Jason Thompson hit a homer and double, batting in two runs, and Tom Veryzer accounted for two more with a triple as the Tigers defeated the Mariners, 5-2. Ben Oglivie homered for the Tigers' other tally.

Dave Rozema had a shutout in his grasp until the ninth inning when the rookie weakened and left the game with the bases loaded. The Mariners then scored their runs on a grounder by Dan Meyer and double by Bob Stinson before Steve Foucault retired the side. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Seattle Mariners 2
Game Played on Tuesday, June      7, 1977 (Night game) at Kingdome
Tigers       0  1  0    2  1  0    0  1  0  -   5 12  0
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   2 10  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .247      Collins dh            5   0   0   0     0   1   .216
Fuentes 2b            5   0   1   0     0   0   .305      Baez 2b               4   0   2   0     0   0   .326
Staub dh              5   1   2   0     0   0   .231      Braun lf              4   0   1   0     0   0   .260
Kemp lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .274      Ruppert Jones cf      4   1   2   0     0   0   .256
Thompson 1b           4   1   2   2     0   1   .286      Lopez rf              4   1   1   0     0   0   .305
Oglivie rf            4   1   1   1     0   2   .247      Stein 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .282
May c                 4   1   2   0     0   1   .278      Meyer 1b              4   0   1   1     0   1   .234
Mankowski 3b          3   1   1   0     1   0   .293      Reynolds ss           1   0   0   0     0   0   .243
Veryzer ss            4   0   2   2     0   1   .168        Milbourne ss        2   0   0   0     0   0   .212
Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Smith ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .318
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jutze c               2   0   1   0     0   0   .212
                                                            Stinson ph,c        2   0   1   1     0   0   .299
                                                          Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5  12   5     1   7             Totals               36   2  10   2     1   3

Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 10,050
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Mariners 8
DP: Tigers 0, Mariners 0
Doubles: Staub (11), Thompson (5), Ruppert Jones 2 (8), Stinson (7)
Triples: Veryzer (1)
Home Runs: Thompson (10), Oglivie (8)
Stolen Bases: Lopez (7)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (7), Jutze (3)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema W(6-2)           8     9   2   2   1   2   0  33   2.77
Foucault SV(5)          1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   2.13
Totals                  9    10   2   2   1   3   0  37

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott L(2-6)           3.2   8   3   3   0   4   1  19   5.46
House                   4.1   4   2   2   1   3   1  17   8.10
Segui                   1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   6.25
Totals                  9    12   5   5   1   7   2  39

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Durwood Merrill


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

MARINERS 1ST: Collins grounded out (first unassisted); Baez
flied out to center; Braun grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Mariners 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson homered; Oglivie struck out; May singled;
Mankowski flied out to center; Veryzer singled [May to third];
LeFlore grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Ruppert Jones flied out to left; Lopez grounded
out (third to first); Stein singled; Meyer singled [Stein to
second]; Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Mariners 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Fuentes singled; Staub popped to first; Kemp lined
to left; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Jutze singled; Jutze was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Collins lined to left; Baez grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Mariners 0.

TIGERS 4TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED REYNOLDS (PLAYING SS); Oglivie
was called out on strikes; May singled; Mankowski singled [May
to second]; Veryzer tripled [May scored, Mankowski scored];
LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); HOUSE REPLACED ABBOTT
(PITCHING); Fuentes flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Braun singled; Ruppert Jones flied out to center;
Lopez forced Braun (shortstop unassisted); Lopez stole second;
Stein flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Mariners 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Staub doubled; Kemp grounded out (first unassisted)
[Staub to third]; Thompson doubled [Staub scored]; Oglivie flied
out to center; May flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 4, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Meyer was called out on strikes; Milbourne
grounded out (second to first); Jutze grounded out (pitcher to
shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Mariners 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Mankowski popped to first in foul territory; Veryzer
was called out on strikes; LeFlore singled; LeFlore was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Collins struck out; Baez singled; Braun forced
Baez (first to shortstop); Ruppert Jones doubled [Braun to
third]; Lopez flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
4, Mariners 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Fuentes grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub
made an out to first; Kemp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 4, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 7TH: Stein flied out to left; Meyer grounded out (first
to pitcher); Milbourne flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 4, Mariners 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Thompson flied out to center; Oglivie homered; May
struck out; Mankowski walked; Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 8TH: STINSON BATTED FOR JUTZE; Stinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Collins lined to second; Baez singled;
Braun flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Mariners 0.

TIGERS 9TH: STINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); SEGUI REPLACED
HOUSE (PITCHING); LeFlore flied out to center; Fuentes grounded
out (second to first); Staub popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 9TH: Ruppert Jones doubled; Lopez singled [Ruppert
Jones to third]; Stein walked [Lopez to second]; FOUCAULT
REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING); Meyer forced Stein (pitcher to
second) [Ruppert Jones scored, Lopez to third]; SMITH BATTED FOR
MILBOURNE; Smith struck out; Stinson doubled [Lopez scored,
Meyer to third]; Collins lined to shortstop; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 5, Mariners 2.