After building up a 9-0 lead, the White Sox had to struggle before defeating the Tigers, 9-8. Carlos May, Dick Allen and Bill Melton each hit a homer for the White Sox. May's blow with two men on base capped a six-run outburst in the second inning. Allen and Melton hit their round-trippers in the fifth and Bucky Dent drove in the ninth run with a single before the Tigers began their comeback with five runs in the home half of the fifth. Chicago White Sox 9, Detroit Tigers 8Game Played on Saturday, July 6, 1974 (Day game) at Tiger StadiumWhite Sox 0 6 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 9 10 1 Tigers 0 0 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 - 8 16 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Richard 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 .143 Stanley cf 5 1 2 3 0 0 .225 Orta ph,2b 0 0 0 0 1 0 .327 Sutherland 2b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .252 May lf 3 1 1 3 0 1 .276 Kaline dh 4 1 2 0 1 0 .272 Sharp lf 1 0 0 0 1 0 .306 Horton lf 4 1 3 2 0 0 .303 D. Allen 1b 4 1 1 1 1 1 .306 Sharon pr,lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 Melton dh 4 2 1 1 1 1 .234 Northrup rf 5 0 1 1 0 1 .244 K. Henderson cf 4 2 1 1 1 1 .277 Freehan 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .275 Downing rf 4 1 2 0 1 1 .282 Rodriguez 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Santo 3b 5 1 2 2 0 0 .232 Moses c 5 2 2 0 0 0 .214 Herrmann c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Brinkman ss 4 2 3 2 1 0 .218 Dent ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 .251 Walker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lemanczyk p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Forster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Slayback p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 9 10 9 7 5 Totals 42 8 16 8 2 2 Time of Game: 2:44 Attendance: 17,470 Left on Base: White Sox 7, Tigers 10 DP: White Sox 1, Tigers 0 Errors: D. Allen Doubles: Downing (5) Triples: Horton (1) Home Runs: May (4), D. Allen (21), Melton (10), Brinkman (8), Stanley (5) Stolen Bases: Melton (3) Caught Stealing: Sharp (1) GIDP: Northrup (5) Hit by Pitch: Horton (3,by Forster) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wood W(14-9) 5 10 5 5 1 0 1 25 3.72 Forster SV(13) 4 6 3 3 1 2 1 20 3.02 Totals 9 16 8 8 2 2 2 45 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Walker L(4-1) 1.2 4 6 6 2 1 1 11 3.86 Lemanczyk 3 4 3 3 3 2 2 16 8.76 Slayback 4.1 2 0 0 2 2 0 16 4.05 Totals 9 10 9 9 7 5 3 43 Hit by Pitch: Forster (5) Wild Pitches: Wood (3) Umpires: HP - Lou DiMuro, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Jim Odom, 3B - Bill Deegan WHITE SOX 1ST: Richard grounded out (shortstop to first); May struck out; D. Allen popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Stanley popped to third; Sutherland popped to first; D. Allen dropped a foul fly hit by Kaline for an error; Kaline flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton walked; Melton stole second; K. Henderson singled to center [Melton scored]; Downing doubled to left [K. Henderson to third]; Santo singled to center [K. Henderson scored, Downing scored]; Herrmann grounded out (second to pitcher) [Santo to second]; Dent grounded out (third to first); Richard walked; May homered [Santo scored, Richard scored]; LEMANCZYK REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); D. Allen walked; Melton was called out on strikes; 6 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Horton singled to left; Northrup grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Horton out at second]; Freehan singled to left; Rodriguez popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Tigers 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: K. Henderson struck out; Downing walked; Santo forced Downing (third to second); Herrmann flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Moses popped to second; Brinkman singled to center; Stanley singled to second [Brinkman to second]; Sutherland forced Stanley (second to shortstop); Kaline walked [Brinkman to third, Sutherland to second]; Horton flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. White Sox 6, Tigers 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Dent flied out to right; Richard flied out to left; May flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: Northrup flied out to left; Freehan popped to third in foul territory; Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Tigers 0. WHITE SOX 5TH: D. Allen homered; Melton homered; K. Henderson walked; Downing popped to first in foul territory; Santo popped to first in foul territory; Herrmann singled to right [K. Henderson to third]; Dent singled to left [K. Henderson scored, Herrmann to second]; SLAYBACK REPLACED LEMANCZYK (PITCHING); Richard grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 9, Tigers 0. TIGERS 5TH: SHARP REPLACED MAY (PLAYING LF); Moses singled to left; Brinkman homered [Moses scored]; Stanley grounded out (first unassisted); Sutherland singled to right; Kaline singled to center [Sutherland to second]; Horton tripled to right [Sutherland scored, Kaline scored]; Northrup singled to right [Horton scored]; Wood threw a wild pitch [Northrup to second]; Freehan grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez flied out to right; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 9, Tigers 5. WHITE SOX 6TH: Sharp walked; D. Allen struck out; Melton popped to catcher in foul territory; Sharp was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 9, Tigers 5. TIGERS 6TH: FORSTER REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); Moses singled to left; Brinkman singled to right [Moses to second]; Stanley homered [Moses scored, Brinkman scored]; Sutherland grounded out (shortstop to first); Kaline singled to center; Horton was hit by a pitch [Kaline to second]; Northrup was called out on strikes; Freehan struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 9, Tigers 8. WHITE SOX 7TH: K. Henderson popped to shortstop; Downing was called out on strikes; Santo singled to center; Herrmann grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 9, Tigers 8. TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez grounded out (pitcher to first); Moses flied out to right; Brinkman walked; Stanley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 9, Tigers 8. WHITE SOX 8TH: Dent popped to second; ORTA BATTED FOR RICHARD; Orta walked; Sharp flied out to left; D. Allen popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 9, Tigers 8. TIGERS 8TH: ORTA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Sutherland singled to center; Kaline flied out to left; Horton singled to left [Sutherland to second]; SHARON RAN FOR HORTON; Northrup forced Sharon (shortstop to second) [Sutherland to third]; Freehan grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 9, Tigers 8. WHITE SOX 9TH: SHARON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Melton grounded out (third to first); K. Henderson flied out to right; Downing singled to third; Santo popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 9, Tigers 8. TIGERS 9TH: Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Moses flied out to center; Brinkman grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 9, Tigers 8. |
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