The White Sox benefited from errors to score five runs in the eighth inning and defeat the Tigers. 7-2. Pinch-hitter Wayne Nordhagen reached first on Mark Wagner's error to open the inning. Nordhagen took second on a passed ball and, after Alan Bannister struck out, scored on Jorge Orta's single.

Bobby Bonds was walked intentionally and the sacks were loaded when pitcher Steve Foucault failed to pick up Lamar Johnson's slow grounder for another error. Chet Lemon then blasted a triple to clear the bases and eventually came home on Greg Pryor's single. [The Sporting News]

Chicago White Sox 7, Detroit Tigers 2

Game Played on Wednesday, April 26, 1978 (Day game) at Comiskey Park I

Tigers 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 6 2 White Sox 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 x - 7 8 2 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 3 1 1 0 2 0 .338 Garr lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Dillard 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Nordhagen ph,lf 2 1 0 0 0 0 .303 Staub dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .302 Molinaro dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .308 Thompson 1b 4 1 1 0 0 0 .311 Bannister ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Kemp lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Orta 2b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .295 Spikes rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .192 Bonds rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .291 Parrish c 3 0 1 0 1 0 .172 Lamar Johnson 1b 4 2 1 0 0 0 .271 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 2 1 0 1 .417 Lemon cf 3 1 2 3 0 0 .339 Wagner ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Soderholm 3b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .245 Wockenfuss ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Nahorodny c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .250 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Pryor ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 .200 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foucault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 2 6 1 3 3 Totals 32 7 8 7 3 1 Time of Game: 2:23 Attendance: 7,983 Left on Base: Tigers 9, White Sox 6 DP: Tigers 1, White Sox 0 Errors: Wagner, Foucault, Orta, Soderholm Doubles: Rodriguez (2) Triples: Lemon (2) Home Runs: Soderholm (3) Sacrifice Hits: Lemon (1) GIDP: Garr (2) Hit by Pitch: Orta (2,by Morris) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morris 7 5 2 2 1 0 1 27 3.97 Crawford L(1-2) 0.1 1 2 0 0 1 0 3 4.91 Foucault 0.2 2 3 1 2 0 0 7 3.18 Totals 8 8 7 2* 3 1 1 37 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wood W(1-3) 9 6 2 0 3 3 0 38 3.35 Totals 9 6 2 0 3 3 0 38 Passed Balls: Parrish 2 (2) Hit by Pitch: Morris (1) Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; Dillard grounded out (shortstop to first) [LeFlore to second]; Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson reached on an error by Orta [LeFlore scored (unearned), Thompson to second]; Kemp made an out to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Garr flied out to center; Molinaro grounded out (shortstop to first); Orta was hit by a pitch; Bonds flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 0. TIGERS 2ND: Spikes grounded out (second to first); Parrish singled to center; Rodriguez flied to left in foul territory; Wagner flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson singled to center; Lemon out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Lamar Johnson to second]; Soderholm singled to left [Lamar Johnson scored]; Parrish allowed a passed ball [Soderholm to second]; Nahorodny flied out to right; Pryor grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 1. TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Dillard popped to first in foul territory; Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 3RD: Garr grounded out (second to first); Molinaro flied out to center; Orta flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 1. TIGERS 4TH: Thompson flied out to left; Kemp grounded out (second to first); Spikes singled to center; Parrish walked [Spikes to second]; Rodriguez struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 4TH: Bonds grounded out (third to first); Lamar Johnson flied out to left; Lemon singled to second; Soderholm grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 1. TIGERS 5TH: Wagner grounded out (pitcher to first); LeFlore walked; Dillard grounded out (third to first) [LeFlore to second]; Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 5TH: Nahorodny flied out to left; Pryor walked; Garr grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Pryor out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, White Sox 1. TIGERS 6TH: Thompson singled to second; Kemp grounded out (second to first) [Thompson to second]; Spikes reached on an error by Soderholm; Parrish forced Spikes (third to second) [Thompson to third]; Rodriguez singled to right [Thompson scored (unearned), Parrish to second]; Wagner struck out (catcher to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 6TH: Molinaro grounded out (pitcher to first); Orta grounded out (first unassisted); Bonds singled to center; Lamar Johnson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 1. TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore singled to shortstop; Dillard forced LeFlore (pitcher to shortstop); Staub grounded out (first unassisted) [Dillard to second]; Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 1. WHITE SOX 7TH: Lemon lined to shortstop; Soderholm homered; Nahorodny grounded out (shortstop to first); Pryor grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 2. TIGERS 8TH: Kemp popped to third in foul territory; Spikes flied out to right; Parrish flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 8TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING); NORDHAGEN BATTED FOR GARR; Nordhagen reached on an error by Wagner; BANNISTER BATTED FOR MOLINARO; Parrish allowed a passed ball [Nordhagen to second]; Bannister struck out; Orta singled to center [Nordhagen scored (unearned), Orta to second (on throw to home)]; FOUCAULT REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Bonds was walked intentionally; Lamar Johnson reached on an error by Foucault [Orta to third, Bonds to second]; Lemon tripled to right [Orta scored (unearned), Bonds scored (unearned, but earned for the pitcher), Lamar Johnson scored (unearned)]; Soderholm made an out to shortstop; Nahorodny walked; Pryor singled to center [Lemon scored (unearned), Nahorodny to second]; Nordhagen forced Pryor (shortstop to second); 5 R (1 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 7. TIGERS 9TH: BANNISTER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); NORDHAGEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Rodriguez doubled to right; WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR WAGNER; Wockenfuss grounded out (pitcher to first); LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Dillard was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, White Sox 7.

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