While Vern Ruhle pitched a five-hitter, the Tigers broke loose at bat with 14 hits and walloped the White Sox, 10-1. Jason Thompson, Tigers' rookie first baseman, drove in three runs with a double and his first major league homer. Willie Horton also homered for Tigers, while Jorge Orta saved the White Sox from being shutout with a circuit clout in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 10, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       1, 1976 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Tigers       2  0  1    2  2  0    1  2  0  -  10 14  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   1  5  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   2   2   1     1   1   .333      Kelly rf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .211
Johnson lf            5   0   2   0     0   2   .224      Garr cf               4   0   2   0     0   1   .273
Horton dh             4   2   1   2     1   1   .377      Jones lf              4   0   0   0     0   1   .200
Staub rf              3   2   2   0     2   0   .367      Orta 3b               4   1   1   1     0   0   .320
  Oglivie pr,rf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .235      May dh                4   0   1   0     0   0   .162
Thompson 1b           4   2   3   3     1   0   .400      Spencer 1b            3   0   0   0     1   0   .319
Freehan c             3   1   1   0     2   0   .333      Dent ss               2   0   1   0     1   0   .261
Rodriguez 3b          5   0   1   1     0   1   .236      Brohamer 2b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .256
Veryzer ss            4   1   1   1     0   0   .250      Varney c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .292
Sutherland 2b         5   0   1   0     0   1   .194      B. Johnson p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kucek p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Barrios p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38  10  14   8     7   6             Totals               31   1   5   1     2   4

Time of Game: 2:30   Attendance: 17,402
Left on Base: Tigers 9, White Sox 5
DP: Tigers 1, White Sox 2
Errors: Orta, Brohamer
Doubles: Thompson (2)
Home Runs: Thompson (1), Horton (6), Orta (2)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore 4 (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Veryzer (1)
GIDP: Horton (2), Orta (3)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle W(1-0)            9     5   1   1   2   4   1  33   3.60
Totals                  9     5   1   1   2   4   1  33

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
B. Johnson L(1-2)       4.1   9   7   7   4   4   0  25  12.71
Kucek                   3.2   5   3   3   3   1   2  18   9.64
Barrios                 1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.86
Totals                  9    14  10  10   7   6   2  46

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


TIGERS 1ST: Nellie Fox' #2 retired before game; LeFlore
struck out; Johnson struck out; Horton walked; Staub walked
[Horton to second]; Thompson doubled to center [Horton scored,
Staub scored]; Freehan popped to second; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly was called out on strikes; Garr flied out
to left; Jones was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); Veryzer
grounded out (pitcher to first); Sutherland popped to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Orta grounded out (second to first); May singled
to center; Spencer popped to first in foul territory; Dent flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore singled to center; Johnson singled to second
[LeFlore to third (error by Brohamer)]; Horton grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [LeFlore scored (no RBI),
Johnson out at second]; Staub singled to center; Thompson flied
out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Brohamer struck out; Varney lined to second;
Kelly grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 3, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan singled to center; Rodriguez was called out
on strikes; Veryzer singled to second [Freehan scored (error by
Orta) (no RBI), Veryzer to second]; Sutherland grounded out
(pitcher to first); LeFlore singled to left [Veryzer scored];
LeFlore stole second; LeFlore stole third; Johnson struck out; 2
R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Garr singled to center; Jones popped to first in
foul territory; Orta grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Garr out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 5, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Horton grounded out (third to first); Staub singled
to left; Thompson walked [Staub to second]; Freehan walked
[Staub to third, Thompson to second]; Rodriguez singled to right
[Staub scored, Thompson to third, Freehan to second]; KUCEK
REPLACED B. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Veryzer hit a sacrifice fly to
center [Thompson scored]; Sutherland flied out to right; 2 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 7, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: May flied out to center; Spencer grounded out
(first unassisted); Dent walked; Brohamer grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second; Johnson
singled to right [LeFlore to third]; Horton struck out; Staub
lined into a double play (second to first) [Johnson out at
first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Varney grounded out (third to first); Kelly
grounded out (first to pitcher); Garr singled to center; Jones
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7,
White Sox 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Thompson homered; Freehan popped to first; Rodriguez
flied out to center; Veryzer flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 8, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Orta grounded out (first unassisted); May
grounded out (first unassisted); Spencer walked; Dent singled to
center [Spencer to second]; Brohamer grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 8, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Sutherland singled to center; LeFlore forced
Sutherland (third to second); LeFlore stole second; Johnson
flied out to right; Horton homered [LeFlore scored]; Staub
walked; OGLIVIE RAN FOR STAUB; Thompson singled to center
[Oglivie to third]; Freehan walked [Thompson to second];
Rodriguez forced Freehan (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Tigers 10, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 8TH: OGLIVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Varney flied
out to center; Kelly grounded out (second to first); Garr struck
out (catcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 10, White
Sox 0.

TIGERS 9TH: BARRIOS REPLACED KUCEK (PITCHING); Veryzer lined to
second; Sutherland was called out on strikes; LeFlore flied out
to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 10, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Jones flied out to right; Orta homered; May
grounded out (second to first); Spencer grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 10, White Sox 1.