The Tigers rallied for three runs in the bottom of the ninth to win the first game of a doubleheader from the Angels, 4-3, but the Angels, paced by Dave Chalk's three hits, took the second contest. 4-3. The Tigers' winning outburst in the opener began with a double by Lou Whitaker and a walk to Rusty Staub. Dave LaRoche replaced starter Don Aase and yielded an RBI single to Jason Thompson that moved Steve Dillard, pinch-running for Staub, to second. Detroit Tigers 4, California Angels 3 (Game 1)Game Played on Sunday, July 23, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger StadiumAngels 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 3 10 0 Tigers 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 - 4 7 0 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG R. Miller cf 4 0 0 0 1 1 .277 LeFlore cf 4 0 1 0 0 3 .288 Lansford 3b 5 1 2 0 0 0 .286 Whitaker 2b 3 2 2 0 0 0 .298 Bostock rf 4 1 3 0 1 0 .294 Staub dh 3 0 0 1 1 0 .295 Jackson 1b 3 1 0 1 1 0 .300 Dillard pr,dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253 Baylor dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .269 Thompson 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 .294 Rudi lf 4 0 1 2 0 0 .233 Kemp lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .270 Downing c 2 0 0 0 2 1 .264 May c 3 0 1 0 0 0 .263 Chalk 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .251 Parrish ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .232 Anderson ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .308 Corcoran rf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .247 Aase p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wockenfuss ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rodriguez 3b 3 0 0 1 1 0 .251 D. Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Trammell ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Mankowski ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 .301 Rozema p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foucault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 3 10 3 6 2 Totals 31 4 7 3 3 5 Time of Game: 2:40 Left on Base: Angels 10, Tigers 5 DP: Angels 0, Tigers 1 Doubles: Chalk (8), Rudi (13), Whitaker (7) Triples: Whitaker (3) Stolen Bases: Lansford (10) Caught Stealing: Bostock (10) Sacrifice Hits: Whitaker (6) Sacrifice Flies: Jackson (4) GIDP: Chalk (4) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Aase 8 6 3 3 1 3 0 30 4.17 LaRoche L(7-5) 0.2 1 1 0 2 2 0 5 2.87 D. Miller 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.05 Totals 8.2 7 4 3 3 5 0 35 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rozema 7.1 10 3 3 3 2 0 33 3.13 Foucault W(2-4) 1.2 0 0 0 3 0 0 7 2.65 Totals 9 10 3 3 6 2 0 40 Passed Balls: Downing (2) Wild Pitches: Rozema (1) Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Ken Kaiser ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller was called out on strikes; Lansford grounded out (third to first); Bostock grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Whitaker tripled to center; Staub grounded out (shortstop to first) [Whitaker scored]; Thompson singled to right; Kemp flied out to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 1. ANGELS 2ND: Jackson made an out to second; Baylor flied out to center; Rudi lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 2ND: May singled [May out at second (second to first)]; Corcoran singled to center; Rodriguez lined to shortstop; Trammell flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 1. ANGELS 3RD: Downing grounded out (shortstop to first); Chalk doubled to left; Anderson grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Miller grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Staub flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 1. ANGELS 4TH: Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); Bostock singled to second; Bostock was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Jackson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Thompson flied out to center; Kemp grounded out (second to first); May grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 1. ANGELS 5TH: Baylor singled to shortstop; Rudi flied out to center; Downing walked [Baylor to second]; Chalk was credited with a single when a runner was hit by the batted ball [Baylor out at third (shortstop unassisted), Downing to second]; Anderson walked [Downing to third, Chalk to second]; R. Miller grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 5TH: Corcoran grounded out (first to pitcher); Rodriguez made an out to shortstop; Trammell grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 1. ANGELS 6TH: Lansford singled to right; Bostock singled to right [Lansford to third]; Jackson hit a sacrifice fly to center [Lansford scored]; Rozema threw a wild pitch [Bostock to second]; Baylor flied out to right; Rudi flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore singled to right; Whitaker out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [LeFlore to second]; Staub popped to third in foul territory; Thompson flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Tigers 1. ANGELS 7TH: Downing struck out (catcher to first); Chalk flied out to right; Anderson singled; R. Miller grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 7TH: Kemp flied out to left; May flied out to center; Corcoran grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Tigers 1. ANGELS 8TH: Lansford singled to center; Bostock singled to right [Lansford to third]; Jackson walked [Bostock to second]; Baylor forced Lansford (third to catcher) [Bostock to third, Jackson to second]; Rudi doubled to left [Bostock scored, Jackson scored, Baylor to third]; FOUCAULT REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING); Downing was walked intentionally; Chalk grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Downing out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Tigers 1. TIGERS 8TH: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Trammell grounded out (third to first); LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 3, Tigers 1. ANGELS 9TH: Anderson grounded out (third to first); R. Miller walked; Lansford forced R. Miller (third to second); Lansford stole second; Bostock walked; Jackson forced Bostock (second to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Tigers 1. TIGERS 9TH: Whitaker doubled to left; Staub walked; DILLARD RAN FOR STAUB; LAROCHE REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); Thompson singled [Whitaker scored, Dillard to second]; Kemp struck out; PARRISH BATTED FOR MAY; Parrish was called out on strikes; WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR CORCORAN; Wockenfuss walked [Dillard to third, Thompson to second]; Rodriguez walked [Dillard scored, Thompson to third, Wockenfuss to second]; D. MILLER REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING); MANKOWSKI BATTED FOR TRAMMELL; Downing allowed a passed ball [Thompson scored (unearned)]; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 3, Tigers 4. |
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