A home run by rookie Lance Parrish broke up a scoreless game in the seventh inning and Jim Slaton tossed a 7-hit shutout as the Tigers took a 2-0 win from the Mariners. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 2, Seattle Mariners 0

Game Played on Friday, July 14, 1978 (Night game) at Kingdome

Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 7 0 Mariners 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Mariners AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 4 0 1 1 1 1 .282 Cruz 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .249 Whitaker 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .309 Reynolds ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .303 Staub dh 5 0 0 0 0 0 .294 Paciorek dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .359 Thompson 1b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .292 Bochte lf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .268 Kemp lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .276 Roberts rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .303 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .259 Meyer 1b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .206 Parrish c 2 1 1 1 2 0 .233 Stein 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 Wockenfuss rf 4 1 2 0 0 0 .289 Stinson c 3 0 2 0 0 0 .283 Corcoran pr,rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Hale cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .166 Trammell ss 3 0 1 0 1 0 .273 Honeycutt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Slaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rawley p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 House p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 2 7 2 5 4 Totals 32 0 7 0 2 3 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 9,742 Left on Base: Tigers 10, Mariners 7 DP: Tigers 2, Mariners 0 Home Runs: Parrish (6) GIDP: Paciorek (3), Roberts (2) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Slaton W(9-6) 9 7 0 0 2 3 0 34 4.14 Totals 9 7 0 0 2 3 0 34 Mariners IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Honeycutt 6 2 0 0 3 2 0 23 4.40 Rawley L(4-7) 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 1 4 3.75 Todd 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 10 4.50 House 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5.28 Totals 9 7 2 2 5 4 1 39 Wild Pitches: Honeycutt (2) Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Steve Palermo, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Dave Phillips TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Whitaker flied out to center; Staub flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (second to first); Reynolds singled to left; Paciorek grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Reynolds out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Mariners 0. TIGERS 2ND: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Kemp grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 2ND: Bochte grounded out (second to first); Roberts was called out on strikes; Meyer grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Mariners 0. TIGERS 3RD: Parrish walked; Wockenfuss flied out to center; Trammell forced Parrish (second to shortstop); LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 3RD: Stein flied out to right; Stinson singled to right; Hale singled to left [Stinson to second]; Cruz forced Hale (second to shortstop) [Stinson to third]; Reynolds flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Mariners 0. TIGERS 4TH: Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub grounded out (second to first); Thompson singled to center; Kemp singled to right [Thompson to third]; Rodriguez struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 4TH: Paciorek flied out to center; Bochte flied to left in foul territory; Roberts flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Mariners 0. TIGERS 5TH: Parrish walked; Wockenfuss forced Parrish (second to shortstop); Trammell forced Wockenfuss (second to shortstop); Honeycutt threw a wild pitch [Trammell to second]; LeFlore was walked intentionally; Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 5TH: Meyer made an out to shortstop; Stein singled to center; Stinson grounded out (shortstop to first) [Stein to second]; Hale made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Mariners 0. TIGERS 6TH: Staub flied out to center; Thompson flied out to center; Kemp grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Mariners 0. MARINERS 6TH: Cruz walked; Reynolds popped to catcher in foul territory; Paciorek singled to left [Cruz to second]; Bochte walked [Cruz to third, Paciorek to second]; Roberts grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Bochte out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Mariners 0. TIGERS 7TH: RAWLEY REPLACED HONEYCUTT (PITCHING); Rodriguez flied out to right; Parrish homered; Wockenfuss singled to left; Trammell walked [Wockenfuss to second]; TODD REPLACED RAWLEY (PITCHING); LeFlore singled to right [Wockenfuss scored, Trammell to third]; Whitaker struck out; Staub flied out to right; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Mariners 0. MARINERS 7TH: Meyer flied out to center; Stein grounded out (catcher to first); Stinson singled to right; Hale forced Stinson (shortstop unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Mariners 0. TIGERS 8TH: Thompson walked; Kemp flied out to left; Rodriguez struck out; Parrish popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Mariners 0. MARINERS 8TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); Reynolds grounded out (first unassisted); Paciorek struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Mariners 0. TIGERS 9TH: Wockenfuss singled to left; CORCORAN RAN FOR WOCKENFUSS; On a bunt Trammell singled to third [Corcoran to second]; LeFlore forced Trammell (shortstop to second) [Corcoran to third]; HOUSE REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Whitaker flied out to left; Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 2, Mariners 0. MARINERS 9TH: CORCORAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Bochte flied out to left; Roberts singled to center; Meyer struck out; Stein flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Mariners 0.

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