Ed Brinkman belted two homers and Willie Horton added one among the Tigers' 14 hits in an 8-3 victory over the White Sox. After Brinkman's first homer in the third inning, the Tigers went ahead in the same stanza, 2-1, with a run on singles by Dick Sharon and Gary Sutherland and a sacrifice fly by Mickey Stanley.

Brinkman homered again in the fifth and, after two out, the Tigers proceeded to score three more times on only one hit. A walk to Stanley led to Jim Kaat's exit. A single by Al Kaline and pass to Horton ended reliever Rich Gossage's stint. After Skip Pitlock took over, runs were forced across the plate when Bill Freehan was hit by a pitch and both Jim Northrup and Aurelio Rodriguez walked. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 8, Chicago White Sox 3
Game Played on Saturday, April     27, 1974 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Tigers       0  0  2    0  4  0    1  0  1  -   8 14  1
White Sox    0  1  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   3  7  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Sharon cf             5   1   3   0     0   1   .308      Kelly rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Sutherland 2b         5   0   1   0     0   0   .281        Hairston ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .000
Stanley 1b            3   1   0   1     1   0   .217      May lf                3   0   0   0     1   0   .281
Kaline dh             5   1   2   0     0   2   .309      D. Allen 1b           2   1   1   0     2   0   .258
Horton lf             4   2   1   1     1   1   .231      Melton 3b             4   1   1   2     0   1   .239
Freehan c             4   1   3   1     0   0   .333      K. Henderson cf       4   1   2   0     0   0   .352
Northrup rf           4   0   2   1     1   0   .219      Santo 2b              3   0   0   0     1   1   .261
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   2     1   2   .147      Orta dh               2   0   1   1     0   0   .268
Brinkman ss           4   2   2   2     0   2   .219        Bradford ph,dh      2   0   0   0     0   0   .289
LaGrow p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Herrmann c            1   0   0   0     1   0   .294
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Downing ph,c        1   0   1   0     1   0   .364
                                                          Leon ss               4   0   0   0     0   1   .136
                                                          Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Gossage p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Pitlock p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Moran p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Acosta p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   8  14   8     4   8             Totals               31   3   7   3     6   5

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 32,737
Left on Base: Tigers 9, White Sox 7
DP: Tigers 2, White Sox 2
Errors: Freehan, Santo
Doubles: Orta (5)
Home Runs: Brinkman 2 (3), Horton (4), Melton (3)
Stolen Bases: Rodriguez (1), K. Henderson (3)
Caught Stealing: Kaline (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Stanley (1)
GIDP: Stanley (5), D. Allen (6), Leon (3)
Hit by Pitch: Freehan (1,by Pitlock)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
LaGrow W(1-2)           6     4   3   3   5   2   1  24   4.32
Hiller SV(2)            3     3   0   0   1   3   0  13   0.40
Totals                  9     7   3   3   6   5   1  37

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat L(2-1)             4.2   9   4   4   1   3   2  21   4.59
Gossage                 0     1   2   2   1   0   0   2   2.92
Pitlock                 0     0   0   0   2   0   0   3   7.36
Moran                   1.1   2   1   1   0   2   0   7   1.50
Acosta                  3     2   1   1   0   3   1  11   1.29
Totals                  9    14   8   8   4   8   3  44

Hit by Pitch: Pitlock (2)
Wild Pitches: Kaat (2)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Sharon singled to center; Sutherland flied out to
center; Stanley grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Sharon out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Kelly singled to center; Kelly was picked off
first (pitcher to first); May walked; D. Allen grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [May out at second];
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kaline singled to center; Horton struck out while
Kaline was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Freehan
singled to left; Northrup singled to left [Freehan out at third
(left to third)]; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: Melton grounded out (shortstop to first); K.
Henderson singled to right; K. Henderson stole second [K.
Henderson to third (error by Freehan)]; Santo walked; Orta
doubled to left [K. Henderson scored, Santo to third]; Herrmann
was walked intentionally; Leon grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Herrmann out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); Brinkman
homered; Sharon singled to center; Sutherland singled to right
[Sharon to third]; Kaat threw a wild pitch [Sutherland to
second]; Stanley hit a sacrifice fly to center [Sharon scored,
Sutherland to third]; Kaline struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Kelly grounded out (first unassisted); May flied
out to center; D. Allen walked; Melton flied out to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first); Freehan
singled to right; Northrup forced Freehan (first to shortstop);
Rodriguez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 4TH: K. Henderson flied out to center; Santo grounded
out (shortstop to first); Orta popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Brinkman homered; Sharon grounded out (third to
first); Sutherland flied out to left; Stanley walked; GOSSAGE
REPLACED KAAT (PITCHING); Kaline singled to center [Stanley to
second]; PITLOCK REPLACED GOSSAGE (PITCHING); Horton walked
(walk was charged to Gossage) [Stanley to third, Kaline to
second]; Freehan was hit by a pitch [Stanley scored, Kaline to
third, Horton to second]; Northrup walked [Kaline scored, Horton
to third, Freehan to second]; Rodriguez walked [Horton scored,
Freehan to third, Northrup to second]; MORAN REPLACED PITLOCK
(PITCHING); Brinkman struck out; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers
6, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 5TH: Herrmann grounded out (first unassisted); Leon
struck out; Kelly struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6,
White Sox 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Sharon singled to right; Sutherland popped to
shortstop; Stanley reached on an error by Santo [Sharon to
second]; Kaline struck out; Horton forced Stanley (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 6, White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: May flied out to center; D. Allen walked; Melton
homered [D. Allen scored]; K. Henderson grounded out (first
unassisted); Santo flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 6, White Sox 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Freehan singled to left; ACOSTA REPLACED MORAN
(PITCHING); Northrup singled to right [Freehan to third];
Rodriguez forced Northrup (second to shortstop) [Freehan
scored]; Rodriguez stole second; Brinkman struck out; Sharon
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 7TH: HILLER REPLACED LAGROW (PITCHING); BRADFORD
BATTED FOR ORTA; Bradford flied out to right; DOWNING BATTED FOR
HERRMANN; Downing walked; Leon forced Downing (third to second);
Kelly grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 7, White Sox 3.

TIGERS 8TH: DOWNING STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Sutherland
grounded out (third to first); Stanley flied out to right;
Kaline flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7,
White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 8TH: May popped to third; D. Allen singled to center;
Melton was called out on strikes; K. Henderson singled to right
[D. Allen to second]; Santo struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 7, White Sox 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Horton homered; Freehan popped to first; Northrup
grounded out (first unassisted); Rodriguez was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8, White Sox 3.

WHITE SOX 9TH: Bradford popped to catcher in foul territory;
Downing singled to shortstop; Leon flied out to right; HAIRSTON
BATTED FOR KELLY; Hairston struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 8, White Sox 3.