Jack Billingham allowed just four hits in pitching a shutout and Lance Parrish smashed a pair of two-run homers as the Tigers defeated the White Sox, 7-0, for their fourth straight victory and seventh in the last eight games. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 7, Chicago White Sox 0

Game Played on Saturday, August 5, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 2 Tigers 0 1 0 3 0 2 0 1 x - 7 10 0 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosley cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .257 LeFlore cf 5 0 0 0 0 1 .290 Kessinger ss 3 0 1 0 0 1 .255 Whitaker 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .291 Pryor ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 .238 Staub dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .293 Orta 2b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .299 Thompson 1b 4 2 1 0 0 1 .296 Soderholm 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Kemp lf 2 2 2 0 1 0 .281 Bell 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .167 Parrish c 4 2 2 4 0 2 .237 Garr lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .291 Rodriguez 3b 4 1 3 1 0 0 .263 Lamar Johnson 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .258 Stanley rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .250 Washington rf 2 0 0 0 1 0 .240 Trammell ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .269 Molinaro dh 3 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Colbern c 3 0 1 0 0 1 .250 Burns p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Schueler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hinton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willoughby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 29 0 4 0 2 5 Totals 34 7 10 6 3 5 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 33,494 Left on Base: White Sox 5, Tigers 7 DP: White Sox 0, Tigers 2 Errors: Lamar Johnson, Washington Doubles: Orta (19), Rodriguez 2 (17), Thompson (19) Home Runs: Parrish 2 (11) Sacrifice Hits: Kemp (1) GIDP: Orta (8) Hit by Pitch: Lamar Johnson (2,by Billingham) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burns L(0-1) 5 7 6 5 2 2 2 25 9.00 Schueler 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.25 Hinton 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 5 4.12 Willoughby 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 5 3.43 Totals 8 10 7 6 3 5 2 38 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham W(11-5) 9 4 0 0 2 5 0 32 3.73 Totals 9 4 0 0 2 5 0 32 Hit by Pitch: Billingham (5) Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Russ Goetz WHITE SOX 1ST: Bosley struck out; Debut game for Britt Burns; Kessinger was called out on strikes; Orta doubled to center; Soderholm struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker struck out; Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Garr grounded out (pitcher to first); Lamar Johnson was hit by a pitch; Washington walked [Lamar Johnson to second]; Molinaro lined into a double play (second to first) [Washington out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Thompson reached on an error by Lamar Johnson; Kemp out on a sacrifice bunt (second to first) [Thompson to second]; Parrish was called out on strikes; Rodriguez doubled to left [Thompson scored (unearned)]; Stanley lined to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 1. WHITE SOX 3RD: Colbern singled to left; Bosley grounded out (second to first) [Colbern to second]; Kessinger grounded out (shortstop to first) [Colbern to third]; Orta walked; Soderholm grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: Trammell singled to center; LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker forced Trammell (first to shortstop); Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 1. WHITE SOX 4TH: Garr flied out to right; Lamar Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Washington grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Thompson doubled to left; Kemp singled to right [Thompson scored (error by Washington)]; Parrish homered [Kemp scored]; Rodriguez grounded out (second to first); Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell walked; LeFlore forced Trammell (third to second); 3 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 4. WHITE SOX 5TH: Molinaro grounded out (second to first); Colbern grounded out (second to first); Bosley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 4. TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub grounded out (second to first); Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 4. WHITE SOX 6TH: Kessinger singled to left; Orta grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kessinger out at second]; Soderholm flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 4. TIGERS 6TH: Kemp walked; Parrish homered [Kemp scored]; Rodriguez singled to second; SCHUELER REPLACED BURNS (PITCHING); Stanley flied out to center; Trammell flied out to left; LeFlore grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 6. WHITE SOX 7TH: Garr grounded out (second to first); Lamar Johnson grounded out (third to first); Washington flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 6. TIGERS 7TH: BELL REPLACED SODERHOLM (PLAYING 3B); PRYOR REPLACED KESSINGER (PLAYING SS); HINTON REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub walked; Thompson struck out; Kemp singled to center [Staub to second]; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 6. WHITE SOX 8TH: Molinaro singled to right; Colbern was called out on strikes; Bosley flied out to left; Pryor flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 6. TIGERS 8TH: WILLOUGHBY REPLACED HINTON (PITCHING); Rodriguez doubled to center; Stanley singled to right [Rodriguez scored]; Trammell flied out to center; LeFlore struck out; Whitaker flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 7. WHITE SOX 9TH: Orta grounded out (pitcher to first); Bell struck out; Garr flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 7.

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