A two-run homer by Gorman Thomas highlighted the Brewers' 5-1 thumping of the Tigers. Thomas doubled in the second and fourth innings before slamming his homer in the sixth after a walk to Ben Oglivie.

The Brewers' first two tallies came in the opening frame on successive singles by Paul Molitor, Robin Yount and Cecil Cooper and a double-play grounder by Larry Hisle. Molitor led off the third inning with a home run. Lary Sorensen pitched his seventh complete game. [The Sporting News]



Milwaukee Brewers 5, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      6, 1978 (Night game) at County Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  1    0  0  0  -   1  9  0
Brewers      2  0  1    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   5 10  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .273      Molitor 2b            4   2   2   1     0   0   .296
Whitaker 2b           4   1   1   0     0   1   .311      Yount ss              4   1   1   0     0   0   .273
Staub dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .293      Cooper 1b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .319
Thompson 1b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .285      Hisle dh              3   0   1   0     1   1   .277
Kemp lf               4   0   1   0     0   2   .272      Bando 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .264
May c                 4   0   1   0     0   0   .298      Lezcano rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .301
Corcoran rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .259      Oglivie lf            3   1   1   0     1   0   .257
Mankowski 3b          3   0   3   0     0   0   .303      Thomas cf             3   1   3   2     0   0   .252
Trammell ss           3   0   2   0     0   0   .287      Moore c               2   0   0   0     1   0   .311
Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Sorensen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   1   9   1     0   4             Totals               31   5  10   4     3   3

Time of Game: 1:58   Attendance: 13,022
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Brewers 5
DP: Tigers 1, Brewers 2
Doubles: Thomas 2 (11), Hisle (8)
Home Runs: Molitor (5), Thomas (11)
Caught Stealing: Oglivie (3)
GIDP: LeFlore (6), Kemp (3), Hisle (5)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox L(4-3)           6     9   5   5   3   1   2  28   3.48
Foucault                2     1   0   0   0   2   0   6   3.05
Totals                  8    10   5   5   3   3   2  34

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sorensen W(7-4)         9     9   1   1   0   4   0  33   3.44
Totals                  9     9   1   1   0   4   0  33

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Ted Hendry


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Whitaker
grounded out (third to first); Staub grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor singled to right; Yount singled to right
[Molitor to third]; Cooper singled to left [Molitor scored,
Yount to third]; Hisle grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [Yount scored, Cooper out at second]; Bando
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Brewers 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson lined to shortstop; Kemp singled to left;
May singled to right [Kemp out at third (right to third)];
Corcoran forced May (first to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano popped to shortstop; Oglivie singled to
right; Oglivie was caught stealing second (catcher to second);
Thomas doubled to left; Moore grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Mankowski singled to center; Trammell singled to
left [Mankowski to second]; LeFlore grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Mankowski to third, Trammell out
at second]; Whitaker struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
0, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 3RD: Molitor homered; Yount grounded out (second to
first); Cooper popped to shortstop; Hisle walked; Bando struck
out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub flied out to center; Thompson grounded out
(first to pitcher); Kemp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 4TH: Lezcano flied out to center; Oglivie grounded out
(shortstop to first); Thomas doubled to left; Moore walked;
Molitor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 0, Brewers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: May grounded out (first to pitcher); Corcoran made
an out to shortstop; Mankowski singled to center; Trammell
singled to left [Mankowski to second]; LeFlore struck out; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 5TH: Yount flied out to right; Cooper grounded out
(first unassisted); Hisle doubled to right; Bando popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Brewers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Whitaker singled to center; Staub grounded out
(first unassisted) [Whitaker to second]; Thompson singled to
right [Whitaker scored]; Kemp grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Thompson out at second]; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 6TH: Lezcano popped to first in foul territory; Oglivie
walked; Thomas homered [Oglivie scored]; Moore grounded out
(first unassisted); Molitor grounded out (third to first); 2 R,
1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Brewers 5.

TIGERS 7TH: May grounded out (first unassisted); Corcoran flied
out to center; Mankowski singled to pitcher; Trammell flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 7TH: FOUCAULT REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Yount grounded
out (third to first); Cooper lined to first; Hisle struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Brewers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); Whitaker
grounded out (second to first); Staub grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Brewers 5.

BREWERS 8TH: Bando singled to pitcher [Bando out at second
(first to second)]; Lezcano struck out; Oglivie grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Brewers 5.

TIGERS 9TH: Thompson flied out to left; Kemp struck out; May
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Brewers 5.