Mark Fidrych's delayed season debut with Tigers was spoiled when an unearned run on an error by Tito Fuentes in the sixth inning enabled the Mariners to defeat the Tigers, 2-1. A crowd of 44,207 turned out to watch The Bird pitch for the first time since undergoing knee surgery March 31.

Tom Veryzer homered for the Tigers in the third inning. The Mariners knotted the count in the fifth with a single by Bob Stinson, double by Larry Milbourne and sacrifice fly by Dave Collins. With two out in the sixth, Dan Meyer doubled and scored the Mariners' winning run when Fuentes failed to come up with a ground ball by Bill Stein. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 2, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Friday, May       27, 1977 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
Tigers       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  3  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins dh            1   0   1   1     1   0   .211      LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .230
Braun lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .253      Fuentes 2b            4   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Ruppert Jones cf      4   0   0   0     0   0   .247      Staub dh              3   0   2   0     0   0   .239
Stanton rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .277      Kemp lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .279
  Lopez rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Thompson 1b           2   0   0   0     1   1   .259
Meyer 1b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .259      Corcoran rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .333
Stein 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .277      May c                 3   0   0   0     0   1   .288
Stinson c             4   1   2   0     0   2   .299      Mankowski 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .311
Reynolds ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .261      Veryzer ss            2   1   1   1     0   0   .160
Milbourne 2b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .215        Stanley ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .241
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fidrych p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   2   8   1     1   3             Totals               28   1   3   1     1   4

Time of Game: 1:41   Attendance: 44,207
Left on Base: Mariners 7, Tigers 1
DP: Mariners 2, Tigers 1
Errors: Fuentes
Doubles: Milbourne (6), Meyer (8), Staub (9)
Home Runs: Veryzer (2)
Stolen Bases: Reynolds (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Collins (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Collins (1)
GIDP: Reynolds (4), Corcoran (1), Thompson (2)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott W(2-4)           6.1   3   1   1   1   2   1  22   4.97
Kekich SV(2)            2.2   0   0   0   0   2   0   7   1.00
Totals                  9     3   1   1   1   4   1  29

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fidrych L(0-1)          9     8   2   1   1   3   0  36   1.00
Totals                  9     8   2   1   1   3   0  36

Wild Pitches: Fidrych (1)

Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans


MARINERS 1ST: Collins singled; Braun singled [Collins to
second]; Ruppert Jones flied out to left; Stanton flied out to
right [Collins to third]; Meyer grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Fuentes
grounded out (third to first); Staub grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Stein grounded out (second to first); Stinson
singled; Reynolds grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Stinson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp grounded out (third to first); Thompson walked;
Corcoran grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
0, Tigers 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Milbourne singled; Collins out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Milbourne to second]; Braun grounded out
(first unassisted); Ruppert Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: May popped to shortstop; Mankowski grounded out
(second to first); Veryzer homered; LeFlore was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Stanton grounded out (second to first); Meyer
grounded out (first unassisted); Stein grounded out (shortstop
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Fuentes flied out to center; Staub doubled; Kemp
flied out to center [Staub to third]; Thompson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Stinson singled; Reynolds flied out to center;
Milbourne doubled [Stinson to third]; Collins hit a sacrifice
fly to left [Stinson scored]; Braun flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Corcoran flied out to center; May lined to first;
Mankowski grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Tigers 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Ruppert Jones grounded out (second to first);
Stanton grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer doubled; Stein
reached on an error by Fuentes [Meyer scored (unearned) (no
RBI)]; Fidrych threw a wild pitch [Stein to second]; Stinson
struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Veryzer popped to shortstop; LeFlore flied out to
right; Fuentes lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2,
Tigers 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Reynolds singled; Reynolds stole second; Milbourne
popped to catcher; Collins walked; Braun grounded out (first
unassisted) [Reynolds to third, Collins to second]; Ruppert
Jones grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Staub singled; Kemp flied out to center; KEKICH
REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Thompson grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Staub out at second]; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 1.

MARINERS 8TH: Stanton struck out; Meyer grounded out (second to
pitcher); Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Corcoran was called out on strikes; May struck out;
Mankowski lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2,
Tigers 1.

MARINERS 9TH: Stinson was called out on strikes; Reynolds flied
out to right; Milbourne grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: LOPEZ REPLACED STANTON (PLAYING RF); STANLEY BATTED
FOR VERYZER; Stanley grounded out (third to first); LeFlore
grounded out (first unassisted); Fuentes lined to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 1.