Scoring all their runs in the fourth inning, the Tigers posted a 4-2 victory over the Twins. An error by first baseman Rod Carew on a grounder by Milt May started the fourth for the Tigers and Tim Corcoran followed with a single. One out later, Alan Trammell tied the game at 1-1 with a single.

Ron LeFlore, extending his hitting streak to 20 games, singled to put the Tigers ahead. Lou Whitaker struck out, but Rusty Staub then drilled a two-run double. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 4, Minnesota Twins 2
Game Played on Tuesday, August    29, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Twins        1  0  0    0  0  0    1  0  0  -   2  7  2
Tigers       0  0  0    4  0  0    0  0  x  -   4 12  1


Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Powell rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .251      LeFlore cf            5   1   1   1     0   1   .293
Cubbage 3b            4   1   2   1     0   0   .285      Whitaker 2b           4   0   1   0     0   1   .300
Carew 1b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .335      Staub dh              4   0   2   2     0   0   .293
Smalley ss            4   0   1   0     0   0   .282      Thompson 1b           2   0   1   0     2   0   .295
Ford cf               4   0   0   0     0   2   .290      Kemp lf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .286
Wynegar c             3   1   1   0     0   0   .248      May c                 4   1   1   0     0   0   .273
Adams dh              4   0   1   0     0   0   .249      Corcoran rf           4   1   2   0     0   0   .269
Norwood lf            2   0   0   1     0   0   .266      Mankowski 3b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .289
Randall 2b            3   0   2   0     0   0   .291        Rodriguez 3b        1   0   0   0     0   0   .253
Goltz p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Trammell ss           4   1   3   1     0   0   .269
                                                          Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   7   2     0   4             Totals               35   4  12   4     2   2

Time of Game: 2:09   Attendance: 13,839
Left on Base: Twins 5, Tigers 9
DP: Twins 2, Tigers 2
Errors: Carew, Norwood, Trammell
Doubles: Smalley (24), Wynegar (21), Staub 2 (26), Kemp (17)
Home Runs: Cubbage (7)
Sacrifice Flies: Norwood (6)
GIDP: Norwood (13), Powell (3), Trammell (8), Whitaker (8)
Hit by Pitch: Wynegar (5,by Wilcox)


Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Goltz L(10-9)           8    12   4   1   2   2   0  37   2.67
Totals                  8    12   4   1   2   2   0  37

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox W(12-8)          9     7   2   2   0   4   1  34   3.38
Totals                  9     7   2   2   0   4   1  34

Hit by Pitch: Wilcox (6)

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney


TWINS 1ST: Powell grounded out (first unassisted); Cubbage
homered; Carew struck out; Smalley made an out to shortstop; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (first unassisted); Whitaker
singled to center; Staub flied out to right; Thompson singled to
left [Whitaker to third, Thompson to second (error by Norwood)];
Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Twins 1, Tigers 0.

TWINS 2ND: Ford struck out; Wynegar was hit by a pitch; Adams
reached on an error by Trammell [Wynegar to third]; Norwood
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Adams out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: May singled to left; Corcoran singled to center [May
to third]; Mankowski forced Corcoran (catcher to shortstop);
Trammell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Mankowski out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins
1, Tigers 0.

TWINS 3RD: Randall grounded out (third to first); Powell popped
to third in foul territory; Cubbage made an out to second; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore struck out; Whitaker grounded out (shortstop
to first); Staub doubled to right; Thompson walked; Kemp flied
out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 0.

TWINS 4TH: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Smalley
doubled to right; Ford grounded out (shortstop to first);
Wynegar lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: May reached on an error by Carew; Corcoran singled
to right [May to second]; Mankowski grounded out (first
unassisted) [May to third, Corcoran to second]; Trammell singled
to left [May scored (unearned), Corcoran to third]; LeFlore
singled to left [Corcoran scored, Trammell to second]; Whitaker
struck out; Staub doubled to center [Trammell scored (unearned),
LeFlore scored (unearned)]; Thompson walked; Kemp grounded out
(first to pitcher); 4 R (1 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 1,
Tigers 4.

TWINS 5TH: Adams grounded out (second to first); Norwood made an
out to shortstop; Randall singled to second; Powell was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: May made an out to third; Corcoran grounded out
(first to pitcher); Mankowski grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers 4.

TWINS 6TH: Cubbage singled to left; Carew forced Cubbage (second
to shortstop); Smalley grounded out (second to first) [Carew to
second]; Ford struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 1, Tigers
4.

TIGERS 6TH: Trammell singled to left; LeFlore flied out to
right; Whitaker grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Trammell out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
1, Tigers 4.

TWINS 7TH: Wynegar doubled to left; Adams singled to right
[Wynegar to third]; Norwood hit a sacrifice fly to center
[Wynegar scored]; Randall singled to right [Adams to second];
Powell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Randall out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2,
Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Staub flied out to left; Thompson lined to
shortstop; Kemp doubled to left; May grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Tigers 4.

TWINS 8TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING 3B); Cubbage
grounded out (first unassisted); Carew grounded out (second to
first); Smalley made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Twins 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Corcoran flied out to left; Rodriguez grounded out
(shortstop to first); Trammell singled to right; LeFlore forced
Trammell (shortstop to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2,
Tigers 4.

TWINS 9TH: Ford flied out to right; Wynegar flied out to left;
Adams made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 2,
Tigers 4.