Doubles by Charlie Spikes, Steve Kemp and Milt May drove in all of the Tigers' runs in a 5-4 victory over the Mariners. In the second inning, Kemp walked and scored on Spikes' two-bagger. A double by Kemp in the fifth drove in Aurelio Rodriguez and Rusty Staub, who were on base with singles. Then, in the seventh, Staub singled, Kemp walked and both crossed the plate on May's double. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Seattle Mariners 4
Game Played on Friday, April     28, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome
Tigers       0  1  0    0  2  0    2  0  0  -   5 12  1
Mariners     1  0  0    0  1  0    1  1  0  -   4 10  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            6   0   0   0     0   0   .310      Cruz 2b               4   0   3   0     0   1   .242
Rodriguez 3b          4   1   3   0     1   1   .450        Braun ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .158
Staub dh              4   2   2   0     1   0   .313      Stinson c             2   1   0   1     0   1   .300
Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     1   2   .292        Roberts ph,rf       1   0   0   0     1   1   .306
Kemp lf               3   2   1   2     2   1   .333      Bochte lf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .312
Spikes rf             2   0   2   1     0   0   .250      Stanton dh            4   0   1   1     0   3   .224
  Corcoran ph,rf      2   0   0   0     1   0   .219      Ruppert Jones cf      3   0   0   0     1   0   .207
Parrish c             2   0   1   0     0   0   .194      Meyer 1b              4   1   2   1     0   0   .186
  May ph,c            3   0   2   2     0   0   .382      Stein 3b              3   2   0   0     1   0   .202
Wagner ss             4   0   1   0     0   0   .242      Hale rf               3   0   0   0     0   2   .118
Dillard 2b            2   0   0   0     0   0   .156        Pasley c            1   0   0   0     0   0   .130
  Whitaker ph,2b      2   0   0   0     1   1   .286      Reynolds ss           3   0   3   0     0   0   .309
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Baez ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .190
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   5  12   5     7   5             Totals               33   4  10   4     4   8

Time of Game: 2:53   Attendance: 10,240
Left on Base: Tigers 14, Mariners 7
DP: Tigers 2, Mariners 0
Errors: Whitaker
Doubles: Spikes (1), Parrish (2), Kemp (2), May (3), Rodriguez (3), Meyer (5)
Home Runs: Meyer (3)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (5)
Caught Stealing: Rodriguez (1), Meyer (1)
GIDP: Bochte (4)
Hit by Pitch: Wagner (1,by Romo), Stinson (2,by Slaton)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton W(2-1)           6.1   9   3   2   2   5   0  27   5.40
Hiller SV(1)            2.2   1   1   1   2   3   1  11   1.62
Totals                  9    10   4   3   4   8   1  38

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt L(1-3)        4.1   8   3   3   3   1   0  23   4.61
Romo                    2.1   2   2   2   2   1   0  12   4.32
Rawley                  2.1   2   0   0   2   3   0  11   3.26
Totals                  9    12   5   5   7   5   0  46

Hit by Pitch: Slaton (2), Romo (1)
Wild Pitches: Rawley (2)

Umpires: HP - Nestor Chylak, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Vic Voltaggio


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez
singled to center; Rodriguez was picked off and caught stealing
second (pitcher to first); Staub grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled to left; Stinson forced Cruz (third
to second); Bochte singled to right [Stinson to third]; Stanton
singled to right [Stinson scored, Bochte out at third (right to
third), Stanton out at second (third to second)]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Mariners 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson was called out on strikes; Kemp walked;
Spikes doubled to left [Kemp scored]; Parrish reached on a
fielder's choice [Spikes out at third (third unassisted)];
Wagner singled to center [Parrish to third]; Dillard lined to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Ruppert Jones walked; Meyer doubled to left
[Ruppert Jones out at home (left to second to catcher)]; Meyer
was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Stein flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Mariners 1.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
walked; Staub grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rodriguez to
second]; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Hale struck out; Reynolds singled to second; Cruz
singled to center [Reynolds to third]; Cruz stole second;
Stinson struck out; Bochte grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Mariners 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first); Spikes
singled to left; Parrish doubled [Spikes to third]; fan
interference; Wagner grounded out (pitcher to first);
Dillard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 1, Mariners 1.

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

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez
singled to left; Staub singled to right [Rodriguez to second];
Thompson walked [Rodriguez to third, Staub to second]; Kemp
doubled to left [Rodriguez scored, Staub scored, Thompson to
third]; ROMO REPLACED HONEYCUTT (PITCHING); CORCORAN BATTED FOR
SPIKES; Corcoran was walked intentionally; MAY BATTED FOR
PARRISH; May popped to second; Wagner forced Corcoran (shortstop
to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 3, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 5TH: MAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); CORCORAN STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Stein walked; Hale flied out to left;
Reynolds singled to right [Stein to second]; Cruz singled to
left [Stein to third, Reynolds to second]; Stinson was hit by a
pitch [Stein scored, Reynolds to third, Cruz to second]; Bochte
grounded into a double play (pitcher to catcher to first)
[Reynolds out at home]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Mariners 2.

TIGERS 6TH: WHITAKER BATTED FOR DILLARD; Whitaker popped to
second; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Mariners
2.

MARINERS 6TH: WHITAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Stanton
struck out; Ruppert Jones flied out to left; Meyer grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Mariners 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Staub singled to right; Thompson popped to third in
foul territory; Kemp walked [Staub to second]; Corcoran popped
to catcher in foul territory; May doubled to left [Staub scored,
Kemp scored]; Wagner was hit by a pitch; RAWLEY REPLACED ROMO
(PITCHING); Whitaker struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
5, Mariners 2.

MARINERS 7TH: Stein reached on an error by Whitaker; Hale struck
out; Reynolds singled to center [Stein to second]; HILLER
REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Cruz struck out; ROBERTS BATTED FOR
STINSON; Roberts walked [Stein to third, Reynolds to second];
Bochte walked [Stein scored (unearned), Reynolds to third,
Roberts to second]; Stanton struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 3
LOB.  Tigers 5, Mariners 3.

TIGERS 8TH: PASLEY REPLACED HALE (PLAYING C ); ROBERTS STAYED IN
GAME (PLAYING RF); LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first);
Rodriguez doubled to right; Staub walked; Rawley threw a wild
pitch [Rodriguez to third, Staub to second]; Thompson struck
out; Kemp struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Mariners
3.

MARINERS 8TH: Ruppert Jones flied out to right; Meyer homered;
Stein flied out to right; Pasley grounded out (third to first);
1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Mariners 4.

TIGERS 9TH: Corcoran flied out to right; May singled to right;
Wagner forced May (shortstop to second); Whitaker walked [Wagner
to second]; LeFlore forced Whitaker (shortstop to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 9TH: BAEZ BATTED FOR REYNOLDS; Baez flied out to
center; BRAUN BATTED FOR CRUZ; Braun grounded out (second to
first); Roberts struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Mariners 4.