August 5, 1978 Chicago White Sox at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 4
@CAL 3 CAL 4
MIN 3 DET 7
CHW 0 KCR 5
TOR 3 BOS 8
@MIL 1 NYY 3
BAL 2 SEA 3
@OAK 2 TEX 4
CLE 3
(12) HOU 5
@ATL 3 HOU 7
@ATL 0 MON 7
@CHC 4 CIN 7
SDP 1 LAD 2
@SFG 0 STL 5
NYM 3

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 33,494

Saturday, August 5, 1978
Time of Game: 2:22

White Sox

45-62

Lost 3

6th, 14½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
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

W: J Billingham (11-5), L: B Burns (0-1)

Tigers

59-49

Won 4

5th, 9 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Bosley CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .577    0    3   0   
D Kessinger SS                3   0   1   0    0   1  .255  .627    0    2   4   
  G Pryor SS                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .553    0    0   1   
J Orta 2B                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .299  .827    0    1   3   2B,GDP
E Soderholm 3B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .777    0    0   2   
  K Bell 3B                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .398    0    0   0   
R Garr LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .699    0    2   0   
L Johnson 1B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .698    0   10   1   HBP
C Washington RF               2   0   0   0    1   0  .240  .610    0    1   0   
B Molinaro DH                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .730    0    0   0   
M Colbern C                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .548    0    5   0   

B Burns P                                                                0   1
  R Schueler P                                                           0   0
  R Hinton P                                                             0   0
  J Willoughby P                                                         0   0
Totals                       29   0   4   0    2   5                    24  12

BATTING

2B: J Orta (19, off J Billingham).

HBP: L Johnson (2, by J Billingham).

TB: J Orta 2; D Kessinger; B Molinaro; M Colbern.

GIDP: J Orta (8).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

E: C Washington (6); L Johnson (7).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R LeFlore CF                  5   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .734    0    3   0   
L Whitaker 2B                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .291  .694    0    1   8   
R Staub DH                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .293  .816    0    0   0   
J Thompson 1B                 4   2   1   0    0   1  .296  .872    0   14   0   2B
S Kemp LF                     2   2   2   0    1   0  .281  .785    0    2   0   SH
L Parrish C                   4   2   2   4    0   2  .237  .747    0    5   0   2·HR
A Rodriguez 3B                4   1   3   1    0   0  .263  .711    0    0   1   2·2B
M Stanley RF                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .642    0    1   0   
A Trammell SS                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .269  .648    0    1   4   

J Billingham P                                                           0   2
Totals                       34   7  10   6    3   5                    27  15

BATTING

2B: J Thompson (19, off B Burns); A Rodriguez 2 (17, off J Willoughby, off B Burns).

HR: L Parrish 2 (11, 2 off B Burns; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SH: S Kemp (1, off B Burns).

TB: L Parrish 8; A Rodriguez 5; S Kemp 2; J Thompson 2; M Stanley; A Trammell.

RBI: L Parrish 4 (25); M Stanley (5); A Rodriguez (31).

2-out RBI: A Rodriguez.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. L Whitaker-A Trammell-J Thompson; L Whitaker-J Thompson.

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Burns, L (0-1)               5     7   6   5    2   2   2   9.00   25     -       ·  ·     11· 2· 1· 7     31    -     0.67  -0.21
R Schueler                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.25    3     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.08   0.00
R Hinton                       1     1   0   0    1   2   0   4.12    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.04   0.00
J Willoughby                   1     2   1   1    0   1   0   3.43    5     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         8    10   7   6    3   5   2          38     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 1·10          1-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Billingham, W (11-5)         9     4   0   0    2   5   0   3.73   32     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 1· 4     82    -     0.71   0.30
Totals                         9     4   0   0    2   5   0          32     -       ·  ·     13· 6· 1· 4           -

B Burns faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Billingham (5; L Johnson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Russ Goetz.

Time of Game: 2:22.

Attendance: 33,494.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Detroit Tigers                       
1. T Bosley             CF    1. R LeFlore            CF 
2. D Kessinger          SS    2. L Whitaker           2B 
3. J Orta               2B    3. R Staub              DH 
4. E Soderholm          3B    4. J Thompson           1B 
5. R Garr               LF    5. S Kemp               LF 
6. L Johnson            1B    6. L Parrish            C  
7. C Washington         RF    7. A Rodriguez          3B 
8. B Molinaro           DH    8. M Stanley            RF 
9. M Colbern            C     9. A Trammell           SS 

   B Burns              P        J Billingham         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  0-0  -2-      11%  65% A Rodriguez     B Burns         Double to LF; Thompson Scores/unER
   b 4   0  0-2  1--      10%  92% L Parrish       B Burns         Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Kemp Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  12-       9%  55% B Molinaro      J Billingham    Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
   b 4   0  0-1  -2-       7%  82% S Kemp          B Burns         Single to RF; Thompson Scores/Adv on E9
   b 4   0  0-1  ---       6%  75% J Thompson      B Burns         Double to LF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Billingham facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  T Bosley        Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  D Kessinger     Strikeout Looking
          ---      52%  J Orta          Double to CF
   O      -2-      55%  E Soderholm     Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Britt Burns facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  R LeFlore       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      51%  L Whitaker      Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  R Staub         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Billingham facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      52%  R Garr          Groundout: P-1B
          ---      50%  L Johnson       Hit By Pitch
          1--      46%  C Washington    Walk; Johnson to 2B
   OO     12-      55%  B Molinaro      Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Britt Burns facing 4-5-6
          ---      59%  J Thompson      Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      57%  S Kemp          Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B/Sacrifice; Thompson to 2B
   O      -2-      53%  L Parrish       Strikeout Looking
   R      -2-      65%  A Rodriguez     Double to LF; Thompson Scores/unER
   O      -2-      62%  M Stanley       Lineout: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Billingham facing 9-1-2
          ---      57%  M Colbern       Single to LF
   O      1--      59%  T Bosley        Groundout: 2B-1B; Colbern to 2B
   O      -2-      63%  D Kessinger     Groundout: SS-1B; Colbern to 3B
          --3      62%  J Orta          Walk
   O      1-3      67%  E Soderholm     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Britt Burns facing 9-1-2
          ---      70%  A Trammell      Single to CF
   O      1--      67%  R LeFlore       Flyball: RF
   O      1--      65%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      63%  R Staub         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Jack Billingham facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      66%  R Garr          Flyball: RF
   O      ---      68%  L Johnson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      69%  C Washington    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Britt Burns facing 4-5-6
          ---      75%  J Thompson      Double to LF
   R      -2-      82%  S Kemp          Single to RF; Thompson Scores/Adv on E9
   RR     1--      92%  L Parrish       Home Run (Deep LF-CF); Kemp Scores
   O      ---      91%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      91%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      91%  A Trammell      Walk
   O      1--      90%  R LeFlore       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Jack Billingham facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      92%  B Molinaro      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      93%  M Colbern       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      94%  T Bosley        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Britt Burns facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      93%  L Whitaker      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  R Staub         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      92%  J Thompson      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 4.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, Jack Billingham facing 2-3-4
          ---      90%  D Kessinger     Single to LF
   OO     1--      95%  J Orta          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      95%  E Soderholm     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-0, Britt Burns facing 5-6-7
          ---      96%  S Kemp          Walk
   RR     1--      99%  L Parrish       Home Run (Deep LF); Kemp Scores
          ---      99%  A Rodriguez     Single to 2B
                  Ron Schueler replaces Britt Burns pitching
   O      1--      99%  M Stanley       Flyball: CF
   O      1--      99%  A Trammell      Flyball: LF
   O      1--      99%  R LeFlore       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 6.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Jack Billingham facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  R Garr          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  L Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      99%  C Washington    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Rich Hinton facing 2-3-4
                  Rich Hinton replaces Ron Schueler pitching; Kevin Bell replaces Eric Soderholm playing 3B batting 4th; Greg Pryor replaces Don Kessinger playing SS batting 2nd
   O      ---      99%  L Whitaker      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      99%  R Staub         Walk
   O      1--      99%  J Thompson      Strikeout
          1--      99%  S Kemp          Single to CF; Staub to 2B
   O      12-      99%  L Parrish       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 6.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Jack Billingham facing 8-9-1
          ---      99%  B Molinaro      Single to RF
   O      1--      99%  M Colbern       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--     100%  T Bosley        Flyball: LF
   O      1--     100%  G Pryor         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jim Willoughby facing 7-8-9
                  Jim Willoughby replaces Rich Hinton pitching
          ---     100%  A Rodriguez     Double to CF
   R      -2-     100%  M Stanley       Single to RF; Rodriguez Scores
   O      1--     100%  A Trammell      Flyball: CF
   O      1--     100%  R LeFlore       Strikeout
   O      1--     100%  L Whitaker      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 7.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-7, Jack Billingham facing 3-4-5
   O      ---     100%  J Orta          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---     100%  K Bell          Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  R Garr          Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Tigers 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET197808050

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation