With the infield drawn in, Tim Corcoran slashed a single off first baseman Mike Hargrove's glove in the 10th inning to score Steve Dillard and give the Tigers a 7-6 victory over the Rangers. Jason Thompson and Milt May homered for the Tigers and Toby Harrah hit one for the Rangers to help effect a 6-6 tie. The Tigers got one-hit relief from John Hiller over the last 4 1/3 innings and rewarded him with a victory in the 10th.

Lou Whitaker led off the inning with a single and took third on a hit by Rusty Staub, who then yielded the paths to Dillard. Following an intentional pass to Thompson, Steve Kemp forced Whitaker at the plate before Corcoran's hit off Fergie Jenkins ended the game. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 7, Texas Rangers 6

Game Played on Saturday, April 22, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Rangers 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 - 6 8 1 Tigers 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 - 7 12 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hargrove 1b 3 1 0 0 2 1 .212 LeFlore cf 5 1 1 0 0 2 .378 Campaneris ss 3 0 1 2 2 2 .091 Whitaker 2b 5 1 3 0 0 0 .320 Oliver lf 5 0 2 1 0 1 .286 Staub dh 4 0 1 1 0 0 .256 Zisk dh 3 0 0 1 1 0 .306 Dillard pr,dh 0 1 0 0 0 0 .188 C. Washington rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .227 Thompson 1b 3 2 2 1 2 0 .300 Bevacqua ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Kemp lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .400 Thompson rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 Corcoran rf 4 1 2 2 0 1 .250 Harrah 3b 5 2 3 1 0 0 .278 May c 4 1 2 2 0 0 .450 Beniquez cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .194 Mankowski 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .300 Wills 2b 3 1 0 1 1 0 .219 Trammell ss 4 0 0 0 0 2 .333 Sundberg c 3 1 1 0 1 2 .161 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Alexander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Crawford p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cleveland p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jenkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 6 8 6 7 9 Totals 37 7 12 6 3 6 Time of Game: 2:51 Attendance: 22,054 Left on Base: Rangers 8, Tigers 7 DP: Rangers 1, Tigers 1 Errors: Hargrove Doubles: Harrah 2 (5) Home Runs: Harrah (1), Thompson (3), May (3) Stolen Bases: Beniquez (3) Caught Stealing: Whitaker (1) Sacrifice Flies: Zisk (1), Wills (1), Staub (1), Corcoran (1) GIDP: Mankowski (1) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Alexander 5 7 5 5 0 5 2 20 5.29 Cleveland 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 6 0.00 Jenkins L(0-1) 3.1 4 1 1 2 1 0 16 6.08 Totals 9.1 12 7 6 3 6 2 42 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morris 4.1 3 3 3 5 3 0 20 6.23 Crawford 1.1 4 3 3 2 3 1 10 5.40 Hiller W(2-0) 4.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 14 1.86 Totals 10 8 6 6 7 9 1 44 Wild Pitches: Crawford (1) Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Don Denkinger RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove walked; Campaneris walked [Hargrove to second]; Oliver singled to right [Hargrove to third, Campaneris to second]; Zisk sacrifice flied into a double play to center [Hargrove scored, Campaneris out at third (center to shortstop to third)]; C. Washington grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Whitaker singled to center; Whitaker was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Harrah doubled to center; Beniquez grounded out (second to first) [Harrah to third]; Wills hit a sacrifice fly to left [Harrah scored]; Sundberg struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Thompson popped to second; Kemp flied to left; Corcoran flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Hargrove lined to second; Campaneris was called out on strikes; Oliver popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: May singled to right; Mankowski grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [May out at second]; Trammell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 0. RANGERS 4TH: Zisk popped to shortstop; C. Washington was called out on strikes; Harrah doubled to center; Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 0. TIGERS 4TH: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Staub flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 2, Tigers 0. RANGERS 5TH: Wills flied to left; Sundberg walked; Hargrove walked [Sundberg to second]; Campaneris walked [Sundberg to third, Hargrove to second]; CRAWFORD REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING); Oliver grounded out (first unassisted) [Sundberg scored, Hargrove to third, Campaneris to second]; Zisk was walked intentionally; C. Washington struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 0. TIGERS 5TH: Thompson homered; Kemp grounded out (third to first); Corcoran singled to right; May homered [Corcoran scored]; Mankowski struck out; Trammell struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Tigers 3. RANGERS 6TH: Harrah homered; Beniquez singled to right; Beniquez stole second; Wills walked; Sundberg struck out; Crawford threw a wild pitch [Beniquez to third, Wills to second]; Hargrove struck out; Campaneris singled to center [Beniquez scored, Wills scored]; Oliver singled to center [Campaneris to second]; HILLER REPLACED CRAWFORD (PITCHING); Zisk grounded out (third to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Tigers 3. TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore singled to center; Whitaker singled to right [LeFlore to third]; CLEVELAND REPLACED ALEXANDER (PITCHING); Staub hit a sacrifice fly to right [LeFlore scored]; Thompson walked [Whitaker to second]; Kemp singled to left [Whitaker to third, Thompson to second]; Corcoran hit a sacrifice fly to left [Whitaker scored]; May reached on an error by Hargrove [Thompson scored (unearned) (no RBI), Kemp to third]; Mankowski grounded out (second to first); 3 R (2 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Tigers 6. RANGERS 7TH: C. Washington was called out on strikes; Harrah flied to center; Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Tigers 6. TIGERS 7TH: JENKINS REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING); Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore popped to second; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Tigers 6. RANGERS 8TH: Wills popped to second; Sundberg singled to right; Hargrove flied to right; Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 6, Tigers 6. TIGERS 8TH: Staub flied to center; Thompson singled to left; Kemp walked [Thompson to second]; Corcoran was called out on strikes; May popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 6, Tigers 6. RANGERS 9TH: Oliver struck out; Zisk popped to first; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR C. WASHINGTON; Bevacqua flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Tigers 6. TIGERS 9TH: THOMPSON REPLACED BEVACQUA (PLAYING RF); Mankowski flied to right; Trammell popped to first in foul territory; LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Tigers 6. RANGERS 10TH: Harrah popped to catcher in foul territory; Beniquez grounded out (shortstop to first); Wills flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 6, Tigers 6. TIGERS 10TH: Whitaker singled to shortstop; Staub singled to center [Whitaker to third]; DILLARD RAN FOR STAUB; Thompson was walked intentionally [Dillard to second]; Kemp forced Whitaker (pitcher to second to catcher) [Dillard to third, Thompson to second]; Corcoran singled to first [Dillard scored, Thompson to third, Kemp to second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Rangers 6, Tigers 7.

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