The Tigers erupted for five runs in the first inning and went on to a 10-2 romp over the Angels. The game opened with two runs on successive singles by Ron LeFlore, Mark Wagner, Rusty Staub and Jason Thompson.

With one out, John Wockenfuss was intentionally walked to get to Lance Parrish. But the Tiger catcher, hitting just .194, laced a double to the left field wall to clear the bases. Milt Wilcox completed his third major league start since 1973. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 10, California Angels 2

Game Played on Tuesday, May 2, 1978 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Tigers 5 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 - 10 13 1 Angels 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 4 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 5 1 1 0 1 0 .299 R. Miller rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .233 Wagner ss 4 2 2 2 0 0 .270 Grich 2b 4 0 0 1 0 0 .205 Staub dh 4 1 1 0 1 0 .313 Bostock cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .152 Thompson 1b 5 2 3 3 0 0 .313 Rudi lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .225 Kemp lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .323 Baylor dh 3 0 0 0 1 1 .282 Wockenfuss rf 3 1 2 0 1 0 .444 Jackson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .321 Parrish c 5 1 2 3 0 0 .222 Chalk 3b 3 0 1 0 0 1 .288 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 1 1 1 0 .396 Mulliniks ss 3 0 0 0 1 1 .149 Dillard 2b 3 1 0 0 2 0 .140 Humphrey c 1 1 0 0 0 0 .182 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Landreaux ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 Hampton c 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Brett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 D. Miller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Griffin p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 38 10 13 9 6 0 Totals 31 2 4 2 2 6 Time of Game: 2:36 Attendance: 18,641 Left on Base: Tigers 9, Angels 6 DP: Tigers 0, Angels 2 Errors: LeFlore Doubles: LeFlore (3), Parrish (3), Rodriguez (4) Triples: Parrish (1), Bostock (3) Home Runs: Thompson (5) Stolen Bases: Wagner (1) GIDP: Dillard (1), Parrish (1) Hit by Pitch: Wagner (2,by D. Miller), Wockenfuss (1,by D. Miller), Jackson (3,by Wilcox), Chalk (1,by Wilcox) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilcox W(1-1) 9 4 2 2 2 6 0 35 5.40 Totals 9 4 2 2 2 6 0 35 Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Brett L(1-2) 4 10 8 8 3 0 1 24 5.57 D. Miller 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 12 4.09 Griffin 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 10 4.76 Totals 9 13 10 10 6 0 1 46 Hit by Pitch: Wilcox 2 (3), D. Miller 2 (2) Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Jerry Neudecker, 3B - George Maloney TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore doubled to right; Wagner singled to right [LeFlore scored]; Staub singled to left [Wagner to second]; Thompson singled to center [Wagner scored, Staub to second]; Kemp grounded out (pitcher unassisted) [Staub to third, Thompson to second]; Wockenfuss was walked intentionally; Parrish doubled to center [Staub scored, Thompson scored, Wockenfuss scored]; Rodriguez walked; Dillard grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Rodriguez out at second]; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Angels 0. ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller singled to left; Grich grounded out (shortstop to first) [R. Miller to second]; Bostock grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first); Rudi popped to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Angels 0. TIGERS 2ND: LeFlore flied out to right; Wagner grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Angels 0. ANGELS 2ND: Baylor grounded out (first unassisted); Jackson popped to third; Chalk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Angels 0. TIGERS 3RD: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first); Wockenfuss singled to left; Parrish lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Angels 0. ANGELS 3RD: Mulliniks walked; Humphrey forced Mulliniks (shortstop to second); R. Miller singled to center [Humphrey to third (error by LeFlore), R. Miller to second]; Grich grounded out (second to first) [Humphrey scored, R. Miller to third]; Bostock tripled to left [R. Miller scored]; Rudi struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Angels 2. TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez flied out to right; Dillard walked; LeFlore grounded out (third to first) [Dillard to second]; Wagner singled to center [Dillard scored]; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Angels 2. ANGELS 4TH: Baylor struck out; Jackson popped to first; Chalk singled to right; Mulliniks forced Chalk (second unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Angels 2. TIGERS 5TH: Thompson homered; Kemp singled to third; Wockenfuss singled to right [Kemp to third]; D. MILLER REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Parrish grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Kemp scored, Wockenfuss out at second]; Rodriguez flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Angels 2. ANGELS 5TH: LANDREAUX BATTED FOR HUMPHREY; Landreaux flied out to right; R. Miller grounded out (pitcher to first); Grich popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 8, Angels 2. TIGERS 6TH: HAMPTON REPLACED LANDREAUX (PLAYING C ); Dillard grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Wagner was hit by a pitch; Wagner stole second; Staub walked; Thompson singled to left [Wagner scored, Staub to second]; Kemp forced Thompson (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 9, Angels 2. ANGELS 6TH: Bostock was called out on strikes; Rudi popped to second; Baylor walked; Jackson was hit by a pitch [Baylor to second]; Chalk forced Jackson (third to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 9, Angels 2. TIGERS 7TH: Wockenfuss was hit by a pitch; Parrish flied out to right; Rodriguez flied out to center; Dillard grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 9, Angels 2. ANGELS 7TH: Mulliniks was called out on strikes; Hampton struck out; R. Miller grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 9, Angels 2. TIGERS 8TH: GRIFFIN REPLACED D. MILLER (PITCHING); LeFlore walked; Wagner forced LeFlore (shortstop to second); Staub grounded out (second to first) [Wagner to second]; Thompson grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 9, Angels 2. ANGELS 8TH: Grich grounded out (third to first); Bostock grounded out (second to first); Rudi grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 9, Angels 2. TIGERS 9TH: Kemp grounded out (second to first); Wockenfuss flied out to center; Parrish tripled to center; Rodriguez doubled to left [Parrish scored]; Dillard walked; LeFlore lined to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 10, Angels 2. ANGELS 9TH: Baylor popped to catcher in foul territory; Jackson flied out to center; Chalk was hit by a pitch; Mulliniks grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 10, Angels 2.

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