Tuesday August 15, 1978
. . . where the 1970s live forever!

Tossing his 13th complete game of the season, Jon Matlack pitched the Rangers to a 1-0 victory over the White Sox. The lone run came on a round-tripper by Richie Zisk that barely cleared the left field wall. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 1, Chicago White Sox 0

Game Played on Tuesday, August 15, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 1 Rangers 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 x - 1 2 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Spencer cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .256 Hargrove 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .258 Bosley rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .240 Jorgensen 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122 Orta 2b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .288 Wills 2b 2 0 0 0 2 1 .230 Lamar Johnson dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .267 Sundberg c 2 0 1 0 1 0 .303 Molinaro pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Oliver lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .320 Garr lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .279 Bonds rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .277 Squires 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .571 Zisk dh 4 1 1 1 0 1 .254 Bell 3b 1 0 0 0 1 1 .188 Bevacqua 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .216 Soderholm ph,3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .251 Beniquez cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .260 Pryor ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Harrah ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .218 Colbern c 3 0 1 0 0 2 .286 Matlack p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 31 0 7 0 1 7 Totals 25 1 2 1 7 4 Time of Game: 2:29 Attendance: 18,665 Left on Base: White Sox 6, Rangers 8 DP: White Sox 0, Rangers 1 Errors: Stone Doubles: Garr (14), Colbern (3), Sundberg (17) Home Runs: Zisk (14) Stolen Bases: Bell (1), Pryor (1), Bonds (30) Caught Stealing: Squires (1) Sacrifice Hits: Squires (1), Sundberg (2) GIDP: Pryor (3) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stone L(9-9) 8 2 1 1 7 4 1 33 4.24 Totals 8 2 1 1 7 4 1 33 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Matlack W(11-9) 9 7 0 0 1 7 0 33 2.26 Totals 9 7 0 0 1 7 0 33 Passed Balls: Sundberg (7) Wild Pitches: Stone (2), Matlack (7) Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Larry Barnett WHITE SOX 1ST: Spencer flied out to center; Bosley grounded out (third to first); Orta struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Wills struck out; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson flied out to left; Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Squires singled to center; Squires was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Oliver made an out to third; Bonds walked; Bonds stole second; Zisk struck out; Bevacqua grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Bell walked; Pryor singled to left [Bell to second]; Bell stole third and Pryor stole second; Colbern struck out; Spencer made an out to second; Bosley made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Beniquez struck out; Harrah flied out to center; Hargrove walked; Wills forced Hargrove (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta grounded out (second to first); Lamar Johnson made an out to second; Garr doubled to left; Squires grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Sundberg doubled to left; Oliver made an out to shortstop; Bonds struck out; Stone threw a wild pitch [Sundberg to third]; Zisk flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 0. WHITE SOX 5TH: Bell was called out on strikes; Pryor made an out to shortstop; Colbern doubled to center; Sundberg allowed a passed ball [Colbern to third]; Spencer struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 5TH: Bevacqua flied out to left; Beniquez flied out to left; Harrah popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 0. WHITE SOX 6TH: Bosley struck out; Orta struck out; Lamar Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 6TH: Hargrove flied out to center; Wills walked; Wills was picked off first but was safe on an error by Stone [Wills to second]; Sundberg walked; Oliver grounded out (shortstop to first) [Wills to third, Sundberg to second]; Bonds flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 0. WHITE SOX 7TH: Garr singled to third; Squires out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Garr to second]; SODERHOLM BATTED FOR BELL; Soderholm singled to second [Garr to third]; Pryor grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Soderholm out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 7TH: SODERHOLM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Zisk homered; Bevacqua flied out to center; Beniquez made an out to second; Harrah walked; Hargrove popped to second; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 1. WHITE SOX 8TH: Colbern struck out; Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first); Bosley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 1. RANGERS 8TH: Wills walked; Sundberg out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Wills to second]; Oliver walked; Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first) [Wills to third, Oliver to second]; Zisk lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 1. WHITE SOX 9TH: JORGENSEN REPLACED HARGROVE (PLAYING 1B); Orta grounded out (second to first); Lamar Johnson singled to right; MOLINARO RAN FOR LAMAR JOHNSON; Garr forced Molinaro (second to shortstop); Matlack threw a wild pitch [Garr to second]; Squires grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 1.

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