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Angels
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 17, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the California Angels, played on May 17, 1978 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 17, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
California Angels
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 17, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | California Angels |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Nolan Ryan |
Home Starting Pitcher | Steve Stone |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 13,676 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: Greg Kosc 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: George Maloney |
California Angels Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Miller | Right Fielder |
Dave Chalk | Shortstop |
Ron Fairly | First Baseman |
Tony Solaita | DH |
Don Baylor | Left Fielder |
Lyman Bostock | Center Fielder |
Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
Terry Humphrey | Catcher |
Dave Garcia | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
Ron Blomberg | DH |
Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
Bob Molinaro | Right Fielder |
Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Angels
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 17, 1978
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Stone
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Stone
Chalk hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Molinaro. Chalk reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fairly vs. Stone
Fairly hits a fly ball into right field. Molinaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Solaita vs. Stone
Solaita hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Molinaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Ryan
Garr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bostock who is chasing the ball. Garr reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kessinger vs. Ryan
Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garr scores. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Ryan
Orta takes first base on ball four. Kessinger moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blomberg vs. Ryan
Blomberg hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Grich catches it and throws to first to double up Orta. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Ryan
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Stone
Baylor strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Stone
Bostock hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Stone
Grich hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr. Grich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lansford vs. Stone
Lansford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Humphrey vs. Stone
Humphrey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Ryan
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Ryan
Molinaro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Ryan
Soderholm takes first base on ball four. Molinaro moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nahorodny vs. Ryan
Nahorodny takes first base on ball four. Molinaro moves to third. Soderholm moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Garr vs. Ryan
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields it and throws to second for the out. Molinaro scores. Soderholm moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kessinger vs. Ryan
Kessinger takes first base on ball four. Garr moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Orta vs. Ryan
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fairly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Orta for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Stone
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first, with Stone covering, for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Stone
Chalk hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Stone
Fairly hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Ryan
Blomberg is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ryan
Johnson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Grich reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Ryan
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Stone
Solaita hits a line drive into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Stone
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Stone
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bostock for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Ryan
Molinaro strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Ryan
Soderholm hits a fly ball into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Ryan
Nahorodny hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fairly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Stone
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Stone covering, for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Stone
Lansford takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Humphrey vs. Stone
Humphrey hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Stone
Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lansford moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chalk vs. Stone
Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Stone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Ryan
Garr strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Ryan
Kessinger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Ryan
Orta hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Stone
Fairly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solaita vs. Stone
Solaita hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fairly moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Baylor vs. Stone
Baylor hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fairly tags and scores. View Play -
Angels, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bostock vs. Stone
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Ryan
Blomberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Ryan
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baylor. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Blomberg moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lemon vs. Ryan
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Molinaro vs. Ryan
Molinaro is walked intentionally. View Play -
Angels, 1 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Soderholm vs. Ryan
Soderholm hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Blomberg tags and scores. Johnson tags and moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nahorodny vs. Ryan
Nahorodny hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Stone
Grich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Stone
Lansford hits a fly ball into right field. Molinaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Landreaux vs. Stone
Ken Landreaux pinch hits for Terry Humphrey.
Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Stone
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Ryan
Ike Hampton now catching.
Garr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Ryan
Kessinger bunts towards the mound. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. Garr moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Orta vs. Ryan
Orta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garr scores. View Play -
Angels, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Ryan
Blomberg hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Ryan
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Stone
Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Stone
Fairly hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Stone
Solaita hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Ryan
Lemon strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Ryan
Molinaro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Ryan
Ryan fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Ryan. Molinaro moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 1 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Soderholm vs. Ryan
Soderholm hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Molinaro scores. View Play -
Angels, 1 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nahorodny vs. Ryan
Nahorodny hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Angels, 1 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Ryan
Garr hits a fly ball into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Ryan
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fairly fields the ball and throws to Ryan covering. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 1 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Ryan
Orta hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Angels, 1 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Ryan
Blomberg strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 1 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Stone
Baylor is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Angels, 1 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bostock vs. Stone
Bostock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Baylor moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grich vs. Stone
Grich takes first base on ball four. Baylor moves to third. Bostock moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lansford vs. Stone
Lansford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Baylor scores. Bostock scores. Grich moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 3 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hampton vs. Willoughby
Jim Willoughby now pitching.
Hampton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon who is chasing the ball. Hampton reaches third base with a triple. Grich scores. Lansford goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Angels, 5 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miller vs. Willoughby
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chalk vs. Willoughby
Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Willoughby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 5 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fairly vs. Willoughby
Fairly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hampton scores. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Solaita vs. Willoughby
Solaita hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/17/1978 -- California at Chicago (N) California AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Miller R, rf 5 0 1 0 Garr R, lf 4 2 1 1 Chalk D, ss 5 0 1 0 Kessinger D, ss 3 1 2 1 Fairly R, 1b 5 1 2 1 Orta J, 2b 4 1 2 3 Solaita T, dh 5 0 1 0 Blomberg R, dh 4 1 0 0 Baylor D, lf 2 1 0 1 Johnson L, 1b 4 0 1 0 Bostock L, cf 4 1 1 0 Lemon C, cf 4 0 0 0 Grich B, 2b 2 1 1 0 Molinaro B, rf 3 2 2 0 Lansford C, 3b 2 1 1 2 Soderholm E, 3b 2 1 1 2 Humphrey T, c 2 0 0 0 Nahorodny B, c 3 1 1 2 Landreaux K, ph 1 0 0 0 Hampton I, c 1 1 1 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 6 9 6 31 9 10 9 California 000 001 005 -- 6 Chicago 110 001 15x -- 9 California IP H R ER BB SO Ryan N (L) 8.0 10 9 9 7 6 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Stone S (W)* 8.0 7 5 5 4 1 Willoughby J 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 * Pitched to 4 batters in 9th E -- Ryan N DP -- California 1, Chicago 1 LOB -- California 7, Chicago 7 2B -- Chalk D, Grich B, Johnson L 3B -- Garr R, Hampton I HR -- Nahorodny B, Orta J SH -- Kessinger D SF -- Baylor D, Soderholm E HBP -- by Stone S (Baylor D) T -- 2:28 A -- 13676
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