Steve Kemp hit two homers and drove in four runs to help Dave Rozema notch his 14th victory as the Tigers defeated the Mariners, 6-4. Kemp's first homer of the game followed a single by Tito Fuentes and pass to Rusty Staub in the first inning.

After Kemp hit for the circuit again in the seventh, the Tigers added what proved to be their winning margin in the ninth. Ron LeFlore singled, advanced on a sacrifice by Fuentes and scored on a single by Staub. Kemp singled Staub to third and Jason Thompson added a run with a sacrifice fly. Ruppert Jones and Dan Meyer homered for the Mariners. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 6, Seattle Mariners 4

Game Played on Friday, August 19, 1977 (Night game) at Kingdome

Tigers       3  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  2  -   6  9  2
Mariners     0  0  0    1  0  1    1  0  1  -   4 13  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .315      Collins lf            5   1   1   0     0   1   .233
Fuentes 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .305      Baez 2b               5   0   3   0     0   0   .274
Staub dh              4   2   2   1     1   0   .273      xMeyer 1b             4   1   2   2     0   0   .000
Kemp lf               3   2   3   4     2   0   .263        Cruz pr             0   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Thompson 1b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .265      Stanton rf            5   0   2   0     0   2   .277
Oglivie rf            4   0   0   0     1   1   .246      Ruppert Jones cf      5   1   1   1     0   0   .266
May c                 3   0   1   0     1   0   .256      Stein 3b              4   1   2   0     0   0   .262
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .188      Bernhardt dh          4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Veryzer ss            3   0   0   0     0   0   .197      Stinson c             4   0   1   1     0   1   .275
Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Reynolds ss           3   0   1   0     0   0   .233
  Sykes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .222
  Taylor p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Pole p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Segui p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Montague p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   6   9   6     6   3             Totals               40   4  13   4     0   5

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 19,698
Left on Base: Tigers 9, Mariners 10
DP: Tigers 1, Mariners 0
Errors: May, Veryzer
Doubles: Stanton (20)
Triples: Stein (4)
Home Runs: Kemp 2 (16), Ruppert Jones (21), Meyer (17)
Sacrifice Hits: Veryzer (4), Fuentes (8)
Sacrifice Flies: Thompson (6)
GIDP: Stinson (8)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema W(14-4)          8.1  12   4   4   0   4   2  38   2.83
Sykes                   0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   3.72
Taylor SV(1)            0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   0.00
Totals                  9    13   4   4   0   5   2  41

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pole L(7-10)            4.1   5   3   3   4   1   1  22   4.78
Laxton                  0.2   0   0   0   2   0   0   4   4.66
Segui                   3.1   4   3   3   0   2   1  14   5.56
Montague                0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4.56
Totals                  9     9   6   6   6   3   2  42

Wild Pitches: Pole (2)

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - George Maloney


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to right; Fuentes singled to left;
Staub walked [Fuentes to second]; Kemp homered [Fuentes scored,
Staub scored]; Thompson singled to right; Oglivie grounded out
(shortstop to first) [Thompson to second]; May walked; Rodriguez
forced May (third to second); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Collins grounded out (second to first); Baez
singled to left; Meyer flied to right in foul territory; Stanton
doubled to left [Baez to third]; Ruppert Jones grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Mariners 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Veryzer grounded out (third to first); LeFlore
struck out; Fuentes grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Stein flied out to right; Bernhardt reached on an
error by Veryzer; Stinson grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Bernhardt out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 3, Mariners 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); Kemp
walked; Thompson flied out to right; Oglivie flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Reynolds singled to right; Collins forced Reynolds
(first to shortstop); Baez flied out to center; Meyer reached on
catcher's interference by May [Collins to second]; Stanton
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
3, Mariners 0.

TIGERS 4TH: May singled to center; Rodriguez grounded out (third
to first) [May to second]; Pole threw a wild pitch [May to
third]; Veryzer made an out to shortstop; LeFlore grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Ruppert Jones homered; Stein singled to left;
Bernhardt forced Stein (third to second); Stinson struck out;
Reynolds forced Bernhardt (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Mariners 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Fuentes grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub
singled to center; Kemp walked [Staub to second]; LAXTON
REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); Thompson flied out to left; Oglivie
walked [Staub to third, Kemp to second]; May flied out to left;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 3, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Collins struck out; Baez singled to center; Meyer
flied out to center; Stanton struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 3, Mariners 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Rodriguez walked; SEGUI REPLACED LAXTON (PITCHING);
Veryzer out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Rodriguez to
second]; LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Fuentes grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Mariners
1.

MARINERS 6TH: Ruppert Jones flied out to left; Stein tripled to
right; Bernhardt popped to first in foul territory; Stinson
singled to right [Stein scored]; Reynolds made an out to second;
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Mariners 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Staub made an out to third; Kemp homered; Thompson
struck out; Oglivie was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 4, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 7TH: Collins flied out to left; Baez flied out to
right; Meyer homered; Stanton singled to center; Ruppert Jones
flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Mariners 3.

TIGERS 8TH: May grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez flied
out to center; Veryzer popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 8TH: Stein grounded out (shortstop to first); Bernhardt
grounded out (third to first); Stinson flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Mariners 3.

TIGERS 9TH: LeFlore singled; Fuentes out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [LeFlore to second]; Staub singled to center
[LeFlore scored]; Kemp singled to right [Staub to third];
MONTAGUE REPLACED SEGUI (PITCHING); Thompson hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Staub scored]; Oglivie grounded out (second to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 9TH: BRAUN BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Braun was called out on
strikes; Collins singled to center; Baez singled to right
[Collins to second]; SYKES REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING); Meyer
singled to center [Collins scored, Baez to third]; CRUZ RAN FOR
MEYER; TAYLOR REPLACED SYKES (PITCHING); Stanton struck out;
Ruppert Jones flied out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
6, Mariners 4.

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