A four-run explosion in the ninth inning carried the Mariners to a 5-3 triumph over the White Sox. The Mariners trailed, 3-1, going into the ninth and got their first run on a one-out homer by Bruce Bochte. One out later, Dan Meyer singled to center and scored on a triple by Bill Stein. Bob Stinson then belted a home run to score Stein and cap the winning rally. [The Sporting News]

Seattle Mariners 5, Chicago White Sox 3

Game Played on Thursday, September 7, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 - 5 9 1 White Sox 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 0 Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Milbourne 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 .249 Washington lf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .252 Reynolds ss 3 1 1 0 1 0 .294 Chappas ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Ruppert Jones cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .247 Blomberg ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Roberts rf 4 0 0 1 0 1 .296 Squires 1b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .274 Bochte dh 4 1 1 1 0 0 .268 Lamar Johnson dh 4 1 2 0 0 0 .278 Paciorek lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .314 Lemon rf 2 1 2 0 1 0 .291 Meyer 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .231 Bosley cf 3 0 1 0 1 0 .253 Stein 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .267 Soderholm 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .250 Plummer c 1 0 0 0 1 0 .215 Bell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .174 Stinson ph,c 2 1 1 2 0 0 .263 Pryor 2b 4 0 0 1 0 0 .240 Mitchell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Colbern c 2 0 1 1 1 0 .243 Molinaro ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 5 9 5 2 1 Totals 34 3 8 3 4 2 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 2,514 Left on Base: Mariners 5, White Sox 9 DP: Mariners 1, White Sox 0 Errors: Reynolds Doubles: Reynolds (13), Lamar Johnson (20) Triples: Stein (4) Home Runs: Bochte (10), Stinson (10) Stolen Bases: Bosley (11) Caught Stealing: Milbourne (5) Sacrifice Hits: Lemon (8) GIDP: Bosley (4) Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Mitchell W(8-13) 9 8 3 3 4 2 0 39 3.73 Totals 9 8 3 3 4 2 0 39 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stone L(10-12) 9 9 5 5 2 1 2 37 4.46 Totals 9 9 5 5 2 1 2 37 Balks: Mitchell (1) Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jerry Neudecker MARINERS 1ST: Milbourne flied out to center; Reynolds walked; Ruppert Jones flied out to center; Roberts flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Washington flied out to center; Chappas struck out; Debut game for Harry Chappas; Squires grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, White Sox 0. MARINERS 2ND: Bochte flied out to right; Paciorek singled to left; Meyer popped to third in foul territory; Stein forced Paciorek (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson made an out to third; Lemon singled to center; On a bunt Bosley singled [Lemon to second]; Soderholm forced Bosley (shortstop to second) [Lemon to third]; Pryor flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, White Sox 0. MARINERS 3RD: Plummer made an out to second; Milbourne singled to left; Reynolds popped to shortstop; Milbourne was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Colbern walked; Washington forced Colbern (shortstop to second); Mitchell balked [Washington to second]; Chappas flied out to center [Washington to third]; Squires flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, White Sox 0. MARINERS 4TH: Ruppert Jones grounded out (second to first); Roberts struck out; Bochte grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Lamar Johnson singled to center; Lemon singled to left [Lamar Johnson to third]; Bosley flied out to left; Soderholm singled to left [Lamar Johnson scored, Lemon to third, Soderholm to second (on throw)]; Pryor reached on an error by Reynolds [Lemon scored, Soderholm to third]; Colbern singled to shortstop [Soderholm scored, Pryor to second]; Washington popped to second; Chappas lined to shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, White Sox 3. MARINERS 5TH: Paciorek grounded out (third to first); Meyer singled to right; Stein flied out to center; Plummer walked [Meyer to second]; Milbourne grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 5TH: Squires walked; Lamar Johnson grounded out (third to first) [Squires to second]; Lemon walked; Bosley grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lemon out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, White Sox 3. MARINERS 6TH: Reynolds doubled to right; Ruppert Jones flied out to center [Reynolds to third]; Roberts grounded out (second to first) [Reynolds scored]; Bochte flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 6TH: Soderholm flied out to right; Pryor flied out to left; Colbern grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, White Sox 3. MARINERS 7TH: BELL REPLACED SODERHOLM (PLAYING 3B); Paciorek grounded out (third to first); Meyer flied out to right; Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 7TH: Washington grounded out (second to first); Chappas flied out to center; Squires flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 1, White Sox 3. MARINERS 8TH: STINSON BATTED FOR PLUMMER; Stinson grounded out (second to first); Milbourne singled to center; Reynolds flied out to center; Ruppert Jones forced Milbourne (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 1, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 8TH: STINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Lamar Johnson doubled to left; Lemon out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Lamar Johnson to third]; Bosley was walked intentionally; Bell struck out; Bosley stole second; Pryor flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Mariners 1, White Sox 3. MARINERS 9TH: Roberts flied out to right; Bochte homered; Paciorek flied out to center; Meyer singled to center; Stein tripled to right [Meyer scored]; Stinson homered [Stein scored]; Milbourne flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, White Sox 3. WHITE SOX 9TH: MOLINARO BATTED FOR COLBERN; Molinaro made an out to shortstop; Washington singled to left; BLOMBERG BATTED FOR CHAPPAS; Blomberg flied out to center; Squires flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, White Sox 3.

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