A homer by Ron LeFlore with two men on base in the second inning proved decisive as the Tigers defeated the Brewers, 6-3. A walk to John Wockenfuss and singles by Aurelio Rodriguez and Alan Trammell produced one run before LeFlore whacked his drive into the right-center field stands, about 430 feet from home plate. Cecil Cooper hit a two-run homer for the Brewers. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 6, Milwaukee Brewers 3

Game Played on Friday, August 25, 1978 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Brewers 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 3 9 4 Tigers 0 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 x - 6 10 1 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Yount ss 5 0 1 0 0 0 .297 LeFlore cf 5 1 2 3 0 2 .295 Money 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .282 Whitaker 2b 5 0 0 0 0 1 .300 Oglivie lf 3 1 0 0 1 0 .293 Staub dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .293 Hisle dh 3 1 1 0 1 0 .295 Thompson 1b 3 1 2 0 1 0 .300 Cooper 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .326 Kemp lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .290 Lezcano rf 4 0 2 1 0 1 .287 Parrish c 4 0 1 1 0 1 .220 Bando 3b 4 0 2 0 0 1 .283 Wockenfuss rf 2 2 0 0 1 0 .281 May cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 .194 Corcoran ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .264 Thomas cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Rodriguez 3b 3 1 2 0 0 1 .252 Moore c 4 0 1 0 0 2 .268 Trammell ss 4 1 2 1 0 0 .267 Caldwell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Young p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Replogle p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 3 9 3 2 4 Totals 35 6 10 5 2 6 Time of Game: 2:21 Attendance: 32,010 Left on Base: Brewers 7, Tigers 8 DP: Brewers 0, Tigers 1 Errors: Money, Bando 2, May, Wockenfuss Doubles: Rodriguez (19) Home Runs: Cooper (10), LeFlore (8) Sacrifice Hits: Rodriguez (5) GIDP: Yount (3) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Caldwell L(16-8) 6.2 9 6 5 2 6 1 33 2.47 Replogle 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.37 Totals 8 10 6 5 2 6 1 38 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Young W(5-3) 7.2 9 3 3 2 4 1 33 2.10 Hiller SV(10) 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.67 Totals 9 9 3 3 2 4 1 37 Umpires: HP - Doug Cossey, 1B - Joe Kavulich, 2B - Rico Zuccaro, 3B - Leo Turner BREWERS 1ST: substitute umpires worked due to a one-day strike by the staff umpires; Debut for umpires Rico Zuccaro, Leo Turner, Joe Kavulich and Doug Cossey; Yount flied out to left; Money grounded out (shortstop to first); Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to center [LeFlore to second (error by May)]; Whitaker flied out to left [LeFlore to third]; Staub struck out; Thompson walked; Kemp grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 0. BREWERS 2ND: Hisle singled to left; Cooper flied out to center; Lezcano struck out; Bando singled to center [Hisle to second]; May popped to third; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Parrish struck out; Wockenfuss walked; Rodriguez singled to right [Wockenfuss to third]; Trammell singled to center [Wockenfuss scored, Rodriguez to second]; LeFlore homered [Rodriguez scored, Trammell scored]; Whitaker was called out on strikes; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 4. BREWERS 3RD: Moore struck out; Yount singled to left; Money popped to second; Oglivie grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 4. TIGERS 3RD: Thompson lined to right; Kemp lined to right; Parrish made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 4. BREWERS 4TH: Hisle grounded out (third to first); Cooper lined to center; Lezcano grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 4. TIGERS 4TH: Wockenfuss reached on an error by Bando; Rodriguez out on a sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Wockenfuss to second]; Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 4. BREWERS 5TH: Bando singled to left; May forced Bando (second to shortstop); Moore singled to right [May to third (error by Wockenfuss)]; Yount grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Moore out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 4. TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub grounded out (first to pitcher); Thompson singled to center; Kemp forced Thompson (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 4. BREWERS 6TH: Money flied to left in foul territory; Oglivie walked; Hisle flied out to center; Cooper singled to left [Oglivie to third]; Lezcano singled to center [Oglivie scored, Cooper to third]; Bando struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Tigers 4. TIGERS 6TH: Parrish grounded out (third to first); Wockenfuss reached on an error by Bando; Rodriguez struck out; Trammell singled to center [Wockenfuss scored (error by Money) (unearned)]; LeFlore struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Tigers 5. BREWERS 7TH: May grounded out (second to first); Moore struck out; Yount popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Tigers 5. TIGERS 7TH: Whitaker grounded out (first unassisted); Staub grounded out (second to first); Thompson singled to right; Kemp singled to right [Thompson to second]; Parrish singled to left [Thompson scored, Kemp to second]; REPLOGLE REPLACED CALDWELL (PITCHING); CORCORAN BATTED FOR WOCKENFUSS; Corcoran lined to center; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Tigers 6. BREWERS 8TH: CORCORAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Money flied out to center; Oglivie lined to first; Hisle walked; Cooper homered [Hisle scored]; Lezcano singled to right; HILLER REPLACED YOUNG (PITCHING); Bando popped to shortstop; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Tigers 6. TIGERS 8TH: THOMAS REPLACED MAY (PLAYING CF); Rodriguez doubled to right; Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first) [Rodriguez to third]; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 3, Tigers 6. BREWERS 9TH: Thomas made an out to shortstop; Moore flied out to left; Yount flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 3, Tigers 6.

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