Chris Knapp pitched a four-hitter for the rookie's first major league victory and Bart Johnson followed with a six-hit shutout as the White Sox defeated the Tigers in a twi-night doubleheader, 4-1 and 3-0. Lamar Johnson backed Knapp's hurling in the opener by driving in two runs with a sacrifice fly and single, but Jorge Orta was stopped on his 17-game hitting streak, drawing the collar in four trips.

In the nightcap, the White Sox scored all their runs in the fourth inning on a single by Orta, a stolen base, singles by Bill Stein and Kevin Bell and a triple by Bucky Dent. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit Tigers 1 (Game 1)
Game Played on Wednesday, July      21, 1976 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
White Sox    1  0  1    1  1  0    0  0  x  -   4 11  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            3   1   1   0     1   1   .330      Lemon cf              4   1   0   0     0   1   .248
Veryzer ss            4   0   2   1     0   0   .218      Garr rf               4   1   2   1     0   1   .297
Staub rf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .306      Orta lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .287
Horton dh             4   0   0   0     0   1   .283      Kelly dh              3   1   2   0     0   0   .259
Thompson 1b           1   0   0   0     3   0   .224      L. Johnson 1b         3   0   2   2     0   0   .309
Johnson lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .265      Stein 2b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .264
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .245      Bell 3b               3   0   1   0     1   1   .265
Garcia 2b             2   0   1   0     1   0   .210      Downing c             4   0   2   1     0   1   .239
  Meyer ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Dent ss               3   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Kimm c                3   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Knapp p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Oglivie ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .248
Ruhle p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   4   1     7   3             Totals               32   4  11   4     1   5

Time of Game: 2:16
Left on Base: Tigers 8, White Sox 9
DP: Tigers 1, White Sox 1
Errors: Rodriguez, Knapp
Doubles: Garcia (13), Kelly (11), Downing (10), Garr (13)
Caught Stealing: L. Johnson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Dent (11)
Sacrifice Flies: L. Johnson (1)
GIDP: Johnson (10)
Hit by Pitch: Lemon (4,by Ruhle), Kelly (3,by Ruhle)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ruhle L(5-7)            5     9   4   3   1   2   0  27   3.71
Laxton                  3     2   0   0   0   3   0  10   4.56
Totals                  8    11   4   3   1   5   0  37

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knapp W(1-1)            9     4   1   0   7   3   0  36   3.42
Totals                  9     4   1   0   7   3   0  36

Hit by Pitch: Ruhle 2 (4)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; LeFlore was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Knapp [LeFlore to third]; Veryzer singled to
center [LeFlore scored (unearned)]; Staub lined to left; Horton
struck out; Thompson forced Veryzer (first to shortstop); 1 R (0
ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Lemon was hit by a pitch; Garr singled to center
[Lemon to third]; Orta reached on a fielder's choice [Lemon out
at home (pitcher to catcher to third to catcher), Garr to
second]; Kelly was hit by a pitch [Garr to third, Orta to
second]; L. Johnson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Garr scored,
Orta to third]; Stein popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Johnson struck out; Rodriguez flied out to left;
Garcia doubled to left; Kimm made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Bell walked; Downing forced Bell (shortstop to
second); Dent forced Downing (third to second); Lemon was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore was called out on strikes; On a bunt Veryzer
singled; Staub flied out to center; Horton grounded out (pitcher
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Garr grounded out (second to first); On a bunt
Orta made an out to pitcher; Kelly doubled to left; L. Johnson
singled to center [Kelly scored]; Stein singled to left [L.
Johnson to second]; Bell struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 1, White Sox 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson walked; Johnson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Thompson out at second];
Rodriguez walked; Garcia flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Downing doubled to left; Dent out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Downing to third]; Lemon reached on a
fielder's choice [Downing out at home (third to catcher)]; Garr
doubled to center [Lemon scored]; Orta grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Kimm grounded out (third to first); LeFlore grounded
out (first to pitcher); Veryzer grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); L. Johnson
singled to right; L. Johnson was caught stealing second (catcher
to second); Stein singled to third; Bell reached on an error by
Rodriguez [Stein to second]; Downing singled to right [Stein
scored (unearned), Bell to third]; Dent forced Downing
(shortstop to second); 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1,
White Sox 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton made
an out to shortstop; Thompson walked; Johnson forced Thompson
(shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, White
Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: LAXTON REPLACED RUHLE (PITCHING); Lemon flied out
to left; Garr struck out; Orta struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 1, White Sox 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Garcia
walked; Kimm flied out to right; LeFlore singled to right
[Garcia out at third (right to third to shortstop)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Kelly singled to center; L. Johnson made an out
to shortstop; Stein hit into a double play (second to first)
[Kelly out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, White
Sox 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Veryzer flied out to right; Staub walked; Horton
made an out to third; Thompson walked [Staub to second]; Johnson
flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Bell singled to left; Downing struck out; Dent
made an out to second; Lemon forced Bell (shortstop unassisted);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 4.

TIGERS 9TH: Rodriguez flied out to right; MEYER BATTED FOR
GARCIA; Meyer popped to catcher in foul territory; OGLIVIE
BATTED FOR KIMM; Oglivie flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 4.