A pair of doubles by Eric Soderholm carried the White Sox to a 4-1 triumph over the Royals. Soderholm's first two-bagger came in the fourth inning following a triple by Ralph Garr. In the sixth, Soderholm doubled in two more tallies after singles by Mike Squires and Lamar Johnson. In the eighth, Don Kessinger singled, stole second and scored on a single by Johnson. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 4, Kansas City Royals 1

Game Played on Thursday, August 24, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Royals 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 8 0 White Sox 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 x - 4 10 0 Royals AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brett 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .304 Garr lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .280 McRae dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .276 Bosley lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 LaCock 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .310 Kessinger ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 .269 Cowens rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279 Squires 1b 4 1 1 0 0 3 .349 Porter c 4 1 2 1 0 0 .273 Lamar Johnson dh 3 1 2 1 1 1 .274 Hurdle lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Soderholm 3b 4 0 2 3 0 0 .254 Washington pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Colbern c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .268 Otis cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .269 Washington rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .253 Patek ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .268 Molinaro pr,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Braun ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Spencer cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .207 White 2b 2 0 1 0 1 0 .275 Pryor 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Poquette ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .204 Proly p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Splittorff p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foucault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mingori p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 1 8 1 2 0 Totals 33 4 10 4 1 4 Time of Game: 2:12 Attendance: 14,524 Left on Base: Royals 8, White Sox 6 DP: Royals 0, White Sox 1 Doubles: Soderholm 2 (13) Triples: Garr (6) Home Runs: Porter (10) Stolen Bases: Kessinger (2) Caught Stealing: Kessinger (3) GIDP: Hurdle (5) Royals IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Splittorff L(15-11) 7.1 8 4 4 1 4 0 30 3.38 Foucault 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.87 Mingori 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.67 Totals 8 10 4 4 1 4 0 34 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Proly W(4-2) 8.2 8 1 1 2 0 1 35 3.03 LaGrow SV(13) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3.48 Totals 9 8 1 1 2 0 1 36 Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney ROYALS 1ST: Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCock singled to left; Cowens singled to right [LaCock to second]; Porter forced Cowens (second to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr flied out to left; Kessinger singled to right; Kessinger was picked off and caught stealing second (catcher to first); Squires struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0. ROYALS 2ND: Hurdle flied out to left; Otis singled to right; Patek forced Otis (shortstop to second); White singled to right [Patek to second]; Brett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson struck out; Soderholm popped to first; Colbern lined to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0. ROYALS 3RD: McRae grounded out (second to first); LaCock grounded out (second to first); Cowens grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Washington grounded out (second to first); Spencer grounded out (shortstop to first); Pryor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 0, White Sox 0. ROYALS 4TH: Porter homered; Hurdle flied out to left; Otis lined to center; Patek grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Garr tripled to right; Kessinger flied out to right; Squires was called out on strikes; Lamar Johnson walked; Soderholm doubled to right [Garr scored, Lamar Johnson to third]; Colbern flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 1. ROYALS 5TH: White grounded out (shortstop to first); Brett grounded out (second to first); McRae walked; LaCock grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 5TH: Washington grounded out (second to first); Spencer grounded out (second to first); Pryor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 1. ROYALS 6TH: Cowens grounded out (pitcher to first); Porter singled to center; Hurdle grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Porter out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 6TH: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger popped to first; Squires singled to center; Lamar Johnson singled to center [Squires to third]; Soderholm doubled to left [Squires scored, Lamar Johnson scored]; Colbern popped to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 3. ROYALS 7TH: Otis grounded out (third to first); Patek flied to left in foul territory; White walked; Brett grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 7TH: Washington singled to center; MOLINARO RAN FOR WASHINGTON; Spencer popped to pitcher; Pryor grounded out (second to first) [Molinaro to second]; Garr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 3. ROYALS 8TH: MOLINARO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); BOSLEY REPLACED GARR (PLAYING LF); McRae grounded out (shortstop to first); LaCock flied out to center; Cowens flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 8TH: Kessinger singled to center; Kessinger stole second; Squires struck out; FOUCAULT REPLACED SPLITTORFF (PITCHING); Lamar Johnson singled to left [Kessinger scored]; Soderholm lined to left; Colbern singled to left [Lamar Johnson to second]; MINGORI REPLACED FOUCAULT (PITCHING); Molinaro popped to third; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 4. ROYALS 9TH: Porter grounded out (second to first); Hurdle singled to right; WASHINGTON RAN FOR HURDLE; Otis singled to center [Washington to second]; BRAUN BATTED FOR PATEK; Braun forced Otis (third to second) [Washington to third]; LAGROW REPLACED PROLY (PITCHING); POQUETTE BATTED FOR WHITE; Poquette flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Royals 1, White Sox 4.

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