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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 24, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, played on April 24, 1978 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 24, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 24, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Billingham |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Kravec |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 8,314 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Jim Evans 2B: Durwood Merrill 3B: Marty Springstead |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
Steve Dillard | Second Baseman |
Rusty Staub | DH |
Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
Charlie Spikes | Right Fielder |
Lance Parrish | Catcher |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Mark Wagner | Shortstop |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
Bob Molinaro | DH |
Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
Greg Pryor | Shortstop |
Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 24, 1978
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Kravec
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Kravec
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Kravec
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Kravec
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Staub moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kemp vs. Kravec
Kemp is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Billingham
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Billingham
Orta hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Billingham
Lemon hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Kravec
Spikes strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Kravec
Parrish hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr. Parrish reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Kravec
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wagner vs. Kravec
Wagner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LeFlore vs. Kravec
LeFlore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Parrish scores. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dillard vs. Kravec
Dillard hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds who is chasing the ball. Dillard reaches third base with a triple. Rodriguez scores. LeFlore goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Staub vs. Kravec
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kravec fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Billingham
Bonds takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Billingham
There goes Bonds. The throw from Parrish and he is safe. Bonds steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Billingham
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Molinaro vs. Billingham
Molinaro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Soderholm vs. Billingham
Soderholm strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Kravec
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Kravec
Kemp hits a fly ball towards left. Garr settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Garr. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spikes vs. Kravec
Spikes hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Kravec
Parrish strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Billingham
Nahorodny hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pryor vs. Billingham
Pryor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nahorodny moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garr vs. Billingham
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson fields it and throws to home to get Nahorodny. Pryor moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orta vs. Billingham
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard fields it and throws to second for the out. Pryor moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lemon vs. Billingham
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 3 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Kravec
Rodriguez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Kravec
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Kravec
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Kravec
Dillard is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Billingham
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Billingham
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Billingham
Molinaro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thompson. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Billingham
Soderholm is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Kravec
Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Kravec
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kemp vs. Kravec
Kemp strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Corcoran vs. Willoughby
Jim Willoughby now pitching. Tim Corcoran pinch hits for Charlie Spikes.
Corcoran hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Willoughby covering. It's a double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Billingham
Tim Corcoran now playing right field.
Nahorodny hits a popup, foul, towards short. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Billingham
Pryor hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Billingham
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Willoughby
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Willoughby
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Willoughby
Wagner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Billingham
Orta hits a line drive towards short. Wagner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Billingham
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Billingham covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Billingham
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Willoughby
LeFlore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. Willoughby
There goes LeFlore. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. LeFlore steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dillard vs. Willoughby
Dillard hits a line drive towards first. Johnson catches it and throws to second to double up LeFlore. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Willoughby
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Willoughby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Billingham
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Billingham
Molinaro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Corcoran who is chasing the ball. Molinaro reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cruz vs. Billingham
Henry Cruz pinch hits for Eric Soderholm.
Cruz hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Molinaro tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Billingham
Nahorodny hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Willoughby
Junior Moore now playing third base.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Willoughby covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Willoughby
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Willoughby
Corcoran hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Billingham
Ron Blomberg pinch hits for Greg Pryor.
Blomberg hits a popup towards short. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Billingham
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Billingham
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Willoughby
Don Kessinger now playing shortstop.
Parrish hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Willoughby
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Willoughby
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Billingham
Lemon hits a line drive towards short. Wagner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Billingham
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Billingham
Johnson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/24/1978 -- Detroit at Chicago (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI LeFlore R, cf 4 1 2 1 Garr R, lf 4 0 0 0 Dillard S, 2b 4 0 1 2 Orta J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Staub R, dh 4 0 2 0 Lemon C, cf 4 0 0 0 Thompson J, 1b 4 0 2 0 Bonds B, rf 3 0 0 0 Kemp S, lf 4 0 0 0 Johnson L, 1b 4 0 0 0 Spikes C, rf 2 0 0 0 Molinaro B, dh 3 1 1 0 Corcoran T, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Soderholm E, 3b 2 0 0 0 Parrish L, c 4 1 1 0 Cruz H, ph 0 0 0 1 Rodriguez A, 3b 3 2 1 1 Moore J, 3b 0 0 0 0 Wagner M, ss 4 0 0 0 Nahorodny B, c 3 0 1 0 Pryor G, ss 2 0 1 0 Blomberg R, ph 1 0 0 0 Kessinger D, ss 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 4 9 4 30 1 3 1 Detroit 030 100 000 -- 4 Chicago 000 000 100 -- 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Billingham J (W) 9.0 3 1 1 1 5 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Kravec K (L) 4.1 8 4 4 1 6 Willoughby J 4.2 1 0 0 0 3 E -- Garr R, Thompson J DP -- Chicago 2 LOB -- Detroit 5, Chicago 4 2B -- Parrish L 3B -- Dillard S, Molinaro B HR -- Rodriguez A SB -- Bonds B, LeFlore R SF -- Cruz H T -- 2:15 A -- 8314
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