Completing the three-game series sweep, the Tigers blanked the White Sox, 8-0, behind the six-hit pitching of Jim Slaton. Lou Whitaker had three singles and scored three runs. Rusty Staub blasted his 18th homer of the season following a single by Whitaker in the third inning. Two innings later, Steve Kemp slammed a round-tripper after a walk to Whitaker and single by Staub. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 8, Chicago White Sox 0
Game Played on Sunday, August    6, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
White Sox    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  6  4
Tigers       2  0  2    0  3  1    0  0  x  -   8  9  2


White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Bosley cf             3   0   2   0     1   0   .269      LeFlore cf            4   2   1   0     1   0   .289
Kessinger ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .255      Whitaker 2b           4   3   3   1     1   1   .296
Orta 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .296      Staub dh              4   2   2   2     1   0   .295
Soderholm 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Thompson 1b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .296
Garr lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .291      Kemp lf               4   1   1   4     0   0   .280
Lamar Johnson 1b      4   0   0   0     0   1   .255      Parrish c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .233
Molinaro dh           4   0   1   0     0   0   .269      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .259
Washington rf         3   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Stanley rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Nahorodny c           3   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Trammell ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .266
Kravec p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Willoughby p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   0   6   0     1   3             Totals               34   8   9   8     4   4

Time of Game: 2:20   Attendance: 27,504
Left on Base: White Sox 7, Tigers 7
DP: White Sox 1, Tigers 2
Errors: Orta, Soderholm 2, Nahorodny, LeFlore, Trammell
Doubles: Garr (13), LeFlore (19)
Home Runs: Staub (18), Kemp (9)
Stolen Bases: Bosley (7)
GIDP: Soderholm (9)
Hit by Pitch: Parrish (2,by Kravec)


White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kravec L(7-11)          4.1   6   7   7   3   3   2  23   4.39
Schueler                2.2   2   1   0   1   0   0  11   4.06
Willoughby              1     1   0   0   0   1   0   5   3.39
Totals                  8     9   8   7   4   4   2  39

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton W(12-8)          9     6   0   0   1   3   0  34   3.93
Totals                  9     6   0   0   1   3   0  34

Hit by Pitch: Kravec (9)

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


WHITE SOX 1ST: Bosley singled to left; Bosley stole second;
Kessinger flied out to left; Orta made an out to shortstop;
Soderholm flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox
0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; Whitaker singled to right [LeFlore
to third]; Staub made an out to third; Thompson singled to right
[LeFlore scored, Whitaker to third]; Kemp grounded out (second
to first) [Whitaker scored, Thompson to second]; Parrish was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Garr grounded out (second to first); Lamar
Johnson grounded out (second to first); Molinaro singled to
right; Washington singled to left [Molinaro to second];
Nahorodny forced Washington (second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez flied out to center; Stanley reached on an
error by Orta; Stanley was picked off first but was safe on an
error by Nahorodny [Stanley to third]; Trammell walked; LeFlore
lined into a double play (third to first) [Trammell out at
first]; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bosley walked; Kessinger singled to left [Bosley
to second]; Orta flied out to center; Soderholm grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Kessinger out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker singled to right; Staub homered [Whitaker
scored]; Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Kemp flied
out to center; Parrish was hit by a pitch; Rodriguez struck out;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 4.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Garr reached on an error by LeFlore [Garr to
second]; Lamar Johnson reached on an error by Trammell; Molinaro
lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Garr out at
second]; Washington lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
White Sox 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Stanley flied out to right; Trammell grounded out
(shortstop to first); LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 4.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Nahorodny struck out; Bosley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker walked; Staub singled to left [Whitaker to
second]; Thompson struck out; Kemp homered [Whitaker scored,
Staub scored]; SCHUELER REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); Parrish
flied out to center; Rodriguez popped to first; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 7.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta made an out to shortstop; Soderholm struck
out; Garr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
White Sox 0, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 6TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell
flied out to center; LeFlore doubled to center [LeFlore to third
(error by Soderholm; assist by Bosley)]; Whitaker singled to
shortstop [LeFlore scored (unearned)]; Staub walked [Whitaker to
second]; Thompson popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
 White Sox 0, Tigers 8.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Lamar Johnson struck out; Molinaro grounded out
(first unassisted); Washington grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 7TH: Kemp grounded out (second to first); Parrish popped
to first; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 8.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Nahorodny flied out to center; Bosley singled to
center; Kessinger flied out to left; Orta flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 8TH: WILLOUGHBY REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Stanley
singled to left; Trammell lined to shortstop; LeFlore reached on
an error by Soderholm [Stanley to second]; Whitaker struck out;
Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
White Sox 0, Tigers 8.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Soderholm flied out to right; Garr doubled to
right; Lamar Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Molinaro
made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  White Sox 0,
Tigers 8.