A leadoff home run by Eric Soderholm in the seventh inning gave the White Sox a 2-1 triumph over the Rangers. The initial Sox run came in the first frame on a sacrifice fly by Lamar Johnson. The Rangers tied it in the second on a double by Jim Sundberg and single by Toby Harrah.

Ron Schueler pitched the first five innings for the Sox but had to leave the game because of a contusion on the ring finger of his pitching hand. Mike Proly picked up his first A. L. win with four innings of two-hit shutout relief. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 2, Texas Rangers 1

Game Played on Tuesday, July 4, 1978 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I

Rangers 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 1 White Sox 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 x - 2 5 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hargrove 1b 2 0 0 0 3 0 .257 Garr lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .273 Campaneris ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 .206 Cruz lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Wills 2b 2 0 0 0 2 0 .223 Lemon cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Zisk lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .281 Washington rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .276 Bonds dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .249 Lamar Johnson 1b 3 0 1 1 0 0 .252 Sundberg c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .315 Orta 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .286 Harrah 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .216 Nordhagen dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Jorgensen rf 3 0 1 0 1 1 .190 Soderholm 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .247 Thompson cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .228 Nahorodny c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .238 Putnam ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .156 Kessinger ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Alomar pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Schueler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jenkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Proly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 28 1 4 1 6 2 Totals 28 2 5 2 2 1 Time of Game: 2:00 Attendance: 18,585 Left on Base: Rangers 9, White Sox 5 DP: Rangers 1, White Sox 1 Errors: Campaneris Doubles: Sundberg (10) Home Runs: Soderholm (9) Stolen Bases: Harrah (21), Washington (2), Garr (6), Lamar Johnson (4) Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris 2 (18) Sacrifice Flies: Lamar Johnson (4) GIDP: Bonds (10) Hit by Pitch: Zisk (2,by Schueler) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins L(8-4) 8 5 2 2 2 1 1 31 2.85 Totals 8 5 2 2 2 1 1 31 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Schueler 5 2 1 1 6 2 0 23 3.86 Proly W(1-0) 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.00 Totals 9 4 1 1 6 2 0 37 Hit by Pitch: Schueler (4) Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove walked; Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Hargrove to second]; Wills grounded out (second to first) [Hargrove to third]; Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr singled to left; Lemon flied out to right; Washington singled to center [Garr to third]; Lamar Johnson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Garr scored]; Washington stole second; Orta walked; Nordhagen forced Orta (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, White Sox 1. RANGERS 2ND: Bonds made an out to second; Sundberg doubled to left; Harrah singled to center [Sundberg scored]; Harrah stole second; Jorgensen walked; Thompson grounded out (second to first) [Harrah to third, Jorgensen to second]; Hargrove was walked intentionally; Campaneris lined to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 1, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 2ND: Soderholm grounded out (first to pitcher); Nahorodny made an out to shortstop; Kessinger grounded out (second to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, White Sox 1. RANGERS 3RD: Wills walked; Zisk was hit by a pitch [Wills to second]; Bonds grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Wills to third, Zisk out at second]; Sundberg grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 3RD: Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Lemon flied out to center; Washington singled to third; Lamar Johnson popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, White Sox 1. RANGERS 4TH: Harrah popped to first in foul territory; Jorgensen struck out; Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta grounded out (first to pitcher); Nordhagen grounded out (shortstop to first); Soderholm grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, White Sox 1. RANGERS 5TH: Hargrove walked; Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hargrove to second]; Wills walked; Zisk was called out on strikes; Bonds forced Wills (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 1, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 5TH: Nahorodny walked; Kessinger lined into a double play (pitcher to first) [Nahorodny out at first]; Garr reached on an error by Campaneris; Garr stole second; Lemon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, White Sox 1. RANGERS 6TH: PROLY REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Sundberg flied out to center; Harrah grounded out (third to first); Jorgensen singled to right; Thompson grounded out (pitcher to third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 6TH: Washington flied out to center; Lamar Johnson singled to center; Lamar Johnson stole second; Orta was called out on strikes; Nordhagen made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, White Sox 1. RANGERS 7TH: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Campaneris flied out to center; Wills grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 7TH: Soderholm homered; Nahorodny grounded out (third to first); Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Garr grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, White Sox 2. RANGERS 8TH: CRUZ REPLACED GARR (PLAYING LF); Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Bonds lined to shortstop; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 8TH: Lemon grounded out (pitcher to first); Washington grounded out (second to first); Lamar Johnson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, White Sox 2. RANGERS 9TH: Harrah flied out to center; Jorgensen made an out to shortstop; PUTNAM BATTED FOR THOMPSON; Putnam singled to center; ALOMAR RAN FOR PUTNAM; Hargrove flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, White Sox 2.

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