Batting for the first time since July 14, Wayne Nordhagen delivered a three-run pinch-homer in the ninth inning to bring the White Sox a 4-2 victory over the Orioles. Nordhagen, who had just come off the disabled list after being sidelined by hepatitis, came through with his blow following two-out singles by Lamar Johnson and Eric Soderholrn. The victory was the first for the White Sox in nine games with the Orioles this season. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 4, Baltimore Orioles 2

Game Played on Sunday, September 3, 1978 (Day game) at Memorial Stadium

White Sox 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 - 4 8 1 Orioles 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 7 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Orioles AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Torres lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 Belanger ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .209 Kessinger ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Harlow ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .233 Lemon rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .281 Dauer 2b 4 0 3 0 0 0 .272 Lamar Johnson dh 4 2 3 0 0 0 .278 Hendricks ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .353 Soderholm 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .254 Singleton rf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .292 Bell pr,3b 0 1 0 0 0 0 .182 Murray 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .281 Squires 1b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .317 DeCinces 3b 1 1 0 0 3 0 .271 Nordhagen ph 1 1 1 3 0 0 .294 May dh 3 0 2 0 1 0 .249 Nahorodny 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Mora lf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .227 Bosley cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Crowley ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Pryor 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .241 Anderson lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .103 Colbern c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .245 Dempsey c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .266 Wortham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lopez cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 .248 LaGrow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kelly ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .256 Flanagan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 4 8 4 1 2 Totals 33 2 7 2 5 4 Time of Game: 2:40 Attendance: 7,101 Left on Base: White Sox 3, Orioles 9 DP: White Sox 1, Orioles 1 Errors: Lemon Doubles: Lamar Johnson (19), Dauer (20), May (14) Home Runs: Nordhagen (4), Kelly (7) Stolen Bases: Squires (2) Caught Stealing: Lemon (7), DeCinces (6) GIDP: Soderholm (12), Murray (13) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wortham 7.2 6 1 1 5 4 0 33 3.04 LaGrow W(4-4) 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 5 3.83 Totals 9 7 2 2 5 4 1 38 Orioles IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Flanagan L(17-12) 9 8 4 4 1 2 1 34 3.95 Totals 9 8 4 4 1 2 1 34 Wild Pitches: Wortham (3) Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Greg Kosc WHITE SOX 1ST: Torres flied out to left; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Lemon grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 1ST: Belanger grounded out (shortstop to first); Dauer doubled; Singleton flied out to center; Murray flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson singled to left; Soderholm grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lamar Johnson out at second]; Squires struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 0. ORIOLES 2ND: DeCinces walked; May singled to center [DeCinces to second]; Mora popped to first in foul territory; Dempsey lined to left; Lopez singled to center [DeCinces scored, May to second]; Belanger struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 1. WHITE SOX 3RD: Bosley grounded out (first unassisted); Pryor popped to catcher in foul territory; Colbern singled to left; Torres walked [Colbern to second]; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 3RD: Dauer singled to center; Singleton flied out to right; Murray grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Dauer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Orioles 1. WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon singled to center; Lemon was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to pitcher to second); Lamar Johnson doubled; Soderholm grounded out (second to first) [Lamar Johnson to third]; Squires singled to first [Lamar Johnson scored]; Squires stole second; Bosley grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 4TH: DeCinces flied out to left; May doubled to left; Mora walked; Dempsey flied out to center; Lopez forced Mora (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 1. WHITE SOX 5TH: Pryor flied out to center; Colbern struck out; Torres flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 5TH: Belanger flied out to right; Dauer grounded out (pitcher to first); Singleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 1. WHITE SOX 6TH: Kessinger flied out to center; Lemon flied out to center; Lamar Johnson made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 6TH: Murray flied out to right; DeCinces walked; DeCinces was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second to first); May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 1. WHITE SOX 7TH: Soderholm grounded out (second to first); Squires grounded out (pitcher to first); Bosley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 7TH: Mora reached on an error by Lemon [Mora to second]; Dempsey flied out to right; Lopez flied out to right; Belanger flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 1. WHITE SOX 8TH: Pryor grounded out (shortstop to first); Colbern grounded out (shortstop to first); Torres flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 8TH: Dauer singled to shortstop; Wortham threw a wild pitch [Dauer to second]; Singleton struck out; Murray struck out; DeCinces walked; May walked [Dauer to third, DeCinces to second]; LAGROW REPLACED WORTHAM (PITCHING); CROWLEY BATTED FOR MORA; Crowley forced May (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. White Sox 1, Orioles 1. WHITE SOX 9TH: ANDERSON REPLACED CROWLEY (PLAYING LF); Kessinger grounded out (third to first); Lemon grounded out (second to first); Lamar Johnson singled to right; Soderholm singled to center [Lamar Johnson to third]; BELL RAN FOR SODERHOLM; NORDHAGEN BATTED FOR SQUIRES; Nordhagen homered [Lamar Johnson scored, Bell scored]; Bosley grounded out (shortstop to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Orioles 1. ORIOLES 9TH: BELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); NAHORODNY REPLACED NORDHAGEN (PLAYING 1B); Dempsey grounded out (first unassisted); KELLY BATTED FOR LOPEZ; Kelly homered; HARLOW BATTED FOR BELANGER; Harlow flied out to left; HENDRICKS BATTED FOR DAUER; Hendricks flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Orioles 2.

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