Scoring five runs in the first three innings, the Tigers outlasted the Mariners, 5-4. Detroit opened with two runs in their first turn at bat. Ron LeFlore singled, stole second and eventually scored on a sacrifice fly by Jason Thompson. A single by Steve Kemp drove in Lou Whitaker, who had reached first on a walk.

Whitaker tripled a run across in the third and scored on a single by Rusty Staub. Staub moved to second on a groundout and scored on a single by Kemp. [The Sporting News]
Detroit Tigers 5, Seattle Mariners 4

Game Played on Sunday, July 30, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Mariners     0  1  0    1  0  1    1  0  0  -   4 14  0
Tigers       2  0  3    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5 12  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               5   0   1   0     0   0   .256      LeFlore cf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .293
Milbourne ss          5   1   2   0     0   0   .282      Whitaker 2b           4   2   1   1     1   0   .299
Ruppert Jones cf      3   1   1   1     1   1   .252      Staub dh              4   1   3   1     0   0   .299
Roberts rf            5   1   3   2     0   0   .300      Thompson 1b           3   0   1   1     0   0   .304
Bochte dh             4   1   0   0     1   1   .264      Kemp lf               4   0   2   2     0   0   .273
Robertson 1b          4   0   2   0     0   0   .228      May c                 4   0   2   0     0   0   .263
Hale lf               4   0   2   0     0   1   .176      Corcoran rf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .256
Bernhardt 3b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .262      Mankowski 3b          1   0   0   0     0   0   .288
Stinson c             2   0   1   0     0   1   .263        Rodriguez 3b        3   0   1   0     0   0   .262
  Paciorek ph         1   0   0   0     0   1   .319      Trammell ss           3   1   0   0     1   0   .270
  Plummer c           1   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Sykes p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  House p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Parrott p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   4  14   4     2   5             Totals               34   5  12   5     3   0

Time of Game: 2:33   Attendance: 21,575
Left on Base: Mariners 10, Tigers 9
DP: Mariners 0, Tigers 0
Doubles: Milbourne (4), Bernhardt (9), Rodriguez (14)
Triples: Whitaker (4)
Home Runs: Roberts (16), Ruppert Jones (4)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore 2 (46)
Caught Stealing: Cruz (7), Kemp (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Ruppert Jones (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Thompson (5)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott L(4-8)           2.1   4   5   5   2   0   0  12   4.73
House                   1     3   0   0   0   0   0   6   5.01
Parrott                 4.2   5   0   0   1   0   0  20   5.32
Totals                  8    12   5   5   3   0   0  38

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox W(8-8)           5.1  10   3   3   2   3   2  26   3.61
Sykes SV(2)             3.2   4   1   1   0   2   0  15   3.67
Totals                  9    14   4   4   2   5   2  41

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


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled to center; Milbourne flied out to
center; Cruz was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop);
Ruppert Jones struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to left; LeFlore stole second;
Whitaker walked; Staub grounded out (second to first) [LeFlore
to third, Whitaker to second]; Thompson hit a sacrifice fly to
center [LeFlore scored, Whitaker to third]; Kemp singled to
center [Whitaker scored]; Kemp was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0,
Tigers 2.

MARINERS 2ND: Roberts homered; Bochte struck out; Robertson
singled to left; Hale popped to second; Bernhardt flied out to
right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 2ND: May grounded out (shortstop to first); Corcoran
grounded out (second to first); Mankowski grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Tigers 2.

MARINERS 3RD: Stinson struck out; Cruz grounded out (second to
first); Milbourne grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell walked; LeFlore grounded out (third to
first) [Trammell to second]; Whitaker tripled to center
[Trammell scored]; Staub singled to right [Whitaker scored];
HOUSE REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Thompson grounded out (second
to first) [Staub to second]; Kemp singled to right [Staub
scored]; May singled to center [Kemp to second]; Corcoran flied
out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 1, Tigers 5.

MARINERS 4TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING 3B); Ruppert
Jones homered; Roberts grounded out (pitcher to first); Bochte
grounded out (pitcher to first); Robertson singled to center;
Hale singled to center [Robertson to second]; Bernhardt flied
out to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez doubled to left; Trammell reached on a
fielder's choice [Rodriguez out at third (pitcher to shortstop
to third), Trammell to second (on throw to 3b)]; PARROTT
REPLACED HOUSE (PITCHING); LeFlore flied out to center; Whitaker
lined to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 5.

MARINERS 5TH: Stinson singled to center; Cruz forced Stinson
(third to second); Milbourne doubled to left [Cruz out at third
(left to shortstop to third)]; Ruppert Jones walked; Roberts
forced Ruppert Jones (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 5TH: Staub singled to right; Thompson singled to right
[Staub to second]; Kemp flied out to left; May forced Thompson
(second to shortstop) [Staub to third]; Corcoran walked [May to
second]; Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.
Mariners 2, Tigers 5.

MARINERS 6TH: Bochte walked; Robertson lined to left; Hale
singled to left [Bochte to second]; Bernhardt doubled to right
[Bochte scored, Hale to third]; SYKES REPLACED WILCOX
(PITCHING); PACIOREK BATTED FOR STINSON; Paciorek was called out
on strikes; Cruz flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 3, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 6TH: PLUMMER REPLACED PACIOREK (PLAYING C ); Trammell
lined to right; LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker flied out
to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 3, Tigers 5.

MARINERS 7TH: Milbourne singled to left; Ruppert Jones out on a
sacrifice bunt (catcher to first) [Milbourne to second]; Roberts
singled to left [Milbourne scored]; Bochte flied out to center;
Robertson popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4,
Tigers 5.

TIGERS 7TH: Staub singled to left; Thompson flied out to left;
Kemp flied out to left; May singled to right [Staub to second];
Corcoran flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 4,
Tigers 5.

MARINERS 8TH: Hale was called out on strikes; Bernhardt grounded
out (second to first); Plummer singled to left; Cruz flied out
to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Rodriguez flied out to center; Trammell made an out
to second; LeFlore singled to center; LeFlore stole second;
Whitaker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 4, Tigers 5.

MARINERS 9TH: Milbourne popped to second in foul territory;
Ruppert Jones flied out to left; Roberts singled to center;
Bochte flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 4,
Tigers 5.
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