With two out in the ninth inning, Ron LeFlore singled and Lou Whitaker followed with his first major league homer to lift the Tigers to a 4-3 victory over the Mariners. The Tigers also had an earlier homer by Jason Thompson and a run-scoring single by Rusty Staub for his 84th RBI of the season.

The Mariners loaded the bases in the seventh and scored their runs when Leon Roberts smashed a hard grounder that bounced off the glove of third baseman Aurelio Rodriguez and rolled into the bullpen area in left field. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 4, Seattle Mariners 3

Game Played on Friday, July 28, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    3  0  0  -   3  5  0
Tigers       0  1  0    0  0  1    0  0  2  -   4  9  2


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               4   1   1   0     0   1   .256      LeFlore cf            4   2   2   0     1   0   .293
Reynolds ss           4   1   2   0     0   0   .297      Whitaker 2b           4   1   2   2     0   0   .301
Ruppert Jones cf      3   1   1   0     1   0   .251      Staub dh              4   0   2   1     0   0   .297
Roberts rf            4   0   0   1     0   0   .295      Thompson 1b           3   1   2   1     1   0   .304
Paciorek lf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .328      Kemp lf               3   0   0   0     1   0   .268
  Hale lf             0   0   0   0     0   0   .164      May c                 3   0   0   0     1   0   .259
Bochte dh             3   0   0   0     0   0   .267      Corcoran rf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .260
Meyer 1b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .201        Stanley ph,rf       2   0   0   0     0   1   .234
Bernhardt 3b          3   0   0   0     0   1   .268      Mankowski 3b          2   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Stinson c             3   0   1   0     0   0   .264        Rodriguez 3b        2   0   0   0     0   0   .257
Colborn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Trammell ss           3   0   1   0     0   1   .268
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Parrish ph          1   0   0   0     0   1   .223
  Romo p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   5   1     1   2             Totals               33   4   9   4     4   3

Time of Game: 2:19   Attendance: 20,484
Left on Base: Mariners 2, Tigers 8
DP: Mariners 1, Tigers 1
Errors: May, Rodriguez
Doubles: Cruz (11)
Home Runs: Thompson (22), Whitaker (1)
Stolen Bases: Ruppert Jones (12), LeFlore 2 (43)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Whitaker (8)
GIDP: Ruppert Jones (10), May (9)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Colborn                 5.1   5   2   2   2   1   1  22   6.04
House                   2     2   0   0   1   0   0   9   5.06
Romo L(8-3)             1.1   2   2   2   1   2   1   7   3.13
Totals                  8.2   9   4   4   4   3   2  38

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema W(5-5)           9     5   3   1   1   2   0  32   2.97
Totals                  9     5   3   1   1   2   0  32

Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (first unassisted); Reynolds
singled to center; Ruppert Jones grounded into a double play
(second to shortstop to first) [Reynolds out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore popped to first in foul territory; Whitaker
lined to right; Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Roberts flied out to center; Paciorek popped to
first in foul territory; Bochte grounded out (first unassisted);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson homered; Kemp flied out to center; May
flied out to right; Corcoran grounded out (first to pitcher); 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Meyer flied out to left; Bernhardt struck out;
Stinson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Mankowski flied out to left; Trammell flied out to
right; LeFlore singled to center; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
0, Tigers 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Cruz struck out; Reynolds made an out to third;
Ruppert Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Tigers 1.

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

MARINERS 5TH: Roberts grounded out (third to first); Paciorek
grounded out (third to first); Bochte lined to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Corcoran grounded out (second to first); Mankowski
grounded out (pitcher to first); Trammell was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 1.

MARINERS 6TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING 3B); Meyer
grounded out (pitcher to first); Bernhardt grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stinson grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker out
on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [LeFlore to third]; Staub
singled to right [LeFlore scored]; Thompson singled to center
[Staub to second]; HOUSE REPLACED COLBORN (PITCHING); Kemp
popped to shortstop; May lined to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 2.

MARINERS 7TH: Cruz doubled to left; Reynolds singled to left
[Cruz to third]; Ruppert Jones walked [Reynolds to second];
Roberts reached on an error by Rodriguez [Cruz scored, Reynolds
scored (unearned), Ruppert Jones scored (unearned), Roberts to
second]; Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first); Bochte
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Roberts to third]; Meyer
grounded out (first unassisted); 3 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: STANLEY BATTED FOR CORCORAN; Stanley grounded out
(shortstop to first); Rodriguez flied out to right; Trammell
singled to center; LeFlore forced Trammell (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Tigers 2.

MARINERS 8TH: STANLEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Bernhardt
grounded out (third to first); Stinson singled to left; Cruz
forced Stinson (pitcher to shortstop); Cruz was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Whitaker singled to left; Staub flied out to left;
Thompson walked [Whitaker to second]; ROMO REPLACED HOUSE
(PITCHING); Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first) [Whitaker to
third, Thompson to second]; May was walked intentionally;
Stanley struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 3, Tigers 2.

MARINERS 9TH: Reynolds flied out to left; Ruppert Jones singled
to right; Ruppert Jones stole second [Ruppert Jones to third
(error by May)]; Roberts lined to shortstop; Paciorek grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Tigers
2.

TIGERS 9TH: HALE REPLACED PACIOREK (PLAYING LF); Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); PARRISH BATTED FOR TRAMMELL;
Parrish struck out; LeFlore singled to center; Whitaker homered
[LeFlore scored]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Tigers 4.

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