Detroit Tigers vs Texas Rangers
April 12, 1978 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 12, 1978 at Arlington Stadium. The Detroit Tigers defeated the Texas Rangers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Detroit Tigers 3, Texas Rangers 2

Detroit Tigers ab   r   h rbi
LeFlore cf 5 0 3 1
Dillard 2b 4 0 0 0
Staub dh 4 0 0 0
Thompson 1b 4 0 0 0
Kemp lf 3 1 2 0
Spikes rf 4 0 1 0
Parrish c 4 1 1 1
Rodriguez 3b 4 1 3 1
Wagner ss 4 0 1 0
Fidrych p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 3 11 3
Texas Rangers ab   r   h rbi
Hargrove 1b 3 0 0 0
  Jorgensen pr,1b 0 0 0 0
Campaneris ss 3 1 0 0
Oliver lf 4 1 1 2
Zisk dh 3 0 0 0
Harrah 3b 4 0 1 0
Washington rf 4 0 2 0
Beniquez cf 4 0 2 0
Wills 2b 3 0 0 0
Sundberg c 3 0 0 0
Matlack p 0 0 0 0
  Barker p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Detroit 010 010 1003110
Texas 200 000 000260
  Detroit Tigers IP H R ER BB SO
Fidrych  W (2-0) 9.0 6 2 2 3 5
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
3
5
  Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO
Matlack  L (1-1) 7.1 11 3 3 1 5
  Barker   1.2 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
1
7

  E–None.  DP–Detroit 2.  2B–Detroit Rodriguez (1,off Matlack).  HR–Detroit Parrish (1,5th inning off Matlack 0 on, 1 out), Texas Oliver (1,1st inning off Fidrych 1 on, 1 out).  CS–LeFlore (1,2nd base by Matlack/Sundberg).  SB–Beniquez (1,2nd base off Fidrych/Parrish).  U-HP–Marty Springstead, 1B–Larry Barnett, 2B–Jim Evans, 3B–Durwood Merrill.  T–2:04.  A–26,049.
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