Rusty Staub hit a three-run homer and Aurelio Rodriguez contributed a pair of solo swats to pace the Tigers to a 7-3 victory over the Mariners. Rodriguez, who entered the game hitting only .188, connected for the circuit to lead off the third and fifth innings. After his homer in the fifth, Ron LeFlore doubled, Tito Fuentes beat out an infield hit and Staub followed with his round-tripper.

Dan Meyer accounted for the Mariners' tallies with a four-bagger in the home half of the fifth. Milt Wilcox, with relief help from Steve Foucault, gained his fifth straight victory, while loser Glenn Abbott was stopped on his seven-game winning streak. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 7, Seattle Mariners 3
Game Played on Saturday, August    20, 1977 (Night game) at Kingdome
Tigers       0  0  1    0  4  0    1  1  0  -   7 15  0
Mariners     0  0  0    0  3  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   1   3   0     1   1   .319      Collins lf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .233
Fuentes 2b            5   1   2   0     0   0   .306      Baez 2b               3   1   0   0     1   1   .270
Staub dh              5   2   2   3     0   0   .275      Meyer 1b              4   1   1   3     0   0   .283
Kemp lf               5   0   2   0     0   0   .264      Stanton dh            4   0   0   0     0   2   .274
Thompson 1b           4   0   0   1     0   1   .262      Ruppert Jones cf      3   0   1   0     1   0   .267
Oglivie rf            5   0   2   0     0   0   .248      Stinson c             4   0   2   0     0   0   .278
May c                 3   0   0   0     1   0   .253      Bernhardt 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Rodriguez 3b          4   3   3   2     0   1   .201      Lopez rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .264
Veryzer ss            4   0   1   1     0   1   .197      Reynolds ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .234
Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Kekich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   7  15   7     2   4             Totals               34   3   7   3     2   6

Time of Game: 2:35   Attendance: 55,670
Left on Base: Tigers 8, Mariners 6
DP: Tigers 0, Mariners 1
Doubles: LeFlore 2 (20), Kemp (24), Rodriguez (5), Stinson (11)
Home Runs: Rodriguez 2 (7), Staub (16), Meyer (18)
Stolen Bases: Kemp (3), Collins (21), Ruppert Jones (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Thompson (7)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox W(5-0)           7     6   3   3   2   6   1  29   3.47
Foucault                2     1   0   0   0   0   0   7   2.68
Totals                  9     7   3   3   2   6   1  36

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott L(10-8)          4.1  10   5   5   0   2   3  22   4.04
Kekich                  2.2   2   1   1   2   2   0  11   5.27
Romo                    0.1   2   1   1   0   0   0   3   2.68
Laxton                  1.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   6   4.55
Totals                  9    15   7   7   2   4   3  42

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Fuentes flied out to left; Staub
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Mariners 0.

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

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp grounded out (second to first); Thompson
grounded out (second to first); Oglivie singled to right; May
made an out to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Mariners
0.

MARINERS 2ND: Stanton struck out; Ruppert Jones walked; Stinson
forced Ruppert Jones (second to shortstop); Bernhardt singled to
right [Stinson to second]; Lopez struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 0, Mariners 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez homered; Veryzer flied out to left;
LeFlore doubled to center [LeFlore out at third (center to
second to third)]; Fuentes singled; Staub made an out to
shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Reynolds lined to center; Collins singled to
right; Collins stole second; Baez struck out; Meyer flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Mariners 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp flied out to left; Thompson grounded out (first
to pitcher); Oglivie singled to right; May grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Stanton struck out; Ruppert Jones flied out to
center; Stinson doubled to left; Bernhardt flied out to right; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Mariners 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez homered; Veryzer was called out on
strikes; LeFlore doubled; Fuentes singled [LeFlore to third];
Staub homered [LeFlore scored, Fuentes scored]; Kemp singled to
right; KEKICH REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Kemp stole second;
Thompson struck out; Oglivie grounded out (pitcher to first); 4
R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Lopez grounded out (third to first); Reynolds
singled to right; Collins flied out to center; Baez walked
[Reynolds to second]; Meyer homered [Reynolds scored, Baez
scored]; Stanton flied out to center; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 5, Mariners 3.

TIGERS 6TH: May walked; Rodriguez struck out; Veryzer flied out
to right; LeFlore walked [May to second]; Fuentes flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 6TH: Ruppert Jones singled to right; Ruppert Jones
stole second; Stinson popped to third in foul territory;
Bernhardt struck out; Lopez struck out (catcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Mariners 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Staub singled to right; Kemp doubled to left [Staub
to third]; Thompson hit a sacrifice fly to right [Staub scored,
Kemp to third]; Oglivie hit into a double play to left [Kemp out
at home (left to catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Mariners 3.

MARINERS 7TH: Reynolds flied out to left; Collins flied out to
right; Baez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 6, Mariners 3.

TIGERS 8TH: ROMO REPLACED KEKICH (PITCHING); May grounded out
(second to first); Rodriguez doubled to left; Veryzer singled to
center [Rodriguez scored]; LAXTON REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING);
LeFlore singled to left [Veryzer to second]; Fuentes flied out
to center; Staub made an out to second; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 7, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 8TH: FOUCAULT REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Meyer flied
out to center; Stanton grounded out (third to first); Ruppert
Jones grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 7, Mariners 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Kemp made an out to second; Thompson flied out to
center; Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 7, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 9TH: Stinson singled to right; Bernhardt forced Stinson
(shortstop to second); Lopez forced Bernhardt (third to second);
Reynolds popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 7, Mariners 3.