Breaking a 1-1 tie with three runs in the fifth inning, the Tigers went on to a 4-2 victory over the Brewers. In the fifth, singles by Tim Corcoran and Phil Mankowski plus a double by Alan Trammell produced one run and Lou Whitaker hiked the lead to 4-2 with a two-run single. Whitaker also singled home Ron LeFlore in the third inning. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2
Game Played on Sunday, August    27, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Brewers      0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   2  9  0
Tigers       0  0  1    0  3  0    0  0  x  -   4  7  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor 2b            4   0   0   0     1   0   .285      LeFlore cf            4   1   1   0     0   0   .294
Money 1b              5   0   1   0     0   0   .284      Whitaker 2b           4   0   2   3     0   1   .301
Oglivie lf            4   0   1   0     1   0   .295      Staub dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .294
Lezcano rf            3   0   0   0     2   1   .283      Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     0   0   .296
Cooper dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .323      Kemp lf               3   0   0   0     1   1   .289
Bando 3b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .283      May c                 4   0   0   0     0   0   .273
Yount ss              4   0   1   0     0   0   .301      Corcoran rf           3   1   1   0     0   1   .265
Thomas cf             3   2   1   1     1   1   .243      Mankowski 3b          2   1   1   0     1   0   .294
Martinez c            2   0   1   0     0   0   .214        Rodriguez 3b        0   0   0   0     0   0   .256
  May ph              1   0   1   1     0   0   .206      Trammell ss           3   1   1   1     0   0   .265
  Moore c             1   0   1   0     0   0   .271      Slaton p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Sorensen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   9   2     6   3             Totals               31   4   7   4     2   3

Time of Game: 2:22   Attendance: 43,478
Left on Base: Brewers 11, Tigers 5
DP: Brewers 0, Tigers 2
Doubles: Oglivie (20), Money (22), May (4), Staub (24), Trammell (10)
Home Runs: Thomas (29)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (59)
GIDP: Molitor (6), Cooper (5)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sorensen L(15-9)        8     7   4   4   2   3   0  33   3.20
Totals                  8     7   4   4   2   3   0  33

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Slaton W(14-9)          6.1   6   2   2   4   3   1  28   4.02
Hiller SV(11)           2.2   3   0   0   2   0   0  12   2.58
Totals                  9     9   2   2   6   3   1  40

Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly


BREWERS 1ST: Molitor lined to center; Money flied out to center;
Oglivie lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers
0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Whitaker
struck out; Staub doubled to right; Thompson popped to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano flied out to center; Cooper singled to
right; Bando walked [Cooper to second]; Yount flied out to left;
Thomas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first); May popped to
shortstop; Corcoran flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Brewers 0, Tigers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Martinez singled to right; Molitor grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Martinez out at second];
Money popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers
0.

TIGERS 3RD: Mankowski grounded out (second to first); Trammell
grounded out (third to first); LeFlore singled to right; LeFlore
stole second; Jim Wohlford and Brewers Manager George
Bamberger ejected by 2B umpire Ken Kaiser; Whitaker singled
to center [LeFlore scored]; Staub popped to first in foul
territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 1.

BREWERS 4TH: Oglivie doubled to left; Lezcano was called out on
strikes; Cooper grounded out (second to first) [Oglivie to
third]; Bando popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Brewers 0, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson flied out to left; Kemp flied out to left;
May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 0,
Tigers 1.

BREWERS 5TH: Yount grounded out (third to first); Thomas
homered; Martinez flied out to left; Molitor grounded out (third
to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Corcoran singled to right; Mankowski singled to
right [Corcoran to third]; Trammell doubled to left [Corcoran
scored, Mankowski to third]; LeFlore grounded out (third to
first); Whitaker singled to center [Mankowski scored, Trammell
scored]; Staub forced Whitaker (second to shortstop); Thompson
popped to shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1, Tigers 4.

BREWERS 6TH: Money doubled to left; Oglivie grounded out (first
unassisted) [Money to third]; Lezcano walked; Cooper struck out;
Bando grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 6TH: Kemp walked; May grounded out (first unassisted)
[Kemp to second]; Corcoran struck out; Mankowski was walked
intentionally; Trammell popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Brewers 1, Tigers 4.

BREWERS 7TH: Yount grounded out (second to first); Thomas
walked; MAY BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; May doubled [Thomas scored];
Molitor walked; HILLER REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Money flied
out to center; Oglivie flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Brewers 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: MOORE REPLACED MAY (PLAYING C ); LeFlore popped to
shortstop; Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
2, Tigers 4.

BREWERS 8TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING 3B); Lezcano
walked; Cooper grounded into a double play (shortstop to first)
[Lezcano out at second]; Bando singled to left; Yount singled to
left [Bando to second]; Thomas popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Brewers 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Thompson flied out to left; Kemp struck out; May
grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers
2, Tigers 4.

BREWERS 9TH: Moore singled to left; Molitor flied out to center;
Money flied out to left; Oglivie walked [Moore to second];
Lezcano forced Moore (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 2, Tigers 4.