The White Sox built up an 8-2 lead and then barely escaped with an 8-7 victory when the Indians rallied for five runs in the ninth inning. Mike Squires and Don Kessinger each doubled in two runs for the White Sox.

Already ahead, 6-2, the White Sox added what appeared to be a superfluous pair in the seventh on a walk to Squires and singles by Lamar Johnson, Kevin Bell and Mike Colbern, but these tallies proved vital when the Indians erupted in the ninth on a bases-loaded throwing error by Bell and doubles by Jim Norris and Duane Kuiper. Jim Willoughby then saved the game, retiring the last two batters. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland Indians 7

Game Played on Saturday, August 26, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Indians 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 - 7 11 0 White Sox 0 0 4 2 0 0 2 0 x - 8 13 1 Indians AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Norris cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .282 Garr lf 2 2 1 1 1 0 .282 Kuiper 2b 5 1 3 2 0 0 .289 Molinaro rf 2 0 2 0 0 0 .275 Bell 3b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .295 Kessinger ss 4 1 1 2 1 0 .269 Thornton 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .275 Squires 1b 4 2 1 2 1 1 .353 Carbo dh 3 1 0 0 1 0 .258 Lamar Johnson dh 5 1 2 1 0 0 .275 Pruitt lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .255 Soderholm 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .251 Veryzer ss 4 1 1 0 0 1 .276 Bell 3b 1 0 1 1 0 0 .194 Dade rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .260 Colbern c 4 0 1 1 0 0 .256 Diaz c 4 0 1 2 0 0 .239 Bosley rf,lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .242 Speed pr 0 1 0 0 0 0 .216 Pryor 2b 3 2 2 0 1 0 .238 Clyde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Spencer cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .185 Hood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Freisleben p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Monge p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willoughby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 7 11 6 1 1 Totals 36 8 13 8 4 1 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 19,100 Left on Base: Indians 6, White Sox 8 DP: Indians 0, White Sox 0 Errors: Bell Doubles: Norris (7), Kuiper (17), Squires (4), Kessinger (17) Triples: Garr (7) Caught Stealing: Bosley (9) Sacrifice Hits: Dade (5) Indians IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Clyde L(5-9) 2.2 5 4 4 1 0 0 14 4.50 Hood 1.1 1 2 2 2 0 0 7 4.69 Freisleben 2 6 2 2 1 0 0 12 7.31 Monge 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.84 Totals 8 13 8 8 4 1 0 40 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stone W(10-10) 7 6 2 2 0 0 0 27 4.48 LaGrow 1.1 5 5 4 1 1 0 11 3.89 Willoughby SV(13) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.38 Totals 9 11 7 6 1 1 0 40 Umpires: HP - Fred Spenn, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Steve Palermo INDIANS 1ST: Norris grounded out (second to first); Kuiper made an out to shortstop; Bell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr made an out to shortstop; Kessinger grounded out (third to first); Squires grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0. INDIANS 2ND: Thornton flied out to left; Carbo flied out to left; Pruitt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson flied out to center; Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Colbern popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 0, White Sox 0. INDIANS 3RD: Veryzer singled to left; Dade out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Veryzer to second]; Diaz singled to right [Veryzer scored]; Norris singled to center [Diaz to second]; Kuiper forced Norris (first to shortstop) [Diaz to third]; Bell popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Bosley grounded out (shortstop to first); Pryor singled to right; Spencer flied out to center; Garr tripled to right [Pryor scored]; Kessinger walked; Squires doubled to center [Garr scored, Kessinger scored]; Lamar Johnson singled to left [Squires scored]; Soderholm singled to left [Lamar Johnson to second]; HOOD REPLACED CLYDE (PITCHING); Colbern grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 4. INDIANS 4TH: Thornton flied out to left; Carbo grounded out (first unassisted); Pruitt flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 4. WHITE SOX 4TH: Bosley grounded out (first unassisted); Pryor walked; Spencer flied out to center; Garr walked [Pryor to second]; Kessinger doubled to left [Pryor scored, Garr scored]; Squires grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 6. INDIANS 5TH: Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Dade flied out to center; Diaz lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 6. WHITE SOX 5TH: FREISLEBEN REPLACED HOOD (PITCHING); Lamar Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Colbern flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 1, White Sox 6. INDIANS 6TH: BELL REPLACED SODERHOLM (PLAYING 3B); MOLINARO REPLACED GARR (PLAYING RF); BOSLEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Norris flied out to right; Kuiper singled to center; Bell singled to center [Kuiper to second]; Thornton singled to left [Kuiper scored, Bell to second]; Carbo grounded out (first unassisted) [Bell to third, Thornton to second]; Pruitt flied out to left; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 6. WHITE SOX 6TH: Bosley singled to center; Bosley was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Pryor singled to right; Spencer grounded out (third to first) [Pryor to second]; Molinaro singled to second [Pryor to third]; Kessinger flied out to right; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 6. INDIANS 7TH: Veryzer flied out to left; Dade flied out to left; Diaz flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 6. WHITE SOX 7TH: Squires walked; Lamar Johnson singled to left [Squires to third]; Bell singled to left [Squires scored, Lamar Johnson to second]; Colbern singled to center [Lamar Johnson scored, Bell to second]; MONGE REPLACED FREISLEBEN (PITCHING); Bosley popped to shortstop; Pryor popped to first in foul territory; Spencer lined to second; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 8. INDIANS 8TH: LAGROW REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Norris grounded out (shortstop to first); Kuiper singled to left; Bell forced Kuiper (shortstop to second); Thornton flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 8. WHITE SOX 8TH: Molinaro singled to center; Kessinger forced Molinaro (second unassisted); Squires struck out; Lamar Johnson made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Indians 2, White Sox 8. INDIANS 9TH: Carbo walked; Pruitt singled to left [Carbo to second]; Veryzer struck out; Dade singled to left [Carbo to third, Pruitt to second]; Diaz reached on an error by Bell [Carbo scored, Pruitt scored, Dade to third]; SPEED RAN FOR DIAZ; Norris doubled to right [Dade scored, Speed to third]; Kuiper doubled to left [Speed scored (unearned), Norris scored]; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING); Bell grounded out (third to first) [Kuiper to third]; Thornton grounded out (first unassisted); 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Indians 7, White Sox 8.

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