The White Sox handed Mark Fidrych his second straight defeat and extended their winning streak to eight games with a 10-7 victory over the Tigers, who suffered their fifth consecutive loss. After trailing 5-3, the White Sox knocked out Fidrych while scoring three runs in the sixth inning.

Jorge Orta singled to drive in the tying tally and, after Jim Crawford relieved, Richie Zisk singled for the go-ahead run. The White Sox then erupted for four runs in the seventh, three scoring on a double by Orta. Steve Kemp homered with a man on base in the Tigers' half of the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 10, Detroit Tigers 7
Game Played on Friday, July      8, 1977 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
White Sox    1  0  2    0  0  3    4  0  0  -  10 17  1
Tigers       1  0  3    1  0  0    2  0  0  -   7 11  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               5   2   3   0     1   0   .288      LeFlore cf            5   2   3   0     0   1   .283
Bannister ss          4   3   2   2     1   1   .312      Fuentes 2b            4   2   0   0     1   1   .299
Orta 2b               6   0   3   5     0   0   .279      Staub dh              4   1   1   2     0   0   .229
Zisk rf               4   0   2   2     1   0   .297      Kemp lf               4   1   3   3     0   0   .265
Gamble cf             5   0   1   0     0   0   .251      Thompson 1b           3   0   1   1     1   0   .280
L. Johnson dh         5   1   2   0     0   1   .300      Oglivie rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .246
Spencer 1b            4   2   2   1     1   0   .267      Veryzer ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .185
Soderholm 3b          4   1   1   0     1   0   .291      Scrivener 3b          4   1   1   0     0   2   .139
  Brohamer 3b         0   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Kimm c                2   0   1   1     0   1   .080
Essian c              5   1   1   0     0   0   .305        May ph,c            2   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Knapp p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fidrych p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kirkwood p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Grilli p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               42  10  17  10     5   2             Totals               36   7  11   7     2   5

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance: 45,993
Left on Base: White Sox 11, Tigers 4
DP: White Sox 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Zisk, Oglivie, Fidrych
Doubles: Bannister (15), Gamble (8), Essian (13), L. Johnson (7), Orta (12), Kemp (19), Staub (16), Veryzer (7)
Home Runs: Kemp (11)
Stolen Bases: Garr (9)
Caught Stealing: Kimm (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Bannister (2)
GIDP: Gamble (1)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Knapp                   2.1   5   4   4   2   2   0  14   4.44
Kirkwood W(2-0)         6.2   6   3   2   0   3   1  24   4.64
Totals                  9    11   7   6   2   5   1  38

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fidrych L(6-4)          5.2  11   6   6   2   1   0  30   2.91
Crawford                1     5   4   4   1   0   0   9   4.14
Grilli                  2.1   1   0   0   2   1   0   9   4.58
Totals                  9    17  10  10   5   2   0  48

Wild Pitches: Kirkwood (2), Grilli (1)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Vic Voltaggio


WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr walked; Bannister reached on an error by
Fidrych on a sacrifice bunt [Garr to second]; Orta singled to
right [Garr scored, Bannister to third (error by Oglivie)]; Zisk
flied out to right; Gamble grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Orta out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 2 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to left; Fuentes forced LeFlore
(first to shortstop); Staub flied out to left; Kemp doubled to
left [Fuentes scored]; Thompson walked; Oglivie grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: L. Johnson singled to left; Spencer flied out to
center; Soderholm flied out to center; Essian flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Veryzer grounded out (third to first); Scrivener
struck out; Kimm struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1,
Tigers 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Garr singled to left; Garr stole second;
Bannister doubled to left [Garr scored]; Orta grounded out
(second to first) [Bannister stayed at second]; Zisk singled to
left [Bannister scored]; Gamble doubled to right [Zisk to
third]; L. Johnson lined to second; Spencer was walked
intentionally; Soderholm flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  White Sox 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore singled to right; Fuentes walked [LeFlore to
second]; Staub doubled to center [LeFlore scored, Fuentes
scored]; Kemp grounded out (first unassisted) [Staub to third];
Thompson singled to left [Staub scored]; KIRKWOOD REPLACED KNAPP
(PITCHING); Oglivie hit into a double play to right [Thompson
out at second (right to shortstop)]; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 3, Tigers 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Essian grounded out (third to first); On a bunt
Garr singled; Bannister grounded out (first unassisted) [Garr to
second]; Orta grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 3, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); Scrivener
singled to right [Scrivener to second (error by Zisk)]; Kimm
singled to center [Scrivener scored (unearned)]; LeFlore flied
out to right; Kimm was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 3, Tigers 5.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Zisk lined to shortstop; Gamble grounded out
(second to first); L. Johnson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 3, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 5TH: Fuentes lined to center; Staub grounded out (second
to first); Kemp singled to center; Thompson flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 3, Tigers 5.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Spencer singled to right; Soderholm lined to
second; Essian doubled to left [Spencer to third]; Garr made an
out to third; Bannister singled to third [Spencer scored, Essian
to third]; Orta singled to center [Essian scored, Bannister to
third]; CRAWFORD REPLACED FIDRYCH (PITCHING); Zisk singled to
left [Bannister scored, Orta to third]; Gamble grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 6, Tigers
5.

TIGERS 6TH: Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); 1:15
rain delay; Veryzer doubled to right; Scrivener lined to
center; MAY BATTED FOR KIMM; May grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Tigers 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); L. Johnson
doubled to left; Spencer singled to right [L. Johnson scored];
Soderholm singled to center [Spencer to second]; On a bunt
Essian made an out to catcher; Garr grounded out (second to
first) [Spencer to third, Soderholm to second]; Bannister
walked; Orta doubled to right [Spencer scored, Soderholm scored,
Bannister scored]; GRILLI REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Zisk
walked; Grilli threw a wild pitch [Orta to third, Zisk to
second]; Gamble made an out to shortstop; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 10, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore singled to center; Kirkwood threw a wild
pitch [LeFlore to second]; Fuentes struck out; Staub grounded
out (first unassisted) [LeFlore to third]; Kemp homered [LeFlore
scored]; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 10, Tigers 7.

WHITE SOX 8TH: L. Johnson flied out to left; Spencer flied out
to right; Soderholm walked; Essian popped to catcher in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 10, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 8TH: BROHAMER REPLACED SODERHOLM (PLAYING 3B); Oglivie
flied out to right; Veryzer made an out to shortstop; Scrivener
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 10,
Tigers 7.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Garr singled to right [Garr out at second (right
to second)]; Bannister was called out on strikes; Orta grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 10,
Tigers 7.

TIGERS 9TH: May flied out to right; LeFlore struck out; Fuentes
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 10, Tigers 7.