A homer by Ruppert Jones in the fourth inning broke a 1-1 tie and sent the Mariners on their way to a 3-1 victory over the Tigers. Singles by Dan Meyer and Bill Stein, plus a sacrifice fly by Bob Stinson, produced the Mariners' initial run in the second.

The Tigers tied the score with doubles by Tom Veryzer and Tito Fuentes in the third before Jones hit his homer off loser Dave Rozema. The Mariners added an insurance counter in the eighth when Dave Collins singled, stole second and scored on a single by Steve Braun. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 3, Detroit Tigers 1
Game Played on Saturday, May       28, 1977 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Mariners     0  1  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   3  6  0
Tigers       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  7  0


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Collins dh            4   1   1   0     0   0   .212      LeFlore cf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .231
Braun lf              4   0   1   1     0   0   .253      Fuentes 2b            4   0   1   1     0   0   .294
Ruppert Jones cf      3   1   1   1     1   1   .249      Staub dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .233
Stanton rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .265      Kemp lf               3   0   1   0     1   0   .280
  Lopez rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .300      Thompson 1b           3   0   1   0     1   1   .261
Meyer 1b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .259      Corcoran rf           4   0   0   0     0   0   .286
Stein 3b              4   0   2   0     0   0   .282      May c                 4   0   1   0     0   0   .287
Stinson c             2   0   0   1     0   1   .294      Mankowski 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .309
Reynolds ss           3   0   0   0     0   1   .256      Veryzer ss            3   1   1   0     0   0   .167
Milbourne 2b          3   0   0   0     0   0   .210      Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Pole p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Laxton p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               31   3   6   3     1   3             Totals               33   1   7   1     2   2

Time of Game: 1:59   Attendance: 15,820
Left on Base: Mariners 5, Tigers 7
DP: Mariners 1, Tigers 0
Doubles: Veryzer (4), Fuentes (7)
Home Runs: Ruppert Jones (8)
Stolen Bases: Collins (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Reynolds (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Stinson (1)
GIDP: Corcoran (2)
Hit by Pitch: Stinson (2,by Rozema)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Pole W(2-1)             7     6   1   1   2   1   0  28   7.11
Laxton SV(2)            2     1   0   0   0   1   0   7   3.58
Totals                  9     7   1   1   2   2   0  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema L(4-2)           9     6   3   3   1   3   1  35   2.89
Totals                  9     6   3   3   1   3   1  35

Hit by Pitch: Rozema (4)

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Vic Voltaggio


MARINERS 1ST: Collins grounded out (first unassisted); Braun
popped to first in foul territory; Ruppert Jones was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Fuentes grounded out (shortstop
to first); Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Stanton grounded out (shortstop to first); Meyer
singled; Stein singled [Meyer to third]; Stinson hit a sacrifice
fly to right [Meyer scored]; Reynolds struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp lined to right; Thompson singled; Corcoran
flied out to left; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Tigers 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Milbourne grounded out (second to first); Collins
grounded out (first unassisted); Braun grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Mankowski grounded out (second to first); Veryzer
doubled; LeFlore flied out to center [Veryzer to third]; Fuentes
doubled [Veryzer scored]; Staub grounded out (second to first);
1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 1, Tigers 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Ruppert Jones homered; Stanton flied out to
center; Meyer grounded out (second to first); Stein flied out to
center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp singled; Thompson flied out to center; Corcoran
grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Kemp
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Stinson was hit by a pitch; Reynolds out on a
sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Stinson to second]; Milbourne
grounded out (second to first) [Stinson to third]; Collins
grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 5TH: May flied out to right; Mankowski singled; Veryzer
flied out to center; LeFlore grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Braun grounded out (pitcher to first); Ruppert
Jones popped to third; Stanton flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Fuentes lined to third; Staub grounded out (second
to first); Kemp walked; Thompson walked [Kemp to second];
Corcoran grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 2, Tigers 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Meyer flied out to right; Stein grounded out
(second to first); Stinson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: May lined to left; Mankowski popped to first;
Veryzer grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 2, Tigers 1.

MARINERS 8TH: Reynolds grounded out (second to first); Milbourne
grounded out (shortstop to first); Collins singled; Collins
stole second; Braun singled [Collins scored, Braun to second (on
throw to home)]; Ruppert Jones was walked intentionally; Stanton
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners
3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: LOPEZ REPLACED STANTON (PLAYING RF); LeFlore
singled; LAXTON REPLACED POLE (PITCHING); Fuentes flied out to
left; Staub popped to second; Kemp lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Tigers 1.

MARINERS 9TH: Meyer flied out to left; Stein singled; Stinson
struck out; Reynolds flied to right in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Thompson struck out; Corcoran grounded out (first to
pitcher); May singled; Mankowski grounded out (second to first);
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 3, Tigers 1.