Jim Mason, hitting a paltry .217, punched out a bases-loaded single in the 13th inning, giving the Rangers a 4-3 victory over the Tigers. The winning rally began with a single by Mike Hargrove, only the second hit off Jim Slaton in 8 2/3 innings of relief pitching.

Slaton was removed in favor of John Hiller and a sacrifice bunt by Mike Jorgensen moved Hargrove to second. Toby Harrah received an intentional walk and pinch-hitter Kurt Bevacqua drew a pass to load the bases. Hiller departed in favor of Steve Foucault, whose second pitch was slapped by Mason for the game-winning hit. The Tigers had tied the game in the seventh on a solo home run by Milt May. [The Sporting News]



Texas Rangers 4, Detroit Tigers 3
Game Played on Sunday, July      9, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    2  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0    0  -   3 11  0
Rangers      0  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0    1  -   4  6  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            6   0   1   0     0   2   .277      Bonds rf              5   0   2   0     1   0   .258
Whitaker 2b           5   0   1   0     0   0   .317      Wills 2b              6   0   0   0     0   1   .225
Staub dh              5   0   1   0     0   0   .299      Sundberg c            5   0   0   0     1   1   .311
  Dillard pr,dh       0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Hargrove 1b           4   2   1   0     2   0   .260
  Wockenfuss ph,dh    1   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Jorgensen lf,cf       2   1   0   0     3   0   .160
Thompson 1b           5   1   0   0     1   2   .290      Harrah 3b             4   0   0   0     1   1   .208
Kemp lf               5   1   1   2     0   2   .280      J. Ellis dh           3   0   1   2     1   1   .234
May c                 5   1   2   1     0   0   .270        Alomar pr,dh        0   0   0   0     0   0   .231
Mankowski 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .293        Putnam ph,dh        1   0   0   0     0   0   .135
  Rodriguez ph,3b     1   0   0   0     0   1   .266        Bevacqua ph,dh      0   0   0   0     1   0   .165
Corcoran rf           5   0   3   0     0   0   .255      Campaneris ss         3   0   0   0     0   2   .209
Trammell ss           3   0   1   0     1   1   .271        Lowenstein ph       0   0   0   0     1   0   .255
Baker p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Mason ss            1   0   1   1     0   0   .229
  Slaton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Thompson cf           3   1   1   0     0   0   .235
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Zisk lf             2   0   0   0     0   1   .271
  Foucault p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Jenkins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Umbarger p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               45   3  11   3     2   9             Totals               39   4   6   3    11   7

Time of Game: 3:40   Attendance: 15,770
Left on Base: Tigers 7, Rangers 12
DP: Tigers 1, Rangers 2
Doubles: Corcoran (7)
Home Runs: Kemp (7), May (8)
Stolen Bases: Bonds (19)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (8)
Sacrifice Hits: Trammell (2), Whitaker (4), Harrah (3), Campaneris (20), Jorgensen (1)
GIDP: Trammell (4), Wills (6)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Baker                   3.1   3   3   2   4   0   0  16   4.07
Slaton L(8-6)           8.2   2   1   1   5   7   0  33   4.44
Hiller                  0.1   0   0   0   2   0   0   3   2.51
Foucault                0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   2.97
Totals                 12.1   6   4   3  11   7   0  53

Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Jenkins                10     9   3   3   1   6   2  38   2.83
Umbarger W(4-6)         3     2   0   0   1   3   0  11   4.44
Totals                 13    11   3   3   2   9   2  49

Passed Balls: May (1)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Whitaker singled to right; Staub
grounded out (first unassisted) [Whitaker to second]; Thompson
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 1ST: Bonds walked; Wills grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Bonds out at second]; Sundberg
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp struck out; May popped to third in foul
territory; Mankowski made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 2ND: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Jorgensen
walked; Harrah flied out to right; J. Ellis flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Corcoran singled to center; Trammell out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Corcoran to second]; LeFlore
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Corcoran to third]; Whitaker
flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Rangers 0.

RANGERS 3RD: Campaneris flied out to center; Thompson singled to
left; May allowed a passed ball [Thompson to second]; Bonds
singled to left [Bonds to second (on throw), Thompson scored (on
throw) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Wills flied out to left; Sundberg
grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Rangers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub flied out to left; Thompson walked; Kemp
homered [Thompson scored]; May flied out to right; Mankowski
struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Rangers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove walked; Jorgensen walked [Hargrove to
second]; Harrah out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second)
[Hargrove to third, Jorgensen to second]; J. Ellis singled to
center [Hargrove scored, Jorgensen scored]; SLATON REPLACED
BAKER (PITCHING); Campaneris was called out on strikes; Thompson
forced J. Ellis (second unassisted); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Rangers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Corcoran doubled to center; Trammell struck out;
LeFlore flied into a double play (right to shortstop) [Corcoran
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Bonds singled to center; Bonds stole second; Wills
was called out on strikes; Sundberg struck out; Hargrove walked;
Jorgensen walked [Bonds to third, Hargrove to second]; Harrah
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers
2, Rangers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub
flied out to right; Thompson popped to third in foul territory;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 6TH: J. Ellis struck out; Campaneris struck out;
Thompson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Rangers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first); May homered;
Mankowski singled to center; Corcoran singled to right
[Mankowski to third]; Trammell grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Corcoran out at second]; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 7TH: Bonds grounded out (pitcher to first); Wills flied
out to center; Sundberg popped to first in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: ZISK REPLACED THOMPSON (PLAYING LF); JORGENSEN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); LeFlore singled to right;
Whitaker out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [LeFlore to
second]; Staub flied out to center [LeFlore to third]; Thompson
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Rangers 3.

RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove flied out to center; Jorgensen flied out
to center; Harrah was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Kemp flied out to center; May grounded out (second
to pitcher); Mankowski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 9TH: J. Ellis walked; ALOMAR RAN FOR J. ELLIS;
Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Alomar
to second]; Zisk flied out to center; Bonds grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 3.

TIGERS 10TH: ALOMAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Corcoran flied
out to right; Trammell singled to right; LeFlore struck out;
Whitaker grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 10TH: Wills made an out to first; Sundberg walked;
Hargrove forced Sundberg (first to shortstop); Jorgensen
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Rangers 3.

TIGERS 11TH: UMBARGER REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Staub singled
to shortstop; DILLARD RAN FOR STAUB; Thompson struck out; Kemp
struck out; May singled to shortstop [Dillard to second];
RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 11TH: DILLARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); RODRIGUEZ
STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Harrah flied out to right; PUTNAM
BATTED FOR ALOMAR; Putnam made an out to second; LOWENSTEIN
BATTED FOR CAMPANERIS; Lowenstein walked; Zisk struck out; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 3.

TIGERS 12TH: PUTNAM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MASON REPLACED
LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING SS); Corcoran grounded out (second to
first); Trammell walked; LeFlore forced Trammell (shortstop to
second); LeFlore was picked off and caught stealing second
(pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 12TH: Bonds grounded out (second to first); Wills
grounded out (second to first); Sundberg flied out to center; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 3.

TIGERS 13TH: Whitaker grounded out (third to first); WOCKENFUSS
BATTED FOR DILLARD; Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to
first); Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 3, Rangers 3.

RANGERS 13TH: WOCKENFUSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Hargrove
singled to center; HILLER REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Jorgensen
out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Hargrove to second];
Harrah was walked intentionally; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR PUTNAM;
Bevacqua walked [Hargrove to third, Harrah to second]; FOUCAULT
REPLACED HILLER (PITCHING); Mason singled to right [Hargrove
scored, Harrah to third, Bevacqua to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Tigers 3, Rangers 4.