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Tigers
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
July 8, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Texas Rangers and the Detroit Tigers, played on July 8, 1978 at Arlington Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | July 8, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
Texas Rangers
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 8, 1978 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | Texas Rangers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Milt Wilcox |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Doyle Alexander |
| Ballpark | Arlington Stadium |
| City | Arlington |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 22,993 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Nestor Chylak 1B: Durwood Merrill 2B: Lou DiMuro 3B: Jim Evans |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
| Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
| Rusty Staub | DH |
| Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
| Steve Kemp | Left Fielder |
| Milt May | Catcher |
| Phil Mankowski | Third Baseman |
| Tim Corcoran | Right Fielder |
| Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
| Ralph Houk | Manager |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Bonds | Right Fielder |
| Bump Wills | Second Baseman |
| Jim Sundberg | Catcher |
| Richie Zisk | Left Fielder |
| Mike Hargrove | First Baseman |
| Toby Harrah | Third Baseman |
| John Ellis | DH |
| Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thompson | Center Fielder |
| Billy Hunter | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Rangers
Arlington Stadium
July 8, 1978
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Alexander
LeFlore strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Alexander
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Alexander
Staub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Alexander
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Wilcox
Bonds strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Wilcox
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sundberg vs. Wilcox
Sundberg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wills moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zisk vs. Wilcox
Zisk hits a line drive towards right. Corcoran catches it and throws to Thompson who throws to second to double up Wills. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Alexander
Kemp hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Alexander
May hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thompson. May reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mankowski vs. Alexander
There's a wild pitch. May moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mankowski vs. Alexander
Mankowski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Corcoran vs. Alexander
Corcoran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Trammell vs. Alexander
Trammell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
LeFlore vs. Alexander
LeFlore strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Wilcox
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Wilcox
Harrah hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Wilcox
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Wilcox
Campaneris hits a line drive into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Alexander
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitaker for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Staub vs. Alexander
Staub hits a popup towards short. Campaneris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Alexander
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Alexander
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove juggles the ball. That's an error on Hargrove. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Alexander
May hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Wilcox
Thompson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Kemp who is chasing the ball. Thompson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bonds vs. Wilcox
Bonds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thompson scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wills vs. Wilcox
There goes Bonds. The throw from May and he is safe. Bonds steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wills vs. Wilcox
Wills strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sundberg vs. Wilcox
There goes Bonds. The throw from May and he is out, Mankowski applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Wilcox
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wilcox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mankowski vs. Alexander
Mankowski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mankowski for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Alexander
Corcoran hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Alexander
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Wilcox
Zisk is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Wilcox
Hargrove hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Wilcox
Harrah strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Alexander
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Alexander
Whitaker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Alexander
Staub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hargrove scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Staub for the out. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Alexander
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kemp vs. Alexander
Kemp takes first base on ball four. Whitaker moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
May vs. Alexander
May hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Wilcox
Ellis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Wilcox
Campaneris bunts towards the mound. Wilcox fields it and throws to first for the out. Ellis moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Wilcox
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonds vs. Wilcox
Bonds is hit by the pitch. Ellis moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wills vs. Wilcox
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mankowski vs. Alexander
Mankowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Corcoran vs. Alexander
Corcoran bunts towards the mound. Alexander fields it and throws to first for the out. Mankowski moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Trammell vs. Alexander
Trammell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
LeFlore vs. Alexander
LeFlore hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bonds who is chasing the ball. LeFlore reaches third base with a triple. Mankowski scores. Trammell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Whitaker vs. Matlack
Jon Matlack now pitching.
Whitaker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. LeFlore scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Staub vs. Matlack
Staub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Matlack
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kemp vs. Matlack
Kemp hits a line drive into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Wilcox
Aurelio Rodriguez now playing third base.
Sundberg hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zisk vs. Wilcox
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Zisk for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Wilcox
Hargrove hits a popup towards short. Trammell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Matlack
May hits a fly ball into center field. Thompson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Matlack
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into left field. Zisk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corcoran vs. Matlack
Corcoran strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrah vs. Wilcox
Harrah strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Wilcox
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Wilcox
Campaneris strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Matlack
Trammell strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Matlack
LeFlore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitaker vs. Matlack
There goes LeFlore. The throw from Sundberg and he is safe. LeFlore steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitaker vs. Matlack
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Matlack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Staub vs. Matlack
Staub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. LeFlore scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Matlack
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Wilcox
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonds vs. Wilcox
Bonds is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Wilcox
Wills hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wills for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Matlack
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrah fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Matlack
May hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Matlack
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into right field. Bonds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sundberg vs. Wilcox
Sundberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zisk vs. Wilcox
Zisk hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Sundberg for the double play. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrove vs. Wilcox
Hargrove hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Rangers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrah vs. Wilcox
Harrah hits a fly ball into right field. Corcoran settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/8/1978 -- Detroit at Texas (N)
Detroit AB R H RBI Texas AB R H RBI
LeFlore R, cf 5 2 2 2 Bonds B, rf 3 0 1 1
Whitaker L, 2b 5 0 2 1 Wills B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Staub R, dh 4 0 2 1 Sundberg J, c 4 0 2 0
Thompson J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Zisk R, lf 4 0 0 0
Kemp S, lf 4 1 1 1 Hargrove M, 1b 4 0 2 0
May M, c 5 0 1 0 Harrah T, 3b 4 0 0 0
Mankowski P, 3b 2 1 0 0 Ellis J, dh 3 0 1 0
Rodriguez A, 3b 2 0 0 0 Campaneris B, ss 2 0 0 0
Corcoran T, rf 3 0 0 0 Thompson B, cf 2 1 1 0
Trammell A, ss 2 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 8 5 30 1 8 1
Detroit 010 003 010 -- 5
Texas 001 000 000 -- 1
Detroit IP H R ER BB SO
Wilcox M (W) 9.0 8 1 1 1 7
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Alexander D (L) 5.1 4 4 4 7 3
Matlack J 3.2 4 1 1 0 4
E -- Hargrove M
DP -- Detroit 3
LOB -- Detroit 11, Texas 5
2B -- May M
3B -- Thompson B, LeFlore R
HR -- Kemp S
SB -- Bonds B, LeFlore R
CS -- Bonds B
SH -- Campaneris B, Corcoran T
HBP -- by Wilcox M (Bonds B)
WP -- Alexander D
T -- 2:33
A -- 22993
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