Jason Thompson belted a two-run homer and Ron LeFlore collected four hits including a solo round-tripper, to power the Tigers to their fourth consecutive victory, 5-3, over the Brewers. LeFlore hit his circuit clout in the third inning. Thompson's blast came with two out in the seventh after LeFlore had doubled. Lance Parrish gave the Tigers insurance with a solo homer in the eighth.

Winner Jack Billingham yielded solo homers to Sixto Lezcano in the second and to Gorman Thomas in the fifth, bringing the Brewers' major league-leading total to 45. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Milwaukee Brewers 3
Game Played on Wednesday, May       17, 1978 (Night game) at County Stadium
Tigers       1  0  1    0  0  0    2  1  0  -   5 16  0
Brewers      0  1  0    0  2  0    0  0  0  -   3 10  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   3   4   1     0   1   .299      Molitor 2b            4   0   1   0     0   2   .289
Wagner ss             5   0   2   0     0   0   .270      Cooper 1b             4   0   0   0     0   0   .323
Staub dh              5   0   1   1     0   1   .289      Bando dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .282
Thompson 1b           5   1   1   2     0   2   .317      Oglivie lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .250
Kemp lf               4   0   1   0     1   1   .294      Lezcano rf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .296
Wockenfuss rf         4   0   2   0     0   0   .357      Gantner 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .250
  Corcoran rf         1   0   0   0     0   0   .222        Davis ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Parrish c             4   1   2   1     0   0   .233      Thomas cf             4   1   2   1     0   0   .229
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .319      Yount ss              4   1   3   0     0   0   .357
Dillard 2b            3   0   1   0     0   0   .224      Moore c               3   0   1   0     1   0   .273
  Whitaker ph,2b      1   0   1   0     0   0   .333      Augustine p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Billingham p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rodriguez p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               40   5  16   5     1   5             Totals               35   3  10   2     1   3

Time of Game: 2:31   Attendance: 10,004
Left on Base: Tigers 10, Brewers 6
DP: Tigers 1, Brewers 1
Doubles: LeFlore (6)
Triples: Yount (1)
Home Runs: LeFlore (4), Thompson (9), Parrish (4), Lezcano (7), Thomas (7)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (15)
Caught Stealing: Kemp (1), Lezcano (1)
GIDP: Dillard (2), Molitor (4)
Hit by Pitch: Rodriguez (1,by Augustine)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(4-1)       7     8   3   3   1   3   2  28   3.58
Hiller SV(3)            2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8   2.30
Totals                  9    10   3   3   1   3   2  36

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Augustine L(4-6)        7.1  12   5   5   1   4   3  34   5.73
Rodriguez               0.2   3   0   0   0   0   0   5   1.64
McClure                 1     1   0   0   0   1   0   3   3.21
Totals                  9    16   5   5   1   5   3  42

Hit by Pitch: Augustine (1)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to left; Wagner singled to right
[LeFlore to third]; Staub grounded out (pitcher to first)
[LeFlore scored, Wagner to second]; Thompson struck out; Kemp
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor singled to left; Cooper popped to third in
foul territory; Bando flied out to center; Oglivie flied out to
left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Brewers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss singled to right; Parrish grounded out
(third to first) [Wockenfuss to second]; Rodriguez was hit by a
pitch; Dillard grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Rodriguez out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano homered; Gantner grounded out (second to
first); Thomas grounded out (third to first); Yount singled to
center; Moore grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Brewers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore homered; Wagner flied out to center; Staub
made an out to shortstop; Thompson flied out to center; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Molitor struck out; Cooper grounded out (first to
pitcher); Bando was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 2, Brewers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp walked; Wockenfuss singled to third [Kemp to
second]; Parrish flied out to left; Rodriguez lined to left;
Dillard singled to shortstop [Kemp out at home (shortstop to
third to catcher), Wockenfuss to second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Oglivie lined to right; Lezcano grounded out
(shortstop to first); Gantner grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Brewers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Wagner singled to
center; Staub struck out; Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Thomas homered; Yount tripled to right; Moore
walked; Molitor grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Yount scored, Moore out at second]; Cooper made an
out to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Brewers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Kemp flied out to left; Wockenfuss grounded out
(shortstop to first); Parrish singled to center; Rodriguez
singled to center [Parrish to second]; Dillard flied out to
center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 6TH: Bando made an out to second; Oglivie flied out to
left; Lezcano singled to left; Lezcano was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Brewers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore doubled to right; Wagner lined to first;
Staub grounded out (pitcher to first) [LeFlore to third];
Thompson homered [LeFlore scored]; Kemp grounded out (shortstop
to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 7TH: Gantner grounded out (pitcher to first); Thomas
grounded out (third to first); Yount singled to right; Moore
singled to center [Yount to second]; Molitor struck out; 0 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Brewers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); Parrish
homered; RODRIGUEZ REPLACED AUGUSTINE (PITCHING); Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); WHITAKER BATTED FOR DILLARD;
Whitaker singled to left; LeFlore singled to center [Whitaker to
third]; LeFlore stole second; Wagner grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 8TH: CORCORAN REPLACED WOCKENFUSS (PLAYING RF); WHITAKER
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HILLER REPLACED BILLINGHAM
(PITCHING); Cooper grounded out (pitcher to first); Bando
singled to left; Oglivie popped to shortstop in foul territory;
Lezcano forced Bando (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 5, Brewers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Staub singled to right; MCCLURE REPLACED RODRIGUEZ
(PITCHING); Thompson struck out; Kemp singled to left [Staub to
second]; Corcoran made an out to second; Kemp was picked off and
caught stealing second (pitcher to first to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 9TH: DAVIS BATTED FOR GANTNER; Davis made an out to
first; Thomas singled to left; Yount flied out to center; Moore
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Brewers 3.