Getting half of their runs through errors, the Tigers topped the Twins, 6-4. Rusty Staub doubled in the fourth inning and after Jason Thompson flied to right, Staub took third and came home on Hosken Powell's errant throw.

In the sixth stanza, Dan Ford muffed Steve Kemp's two-out liner to center to give the Tigers a run and John Wockenfuss then hit a single to plate Kemp. A two-run homer by Kemp in the eighth put the contest on ice. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, Minnesota Twins 4
Game Played on Sunday, June      4, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Twins        0  1  0    2  0  0    0  0  1  -   4  6  2
Tigers       1  0  0    1  0  2    0  2  x  -   6  9  0


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             4   0   0   0     0   0   .213      Trammell ss           4   1   1   0     0   0   .276
Smalley ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .262      Rodriguez 3b          3   3   2   0     0   0   .316
Carew 1b              3   1   2   1     1   0   .371      Staub dh              3   1   2   1     0   0   .299
Ford cf               2   1   1   0     1   0   .310      Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Cubbage 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .316      Kemp lf               4   1   1   2     0   2   .272
Adams dh              3   2   2   2     1   0   .234      Wockenfuss rf         3   0   2   1     0   0   .286
Wynegar c             3   0   1   1     1   0   .247        Corcoran pr,rf      1   0   1   0     0   0   .265
Chiles lf             3   0   0   0     0   2   .217      Parrish c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .209
Wilfong 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .143      Stanley cf            3   0   0   0     0   0   .211
Zahn p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Whitaker 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .314
  Serum p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Baker p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Scarce p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Morris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  T. Johnson p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               28   4   6   4     4   3             Totals               32   6   9   4     0   2

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 36,575
Left on Base: Twins 3, Tigers 4
DP: Twins 1, Tigers 2
Errors: Powell, Ford
Doubles: Rodriguez (6), Staub (11), Corcoran (4)
Home Runs: Adams 2 (5), Carew (5), Kemp (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Cubbage (4), Ford (3), Rodriguez (3), Staub (2)
GIDP: Chiles (5), Cubbage (3), Parrish (5)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Zahn L(5-3)             5.2   6   4   1   0   2   0  24   2.36
Serum                   1.1   1   1   1   0   0   0   5   3.91
Scarce                  0.2   2   1   1   0   0   1   4   4.50
T. Johnson              0.1   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.17
Totals                  8     9   6   3   0   2   1  34

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Baker                   4     3   3   3   4   2   2  17   2.60
Morris W(1-1)           5     3   1   1   0   1   1  17   4.02
Totals                  9     6   4   4   4   3   3  34

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Dale Ford


TWINS 1ST: Powell popped to second; Smalley grounded out (first
to pitcher); Carew walked; Ford forced Carew (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Trammell flied out to center; Rodriguez doubled to
right; Staub singled to center [Rodriguez scored]; Thompson
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Staub to second]; Kemp was
called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 0, Tigers 1.

TWINS 2ND: Cubbage grounded out (second to first); Adams
homered; Wynegar walked; Chiles grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Wynegar out at second]; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss singled to left; Parrish grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Wockenfuss out at
second]; Stanley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 1.

TWINS 3RD: Wilfong grounded out (third to first); Powell flied
out to left; Smalley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first); Trammell
popped to first; Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 1.

TWINS 4TH: Carew homered; Ford walked; Cubbage out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Ford to second]; Adams
walked; Wynegar singled to right [Ford scored, Adams out at
third (right to third)]; Chiles was called out on strikes; 2 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub doubled to right; Thompson lined to right
[Staub scored (error by Powell) (unearned)]; Kemp struck out;
Wockenfuss grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 2.

TWINS 5TH: MORRIS REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); Wilfong grounded
out (second to first); Powell grounded out (first unassisted);
Smalley grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Parrish lined to third; Stanley flied out to center;
Whitaker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 3, Tigers 2.

TWINS 6TH: Carew singled to center; Ford out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Carew to second]; Cubbage grounded out
(first unassisted) [Carew to third]; Adams grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Trammell singled to right; Rodriguez reached on a
fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Trammell to second]; Staub
flied out to right; Thompson flied out to center [Trammell to
third]; Kemp reached on an error by Ford [Trammell scored
(unearned) (no RBI), Rodriguez to third]; Wockenfuss singled to
center [Rodriguez scored (unearned), Kemp to second]; SERUM
REPLACED ZAHN (PITCHING); CORCORAN RAN FOR WOCKENFUSS; Parrish
forced Corcoran (third to second); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 3, Tigers 4.

TWINS 7TH: CORCORAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Wynegar lined
to second; Chiles was called out on strikes; Wilfong grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Stanley grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker
grounded out (second to first); Trammell grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 4.

TWINS 8TH: Powell grounded out (second to first); Smalley flied
out to center; Carew grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Rodriguez singled to center; SCARCE REPLACED SERUM
(PITCHING); Staub out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first)
[Rodriguez to second]; Thompson flied out to center; Kemp
homered [Rodriguez scored]; Corcoran doubled to left; T. JOHNSON
REPLACED SCARCE (PITCHING); Parrish grounded out (shortstop to
first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 3, Tigers 6.

TWINS 9TH: Ford singled to right; Cubbage grounded into a double
play (second to shortstop to first) [Ford out at second]; Adams
homered; Wynegar grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Twins 4, Tigers 6.