Winning their fourth straight game, the Rangers defeated the Tigers, 9-4. A four-run fifth-inning was highlighted by a two-run single by Bump Wills and two-run double by Bobby Bonds. Jim Sundberg belted a two-run homer in the seventh and Bonds clouted a solo round-tripper in the ninth to complete the scoring. [The Sporting News]

Texas Rangers 9, Detroit Tigers 4

Game Played on Tuesday, August 8, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Rangers 0 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 1 - 9 14 0 Tigers 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 4 9 0 Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Hargrove 1b 2 0 1 0 0 0 .251 LeFlore cf 5 1 3 1 0 1 .293 Jorgensen pr,1b 1 0 0 0 1 0 .132 Whitaker 2b 3 1 1 0 2 1 .296 Wills 2b 5 2 4 2 0 1 .238 Staub dh 4 0 2 1 0 0 .297 Sundberg c 5 2 1 2 0 1 .299 Thompson 1b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .294 Oliver dh 3 1 1 0 2 0 .323 Kemp lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .280 Bonds rf 5 1 3 3 0 0 .274 Parrish c 4 1 1 0 0 0 .233 Zisk lf 5 1 1 0 0 0 .259 Rodriguez 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .255 Lowenstein 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .226 Stanley rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .245 Bevacqua ph,3b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .204 Corcoran ph,rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 .261 Beniquez cf 5 1 2 1 0 0 .266 Trammell ss 2 0 0 0 1 1 .264 Harrah ss 4 1 0 0 1 1 .204 May ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 .266 Mirabella p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Rozema p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Medich p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Glynn p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 9 14 8 5 4 Totals 34 4 9 4 4 4 Time of Game: 2:56 Attendance: 20,951 Left on Base: Rangers 9, Tigers 7 DP: Rangers 1, Tigers 1 Doubles: Bonds (16), Beniquez (12), Bevacqua (9), Parrish (9), May (7), LeFlore (20) Home Runs: Sundberg (3), Bonds (21) Stolen Bases: Wills (35), Jorgensen (3) Caught Stealing: Hargrove (3) Sacrifice Hits: Hargrove (2) GIDP: Zisk (9), Staub (17) Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Mirabella W(2-0) 5 5 2 2 3 3 0 22 5.27 Medich SV(2) 4 4 2 2 1 1 0 16 3.78 Totals 9 9 4 4 4 4 0 38 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Rozema L(5-6) 4 7 5 5 2 1 0 20 3.38 Morris 2.2 5 3 3 2 1 1 15 4.38 Glynn 2.1 2 1 1 1 2 1 10 1.93 Totals 9 14 9 9 5 4 2 45 Wild Pitches: Rozema (2), Morris (3) Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Russ Goetz, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Dale Ford RANGERS 1ST: Hargrove grounded out (first unassisted); On a bunt Wills singled to third; Wills stole second; Sundberg grounded out (first unassisted) [Wills to third]; Oliver walked; Bonds flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker walked; Staub singled to center [Whitaker to third]; Thompson made an out to third; Kemp singled to center [Whitaker scored, Staub to third, Kemp out at second (center to shortstop)]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1. RANGERS 2ND: Zisk flied out to center; Lowenstein grounded out (first unassisted); Beniquez grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 2ND: Parrish flied out to left; Rodriguez struck out; Stanley grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1. RANGERS 3RD: Harrah grounded out (shortstop to first); Hargrove singled to left; Wills singled to center [Hargrove to third]; Hargrove was caught stealing home (catcher to second to catcher) [Wills to second]; Sundberg grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: Trammell walked; LeFlore singled to right [Trammell to second]; Whitaker was called out on strikes; Staub made an out to shortstop; Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Tigers 1. RANGERS 4TH: Oliver singled to right; Bonds singled to center [Oliver to second]; Zisk grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Oliver to third, Bonds out at second]; Rozema threw a wild pitch [Oliver scored]; Lowenstein was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Kemp popped to third in foul territory; Parrish flied out to center; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Tigers 1. RANGERS 5TH: Beniquez singled to left; Harrah walked [Beniquez to second]; Hargrove reached on a fielder's choice on a sacrifice bunt [Beniquez to third, Harrah to second]; JORGENSEN RAN FOR HARGROVE; Wills singled to left [Beniquez scored, Harrah scored, Jorgensen to second]; MORRIS REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING); Morris threw a wild pitch [Jorgensen to third, Wills to second]; Sundberg reached on a fielder's choice [Jorgensen out at home (third to catcher to third to pitcher), Wills to third, Sundberg to second]; Oliver was walked intentionally; Bonds doubled to left [Wills scored, Sundberg scored, Oliver to third]; Zisk reached on a fielder's choice [Oliver out at home (third to catcher), Bonds to third]; Lowenstein flied out to left; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Tigers 1. TIGERS 5TH: JORGENSEN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Stanley flied out to right; Trammell struck out; LeFlore singled to center; Whitaker walked [LeFlore to second]; Staub singled to right [LeFlore scored, Whitaker to third]; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 5, Tigers 2. RANGERS 6TH: Beniquez grounded out (third to first); Harrah was called out on strikes; Jorgensen made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Tigers 2. TIGERS 6TH: MEDICH REPLACED MIRABELLA (PITCHING); Kemp flied out to left; Parrish grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez lined to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 5, Tigers 2. RANGERS 7TH: On a bunt Wills singled to pitcher; Sundberg homered [Wills scored]; Oliver flied out to left; Bonds flied out to right; Zisk singled to right; Lowenstein walked [Zisk to second]; Beniquez doubled to right [Zisk scored, Lowenstein to third]; GLYNN REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING); Harrah flied out to right; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Rangers 8, Tigers 2. TIGERS 7TH: CORCORAN BATTED FOR STANLEY; Corcoran grounded out (first unassisted); Trammell flied out to right; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Rangers 8, Tigers 2. RANGERS 8TH: CORCORAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Jorgensen walked; Wills was called out on strikes; Jorgensen stole second; Sundberg was called out on strikes; Oliver flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Tigers 2. TIGERS 8TH: Whitaker singled to center; Staub grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first) [Whitaker out at second]; Thompson walked; Kemp forced Thompson (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 8, Tigers 2. RANGERS 9TH: Bonds homered; Zisk flied out to left; BEVACQUA BATTED FOR LOWENSTEIN; Bevacqua doubled to left; Beniquez flied to right in foul territory [Bevacqua to third]; Harrah grounded out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 9, Tigers 2. TIGERS 9TH: BEVACQUA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Parrish doubled to center; Rodriguez made an out to second; Corcoran flied out to center; MAY BATTED FOR TRAMMELL; May doubled to right [Parrish scored]; LeFlore doubled to right [May scored]; Whitaker flied out to left; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Rangers 9, Tigers 4.

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