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BOS  8
@CAL  6

DET  9
CLE  5

MIL  6
TOR  0

MIN  6
KCR  5

(10)
CHW  4
@TEX  2

CHC  2
CIN  0

SFG  3
@MON  0

SDP  9
@NYM  2

LAD  5
@PHI  2

PIT  5
HOU  1

PIT  3
HOU  2

STL  4
ATL  3

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 17,158

Thursday, August 17, 1978
Time of Game: 2:27
White Sox
4
49-70
Won 2
6th, 16 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  0  3   1  0  0   0  0  0    4 10  0
Rangers         0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    2  4  1
W: K Kravec (9-11), L: P Mirabella (2-1), S: L LaGrow (12)
Rangers
2
59-59
Lost 2
3rd, 5½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Garr LF                     4   1   3   1    1   0  .283  .685    0    1   0   2·2B,CS
  T Bosley LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .544         1   0   
D Kessinger 2B                5   1   2   0    0   2  .268  .650    0    1   3   2B,GDP
M Squires 1B                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .450 1.210    0    7   1   
L Johnson DH                  3   0   2   1    1   0  .272  .722    0    0   0   
E Soderholm 3B                3   0   0   1    0   0  .251  .743    0    2   1   SF
  K Bell 3B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .653         0   1   
C Washington CF               4   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .628    0    5   0   
T Spencer RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .551    0    1   0   CS
G Pryor SS                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .264  .614    0    2   3   
B Nahorodny C                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .243  .658    0    6   0   SH

K Kravec P                                                               1   0
  L LaGrow P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   4  10   3    4   6                    27   9
BATTING
2B: R Garr 2 (16, 2 off P Mirabella); D Kessinger (14, off P Mirabella).
SF: E Soderholm (6, off P Mirabella).
SH: B Nahorodny (3, off P Mirabella).
TB: R Garr 5; D Kessinger 3; L Johnson 2; G Pryor; T Spencer; M Squires.
GIDP: D Kessinger (9).
RBI: E Soderholm (44); L Johnson (54); R Garr (24).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
BASERUNNING
CS: T Spencer (1, 2nd base by S Comer/J Sundberg); R Garr (5, 2nd base by S Comer/J Sundberg).
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Hargrove 1B                 3   0   1   0    2   0  .258  .749    0   10   0   
  M Jorgensen PR              0   0   0   0    0   0  .122  .449         0   0   
J Beniquez CF                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .259  .661    0    2   0   
J Sundberg C                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .299  .773    0    8   2   
A Oliver DH                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .313  .828    0    0   0   
B Bonds RF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .275  .828    0    1   0   SB
R Zisk LF                     2   1   0   0    2   0  .253  .745    0    2   0   
K Bevacqua 3B                 2   0   1   0    1   1  .223  .632    0    0   0   
  J Lowenstein PH-3B          1   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .724    0    0   0   
T Harrah SS                   3   1   1   2    1   1  .221  .678    0    1   3   HR
B Wills 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   2  .227  .625    0    3   5   

P Mirabella P                                                            0   1
  S Comer P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   2   4   2    9   6                    27  11
BATTING
HR: T Harrah (5, off K Kravec; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
TB: T Harrah 4; M Hargrove; J Sundberg; K Bevacqua.
RBI: T Harrah 2 (34).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
FIELDING
DP: 2. J Sundberg-B Wills; B Wills-M Hargrove.
E: K Bevacqua (7).
BASERUNNING
SB: B Bonds (31, 2nd base off K Kravec/B Nahorodny).

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Kravec, W (9-11)             7.1   3   2   2    8   5   1   4.25   33     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 2· 3     61    -     1.07   0.20
L LaGrow, S (12)               1.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   3.50    7     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          1-0    2.48   0.18
Totals                         9     4   2   2    9   6   1          40     -       ·  ·     10· 9· 2· 4          1-0 
Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Mirabella, L (2-1)           3.1   6   4   4    3   1   0   7.40   19     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 5     30    -     0.95  -0.25
S Comer                        5.2   4   0   0    1   5   0   1.94   19     -       ·  ·      8· 1· 0· 4          1-0    0.49   0.13
Totals                         9    10   4   4    4   6   0          38     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 0· 9          1-0 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: None.
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Vic Voltaggio.
Time of Game: 2:27.
Attendance: 17,158.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 103° F.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Texas Rangers                        
1. R Garr               LF    1. M Hargrove           1B 
2. D Kessinger          2B    2. J Beniquez           CF 
3. M Squires            1B    3. J Sundberg           C  
4. L Johnson            DH    4. A Oliver             DH 
5. E Soderholm          3B    5. B Bonds              RF 
6. C Washington         CF    6. R Zisk               LF 
7. T Spencer            RF    7. K Bevacqua           3B 
8. G Pryor              SS    8. T Harrah             SS 
9. B Nahorodny          C     9. B Wills              2B 

   K Kravec             P        P Mirabella          P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   0  0-1  12-      12%  83% L Johnson       P Mirabella     Single to CF; Kessinger Scores; Squires to 3B; Johnson to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 6   1  4-0  1--     -12%  79% T Harrah        K Kravec        Home Run (Deep LF); Zisk Scores
   t 3   0  0-0  -2-      11%  68% D Kessinger     P Mirabella     Single to 3B/Bunt; Garr Scores/Adv on E5 (throw); Kessinger to 2B
   b 9   0  4-2  ---      -9%  83% M Hargrove      L LaGrow        Single to RF
   b 8   2  4-2  12-       8%  93% B Wills         L LaGrow        Strikeout

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Mirabella facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Garr          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      52%  D Kessinger     Double to LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-      49%  M Squires       Flyball: LF
          -2-      50%  L Johnson       Walk
   O      12-      45%  E Soderholm     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Kravec facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  M Hargrove      Walk
   O      1--      45%  J Beniquez      Flyball: CF
   O      1--      47%  J Sundberg      Groundout: SS-1B; Hargrove to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  A Oliver        Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Hargrove out at 3B/3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Mirabella facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      48%  C Washington    Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      46%  T Spencer       Strikeout
          ---      47%  G Pryor         Walk
   O      1--      45%  B Nahorodny     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Ken Kravec facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  B Bonds         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      49%  R Zisk          Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      48%  K Bevacqua      Walk
   O      1--      50%  T Harrah        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Mirabella facing 1-2-3
          ---      57%  R Garr          Double to LF
   R      -2-      68%  D Kessinger     Single to 3B/Bunt; Garr Scores/Adv on E5 (throw); Kessinger to 2B
          -2-      71%  M Squires       Walk
   R      12-      83%  L Johnson       Single to CF; Kessinger Scores; Squires to 3B; Johnson to 2B/Adv on throw
   RO     -23      82%  E Soderholm     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Squires Scores
   O      -2-      80%  C Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B; Johnson to 3B
   O      --3      78%  T Spencer       Foul Flyball: C
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Ken Kravec facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      80%  B Wills         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      78%  M Hargrove      Walk
   O      1--      80%  J Beniquez      Strikeout Looking
          1--      78%  J Sundberg      Single to RF; Hargrove to 3B
   O      1-3      83%  A Oliver        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Rangers 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Paul Mirabella facing 8-9-1
          ---      84%  G Pryor         Single to CF
   O      1--      84%  B Nahorodny     Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Pryor to 2B
   R      -2-      90%  R Garr          Double to RF; Pryor Scores
                  Steve Comer replaces Paul Mirabella pitching
   O      -2-      88%  D Kessinger     Strikeout
   O      -2-      87%  M Squires       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Ken Kravec facing 5-6-7
          ---      84%  B Bonds         Walk
   O      1--      87%  R Zisk          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--      86%  K Bevacqua      Bonds Steals 2B
          -2-      82%  " "             Single to LF; Bonds to 3B
   O      1-3      87%  T Harrah        Strikeout Looking
          1-3      84%  B Wills         Walk; Bevacqua to 2B
   O      123      91%  M Hargrove      Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Steve Comer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      90%  L Johnson       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      89%  E Soderholm     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      89%  C Washington    Foul Bunt Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Ken Kravec facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      91%  J Beniquez      Lineout: SS
   O      ---      92%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      91%  A Oliver        Walk
   O      1--      93%  B Bonds         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 0.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Steve Comer facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      92%  T Spencer       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      92%  G Pryor         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      91%  B Nahorodny     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Ken Kravec facing 6-7-8
          ---      88%  R Zisk          Walk
   O      1--      91%  K Bevacqua      Strikeout
   RR     1--      79%  T Harrah        Home Run (Deep LF); Zisk Scores
   O      ---      81%  B Wills         Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  M Hargrove      Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 2.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Steve Comer facing 1-2-3
          ---      85%  R Garr          Single to CF
   O      1--      81%  D Kessinger     Garr Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      80%  " "             Strikeout
          ---      81%  M Squires       Single to CF
          1--      82%  L Johnson       Single to 1B; Squires to 2B
   O      12-      80%  E Soderholm     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Ken Kravec facing 2-3-4
                  Kevin Bell replaces Eric Soderholm playing 3B batting 5th
   O      ---      83%  J Beniquez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      86%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      87%  A Oliver        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 2.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Steve Comer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      86%  C Washington    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      87%  T Spencer       Single to LF
   OO     1--      85%  G Pryor         Double Play: Strikeout, Spencer Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Ken Kravec facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      89%  B Bonds         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      84%  R Zisk          Walk
                  Lerrin LaGrow replaces Ken Kravec pitching; John Lowenstein pinch hits for Kurt Bevacqua batting 7th
   O      1--      89%  J Lowenstein    Flyball: LF
          1--      85%  T Harrah        Walk; Zisk to 2B
   O      12-      93%  B Wills         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 2.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Steve Comer facing 9-1-2
                  John Lowenstein moves to 3B
   O      ---      92%  B Nahorodny     Strikeout
          ---      93%  R Garr          Walk
   OO     1--      92%  D Kessinger     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-4, Lerrin LaGrow facing 1-2-3
                  Thad Bosley replaces Ralph Garr playing LF batting 1st
          ---      83%  M Hargrove      Single to RF
                  Mike Jorgensen pinch runs for Mike Hargrove batting 1st
   O      1--      90%  J Beniquez      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      96%  J Sundberg      Groundout: SS-1B; Beniquez to 2B
   O      -2-     100%  A Oliver        Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Rangers 2.

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