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Angels 7 @ Tigers 5
Tiger Stadium
May 9, 1978

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the California Angels, played on May 9, 1978 at Tiger Stadium. The home team Tigers were bested by the visiting Angels with a score of 7 to 5.

Game Summary

DateMay 9, 1978 
Visiting Team
California Angels
R: 7 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 13
Runs: 7
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 13
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 5 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 5
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Winning PitcherDave LaRoche  
Losing PitcherSteve Foucault  
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Game Winning RBIRon Fairly 

Game Info

DateMay 9, 1978 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCalifornia Angels 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherFrank Tanana  
Home Starting PitcherJim Slaton  
BallparkTiger Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance21,089 
Time of Game2 hours 43 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Nick Bremigan
1B: Russ Goetz
2B: Joe Brinkman
3B: Dale Ford

California Angels Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rick Miller  Right Fielder 
Dave Chalk  Shortstop 
Lyman Bostock  Center Fielder 
Ron Fairly  First Baseman 
Don Baylor  Left Fielder 
Tony Solaita  DH 
Bobby Grich  Second Baseman 
Carney Lansford  Third Baseman 
Terry Humphrey  Catcher 
Dave Garcia  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Ron LeFlore  Center Fielder 
Mark Wagner  Shortstop 
Rusty Staub  DH 
Jason Thompson  First Baseman 
Steve Kemp  Left Fielder 
John Wockenfuss  Right Fielder 
Lance Parrish  Catcher 
Aurelio Rodriguez  Third Baseman 
Steve Dillard  Second Baseman 
Ralph Houk  Manager 

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Angels 7 @ Tigers 5
Tiger Stadium
May 9, 1978

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/9/1978 -- California at Detroit (N)

  California         AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Miller R, rf          3  2  0  1   LeFlore R, cf         4  2  1  1   
Chalk D, ss           5  0  0  0   Wagner M, ss          5  0  1  1   
Bostock L, cf         4  1  3  0   Staub R, dh           5  1  1  1   
Fairly R, 1b          4  1  3  3   Thompson J, 1b        4  0  1  1   
Baylor D, lf          4  1  2  1   Kemp S, lf            3  0  1  0   
Landreaux K, lf       0  0  0  0   Wockenfuss J, rf      4  1  3  1   
Solaita T, dh         3  1  1  2   Parrish L, c          4  0  0  0   
Rettenmund M, ph      1  0  0  0   Rodriguez A, 3b       4  1  1  0   
Grich B, 2b           3  0  0  0   Dillard S, 2b         4  0  1  0   
Lansford C, 3b        5  1  1  0                                      
Humphrey T, c         4  0  1  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  7 11  7                        37  5 10  5

California       000 131 011 --  7
Detroit          000 110 300 --  5

  California           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Tanana F              6.1  8  4  3  0  5
LaRoche D (W)         2.2  2  1  1  2  0

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Slaton J              5.2  8  5  5  5  2
Crawford J            0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Foucault S (L)        2.0  2  1  1  1  0
Hiller J              1.0  1  1  1  0  1

E -- LeFlore R, Chalk D
DP -- California 1
LOB -- California 13, Detroit 7
2B -- Bostock L 2, Rodriguez A, Thompson J, Lansford C
3B -- Wagner M
HR -- Baylor D, Wockenfuss J, Solaita T
SB -- Miller R, LeFlore R
SH -- Chalk D
SF -- Miller R
HBP -- by Slaton J (Grich B), by Crawford J (Baylor D), by Foucault S (Rettenmund M)
WP -- Tanana F
T -- 2:43
A -- 21089

    

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