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White Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 2, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox, played on September 2, 1978 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Kucek |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Ford |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 10,696 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Greg Kosc 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: George Maloney 3B: Ted Hendry |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Molinaro | DH |
| Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
| Mike Squires | First Baseman |
| Chet Lemon | Right Fielder |
| Claudell Washington | Left Fielder |
| Thad Bosley | Center Fielder |
| Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
| Greg Pryor | Second Baseman |
| Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
| Larry Doby | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Larry Harlow | Center Fielder |
| Pat Kelly | Right Fielder |
| Ken Singleton | DH |
| Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
| Doug DeCinces | Third Baseman |
| Andres Mora | Left Fielder |
| Kiko Garcia | Shortstop |
| Billy Smith | Second Baseman |
| Dave Skaggs | Catcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
September 2, 1978
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Ford
Molinaro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Ford covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Ford
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Mora settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Ford
Squires takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Ford
There goes Squires. The throw from Skaggs and he is safe. Squires steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lemon vs. Ford
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lemon for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Kucek
Harlow hits a ball on the ground towards first. Squires juggles the ball. That's an error on Squires. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Kucek
Kelly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Harlow moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Singleton vs. Kucek
There goes Kelly. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Kelly steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Singleton vs. Kucek
Singleton strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Murray vs. Kucek
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Harlow scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DeCinces vs. Kucek
DeCinces strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Ford
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Ford
Bosley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Ford
Soderholm hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bosley moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pryor vs. Ford
Pryor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Bosley trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Soderholm moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nahorodny vs. Ford
Nahorodny hits a line drive into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mora vs. Kucek
Mora hits a fly ball into left field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Kucek
Garcia hits a fly ball into left field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kucek
Smith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skaggs vs. Kucek
Skaggs hits a popup, foul, towards first. Squires settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Ford
Molinaro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Ford
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Ford
Squires strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Kucek
Harlow hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Kucek
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Kucek
Singleton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Kucek
Murray hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Ford
Lemon hits a line drive towards short. Garcia reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Ford
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops it up and throws to first, with Ford covering, for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Ford
Bosley hits a fly ball into left field. Mora settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeCinces vs. Kucek
DeCinces hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mora vs. Kucek
Mora strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Kucek
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Ford
Soderholm hits a fly ball into left field. Mora settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Ford
Pryor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nahorodny vs. Ford
There goes Pryor. The throw from Skaggs and he is out, Garcia applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Ford
Nahorodny strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kucek
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skaggs vs. Kucek
The ball gets by Nahorodny for a passed ball. Smith moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Skaggs vs. Kucek
Skaggs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kucek fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harlow vs. Kucek
Harlow strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Kucek
Kelly is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Ford
Molinaro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Ford
Kessinger hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Ford
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Singleton vs. Kucek
Singleton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Kucek
Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. Kucek
DeCinces hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mora vs. Kucek
Mora strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Ford
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. DeCinces fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Ford
Washington hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Ford
Bosley hits a fly ball into left field. Mora settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Kucek
Garcia hits a fly ball into left field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Kucek
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Skaggs vs. Kucek
Skaggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harlow vs. Kucek
Harlow hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Ford
Soderholm hits a popup, foul, towards first. Murray settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Ford
Pryor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torres vs. Ford
Rusty Torres pinch hits for Bill Nahorodny.
There goes Pryor. The throw from Skaggs and he is safe. Pryor steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torres vs. Ford
Torres hits a popup towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Molinaro vs. Ford
Molinaro hits a popup towards third. DeCinces settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Kucek
Mike Colbern now catching.
Kelly takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Singleton vs. Kucek
Singleton hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Kessinger fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Kucek
Murray hits a fly ball into left field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeCinces vs. Kucek
DeCinces hits a popup towards short. Kessinger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Ford
Mike Anderson now playing left field. Carlos Lopez now playing right field.
Kessinger hits a fly ball into right field. Lopez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Squires vs. Ford
Squires hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Ford
Lemon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Squires moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Martinez
Tippy Martinez now pitching. Lamar Johnson pinch hits for Claudell Washington.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Garcia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1978, game 2 -- Chicago at Baltimore (N)
Chicago AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Molinaro B, dh 4 0 0 0 Harlow L, cf 4 1 0 0
Kessinger D, ss 4 0 0 0 Kelly P, rf 3 0 1 0
Squires M, 1b 3 0 1 0 Anderson M, lf 0 0 0 0
Lemon C, rf 4 0 1 0 Singleton K, dh 3 0 1 0
Washington C, lf 3 0 0 0 Murray E, 1b 4 0 0 1
Johnson L, ph 1 0 0 0 DeCinces D, 3b 4 0 0 0
Bosley T, cf 3 0 1 0 Mora A, lf 3 0 0 0
Soderholm E, 3b 3 0 1 0 Lopez C, rf 0 0 0 0
Pryor G, 2b 3 0 3 0 Garcia K, ss 3 0 0 0
Nahorodny B, c 2 0 0 0 Smith B, 2b 1 0 1 0
Torres R, ph 1 0 0 0 Skaggs D, c 3 0 0 0
Colbern M, c 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 7 0 28 1 3 1
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
Baltimore 100 000 00x -- 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Kucek J (L) 8.0 3 1 0 4 6
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Ford D (W) 8.1 7 0 0 1 2
Martinez T (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Squires M
DP -- Baltimore 1
LOB -- Chicago 5, Baltimore 7
SB -- Squires M, Kelly P, Pryor G
CS -- Pryor G
PB -- Nahorodny B
T -- 2:09
A -- 10696
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