Snapping their five-game losing streak, the White Sox piled up 14 hits and defeated the Tigers, 8-4. Jorge Orta started the scoring with a homer in the fourth inning, igniting a three-run outburst. The White Sox added a pair in the fifth and the final three runs in the sixth. Willie Horton homered for the Tigers. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 4
Game Played on Friday, April     30, 1976 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  1  -   4 11  1
White Sox    0  0  0    3  2  3    0  0  x  -   8 14  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   1   1   1     1   0   .323      Kelly rf              3   1   2   1     1   0   .267
Johnson lf            5   0   2   0     0   2   .208        Bradford rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Horton dh             3   1   1   2     1   0   .388      Garr cf,lf            5   2   2   0     0   0   .250
Staub rf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .348      Jones lf              2   0   0   0     1   0   .222
Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .333        Lemon pr,cf         1   1   1   0     0   0   .186
Rodriguez 3b          4   1   1   0     0   1   .240      Orta 3b               4   1   2   1     1   0   .326
Wockenfuss c          3   1   1   0     1   0   .455      May dh                4   1   1   1     1   0   .152
Veryzer ss            4   0   3   1     0   0   .250      Spencer 1b            4   1   2   2     0   0   .341
Sutherland 2b         3   0   0   0     1   0   .194      Dent ss               4   0   1   2     0   0   .250
Bare p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brohamer 2b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .278
  Grilli p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Varney c              4   1   2   0     0   1   .333
  Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Forster p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hamilton p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   4  11   4     4   5             Totals               35   8  14   7     5   1

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance:  9,009
Left on Base: Tigers 7, White Sox 9
DP: Tigers 3, White Sox 4
Errors: Thompson
Doubles: Staub (3), Wockenfuss (2), LeFlore (5), Brohamer (1), May (1), Varney 2 (2), Kelly (2)
Home Runs: Horton (5), Orta (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Jones (1)
GIDP: Horton (1), Rodriguez (2), Sutherland 2 (3), Jones (1), Varney (1), Orta (2)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bare L(1-1)             4     8   5   5   2   1   1  20   4.21
Grilli                  1.1   3   3   1   3   0   0  10   3.18
Crawford                2.2   3   0   0   0   0   0  11   3.00
Totals                  8    14   8   6   5   1   1  41

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Forster W(1-0)          7.1   9   3   3   3   4   1  30   2.84
Hamilton                1.2   2   1   1   1   1   0   8   9.82
Totals                  9    11   4   4   4   5   1  38

Balks: Grilli (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Ron Luciano


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Johnson
singled to right; Horton grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly flied out to left; Garr singled to center;
Jones grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Garr out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox
0.

TIGERS 2ND: Staub doubled to left; Thompson flied out to center;
Rodriguez struck out; Wockenfuss grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Orta popped to third in foul territory; May
grounded out (second to first); Spencer grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Veryzer singled to first; Sutherland forced Veryzer
(second to shortstop); LeFlore lined to second; Johnson singled
to right [Sutherland to second]; Horton grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Dent grounded out (third to first); Brohamer
doubled to left; Varney struck out; Kelly walked; Garr grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, White
Sox 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub singled to center; Thompson lined to left;
Rodriguez grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Staub out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Jones flied out to right; Orta homered; May
doubled to right; Spencer singled to right [May to third,
Spencer to second (on throw to home)]; Dent singled to center
[May scored, Spencer scored, Dent to second (on throw to home)];
Brohamer was walked intentionally; Varney grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Brohamer out at second]; 3
R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Wockenfuss flied out to right; Veryzer singled to
center; Sutherland grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop) [Veryzer out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Kelly singled to left; Garr singled to center
[Kelly to second]; GRILLI REPLACED BARE (PITCHING); Jones out on
a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Kelly to third, Garr to
second]; Orta was walked intentionally; May walked [Kelly
scored, Garr to third, Orta to second]; Spencer singled to
center [Garr scored, Orta to third, May to second]; Dent forced
Orta (pitcher to catcher) [May to third, Spencer to second];
Brohamer forced Dent (second to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 5.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Johnson
struck out; Horton walked; Staub struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Varney doubled to left; Kelly doubled to right
[Varney scored]; Garr reached on a fielder's choice [Kelly out
at third (pitcher to third)]; Grilli balked [Garr to second];
Jones walked; CRAWFORD REPLACED GRILLI (PITCHING); LEMON RAN FOR
JONES; Orta singled to center [Garr to third, Lemon to second];
May reached on an error by Thompson [Garr scored (unearned) (no
RBI), Lemon to third, Orta to second]; Spencer grounded out
(second to first) [Lemon scored (unearned), Orta to third, May
to second]; Dent grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R (1 ER), 3
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 8.

TIGERS 7TH: BRADFORD REPLACED KELLY (PLAYING RF); GARR CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); LEMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF);
Thompson grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez singled to
right; Wockenfuss walked [Rodriguez to second]; Veryzer singled
to right [Rodriguez scored, Wockenfuss to third]; Sutherland
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Veryzer out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, White
Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Brohamer grounded out (shortstop to first);
Varney doubled to left; Bradford flied out to center [Varney to
third]; Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 8.

TIGERS 8TH: LeFlore walked; Johnson struck out; Horton homered
[LeFlore scored]; HAMILTON REPLACED FORSTER (PITCHING); Staub
flied out to right; Thompson struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 3, White Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Lemon singled to left; Orta grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Lemon out at
second]; May grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 8.

TIGERS 9TH: Rodriguez flied out to right; Wockenfuss doubled to
left; Veryzer flied out to right; Sutherland walked; LeFlore
doubled to right [Wockenfuss scored, Sutherland to third];
Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Tigers 4, White Sox 8.