Although Denny McLain failed for the fifth time in a bid for his first victory of the season, the Tigers defeated the White Sox. 4-3. Tom Timmerman, in relief, gained credit for the decision. The Tigers scored two runs in the first inning on a triple by Al Kaline and singles by Willie Horton, Bill Freehan and Don Wert. Freehan homered for another run in the third.

The White Sox, who had picked up an unearned run in the first, came back to tie the score with circuit clouts by Ed Herrmann in the fourth and Bill Melton in the eighth. Elliott Maddox walked in the Tigers' ninth and was forced on an attempted sacrifice by Cesar Gutierrez, but Gutierrez then stole second and scored the winning run on a single by Dick McAuliffe. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 4, Chicago White Sox 3

Game Played on Friday, July 17, 1970 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Tigers       2  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  9  1
White Sox    1  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   3 11  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf            3   0   1   0     2   0   .274      O'Brien 3b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .275
McAuliffe 2b          5   0   1   1     0   1   .274      Aparicio ss           4   1   1   0     0   1   .308
Kaline 1b             5   1   1   0     0   0   .282      May lf                4   0   2   0     1   0   .298
Horton lf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .311      Melton rf             5   1   1   1     0   0   .284
Freehan c             4   1   2   1     0   0   .230      Hopkins 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .305
Wert 3b               4   0   1   1     0   0   .237        Williams pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Maddox rf             1   0   1   0     3   0   .233        Wood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
Gutierrez ss          4   1   0   0     0   0   .234        Josephson ph        0   0   0   0     1   0   .299
McLain p              3   0   0   0     0   1   .091      Herrmann c            4   1   2   1     0   0   .284
  Kilkenny p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .100      Berry cf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .243
  Timmermann p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Knoop 2b              3   0   1   0     1   1   .234
  I. Brown ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .290      John p                2   0   2   0     0   0   .143
  Patterson p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McCraw ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .237
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Crider p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .118
                                                            Spence ph,1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .205

Totals               34   4   9   4     5   3             Totals               37   3  11   2     3   4

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance: 13,473
Left on Base: Tigers 8, White Sox 12
DP: Tigers 0, White Sox 2
Errors: Freehan
Doubles: May (15)
Triples: Kaline (3), Maddox (4), Stanley (3)
Home Runs: Freehan (15), Herrmann (9), Melton (16)
Stolen Bases: Gutierrez (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Herrmann (1), Aparicio (2)
GIDP: Freehan (7)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McLain                  7    10   3   2   0   4   2  32   5.28
Kilkenny                0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.40
Timmermann W(3-1)       0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   2.42
Patterson               0.2   1   0   0   2   0   0   5   4.81
Hiller SV(3)            0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.13
Totals                  9    11   3   2   3   4   2  42

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
John                    6     7   3   3   3   2   1  27   3.55
Crider                  2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   2.65
Wood L(4-9)             1     1   1   1   2   1   0   6   3.02
Totals                  9     9   4   4   5   3   1  39

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Emmett Ashford, 2B - Hank Soar, 3B - Lou DiMuro


TIGERS 1ST: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); McAuliffe
grounded out (shortstop to first); Kaline tripled to right;
Horton singled to right [Kaline scored]; Freehan singled to left
[Horton to second]; Wert singled to left [Horton scored, Freehan
to third (on throw to home), Wert to second]; Maddox walked;
Gutierrez forced Freehan (pitcher to catcher); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: O'Brien grounded out (pitcher to first); Aparicio
singled to center; May singled to right [Aparicio to second];
Melton reached on a fielder's choice [Aparicio scored (error by
Freehan) (unearned) (no RBI), May to third]; Hopkins flied to
right; Herrmann grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 2ND: McLain struck out; Stanley popped to second;
McAuliffe struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox
1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Berry popped to shortstop; Knoop popped to third
in foul territory; John singled to right; O'Brien grounded out
(pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Kaline flied to center; Horton flied to right;
Freehan homered; Wert grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Aparicio was called out on strikes; May doubled
to right; Melton flied to left; Hopkins popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Maddox tripled to center; Gutierrez grounded out
(pitcher to first); McLain grounded out (shortstop to first);
Stanley walked; McAuliffe grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Herrmann homered; Berry popped to shortstop;
Knoop was called out on strikes; John singled to center; O'Brien
popped to shortstop in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 3, White Sox 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton
singled to left; Freehan grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Horton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Aparicio popped to shortstop; May flied to left;
Melton lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox
2.

TIGERS 6TH: Wert grounded out (third to first); Maddox walked;
Gutierrez popped to second; McLain grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Hopkins grounded out (pitcher to first); Herrmann
singled to right; Berry struck out; Knoop singled to shortstop
[Herrmann to second]; MCCRAW BATTED FOR JOHN; McCraw struck out;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 2.

TIGERS 7TH: CRIDER REPLACED MCCRAW (PITCHING); Stanley tripled
to right; McAuliffe flied to center; Kaline hit into a double
play (right to catcher to third) [Stanley out at home]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: O'Brien flied to center; Aparicio grounded out
(second to first); May flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 3, White Sox 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Horton flied to left; Freehan lined to left; Wert
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Melton homered; Hopkins singled to right;
WILLIAMS RAN FOR HOPKINS; KILKENNY REPLACED MCLAIN (PITCHING);
Herrmann out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Williams
to second]; TIMMERMANN REPLACED KILKENNY (PITCHING); Berry flied
to left; Knoop was walked intentionally; SPENCE BATTED FOR
CRIDER; Spence grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 3.

TIGERS 9TH: SPENCE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); WOOD REPLACED
WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Maddox walked; Gutierrez forced Maddox
(pitcher to shortstop) [Gutierrez to first]; I. BROWN BATTED FOR
TIMMERMANN; Gutierrez stole second; I. Brown struck out; Stanley
was walked intentionally; McAuliffe singled to right [Gutierrez
scored, Stanley to third]; Kaline popped to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: PATTERSON REPLACED I. BROWN (PITCHING); O'Brien
singled to center; Aparicio out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to
second) [O'Brien to second]; May walked; Melton flied to center;
JOSEPHSON BATTED FOR WOOD; Josephson walked [O'Brien to third,
May to second]; HILLER REPLACED PATTERSON (PITCHING); Herrmann
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers
4, White Sox 3.

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