With the infield drawn in, Tim Corcoran slashed a single off first baseman Mike Hargrove's glove in the 10th inning to score Steve Dillard and give the Tigers a 7-6 victory over the Rangers. Jason Thompson and Milt May homered for the Tigers and Toby Harrah hit one for the Rangers to help effect a 6-6 tie. The Tigers got one-hit relief from John Hiller over the last 4 1/3 innings and rewarded him with a victory in the 10th.

Lou Whitaker led off the inning with a single and took third on a hit by Rusty Staub, who then yielded the paths to Dillard. Following an intentional pass to Thompson, Steve Kemp forced Whitaker at the plate before Corcoran's hit off Fergie Jenkins ended the game. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 7, Texas Rangers 6
Game Played on Saturday, April     22, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Rangers      1  1  0    0  1  3    0  0  0    0  -   6  8  1
Tigers       0  0  0    0  3  3    0  0  0    1  -   7 12  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           3   1   0   0     2   1   .212      LeFlore cf            5   1   1   0     0   2   .378
Campaneris ss         3   0   1   2     2   2   .091      Whitaker 2b           5   1   3   0     0   0   .320
Oliver lf             5   0   2   1     0   1   .286      Staub dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .256
Zisk dh               3   0   0   1     1   0   .306        Dillard pr,dh       0   1   0   0     0   0   .188
C. Washington rf      4   0   0   0     0   3   .227      Thompson 1b           3   2   2   1     2   0   .300
  Bevacqua ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .182      Kemp lf               4   0   1   0     1   0   .400
  Thompson rf         0   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Corcoran rf           4   1   2   2     0   1   .250
Harrah 3b             5   2   3   1     0   0   .278      May c                 4   1   2   2     0   0   .450
Beniquez cf           5   1   1   0     0   0   .194      Mankowski 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .300
Wills 2b              3   1   0   1     1   0   .219      Trammell ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .333
Sundberg c            3   1   1   0     1   2   .161      Morris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Crawford p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Jenkins p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6   8   6     7   9             Totals               37   7  12   6     3   6

Time of Game: 2:51   Attendance: 22,054
Left on Base: Rangers 8, Tigers 7
DP: Rangers 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Hargrove
Doubles: Harrah 2 (5)
Home Runs: Harrah (1), Thompson (3), May (3)
Stolen Bases: Beniquez (3)
Caught Stealing: Whitaker (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Zisk (1), Wills (1), Staub (1), Corcoran (1)
GIDP: Mankowski (1)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander               5     7   5   5   0   5   2  20   5.29
Cleveland               1     1   1   0   1   0   0   6   0.00
Jenkins L(0-1)          3.1   4   1   1   2   1   0  16   6.08
Totals                  9.1  12   7   6   3   6   2  42

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morris                  4.1   3   3   3   5   3   0  20   6.23
Crawford                1.1   4   3   3   2   3   1  10   5.40
Hiller W(2-0)           4.1   1   0   0   0   3   0  14   1.86
Totals                 10     8   6   6   7   9   1  44

Wild Pitches: Crawford (1)

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Don Denkinger


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove walked; Campaneris walked [Hargrove to
second]; Oliver singled to right [Hargrove to third, Campaneris
to second]; Zisk sacrifice flied into a double play to center
[Hargrove scored, Campaneris out at third (center to shortstop
to third)]; C. Washington grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Whitaker singled to center;
Whitaker was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 1, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Harrah doubled to center; Beniquez grounded out
(second to first) [Harrah to third]; Wills hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Harrah scored]; Sundberg struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson popped to second; Kemp flied to left;
Corcoran flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2,
Tigers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Hargrove lined to second; Campaneris was called out
on strikes; Oliver popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: May singled to right; Mankowski grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [May out at second];
Trammell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 2, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 4TH: Zisk popped to shortstop; C. Washington was called
out on strikes; Harrah doubled to center; Beniquez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Whitaker grounded
out (second to first); Staub flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 2, Tigers 0.

RANGERS 5TH: Wills flied to left; Sundberg walked; Hargrove
walked [Sundberg to second]; Campaneris walked [Sundberg to
third, Hargrove to second]; CRAWFORD REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING);
Oliver grounded out (first unassisted) [Sundberg scored,
Hargrove to third, Campaneris to second]; Zisk was walked
intentionally; C. Washington struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Rangers 3, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Thompson homered; Kemp grounded out (third to
first); Corcoran singled to right; May homered [Corcoran
scored]; Mankowski struck out; Trammell struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 3, Tigers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: Harrah homered; Beniquez singled to right; Beniquez
stole second; Wills walked; Sundberg struck out; Crawford threw
a wild pitch [Beniquez to third, Wills to second]; Hargrove
struck out; Campaneris singled to center [Beniquez scored, Wills
scored]; Oliver singled to center [Campaneris to second]; HILLER
REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Zisk grounded out (third to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 6, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore singled to center; Whitaker singled to right
[LeFlore to third]; CLEVELAND REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING);
Staub hit a sacrifice fly to right [LeFlore scored]; Thompson
walked [Whitaker to second]; Kemp singled to left [Whitaker to
third, Thompson to second]; Corcoran hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Whitaker scored]; May reached on an error by Hargrove [Thompson
scored (unearned) (no RBI), Kemp to third]; Mankowski grounded
out (second to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 6,
Tigers 6.

RANGERS 7TH: C. Washington was called out on strikes; Harrah
flied to center; Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 7TH: JENKINS REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Trammell
grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore popped to second;
Whitaker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 6, Tigers 6.

RANGERS 8TH: Wills popped to second; Sundberg singled to right;
Hargrove flied to right; Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 6, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 8TH: Staub flied to center; Thompson singled to left;
Kemp walked [Thompson to second]; Corcoran was called out on
strikes; May popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Rangers 6, Tigers 6.

RANGERS 9TH: Oliver struck out; Zisk popped to first; BEVACQUA
BATTED FOR C. WASHINGTON; Bevacqua flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 9TH: THOMPSON REPLACED BEVACQUA (PLAYING RF); Mankowski
flied to right; Trammell popped to first in foul territory;
LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 6, Tigers 6.

RANGERS 10TH: Harrah popped to catcher in foul territory;
Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills flied to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 6, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 10TH: Whitaker singled to shortstop; Staub singled to
center [Whitaker to third]; DILLARD RAN FOR STAUB; Thompson was
walked intentionally [Dillard to second]; Kemp forced Whitaker
(pitcher to second to catcher) [Dillard to third, Thompson to
second]; Corcoran singled to first [Dillard scored, Thompson to
third, Kemp to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Rangers 6, Tigers
7.