A two-out double in the seventh inning by rookie Paul Molitor triggered the Brewers to a 4-0 blanking of the White Sox. Molitor's hit ruined the major league debut by Sox hurler Rich Wortham and scored Gorman Thomas and pinch-runner Jim Gantner after Wortham walked those two and threw a wild pitch. Dick Davis' single scored Molitor with the Brewers' third run. [The Sporting News]

Milwaukee Brewers 4, Chicago White Sox 0

Game Played on Wednesday, May 3, 1978 (Night game) at County Stadium

White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 0 Brewers 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 x - 4 8 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bannister lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Molitor ss 4 1 2 2 0 0 .286 Kessinger ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .268 Davis lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .316 Orta 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Bando 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .288 Lamar Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Hisle dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 Nordhagen rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .300 Lezcano rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .225 Lemon cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .286 Thomas cf 2 2 1 0 2 0 .230 Moore dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Cooper 1b 2 0 1 1 1 0 .326 Soderholm 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Martinez c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Nahorodny c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .292 Sakata 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .212 Wortham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Money ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279 Willoughby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Gantner pr,2b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .273 Augustine p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 0 3 0 0 1 Totals 30 4 8 4 4 3 Time of Game: 1:49 Attendance: 5,720 Left on Base: White Sox 3, Brewers 7 DP: White Sox 1, Brewers 0 Doubles: Kessinger (1), Lezcano (3), Molitor (3) Triples: Cooper (1) Stolen Bases: Molitor (4) Sacrifice Hits: Cooper (1) GIDP: Sakata (2) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wortham L(0-1) 6.2 7 3 3 3 2 0 29 4.05 Willoughby 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 0 6 3.46 Totals 8 8 4 4 4 3 0 35 Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Augustine W(4-3) 9 3 0 0 0 1 0 30 4.70 Totals 9 3 0 0 0 1 0 30 Wild Pitches: Wortham (1) Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Durwood Merrill WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister grounded out (second to first); Debut game for Rich Wortham; Kessinger flied out to left; Orta grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 1ST: Molitor flied out to right; Davis flied out to center; Bando singled to left; Hisle grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Brewers 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Nordhagen grounded out (second to first); Lemon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano doubled to left; Thomas singled to left [Lezcano to third]; Cooper walked [Thomas to second]; Martinez popped to third in foul territory; Sakata grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cooper out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Brewers 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); Soderholm flied out to left; Nahorodny flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 3RD: On a bunt Molitor singled; Davis struck out; Bando singled to left [Molitor to second]; Molitor stole third; Hisle lined to third; Lezcano lined to shortstop; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Brewers 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Bannister lined to second; Kessinger flied out to left; Orta flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 4TH: Thomas lined to third; Cooper flied out to center; Martinez grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Brewers 0. WHITE SOX 5TH: Lamar Johnson flied out to right; Nordhagen struck out; Lemon singled to left; Moore flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 5TH: Sakata struck out; Molitor flied out to center; Davis flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Brewers 0. WHITE SOX 6TH: Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first); Nahorodny made an out to first; Bannister grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 6TH: Bando flied out to left; Hisle grounded out (third to first); Lezcano grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Brewers 0. WHITE SOX 7TH: Kessinger singled to left; Orta forced Kessinger (shortstop to second); Lamar Johnson flied out to center; Nordhagen flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 7TH: Thomas walked; Cooper out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Thomas to second]; Martinez made an out to catcher; MONEY BATTED FOR SAKATA; Money walked while Thomas advanced to third and Money advanced to second on a wild pitch [Money to second]; GANTNER RAN FOR MONEY; Molitor doubled to right [Thomas scored, Gantner scored]; Davis singled to center [Molitor scored]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED WORTHAM (PITCHING); Bando popped to catcher in foul territory; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Brewers 3. WHITE SOX 8TH: GANTNER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Lemon grounded out (pitcher to first); Moore grounded out (third to first); Soderholm grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Brewers 3. BREWERS 8TH: Hisle made an out to second; Lezcano struck out; Thomas walked; Cooper tripled to center [Thomas scored]; Martinez made an out to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Brewers 4. WHITE SOX 9TH: Nahorodny grounded out (shortstop to first); Bannister made an out to second; Kessinger doubled to right; Orta flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Brewers 4.

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