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Tigers
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
May 2, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the California Angels and the Detroit Tigers, played on May 2, 1978 at Anaheim Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | May 2, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
California Angels
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 2, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | California Angels |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Milt Wilcox |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Brett |
| Ballpark | Anaheim Stadium |
| City | Anaheim |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 18,641 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jim McKean 1B: Greg Kosc 2B: Jerry Neudecker 3B: George Maloney |
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 |
California Angels Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rick Miller | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
| Lyman Bostock | Center Fielder |
| Joe Rudi | Left Fielder |
| Don Baylor | DH |
| Ron Jackson | First Baseman |
| Dave Chalk | Third Baseman |
| Rance Mulliniks | Shortstop |
| Terry Humphrey | Catcher |
| Dave Garcia | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Angels
Anaheim Stadium
May 2, 1978
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Brett
LeFlore hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. LeFlore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. Brett
Wagner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LeFlore scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Brett
Staub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Brett
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wagner scores. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kemp vs. Brett
Kemp hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Brett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kemp for the out. Staub moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wockenfuss vs. Brett
Wockenfuss is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Parrish vs. Brett
Parrish hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bostock. Parrish reaches second base with a double. Staub scores. Thompson scores. Wockenfuss goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Brett
Rodriguez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dillard vs. Brett
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mulliniks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Wilcox
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Wilcox
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bostock vs. Wilcox
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Wilcox, and towards Wagner, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rudi vs. Wilcox
Rudi hits a popup towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Brett
LeFlore hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Brett
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mulliniks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Brett
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first, with Brett covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Wilcox
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baylor for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Wilcox
Jackson hits a popup towards third. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Wilcox
Chalk strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Brett
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Brett
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Brett
Wockenfuss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Brett
Parrish hits a line drive into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Wilcox
Mulliniks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Humphrey vs. Wilcox
Humphrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Wilcox
Miller hits a line drive into center field. LeFlore picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on LeFlore. Humphrey moves to third. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grich vs. Wilcox
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Humphrey scores. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bostock vs. Wilcox
Bostock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp who is chasing the ball. Bostock reaches third base with a triple. Miller scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rudi vs. Wilcox
Rudi strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 5 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Brett
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Brett
Dillard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Brett
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chalk fields it and throws to first for the out. Dillard moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wagner vs. Brett
Wagner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dillard scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Brett
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 6 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Wilcox
Baylor strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Wilcox
Jackson hits a popup towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Wilcox
Chalk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mulliniks vs. Wilcox
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Dillard fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 6 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Brett
Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Brett
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chalk fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wockenfuss vs. Brett
Wockenfuss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kemp moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Parrish vs. Miller
Dyar Miller now pitching.
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mulliniks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Kemp scores. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Miller
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 8 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Landreaux vs. Wilcox
Ken Landreaux pinch hits for Terry Humphrey.
Landreaux hits a fly ball into right field. Wockenfuss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Wilcox
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilcox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Wilcox
Grich hits a popup towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 8 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillard vs. Miller
Ike Hampton now catching.
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mulliniks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Miller
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wagner vs. Miller
Wagner is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Miller
There goes Wagner. The throw from Hampton and he is safe. Wagner steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Miller
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Miller
Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wagner scores. Staub moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kemp vs. Miller
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mulliniks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 9 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Wilcox
Bostock is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Wilcox
Rudi hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Dillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Wilcox
Baylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Wilcox
Jackson is hit by the pitch. Baylor moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chalk vs. Wilcox
Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 9 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Miller
Wockenfuss is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parrish vs. Miller
Parrish hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Miller
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dillard vs. Miller
Dillard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chalk fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 9 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Wilcox
Mulliniks is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hampton vs. Wilcox
Hampton strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Wilcox
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 9 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Griffin
Tom Griffin now pitching.
LeFlore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Griffin
Wagner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mulliniks fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Griffin
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wagner moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Griffin
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 9 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Wilcox
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Wilcox
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rudi vs. Wilcox
Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 9 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Griffin
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Griffin
Wockenfuss hits a fly ball into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Griffin
Parrish hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bostock who is chasing the ball. Parrish reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 9 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rodriguez vs. Griffin
Rodriguez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rudi. Rodriguez reaches second base with a double. Parrish scores. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dillard vs. Griffin
Dillard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LeFlore vs. Griffin
LeFlore hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Grich reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 10 - Angels, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Wilcox
Baylor hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Parrish settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Angels, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Wilcox
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. Wilcox
Chalk is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Tigers, 10 - Angels, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mulliniks vs. Wilcox
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Dillard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/2/1978 -- Detroit at California (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI California AB R H RBI
LeFlore R, cf 5 1 1 0 Miller R, rf 4 1 2 0
Wagner M, ss 4 2 2 2 Grich B, 2b 4 0 0 1
Staub R, dh 4 1 1 0 Bostock L, cf 4 0 1 1
Thompson J, 1b 5 2 3 3 Rudi J, lf 4 0 0 0
Kemp S, lf 5 1 1 0 Baylor D, dh 3 0 0 0
Wockenfuss J, rf 3 1 2 0 Jackson R, 1b 3 0 0 0
Parrish L, c 5 1 2 3 Chalk D, 3b 3 0 1 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 4 0 1 1 Mulliniks R, ss 3 0 0 0
Dillard S, 2b 3 1 0 0 Humphrey T, c 1 1 0 0
Landreaux K, ph 1 0 0 0
Hampton I, c 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 10 13 9 31 2 4 2
Detroit 500 121 001 -- 10
California 002 000 000 -- 2
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Wilcox M (W) 9.0 4 2 2 2 6
California IP H R ER BB SO
Brett K (L)* 4.0 10 8 8 3 0
Miller D 3.0 1 1 1 1 0
Griffin T 2.0 2 1 1 2 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- LeFlore R
DP -- California 2
LOB -- Detroit 9, California 6
2B -- LeFlore R, Parrish L, Rodriguez A
3B -- Bostock L, Parrish L
HR -- Thompson J
SB -- Wagner M
HBP -- by Miller D (Wagner M), by Wilcox M (Jackson R), by Miller D (Wockenfuss J), by Wilcox M (Chalk D)
T -- 2:36
A -- 18641
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