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Posting his first A. L. shutout, Jack Billingham hurled the Tigers to a 4-0 victory over the Angels. The Tigers got three runs in the third inning on an infield hit by Ron LeFlore, a walk to Lou Whitaker and a home run by Rusty Staub. Their fourth run came in the eighth on a bases-loaded walk. [The Sporting News] Detroit Tigers 4, California Angels 0Game Played on Sunday, July 16, 1978 (Day game) at Anaheim StadiumTigers 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 9 0 Angels 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 10 1 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .285 R. Miller cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .280 Whitaker 2b 4 1 0 0 1 0 .300 Grich 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .232 Staub dh 5 1 3 3 0 0 .298 Bostock rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .287 Thompson 1b 3 1 0 0 2 0 .289 Jackson 1b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .310 Kemp lf 5 0 0 0 0 0 .272 Baylor dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .263 May c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .264 Rudi lf 4 0 2 0 0 1 .226 Corcoran rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .256 Lansford 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .288 Mankowski 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .300 Chalk ss 4 0 2 0 0 0 .260 Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 Downing c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .247 Trammell ss 3 0 0 1 1 0 .274 Frost p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hartzell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 4 9 4 5 1 Totals 35 0 10 0 1 4 Time of Game: 2:32 Attendance: 21,447 Left on Base: Tigers 10, Angels 10 DP: Tigers 2, Angels 2 Errors: Chalk Doubles: Rudi (11) Home Runs: Staub (12) Stolen Bases: LeFlore (32) GIDP: Mankowski (5), Kemp (5), Jackson (4), Downing (4) Hit by Pitch: LeFlore (3,by Frost), Jackson (7,by Billingham) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham W(8-5) 9 10 0 0 1 4 0 37 3.90 Totals 9 10 0 0 1 4 0 37 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Frost L(2-2) 7.2 8 4 4 3 1 1 35 2.33 Hartzell 1.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 3.64 Totals 9 9 4 4 5 1 1 41 Hit by Pitch: Billingham (4), Frost (2) Wild Pitches: Frost (1), Hartzell (3) Umpires: HP - Vic Voltaggio, 1B - Nestor Chylak, 2B - Ron Luciano, 3B - Rich Garcia TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; Frost threw a wild pitch [LeFlore to second]; Whitaker grounded out (third to first); Staub made an out to shortstop; Thompson reached on an error by Chalk [LeFlore to third]; Kemp forced Thompson (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller struck out; Grich flied out to center; Bostock flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0. TIGERS 2ND: May flied out to right; Corcoran grounded out (pitcher unassisted); Mankowski singled to center; Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Jackson was called out on strikes; Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi doubled to left; Lansford popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Angels 0. TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore singled to shortstop; Whitaker walked [LeFlore to second]; Staub homered [LeFlore scored, Whitaker scored]; Thompson grounded out (second to first); Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first); May singled to right; Corcoran grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Chalk flied out to center; Downing struck out; R. Miller singled to shortstop; Grich flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Angels 0. TIGERS 4TH: Mankowski struck out; Trammell grounded out (pitcher to first); LeFlore grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Angels 0. ANGELS 4TH: Bostock singled to pitcher; Jackson grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bostock out at second]; Baylor singled to center; Rudi singled to right [Baylor to third]; Lansford forced Rudi (second to shortstop); 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Angels 0. TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Staub singled to right; Thompson flied out to right; Kemp flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Angels 0. ANGELS 5TH: Chalk singled to left; Downing grounded into a double play (second to first) [Chalk out at second]; R. Miller grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Angels 0. TIGERS 6TH: May grounded out (first unassisted); Corcoran singled to right; Mankowski grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Corcoran out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Angels 0. ANGELS 6TH: Grich flied out to right; Bostock singled to second; Jackson was hit by a pitch [Bostock to second]; Baylor made an out to first; Rudi struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Angels 0. TIGERS 7TH: Trammell grounded out (pitcher to first); LeFlore was hit by a pitch; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Angels 0. ANGELS 7TH: Lansford flied out to left; Chalk grounded out (first unassisted); Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Angels 0. TIGERS 8TH: Thompson walked; Kemp flied out to center; May flied out to right; Corcoran singled to right [Thompson to second]; Mankowski singled to left [Thompson to third, Corcoran to second]; HARTZELL REPLACED FROST (PITCHING); Trammell walked [Thompson scored, Corcoran to third, Mankowski to second]; LeFlore forced Trammell (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 4, Angels 0. ANGELS 8TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING 3B); R. Miller flied out to center; Grich walked; Bostock forced Grich (second to shortstop); Jackson singled to left [Bostock to second]; Baylor flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Angels 0. TIGERS 9TH: Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Staub singled to right; Hartzell threw a wild pitch [Staub to second]; Thompson walked; Kemp grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Angels 0. ANGELS 9TH: Rudi grounded out (shortstop to first); Lansford flied out to center; Chalk singled to right; Downing singled to left [Chalk to second]; R. Miller flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Angels 0. |
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