A double by Bill Freehan on a fly ball that left fielder Carlos May misjudged in the first inning was the break that enabled the Tigers to defeat the White Sox, 5-4. After the first two Tigers struck out, Al Kaline walked and Willie Horton singled. Freehan then hit his fly, Kaline scoring, and Don Wert followed with a three-run homer. The Tigers added what proved to be the deciding marker in the sixth on a single by Kaline, a forceout by Horton and a triple by Freehan. Ken Berry homered for the White Sox. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 4
Game Played on Saturday, July      18, 1970 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Tigers       4  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   5  6  2
White Sox    0  0  2    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   4  9  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .270      O'Brien 3b            5   0   0   0     0   1   .269
McAuliffe 2b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .271      Aparicio ss           5   1   3   2     0   0   .313
Kaline 1b             3   1   2   0     1   0   .286      May lf                4   0   2   1     1   0   .301
Horton lf             4   2   1   0     0   0   .310      Melton rf             5   0   0   0     0   2   .278
Freehan c             3   1   2   2     1   0   .234      Josephson c           4   0   2   0     0   1   .304
Wert 3b               4   1   1   3     0   0   .237      Hopkins 1b            4   0   0   0     0   1   .299
Maddox rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .227      Berry cf              4   1   1   1     0   2   .243
Gutierrez ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .231      Knoop 2b              3   1   0   0     1   0   .230
Lolich p              3   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Magnuson p            1   1   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Williams ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .249
                                                            Wood p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .091
                                                            Morales ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .194

Totals               32   5   6   5     2   2             Totals               37   4   9   4     2   7

Time of Game: 2:25   Attendance: 10,288
Left on Base: Tigers 2, White Sox 9
DP: Tigers 0, White Sox 1
Errors: Wert, Gutierrez
Doubles: Freehan (10), May (16), Aparicio (20)
Triples: Freehan (2)
Home Runs: Wert (3), Berry (7)
Sacrifice Hits: Magnuson (1)
GIDP: Horton (6)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich W(9-10)          9     9   4   3   2   7   1  40   3.60
Totals                  9     9   4   3   2   7   1  40

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Magnuson L(0-1)         6     6   5   5   2   2   1  25   4.50
Wood                    3     0   0   0   0   0   0   9   2.88
Totals                  9     6   5   5   2   2   1  34

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


TIGERS 1ST: Stanley struck out; McAuliffe was called out on
strikes; Kaline walked; Horton singled to center [Kaline to
third]; Freehan doubled to left [Kaline scored, Horton to
third]; Wert homered [Horton scored, Freehan scored]; Maddox
popped to first in foul territory; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
4, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: O'Brien grounded out (pitcher to first); Aparicio
grounded out (third to first); May doubled to left; Melton
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Gutierrez flied to center; Lolich flied to right;
Stanley flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Josephson grounded out (first unassisted);
Hopkins grounded out (second to first); Berry struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: McAuliffe popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Kaline singled to left; Horton grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Kaline out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Knoop walked; Magnuson out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Knoop to second]; O'Brien popped to first;
Aparicio doubled to center [Knoop scored]; May singled to left
[Aparicio scored]; Melton forced May (shortstop to second); 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, White Sox 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan walked; Wert flied to right; Maddox flied to
right; Gutierrez forced Freehan (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Josephson singled to right; Hopkins was called
out on strikes; Berry flied to center; Knoop flied to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, White Sox 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Lolich grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanley
grounded out (third to first); McAuliffe grounded out (second to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Magnuson reached on an error by Gutierrez
[Magnuson to first]; O'Brien grounded out (third to first)
[Magnuson to second]; Aparicio singled to right [Magnuson scored
(unearned), Aparicio to second (on throw to home)]; May popped
to catcher in foul territory; Melton flied to center; 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, White Sox 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Kaline singled to center; Horton forced Kaline
(center to second) [Horton to first]; Freehan tripled to right
[Horton scored]; Wert grounded out (third to first); Maddox
popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
5, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Josephson was called out on strikes; Hopkins
grounded out (shortstop to first); Berry homered; Knoop reached
on an error by Wert [Knoop to first]; WILLIAMS BATTED FOR
MAGNUSON; Williams flied to center; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 5, White Sox 4.

TIGERS 7TH: WOOD REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Gutierrez flied
to right; Lolich grounded out (second to first); Stanley flied
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: O'Brien was called out on strikes; Aparicio
singled to center; May grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Aparicio to second]; Melton flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 5, White Sox 4.

TIGERS 8TH: McAuliffe grounded out (first unassisted); Kaline
grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Josephson singled to second; On a bunt Hopkins
popped to first in foul territory; Berry struck out; Knoop flied
to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, White Sox 4.

TIGERS 9TH: Freehan flied to center; Wert grounded out (pitcher
to first); Maddox grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 5, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: MORALES BATTED FOR WOOD; Morales singled to left;
O'Brien flied to center; Aparicio grounded out (third to first)
[Morales to second]; May walked; Melton was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, White Sox 4.