Milt May's three-run homer was the big blow as the Tigers clawed the Rangers, 6-2, behind the steady hurling of Dave Rozema. In the fifth inning, Ranger starter Doc Medich walked Rusty Staub and Steve Kemp and gave up an RBI single to Tim Corcoran. Ranger manager Billy Hunter went to the mound but returned to the dugout, leaving Medich in the game.

Before Medich could make a pitch to May, Hunter started back to the mound. The umpires ruled that since the manager had made the first visit, he had to let Medich make at least one more pitch before removing him. On Medich's next pitch, May homered into the right feld bleachers. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Texas Rangers 2
Game Played on Tuesday, April     11, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    2  4  0    0  0  0  -   6  9  1
Rangers      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   2  6  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   0   1   0     0   0   .278      Hargrove 1b           3   0   0   1     0   0   .231
Mankowski 3b          5   0   1   0     0   1   .273      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     0   1   .083
Staub dh              3   1   0   0     2   1   .313        Lowenstein ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Thompson 1b           4   1   0   0     1   2   .222        Mason ss            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Kemp lf               4   1   0   0     1   2   .308      Oliver lf             4   0   2   0     0   0   .375
Corcoran rf           4   2   3   2     0   1   .429      Zisk dh               4   1   2   1     0   0   .467
May c                 4   1   3   3     0   0   .625      Harrah 3b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .167
Whitaker 2b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .200      C. Washington rf      3   0   0   0     1   1   .111
Trammell ss           4   0   1   1     0   1   .286      Beniquez cf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wills 2b              3   1   2   0     0   0   .364
                                                          Sundberg c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .083
                                                          Medich p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Umbarger p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   6   9   6     5   8             Totals               31   2   6   2     1   3

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 13,764
Left on Base: Tigers 9, Rangers 4
DP: Tigers 1, Rangers 1
Errors: Thompson, Campaneris
Doubles: May (1), Zisk (1)
Home Runs: May (2), Zisk (3)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (2), Wills (1)
Caught Stealing: Harrah (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Hargrove (1)
GIDP: Staub (2), Zisk (1)
Hit by Pitch: Corcoran (1,by Umbarger)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema W(1-0)           9     6   2   2   1   3   1  33   2.00
Totals                  9     6   2   2   1   3   1  33

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Medich L(0-1)           4.2   8   6   6   4   1   1  25  11.57
Umbarger                4.1   1   0   0   1   7   0  17   3.86
Totals                  9     9   6   6   5   8   1  42

Hit by Pitch: Umbarger (1)

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Mankowski
singled to left; Staub grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Mankowski out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher);
Campaneris struck out; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson flied out to left; Kemp was called out on
strikes; Corcoran singled to left; May singled to right
[Corcoran to third]; Whitaker walked [May to second]; Trammell
flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Zisk doubled; Harrah flied out to right [Zisk to
third]; C. Washington struck out; Beniquez flied out to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Mankowski
grounded out (second to first); Staub flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Wills singled to center; Wills stole second;
Sundberg grounded out (first unassisted) [Wills to third];
Hargrove hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wills scored];
Campaneris flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Rangers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson walked; Kemp grounded out (pitcher to
first) [Thompson to second]; Corcoran singled to center
[Thompson scored]; May doubled to center [Corcoran to third];
Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell singled to
right [Corcoran scored, May to third]; LeFlore forced Trammell
(second to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Rangers
1.

RANGERS 4TH: On a bunt Oliver singled to third; Zisk flied out
to right; Harrah forced Oliver (second to shortstop); Harrah was
caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Mankowski grounded out (first unassisted); Staub
walked; Thompson grounded out (first unassisted) [Staub to
second]; Kemp walked; Corcoran singled to right [Staub scored,
Kemp to third]; May homered [Kemp scored, Corcoran scored];
UMBARGER REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Whitaker grounded out
(second to first); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: C. Washington grounded out (second to first);
Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Trammell was called out on strikes; LeFlore reached
on an error by Campaneris [LeFlore to first]; LeFlore stole
second; Mankowski was called out on strikes; Staub struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg was called out on strikes; Hargrove
grounded out (second to first); Campaneris grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Thompson struck out; Kemp struck out; Corcoran was
hit by a pitch; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Oliver singled to center; Zisk grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Oliver out at second];
Harrah grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 6, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first); Trammell
flied out to center; LeFlore singled to right; Mankowski
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
6, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: C. Washington walked; Beniquez forced C. Washington
(shortstop to second); Wills singled to center [Beniquez to
second]; Sundberg made an out to shortstop; Hargrove reached on
an error by Thompson [Beniquez to third, Wills to second];
LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR CAMPANERIS; Lowenstein flied out to right;
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 6, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: MASON REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING SS); Staub
walked; Thompson struck out; Kemp forced Staub (shortstop to
second); Corcoran struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Zisk
homered; Harrah grounded out (third to first); C. Washington
flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Rangers 2.