A pair of unearned runs enabled the Mariners to down the White Sox, 3-1, behind the three-hit pitching of Byron McLaughlin. The score was 1-1 going into the bottom of the fifth inning when White Sox left fielder Claudell Washington dropped Dan Meyer's fly ball for a two-base error and Larry Milbourne beat out an infield hit.

Meyer, who had held second, moved to third when third baseman Eric Soderholm's throw eluded Mike Squires at first base. A sacrifice fly by Julio Cruz scored Meyer and, after a walk to Craig Reynolds, a single by Ruppert Jones plated Milbourne. [The Sporting News]

Seattle Mariners 3, Chicago White Sox 1

Game Played on Sunday, September 17, 1978 (Day game) at Kingdome

White Sox 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 3 2 Mariners 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 x - 3 5 1 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Chappas ss 4 0 1 0 0 2 .342 Cruz 2b 2 1 0 1 1 1 .243 Washington lf 4 0 0 0 0 4 .254 Reynolds ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 .290 Lemon cf 2 0 1 0 2 0 .295 Ruppert Jones cf 4 0 1 2 0 2 .246 Lamar Johnson dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .274 Roberts rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .297 Soderholm 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .252 Bochte dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .260 Molinaro rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Beamon pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Squires 1b 2 1 0 0 1 0 .275 Paciorek lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .312 Foley c 3 0 1 1 0 1 .417 Hale lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .179 Gates 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .333 Stinson c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .264 Kucek p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Meyer 1b 2 1 1 0 2 0 .225 Milbourne 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .241 McLaughlin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 1 3 1 4 10 Totals 27 3 5 3 6 6 Time of Game: 2:36 Attendance: 6,071 Left on Base: White Sox 5, Mariners 9 DP: White Sox 0, Mariners 2 Errors: Washington, Soderholm, McLaughlin Doubles: Lemon (24) Triples: Reynolds (7) Stolen Bases: Cruz (53), Milbourne (4) Caught Stealing: Lemon (9) Sacrifice Hits: Reynolds (11), Hale (4) Sacrifice Flies: Cruz (4) GIDP: Lamar Johnson (17) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kucek L(1-3) 8 5 3 1 6 6 0 36 3.48 Totals 8 5 3 1 6 6 0 36 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McLaughlin W(3-7) 9 3 1 0 4 10 0 33 4.90 Totals 9 3 1 0 4 10 0 33 Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Fred Spenn, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Bill Kunkel WHITE SOX 1ST: Chappas was called out on strikes; Washington struck out; Lemon walked; Lamar Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Cruz to third]; Ruppert Jones grounded out (shortstop to first) [Cruz scored]; Roberts walked; Bochte lined to left; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 1. WHITE SOX 2ND: Soderholm flied out to center; Molinaro popped to catcher in foul territory; Squires grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 1. MARINERS 2ND: Paciorek struck out; Stinson grounded out (first unassisted); Meyer walked; Milbourne grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 1. WHITE SOX 3RD: Foley flied out to center; Gates walked; Chappas grounded out (first unassisted) [Gates to second]; Washington struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 1. MARINERS 3RD: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds made an out to shortstop; Ruppert Jones was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 1. WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon doubled to right; Lamar Johnson struck out while Lemon was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Soderholm flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 1. MARINERS 4TH: Roberts flied out to right; Bochte flied out to center; Paciorek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Mariners 1. WHITE SOX 5TH: Molinaro made an out to second; Squires reached on an error by McLaughlin [Squires to third]; Foley singled to center [Squires scored (unearned)]; Gates struck out; Chappas singled to left [Foley to second]; Washington struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Mariners 1. MARINERS 5TH: Stinson flied out to left; Meyer reached on an error by Washington; Milbourne singled to third [Meyer to third (error by Soderholm)]; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to right [Meyer scored (unearned)]; Milbourne stole second; Reynolds walked; Ruppert Jones singled to right [Milbourne scored (unearned), Reynolds to third]; Roberts grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Mariners 3. WHITE SOX 6TH: Lemon walked; Lamar Johnson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Lemon out at second]; Soderholm struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Mariners 3. MARINERS 6TH: Bochte grounded out (first unassisted); Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); Stinson singled to center; Meyer singled to left [Stinson to second]; Milbourne flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Mariners 3. WHITE SOX 7TH: Molinaro flied out to right; Squires walked; Foley struck out; Gates forced Squires (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Mariners 3. MARINERS 7TH: Cruz struck out; Reynolds tripled to right; Ruppert Jones struck out; Roberts struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Mariners 3. WHITE SOX 8TH: HALE REPLACED PACIOREK (PLAYING LF); Chappas was called out on strikes; Washington struck out; Lemon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Mariners 3. MARINERS 8TH: Bochte walked; BEAMON RAN FOR BOCHTE; Hale out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Beamon to second]; Stinson made an out to catcher; Meyer was walked intentionally; Milbourne flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Mariners 3. WHITE SOX 9TH: BEAMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Lamar Johnson flied out to center; Soderholm grounded out (third to first); Molinaro popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Mariners 3.

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