Milt May's three-run homer was the big blow as the Tigers clawed the Rangers, 6-2, behind the steady hurling of Dave Rozema. In the fifth inning, Ranger starter Doc Medich walked Rusty Staub and Steve Kemp and gave up an RBI single to Tim Corcoran. Ranger manager Billy Hunter went to the mound but returned to the dugout, leaving Medich in the game.

Before Medich could make a pitch to May, Hunter started back to the mound. The umpires ruled that since the manager had made the first visit, he had to let Medich make at least one more pitch before removing him. On Medich's next pitch, May homered into the right feld bleachers. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 6, Texas Rangers 2

Game Played on Tuesday, April 11, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Tigers 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 - 6 9 1 Rangers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 6 1 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 .278 Hargrove 1b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .231 Mankowski 3b 5 0 1 0 0 1 .273 Campaneris ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 .083 Staub dh 3 1 0 0 2 1 .313 Lowenstein ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thompson 1b 4 1 0 0 1 2 .222 Mason ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kemp lf 4 1 0 0 1 2 .308 Oliver lf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .375 Corcoran rf 4 2 3 2 0 1 .429 Zisk dh 4 1 2 1 0 0 .467 May c 4 1 3 3 0 0 .625 Harrah 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .167 Whitaker 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .200 C. Washington rf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .111 Trammell ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .286 Beniquez cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rozema p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Wills 2b 3 1 2 0 0 0 .364 Sundberg c 3 0 0 0 0 1 .083 Medich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Umbarger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 36 6 9 6 5 8 Totals 31 2 6 2 1 3 Time of Game: 2:28 Attendance: 13,764 Left on Base: Tigers 9, Rangers 4 DP: Tigers 1, Rangers 1 Errors: Thompson, Campaneris Doubles: May (1), Zisk (1) Home Runs: May (2), Zisk (3) Stolen Bases: LeFlore (2), Wills (1) Caught Stealing: Harrah (1) Sacrifice Flies: Hargrove (1) GIDP: Staub (2), Zisk (1) Hit by Pitch: Corcoran (1,by Umbarger) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rozema W(1-0) 9 6 2 2 1 3 1 33 2.00 Totals 9 6 2 2 1 3 1 33 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Medich L(0-1) 4.2 8 6 6 4 1 1 25 11.57 Umbarger 4.1 1 0 0 1 7 0 17 3.86 Totals 9 9 6 6 5 8 1 42 Hit by Pitch: Umbarger (1) Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Marty Springstead, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Jim Evans TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Mankowski singled to left; Staub grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Mankowski out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (first to pitcher); Campaneris struck out; Oliver grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Thompson flied out to left; Kemp was called out on strikes; Corcoran singled to left; May singled to right [Corcoran to third]; Whitaker walked [May to second]; Trammell flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Zisk doubled; Harrah flied out to right [Zisk to third]; C. Washington struck out; Beniquez flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0. TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Mankowski grounded out (second to first); Staub flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Wills singled to center; Wills stole second; Sundberg grounded out (first unassisted) [Wills to third]; Hargrove hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wills scored]; Campaneris flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Thompson walked; Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first) [Thompson to second]; Corcoran singled to center [Thompson scored]; May doubled to center [Corcoran to third]; Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell singled to right [Corcoran scored, May to third]; LeFlore forced Trammell (second to shortstop); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 1. RANGERS 4TH: On a bunt Oliver singled to third; Zisk flied out to right; Harrah forced Oliver (second to shortstop); Harrah was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 1. TIGERS 5TH: Mankowski grounded out (first unassisted); Staub walked; Thompson grounded out (first unassisted) [Staub to second]; Kemp walked; Corcoran singled to right [Staub scored, Kemp to third]; May homered [Kemp scored, Corcoran scored]; UMBARGER REPLACED MEDICH (PITCHING); Whitaker grounded out (second to first); 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 1. RANGERS 5TH: C. Washington grounded out (second to first); Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 1. TIGERS 6TH: Trammell was called out on strikes; LeFlore reached on an error by Campaneris [LeFlore to first]; LeFlore stole second; Mankowski was called out on strikes; Staub struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 1. RANGERS 6TH: Sundberg was called out on strikes; Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Campaneris grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 1. TIGERS 7TH: Thompson struck out; Kemp struck out; Corcoran was hit by a pitch; May grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 1. RANGERS 7TH: Oliver singled to center; Zisk grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Oliver out at second]; Harrah grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 1. TIGERS 8TH: Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first); Trammell flied out to center; LeFlore singled to right; Mankowski grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 1. RANGERS 8TH: C. Washington walked; Beniquez forced C. Washington (shortstop to second); Wills singled to center [Beniquez to second]; Sundberg made an out to shortstop; Hargrove reached on an error by Thompson [Beniquez to third, Wills to second]; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR CAMPANERIS; Lowenstein flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 1. TIGERS 9TH: MASON REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING SS); Staub walked; Thompson struck out; Kemp forced Staub (shortstop to second); Corcoran struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 1. RANGERS 9TH: Oliver grounded out (second to first); Zisk homered; Harrah grounded out (third to first); C. Washington flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Rangers 2.

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