Brian Downing hit his third homer in the last five games, connecting with two men on base in the fifth inning, as the White Sox defeated the Tigers, 8-2. The White Sox already had a 3-1 lead when Dick Allen and Ron Santo doubled for another run in the fifth. Then, after an intentional pass to Ken Henderson, Downing smashed his homer. Henderson later added the last White Sox run with a homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 8, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Friday, April     26, 1974 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Tigers       0  0  1    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   2 10  0
White Sox    0  0  1    2  4  0    1  0  x  -   8 13  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf,1b         5   0   2   0     0   1   .227      Bradford rf           5   1   3   0     0   1   .302
Sutherland 2b         5   0   1   1     0   0   .288      May lf                4   0   1   1     1   0   .296
Northrup rf           3   0   2   0     1   0   .203      D. Allen 1b           4   1   2   0     0   0   .250
Kaline dh             4   1   2   0     0   0   .302        Muser 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .444
Horton lf             4   0   2   0     0   1   .230      Melton 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .239
N. Cash 1b            1   0   0   0     2   0   .270      Santo 2b              4   2   2   1     1   0   .273
  Sharon ph,cf        1   0   0   0     0   1   .125      K. Henderson cf       2   3   2   1     2   0   .343
Freehan c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .293      Downing dh            2   1   1   3     1   0   .333
Rodriguez 3b          3   1   1   0     1   1   .156      Herrmann c            4   0   1   1     0   0   .300
Brinkman ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .200      Leon ss               3   0   1   1     0   0   .167
Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Bahnsen p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Seelbach p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Forster p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2  10   1     4   7             Totals               33   8  13   8     5   1

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 16,152
Left on Base: Tigers 9, White Sox 9
DP: Tigers 2, White Sox 3
Errors: May
Doubles: Horton (2), Bradford (2), Santo 2 (3), D. Allen (5)
Home Runs: Downing (3), K. Henderson (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Downing (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Leon (1)
GIDP: Freehan 2 (3), Rodriguez (2), D. Allen (5), Santo (3)
Hit by Pitch: Melton (2,by Seelbach)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(0-4)           4.1   9   7   7   4   1   1  25   5.56
Seelbach                3.2   4   1   1   1   0   1  16   2.45
Totals                  8    13   8   8   5   1   2  41

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bahnsen W(2-2)          7     9   2   1   4   4   0  31   3.64
Forster                 2     1   0   0   0   3   0   7   6.55
Totals                  9    10   2   1   4   7   0  38

Hit by Pitch: Seelbach (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Merle Anthony, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Armando Rodriguez


TIGERS 1ST: Stanley grounded out (third to first); Sutherland
grounded out (pitcher to first); Northrup walked; Kaline
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Bradford struck out; May popped to third in foul
territory; D. Allen singled to left; Melton flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Horton singled to left; N. Cash popped to catcher in
foul territory; Freehan grounded into a double play (pitcher to
second to first) [Horton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Santo walked; K. Henderson walked [Santo to
second]; Downing out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to first)
[Santo to third, K. Henderson to second]; Herrmann popped to
catcher in foul territory; Leon flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez walked; Brinkman struck out; Stanley
singled to left [Rodriguez to third]; Sutherland singled to left
[Rodriguez scored, Stanley to second]; Northrup singled to
shortstop [Stanley to third, Sutherland to second]; Kaline
popped to first in foul territory; Horton forced Northrup
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 1, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Bradford doubled to left; May singled to right
[Bradford scored]; D. Allen grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [May out at second]; Melton
popped to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox
1.

TIGERS 4TH: N. Cash walked; Freehan struck out; Rodriguez
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [N. Cash
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: Santo doubled to center; K. Henderson singled to
second [Santo to third]; Downing walked [K. Henderson to
second]; Herrmann singled to center [Santo scored, K. Henderson
to third, Downing to second]; Leon hit a sacrifice fly to center
[K. Henderson scored, Downing to third]; Bradford popped to
second; May grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman popped to catcher in foul territory;
Stanley flied out to right; Sutherland flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 5TH: D. Allen doubled to center; Melton flied out to
center; Santo doubled to left [D. Allen scored]; K. Henderson
was walked intentionally; Downing homered [Santo scored, K.
Henderson scored]; SEELBACH REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Herrmann
grounded out (shortstop to first); Leon singled to center;
Bradford singled to right [Leon to third]; May grounded out
(shortstop to first); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, White Sox
7.

TIGERS 6TH: Northrup grounded out (first to pitcher); Kaline
singled to left; Horton doubled to left [Kaline scored (error by
May) (unearned)]; N. Cash walked; Freehan grounded into a double
play (third to second to first) [N. Cash out at second]; 1 R (0
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 6TH: D. Allen popped to first in foul territory;
Melton popped to first in foul territory; Santo grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox
7.

TIGERS 7TH: MUSER REPLACED D. ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); Rodriguez
singled to center; Brinkman was called out on strikes; Stanley
struck out; Sutherland flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Tigers 2, White Sox 7.

WHITE SOX 7TH: K. Henderson homered; Downing flied out to
center; Herrmann flied out to right; Leon grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox
8.

TIGERS 8TH: Northrup singled to center; Kaline singled to left
[Northrup to second]; FORSTER REPLACED BAHNSEN (PITCHING);
Horton struck out; SHARON BATTED FOR N. CASH; Sharon struck out;
Freehan grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 2, White Sox 8.

WHITE SOX 8TH: STANLEY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); SHARON
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Bradford singled to right; May
walked [Bradford to second]; Muser forced May (first to
shortstop) [Bradford to third]; Melton was hit by a pitch [Muser
to second]; Santo grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Melton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 2, White Sox 8.

TIGERS 9TH: Rodriguez struck out; Brinkman popped to second;
Stanley singled to right; Sutherland forced Stanley (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 8.