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Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 11, 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 August 11, 1978 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | August 11, 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 | August 11, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Billingham |
Home Starting Pitcher | Britt Burns |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 25,798 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: Vic Voltaggio 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: Larry Barnett |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
Rusty Staub | DH |
Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
Lance Parrish | Catcher |
Aurelio Rodriguez | Third Baseman |
Mickey Stanley | Right Fielder |
Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
Ralph Houk | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bob Molinaro | Left Fielder |
Thad Bosley | Right Fielder |
Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
Lamar Johnson | DH |
Ron Blomberg | First Baseman |
Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
Kevin Bell | Third Baseman |
Greg Pryor | Shortstop |
Mike Colbern | Catcher |
Larry Doby | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Tigers
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
August 11, 1978
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Burns
LeFlore 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, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Burns
Whitaker hits a fly ball into left field. Molinaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Burns
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. Burns
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Molinaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Billingham
Molinaro hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Billingham
Bosley bunts towards the mound. Billingham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Billingham
Orta is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Billingham
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Orta moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blomberg vs. Billingham
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Burns
Kemp hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Burns
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burns fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Burns
Rodriguez hits a popup towards first. Blomberg settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, 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, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Billingham
Bell hits a line drive towards third. Rodriguez reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Billingham
Pryor 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--
Colbern vs. Billingham
Colbern hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Kemp fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Kemp. Pryor goes all the way around to score. Colbern moves all the way to home. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Billingham
Molinaro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Burns
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Burns
Trammell takes first base on ball four. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LeFlore vs. Burns
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stanley moves to third. Trammell moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Whitaker vs. Burns
Whitaker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lemon. Whitaker reaches second base with a double. Stanley scores. Trammell scores. LeFlore moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Staub vs. Burns
Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. LeFlore scores. Whitaker scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Burns
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Burns
Kemp hits a popup, foul, towards third. Bell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Burns
Parrish hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rodriguez vs. Burns
Rodriguez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Staub scores. Parrish moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanley vs. Schueler
Ron Schueler now pitching.
Stanley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Parrish scores. Rodriguez moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Trammell vs. Schueler
Trammell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Billingham
Bosley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Billingham
Orta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Billingham
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Billingham
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Schueler
LeFlore is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Schueler
There goes LeFlore. The throw from Colbern and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Whitaker vs. Schueler
Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. LeFlore tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Schueler
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Schueler
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Molinaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Billingham
Lemon hits a fly ball into right field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Billingham
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Billingham
Pryor hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Schueler
Kemp hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bosley. Kemp reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Schueler
Parrish hits a fly ball into left field. Molinaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Schueler
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanley vs. Schueler
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbern vs. Billingham
Colbern hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Billingham
Molinaro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Billingham
Bosley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Schueler
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Schueler
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schueler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Schueler
Whitaker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Billingham
Orta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Billingham
Johnson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Billingham
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Schueler
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Schueler
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Schueler
Kemp is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Schueler
Parrish is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Billingham
Lemon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Billingham
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pryor vs. Billingham
Pryor hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Torrealba
Pablo Torrealba now pitching.
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Torrealba
Stanley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bosley. Stanley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Torrealba
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pryor scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
LeFlore vs. Torrealba
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colbern vs. Billingham
Colbern strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Billingham
Molinaro hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Billingham
Bosley hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Torrealba
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Torrealba
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blomberg scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Torrealba
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Torrealba
Kemp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parrish vs. Torrealba
Parrish strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Billingham
Orta hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Billingham
Johnson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Orta moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blomberg vs. Billingham
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Orta scores. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Billingham
Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/11/1978 -- Detroit at Chicago (N) Detroit AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI LeFlore R, cf 4 2 1 0 Molinaro B, lf 4 0 0 0 Whitaker L, 2b 4 1 1 3 Bosley T, rf 4 0 0 0 Staub R, dh 4 1 2 2 Orta J, 2b 3 1 2 0 Thompson J, 1b 5 0 1 0 Johnson L, dh 4 0 2 0 Kemp S, lf 5 0 2 0 Blomberg R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Parrish L, c 5 1 1 0 Lemon C, cf 3 0 0 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 1 1 Bell K, 3b 3 0 0 0 Stanley M, rf 4 1 3 1 Pryor G, ss 3 1 1 0 Trammell A, ss 3 1 0 0 Colbern M, c 3 1 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 38 7 12 7 31 3 6 1 Detroit 006 100 000 -- 7 Chicago 020 000 001 -- 3 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Billingham J (W) 9.0 6 3 2 1 2 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Burns B (L) 2.2 7 6 6 1 1 Schueler R 4.1 2 1 0 1 3 Torrealba P 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 E -- Kemp S, Colbern M DP -- Detroit 2 LOB -- Detroit 8, Chicago 3 2B -- Whitaker L, Kemp S, Stanley M 3B -- Colbern M SB -- LeFlore R SF -- Whitaker L HBP -- by Billingham J (Orta J), by Schueler R (LeFlore R) T -- 2:15 A -- 25798
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