Milt May drove in two runs with a single and double in support of batterymate Fernando Arroyo, who allowed only five hits and pitched the Tigers to a 3-2 victory over the White Sox. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, Chicago White Sox 2
Game Played on Saturday, May       21, 1977 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Tigers       0  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   3 11  1
White Sox    0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  1  -   2  5  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Mankowski 3b          5   0   1   0     0   0   .342      Garr lf               4   0   1   1     0   2   .271
Fuentes 2b            4   0   2   0     1   0   .315      Bannister ss          4   0   0   0     0   1   .313
Staub dh              5   0   1   0     0   0   .234      Orta 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Kemp lf               4   1   0   0     1   0   .286      Zisk rf               4   1   1   1     0   0   .308
Thompson 1b           4   1   2   0     0   1   .254      Spencer 1b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .265
Corcoran rf           4   1   3   0     0   0   .364      Gamble dh             3   0   0   0     1   1   .286
May c                 3   0   2   2     1   0   .306      Lemon cf              4   1   2   0     0   0   .321
Stanley cf            3   0   0   1     0   2   .250      Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .328
Veryzer ss            4   0   0   0     0   0   .169      Downing c             1   0   0   0     1   0   .280
Arroyo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Stillman ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .211
                                                            Essian c            0   0   0   0     0   0   .278
                                                          Barrios p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            B. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3  11   3     3   3             Totals               32   2   5   2     2   5

Time of Game: 2:26   Attendance: 20,790
Left on Base: Tigers 10, White Sox 5
DP: Tigers 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Veryzer
Doubles: May (6), Lemon 2 (13)
Home Runs: Zisk (11)
Caught Stealing: Corcoran (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Stanley (1)
GIDP: Spencer (3)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Arroyo W(3-2)           9     5   2   2   2   5   1  34   2.34
Totals                  9     5   2   2   2   5   1  34

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barrios L(3-3)          3.2   7   2   2   2   1   0  20   3.56
B. Johnson              5.1   4   1   1   1   2   0  20   4.88
Totals                  9    11   3   3   3   3   0  40

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Bill Deegan


TIGERS 1ST: Mankowski grounded out (second to first); Fuentes
singled to center; Staub flied out to right; Kemp popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr struck out; Bannister grounded out (pitcher
to first); Orta grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson singled to center; Corcoran forced Thompson
(shortstop unassisted); May walked [Corcoran to second]; Stanley
struck out; Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Zisk flied out to right; Spencer singled to
right; Gamble walked [Spencer to second]; Lemon flied out to
right [Spencer to third]; Soderholm flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Mankowski grounded out (first unassisted); Fuentes
singled to center; Staub popped to second; Kemp popped to third
in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Downing grounded out (third to first); Garr
struck out; Bannister was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson singled to center; Corcoran singled to
right [Thompson to third]; May singled to right [Thompson
scored, Corcoran to third]; Stanley hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Corcoran scored]; Veryzer flied out to right; Mankowski singled
to right [May to second]; Fuentes walked [Mankowski to second,
May to third]; B. JOHNSON REPLACED BARRIOS (PITCHING); Staub
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 2,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Orta grounded out (first to pitcher); Zisk
reached on an error by Veryzer; Spencer grounded into a double
play (pitcher to shortstop to shortstop to first) [Zisk out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Kemp walked; Thompson struck out; Corcoran singled
to center [Kemp to second]; May doubled to center [Kemp scored,
Corcoran to third]; Stanley struck out; Veryzer flied out to
center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Gamble grounded out (second to first); Lemon
doubled to left; Soderholm struck out; Downing walked; Garr
singled to right [Downing to third, Lemon scored]; Bannister
flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Mankowski flied out to center; Fuentes grounded out
(pitcher to first); Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta flied out to right; Zisk grounded out
(shortstop to first); Spencer made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Kemp grounded out (second to first); Thompson
grounded out (pitcher to first); Corcoran singled to center;
Corcoran was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Gamble struck out; Lemon doubled to right;
Soderholm grounded out (shortstop to first); STILLMAN BATTED FOR
DOWNING; Stillman flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 3, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 8TH: ESSIAN REPLACED STILLMAN (PLAYING C ); May grounded
out (second to first); Stanley flied out to right; Veryzer
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Bannister
grounded out (third to first); Orta grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Mankowski made an out to shortstop; Fuentes grounded
out (second to first); Staub singled to left; Kemp grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Zisk homered; Spencer grounded out (second to
first); Gamble grounded out (second to first); Lemon grounded
out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, White
Sox 2.