After hitting a double and scoring in the fourth inning, Leroy Stanton smashed a homer in the eighth to carry the Mariners to a 2-1 victory over the Tigers. An error by Larry Milbourne accounted for the Tigers' tally in the second. Stanton's two-bagger in the fourth led to the tying run on a single by Bill Stein and infield out by Bob Stinson. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 2, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Thursday, June      9, 1977 (Night game) at Kingdome
Tigers       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0
Mariners     0  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  x  -   2  6  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     1   2   .243      Baez 2b               4   0   0   0     0   0   .309
Fuentes 2b            2   0   1   0     2   1   .311      Braun lf              4   0   1   0     0   2   .256
Staub dh              4   0   0   0     0   1   .221      Lopez rf              4   0   1   0     0   1   .302
Kemp lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .263      Stanton dh            4   2   2   1     0   0   .261
Thompson 1b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .280      Ruppert Jones cf      2   0   0   0     2   0   .255
Oglivie rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .242      Stein 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .277
Wockenfuss c          2   1   1   0     2   0   .279      Stinson c             3   0   0   1     0   0   .293
Rodriguez 3b          1   0   1   0     1   0   .259      Meyer 1b              2   0   0   0     1   0   .233
  Corcoran ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Milbourne ss          2   0   1   0     0   0   .212
  Mankowski 3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .283      Rick Jones p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .170        Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Roberts p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sykes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   1   4   0     8   7             Totals               29   2   6   2     3   3

Time of Game: 2:18   Attendance: 10,840
Left on Base: Tigers 9, Mariners 7
DP: Tigers 0, Mariners 2
Errors: Milbourne
Doubles: Lopez (8), Stanton (7)
Home Runs: Stanton (6)
Stolen Bases: Rodriguez (1)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Milbourne (8)
GIDP: Oglivie (3), Staub (8)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Roberts                 4.2   5   1   1   1   1   0  20   4.73
Sykes L(0-2)            3.1   1   1   1   2   2   1  13   4.28
Totals                  8     6   2   2   3   3   1  33

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rick Jones              5.2   4   1   0   5   4   0  25   7.40
Romo W(3-3)             3.1   0   0   0   3   3   0  12   1.94
Totals                  9     4   1   0   8   7   0  37

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out (catcher to first); Fuentes
singled; Staub grounded out (first unassisted) [Fuentes to
second]; Kemp flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Baez popped to first; Braun grounded out (second
to pitcher); Lopez doubled; Stanton flied out to right; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Mariners 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson singled; Oglivie grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop to first) [Thompson out at second];
Wockenfuss singled; Rodriguez singled [Wockenfuss to third];
Veryzer reached on an error by Milbourne [Wockenfuss scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Rodriguez to second]; LeFlore flied out to
right; 1 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Ruppert Jones grounded out (pitcher to first);
Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); Stinson popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Mariners 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Fuentes walked; Staub grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Fuentes out at second]; Kemp
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Meyer grounded out (pitcher to first); Milbourne
singled; Baez forced Milbourne (shortstop to second); Braun
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Mariners 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); Oglivie
grounded out (second to first); Wockenfuss grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Mariners
0.

MARINERS 4TH: Lopez flied out to center; Stanton doubled;
Ruppert Jones walked; Stein singled [Stanton to third, Ruppert
Jones to second]; Stinson grounded out (third to first) [Stanton
scored, Ruppert Jones to third, Stein to second]; Meyer lined to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Mariners 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez walked; Rodriguez stole second; Veryzer
struck out; LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); Fuentes was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Mariners
1.

MARINERS 5TH: Milbourne flied out to right; Baez grounded out
(pitcher to first); Braun singled; SYKES REPLACED ROBERTS
(PITCHING); Lopez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Mariners 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Kemp walked;
Thompson walked [Kemp to second]; Oglivie was called out on
strikes; Wockenfuss walked [Kemp to third, Thompson to second];
ROMO REPLACED RICK JONES (PITCHING); CORCORAN BATTED FOR
RODRIGUEZ; Corcoran popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Tigers 1, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 6TH: MANKOWSKI REPLACED CORCORAN (PLAYING 3B); Stanton
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ruppert Jones walked; Stein
flied out to center; Stinson grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Mariners 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Veryzer grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore
walked; LeFlore was picked off and caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop to first to second); Fuentes walked; Staub
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Meyer walked; Milbourne out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to second) [Meyer to second]; Baez grounded out (first
unassisted) [Meyer to third]; Braun struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Mariners 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Kemp grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson
struck out; Oglivie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 8TH: Lopez grounded out (shortstop to first); Stanton
homered; Ruppert Jones popped to shortstop; Stein flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Mariners 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Wockenfuss walked; Mankowski flied out to center;
MAY BATTED FOR VERYZER; May flied out to right; LeFlore was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Mariners
2.