Jim Kaat pitched a two-hitter for his first shutout of the season and Brian Downing, Dick Allen and Bill Melton smashed homers to account for all of the White Sox runs in a 6-0 victory over the Tigers. Downing started the scoring with a solo swat off Mickey Lolich in the fifth inning. Bucky Dent singled in the sixth, Carlos May walked and both scored ahead of Allen when the White Sox first baseman cracked a pitch 450 feet into the center field bullpen. Melton added the final two runs with his blow in the eighth. [The Sporting News]



Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit Tigers 0
Game Played on Tuesday, July      16, 1974 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0
White Sox    0  0  0    0  1  3    0  2  x  -   6  8  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      White Sox            AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Stanley cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .226      Dent ss               4   1   1   0     0   0   .264
Sutherland 2b         4   0   0   0     0   2   .257      May lf                3   2   1   0     1   0   .282
Kaline dh             3   0   0   0     1   0   .254      D. Allen 1b           3   1   2   3     0   0   .296
Freehan 1b            4   0   0   0     0   2   .286        Muser 1b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .341
Lane lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Melton 3b             4   1   1   2     0   0   .220
Sharon rf             2   0   0   0     1   1   .210      K. Henderson cf       4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .211      Downing rf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .271
Moses c               3   0   1   0     0   0   .232      Santo 2b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .223
Brinkman ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .211        Orta 2b             0   0   0   0     0   0   .320
Lolich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Herrmann c            2   0   1   0     1   0   .275
                                                          Richard dh            3   0   1   0     0   1   .143
                                                          Kaat p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   0   2   0     2   5             Totals               31   6   8   6     2   2

Time of Game: 1:45   Attendance: 14,876
Left on Base: Tigers 4, White Sox 3
DP: Tigers 1, White Sox 0
Errors: Dent
Doubles: D. Allen (17), May (13)
Home Runs: Downing (8), D. Allen (23), Melton (13)
Caught Stealing: Sharon (3)
GIDP: Dent (5)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Lolich L(10-11)         8     8   6   6   2   2   3  33   3.47
Totals                  8     8   6   6   2   2   3  33

White Sox              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Kaat W(10-6)            9     2   0   0   2   5   0  31   3.44
Totals                  9     2   0   0   2   5   0  31

Passed Balls: Herrmann (9)

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Larry McCoy


TIGERS 1ST: Stanley flied out to right; Sutherland flied out to
right; Kaline walked; Freehan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 1ST: Dent flied out to right; May flied out to left;
D. Allen doubled to left; Melton grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Lane reached on an error by Dent; Sharon struck out;
Rodriguez grounded out (third to first) [Lane to second];
Herrmann allowed a passed ball [Lane to third]; Moses grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox
0.

WHITE SOX 2ND: K. Henderson flied out to right; Downing struck
out; Santo grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Brinkman grounded out (third to first); Stanley
singled to left; Sutherland forced Stanley (third to second);
Kaline popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White
Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 3RD: Herrmann walked; Richard struck out; Dent
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Herrmann
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Freehan grounded out (second to first); Lane flied
out to center; Sharon walked; Sharon was caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 4TH: May grounded out (second to first); D. Allen
flied out to center; Melton lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez made an out to first; Moses flied to right
in foul territory; Brinkman popped to first in foul territory; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 0.

WHITE SOX 5TH: K. Henderson flied out to left; Downing homered;
Santo grounded out (shortstop to first); Herrmann grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Stanley lined to shortstop; Sutherland struck out;
Kaline flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
White Sox 1.

WHITE SOX 6TH: Richard grounded out (third to first); Dent
singled to left; May walked [Dent to second]; D. Allen homered
[Dent scored, May scored]; Melton flied out to left; K.
Henderson grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, White Sox 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Freehan struck out; Lane grounded out (third to
first); Sharon grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 7TH: Downing grounded out (second to first); Santo
flied out to right; Herrmann singled to right; Richard singled
to center [Herrmann to second]; Dent flied out to center; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 4.

TIGERS 8TH: MUSER REPLACED D. ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); ORTA REPLACED
SANTO (PLAYING 2B); Rodriguez flied out to left; Moses singled
to left; Brinkman popped to shortstop; Stanley popped to second;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 4.

WHITE SOX 8TH: May doubled to right; Muser flied out to right;
Melton homered [May scored]; K. Henderson flied out to center;
Downing grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, White Sox 6.

TIGERS 9TH: Sutherland struck out; Kaline grounded out (third to
first); Freehan grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, White Sox 6.