Pitching his first complete game of the season and backed by Milt May's three-run homer, Jim Slaton hurled the Tigers to a 4-2 verdict over the Mariners. May's circuit clout came in the bottom of the fourth with the Tigers trailing, 2-1, and Rusty Staub and Jason Thompson on base.

Thompson gave the Tigers their initial tally with an RBI single in the first. A pair of sacrifice flies sandwiched around two walks and a double by Bruce Bochte produced two Mariner runs in the fourth frame. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, Seattle Mariners 2
Game Played on Monday, May       15, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  5  0
Tigers       1  0  0    3  0  0    0  0  x  -   4  8  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               3   1   0   0     1   0   .276      LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   2   .286
Reynolds ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .340      Whitaker 2b           4   1   1   0     0   0   .321
Braun dh              3   1   1   0     1   0   .250      Staub dh              4   1   2   0     0   0   .302
Bochte lf             3   0   1   0     1   0   .273      Thompson 1b           4   1   2   1     0   0   .322
Ruppert Jones cf      3   0   0   0     1   2   .215      Kemp lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .309
Stein 3b              2   0   0   1     0   0   .231      May c                 2   1   1   3     1   0   .377
Hale rf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .118      Corcoran rf           3   0   2   0     0   0   .230
Bernhardt 1b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .250      Mankowski 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .277
Plummer c             2   0   1   0     0   1   .500        Rodriguez ph,3b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .339
  Stinson ph,c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Trammell ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .294
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               26   2   5   2     4   3             Totals               29   4   8   4     1   2

Time of Game: 1:49   Attendance:  8,412
Left on Base: Mariners 3, Tigers 3
DP: Mariners 1, Tigers 3
Errors: Slaton
Doubles: Bochte (7), Thompson (6), Corcoran 2 (2), Staub (5)
Home Runs: May (6)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (11)
Caught Stealing: Bernhardt (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Rodriguez (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Reynolds (3), Stein (4)
GIDP: Braun (4), Stein (6), Bochte (5)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott L(1-2)           3.1   6   4   4   1   1   1  16   4.02
House                   4.2   2   0   0   0   1   0  15   4.35
Totals                  8     8   4   4   1   2   1  31

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton W(4-1)           9     5   2   2   4   3   0  32   4.86
Totals                  9     5   2   2   4   3   0  32

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


MARINERS 1ST: 35 minute rain delay before start of game;
Cruz grounded out (second to first); Reynolds singled to left;
Braun grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Reynolds out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker
singled to center; Staub grounded out (shortstop to second to
first) [Whitaker to second]; Thompson singled to right [Whitaker
scored]; Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Bochte walked; Ruppert Jones struck out; Stein
grounded into a double play (pitcher to second to first) [Bochte
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: May walked; Corcoran forced May (second to
shortstop); Corcoran was out trying to advance to second
(catcher to pitcher); Mankowski grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Hale made an out to third; Bernhardt singled to
left; Bernhardt was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Plummer was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell flied out to center; LeFlore struck out;
Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Cruz walked; Cruz was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Slaton [Cruz to third]; Reynolds hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Cruz scored]; Braun walked; Bochte
doubled to right [Braun to third]; Ruppert Jones was walked
intentionally; Stein hit a sacrifice fly to center [Braun
scored, Bochte to third]; Hale grounded out (second to first); 2
R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub singled to center; Thompson doubled to right
[Staub to third]; Kemp grounded out (first unassisted); May
homered [Staub scored, Thompson scored]; Corcoran doubled to
right; HOUSE REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR
MANKOWSKI; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Trammell
flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 4.

MARINERS 5TH: RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Bernhardt
grounded out (third to first); Plummer singled to left; Cruz
forced Plummer (second to shortstop); Cruz stole second;
Reynolds flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2,
Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore lined to left; Whitaker flied out to left;
Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 2, Tigers 4.

MARINERS 6TH: Braun singled to left; Bochte grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Braun out at second];
Ruppert Jones flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Thompson flied out to left; Kemp flied out to
center; May flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
2, Tigers 4.

MARINERS 7TH: Stein grounded out (second to first); Hale flied
out to center; Bernhardt grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Corcoran doubled to left; Rodriguez out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Corcoran to third]; Trammell
flied out to center; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 2, Tigers 4.

MARINERS 8TH: STINSON BATTED FOR PLUMMER; Stinson grounded out
(shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher);
Reynolds flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Mariners 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: STINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Whitaker
grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub doubled to right;
Thompson lined into a double play (first to shortstop) [Staub
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 4.

MARINERS 9TH: Braun flied out to left; Bochte grounded out
(catcher to first); Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 4.