Rookie Mark Wagner's second hit, a two-run single, capped the Tigers' three-run sixth inning that produced a 5-4 victory over the White Sox and ended their three-game losing streak. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 4
Game Played on Monday, August    23, 1976 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
White Sox    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  2  -   4 11  1
Tigers       2  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  x  -   5  6  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bannister ss          5   0   1   0     0   0   .217      LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .327
Orta dh               4   1   1   0     0   0   .281      Meyer lf              3   1   1   0     1   0   .259
Kelly lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Oglivie rf            4   2   2   1     0   1   .271
Spencer 1b            2   1   1   2     1   0   .256      Staub dh              3   1   1   1     1   1   .314
Stein 3b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .285      Thompson 1b           2   1   0   0     2   0   .229
Hairston rf           4   1   2   0     0   1   .298      Rodriguez 3b          2   0   0   1     1   1   .237
Brohamer 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Wockenfuss c          2   0   0   0     1   1   .239
Lemon cf              4   1   2   2     0   0   .234      Wagner ss             3   0   2   2     0   1   .500
Essian c              3   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Scrivener 2b          2   0   0   0     1   1   .223
  L. Johnson ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Bare p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Gossage p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Monroe p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   4  11   4     1   3             Totals               25   5   6   5     7   6

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 13,426
Left on Base: White Sox 6, Tigers 4
DP: White Sox 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Hairston
Doubles: Kelly (18)
Home Runs: Spencer (10), Lemon (3)
Stolen Bases: Meyer 2 (8)
Caught Stealing: Wagner (1), Thompson (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Spencer (6), Rodriguez (4)
GIDP: Orta (13), LeFlore (10)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gossage L(8-12)         6     6   5   4   5   4   0  26   3.33
Monroe                  2     0   0   0   2   2   0   7   0.00
Totals                  8     6   5   4   7   6   0  33

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bare W(6-6)             9    11   4   4   1   3   2  37   4.88
Totals                  9    11   4   4   1   3   2  37

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Don Denkinger


WHITE SOX 1ST: Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta
singled to third; Kelly doubled to left [Orta to third]; Spencer
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Orta scored]; Stein struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (first unassisted); Meyer
singled to left; Meyer stole second; Oglivie singled to right
[Meyer scored, Oglivie to second (error by Hairston)]; Staub
singled to left [Oglivie scored (unearned)]; Thompson made an
out to shortstop; Rodriguez walked [Staub to second]; Wockenfuss
forced Rodriguez (shortstop to second); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Hairston grounded out (second to first); Brohamer
flied out to center; Lemon grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Wagner singled to left; Scrivener lined to left;
LeFlore flied out to center; Wagner was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Essian singled to center; Bannister flied out to
right; Orta grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Essian out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Meyer grounded out (second to first); Oglivie made
an out to shortstop; Staub struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Kelly grounded out (shortstop to first); Spencer
walked; Stein singled to left [Spencer to second]; Hairston
struck out; Brohamer singled to right [Spencer out at home
(right to catcher), Stein to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson walked; Rodriguez flied to right in foul
territory; Thompson was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Wockenfuss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
1, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Lemon grounded out (pitcher to first); Essian
flied to right in foul territory; Bannister singled to left;
Orta flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Wagner struck out; Scrivener was called out on
strikes; LeFlore grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Kelly grounded out (second to first); Spencer
flied out to right; Stein struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Meyer flied out to center; Oglivie singled to right;
Staub walked [Oglivie to second]; Thompson walked [Oglivie to
third, Staub to second]; Rodriguez hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Oglivie scored, Staub to third]; Wockenfuss walked [Thompson to
second]; Wagner singled to center [Staub scored, Thompson
scored, Wockenfuss out at home (center to shortstop to second to
first to third to catcher)]; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Tigers 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Hairston singled to center; Brohamer made an out
to second; Lemon singled to center [Hairston to second]; Essian
grounded out (first unassisted) [Hairston to third, Lemon to
second]; Bannister grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 7TH: MONROE REPLACED GOSSAGE (PITCHING); Scrivener
walked; Debut game for Larry Monroe; LeFlore grounded
into a double play (second to first) [Scrivener out at second];
Meyer walked; Meyer stole second; Oglivie struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 5.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Orta flied out to center; Kelly grounded out
(second to first); Spencer homered; Stein grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Thompson lined
to third; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
2, Tigers 5.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Hairston singled to right; Brohamer flied out to
left; Lemon homered [Hairston scored]; L. JOHNSON BATTED FOR
ESSIAN; L. Johnson grounded out (pitcher to first); Bannister
grounded out (pitcher unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White
Sox 4, Tigers 5.