Making it 3-3-3, Kip Young made his third major league start, pitched his third complete game and gained his third straight victory when the Tigers defeated the White Sox, 7-1. Lance Parrish homered for the Tigers and also scored two other times after hitting a double and single. Aurelio Rodriguez added a round-tripper to the attack. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 7, Chicago White Sox 1
Game Played on Friday, August    4, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   1 10  0
Tigers       1  1  0    1  0  1    0  3  x  -   7  9  0


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosley cf             5   0   0   0     0   0   .267      LeFlore cf            5   0   1   1     0   1   .293
Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   1   .254      Whitaker 2b           2   1   0   1     2   0   .295
Orta 2b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .299      Staub dh              3   0   0   0     2   1   .295
Soderholm 3b          3   0   1   0     1   0   .261      Thompson 1b           3   0   0   0     1   1   .297
Garr lf               4   0   1   0     0   3   .295      Kemp lf               4   0   1   1     0   1   .277
Lamar Johnson 1b      3   0   0   0     1   0   .259      Rodriguez 3b          4   1   1   1     0   0   .255
Molinaro dh           3   1   0   0     1   1   .268      Parrish c             4   3   3   1     0   0   .231
Washington rf         4   0   3   0     0   0   .242      Stanley rf            4   1   2   0     0   1   .250
Nahorodny c           4   0   2   1     0   1   .243      Trammell ss           3   1   1   2     1   1   .268
Wood p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Young p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   1  10   1     3   6             Totals               32   7   9   7     6   6

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 31,334
Left on Base: White Sox 9, Tigers 8
DP: White Sox 0, Tigers 3
Doubles: Washington (11), Parrish (8)
Home Runs: Parrish (9), Rodriguez (6)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (51)
Sacrifice Flies: Whitaker (6)
GIDP: Washington (5), Orta (7), Bosley (3)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wood L(10-9)            7.1   8   7   7   6   6   2  36   5.21
Schueler                0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.33
Totals                  8     9   7   7   6   6   2  39

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Young W(3-1)            9    10   1   1   3   6   0  37   1.55
Totals                  9    10   1   1   3   6   0  37

Wild Pitches: Wood 3 (9)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Bosley grounded out (pitcher to first); Kessinger
struck out; Orta singled to right; Soderholm walked [Orta to
second]; Garr struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to center; Whitaker walked; Staub
flied out to right; Thompson walked [Whitaker to second]; Kemp
singled to center [Whitaker scored, Thompson to third];
Rodriguez forced Kemp (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson lined to shortstop; Molinaro struck
out; Washington doubled to center; Nahorodny struck out; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish singled to right; Stanley singled to center
[Parrish to third]; Trammell forced Stanley (pitcher to
shortstop) [Parrish scored]; LeFlore grounded out (third to
first) [Trammell to second]; Whitaker lined to pitcher; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bosley flied out to center; Kessinger flied out
to left; Orta grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Staub struck out; Thompson grounded out (first
unassisted); Kemp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox
0, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Soderholm popped to first in foul territory; Garr
struck out; Lamar Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); Parrish
doubled to left; Stanley grounded out (third to first); Wood
threw a wild pitch [Parrish to third]; Trammell singled to
center [Parrish scored]; LeFlore grounded out (third to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Molinaro walked; Washington grounded into a
double play (shortstop to first) [Molinaro out at second];
Nahorodny popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker walked; Staub walked [Whitaker to second];
Thompson struck out; Kemp flied out to left; Wood threw a wild
pitch [Whitaker to third, Staub to second]; Rodriguez popped to
catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Tigers 3.

WHITE SOX 6TH: On a bunt Bosley grounded out (pitcher to first);
Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Orta singled to right;
Soderholm flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Parrish homered; Stanley struck out; Trammell struck
out; LeFlore struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Tigers 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Garr struck out; Lamar Johnson walked; Molinaro
forced Lamar Johnson (shortstop to second); On a bunt Washington
singled [Molinaro to second]; Nahorodny singled to left
[Molinaro scored, Washington to second]; Bosley flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub
walked; Thompson flied out to center; Kemp grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Kessinger singled to right; Orta grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kessinger out at
second]; Soderholm singled to left; Garr singled to right
[Soderholm to second]; Lamar Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Rodriguez homered; Parrish made an out to second;
Stanley singled to left; Wood threw a wild pitch [Stanley to
third]; Trammell walked; SCHUELER REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING);
LeFlore singled to center [Stanley scored, Trammell to third];
LeFlore stole second; Whitaker hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Trammell scored]; Staub grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 1, Tigers 7.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Molinaro flied out to right; Washington singled
to right; Nahorodny singled to left [Washington to second];
Bosley grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Nahorodny out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White
Sox 1, Tigers 7.