The Tigers staged an exciting rally, getting four runs in the bottom of the ninth to edge the White Sox, 10-9. Successive singles by Lance Parrish, Aurelio Rodriguez and pinch-hitter Phil Mankowski ignited the rally. Ron LeFlore doubled to score two runs and Lou Whitaker greeted reliever Ron Schueler with a single to tie the game. Right fielder Bobby Bonds threw wildly to the plate and LeFlore, who had stopped after rounding third, trotted in with the winning tally.

The Sox had built their lead on the hitting of Lamar Johnson, who drove in four runs with a double and single. Rusty Staub hit the eighth grand slam of his career for the Tigers and Rodriguez knocked in two other runs with a triple and single. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 10, Chicago White Sox 9

Game Played on Monday, April 17, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

White Sox    2  0  0    0  4  0    2  1  0  -   9 12  2
Tigers       0  0  0    0  4  1    1  0  4  -  10 16  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Garr lf               4   2   0   0     1   0   .333      LeFlore cf            5   2   3   2     1   0   .400
Lemon cf              4   2   3   1     1   0   .419      Dillard 2b            3   1   0   0     1   0   .188
Orta 2b               4   1   1   1     1   0   .324        Whitaker ph,2b      2   0   2   1     0   0   .250
Bonds rf              5   3   3   1     0   0   .333      Staub dh              5   1   1   4     0   0   .256
Lamar Johnson 1b      5   0   3   4     0   1   .278      Thompson 1b           3   0   0   0     2   0   .270
Blomberg dh           3   0   1   1     0   0   .192      Kemp lf               3   1   2   0     2   0   .419
  Bannister ph,dh     2   0   0   0     0   1   .000      Spikes rf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .200
Soderholm 3b          5   0   1   0     0   0   .265        May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .438
Kessinger ss          2   0   0   0     0   0   .214        Wockenfuss rf       0   0   0   0     0   0  1.000
  Eden ss             1   0   0   0     1   0   .000      Parrish c             4   1   1   0     1   0   .150
Nahorodny c           2   1   0   0     0   0   .267      Rodriguez 3b          5   2   4   1     0   0   .500
Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wagner ss             3   1   2   1     1   0   .313
  Torrealba p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mankowski ph        1   1   1   0     0   0   .375
  LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fidrych p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hinton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Wilcox p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   9  12   8     4   2             Totals               39  10  16   9     8   2

Time of Game: 3:02   Attendance: 19,841
Left on Base: White Sox 7, Tigers 13
DP: White Sox 1, Tigers 2
Errors: Bonds, Lamar Johnson, Dillard, Spikes
Doubles: Lamar Johnson (3), Bonds (2), Kemp (1), LeFlore (2)
Triples: Rodriguez (1)
Home Runs: Staub (1)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (3)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Nahorodny (1)
GIDP: Bonds 2 (2), May (1)
Hit by Pitch: Nahorodny (1,by Wilcox)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood                    4.1   8   4   4   2   0   1  23   4.29
Torrealba               2.1   2   2   2   4   2   0  13   1.86
LaGrow                  0.2   1   0   0   1   0   0   4   1.80
Hinton                  0     0   0   0   1   0   0   1   0.00
Willoughby L(0-1)       0.2   4   4   3   0   0   0   5  36.00
Schueler                0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   7.71
Totals                  8    16  10   9   8   2   1  47

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fidrych                 4     6   2   2   0   0   0  17   2.45
Wilcox                  2     3   5   5   3   1   0  13  10.13
Hiller W(1-0)           3     3   2   1   1   1   0  13   3.38
Totals                  9    12   9   8   4   2   0  43

Hit by Pitch: Wilcox (1)

Umpires: HP - Jerry Neudecker, 1B - George Maloney, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Greg Kosc


WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr flied to left; Lemon singled to center; Orta
lined to center; Bonds singled to center [Lemon to third]; Lamar
Johnson doubled to left [Lemon scored, Bonds scored]; Blomberg
flied to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to left; Dillard flied to center;
Staub grounded out (pitcher to first) [LeFlore to second];
Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Soderholm singled to right [Soderholm to second
(error by Spikes)]; Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted)
[Soderholm to third]; Nahorodny reached on a fielder's choice
[Soderholm out at home (third to catcher)]; Garr grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp reached on an error by Lamar Johnson; Spikes
flied to right; Parrish flied to right; Rodriguez popped to
third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2,
Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Lemon singled to left; Orta forced Lemon (first
to shortstop); Bonds grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Orta out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Wagner singled to center; LeFlore forced Wagner
(pitcher to second); LeFlore was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first to shortstop); Dillard walked; Staub
popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lamar Johnson singled to shortstop; Blomberg
flied to center; Soderholm lined to left; Kessinger flied to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson popped to third in foul territory; Kemp
doubled to right; Spikes reached on a fielder's choice [Kemp out
at third (shortstop to third)]; Parrish popped to second; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 2, Tigers 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: WILCOX REPLACED FIDRYCH (PITCHING); Nahorodny was
hit by a pitch; Garr walked [Nahorodny to second]; Lemon singled
to left [Nahorodny scored, Garr scored (on throw) (no RBI),
Lemon to second]; Orta popped to third in foul territory; Bonds
singled to center [Lemon scored]; Lamar Johnson struck out while
Bonds stole second; Blomberg singled to right [Bonds scored];
Soderholm forced Blomberg (third to second); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 6, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: EDEN REPLACED KESSINGER (PLAYING SS); Rodriguez
singled to center; Wagner singled to left [Rodriguez to second];
LeFlore singled to third [Rodriguez to third, Wagner to second];
Dillard forced Rodriguez (third to catcher) [Wagner to third,
LeFlore to second]; Staub homered [Wagner scored, LeFlore
scored, Dillard scored]; Thompson walked; Kemp singled to right
[Thompson to second]; TORREALBA REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); Spikes
struck out; Parrish popped to second; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 6, Tigers 4.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Eden walked; Nahorodny out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Eden to second]; Garr popped to third; Lemon
flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez tripled to left; Wagner grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Rodriguez scored]; LeFlore walked; Dillard
popped to first; Staub grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 6, Tigers 5.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Orta walked; HILLER REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING);
Bonds doubled to left [Orta to third]; Lamar Johnson singled to
center [Orta scored, Bonds scored]; BANNISTER BATTED FOR
BLOMBERG; Bannister was called out on strikes; Soderholm popped
to shortstop; Eden forced Lamar Johnson (shortstop to second); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 8, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 7TH: BANNISTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Thompson
grounded out (first to pitcher); Kemp walked; Spikes struck out;
Parrish walked [Kemp to second]; Rodriguez singled to left [Kemp
scored, Parrish to second]; Wagner walked [Parrish to third,
Rodriguez to second]; LAGROW REPLACED TORREALBA (PITCHING);
LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
White Sox 8, Tigers 6.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Nahorodny flied to left; Garr reached on an error
by Dillard; Lemon walked [Garr to second]; Orta singled to right
[Garr scored (unearned), Lemon to third]; Bonds grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Orta out at second];
1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 9, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 8TH: WHITAKER BATTED FOR DILLARD; Whitaker singled to
center; Staub grounded out (catcher to first) [Whitaker to
second]; Thompson walked; HINTON REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING);
Kemp walked [Whitaker to third, Thompson to second]; WILLOUGHBY
REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING); MAY BATTED FOR SPIKES; May grounded
into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Kemp out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 9, Tigers 6.

WHITE SOX 9TH: WOCKENFUSS REPLACED MAY (PLAYING RF); WHITAKER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Lamar Johnson flied to left;
Bannister grounded out (first to pitcher); Soderholm grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 9, Tigers
6.

TIGERS 9TH: Parrish singled to left; Rodriguez singled to left
[Parrish to second]; MANKOWSKI BATTED FOR WAGNER; Mankowski
singled to shortstop [Parrish to third, Rodriguez to second];
LeFlore doubled to right [Parrish scored, Rodriguez scored,
Mankowski to third]; SCHUELER REPLACED WILLOUGHBY (PITCHING);
Whitaker singled to right [Mankowski scored, LeFlore scored
(error by Bonds) (unearned) (no RBI)]; 4 R (3 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  White Sox 9, Tigers 10.

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