The White Sox sent 15 men to the plate in an 11-run fifth inning en route to a 17-2 plastering of the Angels. The big barrage started with one out on a single by Greg Pryor. Thad Bosley then grounded to losing pitcher Don Aase, who threw wildly to first base as Pryor scored and Bosley reached third. A single by Ralph Garr scored Bosley and brought on Ken Brett to relieve Aase.

Jorge Orta singled and pinch-hitter Lamar Johnson grounded to shortstop Rance Mulliniks. But second baseman Bobby Grich dropped the ball at second on the attempted force play for an error. Chet Lemon then doubled to drive in two runs and after Alan Bannister was walked intentionally to fill the bases, a double by Bill Nahorodny plated three more.

Pryor doubled to score Nahorodny and Tom Griffin relieved Brett. A single by Bosley put Pryor on third and Griffin booted Garr's grounder as both Pryor and Bosley scored, Garr reaching third. A single by Orta drove in the 11th run of the inning. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 17, California Angels 2

Game Played on Wednesday, May 31, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Angels 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 5 3 White Sox 0 0 1 0 11 1 2 2 x - 17 22 0 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bostock cf 4 0 0 1 0 1 .209 Bosley rf 5 3 3 0 0 0 .407 Grich 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .216 Molinaro rf 1 0 0 1 0 0 .296 Landreaux rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .226 Garr lf 6 2 3 2 0 0 .276 Fairly 1b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .269 Moore lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Baylor lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 Orta 2b 6 2 5 3 0 0 .283 Rudi dh 4 0 0 0 0 2 .169 Breazeale 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Lansford 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .295 Lamar Johnson ph,1b 3 1 0 0 0 0 .244 Mulliniks ss 2 0 1 0 2 0 .153 Lemon cf 3 2 2 3 1 0 .311 Humphrey c 1 0 0 0 0 0 .225 Cruz cf 1 1 1 1 0 0 .206 Hampton c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Blomberg dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 .203 Aase p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bannister ph,dh 2 1 0 0 1 1 .150 Brett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Nahorodny c 4 2 2 3 1 0 .259 Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kessinger ss 5 1 3 0 0 0 .273 Hartzell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pryor 3b 4 2 2 1 1 0 .356 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 5 2 3 4 Totals 44 17 22 14 4 1 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 12,828 Left on Base: Angels 7, White Sox 7 DP: Angels 1, White Sox 0 Errors: Grich, Aase, Griffin Doubles: Lansford (9), Blomberg (3), Lemon (11), Nahorodny (3), Pryor (3) Home Runs: Fairly (5), Lemon (5), Orta (7), Cruz (2) Caught Stealing: Bosley (1), Lemon (4) GIDP: Breazeale (2) Hit by Pitch: Humphrey (2,by Stone) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Aase L(2-3) 4.1 8 4 2 2 0 0 20 4.65 Brett 0.1 4 6 3 1 0 0 7 6.75 Griffin 1 4 3 1 1 0 1 9 4.76 Hartzell 1.1 2 2 2 0 1 2 6 3.62 LaRoche 1 4 2 2 0 0 0 6 2.77 Totals 8 22 17 7* 4 1 3 48 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stone W(4-3) 9 5 2 2 3 4 1 36 3.82 Totals 9 5 2 2 3 4 1 36 Hit by Pitch: Stone (3) Wild Pitches: Stone (1) Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Bill Deegan ANGELS 1ST: Bostock flied out to center; Grich flied out to center; Landreaux flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Bosley singled to center; Bosley was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Garr grounded out (second to first); Orta grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0. ANGELS 2ND: Fairly flied out to left; Baylor grounded out (third to first); Rudi was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Breazeale flied out to right; Lemon walked; Lemon was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Blomberg doubled to center; Nahorodny walked; Kessinger singled to right [Blomberg out at home (right to catcher), Nahorodny to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, White Sox 0. ANGELS 3RD: Lansford doubled to left; On a bunt Mulliniks singled to pitcher [Lansford to third]; Humphrey popped to shortstop; Bostock forced Mulliniks (first to shortstop) [Lansford scored]; Grich was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Pryor flied out to center; On a bunt Bosley singled to pitcher; Garr singled to left [Bosley to third]; Orta singled to center [Bosley scored, Garr to third]; Breazeale grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Orta out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, White Sox 1. ANGELS 4TH: Landreaux made an out to second; Fairly made an out to second; Baylor made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon flied out to center; Blomberg flied out to center; Nahorodny popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, White Sox 1. ANGELS 5TH: Rudi was called out on strikes; Lansford singled to center; Mulliniks flied out to center; Stone threw a wild pitch [Lansford to second]; Humphrey was hit by a pitch; Bostock was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 1, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 5TH: Kessinger flied out to left; Pryor singled to center; Bosley reached on an error by Aase [Pryor scored (no RBI), Bosley to third]; Garr singled to center [Bosley scored (unearned)]; BRETT REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); Orta singled to center [Garr to second]; LAMAR JOHNSON BATTED FOR BREAZEALE; Lamar Johnson reached on a fielder's choice [Orta to second (error by Grich; assist by Mulliniks), Garr to third]; Lemon doubled to left [Garr scored (unearned), Orta scored (unearned), Lamar Johnson to third]; BANNISTER BATTED FOR BLOMBERG; Bannister was walked intentionally; Nahorodny doubled to left [Lamar Johnson scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Lemon scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Bannister scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher)]; Kessinger grounded out (second to first) [Nahorodny to third]; Pryor doubled to center [Nahorodny scored (unearned)]; GRIFFIN REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Bosley singled to second [Pryor to third]; Garr reached on an error by Griffin [Pryor scored (unearned) (no RBI), Bosley scored (unearned) (no RBI), Garr to second]; Orta singled to right [Garr scored (unearned)]; Lamar Johnson flied out to left; 11 R (4 ER), 8 H, 3 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, White Sox 12. ANGELS 6TH: BANNISTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); LAMAR JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Grich flied out to left; Landreaux grounded out (second to first); Fairly homered; Baylor made an out to third; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 12. WHITE SOX 6TH: HAMPTON REPLACED HUMPHREY (PLAYING C ); Lemon homered; Bannister lined to shortstop; Nahorodny flied out to left; Kessinger singled to center; Pryor walked [Kessinger to second]; HARTZELL REPLACED GRIFFIN (PITCHING); Bosley popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 13. ANGELS 7TH: MOLINARO REPLACED BOSLEY (PLAYING RF); CRUZ REPLACED LEMON (PLAYING CF); Rudi made an out to shortstop; Lansford grounded out (third to first); Mulliniks walked; Hampton popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 13. WHITE SOX 7TH: Garr flied out to right; Orta homered; Lamar Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz homered; Bannister was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 15. ANGELS 8TH: Bostock flied out to center; Grich popped to first in foul territory; Landreaux flied to left in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 15. WHITE SOX 8TH: LAROCHE REPLACED HARTZELL (PITCHING); Nahorodny singled to center; Kessinger singled to center [Nahorodny to second]; Pryor grounded out (pitcher to first) [Nahorodny to third, Kessinger to second]; Molinaro grounded out (shortstop to first) [Nahorodny scored]; Garr singled to center [Kessinger scored]; Orta singled to right [Garr out at third (right to third)]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 17. ANGELS 9TH: MOORE REPLACED GARR (PLAYING LF); Fairly walked; Baylor singled to center [Fairly to second]; Rudi popped to second; Lansford flied out to center; Mulliniks walked [Fairly to third, Baylor to second]; Hampton flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Angels 2, White Sox 17.

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