A home run by rookie Lance Parrish broke up a scoreless game in the seventh inning and Jim Slaton tossed a 7-hit shutout as the Tigers took a 2-0 win from the Mariners. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 2, Seattle Mariners 0
Game Played on Friday, July      14, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  7  0
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  7  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   1   1     1   1   .282      Cruz 2b               3   0   0   0     1   0   .249
Whitaker 2b           5   0   0   0     0   1   .309      Reynolds ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .303
Staub dh              5   0   0   0     0   0   .294      Paciorek dh           4   0   1   0     0   1   .359
Thompson 1b           3   0   1   0     1   0   .292      Bochte lf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .268
Kemp lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .276      Roberts rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .303
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   2   .259      Meyer 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .206
Parrish c             2   1   1   1     2   0   .233      Stein 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .250
Wockenfuss rf         4   1   2   0     0   0   .289      Stinson c             3   0   2   0     0   0   .283
  Corcoran pr,rf      0   0   0   0     0   0   .250      Hale cf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .166
Trammell ss           3   0   1   0     1   0   .273      Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   7   2     5   4             Totals               32   0   7   0     2   3

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance:  9,742
Left on Base: Tigers 10, Mariners 7
DP: Tigers 2, Mariners 0
Home Runs: Parrish (6)
GIDP: Paciorek (3), Roberts (2)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton W(9-6)           9     7   0   0   2   3   0  34   4.14
Totals                  9     7   0   0   2   3   0  34

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt               6     2   0   0   3   2   0  23   4.40
Rawley L(4-7)           0.1   2   2   2   1   0   1   4   3.75
Todd                    2     3   0   0   1   2   0  10   4.50
House                   0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   5.28
Totals                  9     7   2   2   5   4   1  39

Wild Pitches: Honeycutt (2)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Whitaker
flied out to center; Staub flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Reynolds
singled to left; Paciorek grounded into a double play (shortstop
to second to first) [Reynolds out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Mariners 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Kemp
grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Bochte grounded out (second to first); Roberts was
called out on strikes; Meyer grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Mariners 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Parrish walked; Wockenfuss flied out to center;
Trammell forced Parrish (second to shortstop); LeFlore struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Stein flied out to right; Stinson singled to
right; Hale singled to left [Stinson to second]; Cruz forced
Hale (second to shortstop) [Stinson to third]; Reynolds flied
out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Mariners 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub
grounded out (second to first); Thompson singled to center; Kemp
singled to right [Thompson to third]; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 4TH: Paciorek flied out to center; Bochte flied to left
in foul territory; Roberts flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Mariners 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Parrish walked; Wockenfuss forced Parrish (second to
shortstop); Trammell forced Wockenfuss (second to shortstop);
Honeycutt threw a wild pitch [Trammell to second]; LeFlore was
walked intentionally; Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 5TH: Meyer made an out to shortstop; Stein singled to
center; Stinson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Stein to
second]; Hale made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 0, Mariners 0.

TIGERS 6TH: Staub flied out to center; Thompson flied out to
center; Kemp grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 6TH: Cruz walked; Reynolds popped to catcher in foul
territory; Paciorek singled to left [Cruz to second]; Bochte
walked [Cruz to third, Paciorek to second]; Roberts grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Bochte out at
second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Mariners 0.

TIGERS 7TH: RAWLEY REPLACED HONEYCUTT (PITCHING); Rodriguez
flied out to right; Parrish homered; Wockenfuss singled to left;
Trammell walked [Wockenfuss to second]; TODD REPLACED RAWLEY
(PITCHING); LeFlore singled to right [Wockenfuss scored,
Trammell to third]; Whitaker struck out; Staub flied out to
right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 7TH: Meyer flied out to center; Stein grounded out
(catcher to first); Stinson singled to right; Hale forced
Stinson (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Mariners 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Thompson walked; Kemp flied out to left; Rodriguez
struck out; Parrish popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 8TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds
grounded out (first unassisted); Paciorek struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Mariners 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Wockenfuss singled to left; CORCORAN RAN FOR
WOCKENFUSS; On a bunt Trammell singled to third [Corcoran to
second]; LeFlore forced Trammell (shortstop to second) [Corcoran
to third]; HOUSE REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Whitaker flied out to
left; Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
2, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 9TH: CORCORAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Bochte flied
out to left; Roberts singled to center; Meyer struck out; Stein
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Mariners 0.