After the Tigers erupted for six runs in the third inning, Jack Billingham was able to breeze past the White Sox, 7-3, for his sixth straight victory. Singles by Mickey Stanley and Ron LeFlore around a walk to Alan Trammell loaded the bases to set the stage for the Tigers' big inning. Lou Whitaker followed with a double and Rusty Staub with a single, each driving in two runs. After two out, Aurelio Rodriguez and Stanley added run-scoring singles. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 7, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Friday, August    11, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Tigers       0  0  6    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   7 12  1
White Sox    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3  6  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   2   1   0     0   0   .290      Molinaro lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .252
Whitaker 2b           4   1   1   3     0   1   .295      Bosley rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .256
Staub dh              4   1   2   2     1   0   .299      Orta 2b               3   1   2   0     0   0   .295
Thompson 1b           5   0   1   0     0   1   .293      Lamar Johnson dh      4   0   2   0     0   1   .262
Kemp lf               5   0   2   0     0   1   .282      Blomberg 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .234
Parrish c             5   1   1   0     0   2   .232      Lemon cf              3   0   0   0     1   0   .282
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .258      Bell 3b               3   0   0   0     0   0   .217
Stanley rf            4   1   3   1     0   0   .265      Pryor ss              3   1   1   0     0   0   .252
Trammell ss           3   1   0   0     1   0   .258      Colbern c             3   1   1   1     0   1   .250
Billingham p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Burns p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Schueler p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Torrealba p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   7  12   7     2   5             Totals               31   3   6   1     1   2

Time of Game: 2:15   Attendance: 25,798
Left on Base: Tigers 8, White Sox 3
DP: Tigers 2, White Sox 0
Errors: Kemp, Colbern
Doubles: Whitaker (9), Kemp (13), Stanley (4)
Triples: Colbern (1)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (53)
Sacrifice Flies: Whitaker (7)
GIDP: Bell (3), Blomberg (1)
Hit by Pitch: LeFlore (4,by Schueler), Orta (4,by Billingham)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(12-5)      9     6   3   2   1   2   0  33   3.63
Totals                  9     6   3   2   1   2   0  33

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Burns L(0-2)            2.2   7   6   6   1   1   0  16  12.91
Schueler                4.1   2   1   0   1   3   0  17   4.00
Torrealba               2     3   0   0   0   1   0   9   5.02
Totals                  9    12   7   6   2   5   0  42

Hit by Pitch: Billingham (6), Schueler (5)

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Larry Barnett


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Whitaker
flied out to left; Staub singled to right; Thompson flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Molinaro flied out to center; On a bunt Bosley
grounded out (pitcher to first); Orta was hit by a pitch; Lamar
Johnson singled to left [Orta to second]; Blomberg grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp popped to third in foul territory; Parrish
grounded out (pitcher to first); Rodriguez popped to first; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Lemon grounded out (first to pitcher); Bell lined
to third; Pryor singled to right; Colbern tripled to left [Pryor
scored, Colbern scored (error by Kemp) (unearned)]; Molinaro
made an out to second; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
White Sox 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Stanley singled to shortstop; Trammell walked
[Stanley to second]; LeFlore singled to shortstop [Stanley to
third, Trammell to second]; Whitaker doubled to center [Stanley
scored, Trammell scored, LeFlore to third]; Staub singled to
center [LeFlore scored, Whitaker scored]; Thompson struck out;
Kemp popped to third in foul territory; Parrish singled to left
[Staub to second]; Rodriguez singled to center [Staub scored,
Parrish to second]; SCHUELER REPLACED BURNS (PITCHING); Stanley
singled to center [Parrish scored, Rodriguez to third]; Trammell
popped to second; 6 R, 7 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bosley grounded out (second to first); Orta
singled to center; Lamar Johnson flied out to right; Blomberg
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6,
White Sox 2.

TIGERS 4TH: LeFlore was hit by a pitch; LeFlore stole second
[LeFlore to third (error by Colbern)]; Whitaker hit a sacrifice
fly to center [LeFlore scored (unearned)]; Staub grounded out
(shortstop to first); Thompson flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon flied out to right; Bell grounded out
(third to first); Pryor flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 7, White Sox 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Kemp doubled to right; Parrish flied out to left;
Rodriguez flied out to right; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Colbern grounded out (shortstop to first);
Molinaro grounded out (second to first); Bosley grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, White Sox 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Trammell grounded out (third to first); LeFlore
grounded out (pitcher to first); Whitaker struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta grounded out (second to first); Lamar
Johnson was called out on strikes; Blomberg grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, White Sox 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Staub walked; Thompson forced Staub (shortstop to
second); Kemp was called out on strikes; Parrish was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Lemon walked; Bell grounded into a double play
(third to second to first) [Lemon out at second]; Pryor made an
out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, White Sox 2.

TIGERS 8TH: TORREALBA REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Stanley doubled to right;
Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 8TH: Colbern struck out; Molinaro flied out to center;
Bosley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7,
White Sox 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Whitaker grounded out (third to first); Staub
grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson singled to right; Kemp
singled to right [Thompson to third]; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 7, White Sox 2.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Orta singled to left; Lamar Johnson singled to
center [Orta to third]; Blomberg grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Orta scored, Lamar Johnson out
at second]; Lemon grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 7, White Sox 3.