After the Tigers erupted for six runs in the third inning, Jack Billingham was able to breeze past the White Sox, 7-3, for his sixth straight victory. Singles by Mickey Stanley and Ron LeFlore around a walk to Alan Trammell loaded the bases to set the stage for the Tigers' big inning. Lou Whitaker followed with a double and Rusty Staub with a single, each driving in two runs. After two out, Aurelio Rodriguez and Stanley added run-scoring singles. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 7, Chicago White Sox 3

Game Played on Friday, August 11, 1978 (Night game) at Comiskey Park I

Tigers 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 7 12 1 White Sox 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 6 1 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 4 2 1 0 0 0 .290 Molinaro lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .252 Whitaker 2b 4 1 1 3 0 1 .295 Bosley rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Staub dh 4 1 2 2 1 0 .299 Orta 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .295 Thompson 1b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .293 Lamar Johnson dh 4 0 2 0 0 1 .262 Kemp lf 5 0 2 0 0 1 .282 Blomberg 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .234 Parrish c 5 1 1 0 0 2 .232 Lemon cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .282 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .258 Bell 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Stanley rf 4 1 3 1 0 0 .265 Pryor ss 3 1 1 0 0 0 .252 Trammell ss 3 1 0 0 1 0 .258 Colbern c 3 1 1 1 0 1 .250 Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Burns p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Schueler p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Torrealba p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 7 12 7 2 5 Totals 31 3 6 1 1 2 Time of Game: 2:15 Attendance: 25,798 Left on Base: Tigers 8, White Sox 3 DP: Tigers 2, White Sox 0 Errors: Kemp, Colbern Doubles: Whitaker (9), Kemp (13), Stanley (4) Triples: Colbern (1) Stolen Bases: LeFlore (53) Sacrifice Flies: Whitaker (7) GIDP: Bell (3), Blomberg (1) Hit by Pitch: LeFlore (4,by Schueler), Orta (4,by Billingham) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham W(12-5) 9 6 3 2 1 2 0 33 3.63 Totals 9 6 3 2 1 2 0 33 White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Burns L(0-2) 2.2 7 6 6 1 1 0 16 12.91 Schueler 4.1 2 1 0 1 3 0 17 4.00 Torrealba 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 5.02 Totals 9 12 7 6 2 5 0 42 Hit by Pitch: Billingham (6), Schueler (5) Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Larry Barnett TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Whitaker flied out to left; Staub singled to right; Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 1ST: Molinaro flied out to center; On a bunt Bosley grounded out (pitcher to first); Orta was hit by a pitch; Lamar Johnson singled to left [Orta to second]; Blomberg grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0. TIGERS 2ND: Kemp popped to third in foul territory; Parrish grounded out (pitcher to first); Rodriguez popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 0. WHITE SOX 2ND: Lemon grounded out (first to pitcher); Bell lined to third; Pryor singled to right; Colbern tripled to left [Pryor scored, Colbern scored (error by Kemp) (unearned)]; Molinaro made an out to second; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, White Sox 2. TIGERS 3RD: Stanley singled to shortstop; Trammell walked [Stanley to second]; LeFlore singled to shortstop [Stanley to third, Trammell to second]; Whitaker doubled to center [Stanley scored, Trammell scored, LeFlore to third]; Staub singled to center [LeFlore scored, Whitaker scored]; Thompson struck out; Kemp popped to third in foul territory; Parrish singled to left [Staub to second]; Rodriguez singled to center [Staub scored, Parrish to second]; SCHUELER REPLACED BURNS (PITCHING); Stanley singled to center [Parrish scored, Rodriguez to third]; Trammell popped to second; 6 R, 7 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 3RD: Bosley grounded out (second to first); Orta singled to center; Lamar Johnson flied out to right; Blomberg grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, White Sox 2. TIGERS 4TH: LeFlore was hit by a pitch; LeFlore stole second [LeFlore to third (error by Colbern)]; Whitaker hit a sacrifice fly to center [LeFlore scored (unearned)]; Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson flied out to left; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 4TH: Lemon flied out to right; Bell grounded out (third to first); Pryor flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 2. TIGERS 5TH: Kemp doubled to right; Parrish flied out to left; Rodriguez flied out to right; Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 5TH: Colbern grounded out (shortstop to first); Molinaro grounded out (second to first); Bosley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 2. TIGERS 6TH: Trammell grounded out (third to first); LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); Whitaker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 6TH: Orta grounded out (second to first); Lamar Johnson was called out on strikes; Blomberg grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 2. TIGERS 7TH: Staub walked; Thompson forced Staub (shortstop to second); Kemp was called out on strikes; Parrish was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 7TH: Lemon walked; Bell grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Lemon out at second]; Pryor made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 2. TIGERS 8TH: TORREALBA REPLACED SCHUELER (PITCHING); Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Stanley doubled to right; Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 8TH: Colbern struck out; Molinaro flied out to center; Bosley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 2. TIGERS 9TH: Whitaker grounded out (third to first); Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson singled to right; Kemp singled to right [Thompson to third]; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 2. WHITE SOX 9TH: Orta singled to left; Lamar Johnson singled to center [Orta to third]; Blomberg grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Orta scored, Lamar Johnson out at second]; Lemon grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, White Sox 3.

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