Breaking loose with one of their biggest offensive displays in many years, the Tigers piled up 23 hits and defeated the Rangers, 12-7. Alan Trammell rapped five hits in six trips and Ron LeFlore had four in five times at bat. Rusty Staub drove in four runs. There were no homers in the Tigers' attack, while the Rangers' 12 hits included round-trippers by Bobby Bonds and John Lowenstein.

The Detroit club record for most hits in a game was set September 29, 1928, when the Tigers collected 28 against the Yankees. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 12, Texas Rangers 7
Game Played on Friday, July      7, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Tigers       3  0  0    1  4  2    0  2  0  -  12 23  1
Rangers      0  1  1    0  0  0    0  2  3  -   7 12  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   3   4   1     1   0   .277      Bonds rf              5   1   1   1     0   2   .254
Whitaker 2b           5   1   2   2     1   1   .317      Wills 2b              5   3   3   1     0   1   .230
Staub dh              5   1   3   4     1   0   .298      Sundberg c            4   0   2   2     0   0   .314
Thompson 1b           5   0   0   2     1   1   .297        Alomar pr,ss        1   0   1   1     0   0   .231
Kemp lf               4   0   2   0     2   0   .282      Zisk lf               4   0   0   0     1   0   .277
May c                 5   1   2   0     0   0   .268      Hargrove 1b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .257
Mankowski 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .299        Jorgensen pr,1b     0   0   0   0     0   0   .174
  Rodriguez ph,3b     6   1   2   0     0   0   .270      Harrah 3b             3   1   0   0     1   0   .215
Corcoran rf           6   3   3   1     0   0   .248      Lowenstein dh         4   1   2   2     0   0   .255
Trammell ss           6   2   5   2     0   1   .273      Campaneris ss         2   0   1   0     0   0   .215
Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mason ss            1   0   0   0     0   1   .217
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        J. Ellis c          1   1   1   0     0   0   .220
                                                          Thompson cf           4   0   0   0     0   1   .227
                                                          D. Ellis p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lindblad p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Barker p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Umbarger p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Comer p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               47  12  23  12     6   3             Totals               38   7  12   7     2   5

Time of Game: 3:08   Attendance: 21,069
Left on Base: Tigers 15, Rangers 6
DP: Tigers 1, Rangers 1
Errors: Trammell, Bonds
Doubles: LeFlore (14), Rodriguez (10), Trammell (6), Wills 2 (8), Sundberg (12), J. Ellis (2)
Triples: Staub (1), Wills (3)
Home Runs: Bonds (13), Lowenstein (3)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (30), Harrah (22)
Sacrifice Hits: May (2)
GIDP: Harrah (4)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema W(4-4)           8     9   5   5   2   4   2  34   2.54
Hiller                  1     3   2   2   0   1   0   6   2.52
Totals                  9    12   7   7   2   5   2  40

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
D. Ellis L(7-4)         0.1   3   3   3   2   0   0   6   3.69
Lindblad                4.1   9   4   4   0   3   0  21   3.55
Cleveland               0     1   1   1   3   0   0   4   3.00
Barker                  0.2   4   2   2   0   0   0   6   3.42
Umbarger                2.2   5   2   2   1   0   0  14   4.63
Comer                   1     1   0   0   0   0   0   3   0.93
Totals                  9    23  12  12   6   3   0  54

Wild Pitches: D. Ellis (3), Barker 2 (4)

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Durwood Merrill, 3B - Lou DiMuro


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore doubled to center; D. Ellis threw a wild
pitch [LeFlore to third]; Whitaker walked; Staub tripled to
right [LeFlore scored, Whitaker scored]; Thompson grounded out
(second to first) [Staub scored]; Kemp walked; May singled to
center [Kemp to second]; LINDBLAD REPLACED D. ELLIS (PITCHING);
RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI; Rodriguez singled to left [Kemp
to third, May to second]; Corcoran hit into a double play to
right [Kemp out at home (right to catcher)]; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Bonds struck
out; Wills struck out; Sundberg lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Trammell singled to shortstop; LeFlore singled to
right [Trammell to second]; Whitaker was called out on strikes;
Staub forced LeFlore (first to shortstop) [Trammell to third];
Thompson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove
grounded out (second to pitcher); Harrah walked; Harrah stole
second; Lowenstein singled to right [Harrah scored]; Campaneris
singled to left [Lowenstein out at home (left to second to
catcher)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: On a bunt Kemp singled to second; May out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Kemp to second]; Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Corcoran flied out to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Thompson struck out; Bonds popped to catcher in
foul territory; Wills doubled to left; Sundberg doubled to left
[Wills scored]; Zisk walked; Hargrove grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Trammell was called out on strikes; LeFlore singled
to shortstop; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker grounded out (third
to first); Staub singled to right [LeFlore scored, Staub to
second (error by Bonds)]; Thompson grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 4TH: Harrah reached on an error by Trammell; Lowenstein
grounded out (first unassisted) [Harrah to second]; Campaneris
flied out to left; Thompson flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Rangers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first); May grounded
out (second to first); Rodriguez doubled to left; Corcoran
singled to right [Rodriguez scored]; Trammell singled to left
[Corcoran to second]; CLEVELAND REPLACED LINDBLAD (PITCHING);
LeFlore walked [Corcoran to third, Trammell to second]; Whitaker
singled to left [Corcoran scored, Trammell scored, LeFlore to
third]; Staub walked [Whitaker to second]; Thompson walked
[LeFlore scored, Whitaker to third, Staub to second]; BARKER
REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Kemp grounded out (first
unassisted); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 8, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 5TH: Bonds flied out to center; Wills flied out to left;
Sundberg grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 8, Rangers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: May singled to right; Rodriguez flied out to center;
Corcoran singled to shortstop [May to second]; Barker threw a
wild pitch [May to third, Corcoran to second]; Trammell singled
to center [May scored, Corcoran scored]; LeFlore singled to
right [Trammell to second]; Barker threw a wild pitch [Trammell
to third, LeFlore to second]; UMBARGER REPLACED BARKER
(PITCHING); Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Staub flied
out to right; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 10, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Zisk grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove
grounded out (second to pitcher); Harrah flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 10, Rangers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: MASON REPLACED CAMPANERIS (PLAYING SS); Thompson
grounded out (second to first); Kemp singled to center; May
grounded out (first unassisted) [Kemp to second]; Rodriguez
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
10, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: Lowenstein grounded out (second to first); Mason
struck out; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 10, Rangers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Corcoran singled to center; Trammell doubled to left
[Corcoran to third]; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first)
[Corcoran scored]; Whitaker singled to left [Trammell to third];
Staub singled to right [Trammell scored, Whitaker to third];
Thompson flied out to left; Kemp walked [Staub to second]; May
popped to third in foul territory; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers
12, Rangers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: Bonds homered; Wills tripled to center; Sundberg
singled to center [Wills scored]; ALOMAR RAN FOR SUNDBERG; Zisk
flied out to right; Hargrove singled to right [Alomar to
second]; JORGENSEN RAN FOR HARGROVE; Harrah grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Jorgensen out at
second]; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 12, Rangers 4.

TIGERS 9TH: ALOMAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); J. ELLIS
REPLACED MASON (PLAYING C ); JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING
1B); COMER REPLACED UMBARGER (PITCHING); Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Corcoran flied out to left; Trammell
singled to center [Trammell out at second (center to first)]; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 12, Rangers 4.

RANGERS 9TH: Lowenstein homered; HILLER REPLACED ROZEMA
(PITCHING); J. Ellis doubled to left; Thompson flied out to
left; Bonds struck out; Wills doubled to left [J. Ellis scored];
Alomar singled to left [Wills scored]; Zisk flied out to right;
3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 12, Rangers 7.