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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
April 26, 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 26, 1978 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 26, 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 26, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Morris |
Home Starting Pitcher | Wilbur Wood |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 7,983 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Durwood Merrill 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Larry Barnett 3B: Jim Evans |
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 |
Bob Molinaro | DH |
Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
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 26, 1978
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Wood
LeFlore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. Wood
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. LeFlore moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Wood
Staub 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: -2-
Thompson vs. Wood
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta misplays the ball. That's an error on Orta. LeFlore scores. Thompson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kemp vs. Wood
Kemp hits a popup towards short. Pryor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Morris
Garr hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Morris
Molinaro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Morris
Orta is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonds vs. Morris
Bonds 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, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Wood
Spikes 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, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Wood
Parrish hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Wood
Rodriguez hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Wood
Wagner hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Morris
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lemon vs. Morris
Lemon bunts towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Soderholm vs. Morris
Soderholm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nahorodny vs. Morris
The ball gets by Parrish for a passed ball. Soderholm moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nahorodny vs. Morris
Nahorodny hits a fly ball into right field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pryor vs. Morris
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Wood
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Wood
Dillard hits a popup, foul, towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Wood
Staub hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Morris
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Morris
Molinaro hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Morris
Orta hits a fly ball into right field. Spikes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Wood
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Wood
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, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Wood
Spikes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Wood
Parrish takes first base on ball four. Spikes moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Wood
Rodriguez strikes out. Nahorodny drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Rodriguez out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Morris
Bonds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Morris
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Morris
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. Morris
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Wood
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Wood
LeFlore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. Wood
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. LeFlore moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Wood
Staub hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Morris
Nahorodny hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Morris
Pryor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garr vs. Morris
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Wood
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Wood
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. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Spikes vs. Wood
Spikes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm juggles the ball. That's an error on Soderholm. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Wood
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to second for the out. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rodriguez vs. Wood
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thompson scores. Parrish moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wagner vs. Wood
Wagner strikes out. Nahorodny drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Wagner out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Morris
Molinaro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morris fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Morris
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Orta for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Morris
Bonds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Morris
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Wood
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. Wood
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Wood
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out. Dillard moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Wood
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Morris
Lemon hits a line drive towards short. Wagner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Morris
Soderholm hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Morris
Nahorodny hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Morris
Pryor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Wood
Kemp hits a popup, foul, towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spikes vs. Wood
Spikes hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Wood
Parrish hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nordhagen vs. Crawford
Jim Crawford now pitching. Wayne Nordhagen pinch hits for Ralph Garr.
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner misplays the ball. That's an error on Wagner. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bannister vs. Crawford
Alan Bannister pinch hits for Bob Molinaro.
The ball gets by Parrish for a passed ball. Nordhagen moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bannister vs. Crawford
Bannister strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Orta vs. Crawford
Orta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nordhagen scores. Orta moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonds vs. Foucault
Steve Foucault now pitching.
Bonds is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Foucault
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Foucault juggles the ball. That's an error on Foucault. Orta moves to third. Bonds moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lemon vs. Foucault
Lemon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Spikes who is chasing the ball. Lemon reaches third base with a triple. Orta scores. Johnson goes all the way around to score. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Soderholm vs. Foucault
Soderholm hits a popup towards short. Wagner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nahorodny vs. Foucault
Nahorodny takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pryor vs. Foucault
Pryor hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lemon scores. Nahorodny moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nordhagen vs. Foucault
Nordhagen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Wood
Wayne Nordhagen now playing left field.
Rodriguez hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wockenfuss vs. Wood
John Wockenfuss pinch hits for Mark Wagner.
Wockenfuss hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wood fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeFlore vs. Wood
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dillard vs. Wood
Dillard is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/26/1978 -- Detroit at Chicago (D) Detroit AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI LeFlore R, cf 3 1 1 0 Garr R, lf 3 0 0 0 Dillard S, 2b 5 0 0 0 Nordhagen W, ph-lf 2 1 0 0 Staub R, dh 4 0 0 0 Molinaro B, dh 3 0 0 0 Thompson J, 1b 4 1 1 0 Bannister A, ph 1 0 0 0 Kemp S, lf 4 0 0 0 Orta J, 2b 3 1 1 1 Spikes C, rf 4 0 1 0 Bonds B, rf 3 1 1 0 Parrish L, c 3 0 1 0 Johnson L, 1b 4 2 1 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 2 1 Lemon C, cf 3 1 2 3 Wagner M, ss 3 0 0 0 Soderholm E, 3b 4 1 2 2 Wockenfuss J, ph 1 0 0 0 Nahorodny B, c 3 0 0 0 Pryor G, ss 3 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 2 6 1 32 7 8 7 Detroit 100 001 000 -- 2 Chicago 010 000 15x -- 7 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Morris J 7.0 5 2 2 1 0 Crawford J (L) 0.1 1 2 0 0 1 Foucault S 0.2 2 3 1 2 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Wood W (W) 9.0 6 2 0 3 3 E -- Orta J, Soderholm E, Wagner M, Foucault S DP -- Detroit 1 LOB -- Detroit 9, Chicago 6 2B -- Rodriguez A 3B -- Lemon C HR -- Soderholm E SH -- Lemon C HBP -- by Morris J (Orta J) PB -- Parrish L 2 T -- 2:23 A -- 7983
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