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White Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 6, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox, played on August 6, 1978 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 6, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 6, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Kravec |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Slaton |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 27,504 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Dale Ford 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Russ Goetz 3B: Nick Bremigan |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Thad Bosley | Center Fielder |
Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
Bob Molinaro | DH |
Claudell Washington | Right Fielder |
Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
Larry Doby | Manager |
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 |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
White Sox
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 6, 1978
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Slaton
Bosley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Slaton
There goes Bosley. The throw from Parrish and he is safe. Bosley steals second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kessinger vs. Slaton
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Orta vs. Slaton
Orta hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Soderholm vs. Slaton
Soderholm hits a fly ball into right field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Kravec
LeFlore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Kravec
Whitaker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LeFlore moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Staub vs. Kravec
Staub hits a popup towards third. Soderholm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Kravec
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LeFlore scores. Whitaker moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kemp vs. Kravec
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. Whitaker scores. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parrish vs. Kravec
Parrish is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Slaton
Garr 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 -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Slaton
Johnson 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 -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Slaton
Molinaro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Slaton
Washington hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Molinaro moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nahorodny vs. Slaton
Nahorodny hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Whitaker fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Kravec
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Kravec
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orta misplays the ball. That's an error on Orta. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Kravec
Nahorodny fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Nahorodny. Stanley moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Trammell vs. Kravec
Trammell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
LeFlore vs. Kravec
LeFlore hits a line drive towards third. Soderholm catches it and throws to first to double up Trammell. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Slaton
Bosley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Slaton
Kessinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bosley moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orta vs. Slaton
Orta hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soderholm vs. Slaton
Soderholm hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Kravec
Whitaker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Kravec
Staub hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Kravec
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Kravec
Kemp hits a fly ball into center field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Kravec
Parrish is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Kravec
Rodriguez strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Slaton
Garr hits a fly ball towards center. LeFlore settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on LeFlore. Garr moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Slaton
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell misplays the ball. That's an error on Trammell. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Molinaro vs. Slaton
Molinaro hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker catches it and throws to second with Trammell covering, to double up Garr. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Washington vs. Slaton
Washington hits a line drive towards short. Trammell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Kravec
Stanley hits a fly ball into right field. Washington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Kravec
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Kravec
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Slaton
Nahorodny strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Slaton
Bosley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Slaton
Kessinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kessinger for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Kravec
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Kravec
Staub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Kravec
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kemp vs. Kravec
Kemp hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Schueler
Ron Schueler now pitching.
Parrish hits a fly ball into center field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Schueler
Rodriguez hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Slaton
Orta hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Slaton
Soderholm strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Slaton
Garr 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
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Schueler
Stanley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Schueler
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Bosley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Schueler
LeFlore hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Bosley chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards third. Soderholm fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Soderholm. Bosley throws the ball in to Soderholm who tags LeFlore trying to catch an extra base, for the out. LeFlore moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Whitaker vs. Schueler
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. LeFlore scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Schueler
Staub takes first base on ball four. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Schueler
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Slaton
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Slaton
Molinaro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Molinaro for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Washington vs. Slaton
Washington hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Slaton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Schueler
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 -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Schueler
Parrish hits a popup towards first. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Schueler
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Slaton
Nahorodny hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bosley vs. Slaton
Bosley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Slaton
Kessinger hits a fly ball into left field. Kemp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orta vs. Slaton
Orta hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanley vs. Willoughby
Jim Willoughby now pitching.
Stanley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Willoughby
Trammell hits a line drive towards short. Kessinger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Willoughby
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm juggles the ball. That's an error on Soderholm. Stanley moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitaker vs. Willoughby
Whitaker strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Staub vs. Willoughby
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Slaton
Soderholm hits a fly ball into right field. Stanley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Slaton
Garr hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Stanley. Garr reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Slaton
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Molinaro vs. Slaton
Molinaro hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/6/1978 -- Chicago at Detroit (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Bosley T, cf 3 0 2 0 LeFlore R, cf 4 2 1 0 Kessinger D, ss 4 0 1 0 Whitaker L, 2b 4 3 3 1 Orta J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Staub R, dh 4 2 2 2 Soderholm E, 3b 4 0 0 0 Thompson J, 1b 4 0 1 1 Garr R, lf 4 0 1 0 Kemp S, lf 4 1 1 4 Johnson L, 1b 4 0 0 0 Parrish L, c 3 0 0 0 Molinaro B, dh 4 0 1 0 Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 0 0 Washington C, rf 3 0 1 0 Stanley M, rf 4 0 1 0 Nahorodny B, c 3 0 0 0 Trammell A, ss 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 0 6 0 34 8 9 8 Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0 Detroit 202 031 00x -- 8 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Kravec K (L) 4.1 6 7 7 3 3 Schueler R 2.2 2 1 0 1 0 Willoughby J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Slaton J (W) 9.0 6 0 0 1 3 E -- Orta J, Nahorodny B, LeFlore R, Trammell A, Soderholm E 2 DP -- Chicago 1, Detroit 2 LOB -- Chicago 7, Detroit 7 2B -- LeFlore R, Garr R HR -- Staub R, Kemp S SB -- Bosley T HBP -- by Kravec K (Parrish L) T -- 2:20 A -- 27504
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