Tuesday September 19, 1978
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Chicago White Sox 7, Oakland Athletics 3 (Game 2)

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

White Sox 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 2 - 7 9 1 A's 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 4 1 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Chappas ss 5 1 0 0 0 0 .298 Dilone rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .220 Washington rf 4 1 1 1 1 0 .254 Duncan 3b 3 1 1 1 1 0 .257 Torres cf 5 1 2 2 0 2 .378 Guerrero ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .277 Blomberg dh 5 1 1 0 0 1 .235 Carty dh 2 1 1 1 2 0 .285 Squires 1b 3 2 1 0 1 1 .283 Alston pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 Soderholm 3b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .252 Page lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .287 Bell 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 Revering 1b 4 0 0 1 0 2 .272 Foley c 3 0 0 1 1 0 .389 Robinson c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Bosley lf 3 0 2 3 0 0 .269 Essian c 1 0 0 0 1 0 .226 Gates 2b 2 0 0 0 1 1 .300 Newman ph,c,1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .227 Trout p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wallis cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Picciolo 2b 1 1 0 0 1 0 .217 Hosley ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .235 Woodard 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Meyer ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Renko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sosa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 7 9 7 5 5 Totals 31 3 4 3 5 4 Time of Game: 2:19 Attendance: 1,740 Left on Base: White Sox 6, A's 7 DP: White Sox 0, A's 0 Errors: Gates, Robinson Doubles: Soderholm (15), Blomberg (7), Bosley (5), Page (24) Triples: Washington (4) Home Runs: Torres (3) Stolen Bases: Chappas (1), Alston 2 (10) Caught Stealing: Torres (1) Sacrifice Hits: Gates (1), Dilone (9) Sacrifice Flies: Bosley (2) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Trout W(2-0) 9 4 3 3 5 4 0 37 2.76 Totals 9 4 3 3 5 4 0 37 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Renko L(6-12) 7 6 5 5 5 5 1 31 4.29 Sosa 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 9 2.64 Totals 9 9 7 7 5 5 1 40 Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Fred Spenn, 3B - Terry Cooney WHITE SOX 1ST: Chappas grounded out (pitcher to first); Washington walked; Torres forced Washington (first to shortstop); Torres was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Dilone flied out to left; Duncan flied out to left; Guerrero struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Blomberg flied out to right; Squires struck out; Soderholm doubled to left; Foley grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Carty flied out to left; Page reached on an error by Gates; Revering popped to shortstop; Essian walked [Page to second]; Wallis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: On a bunt Bosley grounded out (catcher to first); Gates walked; Chappas made an out to third; Washington flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo walked; Dilone out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Picciolo to second]; Duncan singled to left [Picciolo scored]; Guerrero singled to left [Duncan to second]; Carty singled to left [Duncan scored, Guerrero to second]; Page forced Carty (second to shortstop) [Guerrero to third]; Revering struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Athletics 2. WHITE SOX 4TH: Torres struck out; Blomberg doubled to right; Squires walked; Soderholm singled to left [Blomberg to third, Squires to second]; Foley walked [Blomberg scored, Squires to third, Soderholm to second]; Bosley doubled to left [Squires scored, Soderholm scored, Foley to third]; Gates struck out; Chappas flied out to left; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: Essian flied out to center; Wallis grounded out (third to first); Picciolo grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 2. WHITE SOX 5TH: Washington grounded out (second to first); Torres struck out; Blomberg was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Dilone grounded out (first unassisted); Duncan grounded out (third to first); Guerrero flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Athletics 2. WHITE SOX 6TH: Squires singled to right; Soderholm walked [Squires to second]; Foley forced Soderholm (second to shortstop) [Squires to third]; Bosley hit a sacrifice fly to left [Squires scored]; Gates flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: Carty walked; Page doubled to left [Carty to third]; Revering grounded out (second to first) [Carty scored, Page to third]; NEWMAN BATTED FOR ESSIAN; Newman grounded out (third to first); Wallis grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Athletics 3. WHITE SOX 7TH: NEWMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Chappas grounded out (third to first); Washington grounded out (second to first); Torres homered; Blomberg grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: HOSLEY BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Hosley was called out on strikes; Dilone grounded out (shortstop to first); Duncan walked; Guerrero flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Athletics 3. WHITE SOX 8TH: WOODARD REPLACED HOSLEY (PLAYING 2B); SOSA REPLACED RENKO (PITCHING); Squires grounded out (pitcher to first); Soderholm flied out to left; Foley grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 8TH: BELL REPLACED SODERHOLM (PLAYING 3B); Carty walked; ALSTON RAN FOR CARTY; Page popped to shortstop; Alston stole second; Alston stole third; Revering struck out; Newman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Athletics 3. WHITE SOX 9TH: ALSTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); ROBINSON REPLACED REVERING (PLAYING C ); NEWMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); Bosley singled to second; Gates out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Bosley to second]; Chappas reached on a fielder's choice [Bosley out at third (first to third)]; Chappas stole second [Chappas to third (error by Robinson)]; Washington tripled to left [Chappas scored]; Torres singled to left [Washington scored]; Blomberg grounded out (first to second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 9TH: Wallis made an out to third; MEYER BATTED FOR WOODARD; Meyer grounded out (second to first); Dilone popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Athletics 3.

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