The Tigers erupted for five runs in the first inning and went on to a 10-2 romp over the Angels. The game opened with two runs on successive singles by Ron LeFlore, Mark Wagner, Rusty Staub and Jason Thompson.

With one out, John Wockenfuss was intentionally walked to get to Lance Parrish. But the Tiger catcher, hitting just .194, laced a double to the left field wall to clear the bases. Milt Wilcox completed his third major league start since 1973. [The Sporting News]
Detroit Tigers 10, California Angels 2

Game Played on Tuesday, May 2, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Tigers       5  0  0    1  2  1    0  0  1  -  10 13  1
Angels       0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   1   1   0     1   0   .299      R. Miller rf          4   1   2   0     0   0   .233
Wagner ss             4   2   2   2     0   0   .270      Grich 2b              4   0   0   1     0   0   .205
Staub dh              4   1   1   0     1   0   .313      Bostock cf            4   0   1   1     0   1   .152
Thompson 1b           5   2   3   3     0   0   .313      Rudi lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .225
Kemp lf               5   1   1   0     0   0   .323      Baylor dh             3   0   0   0     1   1   .282
Wockenfuss rf         3   1   2   0     1   0   .444      Jackson 1b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .321
Parrish c             5   1   2   3     0   0   .222      Chalk 3b              3   0   1   0     0   1   .288
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   1     1   0   .396      Mulliniks ss          3   0   0   0     1   1   .149
Dillard 2b            3   1   0   0     2   0   .140      Humphrey c            1   1   0   0     0   0   .182
Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Landreaux ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .222
                                                            Hampton c           1   0   0   0     0   1   .250
                                                          Brett p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            D. Miller p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Griffin p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38  10  13   9     6   0             Totals               31   2   4   2     2   6

Time of Game: 2:36   Attendance: 18,641
Left on Base: Tigers 9, Angels 6
DP: Tigers 0, Angels 2
Errors: LeFlore
Doubles: LeFlore (3), Parrish (3), Rodriguez (4)
Triples: Parrish (1), Bostock (3)
Home Runs: Thompson (5)
Stolen Bases: Wagner (1)
GIDP: Dillard (1), Parrish (1)
Hit by Pitch: Wagner (2,by D. Miller), Wockenfuss (1,by D. Miller), Jackson (3,by Wilcox), Chalk (1,by Wilcox)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox W(1-1)           9     4   2   2   2   6   0  35   5.40
Totals                  9     4   2   2   2   6   0  35

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Brett L(1-2)            4    10   8   8   3   0   1  24   5.57
D. Miller               3     1   1   1   1   0   0  12   4.09
Griffin                 2     2   1   1   2   0   0  10   4.76
Totals                  9    13  10  10   6   0   1  46

Hit by Pitch: Wilcox 2 (3), D. Miller 2 (2)

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore doubled to right; Wagner singled to right
[LeFlore scored]; Staub singled to left [Wagner to second];
Thompson singled to center [Wagner scored, Staub to second];
Kemp grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Staub to third, Thompson
to second]; Wockenfuss was walked intentionally; Parrish doubled
to center [Staub scored, Thompson scored, Wockenfuss scored];
Rodriguez walked; Dillard grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Rodriguez out at second]; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 5, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller singled to left; Grich grounded out
(shortstop to first) [R. Miller to second]; Bostock grounded out
(pitcher to shortstop to first); Rudi popped to first; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Angels 0.

TIGERS 2ND: LeFlore flied out to right; Wagner grounded out
(shortstop to first); Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor grounded out (first unassisted); Jackson
popped to third; Chalk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
5, Angels 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Kemp
grounded out (pitcher to first); Wockenfuss singled to left;
Parrish lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Angels
0.

ANGELS 3RD: Mulliniks walked; Humphrey forced Mulliniks
(shortstop to second); R. Miller singled to center [Humphrey to
third (error by LeFlore), R. Miller to second]; Grich grounded
out (second to first) [Humphrey scored, R. Miller to third];
Bostock tripled to left [R. Miller scored]; Rudi struck out; 2
R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Angels 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez flied out to right; Dillard walked;
LeFlore grounded out (third to first) [Dillard to second];
Wagner singled to center [Dillard scored]; Staub grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Baylor struck out; Jackson popped to first; Chalk
singled to right; Mulliniks forced Chalk (second unassisted); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Angels 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Thompson homered; Kemp singled to third; Wockenfuss
singled to right [Kemp to third]; D. MILLER REPLACED BRETT
(PITCHING); Parrish grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Kemp scored, Wockenfuss out at second];
Rodriguez flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: LANDREAUX BATTED FOR HUMPHREY; Landreaux flied out
to right; R. Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); Grich
popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8, Angels 2.

TIGERS 6TH: HAMPTON REPLACED LANDREAUX (PLAYING C ); Dillard
grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore grounded out (second
to first); Wagner was hit by a pitch; Wagner stole second; Staub
walked; Thompson singled to left [Wagner scored, Staub to
second]; Kemp forced Thompson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 9, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Bostock was called out on strikes; Rudi popped to
second; Baylor walked; Jackson was hit by a pitch [Baylor to
second]; Chalk forced Jackson (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 9, Angels 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Wockenfuss was hit by a pitch; Parrish flied out to
right; Rodriguez flied out to center; Dillard grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 9, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Mulliniks was called out on strikes; Hampton struck
out; R. Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 9, Angels 2.

TIGERS 8TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED D. MILLER (PITCHING); LeFlore
walked; Wagner forced LeFlore (shortstop to second); Staub
grounded out (second to first) [Wagner to second]; Thompson
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
9, Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: Grich grounded out (third to first); Bostock
grounded out (second to first); Rudi grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 9, Angels 2.

TIGERS 9TH: Kemp grounded out (second to first); Wockenfuss
flied out to center; Parrish tripled to center; Rodriguez
doubled to left [Parrish scored]; Dillard walked; LeFlore lined
to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 10, Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Baylor popped to catcher in foul territory; Jackson
flied out to center; Chalk was hit by a pitch; Mulliniks
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
10, Angels 2.
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