Making his major league debut, Ross Baumgarten got credit for the victory as the White Sox defeated the Rangers, 6-2, snapping Texas' six-game winning streak. Singles by Don Kessinger, Jorge Orta and Lamar Johnson got the White Sox rolling in the first inning and they added a run in the second on a triple by Claudell Washington and an out by Bob Molinaro.

After Molinaro had an RBI single in the sixth, the White Sox broke the game open with three runs in the eighth. Washington drove in one tally with a single and Kessinger added a pair with another single. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 6, Texas Rangers 2

Game Played on Wednesday, August 16, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

White Sox 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 - 6 14 0 Rangers 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 7 1 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Molinaro rf 5 0 1 2 0 1 .257 Hargrove 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .257 Kessinger ss 4 1 3 2 1 0 .266 Beniquez cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .263 Orta 2b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .287 Sundberg c 4 0 0 1 1 1 .300 Lamar Johnson dh 5 0 2 1 0 0 .269 Oliver lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .317 Garr lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .278 Bonds rf 4 1 1 0 0 2 .277 Spencer lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Zisk dh 3 0 1 0 1 1 .254 Squires 1b 3 1 0 0 2 1 .471 Bevacqua 3b,2b 2 0 1 1 1 0 .220 Soderholm 3b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .254 Harrah ss,3b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .220 Bell pr,3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 Wills 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Washington cf 4 3 3 1 0 0 .251 Gray ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Nahorodny c 2 0 1 0 1 1 .245 Campaneris ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 .195 Blomberg ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .232 Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bosley pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .240 Umbarger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Colbern c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 Barker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Baumgarten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 6 14 6 5 4 Totals 30 2 7 2 6 6 Time of Game: 2:52 Attendance: 16,193 Left on Base: White Sox 9, Rangers 10 DP: White Sox 2, Rangers 1 Errors: Campaneris Doubles: Washington (12), Harrah (13), Hargrove (21) Triples: Washington (3) Caught Stealing: Molinaro (5), Squires (2) Sacrifice Hits: Beniquez (8) Sacrifice Flies: Bevacqua (2) GIDP: Washington (6), Hargrove (8) Hit by Pitch: Hargrove (5,by Baumgarten) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Baumgarten W(1-0) 6 5 2 2 4 2 0 28 3.00 LaGrow SV(11) 3 2 0 0 2 4 0 11 3.58 Totals 9 7 2 2 6 6 0 39 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Alexander L(7-9) 1.1 5 2 2 2 0 0 11 4.32 Umbarger 6 6 2 2 2 4 0 22 4.93 Barker 1.2 3 2 2 1 0 0 9 3.98 Totals 9 14 6 6 5 4 0 42 Hit by Pitch: Baumgarten (1) Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim McKean WHITE SOX 1ST: Molinaro grounded out (first to pitcher); Debut game for Ross Baumgarten; Kessinger singled to left; Orta singled to shortstop [Kessinger to second]; Lamar Johnson singled to center [Kessinger scored, Orta to second]; Garr flied out to center; Squires walked [Orta to third, Lamar Johnson to second]; Soderholm grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. White Sox 1, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove flied out to center; Beniquez made an out to second; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Rangers 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Washington tripled to right; Nahorodny walked; Molinaro forced Nahorodny (second to shortstop) [Washington scored]; Rangers Manager Billy Hunter ejected by 1B umpire Lou DiMuro; Kessinger singled to right [Molinaro to third]; UMBARGER REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Molinaro was caught stealing home (pitcher to catcher); Orta struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Oliver popped to third in foul territory; Bonds singled to left; Zisk singled to right [Bonds to third]; Bevacqua hit a sacrifice fly to center [Bonds scored]; Harrah doubled to left [Zisk to third]; Wills grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Rangers 1. WHITE SOX 3RD: Lamar Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Squires struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Rangers 1. RANGERS 3RD: Hargrove was hit by a pitch; Beniquez out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Hargrove to second]; Sundberg walked; Oliver flied out to center; Bonds struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Rangers 1. WHITE SOX 4TH: Soderholm singled to center; Washington grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Soderholm out at second]; Nahorodny struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Rangers 1. RANGERS 4TH: Zisk walked; Bevacqua flied out to right; Harrah walked [Zisk to second]; Wills forced Harrah (shortstop to second) [Zisk to third]; Hargrove grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Rangers 1. WHITE SOX 5TH: Molinaro struck out; Kessinger walked; Orta forced Kessinger (second to shortstop); Lamar Johnson singled to center [Orta to second]; Garr singled to center [Orta out at home (center to catcher), Lamar Johnson to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Rangers 1. RANGERS 5TH: Beniquez lined to third; Sundberg flied out to center; Oliver flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Rangers 1. WHITE SOX 6TH: Squires grounded out (second to first); Soderholm flied out to left; Washington singled to left; Nahorodny singled to center [Washington to second]; Molinaro singled to center [Washington scored, Nahorodny out at second (center to second)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Rangers 1. RANGERS 6TH: Bonds lined to third; Zisk flied out to center; On a bunt Bevacqua singled to pitcher; Harrah walked [Bevacqua to second]; GRAY BATTED FOR WILLS; Gray struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Rangers 1. WHITE SOX 7TH: CAMPANERIS REPLACED GRAY (PLAYING SS); HARRAH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); BEVACQUA CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 2B); Kessinger grounded out (third to first); Orta flied out to left; Lamar Johnson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Rangers 1. RANGERS 7TH: Hargrove doubled to right; LAGROW REPLACED BAUMGARTEN (PITCHING); Beniquez singled to left [Hargrove to third]; Sundberg grounded out (shortstop to first) [Hargrove scored, Beniquez to second]; Oliver struck out; Bonds struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Rangers 2. WHITE SOX 8TH: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Squires walked; BARKER REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); Soderholm singled to right [Squires to third]; BELL RAN FOR SODERHOLM; Washington doubled to left [Squires scored, Bell to third]; BLOMBERG BATTED FOR NAHORODNY; Blomberg walked; BOSLEY RAN FOR BLOMBERG; Molinaro forced Bell (first to catcher) [Washington to third, Bosley to second]; Kessinger singled to left [Washington scored, Bosley scored, Molinaro to second]; Orta flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Rangers 2. RANGERS 8TH: BELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); SPENCER REPLACED GARR (PLAYING LF); COLBERN REPLACED BOSLEY (PLAYING C ); Zisk struck out; Bevacqua walked; Harrah lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Bevacqua out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Rangers 2. WHITE SOX 9TH: Lamar Johnson grounded out (third to first); Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first); Squires reached on an error by Campaneris; Squires was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Rangers 2. RANGERS 9TH: Campaneris walked; Hargrove grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Campaneris out at second]; Beniquez singled to left; Sundberg was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Rangers 2.

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