Jim Mason, hitting a paltry .217, punched out a bases-loaded single in the 13th inning, giving the Rangers a 4-3 victory over the Tigers. The winning rally began with a single by Mike Hargrove, only the second hit off Jim Slaton in 8 2/3 innings of relief pitching.

Slaton was removed in favor of John Hiller and a sacrifice bunt by Mike Jorgensen moved Hargrove to second. Toby Harrah received an intentional walk and pinch-hitter Kurt Bevacqua drew a pass to load the bases. Hiller departed in favor of Steve Foucault, whose second pitch was slapped by Mason for the game-winning hit. The Tigers had tied the game in the seventh on a solo home run by Milt May. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 4, Detroit Tigers 3

Game Played on Sunday, July 9, 1978 (Night game) at Arlington Stadium

Tigers 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 11 0 Rangers 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 4 6 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 6 0 1 0 0 2 .277 Bonds rf 5 0 2 0 1 0 .258 Whitaker 2b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .317 Wills 2b 6 0 0 0 0 1 .225 Staub dh 5 0 1 0 0 0 .299 Sundberg c 5 0 0 0 1 1 .311 Dillard pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Hargrove 1b 4 2 1 0 2 0 .260 Wockenfuss ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Jorgensen lf,cf 2 1 0 0 3 0 .160 Thompson 1b 5 1 0 0 1 2 .290 Harrah 3b 4 0 0 0 1 1 .208 Kemp lf 5 1 1 2 0 2 .280 J. Ellis dh 3 0 1 2 1 1 .234 May c 5 1 2 1 0 0 .270 Alomar pr,dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Mankowski 3b 4 0 1 0 0 1 .293 Putnam ph,dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 .135 Rodriguez ph,3b 1 0 0 0 0 1 .266 Bevacqua ph,dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 .165 Corcoran rf 5 0 3 0 0 0 .255 Campaneris ss 3 0 0 0 0 2 .209 Trammell ss 3 0 1 0 1 1 .271 Lowenstein ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 .255 Baker p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Mason ss 1 0 1 1 0 0 .229 Slaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Thompson cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 .235 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Zisk lf 2 0 0 0 0 1 .271 Foucault p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jenkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Umbarger p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 45 3 11 3 2 9 Totals 39 4 6 3 11 7 Time of Game: 3:40 Attendance: 15,770 Left on Base: Tigers 7, Rangers 12 DP: Tigers 1, Rangers 2 Doubles: Corcoran (7) Home Runs: Kemp (7), May (8) Stolen Bases: Bonds (19) Caught Stealing: LeFlore (8) Sacrifice Hits: Trammell (2), Whitaker (4), Harrah (3), Campaneris (20), Jorgensen (1) GIDP: Trammell (4), Wills (6) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Baker 3.1 3 3 2 4 0 0 16 4.07 Slaton L(8-6) 8.2 2 1 1 5 7 0 33 4.44 Hiller 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 2.51 Foucault 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.97 Totals 12.1 6 4 3 11 7 0 53 Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Jenkins 10 9 3 3 1 6 2 38 2.83 Umbarger W(4-6) 3 2 0 0 1 3 0 11 4.44 Totals 13 11 3 3 2 9 2 49 Passed Balls: May (1) Umpires: HP - Durwood Merrill, 1B - Lou DiMuro, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Nestor Chylak TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Whitaker singled to right; Staub grounded out (first unassisted) [Whitaker to second]; Thompson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 1ST: Bonds walked; Wills grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bonds out at second]; Sundberg flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Kemp struck out; May popped to third in foul territory; Mankowski made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 2ND: Hargrove grounded out (second to first); Jorgensen walked; Harrah flied out to right; J. Ellis flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Corcoran singled to center; Trammell out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Corcoran to second]; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first) [Corcoran to third]; Whitaker flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 0. RANGERS 3RD: Campaneris flied out to center; Thompson singled to left; May allowed a passed ball [Thompson to second]; Bonds singled to left [Bonds to second (on throw), Thompson scored (on throw) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Wills flied out to left; Sundberg grounded out (second to first); 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Rangers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Staub flied out to left; Thompson walked; Kemp homered [Thompson scored]; May flied out to right; Mankowski struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 1. RANGERS 4TH: Hargrove walked; Jorgensen walked [Hargrove to second]; Harrah out on a sacrifice bunt (catcher to second) [Hargrove to third, Jorgensen to second]; J. Ellis singled to center [Hargrove scored, Jorgensen scored]; SLATON REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING); Campaneris was called out on strikes; Thompson forced J. Ellis (second unassisted); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 3. TIGERS 5TH: Corcoran doubled to center; Trammell struck out; LeFlore flied into a double play (right to shortstop) [Corcoran out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 3. RANGERS 5TH: Bonds singled to center; Bonds stole second; Wills was called out on strikes; Sundberg struck out; Hargrove walked; Jorgensen walked [Bonds to third, Hargrove to second]; Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 3. TIGERS 6TH: Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub flied out to right; Thompson popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 3. RANGERS 6TH: J. Ellis struck out; Campaneris struck out; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Rangers 3. TIGERS 7TH: Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first); May homered; Mankowski singled to center; Corcoran singled to right [Mankowski to third]; Trammell grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Corcoran out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 3. RANGERS 7TH: Bonds grounded out (pitcher to first); Wills flied out to center; Sundberg popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 3. TIGERS 8TH: ZISK REPLACED THOMPSON (PLAYING LF); JORGENSEN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); LeFlore singled to right; Whitaker out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [LeFlore to second]; Staub flied out to center [LeFlore to third]; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 3. RANGERS 8TH: Hargrove flied out to center; Jorgensen flied out to center; Harrah was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 3. TIGERS 9TH: Kemp flied out to center; May grounded out (second to pitcher); Mankowski grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 3. RANGERS 9TH: J. Ellis walked; ALOMAR RAN FOR J. ELLIS; Campaneris out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Alomar to second]; Zisk flied out to center; Bonds grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 3. TIGERS 10TH: ALOMAR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Corcoran flied out to right; Trammell singled to right; LeFlore struck out; Whitaker grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 3. RANGERS 10TH: Wills made an out to first; Sundberg walked; Hargrove forced Sundberg (first to shortstop); Jorgensen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 3. TIGERS 11TH: UMBARGER REPLACED JENKINS (PITCHING); Staub singled to shortstop; DILLARD RAN FOR STAUB; Thompson struck out; Kemp struck out; May singled to shortstop [Dillard to second]; RODRIGUEZ BATTED FOR MANKOWSKI; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 3. RANGERS 11TH: DILLARD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); RODRIGUEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Harrah flied out to right; PUTNAM BATTED FOR ALOMAR; Putnam made an out to second; LOWENSTEIN BATTED FOR CAMPANERIS; Lowenstein walked; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 3. TIGERS 12TH: PUTNAM STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); MASON REPLACED LOWENSTEIN (PLAYING SS); Corcoran grounded out (second to first); Trammell walked; LeFlore forced Trammell (shortstop to second); LeFlore was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to first to shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 3. RANGERS 12TH: Bonds grounded out (second to first); Wills grounded out (second to first); Sundberg flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 3. TIGERS 13TH: Whitaker grounded out (third to first); WOCKENFUSS BATTED FOR DILLARD; Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 3. RANGERS 13TH: WOCKENFUSS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Hargrove singled to center; HILLER REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Jorgensen out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Hargrove to second]; Harrah was walked intentionally; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR PUTNAM; Bevacqua walked [Hargrove to third, Harrah to second]; FOUCAULT REPLACED HILLER (PITCHING); Mason singled to right [Hargrove scored, Harrah to third, Bevacqua to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 3, Rangers 4.

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