While winning for the 14th time, Jim Kaat racked up his first shutout of the season, pitching the White Sox to a 4-0 victory over the Tigers. The veteran lefthander yielded only four hits. The White Sox scored all their runs in the fourth inning, knocking out Vern Ruhle.

Deron Johnson led off with a single and after walks to Ken Henderson and Bill Melton loaded the bases, Jerry Hairston batted in one run with a single and Bucky Dent drove in two more with another single. Brian Downing accounted for the last run with a sacrifice fly after Bob Reynolds replaced Ruhle. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 0
Game Played on Friday, July      18, 1975 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  4  0
White Sox    0  0  0    4  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  6  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf            3   0   0   0     1   2   .261      Kelly rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .282
Sutherland 2b         4   0   0   0     0   0   .256      Orta 2b               4   0   3   0     0   0   .305
Roberts rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .266      May 1b                4   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .268      D. Johnson dh         4   1   1   0     0   1   .247
Freehan c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Henderson cf          3   1   0   0     1   1   .252
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .243      Melton 3b             2   1   0   0     2   1   .227
Veryzer ss            3   0   1   0     0   1   .227      Hairston lf           2   1   1   1     2   1   .258
Pierce 1b             3   0   0   0     0   1   .225      Dent ss               4   0   1   2     0   1   .283
Oglivie lf            3   0   1   0     0   2   .219      Downing c             1   0   0   1     1   0   .236
Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Reynolds p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Walker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   0   4   0     1   7             Totals               28   4   6   4     6   6

Time of Game: 1:53   Attendance: 11,701
Left on Base: Tigers 4, White Sox 7
DP: Tigers 0, White Sox 0
Errors: Dent
Doubles: Orta (17)
Stolen Bases: Melton (4)
Caught Stealing: Oglivie (3), Kelly (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Downing (2)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle L(8-6)            3     5   4   4   3   0   0  17   3.55
Reynolds                2     0   0   0   0   2   0   6   4.67
Walker                  2     1   0   0   1   3   0   7   4.25
Hiller                  1     0   0   0   2   1   0   5   2.44
Totals                  8     6   4   4   6   6   0  35

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(14-6)            9     4   0   0   1   7   0  31   2.72
Totals                  9     4   0   0   1   7   0  31

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - Art Frantz, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Jim McKean


TIGERS 1ST: Stanley struck out; Sutherland grounded out
(shortstop to first); Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly flied out to center; Orta singled to
second; May forced Orta (first to shortstop); D. Johnson forced
May (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White
Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton made an out to second; Freehan flied out to
right; Rodriguez lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Henderson grounded out (second to first); Melton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Hairston walked; Dent lined
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Veryzer was called out on strikes; Pierce struck
out; Oglivie singled to center; Oglivie was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Kelly
grounded out (first unassisted); Orta doubled to center; May
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Stanley flied out to right; Sutherland made an out
to second; Roberts singled to center [Roberts out at second
(center to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: D. Johnson singled to third; Henderson walked [D.
Johnson to second]; Melton walked [D. Johnson to third,
Henderson to second]; Hairston singled to center [D. Johnson
scored, Henderson to third, Melton to second]; Dent singled to
left [Henderson scored, Melton scored, Hairston to third, Dent
to second (on throw)]; REYNOLDS REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING);
Downing hit a sacrifice fly to center [Hairston scored]; Kelly
struck out; Orta flied out to right; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, White Sox 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Horton grounded out (third to first); Freehan flied
out to right; Rodriguez singled to left; Veryzer singled to
center [Rodriguez to second]; Pierce made an out to first; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: May flied out to center; D. Johnson struck out;
Henderson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 0, White Sox 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Oglivie struck out; Stanley struck out; Sutherland
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: WALKER REPLACED REYNOLDS (PITCHING); Melton was
called out on strikes; Hairston struck out; Dent struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton
flied out to center; Freehan flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Downing walked; Kelly forced Downing (second to
shortstop); Kelly was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Orta singled to center; May grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Rodriguez flied out to center; Veryzer reached on an
error by Dent; Pierce forced Veryzer (first to shortstop);
Oglivie struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: HILLER REPLACED WALKER (PITCHING); D. Johnson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Henderson was called out on
strikes; Melton walked; Melton stole second; Hairston walked;
Dent grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 0, White Sox 4.

TIGERS 9TH: Stanley walked; Sutherland forced Stanley (third to
second); Roberts struck out; Horton flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 4.