A grand-slam homer by Milt May and two-run clouts by Ben Oglivie and Ron LeFlore powered the Tigers to a 13-1 romp over the Mariners. This was the ninth straight defeat for the Mariners. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 13, Seattle Mariners 1
Game Played on Monday, August    15, 1977 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  9  1
Tigers       5  0  2    0  4  0    2  0  x  -  13 15  3


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins lf            4   0   3   0     1   0   .230      LeFlore cf            5   1   3   3     0   0   .311
Baez 2b               4   1   2   0     1   0   .267      Fuentes 2b            3   1   2   0     1   0   .306
Meyer 1b              5   0   0   1     0   1   .281        Scrivener pr,2b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .111
Stanton rf            4   0   2   0     0   0   .275      Staub dh              4   1   1   1     0   0   .263
Ruppert Jones cf      4   0   1   0     0   1   .262      Kemp lf               4   1   1   0     1   1   .260
Stein 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .257      Thompson 1b           3   2   1   1     1   1   .266
Bernhardt dh          4   0   1   0     0   0   .258      Oglivie rf            4   3   3   2     1   0   .254
Jutze c               4   0   0   0     0   0   .263      May c                 3   1   2   5     0   0   .257
Milbourne ss          4   0   0   0     0   0   .226      Rodriguez 3b          3   1   0   0     1   0   .199
Pole p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Veryzer ss            4   2   2   1     0   0   .193
  Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sykes p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   1   9   1     2   2             Totals               34  13  15  13     5   2

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 14,414
Left on Base: Mariners 11, Tigers 5
DP: Mariners 3, Tigers 1
Errors: Milbourne, Thompson, Oglivie, Veryzer
Doubles: Baez (10), Collins (5), May (9), Oglivie (19)
Home Runs: May (10), Oglivie (15), LeFlore (15)
Stolen Bases: Collins (18), Baez (5)
Sacrifice Flies: Thompson (5), May (5), Staub (6)
GIDP: Thompson (9)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pole L(7-9)             2.2   5   7   7   3   0   2  16   4.72
Kekich                  2     5   4   4   2   0   1  12   5.31
Montague                2.1   5   2   0   0   0   0  11   4.61
Laxton                  1     0   0   0   0   2   0   3   4.71
Totals                  8    15  13  11   5   2   3  42

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sykes W(3-4)            9     9   1   1   2   2   0  39   3.72
Totals                  9     9   1   1   2   2   0  39

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Bill Deegan


MARINERS 1ST: Collins singled; Baez singled [Collins to second];
Collins stole third and Baez stole second; Meyer made an out to
third; Stanton hit into a double play to right [Collins out at
home (right to catcher)]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to right; Fuentes singled; Staub
singled to right [Fuentes to third]; Kemp walked [Staub to
second]; Thompson hit a sacrifice fly to left [Fuentes scored];
Oglivie walked [Staub to third, Kemp to second]; May homered
[Staub scored, Kemp scored, Oglivie scored]; Rodriguez grounded
out (shortstop to first); 5 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Tigers 5.

MARINERS 2ND: Ruppert Jones flied out to center; Stein flied out
to right; Bernhardt flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 2ND: Veryzer popped to catcher in foul territory; LeFlore
flied to right in foul territory; Fuentes lined to center; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 5.

MARINERS 3RD: Jutze grounded out (second to first); Milbourne
reached on an error by Veryzer; Collins walked [Milbourne to
second]; Baez popped to first in foul territory; Meyer struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 3RD: Staub flied out to left; Kemp grounded out (second
to first); Thompson walked; Oglivie homered [Thompson scored];
May doubled to right; KEKICH REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); Rodriguez
walked; Veryzer flied out to center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 0, Tigers 7.

MARINERS 4TH: Stanton singled; Ruppert Jones struck out; Stein
forced Stanton (second to shortstop); Bernhardt flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 4TH: LeFlore singled; Fuentes walked [LeFlore to second];
Staub lined into a double play (first to shortstop) [LeFlore out
at second]; Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 7.

MARINERS 5TH: Jutze flied out to right; Milbourne flied out to
center; Collins grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 5TH: Thompson singled; Oglivie doubled to right [Thompson
to third]; May hit a sacrifice fly to right [Thompson scored,
Oglivie to third]; Rodriguez made an out to second; Veryzer
singled [Oglivie scored]; LeFlore homered [Veryzer scored];
MONTAGUE REPLACED KEKICH (PITCHING); Fuentes singled; SCRIVENER
RAN FOR FUENTES; Staub flied out to right; 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Mariners 0, Tigers 11.

MARINERS 6TH: SCRIVENER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Baez
doubled to right [Baez to third (error by Oglivie)]; Meyer
grounded out (second to first) [Baez scored]; Stanton singled;
Ruppert Jones singled [Stanton to second]; Stein flied out to
right; Bernhardt flied out to right; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 1, Tigers 11.

TIGERS 6TH: Kemp singled; Thompson grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Kemp out at second]; Oglivie
singled; May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 1, Tigers 11.

MARINERS 7TH: Jutze grounded out (shortstop to first); Milbourne
grounded out (pitcher to first); Collins singled; Baez walked
[Collins to second]; Meyer grounded out (second to pitcher); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Tigers 11.

TIGERS 7TH: Rodriguez reached on an error by Milbourne; Veryzer
singled [Rodriguez to second]; LeFlore singled to center
[Rodriguez scored (unearned), Veryzer to third]; Scrivener made
an out to shortstop; Staub sacrifice flied into a double play to
center [Veryzer scored (unearned), LeFlore out at second (center
to catcher to shortstop)]; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Tigers 13.

MARINERS 8TH: Stanton popped to catcher in foul territory;
Ruppert Jones lined to shortstop; Stein reached on an error by
Thompson; Bernhardt singled [Stein to second]; Jutze lined to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Tigers 13.

TIGERS 8TH: LAXTON REPLACED MONTAGUE (PITCHING); Kemp was called
out on strikes; Thompson was called out on strikes; Oglivie
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Tigers 13.

MARINERS 9TH: Milbourne grounded out (shortstop to first);
Collins doubled to left; Baez flied out to center; Meyer
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
1, Tigers 13.