No-hit relief pitching by Mike Kekich over the last four innings and homers by Ruppert Jones and Carlos Lopez enabled the Mariners to gain a 3-2 victory over the Tigers. Dick Pole, who started for the Mariners, gave up the Tigers' pair in the fifth on a homer by Ben Oglivie, double by Milt May and single by Tom Veryzer. Jones sparked the Mariners' comeback with a round-tripper in the seventh. Then in the eighth, after Steve Braun walked, Lopez hit his homer for the winning blow. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 3, Detroit Tigers 2
Game Played on Wednesday, June      8, 1977 (Night game) at Kingdome
Tigers       0  0  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   2  6  0
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    1  2  x  -   3  6  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .247      Baez 2b               4   0   1   0     0   1   .322
Fuentes 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .309      Braun lf              3   1   0   0     1   1   .256
Staub dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .226      Lopez rf              4   1   1   2     0   1   .303
Kemp lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Stanton dh            3   0   1   0     1   0   .252
Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   1   .279        Collins pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .216
Oglivie rf            3   1   1   1     0   0   .248      Ruppert Jones cf      3   1   1   1     1   2   .257
May c                 3   1   1   0     0   0   .279      Stein 3b              4   0   0   0     0   3   .277
Mankowski 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .286      Stinson c             3   0   1   0     0   1   .300
Veryzer ss            2   0   1   1     1   1   .174      Meyer 1b              3   0   1   0     0   0   .235
Hiller p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Milbourne ss          3   0   0   0     0   1   .208
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pole p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   2   6   2     1   4             Totals               30   3   6   3     3  10

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 11,211
Left on Base: Tigers 3, Mariners 6
DP: Tigers 0, Mariners 2
Doubles: May (7), Fuentes (8)
Home Runs: Oglivie (9), Ruppert Jones (11), Lopez (6)
GIDP: Fuentes (5)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Hiller L(3-6)           7.2   6   3   3   3   9   2  32   3.53
Foucault                0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1   2.10
Totals                  8     6   3   3   3  10   2  33

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pole                    5     6   2   2   0   2   1  20   4.91
Kekich W(3-1)           4     0   0   0   1   2   0  12   1.44
Totals                  9     6   2   2   1   4   1  32

Wild Pitches: Hiller 2 (4)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Fuentes grounded
out (shortstop to first); Staub grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Baez singled; Braun forced Baez (pitcher to
shortstop); Lopez forced Braun (shortstop to second); Stanton
popped to shortstop in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Mariners 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp popped to third in foul territory; Thompson
grounded out (shortstop to first); Oglivie flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Ruppert Jones struck out; Stein lined to pitcher;
Stinson singled; Meyer singled [Stinson to second]; Milbourne
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Mariners 0.

TIGERS 3RD: May popped to third in foul territory; Mankowski
flied out to left; Veryzer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Baez popped to second; Braun flied out to center;
Lopez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Mariners 0.

TIGERS 4TH: LeFlore singled to third; Fuentes singled [LeFlore
to second]; Staub lined into a double play (second to first)
[Fuentes out at first]; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Stanton walked; Hiller threw a wild pitch [Stanton
to second]; Ruppert Jones struck out; Stein struck out; Stinson
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Mariners 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); Oglivie
homered; May doubled; Mankowski flied out to center; Veryzer
singled [May scored, Veryzer to second (on throw to home)];
LeFlore flied to right in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Meyer popped to second; Milbourne grounded out
(second to first); Baez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Mariners 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Fuentes doubled; KEKICH REPLACED POLE (PITCHING);
Staub struck out; Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first); Thompson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Braun was called out on strikes; On a bunt Lopez
grounded out (pitcher to first); Stanton lined to shortstop; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Mariners 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Oglivie lined to third; May grounded out (shortstop
to first); Mankowski grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 7TH: Ruppert Jones homered; Stein struck out; Stinson
grounded out (third to first); Meyer flied out to center; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Mariners 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Veryzer walked; LeFlore forced Veryzer (second to
shortstop); Fuentes grounded into a double play (second to
first) [LeFlore out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Mariners 1.

MARINERS 8TH: Milbourne flied out to right; On a bunt Baez
grounded out (catcher to first); Braun walked; Lopez homered
[Braun scored]; Stanton singled to pitcher; COLLINS RAN FOR
STANTON; Hiller threw a wild pitch [Collins to second]; Ruppert
Jones walked; FOUCAULT REPLACED HILLER (PITCHING); Stein struck
out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Mariners 3.

TIGERS 9TH: COLLINS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Staub grounded
out (first unassisted); Kemp grounded out (third to first);
Thompson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Mariners 3.