A two-run homer by Gorman Thomas highlighted the Brewers' 5-1 thumping of the Tigers. Thomas doubled in the second and fourth innings before slamming his homer in the sixth after a walk to Ben Oglivie.

The Brewers' first two tallies came in the opening frame on successive singles by Paul Molitor, Robin Yount and Cecil Cooper and a double-play grounder by Larry Hisle. Molitor led off the third inning with a home run. Lary Sorensen pitched his seventh complete game. [The Sporting News]

Milwaukee Brewers 5, Detroit Tigers 1

Game Played on Tuesday, June 6, 1978 (Night game) at County Stadium

Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 9 0 Brewers 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 x - 5 10 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .273 Molitor 2b 4 2 2 1 0 0 .296 Whitaker 2b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .311 Yount ss 4 1 1 0 0 0 .273 Staub dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .293 Cooper 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .319 Thompson 1b 4 0 1 1 0 0 .285 Hisle dh 3 0 1 0 1 1 .277 Kemp lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .272 Bando 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .264 May c 4 0 1 0 0 0 .298 Lezcano rf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .301 Corcoran rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .259 Oglivie lf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .257 Mankowski 3b 3 0 3 0 0 0 .303 Thomas cf 3 1 3 2 0 0 .252 Trammell ss 3 0 2 0 0 0 .287 Moore c 2 0 0 0 1 0 .311 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sorensen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Foucault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 33 1 9 1 0 4 Totals 31 5 10 4 3 3 Time of Game: 1:58 Attendance: 13,022 Left on Base: Tigers 5, Brewers 5 DP: Tigers 1, Brewers 2 Doubles: Thomas 2 (11), Hisle (8) Home Runs: Molitor (5), Thomas (11) Caught Stealing: Oglivie (3) GIDP: LeFlore (6), Kemp (3), Hisle (5) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilcox L(4-3) 6 9 5 5 3 1 2 28 3.48 Foucault 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 3.05 Totals 8 10 5 5 3 3 2 34 Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sorensen W(7-4) 9 9 1 1 0 4 0 33 3.44 Totals 9 9 1 1 0 4 0 33 Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Bill Kunkel, 3B - Ted Hendry TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Whitaker grounded out (third to first); Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 0. BREWERS 1ST: Molitor singled to right; Yount singled to right [Molitor to third]; Cooper singled to left [Molitor scored, Yount to third]; Hisle grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Yount scored, Cooper out at second]; Bando grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 2. TIGERS 2ND: Thompson lined to shortstop; Kemp singled to left; May singled to right [Kemp out at third (right to third)]; Corcoran forced May (first to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 2. BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano popped to shortstop; Oglivie singled to right; Oglivie was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Thomas doubled to left; Moore grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 2. TIGERS 3RD: Mankowski singled to center; Trammell singled to left [Mankowski to second]; LeFlore grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Mankowski to third, Trammell out at second]; Whitaker struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 2. BREWERS 3RD: Molitor homered; Yount grounded out (second to first); Cooper popped to shortstop; Hisle walked; Bando struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 3. TIGERS 4TH: Staub flied out to center; Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); Kemp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 3. BREWERS 4TH: Lezcano flied out to center; Oglivie grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomas doubled to left; Moore walked; Molitor grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 3. TIGERS 5TH: May grounded out (first to pitcher); Corcoran made an out to shortstop; Mankowski singled to center; Trammell singled to left [Mankowski to second]; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 3. BREWERS 5TH: Yount flied out to right; Cooper grounded out (first unassisted); Hisle doubled to right; Bando popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Brewers 3. TIGERS 6TH: Whitaker singled to center; Staub grounded out (first unassisted) [Whitaker to second]; Thompson singled to right [Whitaker scored]; Kemp grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Thompson out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 3. BREWERS 6TH: Lezcano popped to first in foul territory; Oglivie walked; Thomas homered [Oglivie scored]; Moore grounded out (first unassisted); Molitor grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 5. TIGERS 7TH: May grounded out (first unassisted); Corcoran flied out to center; Mankowski singled to pitcher; Trammell flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 5. BREWERS 7TH: FOUCAULT REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Yount grounded out (third to first); Cooper lined to first; Hisle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 5. TIGERS 8TH: LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 5. BREWERS 8TH: Bando singled to pitcher [Bando out at second (first to second)]; Lezcano struck out; Oglivie grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 5. TIGERS 9TH: Thompson flied out to left; Kemp struck out; May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Brewers 5.

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