A homer by Rusty Staub with two men on base in the 10th inning capped a four-run uprising that gave the Tigers an 8-4 triumph over the White Sox. Milt May singled to open the 10th and after Phil Mankowski struck out, Lerrin LaGrow replaced Pablo Torrealba on the mound for the Chisox and gave up a single to Mark Wagner, sending May to third. Ron LeFlore forced Wagner as May scored the tie-breaking run. After Lou Whitaker singled, Rich Hinton replaced LaGrow and was greeted by Staub's blast.

The Tigers had rallied for three runs in the ninth to tie the game at 4-4. LeFlore started the rally by drawing a walk and stealing second. With one out, Staub doubled LeFlore home and Torrealba replaced Francisco Barrios on the slab. The reliever got the second out, but Steve Kemp tripled home Staub and then scored the tying run on a passed ball. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 8, Chicago White Sox 4
Game Played on Tuesday, April     25, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Tigers       1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  3    4  -   8  7  1
White Sox    2  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0    0  -   4  9  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            2   3   0   1     2   0   .339      Garr lf               4   1   0   0     1   1   .265
Whitaker 2b           5   1   1   0     0   1   .303      Orta 2b               5   1   3   1     0   0   .293
Staub dh              5   2   2   5     0   0   .322      Lemon cf              5   0   0   0     0   2   .321
Thompson 1b           5   0   0   0     0   0   .316      Bonds rf              4   0   1   1     1   0   .288
Kemp lf               3   1   1   1     1   0   .364      Lamar Johnson 1b      5   1   1   0     0   1   .273
Corcoran rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Molinaro dh           4   1   3   1     1   0   .400
May c                 4   1   1   0     0   0   .355      Soderholm 3b          3   0   0   1     0   0   .222
Mankowski 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .240      Nordhagen c           4   0   1   0     0   2   .323
Trammell ss           2   0   1   0     0   0   .320      Pryor ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .143
  Wockenfuss ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .400      Barrios p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Wagner ss           1   0   1   0     0   0   .269        Torrealba p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hinton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   8   7   7     3   2             Totals               38   4   9   4     3   7

Time of Game: 2:47   Attendance: 13,496
Left on Base: Tigers 2, White Sox 8
DP: Tigers 0, White Sox 1
Errors: Wilcox, Nordhagen
Doubles: Staub (2), Orta (4), Bonds (3), Nordhagen (6)
Triples: Kemp (1), Molinaro (2)
Home Runs: Staub (2)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore 2 (6), Molinaro (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Soderholm (1)
GIDP: Staub (4)
Hit by Pitch: LeFlore (1,by Barrios)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox                  5.2   7   4   4   2   4   0  26   8.18
Hiller W(3-0)           4.1   2   0   0   1   3   0  16   1.29
Totals                 10     9   4   4   3   7   0  42

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barrios                 8.1   2   3   2   3   1   0  30   3.42
Torrealba L(1-1)        1     2   2   1   0   1   0   5   2.31
LaGrow                  0.1   2   2   2   0   0   0   3   4.00
Hinton                  0.1   1   1   1   0   0   1   2   1.69
Totals                 10     7   8   6   3   2   1  40

Passed Balls: Nordhagen (4)
Hit by Pitch: Barrios (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Durwood Merrill, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry Barnett


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second [LeFlore to
third (error by Nordhagen)]; Whitaker struck out; Staub grounded
out (first to pitcher) [LeFlore scored (unearned)]; Thompson
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr walked; Orta doubled to center [Garr
scored]; Orta was picked off second but was safe on an error by
Wilcox [Orta to third]; Lemon popped to first; Bonds doubled to
right [Orta scored]; Lamar Johnson grounded out (first to
pitcher) [Bonds to third]; Molinaro walked; Molinaro stole
second; Soderholm lined to first; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
1, White Sox 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first); Corcoran flied
out to left; May lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Nordhagen struck out; Pryor grounded out
(shortstop to first); Garr struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, White Sox 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Mankowski grounded out (first unassisted); Trammell
grounded out (second to first); LeFlore grounded out (second to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Orta flied out to center; Lemon struck out; Bonds
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox
2.

TIGERS 4TH: Whitaker grounded out (third to first); Staub flied
out to right; Thompson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lamar Johnson made an out to second; Molinaro
singled to right; Soderholm forced Molinaro (shortstop to
second); Nordhagen made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 1, White Sox 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Kemp walked; Corcoran popped to first in foul
territory; May grounded out (first to second to first) [Kemp to
second]; Mankowski grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Pryor struck out; Garr flied out to center; Orta
singled to right; Lemon popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Trammell singled to second; LeFlore was hit by a
pitch [Trammell to second]; Whitaker lined to third; Staub
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[LeFlore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, White
Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Bonds made an out to third; Lamar Johnson singled
to right; Molinaro tripled to right [Lamar Johnson scored];
Soderholm hit a sacrifice fly to left [Molinaro scored];
Nordhagen doubled to center; HILLER REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING);
Pryor popped to catcher in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Tigers 1, White Sox 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Thompson flied out to left; Kemp grounded out
(pitcher to first); Corcoran grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Garr grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta
singled to center; Lemon grounded out (pitcher to first) [Orta
to second]; Bonds walked; Lamar Johnson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 4.

TIGERS 8TH: May grounded out (first unassisted); Mankowski flied
out to left; WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR TRAMMELL; Wockenfuss grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, White
Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: WAGNER REPLACED WOCKENFUSS (PLAYING SS); Molinaro
singled to right; Soderholm flied out to left; Nordhagen struck
out; Pryor forced Molinaro (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 4.

TIGERS 9TH: LeFlore walked; Whitaker flied out to center;
LeFlore stole second; Staub doubled to left [LeFlore scored];
TORREALBA REPLACED BARRIOS (PITCHING); Thompson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kemp tripled to center [Staub scored];
Nordhagen allowed a passed ball [Kemp scored (unearned)];
Corcoran grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 4, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Garr made an out to shortstop; Orta flied out to
right; Lemon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 4, White Sox 4.

TIGERS 10TH: May singled to center; Mankowski struck out; LAGROW
REPLACED TORREALBA (PITCHING); Wagner singled to right [May to
third]; LeFlore forced Wagner (shortstop to second) [May
scored]; Whitaker singled to center [LeFlore to third]; HINTON
REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING); Staub homered [LeFlore scored,
Whitaker scored]; Thompson flied out to center; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 8, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 10TH: Bonds flied out to left; Lamar Johnson flied out
to left; Molinaro flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 8, White Sox 4.