Completing the three-game series sweep, the Tigers blanked the White Sox, 8-0, behind the six-hit pitching of Jim Slaton. Lou Whitaker had three singles and scored three runs. Rusty Staub blasted his 18th homer of the season following a single by Whitaker in the third inning. Two innings later, Steve Kemp slammed a round-tripper after a walk to Whitaker and single by Staub. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 8, Chicago White Sox 0

Game Played on Sunday, August 6, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

White Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 4 Tigers 2 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 x - 8 9 2 White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Bosley cf 3 0 2 0 1 0 .269 LeFlore cf 4 2 1 0 1 0 .289 Kessinger ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .255 Whitaker 2b 4 3 3 1 1 1 .296 Orta 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Staub dh 4 2 2 2 1 0 .295 Soderholm 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Thompson 1b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .296 Garr lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .291 Kemp lf 4 1 1 4 0 0 .280 Lamar Johnson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Parrish c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .233 Molinaro dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 Washington rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .241 Stanley rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Nahorodny c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .241 Trammell ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .266 Kravec p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Slaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Schueler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Willoughby p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 0 6 0 1 3 Totals 34 8 9 8 4 4 Time of Game: 2:20 Attendance: 27,504 Left on Base: White Sox 7, Tigers 7 DP: White Sox 1, Tigers 2 Errors: Orta, Soderholm 2, Nahorodny, LeFlore, Trammell Doubles: Garr (13), LeFlore (19) Home Runs: Staub (18), Kemp (9) Stolen Bases: Bosley (7) GIDP: Soderholm (9) Hit by Pitch: Parrish (2,by Kravec) White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kravec L(7-11) 4.1 6 7 7 3 3 2 23 4.39 Schueler 2.2 2 1 0 1 0 0 11 4.06 Willoughby 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.39 Totals 8 9 8 7 4 4 2 39 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Slaton W(12-8) 9 6 0 0 1 3 0 34 3.93 Totals 9 6 0 0 1 3 0 34 Hit by Pitch: Kravec (9) Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Nick Bremigan WHITE SOX 1ST: Bosley singled to left; Bosley stole second; Kessinger flied out to left; Orta made an out to shortstop; Soderholm flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; Whitaker singled to right [LeFlore to third]; Staub made an out to third; Thompson singled to right [LeFlore scored, Whitaker to third]; Kemp grounded out (second to first) [Whitaker scored, Thompson to second]; Parrish was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 2. WHITE SOX 2ND: Garr grounded out (second to first); Lamar Johnson grounded out (second to first); Molinaro singled to right; Washington singled to left [Molinaro to second]; Nahorodny forced Washington (second unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 2. TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez flied out to center; Stanley reached on an error by Orta; Stanley was picked off first but was safe on an error by Nahorodny [Stanley to third]; Trammell walked; LeFlore lined into a double play (third to first) [Trammell out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 2. WHITE SOX 3RD: Bosley walked; Kessinger singled to left [Bosley to second]; Orta flied out to center; Soderholm grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Kessinger out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 2. TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker singled to right; Staub homered [Whitaker scored]; Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Kemp flied out to center; Parrish was hit by a pitch; Rodriguez struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 4. WHITE SOX 4TH: Garr reached on an error by LeFlore [Garr to second]; Lamar Johnson reached on an error by Trammell; Molinaro lined into a double play (second to shortstop) [Garr out at second]; Washington lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 4. TIGERS 4TH: Stanley flied out to right; Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 4. WHITE SOX 5TH: Nahorodny struck out; Bosley grounded out (shortstop to first); Kessinger grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 4. TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker walked; Staub singled to left [Whitaker to second]; Thompson struck out; Kemp homered [Whitaker scored, Staub scored]; SCHUELER REPLACED KRAVEC (PITCHING); Parrish flied out to center; Rodriguez popped to first; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 7. WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta made an out to shortstop; Soderholm struck out; Garr grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 7. TIGERS 6TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell flied out to center; LeFlore doubled to center [LeFlore to third (error by Soderholm; assist by Bosley)]; Whitaker singled to shortstop [LeFlore scored (unearned)]; Staub walked [Whitaker to second]; Thompson popped to second; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 8. WHITE SOX 7TH: Lamar Johnson struck out; Molinaro grounded out (first unassisted); Washington grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 8. TIGERS 7TH: Kemp grounded out (second to first); Parrish popped to first; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 8. WHITE SOX 8TH: Nahorodny flied out to center; Bosley singled to center; Kessinger flied out to left; Orta flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 8. TIGERS 8TH: WILLOUGHBY REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Stanley singled to left; Trammell lined to shortstop; LeFlore reached on an error by Soderholm [Stanley to second]; Whitaker struck out; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 8. WHITE SOX 9TH: Soderholm flied out to right; Garr doubled to right; Lamar Johnson grounded out (shortstop to first); Molinaro made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 8.

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