The White Sox swept a twin bill from the A's, winning the first game, 8-4, on a grand slam homer by Ron Blomberg and capturing the second contest, 7-3, as rookie Steve Trout pitched his first major league complete game. Blomberg's blast came with two out after A's shortstop Mario Guerrero booted a grounder by Chet Lemon. Prior to that error, Marv Foley and Thad Bosley had reached base via singles. Wayne Nordhagen added a two-run pinch-homer in the ninth.

Bosley paced the White Sox attack in the nightcap, hitting a two-run double in the fourth inning and a sacrifice fly in the sixth. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 8, Oakland Athletics 4 (Game 1)

Game Played on Tuesday, September 19, 1978 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

White Sox 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 2 - 8 9 1 A's 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 8 1 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosley lf 5 1 1 0 0 2 .264 Edwards 2b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .273 Kessinger ss 5 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Picciolo 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Lemon cf 4 1 0 0 0 1 .292 Alston rf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .207 Blomberg dh 4 1 1 4 0 0 .236 Guerrero ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .277 Torres rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .375 Page lf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .287 Soderholm 3b 1 1 0 0 3 0 .249 Carty dh 2 2 1 0 2 0 .284 Bell pr,3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Revering 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .274 Squires 1b 4 2 2 0 0 0 .282 Woodard pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foley c 3 1 2 1 0 1 .467 Gross 3b 3 0 1 1 0 1 .206 Nordhagen ph 1 1 1 2 0 0 .297 Duncan ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .257 Colbern c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Dilone cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .224 Pryor 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .237 Hosley ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Stone p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Robinson c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .257 Baumgarten p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Newman ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229 Wirth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 8 9 7 3 6 Totals 33 4 8 4 3 5 Time of Game: 2:21 Left on Base: White Sox 3, A's 5 DP: White Sox 0, A's 2 Errors: Bosley, Guerrero Doubles: Squires (7), Gross (9) Home Runs: Blomberg (5), Nordhagen (5), Revering (16), Page (16) Stolen Bases: Alston (8) Caught Stealing: Edwards (21), Page (19) GIDP: Pryor (4), Soderholm (13) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Stone W(12-12) 8 7 4 3 3 3 2 32 4.37 Baumgarten 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 4.91 Totals 9 8 4 3 3 5 2 36 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wirth L(4-5) 8 7 7 3 3 5 1 33 3.04 Lacey 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 5 3.00 Totals 9 9 8 4 3 6 2 38 Wild Pitches: Wirth (4) Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Fred Spenn WHITE SOX 1ST: Bosley struck out; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Lemon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards grounded out (third to first); Alston walked; Alston stole second; Guerrero struck out; Page struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Blomberg flied out to center; Torres made an out to shortstop; Soderholm walked; Squires singled to shortstop [Soderholm to second]; Foley was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Carty walked; Revering homered [Carty scored]; Gross struck out; Dilone flied out to center; Robinson grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 2. WHITE SOX 3RD: Pryor flied out to left; Bosley grounded out (second to first); Kessinger flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 3RD: Edwards singled to left; Edwards was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Alston grounded out (second to first); Guerrero flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 2. WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon grounded out (third to first); Blomberg flied out to left; Torres struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: Page popped to third in foul territory; Carty singled to left [Carty to second (error by Bosley)]; Revering grounded out (first unassisted) [Carty to third]; Gross doubled to left [Carty scored (unearned)]; Dilone popped to first in foul territory; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 3. WHITE SOX 5TH: Soderholm walked; Squires doubled to center [Soderholm to third]; Wirth threw a wild pitch [Soderholm scored, Squires to third]; Foley singled to right [Squires scored]; Pryor grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Foley out at second]; Bosley grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 5TH: Robinson grounded out (first unassisted); Edwards popped to catcher in foul territory; Alston made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 3. WHITE SOX 6TH: Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); Lemon made an out to second; Blomberg flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: Guerrero made an out to third; Page singled to right; Page was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Carty walked; Revering flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 3. WHITE SOX 7TH: PICCIOLO REPLACED EDWARDS (PLAYING 2B); Torres singled to second; Soderholm grounded into a double play (third to shortstop to first) [Torres out at second]; Squires grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: Gross grounded out (first to pitcher); Dilone grounded out (pitcher to first); Robinson singled to right; Picciolo popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Athletics 3. WHITE SOX 8TH: Foley singled to center; On a bunt Pryor struck out; Bosley singled to center [Foley to second]; Kessinger flied out to left; Lemon reached on an error by Guerrero [Foley to third, Bosley to second]; Blomberg homered (unearned) [Foley scored (unearned), Bosley scored (unearned), Lemon scored (unearned)]; Torres flied out to left; 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 8TH: On a bunt Alston made an out to catcher; Guerrero flied out to center; Page homered; Carty popped to first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Athletics 4. WHITE SOX 9TH: Soderholm walked; LACEY REPLACED WIRTH (PITCHING); BELL RAN FOR SODERHOLM; On a bunt Squires forced Bell (pitcher to shortstop); NORDHAGEN BATTED FOR FOLEY; Nordhagen homered [Squires scored]; Pryor singled to center; Bosley struck out; Kessinger forced Pryor (shortstop to second); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Athletics 4. ATHLETICS 9TH: COLBERN REPLACED NORDHAGEN (PLAYING C ); BELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BAUMGARTEN REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Revering singled to right; WOODARD RAN FOR REVERING; DUNCAN BATTED FOR GROSS; Duncan struck out; HOSLEY BATTED FOR DILONE; Hosley was called out on strikes; NEWMAN BATTED FOR ROBINSON; Newman flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Athletics 4.

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