Making it 3-3-3, Kip Young made his third major league start, pitched his third complete game and gained his third straight victory when the Tigers defeated the White Sox, 7-1. Lance Parrish homered for the Tigers and also scored two other times after hitting a double and single. Aurelio Rodriguez added a round-tripper to the attack. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 7, Chicago White Sox 1

Game Played on Friday, August 4, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 10 0 Tigers 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 x - 7 9 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosley cf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .267 LeFlore cf 5 0 1 1 0 1 .293 Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0 0 1 .254 Whitaker 2b 2 1 0 1 2 0 .295 Orta 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .299 Staub dh 3 0 0 0 2 1 .295 Soderholm 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .261 Thompson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .297 Garr lf 4 0 1 0 0 3 .295 Kemp lf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .277 Lamar Johnson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .259 Rodriguez 3b 4 1 1 1 0 0 .255 Molinaro dh 3 1 0 0 1 1 .268 Parrish c 4 3 3 1 0 0 .231 Washington rf 4 0 3 0 0 0 .242 Stanley rf 4 1 2 0 0 1 .250 Nahorodny c 4 0 2 1 0 1 .243 Trammell ss 3 1 1 2 1 1 .268 Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Young p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Schueler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 1 10 1 3 6 Totals 32 7 9 7 6 6 Time of Game: 2:24 Attendance: 31,334 Left on Base: White Sox 9, Tigers 8 DP: White Sox 0, Tigers 3 Doubles: Washington (11), Parrish (8) Home Runs: Parrish (9), Rodriguez (6) Stolen Bases: LeFlore (51) Sacrifice Flies: Whitaker (6) GIDP: Washington (5), Orta (7), Bosley (3) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wood L(10-9) 7.1 8 7 7 6 6 2 36 5.21 Schueler 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.33 Totals 8 9 7 7 6 6 2 39 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Young W(3-1) 9 10 1 1 3 6 0 37 1.55 Totals 9 10 1 1 3 6 0 37 Wild Pitches: Wood 3 (9) Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Joe Brinkman WHITE SOX 1ST: Bosley grounded out (pitcher to first); Kessinger struck out; Orta singled to right; Soderholm walked [Orta to second]; Garr struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to center; Whitaker walked; Staub flied out to right; Thompson walked [Whitaker to second]; Kemp singled to center [Whitaker scored, Thompson to third]; Rodriguez forced Kemp (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 1. WHITE SOX 2ND: Lamar Johnson lined to shortstop; Molinaro struck out; Washington doubled to center; Nahorodny struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 2ND: Parrish singled to right; Stanley singled to center [Parrish to third]; Trammell forced Stanley (pitcher to shortstop) [Parrish scored]; LeFlore grounded out (third to first) [Trammell to second]; Whitaker lined to pitcher; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 2. WHITE SOX 3RD: Bosley flied out to center; Kessinger flied out to left; Orta grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 2. TIGERS 3RD: Staub struck out; Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); Kemp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 2. WHITE SOX 4TH: Soderholm popped to first in foul territory; Garr struck out; Lamar Johnson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 2. TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); Parrish doubled to left; Stanley grounded out (third to first); Wood threw a wild pitch [Parrish to third]; Trammell singled to center [Parrish scored]; LeFlore grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 3. WHITE SOX 5TH: Molinaro walked; Washington grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Molinaro out at second]; Nahorodny popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker walked; Staub walked [Whitaker to second]; Thompson struck out; Kemp flied out to left; Wood threw a wild pitch [Whitaker to third, Staub to second]; Rodriguez popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 3. WHITE SOX 6TH: On a bunt Bosley grounded out (pitcher to first); Kessinger grounded out (second to first); Orta singled to right; Soderholm flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 6TH: Parrish homered; Stanley struck out; Trammell struck out; LeFlore struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 4. WHITE SOX 7TH: Garr struck out; Lamar Johnson walked; Molinaro forced Lamar Johnson (shortstop to second); On a bunt Washington singled [Molinaro to second]; Nahorodny singled to left [Molinaro scored, Washington to second]; Bosley flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 4. TIGERS 7TH: Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub walked; Thompson flied out to center; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 4. WHITE SOX 8TH: Kessinger singled to right; Orta grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kessinger out at second]; Soderholm singled to left; Garr singled to right [Soderholm to second]; Lamar Johnson flied out to center; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 4. TIGERS 8TH: Rodriguez homered; Parrish made an out to second; Stanley singled to left; Wood threw a wild pitch [Stanley to third]; Trammell walked; SCHUELER REPLACED WOOD (PITCHING); LeFlore singled to center [Stanley scored, Trammell to third]; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker hit a sacrifice fly to left [Trammell scored]; Staub grounded out (second to first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 7. WHITE SOX 9TH: Molinaro flied out to right; Washington singled to right; Nahorodny singled to left [Washington to second]; Bosley grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Nahorodny out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Tigers 7.

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