Winning for the second time with his second complete game in two starts, Kip Young pitched the Tigers to a 9-1 victory over the Mariners. After the Mariners nicked Young for their lone run in the first inning, the Tigers put the rookie on easy street, scoring four runs in their half of the first, two in the second and two more in the third. Aurelio Rodriguez accounted for three RBIs with a single and a double. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 9, Seattle Mariners 1
Game Played on Saturday, July      29, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Mariners     1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  3
Tigers       4  2  2    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   9  9  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               3   1   1   0     1   0   .257      LeFlore cf            4   2   1   0     1   1   .292
Reynolds ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .295      Whitaker 2b           1   1   0   1     2   0   .300
  Milbourne ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .277      Staub dh              3   1   0   0     2   1   .295
Ruppert Jones cf      4   0   1   0     0   0   .251      Thompson 1b           3   1   1   1     2   1   .304
Roberts rf            1   0   0   1     1   0   .294      Kemp lf               4   1   2   2     1   0   .270
  Hale rf             2   0   1   0     0   0   .168      Parrish c             5   1   0   0     0   1   .216
Paciorek lf           2   0   0   0     0   0   .322      Rodriguez 3b          4   1   2   3     0   0   .261
  Stanton lf          2   0   0   0     0   1   .186      Wockenfuss rf         4   0   1   0     0   0   .264
Bochte dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .267      Trammell ss           3   1   2   0     1   0   .273
Meyer 1b              2   0   0   0     0   0   .200      Young p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Robertson 1b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .218
Bernhardt 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .262
Stinson c             3   0   0   0     0   1   .261
Honeycutt p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   1   4   1     2   3             Totals               31   9   9   7     9   4

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance: 22,984
Left on Base: Mariners 5, Tigers 9
DP: Mariners 2, Tigers 0
Errors: Cruz, Reynolds, Todd
Doubles: Kemp (12), Rodriguez (13)
Triples: Trammell (2)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (32), LeFlore (44)
Sacrifice Hits: Whitaker (9)
Sacrifice Flies: Whitaker (5)
GIDP: LeFlore (9), Thompson (8)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Honeycutt L(4-6)        1     4   5   5   2   0   0   9   4.31
Todd                    1.2   2   3   2   1   1   0   9   4.73
Rawley                  5.1   3   1   1   6   3   0  24   4.22
Totals                  8     9   9   8   9   4   0  42

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Young W(2-1)            9     4   1   1   2   3   0  33   1.80
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2   3   0  33

Wild Pitches: Rawley (4)

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


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Reynolds popped to
catcher in foul territory; Ruppert Jones singled to left [Cruz
to third]; Roberts grounded out (third to first) [Cruz scored,
Ruppert Jones to second]; Paciorek flied out to center; 1 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; Whitaker out on a sacrifice bunt
(third to first) [LeFlore to second]; Staub walked; Thompson
singled to left [LeFlore scored, Staub to second]; Kemp doubled
to left [Staub scored, Thompson to third]; Parrish popped to
third in foul territory; Rodriguez singled to left [Thompson
scored, Kemp scored, Rodriguez to second (on throw to home)];
Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 1, Tigers 4.

MARINERS 2ND: Bochte struck out; Meyer flied out to center;
Bernhardt grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 2ND: Trammell tripled to right; TODD REPLACED HONEYCUTT
(PITCHING); LeFlore reached on an error by Todd [Trammell scored
(no RBI), LeFlore to second]; LeFlore stole third; Whitaker hit
a sacrifice fly to left [LeFlore scored (unearned)]; Staub
grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson was called out on
strikes; 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Tigers 6.

MARINERS 3RD: Stinson struck out; Cruz grounded out (third to
first); Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 3RD: Kemp walked; Parrish forced Kemp (shortstop to
second); Rodriguez doubled to center [Parrish scored, Rodriguez
scored (error by Cruz)]; Wockenfuss grounded out (third to
first); Trammell singled to right; RAWLEY REPLACED TODD
(PITCHING); LeFlore singled to right [Trammell to second];
Whitaker walked [Trammell to third, LeFlore to second]; Staub
struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 1, Tigers 8.

MARINERS 4TH: Ruppert Jones made an out to shortstop; Roberts
walked; Paciorek grounded out (third to first) [Roberts to
second]; Bochte grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson walked; Kemp reached on an error by
Reynolds [Thompson to third]; Parrish struck out; Rodriguez
flied out to right; Wockenfuss popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 1
E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Tigers 8.

MARINERS 5TH: Meyer flied out to right; Bernhardt flied out to
right; Stinson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 1, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 5TH: ROBERTSON REPLACED MEYER (PLAYING 1B); Trammell
walked; LeFlore grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Trammell out at second]; Whitaker flied out to left;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Tigers 8.

MARINERS 6TH: Cruz flied out to left; Reynolds grounded out
(second to first); Ruppert Jones grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 6TH: HALE REPLACED ROBERTS (PLAYING RF); STANTON REPLACED
PACIOREK (PLAYING LF); Staub walked; Thompson grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Staub out at
second]; Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Tigers 8.

MARINERS 7TH: Hale flied out to center; Stanton made an out to
second; Bochte singled to center; Robertson flied out to left; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 7TH: MILBOURNE REPLACED REYNOLDS (PLAYING SS); Parrish
grounded out (pitcher to first); Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Wockenfuss singled to left; Trammell flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Tigers 8.

MARINERS 8TH: Bernhardt grounded out (third to first); Stinson
grounded out (first unassisted); Cruz singled to left; Milbourne
forced Cruz (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 1, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 8TH: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Whitaker walked;
Rawley threw a wild pitch [Whitaker to second]; Staub flied out
to center; Thompson walked; Kemp singled to right [Whitaker
scored, Thompson to second]; Parrish lined to pitcher; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Tigers 9.

MARINERS 9TH: Ruppert Jones grounded out (pitcher to first);
Hale singled to center; Stanton struck out; Bochte flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Tigers 9.