After coming from behind to tie the score in the eighth inning, the Mariners finally prevailed over the Tigers in the 11th, 4-3. Trailing, 3-1, in the eighth, the Mariners tied the game on consecutive doubles by Julio Cruz and Steve Braun and a single by Dan Meyer.

Leon Roberts led off the 11th with a double but was thrown out at the plate trying to score on Larry Milbourne's single. Milbourne advanced to third on Bob Stinson's single and scored on Cruz's single. [The Sporting News]

Seattle Mariners 4, Detroit Tigers 3

Game Played on Sunday, April 30, 1978 (Day game) at Kingdome

Tigers 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 12 0 Mariners 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 - 4 12 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 6 1 1 0 0 2 .305 Braun dh 5 1 1 1 0 0 .167 Mankowski 3b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .226 Reynolds ss 3 0 0 1 0 0 .323 Rodriguez 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .409 Meyer 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .189 Staub dh 5 0 2 1 1 0 .316 Bochte lf 5 0 0 0 0 2 .304 Thompson 1b 6 1 2 1 0 1 .293 Ruppert Jones cf 5 0 1 0 0 1 .198 Kemp lf 4 0 1 0 1 1 .333 Roberts rf 4 0 2 0 1 0 .325 May c 5 0 2 0 0 0 .395 Stein 3b 2 0 1 0 2 0 .211 Corcoran rf 4 0 0 0 1 0 .175 Milbourne pr,3b 1 1 1 0 0 0 .231 Trammell ss 4 1 2 0 1 0 .303 Stinson c 5 0 2 0 0 0 .299 Dillard 2b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .150 Cruz 2b 4 2 3 1 1 0 .257 Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Parrott p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foucault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Romo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 44 3 12 3 4 5 Totals 39 4 12 4 4 3 Time of Game: 3:20 Attendance: 7,474 Left on Base: Tigers 13, Mariners 10 DP: Tigers 1, Mariners 0 Doubles: Roberts 2 (3), Cruz (2), Braun (2) Home Runs: Thompson (4) Stolen Bases: LeFlore (8), Dillard (1), Trammell (1), Corcoran (1), Cruz (6), Meyer (2) Sacrifice Hits: Dillard (3), Reynolds (2) Sacrifice Flies: Reynolds (2) GIDP: Stinson (1) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham 7 5 3 3 3 0 0 28 3.16 Hiller 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 1.53 Foucault L(0-1) 2.1 6 1 1 1 1 0 13 3.38 Totals 10.1 12 4 4 4 3 0 45 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Parrott 6.2 9 3 3 0 2 1 29 4.91 Rawley 0.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 3.15 Romo W(2-0) 3.2 1 0 0 3 3 0 15 3.54 Totals 11 12 3 3 4 5 1 49 Passed Balls: Stinson (2) Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Nestor Chylak, 3B - Ron Luciano TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled; LeFlore stole second; Mankowski grounded out (first to pitcher) [LeFlore to third]; Staub singled [LeFlore scored]; Thompson flied out to right; Kemp singled [Staub to second]; May popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Braun grounded out (first unassisted); Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); Meyer flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Mariners 0. TIGERS 2ND: Corcoran flied out to left; Trammell grounded out (second to first); Dillard singled; Dillard stole second; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Bochte grounded out (first unassisted); On a bunt Ruppert Jones singled; Roberts doubled [Ruppert Jones to third]; Stein walked; Stinson grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Stein out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Mariners 0. TIGERS 3RD: Mankowski grounded out (second to first); Staub lined to left; Thompson homered; Kemp struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Mariners 0. MARINERS 3RD: Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; Braun grounded out (second to first) [Cruz to third]; Reynolds hit a sacrifice fly to left [Cruz scored]; Meyer flied out to left; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Mariners 1. TIGERS 4TH: May grounded out (second to first); Corcoran flied out to right; Trammell singled; Trammell stole second; Dillard flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Mariners 1. MARINERS 4TH: Bochte grounded out (shortstop to first); Ruppert Jones lined to left; Roberts walked; Stein popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Mariners 1. TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Mankowski grounded out (first unassisted); Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Mariners 1. MARINERS 5TH: Stinson flied out to left; Cruz grounded out (first to pitcher); Braun flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Mariners 1. TIGERS 6TH: Thompson grounded out (second to pitcher); Kemp grounded out (pitcher to second to first); May singled; Corcoran flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Mariners 1. MARINERS 6TH: Reynolds flied out to center; Meyer flied out to left; Bochte grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Mariners 1. TIGERS 7TH: Trammell singled; Dillard out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Trammell to second]; LeFlore struck out; Mankowski singled [Trammell scored, Mankowski to second (on throw to home)]; RAWLEY REPLACED PARROTT (PITCHING); Staub flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Mariners 1. MARINERS 7TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING 3B); Ruppert Jones lined to center; Roberts flied out to center; Stein singled; Stinson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Mariners 1. TIGERS 8TH: Thompson singled; Stinson allowed a passed ball [Thompson to second]; Kemp walked; May singled [Thompson to third, Kemp to second]; Corcoran forced Thompson (second to catcher) [Kemp to third, May to second]; ROMO REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); Trammell forced Kemp (second to catcher) [May to third, Corcoran to second]; Dillard flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 3, Mariners 1. MARINERS 8TH: Cruz doubled; Braun doubled [Cruz scored]; HILLER REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Braun to third]; Meyer singled [Braun scored]; Bochte struck out; Meyer stole second; Ruppert Jones struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Mariners 3. TIGERS 9TH: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub walked; Thompson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Mariners 3. MARINERS 9TH: FOUCAULT REPLACED HILLER (PITCHING); Roberts popped to shortstop; Stein walked; Stinson singled [Stein to second]; MILBOURNE RAN FOR STEIN; Cruz singled [Milbourne to third, Stinson to second]; Braun forced Milbourne (first to catcher) [Stinson to third, Cruz to second]; Reynolds flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 3, Mariners 3. TIGERS 10TH: MILBOURNE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Kemp grounded out (first unassisted); May grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Corcoran walked; Corcoran stole second; Trammell walked; Dillard struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Mariners 3. MARINERS 10TH: Meyer popped to shortstop; Bochte struck out; Ruppert Jones flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Mariners 3. TIGERS 11TH: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Rodriguez flied out to center; Staub singled; Thompson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Mariners 3. MARINERS 11TH: Roberts doubled; Milbourne singled [Roberts out at home (center to catcher)]; Stinson singled [Milbourne to third]; Cruz singled [Milbourne scored, Stinson to second]; 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Mariners 4.

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