A two-out single by Ron LeFlore with the bases loaded in the 10th inning scored Lance Parrish and brought the Tigers a 5-4 victory over the White Sox. Earlier in the game, LeFiore stole his 49th and 50th bases of the season.

Eric Soderholm homered for the White Sox, while the Tigers had round-trippers by Rusty Staub and Milt May. In the 10th, Steve Kemp singled and Parrish was hit by a pitch. Tim Corcoran bunted and was safe when Jorge Orta dropped the throw, covering first. After a strikeout and a forceout at the plate, LeFlore won the game with his scoring single. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Chicago White Sox 4
Game Played on Thursday, August    3, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    1  0  0    3  0  0    0  -   4  9  3
Tigers       1  0  0    1  1  1    0  0  0    1  -   5 13  1


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosley cf             5   0   0   0     0   1   .281      LeFlore cf            5   1   2   1     1   2   .294
Kessinger ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .254      Whitaker 2b           4   0   1   0     1   1   .297
Orta 2b               5   1   3   0     0   1   .297      Staub dh              5   1   1   1     0   0   .297
Soderholm 3b          3   1   2   1     0   0   .260      Thompson 1b           5   0   1   1     0   1   .299
  Bell pr,3b          1   1   0   0     0   1   .182      Kemp lf               5   1   2   0     0   0   .277
Garr lf               3   1   1   1     0   0   .295      May c                 4   1   2   1     0   1   .263
  Spencer lf          1   0   0   0     0   1   .303        Parrish c           0   1   0   0     0   0   .219
Lamar Johnson 1b      4   0   2   1     0   0   .262      Corcoran rf           4   0   2   1     0   0   .264
Molinaro dh           2   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Mankowski 3b          2   0   2   0     1   0   .304
  Lemon ph,dh         1   0   0   0     1   0   .285        Rodriguez 3b        2   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Washington rf         4   0   0   0     0   2   .233      Trammell ss           5   0   0   0     0   1   .267
Colbern c             4   0   1   0     0   2   .242      Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Stone p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sykes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  LaGrow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4   9   3     1   9             Totals               41   5  13   5     3   7

Time of Game: 3:01   Attendance: 11,257
Left on Base: White Sox 5, Tigers 12
DP: White Sox 0, Tigers 1
Errors: Orta, Washington, Colbern, Sykes
Doubles: Orta (18), Garr (12)
Home Runs: Soderholm (16), May (9), Staub (17)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore 2 (50), Corcoran (3)
Caught Stealing: Molinaro (3), Whitaker (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Kessinger (10), Corcoran (4)
GIDP: Lemon (10)
Hit by Pitch: Parrish (1,by LaGrow)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Stone                   8    10   4   4   2   6   2  35   4.14
LaGrow L(2-4)           1.2   3   1   0   1   1   0  11   3.78
Totals                  9.2  13   5   4   3   7   2  46

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema                  6     7   4   4   0   2   1  24   3.12
Sykes W(6-5)            4     2   0   0   1   7   0  15   3.42
Totals                 10     9   4   4   1   9   1  39

Hit by Pitch: LaGrow (3)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Dale Ford


WHITE SOX 1ST: Bosley lined to second; Kessinger grounded out
(second to first); Orta doubled to right; Soderholm flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second [LeFlore to
third (error by Colbern)]; Whitaker struck out; Staub popped to
pitcher; Thompson singled to left [LeFlore scored]; Kemp flied
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Garr lined to third; Lamar Johnson singled to
third; Molinaro forced Lamar Johnson (second to shortstop);
Molinaro was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: May singled to right; Corcoran popped to catcher in
foul territory; Mankowski singled to right [May to third];
Trammell struck out; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Washington flied out to center; Colbern made an
out to shortstop; Bosley lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker flied out to left; Staub flied out to
center; Thompson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta
flied out to left; Soderholm homered; Garr grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp flied out to center; May homered; Corcoran
grounded out (second to first); Mankowski walked; Trammell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Lamar Johnson lined to second; Molinaro struck
out; Washington grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker singled to
center; Whitaker was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Staub homered; Thompson grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Colbern struck out; Bosley grounded out (second
to first); Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Kemp singled to right [Kemp to second (error by
Washington)]; May flied out to center; Corcoran singled to right
[Kemp scored]; Mankowski singled to right [Corcoran to second];
Trammell flied out to left; LeFlore struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING 3B); Orta
singled to right; Soderholm singled to left [Orta to second];
BELL RAN FOR SODERHOLM; Garr doubled to right [Orta scored, Bell
to third]; Lamar Johnson singled to right [Bell scored, Garr to
third]; SYKES REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING); LEMON BATTED FOR
MOLINARO; Lemon grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Garr scored, Lamar Johnson out at second]; Washington
struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: LEMON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BELL STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING 3B); SPENCER REPLACED GARR (PLAYING LF); Whitaker
popped to third in foul territory; Staub grounded out (first to
pitcher); Thompson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 4, Tigers 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Colbern struck out; Bosley reached on an error by
Sykes; Kessinger made an out to third; Orta singled to left
[Bosley to second]; Bell struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Kemp flied out to left; May was called out on
strikes; Milt May ejected by HP umpire Joe Brinkman;
Corcoran singled to center; Corcoran stole second; Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 4, Tigers 4.

WHITE SOX 9TH: PARRISH REPLACED MAY (PLAYING C ); Spencer struck
out; Lamar Johnson flied out to center; Lemon walked; Washington
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 9TH: LAGROW REPLACED STONE (PITCHING); Trammell grounded
out (shortstop to first); LeFlore singled to shortstop; LeFlore
stole second; Whitaker walked; Staub flied out to right [LeFlore
to third]; Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 4, Tigers 4.

WHITE SOX 10TH: Colbern singled to left; On a bunt Bosley struck
out; Kessinger out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Colbern
to second]; Orta struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 4,
Tigers 4.

TIGERS 10TH: Kemp singled to center; Parrish was hit by a pitch
[Kemp to second]; Corcoran reached on a fielder's choice on a
sacrifice bunt [Kemp to third, Parrish to second (error by Orta;
assist by Bell)]; Rodriguez struck out; Trammell forced Kemp
(shortstop to catcher) [Parrish to third, Corcoran to second];
LeFlore singled to center [Parrish scored (unearned), Corcoran
to third, Trammell to second]; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.
White Sox 4, Tigers 5.