Texas Rangers 9, Detroit Tigers 4

Game Played on Tuesday, August 8, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Rangers      0  0  0    1  4  0    3  0  1  -   9 14  0
Tigers       1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  2  -   4  9  0


Rangers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Hargrove 1b           2   0   1   0     0   0   .251      LeFlore cf            5   1   3   1     0   1   .293
  Jorgensen pr,1b     1   0   0   0     1   0   .132      Whitaker 2b           3   1   1   0     2   1   .296
Wills 2b              5   2   4   2     0   1   .238      Staub dh              4   0   2   1     0   0   .297
Sundberg c            5   2   1   2     0   1   .299      Thompson 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .294
Oliver dh             3   1   1   0     2   0   .323      Kemp lf               4   0   1   1     0   0   .280
Bonds rf              5   1   3   3     0   0   .274      Parrish c             4   1   1   0     0   0   .233
Zisk lf               5   1   1   0     0   0   .259      Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .255
Lowenstein 3b         3   0   0   0     1   1   .226      Stanley rf            2   0   0   0     0   0   .245
  Bevacqua ph,3b      1   0   1   0     0   0   .204        Corcoran ph,rf      2   0   0   0     0   0   .261
Beniquez cf           5   1   2   1     0   0   .266      Trammell ss           2   0   0   0     1   1   .264
Harrah ss             4   1   0   0     1   1   .204        May ph              1   1   1   1     0   0   .266
Mirabella p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Medich p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Morris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Glynn p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               39   9  14   8     5   4             Totals               34   4   9   4     4   4

Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 20,951
Left on Base: Rangers 9, Tigers 7
DP: Rangers 1, Tigers 1
Doubles: Bonds (16), Beniquez (12), Bevacqua (9), Parrish (9), May (7), LeFlore (20)
Home Runs: Sundberg (3), Bonds (21)
Stolen Bases: Wills (35), Jorgensen (3)
Caught Stealing: Hargrove (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Hargrove (2)
GIDP: Zisk (9), Staub (17)


Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mirabella W(2-0)        5     5   2   2   3   3   0  22   5.27
Medich SV(2)            4     4   2   2   1   1   0  16   3.78
Totals                  9     9   4   4   4   4   0  38

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema L(5-6)           4     7   5   5   2   1   0  20   3.38
Morris                  2.2   5   3   3   2   1   1  15   4.38
Glynn                   2.1   2   1   1   1   2   1  10   1.93
Totals                  9    14   9   9   5   4   2  45

Wild Pitches: Rozema (2), Morris (3)

Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Dale Ford


RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); On a bunt
Wills singled to third; Wills stole second; Sundberg grounded
out (first unassisted) [Wills to third]; Oliver walked; Bonds
flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker
walked; Staub singled to center [Whitaker to third]; Thompson
made an out to third; Kemp singled to center [Whitaker scored,
Staub to third, Kemp out at second (center to shortstop)]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 1.

RANGERS 2ND: Zisk flied out to center; Lowenstein grounded out
(first unassisted); Beniquez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish flied out to left; Rodriguez struck out;
Stanley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Rangers 0, Tigers 1.

RANGERS 3RD: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove
singled to left; Wills singled to center [Hargrove to third];
Hargrove was caught stealing home (catcher to second to catcher)
[Wills to second]; Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 0 R,
2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell walked; LeFlore singled to right [Trammell
to second]; Whitaker was called out on strikes; Staub made an
out to shortstop; Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Tigers 1.

RANGERS 4TH: Oliver singled to right; Bonds singled to center
[Oliver to second]; Zisk grounded into a double play (third to
second to first) [Oliver to third, Bonds out at second]; Rozema
threw a wild pitch [Oliver scored]; Lowenstein was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp popped to third in foul territory; Parrish
flied out to center; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 1, Tigers 1.

RANGERS 5TH: Beniquez singled to left; Harrah walked [Beniquez
to second]; Hargrove reached on a fielder's choice on a
sacrifice bunt [Beniquez to third, Harrah to second]; JORGENSEN
RAN FOR HARGROVE; Wills singled to left [Beniquez scored, Harrah
scored, Jorgensen to second]; MORRIS REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING);
Morris threw a wild pitch [Jorgensen to third, Wills to second];
Sundberg reached on a fielder's choice [Jorgensen out at home
(third to catcher to third to pitcher), Wills to third, Sundberg
to second]; Oliver was walked intentionally; Bonds doubled to
left [Wills scored, Sundberg scored, Oliver to third]; Zisk
reached on a fielder's choice [Oliver out at home (third to
catcher), Bonds to third]; Lowenstein flied out to left; 4 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 5, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Stanley flied
out to right; Trammell struck out; LeFlore singled to center;
Whitaker walked [LeFlore to second]; Staub singled to right
[LeFlore scored, Whitaker to third]; Thompson grounded out
(second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 5, Tigers 2.

RANGERS 6TH: Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Harrah was
called out on strikes; Jorgensen made an out to second; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: MEDICH REPLACED MIRABELLA (PITCHING); Kemp flied out
to left; Parrish grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez lined
to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 5, Tigers 2.

RANGERS 7TH: On a bunt Wills singled to pitcher; Sundberg
homered [Wills scored]; Oliver flied out to left; Bonds flied
out to right; Zisk singled to right; Lowenstein walked [Zisk to
second]; Beniquez doubled to right [Zisk scored, Lowenstein to
third]; GLYNN REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING); Harrah flied out to
right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 8, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: CORCORAN BATTED FOR STANLEY; Corcoran grounded out
(first unassisted); Trammell flied out to right; LeFlore struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 8, Tigers 2.

RANGERS 8TH: CORCORAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Jorgensen
walked; Wills was called out on strikes; Jorgensen stole second;
Sundberg was called out on strikes; Oliver flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 8, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Whitaker singled to center; Staub grounded into a
double play (first to shortstop to first) [Whitaker out at
second]; Thompson walked; Kemp forced Thompson (second to
shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 8, Tigers 2.

RANGERS 9TH: Bonds homered; Zisk flied out to left; BEVACQUA
BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; Bevacqua doubled to left; Beniquez flied
to right in foul territory [Bevacqua to third]; Harrah grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 9, Tigers
2.

TIGERS 9TH: BEVACQUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Parrish
doubled to center; Rodriguez made an out to second; Corcoran
flied out to center; MAY BATTED FOR TRAMMELL; May doubled to
right [Parrish scored]; LeFlore doubled to right [May scored];
Whitaker flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 9,
Tigers 4.