The batting of Ron LeFlore, who drove in two runs and scored two, paced the Tigers to a 5-1 victory over the Rangers. After Steve Kemp homered for the Tigers in the second inning, the Rangers nicked Milt Wilcox for their only run in the third when Bobby Thompson tripled and Bobby Bonds singled.

LeFlore broke the tie in the sixth with a two-run triple that followed passes to Phil Mankowski and Alan Trammell. LeFlore scored himself on a single by Lou Whitaker. In the eighth, LeFlore singled, stole second, and crossed the plate with the final run on a single by Rusty Staub. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Texas Rangers 1
Game Played on Saturday, July      8, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Tigers       0  1  0    0  0  3    0  1  0  -   5  8  0
Rangers      0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   2   2   2     0   2   .279      Bonds rf              3   0   1   1     0   2   .255
Whitaker 2b           5   0   2   1     0   0   .319      Wills 2b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .230
Staub dh              4   0   2   1     1   0   .301      Sundberg c            4   0   2   0     0   0   .317
Thompson 1b           3   0   0   0     2   3   .294      Zisk lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .273
Kemp lf               4   1   1   1     1   0   .282      Hargrove 1b           4   0   2   0     0   0   .261
May c                 5   0   1   0     0   0   .266      Harrah 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .212
Mankowski 3b          2   1   0   0     1   0   .294      J. Ellis dh           3   0   1   0     0   0   .227
  Rodriguez 3b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Campaneris ss         2   0   0   0     0   1   .213
Corcoran rf           3   0   0   0     0   1   .244      Thompson cf           2   1   1   0     1   0   .232
Trammell ss           2   1   0   0     2   1   .270      Alexander p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Matlack p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   5   8   5     7   7             Totals               30   1   8   1     1   7

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 22,993
Left on Base: Tigers 11, Rangers 5
DP: Tigers 3, Rangers 0
Errors: Hargrove
Doubles: May (6)
Triples: LeFlore (2), Thompson (3)
Home Runs: Kemp (6)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (31), Bonds (18)
Caught Stealing: Bonds (9)
Sacrifice Hits: Corcoran (2), Campaneris (19)
GIDP: Wills (5), Zisk (7)
Hit by Pitch: Bonds (1,by Wilcox)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox W(6-7)           9     8   1   1   1   7   0  33   3.85
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   7   0  33

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Alexander L(6-5)        5.1   4   4   4   7   3   1  28   4.03
Matlack                 3.2   4   1   1   0   4   0  15   2.49
Totals                  9     8   5   5   7   7   1  43

Hit by Pitch: Wilcox (4)
Wild Pitches: Alexander (3)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Whitaker grounded out (shortstop
to first); Staub walked; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Bonds struck out; Wills singled to second; Sundberg
singled to right [Wills to second]; Zisk lined into a double
play (right to first to second) [Wills out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp homered; May doubled to center; Alexander threw
a wild pitch [May to third]; Mankowski grounded out (pitcher to
first); Corcoran grounded out (second to first); Trammell
walked; LeFlore struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Hargrove singled to right; Harrah flied out to
right; J. Ellis forced Hargrove (shortstop to second);
Campaneris lined to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Rangers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker grounded out (first unassisted); Staub made
an out to shortstop; Thompson walked; Kemp reached on an error
by Hargrove [Thompson to third]; May flied out to center; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Thompson tripled to left; Bonds singled to left
[Thompson scored]; Bonds stole second; Wills struck out; Bonds
was caught stealing third (catcher to third); Sundberg grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers
1.

TIGERS 4TH: Mankowski grounded out (first unassisted); Corcoran
flied out to center; Trammell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Zisk was called out on strikes; Hargrove grounded
out (shortstop to first); Harrah struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Whitaker
singled to left; Staub grounded out (first unassisted) [Whitaker
to second]; Thompson walked; Kemp walked [Whitaker to third,
Thompson to second]; May flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: J. Ellis singled to center; Campaneris out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [J. Ellis to second];
Thompson walked; Bonds was hit by a pitch [J. Ellis to third,
Thompson to second]; Wills grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Bonds out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 1, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Mankowski walked; Corcoran out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Mankowski to second]; Trammell walked;
LeFlore tripled to right [Mankowski scored, Trammell scored];
MATLACK REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Whitaker singled to right
[LeFlore scored]; Staub singled to right [Whitaker to second];
Thompson was called out on strikes; Kemp lined to left; 3 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 6TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING 3B); Sundberg
flied out to center; Zisk grounded out (first unassisted);
Hargrove made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
4, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: May flied out to center; Rodriguez flied out to
left; Corcoran struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Rangers 1.

RANGERS 7TH: Harrah struck out; J. Ellis grounded out (third to
first); Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Rangers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Trammell struck out; LeFlore singled to left;
LeFlore stole second; Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first);
Staub singled to center [LeFlore scored]; Thompson struck out; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 8TH: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Bonds was
called out on strikes; Wills grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Kemp grounded out (third to first); May grounded out
(second to first); Rodriguez flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 9TH: Sundberg singled to shortstop; Zisk grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop) [Sundberg out at second];
Hargrove singled to right; Harrah flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Rangers 1.