Longtime National Leaguer Jack Billingham tossed a three-hitter to pick up his third straight A.L. victory as the Tigers defeated the White Sox, 4-1. The Tigers scored three runs in the second on a double by Lance Parrish, walk to Aurelio Rodriguez, Ron LeFlore's RBI single and Steve Dillard's two-run triple. Rodriguez hit a homer in the fourth for the Tigers' final run. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 4, Chicago White Sox 1

Game Played on Monday, April 24, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Tigers 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 1 White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 3 1 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 4 1 2 1 0 1 .350 Garr lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .289 Dillard 2b 4 0 1 2 0 1 .200 Orta 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Staub dh 4 0 2 0 0 0 .315 Lemon cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .354 Thompson 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .346 Bonds rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .292 Kemp lf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .366 Lamar Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .280 Spikes rf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .182 Molinaro dh 3 1 1 0 0 0 .167 Corcoran ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .269 Soderholm 3b 2 0 0 0 0 2 .238 Parrish c 4 1 1 0 0 2 .154 Cruz ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 Rodriguez 3b 3 2 1 1 1 1 .406 Moore 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Wagner ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 .240 Nahorodny c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .280 Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pryor ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 .333 Blomberg ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200 Kessinger ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 Kravec p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willoughby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 4 9 4 1 9 Totals 30 1 3 1 1 5 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 8,314 Left on Base: Tigers 5, White Sox 4 DP: Tigers 0, White Sox 2 Errors: Thompson, Garr Doubles: Parrish (1) Triples: Dillard (1), Molinaro (1) Home Runs: Rodriguez (2) Stolen Bases: LeFlore (4), Bonds (4) Sacrifice Flies: Cruz (1) GIDP: Corcoran (2) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham W(3-0) 9 3 1 1 1 5 0 32 2.96 Totals 9 3 1 1 1 5 0 32 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kravec L(1-2) 4.1 8 4 4 1 6 1 23 6.06 Willoughby 4.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 13 6.00 Totals 9 9 4 4 1 9 1 36 Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Jim Evans, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Marty Springstead TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Dillard grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub singled to right; Thompson singled to right [Staub to third]; Kemp was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr grounded out (third to first); Orta flied out to left; Lemon flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0. TIGERS 2ND: Spikes struck out; Parrish doubled to left; Rodriguez walked; Wagner popped to first in foul territory; LeFlore singled to right [Parrish scored, Rodriguez to third]; Dillard tripled to right [Rodriguez scored, LeFlore scored]; Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Bonds walked; Bonds stole second; Lamar Johnson struck out; Molinaro grounded out (pitcher to first); Soderholm struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 0. TIGERS 3RD: Thompson flied out to left; Kemp reached on an error by Garr; Spikes flied out to right; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 3RD: Nahorodny singled to left; Pryor singled to center [Nahorodny to third]; Garr reached on a fielder's choice [Nahorodny out at home (first to catcher), Pryor to second]; Orta forced Garr (second to shortstop) [Pryor to third]; Lemon forced Orta (third to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, White Sox 0. TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez homered; Wagner grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Dillard was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 4TH: Bonds struck out; Lamar Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Molinaro reached on an error by Thompson; Soderholm was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 0. TIGERS 5TH: Staub singled to center; Thompson singled to right [Staub to second]; Kemp struck out; WILLOUGHBY REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); CORCORAN BATTED FOR SPIKES; Corcoran grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher) [Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 5TH: CORCORAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Nahorodny popped to shortstop in foul territory; Pryor flied out to right; Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 0. TIGERS 6TH: Parrish struck out; Rodriguez struck out; Wagner struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta lined to shortstop; Lemon grounded out (first to pitcher); Bonds grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 0. TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore singled to left; LeFlore stole second; Dillard lined into a double play (first to shortstop) [LeFlore out at second]; Staub grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 7TH: Lamar Johnson grounded out (third to first); Molinaro tripled to right; CRUZ BATTED FOR SODERHOLM; Cruz hit a sacrifice fly to left [Molinaro scored]; Nahorodny flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 1. TIGERS 8TH: MOORE REPLACED CRUZ (PLAYING 3B); Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); Kemp grounded out (second to first); Corcoran grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 8TH: BLOMBERG BATTED FOR PRYOR; Blomberg made an out to shortstop; Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Orta grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 1. TIGERS 9TH: KESSINGER REPLACED BLOMBERG (PLAYING SS); Parrish flied out to left; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Wagner grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 9TH: Lemon lined to shortstop; Bonds grounded out (third to first); Lamar Johnson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, White Sox 1.

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