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 0
Game Played on Sunday, July      16, 1978 (Day game) at Anaheim Stadium
Tigers       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.