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Tuesday May 16, 1978
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Lance Parrish blasted a home run with two out and one on base in the bottom of the 16th inning to lift the Tigers over the Mariners, 4-2. Jason Thompson led off the 16th with a single off Shane Rawley, who struck out the next two batters before serving a gopher ball to Parrish.

The Tigers trailed, 2-1, going into the ninth but tied the game when Thompson doubled with one out, moved to third on a wild pitch and scored on Steve Kemp's sacrifice fly. The Mariners' Ruppert Jones tied the major league record for putouts by a center fielder in an extra-inning game with 12. [The Sporting News]


Detroit Tigers 4, Seattle Mariners 2

Game Played on Tuesday, May 16, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Mariners     0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   2 10  1
Tigers       0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0    2  -   4 13  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               6   0   3   1     1   1   .288      LeFlore cf            6   0   1   0     1   1   .280
Reynolds ss           6   0   0   0     1   0   .320      Wagner ss             3   0   2   0     0   0   .259
Bochte lf             5   1   0   0     2   2   .264        Corcoran ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Stanton dh            6   0   0   0     0   1   .204        Trammell ss         3   0   1   0     0   1   .296
Ruppert Jones cf      6   0   1   1     0   2   .213      Staub dh              7   0   1   0     0   0   .293
Stein 3b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .238      Thompson 1b           6   2   2   0     1   0   .322
  Milbourne pr,3b     2   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Kemp lf               4   1   0   1     2   2   .296
Hale rf               5   0   0   0     0   1   .110      Wockenfuss rf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .333
  Roberts ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   0   .290        Mankowski ph        1   0   0   0     0   0   .271
  Braun ph,rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .245        Stanley rf          3   0   1   0     0   1   .250
Bernhardt 1b          6   1   3   0     1   1   .333      Parrish c             7   1   2   2     0   0   .214
Stinson c             2   0   0   0     1   0   .264      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   1     0   1   .318
  Baez ph             1   0   0   0     0   0   .186      Dillard 2b            2   0   2   0     0   0   .219
  Plummer c           3   0   0   0     0   0   .333        May ph              1   0   0   0     0   0   .371
Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Whitaker 2b         3   0   1   0     0   0   .321
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               55   2  10   2     6   8             Totals               53   4  13   4     4   6

Time of Game: 4:30   Attendance: 12,423
Left on Base: Mariners 13, Tigers 10
DP: Mariners 3, Tigers 2
Errors: Reynolds, Wagner
Doubles: Bernhardt (2), Thompson (7), Stanley (1)
Home Runs: Parrish (3)
Stolen Bases: Cruz 2 (13)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (4)
Sacrifice Hits: Stanton (2), Wockenfuss (1), Rodriguez (2)
Sacrifice Flies: Ruppert Jones (1), Rodriguez (1), Kemp (1)
GIDP: Thompson (3), Staub (5)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt               6.2   6   1   1   2   1   0  25   3.56
Romo                    5.1   3   1   1   2   1   0  22   3.64
Rawley L(0-4)           3.2   4   2   2   0   4   1  14   4.15
Totals                 15.2  13   4   4   4   6   1  61

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox                  6.1   3   2   2   3   2   0  26   3.57
Hiller                  6.2   3   0   0   2   5   0  23   2.45
Foucault W(1-2)         3     4   0   0   1   1   0  14   2.70
Totals                 16    10   2   2   6   8   0  63

Wild Pitches: Romo (1), Wilcox (1)

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


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds
grounded out (first unassisted); Bochte was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to right; Wagner singled to
center; Staub singled to right [Wagner to third]; Thompson
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first)
[Staub out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers
0.

MARINERS 2ND: Stanton made an out to second; Ruppert Jones
struck out; Stein popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp walked; Wockenfuss popped to first; Parrish
singled to center [Kemp to third]; Rodriguez hit a sacrifice fly
to center [Kemp scored]; Dillard singled to left [Parrish to
second]; LeFlore forced Dillard (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Hale reached on an error by Wagner; Bernhardt
grounded out (second to first) [Hale to second]; Stinson
grounded out (second to first); Cruz grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Wagner singled to center; Staub flied out to center;
Thompson hit into a double play (catcher to shortstop) [Wagner
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Reynolds walked; Bochte grounded out (second to
first) [Reynolds to second]; Stanton grounded out (third to
first); Ruppert Jones lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp grounded out (second to first); Wockenfuss
grounded out (shortstop to first); Parrish flied out to center;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Stein lined to third; Hale grounded out (second to
first); Bernhardt singled to right; Stinson walked [Bernhardt to
second]; Cruz singled to left [Bernhardt scored, Stinson to
third]; Cruz stole second; Reynolds grounded out (pitcher to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Rodriguez struck out; Dillard singled to left;
LeFlore forced Dillard (second to shortstop); LeFlore was picked
off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop to
pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Tigers 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Bochte walked; Stanton out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Bochte to second]; Wilcox threw a wild
pitch [Bochte to third]; Ruppert Jones hit a sacrifice fly to
right [Bochte scored]; Stein flied out to right; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Wagner flied out to center; Staub flied out to
center; Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 2, Tigers 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Hale grounded out (second to first); Bernhardt
doubled to left; HILLER REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Stinson
grounded out (second to first) [Bernhardt to third]; Cruz struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Kemp walked; Wockenfuss out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Kemp to second]; Parrish made an out to
shortstop; ROMO REPLACED HONEYCUTT (PITCHING); Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
2, Tigers 1.

MARINERS 8TH: Reynolds flied to left in foul territory; Bochte
grounded out (first unassisted); Stanton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: MAY BATTED FOR DILLARD; May grounded out (first
unassisted); LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); CORCORAN
BATTED FOR WAGNER; Corcoran flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 1.

MARINERS 9TH: TRAMMELL REPLACED CORCORAN (PLAYING SS); WHITAKER
REPLACED MAY (PLAYING 2B); Ruppert Jones grounded out (shortstop
to first); Stein singled to center; Hale grounded out (second to
first) [Stein to second]; Bernhardt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Staub grounded out (third to first); Thompson
doubled to center; Romo threw a wild pitch [Thompson to third];
Kemp hit a sacrifice fly to center [Thompson scored]; MANKOWSKI
BATTED FOR WOCKENFUSS; Mankowski flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 2.

MARINERS 10TH: STANLEY REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING RF); BAEZ
BATTED FOR STINSON; Baez grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz
walked; Reynolds lined into a double play (left to first) [Cruz
out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 10TH: PLUMMER REPLACED BAEZ (PLAYING C ); Parrish popped
to catcher in foul territory; Rodriguez grounded out (first
unassisted); Whitaker singled to center; LeFlore singled to
right [Whitaker to second]; Trammell struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 2.

MARINERS 11TH: Bochte flied out to center; Stanton flied out to
right; Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 11TH: Staub flied out to left; Thompson walked; Kemp
flied out to center; Stanley flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 2.

MARINERS 12TH: Stein singled to center; MILBOURNE RAN FOR STEIN;
ROBERTS BATTED FOR HALE; Roberts was called out on strikes
(strikeout was charged to Hale); Bernhardt lined into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Milbourne out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 12TH: ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MILBOURNE
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Parrish reached on an error by
Reynolds; Rodriguez out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second)
[Parrish to second]; Whitaker popped to catcher in foul
territory; LeFlore was walked intentionally; Trammell flied out
to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 2.

MARINERS 13TH: Plummer flied out to center; Cruz singled to
center; Cruz stole second; Reynolds grounded out (second to
first); Bochte walked; Stanton forced Bochte (third to second);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 13TH: RAWLEY REPLACED ROMO (PITCHING); Staub flied out to
center; Thompson grounded out (second to first); Kemp struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 2.

MARINERS 14TH: FOUCAULT REPLACED HILLER (PITCHING); Ruppert
Jones flied out to center; Milbourne grounded out (second to
first); Roberts grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 14TH: Stanley doubled to center; Parrish flied out to
center; Rodriguez flied out to center; Whitaker flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 2.

MARINERS 15TH: Bernhardt singled to left; Plummer forced
Bernhardt (first to shortstop); Cruz singled to left [Plummer to
second]; Reynolds flied out to right; Bochte was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 15TH: LeFlore struck out; Trammell singled to left; Staub
grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to pitcher)
[Trammell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2,
Tigers 2.

MARINERS 16TH: Stanton flied out to center; Ruppert Jones
singled to center; Milbourne singled to center [Ruppert Jones to
second]; BRAUN BATTED FOR ROBERTS; Braun flied out to center;
Bernhardt walked [Ruppert Jones to third, Milbourne to second];
Plummer grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Mariners 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 16TH: BRAUN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Thompson singled
to left; Kemp struck out; Stanley struck out; Parrish homered
[Thompson scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 4.



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