Winning his first major league start, Kip Young hurled the Tigers to a 4-1 victory over the A's. The Tigers tallied in their first turn at bat on a single by Lou Whitaker and a homer by Rusty Staub, and added extra pair in the sixth on Ron LeFlore's RBI single and a sacrifice fly by Whitaker. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Monday, July      24, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
A's          0  1  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  1
Tigers       2  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  x  -   4 10  1


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Edwards 2b            4   0   1   0     0   0   .288      LeFlore cf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .289
Dilone rf             3   0   0   0     1   0   .240      Whitaker 2b           2   1   1   1     1   0   .299
Page lf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .292      Staub dh              4   1   1   2     0   1   .294
Revering 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .269      Thompson 1b           4   0   2   0     0   1   .296
Horton dh             3   1   3   0     0   0   .258      Kemp lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .268
  Murphy pr,dh        1   0   0   0     0   1   .170      May c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .258
Guerrero ss           2   0   1   0     0   0   .287      Corcoran rf           1   0   0   0     0   0   .242
Duncan 3b             4   0   0   0     0   2   .253        Wockenfuss ph,rf    3   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Wallis cf             3   0   1   1     1   0   .299      Mankowski 3b          0   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Newman c              3   0   0   0     0   0   .250        Rodriguez 3b        4   1   3   0     0   0   .260
Keough p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Trammell ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .266
  Lacey p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Young p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Sosa p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Heaverlo p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   6   1     2   3             Totals               32   4  10   4     2   4

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 19,733
Left on Base: A's 7, Tigers 8
DP: A's 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Newman, Thompson
Doubles: Horton (12), Rodriguez 2 (12)
Home Runs: Staub (16)
Stolen Bases: Dilone (31), LeFlore (39)
Caught Stealing: Horton (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Guerrero 2 (13), Trammell (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Whitaker (3)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Keough L(6-7)           0.1   4   2   2   0   0   1   5   2.77
Lacey                   3.2   3   0   0   1   3   0  15   2.69
Sosa                    1     1   0   0   1   0   0   5   2.97
Heaverlo                3     2   2   1   0   1   0  11   2.80
Totals                  8    10   4   3   2   4   1  36

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Young W(1-1)            9     6   1   1   2   3   0  35   2.45
Totals                  9     6   1   1   2   3   0  35

Umpires: HP - Bill Deegan, 1B - Terry Cooney, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Bill Kunkel


ATHLETICS 1ST: Edwards grounded out (third to first); RODRIGUEZ
REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING 3B); Dilone walked; Dilone stole
second; Page flied out to center; Revering flied out to left; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker singled; Staub
homered [Whitaker scored]; Thompson singled; Kemp singled
[Thompson to second]; LACEY REPLACED KEOUGH (PITCHING); May
forced Kemp (second to shortstop) [Thompson to third]; Corcoran
flied out to left; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 0, Tigers 2.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Horton doubled to left; Guerrero singled [Horton
to third]; Duncan made an out to second; Wallis singled [Horton
scored, Guerrero to second]; Newman forced Wallis (shortstop to
second) [Guerrero to third]; Edwards made an out to third; 1 R,
3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez doubled to left; Trammell singled
[Rodriguez to third]; LeFlore reached on a fielder's choice
[Rodriguez out at home (third to catcher to third to catcher),
Trammell to third, LeFlore to second]; Whitaker walked; Staub
struck out; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Athletics 1, Tigers 2.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Dilone lined to shortstop; Page flied out to
center; Revering flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first); May lined to
second; WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR CORCORAN; Wockenfuss flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 2.

ATHLETICS 4TH: WOCKENFUSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Horton
singled; Guerrero reached on an error by Thompson on a sacrifice
bunt [Horton to second]; Duncan struck out; Horton was caught
stealing third (catcher to shortstop to third) [Guerrero to
second]; Wallis walked; Newman forced Wallis (third to second);
0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez doubled to right; Trammell grounded out
(second to first) [Rodriguez to third]; LeFlore struck out;
Whitaker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Tigers 2.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Edwards singled; Dilone grounded out (second to
first) [Edwards to second]; Page grounded out (third to first);
Revering grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: SOSA REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Staub made an out to
shortstop; Thompson singled; Kemp walked [Thompson to second];
May flied out to center [Thompson to third]; Wockenfuss forced
Kemp (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Tigers 2.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Horton singled; MURPHY RAN FOR HORTON; Guerrero
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Murphy to second];
Duncan struck out; Wallis flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: MURPHY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HEAVERLO
REPLACED SOSA (PITCHING); Rodriguez singled; Trammell out on a
sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Rodriguez to second]; LeFlore
singled to right [Rodriguez scored]; LeFlore stole second
[LeFlore to third (error by Newman)]; Whitaker hit a sacrifice
fly to center [LeFlore scored (unearned)]; Staub flied out to
center; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 4.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Newman grounded out (third to first); Edwards
grounded out (second to first); Dilone grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Thompson grounded out (third to first); Kemp
grounded out (shortstop to first); May grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 4.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Page flied out to center; Revering grounded out
(second to first); Murphy struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Wockenfuss flied out to left; Rodriguez flied out to
right; Trammell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1,
Tigers 4.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Duncan
grounded out (shortstop to first); Wallis grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 1, Tigers 4.