A three-run homer by Lamar Johnson propelled the White Sox to a 5-3 victory over the Royals. The Sox trailed, 3-2, going into the top of the seventh when Don Kessinger opened with a single. Bob Molinaro, attempting to sacrifice, forced Kessinger at second. But Thad Bosley followed with a single and starter DennisLeonard was replaced by Al Hrabosky. The reliever got the second out of the inning but Johnson tagged his first offering for a round-tripper. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City Royals 3

Game Played on Monday, August 7, 1978 (Night game) at Royals Stadium

White Sox 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 5 9 0 Royals 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 - 3 9 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Molinaro dh 4 2 0 0 0 0 .264 Washington ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .266 Bosley cf 5 1 2 0 0 1 .274 Poquette ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Orta 2b 4 0 1 2 1 0 .295 McRae dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Lamar Johnson 1b 3 1 1 3 1 0 .255 LaCock 1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .320 Garr lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .287 Cowens rf 4 1 1 2 0 0 .266 Spencer lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .303 Hurdle lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .260 Soderholm 3b 3 0 2 0 0 1 .259 Otis cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .272 Bell pr,3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Porter c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .267 Washington rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .237 Quirk 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .154 Nahorodny c 3 1 1 0 1 1 .242 Terrell 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .186 Kessinger ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 .258 Braun ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .235 Barrios p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Leonard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hrabosky p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 5 9 5 3 5 Totals 36 3 9 3 1 2 Time of Game: 2:35 Attendance: 39,847 Left on Base: White Sox 7, Royals 7 DP: White Sox 0, Royals 0 Doubles: LaCock (9), Cowens (15), Otis (22), Hurdle (19), Braun (10) Home Runs: Lamar Johnson (8) Stolen Bases: Washington (10) Caught Stealing: Bosley (5) Sacrifice Hits: Kessinger (11) Hit by Pitch: Molinaro (1,by Leonard) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Barrios 5.2 6 3 3 1 2 0 24 3.97 LaGrow W(3-4) 3.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 3.59 Totals 9 9 3 3 1 2 0 37 Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Leonard L(12-14) 6.1 8 4 4 2 4 0 29 3.53 Hrabosky 2.2 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 2.91 Totals 9 9 5 5 3 5 1 39 Hit by Pitch: Leonard (6) Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Terry Cooney WHITE SOX 1ST: Molinaro flied out to right; Bosley was called out on strikes; Orta walked; Lamar Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 1ST: Washington flied out to center; McRae flied out to center; LaCock doubled to right; Cowens flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Garr lined to third; Soderholm struck out; Washington grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. ROYALS 2ND: Hurdle struck out; Otis was called out on strikes; Porter grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Royals 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Nahorodny singled to left; Kessinger out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Nahorodny to second]; Molinaro was hit by a pitch; Bosley singled to left [Nahorodny to third, Molinaro to second]; Orta singled to left [Nahorodny scored, Molinaro scored, Bosley to second]; Bosley was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Lamar Johnson walked [Orta to second]; Garr forced Lamar Johnson (shortstop unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 3RD: Quirk grounded out (second to first); Terrell lined to first; Washington popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Soderholm singled to left; Washington struck out; Nahorodny popped to shortstop; Kessinger singled to center [Soderholm to second]; Molinaro flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 4TH: McRae singled to left; LaCock walked [McRae to second]; Cowens popped to third in foul territory; Hurdle flied out to center; Otis forced LaCock (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 0. WHITE SOX 5TH: Bosley popped to first; Orta popped to shortstop; Lamar Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 5TH: Porter flied out to center; Quirk grounded out (second to first); Terrell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 0. WHITE SOX 6TH: Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Soderholm singled to left; BELL RAN FOR SODERHOLM; Washington popped to shortstop; Nahorodny was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 0. ROYALS 6TH: BELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Washington singled to center; Washington stole second; McRae grounded out (third to first); LaCock singled to center [Washington to third]; Cowens doubled to left [Washington scored, LaCock scored]; Hurdle flied out to center; Otis doubled to left [Cowens scored]; LAGROW REPLACED BARRIOS (PITCHING); Porter flied out to left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Royals 3. WHITE SOX 7TH: Kessinger singled to center; Molinaro forced Kessinger (first to shortstop); Bosley singled to right [Molinaro to second]; HRABOSKY REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); Orta flied out to left; Lamar Johnson homered [Molinaro scored, Bosley scored]; Garr popped to catcher in foul territory; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 3. ROYALS 7TH: Quirk grounded out (second to first); Terrell singled to center; Washington forced Terrell (shortstop to second); McRae flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 3. WHITE SOX 8TH: Bell grounded out (pitcher to first); Washington was called out on strikes; Nahorodny walked; Kessinger forced Nahorodny (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 3. ROYALS 8TH: SPENCER REPLACED GARR (PLAYING LF); LaCock popped to third in foul territory; Cowens flied out to right; Hurdle doubled to left; Otis grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 3. WHITE SOX 9TH: Molinaro popped to first in foul territory; Bosley grounded out (pitcher to first); Orta popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 3. ROYALS 9TH: Porter grounded out (first unassisted); Quirk flied out to left; BRAUN BATTED FOR TERRELL; Braun doubled to left; POQUETTE BATTED FOR WASHINGTON; Poquette popped to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Royals 3.

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