John Wockenfuss, inserted into the game as a replacement for the injured Mickey Stanley, punched out a single to drive home the winning run in the 10th inning as the Tigers bested the Angels, 4-3. Rusty Staub opened the 10th with a single but the next two batters were retired.

Milt May then got an infield hit and Wockenfuss singled to left to plate the decisive tally. The Tigers trailed, 3-0, early in the game but tied the score in the sixth, runs being driven home on a sacrifice fly by Lou Whitaker, a solo homer by Jason Thompson and an RBI single by May. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, California Angels 3
Game Played on Monday, July      17, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    0  0  3    0  0  0    1  -   4 12  3
Angels       1  1  0    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  -   3  9  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   1   3   0     0   0   .289      R. Miller cf          2   2   1   0     3   0   .282
Whitaker 2b           3   0   0   1     1   0   .296      Grich 2b              5   0   2   0     0   0   .235
Staub dh              5   1   1   0     0   0   .297      Bostock rf            5   0   3   0     0   0   .291
Thompson 1b           5   1   2   1     0   1   .291      Jackson 1b            5   0   1   1     0   0   .307
Kemp lf               4   1   2   0     1   0   .274      Baylor dh             4   1   0   0     1   2   .260
May c                 4   0   2   1     1   0   .269      Rudi lf               4   0   2   0     0   0   .231
Corcoran rf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Lansford 3b           3   0   0   1     0   0   .283
  Stanley ph,rf       1   0   0   0     0   1   .240      Chalk ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .256
  Wockenfuss rf       2   0   1   1     0   0   .281      Downing c             4   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Mankowski 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .299      Caneira p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rodriguez ph,3b     1   0   0   0     0   0   .253        Brett p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Trammell ss           3   0   0   0     1   1   .271        Hartzell p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Baker p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Morris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   4  12   4     4   3             Totals               36   3   9   2     4   3

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 32,469
Left on Base: Tigers 10, Angels 8
DP: Tigers 2, Angels 2
Errors: Whitaker, Thompson, Mankowski, Grich
Doubles: Mankowski (4), Kemp (10), Bostock (15)
Home Runs: Thompson (20)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore 3 (35), Kemp (2), Bostock (9)
Caught Stealing: R. Miller (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Whitaker (2), Lansford (6)
GIDP: LeFlore (8), May (8), Bostock (18), Grich (4)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Baker                   4     6   3   3   3   1   0  21   4.27
Morris W(2-4)           6     3   0   0   1   2   0  20   4.53
Totals                 10     9   3   3   4   3   0  41

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Caneira                 5.2   6   3   3   2   0   1  23   4.76
Brett                   0     1   0   0   0   0   0   1   5.60
Hartzell                3.1   2   0   0   2   2   0  14   3.46
LaRoche L(6-4)          1     3   1   1   0   1   0   6   3.08
Totals                 10    12   4   4   4   3   1  44

Wild Pitches: Baker (5)

Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jerry Neudecker


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Whitaker
grounded out (second to first); Staub made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller walked; Grich singled to left [R. Miller
to third]; Bostock grounded into a double play (shortstop to
second to first) [R. Miller scored (no RBI), Grich out at
second]; Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson singled to center; Kemp forced Thompson
(second to shortstop); May grounded out (second to first) [Kemp
to second]; Corcoran made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 1.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor walked; Rudi singled to center [Baylor to
third]; Lansford hit a sacrifice fly to center [Baylor scored];
Chalk grounded out (third to first) [Rudi to second]; Downing
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
0, Angels 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Mankowski doubled to right; Trammell walked; LeFlore
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Mankowski to
third, Trammell out at second]; Whitaker walked; Staub flied out
to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 3RD: R. Miller singled to left; Grich grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [R. Miller out at
second]; Bostock doubled to left; Jackson grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson flied out to left; Kemp singled to center;
May grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Kemp out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Baylor struck out; Rudi singled to left; Lansford
reached on an error by Mankowski [Rudi to second]; Chalk forced
Lansford (third to second) [Rudi to third]; Baker threw a wild
pitch [Chalk to second]; Downing grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Corcoran flied out to center; Mankowski flied out to
center; Trammell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: R. Miller walked; Grich reached on an error by
Thompson (assists by Baker and Trammell) [R. Miller to second];
Bostock singled to right [R. Miller to third, Grich to second];
MORRIS REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); Jackson singled to second [R.
Miller scored, Grich out at home (second to catcher), Bostock to
second]; Baylor struck out; Rudi made an out to shortstop; 1 R,
2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 3.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore singled to center; LeFlore stole second
[LeFlore to third (error by Grich)]; Whitaker hit a sacrifice
fly to left [LeFlore scored]; Staub flied out to right; Thompson
homered; Kemp doubled to center; BRETT REPLACED CANEIRA
(PITCHING); May singled to right [Kemp scored, May to second (on
throw to home)]; STANLEY BATTED FOR CORCORAN; HARTZELL REPLACED
BRETT (PITCHING); Stanley was called out on strikes; 3 R, 4 H, 1
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Angels 3.

ANGELS 6TH: STANLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Lansford
grounded out (pitcher to first); Chalk was called out on
strikes; Downing flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 3, Angels 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Mankowski grounded out (shortstop to first);
Trammell was called out on strikes; LeFlore singled to catcher;
Whitaker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 3, Angels 3.

ANGELS 7TH: WOCKENFUSS REPLACED STANLEY (PLAYING RF); R. Miller
grounded out (second to first); Grich grounded out (shortstop to
first); Bostock singled to left; Bostock stole second; Jackson
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Angels 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Thompson made
an out to shortstop; Kemp walked; Kemp stole second; May was
walked intentionally; Wockenfuss grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Angels 3.

ANGELS 8TH: Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Rudi
grounded out (shortstop to first); Lansford popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Angels 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Mankowski made an out to second; Trammell flied out
to right; LeFlore singled to first; LeFlore stole second;
LeFlore stole third; Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Angels 3.

ANGELS 9TH: Chalk grounded out (third to first); Downing
grounded out (second to first); R. Miller walked; R. Miller was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 3, Angels 3.

TIGERS 10TH: LAROCHE REPLACED HARTZELL (PITCHING); Staub singled
to right; Thompson struck out; Kemp grounded out (first
unassisted) [Staub to second]; May singled to shortstop [Staub
to third]; Wockenfuss singled to left [Staub scored, May to
second]; RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI; Rodriguez made an out
to shortstop; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4, Angels 3.

ANGELS 10TH: RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Grich
singled to right; Bostock popped to catcher in foul territory;
Jackson forced Grich (shortstop to second) [Jackson to second
(error by Whitaker)]; Baylor flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Angels 3.