Called up from the minors earlier in the week, Bob Sykes allowed only four singles and posted his first major league shutout, pitching the Tigers to a 6-0 victory over the A's. The young lefthander was with the Tigers in 1977 and had a 5-7 record but was sent to Evansville (American Association) this spring. The Tigers backed Sykes with a 15-hit attack that included a homer by Jason Thompson. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 6, Oakland Athletics 0

Game Played on Saturday, May 6, 1978 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Tigers 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 - 6 15 1 A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .293 North cf 3 0 0 0 0 1 .258 Mankowski 3b 4 1 2 0 1 0 .257 Murphy cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Staub dh 4 1 1 1 1 0 .322 Edwards 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .276 Thompson 1b 5 1 1 1 0 1 .301 Page lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .294 Kemp lf 4 2 3 0 1 0 .311 Alexander dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .256 May c 3 0 2 1 0 0 .413 Guerrero ss 2 0 1 0 1 0 .323 Corcoran rf 5 0 1 1 0 0 .196 Staggs ss 0 0 0 0 1 0 .357 Trammell ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 .316 Revering 1b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .292 Dillard 2b 4 0 2 0 0 0 .170 Gross 3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Sykes p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Perez 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 Essian c 3 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Newman c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 Dilone rf 3 0 0 0 0 2 .205 Wirth p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Heaverlo p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Coleman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Renko p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 37 6 15 6 4 1 Totals 31 0 4 0 3 9 Time of Game: 2:16 Attendance: 12,539 Left on Base: Tigers 11, A's 7 DP: Tigers 1, A's 2 Errors: Dillard, Dilone Doubles: Trammell (1) Home Runs: Thompson (6) Stolen Bases: Mankowski (1), Staub (2), LeFlore 3 (11) Caught Stealing: LeFlore (3), Mankowski (1) Sacrifice Hits: May (1) Sacrifice Flies: LeFlore (1) GIDP: Thompson (1), Trammell (1), Alexander (7) Hit by Pitch: May (1,by Renko) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sykes W(1-0) 9 4 0 0 3 9 0 34 0.00 Totals 9 4 0 0 3 9 0 34 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wirth L(1-3) 0.2 3 3 3 2 1 0 6 3.43 Heaverlo 3.1 6 2 2 2 0 1 17 2.78 Lacey 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.08 Coleman 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.00 Renko 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 10 4.50 Totals 9 15 6 6 4 1 1 44 Hit by Pitch: Renko (1) Wild Pitches: Wirth (3) Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Greg Kosc, 3B - Jerry Neudecker TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore walked; LeFlore was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Mankowski singled; Wirth threw a wild pitch [Mankowski to second]; Mankowski stole third; Staub singled [Mankowski scored]; Thompson struck out; Staub stole second; Kemp walked; May singled [Staub scored, Kemp to third]; HEAVERLO REPLACED WIRTH (PITCHING); Corcoran singled [Kemp scored, May to second]; Trammell flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: North flied out to right; Edwards grounded out (second to first); Page struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 0. TIGERS 2ND: Dillard lined to first; LeFlore singled; LeFlore stole second; LeFlore stole third; Mankowski walked; Staub walked [Mankowski to second]; Thompson grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Staub out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Alexander flied out to left; Guerrero singled; Revering singled [Guerrero to second]; Gross struck out; Essian grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 0. TIGERS 3RD: PEREZ REPLACED GROSS (PLAYING 3B); Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first); May singled; Corcoran reached on an error by Dilone [May to third]; Trammell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Corcoran out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Dilone flied out to left; North struck out; Edwards walked; Page was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 0. TIGERS 4TH: Dillard singled; LeFlore forced Dillard (shortstop to second); LeFlore stole second; Mankowski grounded out (second to first); Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Alexander grounded out (third to first); Guerrero walked; Revering singled [Guerrero to second]; Perez flied out to right [Guerrero to third]; Essian grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Athletics 0. TIGERS 5TH: Thompson homered; Kemp singled; LACEY REPLACED HEAVERLO (PITCHING); May out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Kemp to second]; Corcoran flied out to left; Trammell doubled to left [Kemp scored]; Dillard grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Dilone struck out; North grounded out (second to first); Edwards grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 0. TIGERS 6TH: MURPHY REPLACED NORTH (PLAYING CF); COLEMAN REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); LeFlore popped to first; Mankowski singled; Staub flied out to right; Mankowski was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 6TH: Page singled; Alexander grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Page out at second]; Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 0. TIGERS 7TH: STAGGS REPLACED GUERRERO (PLAYING SS); Thompson flied out to left; Kemp singled; May flied out to center; Corcoran flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 7TH: Revering grounded out (first to pitcher); Perez struck out; Essian grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 0. TIGERS 8TH: NEWMAN REPLACED ESSIAN (PLAYING C ); RENKO REPLACED COLEMAN (PITCHING); Trammell singled; Dillard singled [Trammell to third]; LeFlore hit a sacrifice fly to right [Trammell scored]; Mankowski flied out to center; Staub grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 8TH: Dilone struck out; Murphy reached on an error by Dillard; Edwards flied out to center; Page flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 0. TIGERS 9TH: Thompson popped to shortstop; Kemp singled; May was hit by a pitch [Kemp to second]; Corcoran forced May (second to shortstop) [Kemp to third]; Trammell flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 9TH: Alexander struck out; Staggs walked; Revering lined to shortstop; Perez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 0.

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