Wilbur Wood, who won 24 games and lost 20 with the White Sox last season, saw his current record drop to 2-5 when the veteran knuckleballer was kayoed in the third inning and lost to the Tigers, 6-4. The Tigers started with two runs in the first inning on a single by Gary Sutherland and doubles by Mickey Stanley and Willie Horton, but the White Sox came back with a two-run homer by Dick Allen.

Singles by Dick Sharon and Sutherland, around Sharon's stolen base, added a run in the second and Horton then finished off Wood with a homer in the third. Horton was hit by a pitch and scored again in the fifth on singles by Bill Freehan and Jim Northrup. Sharon and Sutherland each came up with his third hit of the game when the Tigers scored an unearned run on an error by Jorge Orta in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Chicago White Sox 4
Game Played on Sunday, April     28, 1974 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Tigers       2  1  1    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   6 12  0
White Sox    2  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   4  8  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Sharon cf             4   2   3   0     1   0   .412      Kelly rf              4   1   4   0     1   0   .304
Sutherland 2b         5   1   3   2     0   0   .304      Orta 2b               4   0   0   1     0   1   .250
Stanley 1b            5   1   1   1     0   2   .216        Hairston ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kaline dh             5   0   0   0     0   0   .288      D. Allen 1b           3   1   1   2     1   0   .261
Horton lf             4   2   2   2     0   1   .246      May lf                4   0   0   0     0   3   .262
Freehan c             3   0   2   0     0   0   .354      Melton 3b             4   0   1   0     0   1   .240
Northrup rf           4   0   1   1     0   2   .221      K. Henderson cf       4   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .139      Santo dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .260
Brinkman ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .206      Herrmann c            2   2   1   0     1   1   .302
Coleman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Downing ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .364
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Dent ss               2   0   0   0     0   0   .179
                                                            Bradford ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .283
                                                            Leon ss             1   0   0   0     0   1   .130
                                                          Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Moran p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   6  12   6     1   6             Totals               34   4   8   3     4  10

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 14,443
Left on Base: Tigers 8, White Sox 7
DP: Tigers 1, White Sox 1
Errors: Orta, Melton
Doubles: Stanley (4), Horton (3), Freehan (2), Kelly (2), Herrmann (4)
Home Runs: Horton (5), D. Allen (4)
Stolen Bases: Sharon (1)
Caught Stealing: Melton (1)
Hit by Pitch: Freehan (2,by Wood), Horton (1,by Moran)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Coleman W(4-1)          6     6   4   4   2   5   1  26   2.86
Hiller SV(3)            3     2   0   0   2   5   0  12   0.36
Totals                  9     8   4   4   4  10   1  38

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(2-5)             2.1   8   4   4   0   3   1  15   5.27
Moran                   3.2   2   1   1   1   0   0  14   1.86
Forster                 3     2   1   0   0   3   0  12   5.76
Totals                  9    12   6   5   1   6   1  41

Hit by Pitch: Wood (5), Moran (4)
Wild Pitches: Coleman (2)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Armando Rodriguez, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Merle Anthony


TIGERS 1ST: Sharon singled to center; Sharon was out trying to
advance to second (catcher to second); Sutherland singled to
right; Stanley doubled to left [Sutherland scored]; Kaline
grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton doubled to center
[Stanley scored]; Freehan was hit by a pitch; Northrup struck
out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly doubled to right; Orta popped to third in
foul territory; D. Allen homered [Kelly scored]; May grounded
out (second to first); Melton grounded out (shortstop to first);
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez struck out; Brinkman grounded out (third
to first); Sharon singled to center; Sharon stole second;
Sutherland singled to center [Sharon scored]; Stanley struck
out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: K. Henderson flied out to left; Santo singled to
left; Herrmann struck out; Dent grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Kaline lined to third; Horton homered; Freehan
doubled to left; MORAN REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); Northrup
grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez flied out to left; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kelly singled to right; Orta flied out to center;
D. Allen forced Kelly (shortstop to second); May struck out; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, White Sox 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Brinkman popped to third in foul territory; Sharon
walked; Sutherland hit into a double play (right to shortstop to
first) [Sharon out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4,
White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Melton grounded out (shortstop to first); K.
Henderson grounded out (second to first); Santo lined to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, White Sox 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Stanley flied out to center; Kaline flied out to
center; Horton was hit by a pitch; Freehan singled to left
[Horton to second]; Northrup singled to right [Horton scored,
Freehan to third]; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Herrmann doubled to center; Dent popped to first
in foul territory; Kelly singled to first [Herrmann to third];
Coleman threw a wild pitch [Herrmann scored, Kelly to second];
Orta was called out on strikes; D. Allen was walked
intentionally; May struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5,
White Sox 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Brinkman popped to second; Sharon popped to third in
foul territory; Sutherland popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 5, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Melton struck out; K. Henderson grounded out
(first to pitcher); 1:18 rain delay; Santo flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, White Sox 3.

TIGERS 7TH: FORSTER REPLACED MORAN (PITCHING); Stanley flied out
to center; Kaline grounded out (second to first); Horton
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5,
White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Herrmann walked; HILLER REPLACED COLEMAN
(PITCHING); BRADFORD BATTED FOR DENT; Bradford was called out on
strikes; Kelly singled to right [Herrmann to third]; Orta forced
Kelly (pitcher to shortstop) [Herrmann scored]; D. Allen popped
to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, White Sox 4.

TIGERS 8TH: LEON REPLACED BRADFORD (PLAYING SS); Freehan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Northrup struck out (catcher
to first); Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 5, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: May struck out; Melton singled to center; K.
Henderson struck out while Melton was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, White Sox
4.

TIGERS 9TH: Brinkman popped to second; Sharon singled to second
[Sharon to second (error by Orta)]; Sutherland singled to left
[Sharon scored (unearned)]; Stanley was called out on strikes;
Kaline reached on an error by Melton [Sutherland to third];
Horton struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, White
Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Santo struck out; DOWNING BATTED FOR HERRMANN;
Downing walked; Leon struck out; Kelly walked [Downing to
second]; HAIRSTON BATTED FOR ORTA; Hairston popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, White Sox 4.