Breaking a 1-1 tie with three runs in the fifth inning, the Tigers went on to a 4-2 victory over the Brewers. In the fifth, singles by Tim Corcoran and Phil Mankowski plus a double by Alan Trammell produced one run and Lou Whitaker hiked the lead to 4-2 with a two-run single. Whitaker also singled home Ron LeFlore in the third inning. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 4, Milwaukee Brewers 2

Game Played on Sunday, August 27, 1978 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

Brewers 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 2 9 0 Tigers 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 x - 4 7 0 Brewers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Molitor 2b 4 0 0 0 1 0 .285 LeFlore cf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .294 Money 1b 5 0 1 0 0 0 .284 Whitaker 2b 4 0 2 3 0 1 .301 Oglivie lf 4 0 1 0 1 0 .295 Staub dh 4 0 1 0 0 0 .294 Lezcano rf 3 0 0 0 2 1 .283 Thompson 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .296 Cooper dh 4 0 1 0 0 1 .323 Kemp lf 3 0 0 0 1 1 .289 Bando 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .283 May c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 Yount ss 4 0 1 0 0 0 .301 Corcoran rf 3 1 1 0 0 1 .265 Thomas cf 3 2 1 1 1 1 .243 Mankowski 3b 2 1 1 0 1 0 .294 Martinez c 2 0 1 0 0 0 .214 Rodriguez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 May ph 1 0 1 1 0 0 .206 Trammell ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 .265 Moore c 1 0 1 0 0 0 .271 Slaton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Sorensen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hiller p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 34 2 9 2 6 3 Totals 31 4 7 4 2 3 Time of Game: 2:22 Attendance: 43,478 Left on Base: Brewers 11, Tigers 5 DP: Brewers 0, Tigers 2 Doubles: Oglivie (20), Money (22), May (4), Staub (24), Trammell (10) Home Runs: Thomas (29) Stolen Bases: LeFlore (59) GIDP: Molitor (6), Cooper (5) Brewers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Sorensen L(15-9) 8 7 4 4 2 3 0 33 3.20 Totals 8 7 4 4 2 3 0 33 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Slaton W(14-9) 6.1 6 2 2 4 3 1 28 4.02 Hiller SV(11) 2.2 3 0 0 2 0 0 12 2.58 Totals 9 9 2 2 6 3 1 40 Umpires: HP - Bill Haller, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Mike Reilly BREWERS 1ST: Molitor lined to center; Money flied out to center; Oglivie lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Whitaker struck out; Staub doubled to right; Thompson popped to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 0. BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano flied out to center; Cooper singled to right; Bando walked [Cooper to second]; Yount flied out to left; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first); May popped to shortstop; Corcoran flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 0. BREWERS 3RD: Martinez singled to right; Molitor grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Martinez out at second]; Money popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Mankowski grounded out (second to first); Trammell grounded out (third to first); LeFlore singled to right; LeFlore stole second; Jim Wohlford and Brewers Manager George Bamberger ejected by 2B umpire Ken Kaiser; Whitaker singled to center [LeFlore scored]; Staub popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 1. BREWERS 4TH: Oglivie doubled to left; Lezcano was called out on strikes; Cooper grounded out (second to first) [Oglivie to third]; Bando popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Thompson flied out to left; Kemp flied out to left; May flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Tigers 1. BREWERS 5TH: Yount grounded out (third to first); Thomas homered; Martinez flied out to left; Molitor grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 5TH: Corcoran singled to right; Mankowski singled to right [Corcoran to third]; Trammell doubled to left [Corcoran scored, Mankowski to third]; LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Whitaker singled to center [Mankowski scored, Trammell scored]; Staub forced Whitaker (second to shortstop); Thompson popped to shortstop; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Brewers 1, Tigers 4. BREWERS 6TH: Money doubled to left; Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted) [Money to third]; Lezcano walked; Cooper struck out; Bando grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Tigers 4. TIGERS 6TH: Kemp walked; May grounded out (first unassisted) [Kemp to second]; Corcoran struck out; Mankowski was walked intentionally; Trammell popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 1, Tigers 4. BREWERS 7TH: Yount grounded out (second to first); Thomas walked; MAY BATTED FOR MARTINEZ; May doubled [Thomas scored]; Molitor walked; HILLER REPLACED SLATON (PITCHING); Money flied out to center; Oglivie flied out to right; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Tigers 4. TIGERS 7TH: MOORE REPLACED MAY (PLAYING C ); LeFlore popped to shortstop; Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first); Staub grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Tigers 4. BREWERS 8TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING 3B); Lezcano walked; Cooper grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Lezcano out at second]; Bando singled to left; Yount singled to left [Bando to second]; Thomas popped to second; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Tigers 4. TIGERS 8TH: Thompson flied out to left; Kemp struck out; May grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Brewers 2, Tigers 4. BREWERS 9TH: Moore singled to left; Molitor flied out to center; Money flied out to left; Oglivie walked [Moore to second]; Lezcano forced Moore (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Brewers 2, Tigers 4.

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