A bases-loaded single by Jason Thompson in the seventh inning propelled the Tigers to a 5-4 victory over the A's. A two-run homer by Dave Revering put the A's ahead, 3-2, in the sixth inning, but the Tigers went ahead to stay in the seventh.

The winning rally began with a one-out double by Phil Mankowski. After a walk to Alan Trammell, Ron LeFlore hit into a forceout. But an infield single by Lou Whitaker scored one run and Rusty Staub drew a walk to load the bases. Thompson then smashed a hard grounder which deflected off second baseman Mike Edwards' glove into right field. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Oakland Athletics 4
Game Played on Wednesday, July      19, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Tigers       0  0  0    0  2  0    3  0  0  -   5  6  0
A's          0  0  1    0  0  2    0  0  1  -   4  6  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   1   0   1     0   0   .288      Wallis cf             3   0   1   0     0   1   .295
Whitaker 2b           5   1   1   1     0   1   .294      Duncan 3b             2   0   0   1     1   0   .248
Staub dh              3   0   0   0     2   0   .296      Page lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .290
Thompson 1b           4   0   1   2     0   1   .293      Horton dh             3   1   0   0     1   1   .251
Kemp lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .270      Revering 1b           4   1   1   2     0   0   .274
May c                 3   1   0   0     0   0   .261      Guerrero ss           3   0   0   0     1   0   .282
Corcoran rf           4   1   1   0     0   2   .253      Newman c              4   0   0   0     0   2   .253
Mankowski 3b          2   1   2   0     1   0   .312      Edwards 2b            4   2   2   1     0   1   .277
  Rodriguez ph,3b     1   0   1   0     0   0   .254      Burke rf              3   0   2   0     0   0   .248
Trammell ss           2   0   0   1     1   0   .272        Murphy ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .178
Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   5   6   5     4   4             Totals               30   4   6   4     4   5

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance:  5,225
Left on Base: Tigers 7, A's 5
DP: Tigers 0, A's 0
Errors: Guerrero
Doubles: Mankowski (5)
Home Runs: Revering (12), Edwards (1)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (36), Burke (8)
Caught Stealing: Page (12)
Sacrifice Hits: Trammell (3), Wallis (2)
Sacrifice Flies: LeFlore (3), Duncan (3)
Hit by Pitch: May (2,by Keough)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton W(10-6)          9     6   4   4   4   5   2  36   4.13
Totals                  9     6   4   4   4   5   2  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough L(6-6)           6.2   5   5   3   4   3   0  31   2.62
Lacey                   1.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   5   2.84
Heaverlo                1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2.85
Totals                  9     6   5   3   4   4   0  39

Hit by Pitch: Keough (1)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore popped to first in foul territory; Whitaker
struck out; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Wallis struck out; Duncan walked; Page made an
out to shortstop; Horton grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson struck out; Kemp grounded out (second to
first); May was hit by a pitch; Corcoran struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering grounded out (second to first); Guerrero
lined to second; Newman made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Mankowski singled; Trammell out on a sacrifice bunt
(first to second) [Mankowski to second]; LeFlore grounded out
(third to first); Whitaker lined to pitcher; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Edwards singled; Burke singled [Edwards to
second]; Wallis out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Edwards to third, Burke to second]; Duncan hit a sacrifice fly
to left [Edwards scored, Burke to third]; Page made an out to
second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub popped to third in foul territory; Thompson
made an out to second; Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Horton grounded out (shortstop to first);
Revering flied out to left; Guerrero flied out to right; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 5TH: May reached on an error by Guerrero; Corcoran
singled [May to second]; Mankowski walked [May to third,
Corcoran to second]; Trammell forced Mankowski (second to
shortstop) [May scored (unearned), Corcoran to third]; LeFlore
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Corcoran scored (unearned),
Trammell to second]; Whitaker popped to catcher in foul
territory; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Newman struck out; Edwards was called out on
strikes; Burke singled; Burke stole second; Wallis flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Staub walked; Thompson flied out to center; Kemp
flied out to left; May grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Duncan made an out to first; Page walked; Page
was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Horton walked;
Revering homered [Horton scored]; Guerrero walked; Newman struck
out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Corcoran grounded out (second to first); Mankowski
doubled to right; Trammell walked; LeFlore forced Trammell
(second to shortstop) [Mankowski to third]; LeFlore stole
second; Whitaker singled [Mankowski scored, LeFlore to third];
Staub walked [Whitaker to second]; Thompson singled to right
[LeFlore scored, Whitaker scored, Staub to second]; LACEY
REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); Kemp grounded out (first
unassisted); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Edwards flied out to center; Burke grounded out
(second to first); Wallis singled; Duncan grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Athletics
3.

TIGERS 8TH: May flied out to right; Corcoran struck out;
RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI; Rodriguez singled; Trammell
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
5, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 8TH: RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Page
grounded out (shortstop to first); Horton struck out; Revering
made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Athletics 3.

TIGERS 9TH: HEAVERLO REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); LeFlore grounded
out (third to first); Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to
first); Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 5, Athletics 3.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Guerrero flied out to center; Newman popped to
catcher in foul territory; Edwards homered; MURPHY BATTED FOR
BURKE; Murphy popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Athletics 4.