With relief help from Terry Forster, Stan Bahnsen gained his 11th victory and the White Sox ended their four-game losing streak by defeating the Tigers, 5-2. The White Sox loaded the bases in the second inning on a walk to Carlos May, single by Mike Andrews and error by Norm Cash and scored three runs on a sacrifice fly by Ed Herrmann, single by Rich Morales and infield out by Bahnsen.

Dick Allen accounted for two more runs with a homer in the fifth. Aurelio Rodriguez homered for the Tigers. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 5, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Saturday, July      8, 1972 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  7  1
White Sox    0  3  0    0  2  0    0  0  x  -   5  8  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
McAuliffe 2b          3   0   0   0     1   1   .221      Kelly rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .282
  Jata ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .242      Alvarado ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .271
Kaline rf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .265      D. Allen 1b           4   1   1   2     0   1   .287
G. Brown lf           3   0   1   0     1   0   .240      May lf                3   1   0   0     1   1   .300
Freehan c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .276      Andrews 2b            4   1   2   0     0   0   .262
Cash 1b               3   0   0   0     0   1   .250      Johnstone cf          4   1   0   0     0   0   .157
  I. Brown ph,1b      1   0   0   0     0   1   .235      Herrmann c            2   0   0   1     1   0   .220
Northrup cf           3   1   1   0     1   0   .254      Morales 3b            3   0   2   1     0   0   .224
Rodriguez 3b          4   1   2   1     0   0   .239      Bahnsen p             2   0   1   1     0   0   .184
Brinkman ss           3   0   0   1     0   0   .192        Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Slayback p            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Haller ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .169
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Comer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Niekro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Stanley ph          1   0   1   0     0   0   .229

Totals               33   2   7   2     3   6             Totals               30   5   8   5     2   4

Time of Game: 2:27   Attendance: 15,028
Left on Base: Tigers 8, White Sox 5
DP: Tigers 2, White Sox 0
Errors: Cash
Home Runs: Rodriguez (3), D. Allen (17)
Sacrifice Flies: Brinkman (4), Herrmann (2)
GIDP: Kelly (1), Herrmann (8)
Hit by Pitch: Bahnsen (1,by Hiller)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slayback L(1-3)         3     3   3   2   1   2   0  14   2.39
Hiller                  3     4   2   2   1   2   1  14   6.00
Niekro                  2     1   0   0   0   0   0   6   3.77
Totals                  8     8   5   4   2   4   1  34

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen W(11-9)         7     5   2   2   3   4   1  29   4.26
Forster SV(11)          2     2   0   0   0   2   0   8   1.94
Totals                  9     7   2   2   3   6   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Hiller (1)

Umpires: HP - Jim Honochick, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Bill Deegan, 3B - Larry McCoy


TIGERS 1ST: McAuliffe struck out; Kaline singled to left; G.
Brown forced Kaline (second to shortstop) [G. Brown to first];
Freehan struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first); Alvarado
grounded out (shortstop to first); D. Allen flied to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Cash flied to right; Northrup walked; Rodriguez
flied to center; Brinkman forced Northrup (second to shortstop);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: May walked; Andrews singled to center [May to
second]; Johnstone reached on an error by Cash [May to third,
Andrews to second, Johnstone to first]; Herrmann hit a sacrifice
fly to center [May scored]; Morales singled to center [Andrews
scored, Johnstone to third, Morales to second (on throw)];
Bahnsen grounded out (second to first) [Johnstone scored
(unearned), Morales to third]; Kelly was called out on strikes;
3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Slayback grounded out (second to first); McAuliffe
walked; Kaline flied to right; G. Brown walked [McAuliffe to
second]; Freehan flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
0, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Alvarado singled to left; D. Allen struck out;
May flied to left; Andrews grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Cash struck out; Northrup singled to right;
Rodriguez singled to right [Northrup to third]; Brinkman hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Northrup scored, Rodriguez to second];
HALLER BATTED FOR SLAYBACK; Haller struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 4TH: HILLER REPLACED HALLER (PITCHING); Johnstone
flied to center; Herrmann walked; Morales singled to center
[Herrmann to third]; Bahnsen was hit by a pitch [Morales to
second]; Kelly grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher
to first) [Herrmann out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
1, White Sox 3.

TIGERS 5TH: McAuliffe flied to right; Kaline popped to second;
G. Brown lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, White
Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Alvarado singled to left; D. Allen homered
[Alvarado scored]; May was called out on strikes; Andrews flied
to center; Johnstone popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 5.

TIGERS 6TH: Freehan lined to left; Cash flied to left; Northrup
flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Herrmann lined to third; Morales popped to first;
Bahnsen singled to left; Kelly was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 5.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez homered; Brinkman flied to center; COMER
BATTED FOR HILLER; Comer grounded out (pitcher to first);
McAuliffe grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 2, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: NIEKRO REPLACED COMER (PITCHING); Alvarado
grounded out (shortstop to first); D. Allen grounded out
(shortstop to first); May flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, White Sox 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Kaline singled to center; FORSTER REPLACED BAHNSEN
(PITCHING); G. Brown singled to third [Kaline to second];
Freehan struck out; I. BROWN BATTED FOR CASH; I. Brown was
called out on strikes; Northrup forced Kaline (third
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: I. BROWN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Andrews
singled to center; Johnstone flied to center; Herrmann grounded
into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Andrews out
at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 5.

TIGERS 9TH: Rodriguez flied to center; Brinkman flied to center;
STANLEY BATTED FOR NIEKRO; Stanley singled to center; JATA
BATTED FOR MCAULIFFE; Jata forced Stanley (shortstop
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 5.