie made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Brewers 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Soderholm flied out to center; Nahorodny made an out to second; Molinaro singled to third; Kessinger flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 3RD: Martinez tripled to left; Sakata grounded out (second to first); Molitor hit a sacrifice fly to center [Martinez scored]; Davis singled to center; Davis was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Brewers 1. WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta homered; Lamar Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); Blomberg grounded out (shortstop to first); Lemon singled to second [Lemon to second (error by Sakata)]; Cruz struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Brewers 1. BREWERS 4TH: Bando grounded out (second to first); Hisle walked; Lezcano grounded out (third to first) [Hisle to second]; Thomas doubled to left [Hisle scored]; Oglivie grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Brewers 2. WHITE SOX 5TH: Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Nahorodny popped to catcher in foul territory; Molinaro grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Brewers 2. BREWERS 5TH: Martinez grounded out (shortstop to first); Sakata grounded out (third to first); Molitor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Brewers 2. WHITE SOX 6TH: Kessinger singled to center; Orta grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kessinger out at second]; Lamar Johnson walked; Lamar Johnson stole second; Blomberg singled to center [Lamar Johnson scored]; Lemon grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Brewers 2. BREWERS 6TH: Davis popped to first in foul territory; Bando flied out to center; Hisle lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Brewers 2. WHITE SOX 7TH: Cruz struck out; Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Nahorodny flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Brewers 2. BREWERS 7TH: Lezcano singled to center; Thomas out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Lezcano to second]; Oglivie singled to right [Lezcano to third, Oglivie to second (on throw to home)]; Martinez was walked intentionally; Sakata struck out; Molitor lined to first; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. White Sox 2, Brewers 2. WHITE SOX 8TH: Molinaro flied out to right; Kessinger singled to right; Orta grounded out (shortstop to first) [Kessinger to second]; Lamar Johnson homered [Kessinger scored]; Blomberg reached on an error by Sorensen; Lemon forced Blomberg (third to second); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Brewers 2. BREWERS 8TH: Davis reached on an error by Soderholm; Bando singled to third [Davis to second]; Hisle lined to third; Lezcano flied out to left; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Brewers 2. WHITE SOX 9TH: Cruz flied out to right; Soderholm flied out to center; Nahorodny singled to left; Molinaro singled to center [Nahorodny to second]; Kessinger singled to center [Nahorodny scored, Molinaro to second]; MCCLURE REPLACED SORENSEN (PITCHING); Orta flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Brewers 2. BREWERS 9TH: Oglivie tripled to left; Martinez made an out to shortstop; WOHLFORD BATTED FOR SAKATA; Wohlford grounded out (second to first) [Oglivie scored]; Molitor grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Brewers 3.

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