The White Sox rallied for three runs in the sixth inning and defeated the Rangers, 4-3, for their fifth straight victory. A homer by Al Oliver helped the Rangers take a 3-1 lead before the White Sox opened the sixth with a run on a single by Ralph Garr, double by Bob Molinaro and sacrifice fly by Jim Breazeale. Henry Cruz and Ron Blomberg then drew walks from Doc Medich to load the bases and Bill Nahorodny followed with the decisive single, driving in two runs. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 4, Texas Rangers 3

Game Played on Friday, June 9, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

White Sox 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 4 7 0 Rangers 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Garr lf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .276 Harrah 3b 4 1 1 0 1 2 .206 Molinaro rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .295 Beniquez cf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .269 Orta 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .278 Oliver lf 4 1 2 2 0 0 .283 Breazeale 1b 1 0 0 1 1 0 .292 Zisk dh 2 0 1 1 1 0 .296 Lamar Johnson ph,1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Thompson pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Cruz cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .255 Bonds rf 4 0 1 0 0 3 .249 Blomberg dh 2 0 0 0 1 0 .231 J. Ellis c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .133 Lemon ph,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 Hargrove 1b 3 0 1 0 1 1 .263 Nahorodny c 4 0 1 2 0 1 .252 Bevacqua 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .150 Kessinger ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .278 Mason ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .178 Soderholm 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .209 Lowenstein ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288 Torrealba p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wills pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Schueler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Medich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Umbarger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Comer p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 30 4 7 4 5 2 Totals 33 3 8 3 4 8 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 17,511 Left on Base: White Sox 6, Rangers 8 DP: White Sox 0, Rangers 0 Doubles: Molinaro (1) Triples: Garr (2) Home Runs: Oliver (7) Stolen Bases: Molinaro (8), Thompson (4), Harrah (13) Caught Stealing: Kessinger (1) Sacrifice Hits: Lemon (2) Sacrifice Flies: Breazeale (1), Zisk (3) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Torrealba 0 2 2 2 1 0 0 3 4.54 Schueler W(1-1) 6 4 1 1 2 4 1 23 4.28 LaGrow SV(4) 3 2 0 0 1 4 0 12 4.34 Totals 9 8 3 3 4 8 1 38 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Medich L(1-2) 6.2 5 4 4 5 1 0 30 4.78 Umbarger 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5.17 Comer 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4 1.17 Totals 9 7 4 4 5 2 0 37 Wild Pitches: Medich (3) Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Nestor Chylak WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Molinaro made an out to shortstop; Orta struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Harrah walked; Beniquez singled to center [Harrah to second]; Oliver singled to center [Harrah scored, Beniquez to third]; SCHUELER REPLACED TORREALBA (PITCHING); Zisk hit a sacrifice fly to center [Beniquez scored]; Bonds singled to left [Oliver out at third (left to third)]; J. Ellis flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 2. WHITE SOX 2ND: Breazeale lined to second; Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); Blomberg grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 2. RANGERS 2ND: Hargrove singled to center; Bevacqua flied out to right; Mason forced Hargrove (second to shortstop); Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 2. WHITE SOX 3RD: Nahorodny grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger singled to center; Soderholm grounded out (second to first) [Kessinger to second]; Garr tripled to right [Kessinger scored]; Molinaro grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Rangers 2. RANGERS 3RD: Beniquez flied out to left; Oliver homered; Zisk walked; Bonds struck out; J. Ellis grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Rangers 3. WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta grounded out (second to pitcher); Breazeale walked; Cruz flied out to right; Blomberg grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Rangers 3. RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove lined to first; Bevacqua grounded out (shortstop to first); Mason singled to right; Harrah was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Rangers 3. WHITE SOX 5TH: Nahorodny grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Soderholm grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Rangers 3. RANGERS 5TH: Beniquez made an out to third; Oliver flied out to left; Zisk grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Rangers 3. WHITE SOX 6TH: Garr singled to left; Molinaro doubled to right [Garr to third]; Orta grounded out (first unassisted); Breazeale hit a sacrifice fly to center [Garr scored]; Cruz walked; Medich threw a wild pitch [Molinaro to third, Cruz to second]; Blomberg was walked intentionally; Nahorodny singled to center [Molinaro scored, Cruz scored, Blomberg to second]; Kessinger grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 3. RANGERS 6TH: Bonds struck out; J. Ellis flied out to center; Hargrove walked; Bevacqua struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 3. WHITE SOX 7TH: Soderholm grounded out (second to first); Garr flied out to center; Molinaro walked; Molinaro stole second; UMBARGER REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Orta walked (walk was charged to Medich); LAMAR JOHNSON BATTED FOR BREAZEALE; Lamar Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 3. RANGERS 7TH: LAMAR JOHNSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); LAGROW REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Mason flied out to center; Harrah struck out; Beniquez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 3. WHITE SOX 8TH: Cruz singled to third; LEMON BATTED FOR BLOMBERG; Lemon out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Cruz to second]; COMER REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); Cruz was picked off second (pitcher to second); Nahorodny struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 3. RANGERS 8TH: LEMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Oliver grounded out (pitcher to first); Zisk singled to center; THOMPSON RAN FOR ZISK; Thompson stole second; Bonds struck out; J. Ellis grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 3. WHITE SOX 9TH: THOMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Kessinger singled to center; Kessinger was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Soderholm flied out to left; On a bunt Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 3. RANGERS 9TH: Hargrove struck out; Bevacqua flied out to right; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR MASON; Lowenstein walked; WILLS RAN FOR LOWENSTEIN; Harrah singled to center [Wills to third]; Harrah stole second; Beniquez made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 3.

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