The Tigers clawed the Angels, 7-4, sending lefty Frank Tanana down to his first defeat of the season. Errors by Angel shortstop Rance Mulliniks and third baseman Dave Chalk opened the door to three unearned Tiger runs in the third inning.

Recovering from those errors, Tanana retired 11 straight batters until the Tigers loaded the bases in the seventh on a single by John Wockenfuss, double by Lance Parrish and walk to Aurelio Rodriguez. Steve Dillard and Ron LeFlore then smashed doubles to send Tanana to the showers. [The Sporting News]
Detroit Tigers 7, California Angels 4

Game Played on Wednesday, May 3, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Tigers       0  0  3    0  0  0    4  0  0  -   7  8  1
Angels       0  0  2    0  0  0    0  0  2  -   4  7  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   0   1   2     0   3   .293      R. Miller rf          3   1   1   0     1   1   .237
Wagner ss             4   0   0   0     0   2   .244        Rudi ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .220
Staub dh              3   0   1   2     1   1   .313      Mulliniks ss          3   0   0   0     0   0   .143
Thompson 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .310      Bostock cf            4   0   1   2     0   0   .157
Kemp lf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .303      Fairly 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .222
Wockenfuss rf         3   1   1   0     0   0   .417      Baylor dh             4   1   1   0     0   0   .280
  Corcoran rf         1   0   1   0     0   0   .195      Landreaux lf          4   1   1   1     0   1   .226
Parrish c             4   2   1   0     0   0   .225      Grich 2b              4   0   1   1     0   0   .207
Rodriguez 3b          3   2   1   0     1   0   .392      Chalk 3b              3   1   1   0     1   0   .291
Dillard 2b            4   2   1   2     0   0   .149      Humphrey c            2   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rettenmund ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .286
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hampton c           0   0   0   0     0   0   .250
                                                            Jackson ph          1   0   0   0     0   0   .316
                                                          Tanana p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hartzell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   7   8   6     2   8             Totals               34   4   7   4     2   2

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 19,462
Left on Base: Tigers 3, Angels 6
DP: Tigers 1, Angels 2
Errors: Wagner, Mulliniks, Chalk
Doubles: Staub (3), Parrish (4), Dillard (1), LeFlore (4), R. Miller (4)
Triples: Landreaux (1)
GIDP: Wockenfuss (1), Parrish (2), Mulliniks (3)
Hit by Pitch: Mulliniks (1,by Slaton)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton W(3-1)           8.1   7   4   4   1   2   0  34   5.12
Hiller SV(2)            0.2   0   0   0   1   0   0   3   1.47
Totals                  9     7   4   4   2   2   0  37

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Tanana L(5-1)           6.1   7   7   4   1   7   0  28   2.89
LaRoche                 1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   1.23
Hartzell                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.82
Totals                  9     8   7   4   2   8   0  37

Hit by Pitch: Slaton (3)
Wild Pitches: Slaton 2 (6)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Wagner popped to first; Staub
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller struck out; Mulliniks flied out to left;
Bostock grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson singled to left; Kemp struck out;
Wockenfuss grounded into a double play (third to second to
first) [Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Fairly grounded out (first unassisted); Baylor
grounded out (second to first); Landreaux flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Parrish reached on an error by Mulliniks; Rodriguez
singled to center [Parrish to third, Rodriguez to second (on
throw to 3b)]; Dillard reached on a fielder's choice [Parrish
scored (error by Chalk) (unearned), Rodriguez to third]; LeFlore
struck out; Wagner struck out; Staub doubled to right [Rodriguez
scored (unearned), Dillard scored (unearned)]; Thompson grounded
out (second to first); 3 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Grich grounded out (third to first); Chalk singled
to center; Humphrey popped to shortstop; R. Miller doubled to
left [Chalk to third]; Mulliniks was hit by a pitch; Bostock
singled to right [Chalk scored, R. Miller scored, Mulliniks to
third]; Fairly popped to third; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Angels 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp grounded out (second to first); Wockenfuss
grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Landreaux
flied out to center; Grich flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 3, Angels 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez flied out to left; Dillard popped to
second; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Chalk grounded out (third to first); Humphrey
singled to center; Slaton threw a wild pitch [Humphrey to
second]; R. Miller walked; Mulliniks popped to shortstop;
Bostock grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 3, Angels 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Wagner grounded out (third to first); Staub grounded
out (first unassisted); Thompson grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Fairly popped to second; Baylor popped to shortstop;
Landreaux was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 3, Angels 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Kemp was called out on strikes; Wockenfuss singled
to left; Parrish doubled to left [Wockenfuss to third];
Rodriguez was walked intentionally; Dillard doubled to left
[Wockenfuss scored, Parrish scored, Rodriguez to third]; LeFlore
doubled to left [Rodriguez scored, Dillard scored]; LAROCHE
REPLACED TANANA (PITCHING); Wagner was called out on strikes;
Staub walked; Thompson flied out to left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 7, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: CORCORAN REPLACED WOCKENFUSS (PLAYING RF); Grich
flied out to left; Chalk flied out to center; RETTENMUND BATTED
FOR HUMPHREY; Rettenmund grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, Angels 2.

TIGERS 8TH: HAMPTON REPLACED RETTENMUND (PLAYING C ); Kemp
grounded out (shortstop to first); Corcoran singled to left;
Parrish grounded into a double play (third to second to first)
[Corcoran out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7,
Angels 2.

ANGELS 8TH: R. Miller reached on an error by Wagner; Mulliniks
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [R.
Miller out at second]; Bostock grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, Angels 2.

TIGERS 9TH: HARTZELL REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); Rodriguez
grounded out (second to first); Dillard grounded out (third to
first); LeFlore grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 7, Angels 2.

ANGELS 9TH: Fairly grounded out (first unassisted); Baylor
singled to center; Slaton threw a wild pitch [Baylor to second];
Landreaux tripled to center [Baylor scored]; Grich singled to
left [Landreaux scored]; HILLER REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING);
Chalk walked [Grich to second]; JACKSON BATTED FOR HAMPTON;
Jackson flied out to center; RUDI BATTED FOR R. MILLER; Rudi
forced Chalk (shortstop to second); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 7, Angels 4.
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