8/17/1978, LAF78-FRA78, Tiger Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1978 Generals 1 0 1 0 2 9 0 1 0 14 18 2 9 2
1978 Firebugs 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 7 12 1 12 1
Generals AB R H BI AVG Firebugs AB R H BI AVG
Bowa ss 6 3 3 1 .347 Bosetti cf 4 1 0 0 .293
McBride cf 5 1 2 2 .317 Pattin p 0 0 0 0 .000
Madlock 2b 4 2 2 1 .287 Norman D ph 2 0 1 0 .293
Kessinger ph 2 0 0 0 .303 Harrah 3b 5 1 2 1 .252
Stargell 1b 4 2 3 4 .315 Yastrzemski lf 4 0 1 0 .264
Cox T ph 2 0 1 0 .241 Sorensen p 0 0 0 0 .080
Bonds rf 3 1 0 0 .264 Thompson J 1b 3 1 2 1 .306
Kranepool ph 2 1 1 1 .138 Valentine E rf 3 0 1 1 .311
Jackson Ron 3b 4 1 1 0 .295 Alexander G c 3 0 0 0 .269
Zisk lf 4 1 2 0 .252 Matlack p 0 0 0 0 .190
Carter c 5 1 2 0 .230 Paciorek cf 2 0 0 0 .254
Erickson p 3 1 1 3 .200 Randolph 2b 2 0 1 0 .263
Nettles ph 0 0 0 0 .311 Norman F ph 1 0 0 0 .125
Littell p 0 0 0 0 .000 Johnson Davey 2b 1 1 0 0 .270
44 14 18 12 Almon ss 3 2 1 0 .230
Freed ph 0 1 0 0 .256
Christenson p 1 0 0 0 .129
Alou ph 1 0 0 0 .236
Boone c 3 0 3 2 .305
38 7 12 5
Generals INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Erickson W 6-16 7.0 8 3 1 3 6 122 68 4.40
Littell 2.0 4 4 4 4 1 52 26 3.98
9.0 12 7 5 7 7 174 94
Firebugs INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Christenson L 10-10 5.0 7 4 4 0 1 51 37 3.74
Matlack 1.2 7 9 8 5 0 67 28 3.66
Pattin 1.1 3 1 1 1 0 33 21 3.55
Sorensen 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 7 5 2.75
9.0 18 14 13 6 1 158 91
LAF: Kessinger batted for Madlock in the 7th
Kessinger moved to 2b in the 7th
Cox T batted for Stargell in the 8th
Kranepool batted for Bonds in the 8th
Nettles batted for Erickson in the 8th
Kranepool moved to 1b in the 8th
Cox T moved to rf in the 8th
FRA: Alou batted for Christenson in the 5th
Boone inserted at c in the 6th
Norman F batted for Randolph in the 6th
Johnson Davey inserted at 2b in the 7th
Paciorek inserted at cf in the 7th
Norman D batted for Pattin in the 8th
Norman D moved to lf in the 9th
Freed batted for Almon in the 9th
E-Madlock 2, Boone. 2B-Bowa, McBride, Thompson J, Randolph, Boone.
3B-Madlock, Boone. HR-Stargell 2(23), Erickson(1), Kranepool(1). SB-Bowa(28),
Almon(11). K-Erickson, Bosetti, Harrah, Yastrzemski, Valentine E,
Alexander G, Norman F, Johnson Davey. BB-McBride, Bonds, Jackson Ron, Zisk,
Erickson, Nettles, Yastrzemski, Thompson J 2, Valentine E, Almon,
Johnson Davey, Freed. SF-Valentine E. WP-Erickson. BALK-Christenson.
Temperature: 74, Field: wet, Sky: threatening, Wind: out to right at 2 MPH,
Rain Delays: 24 minutes.
8/17/1978, LAF78-FRA78, Tiger Stadium
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1978 Generals 1 0 1 0 2 9 0 1 0 14 18 2 9 2
1978 Firebugs 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 7 12 1 12 1
Generals -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Bowa ss 1>9 D S.2-H S 7
McBride cf 9 S.2-H SB2 W.1-2 64/f.B-1
D.2-H
Madlock 2b T 643/gdp 9 S.2-H;1-2 Pattin
Kessinger ph 63
Stargell 1b bk.3-H 4>63 6>Matlack HR.2-H;1-H
S HR
Cox T ph 8>8
Bonds rf 3/L 63 8 W
Kranepool ph HR
Jackson Ron 3b 2>8 7 W S.1-2 9
Zisk lf 8 5>S 8 note 1 S
W
Carter c 63 43.1-2 S.1-2 7 S.1-3
Erickson p 3>63 k HR.2-H;1-H 7>W
Nettles ph W.1-2
Littell p
1: POE1(e2).2-H;1-2
Firebugs -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Bosetti cf 1>k 3>8 e4.2-3;B-1 43
Pattin p
Norman D ph S.2-3;1-2
Harrah 3b 8 k S.3-H;1-2 7>S note 1
Yastrzemski lf W 43 note 2 wp.1-2 k
S.2-3
Sorensen p
Thompson J 1b S.1-2 4>D note 3 W.1-2 9>W
Valentine E rf k 63 W.1-2 8/SF.3-H S.1-3
Alexander G c 2>9 6 k
Matlack p
Paciorek cf 8 note 4
Randolph 2b D 53
Norman F ph 6>k
Johnson Davey 2b k W
Almon ss 5 5>S 63 8>Littell
W
Freed ph W.1-2
Christenson p 8
Alou ph SB2
63
Boone c D S.1-2 T.2-H;1-H
1: 463/gdp.3-H;2-3 2: e4.2-3;1-2;B-1 3: 46/f.3-H;2-3;B-1 4: 643/gdp.3-H
Generals -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Bowa ss 9
McBride cf 9>Sorensen
3/g
Madlock 2b
Kessinger ph 53
Stargell 1b
Cox T ph S
Bonds rf
Kranepool ph 46/f
Jackson Ron 3b
Zisk lf
Carter c
Erickson p
Nettles ph
Littell p
Firebugs -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Bosetti cf
Pattin p
Norman D ph 43
Harrah 3b
Yastrzemski lf
Sorensen p
Thompson J 1b
Valentine E rf
Alexander G c
Matlack p
Paciorek cf
Randolph 2b
Norman F ph
Johnson Davey 2b
Almon ss
Freed ph
Christenson p
Alou ph
Boone c
Generals IN OUT ER Firebugs IN OUT ER
Erickson A1 D7 1 W 6-16 Christenson A1 C3 4 L 10-10
Littell D8 F1 4 Matlack C4 E2 8
Pattin E3 F1 1
Sorensen F2 F5 0
8/17/1978, LAF78-FRA78, Tiger Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
1978 Generals 1 0 1 0 2 9 0 1 0 14 18 2 9 2
1978 Firebugs 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 3 7 12 1 12 1
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top of the 1st inning, Generals batting
0-0 0 --- 12 Bowa flied out to right (BSFX)
0-0 1 --- 22 McBride flied out to right (BCBCX)
0-0 2 --- 20 Madlock lined a triple to shallow center (BBX)
0-0 2 --3 00 Christenson balked, Madlock scored (B)
1-0 2 --- 22 Stargell grounded a single up the middle (B.CBSX)
1-0 2 1-- 01 Bonds lined out to first (SX)
************** Bottom of the 1st inning, Firebugs batting
1-0 0 --- 22 Bosetti struck out (CBFBS)
1-0 1 --- 01 Harrah flied out to center (CX)
1-0 2 --- 31 Yastrzemski walked (BBBCB)
1-0 2 1-- 11 Thompson J reached on an infield single to second,
Yastrzemski to second (BSX)
1-0 2 12- 12 Valentine E struck out (CBSS)
************** Top of the 2nd inning, Generals batting
1-0 0 --- 10 Jackson Ron flied out to center (BX)
1-0 1 --- 01 Zisk flied out to center (SX)
1-0 2 --- 11 Carter grounded out to short (BCX)
************** Bottom of the 2nd inning, Firebugs batting
1-0 0 --- 12 Alexander G flied out to right (BCCX)
1-0 1 --- 32 Randolph grounded a double down the first base line
(BBSSBX)
1-0 1 -2- 11 Almon popped out to third (BFX)
Started raining
1-0 2 -2- 00 Christenson flied out to center (X)
************** Top of the 3rd inning, Generals batting
1-0 0 --- 00 Erickson grounded out to short (X)
1-0 1 --- 11 Bowa lined a double down the left field line (BCX)
1-0 1 -2- 00 McBride grounded a single up the middle, Bowa scored (X)
2-0 1 1-- 10 Madlock grounded into a double play, Almon to Randolph to
Thompson J (BX)
************** Bottom of the 3rd inning, Firebugs batting
2-0 0 --- 01 Bosetti flied out to center (CX)
2-0 1 --- 32 Harrah struck out (BBBCFS)
2-0 2 --- 20 Yastrzemski grounded out to second (BBX)
************** Top of the 4th inning, Generals batting
2-0 0 --- 10 Stargell grounded out to short (BX)
2-0 1 --- 12 Bonds grounded out to short (BCSX)
2-0 2 --- 00 Jackson Ron flied out to left (X)
Game delayed by rain for 24 minutes
************** Bottom of the 4th inning, Firebugs batting
2-0 0 --- 10 Thompson J lined a double to left center (BX)
2-0 0 -2- 01 Valentine E grounded out to short (CX)
2-0 1 -2- 21 Alexander G popped out to short (BCBX)
2-0 2 -2- 11 Randolph grounded out to third (CBX)
************** Top of the 5th inning, Generals batting
2-0 0 --- 00 Zisk grounded a single up the middle (X)
2-0 0 1-- 00 Carter grounded out to second, Zisk to second (X)
2-0 1 -2- 12 Erickson struck out (SCBS)
2-0 2 -2- 01 Bowa lined a single to right center, Zisk scored (CX)
3-0 2 1-- 00 Bowa stole second (>C)
3-0 2 -2- 01 McBride doubled deep to right center, Bowa scored (>C.X)
4-0 2 -2- 00 Madlock flied out to right (X)
************** Bottom of the 5th inning, Firebugs batting
4-0 0 --- 31 Almon lined a single to shallow right (BBBCX)
Alou pinch hitting for Christenson
4-0 0 1-- 00 Almon stole second (>S)
4-0 0 -2- 22 Alou grounded out to short (>S.BFBX)
4-0 1 -2- 20 Almon to third, Bosetti to first on an error by the
second baseman Madlock (BBX)
4-0 1 1-3 00 Harrah lined a single to shallow left, Almon scored,
Bosetti to second (X)
4-1 1 12- 10 Bosetti to third, Harrah to second, Yastrzemski to first
on an error by the second baseman Madlock (BX)
4-1 1 123 01 Thompson J grounded to second, forcing Yastrzemski at
second, Bosetti scored, Harrah to third, Thompson J to
first (CX)
4-2 2 1-3 30 Valentine E walked, Thompson J to second (BBBB)
4-2 2 123 32 Alexander G struck out (BBCCB>F>C)
************** Top of the 6th inning, Generals batting
Matlack now pitching
Boone now playing catcher
4-2 0 --- 32 Stargell homered deep down the right field line (SBBBFFX)
5-2 0 --- 21 Bonds flied out to center (BCBX)
5-2 1 --- 30 Jackson Ron walked (BBBB)
5-2 1 1-- 12 Zisk flied out to center (FFBX)
5-2 2 1-- 00 Carter lined a single to shallow center, Jackson Ron to
second (X)
5-2 2 12- 20 Erickson homered deep to right, Jackson Ron scored,
Carter scored (BBX)
8-2 2 --- 21 Bowa grounded a single up the middle (BBCX)
8-2 2 1-- 31 McBride walked, Bowa to second (BBBCB)
8-2 2 12- 21 Madlock grounded a single between third and short, Bowa
scored, McBride to second (BBCX)
9-2 2 12- 01 Stargell homered deep down the right field line, McBride
scored, Madlock scored (SX)
Started raining
12-2 2 --- 30 Bonds walked (BBBB)
12-2 2 1-- 12 Jackson Ron reached on an infield single to third, Bonds
to second (FBFX)
12-2 2 12- 20 On pickoff throw to first, Bonds scored, Jackson Ron to
second on an error by the catcher Boone (BBB+1)
13-2 2 -2- 30 Zisk walked (BBB+1.B)
13-2 2 12- 10 Carter lined out to left (BX)
************** Bottom of the 6th inning, Firebugs batting
Norman F pinch hitting for Randolph
13-2 0 --- 22 Norman F struck out (CBBFS)
13-2 1 --- 00 Almon grounded out to short (X)
13-2 2 --- 21 Boone lined a double to right center (BBCX)
13-2 2 -2- 22 Bosetti grounded out to second (FFFBFBX)
************** Top of the 7th inning, Generals batting
Johnson Davey now playing second base
13-2 0 --- 30 Erickson walked (BBBB)
Stopped raining
13-2 0 1-- 32 Bowa flied out to left (BBCFBFX)
13-2 1 1-- 21 McBride grounded to short, forcing Erickson at second,
McBride to first (BFBX)
Pattin now pitching
Paciorek now playing center field
Kessinger pinch hitting for Madlock
13-2 2 1-- 21 Kessinger grounded out to short (BBFX)
************** Bottom of the 7th inning, Firebugs batting
Kessinger moved to second base
13-2 0 --- 21 Harrah lined a single between third and short (BBFX)
13-2 0 1-- 10 Erickson threw a wild pitch, Harrah to second (BB)
13-2 0 -2- 20 Yastrzemski grounded a single between third and short,
Harrah to third (BB.X)
13-2 0 1-3 31 Thompson J walked, Yastrzemski to second (BBBCB)
13-2 0 123 10 Valentine E lined out to center, Harrah scored (BX)
13-3 1 12- 11 Paciorek flied out to center (BCX)
13-3 2 12- 12 Johnson Davey struck out (CSBS)
************** Top of the 8th inning, Generals batting
Cox T pinch hitting for Stargell
13-3 0 --- 00 Cox T flied out to center (X)
Kranepool pinch hitting for Bonds
13-3 1 --- 11 Kranepool homered deep to right (FBX)
14-3 1 --- 32 Jackson Ron flied out to right (BFBBCFX)
14-3 2 --- 00 Zisk lined a single to shallow left (X)
14-3 2 1-- 01 Carter lined a single to left center, Zisk to third (SX)
Nettles pinch hitting for Erickson
14-3 2 1-3 32 Nettles walked, Carter to second (BFSBFB>F1>F>F>B)
14-3 2 123 22 Bowa flied out to right (FCBBX)
************** Bottom of the 8th inning, Firebugs batting
Littell now pitching
Kranepool moved to first base
Cox T moved to right field
14-3 0 --- 32 Almon walked (BBCBCFB)
14-3 0 1-- 21 Boone lined a single up the middle, Almon to second (BBCX)
Norman D pinch hitting for Pattin
14-3 0 12- 20 Norman D lined a single to shallow right, Almon to third,
Boone to second (BBX)
14-3 0 123 12 Harrah grounded into a double play, Kessinger to Bowa to
Kranepool, Almon scored, Boone to third (SCBFX)
14-4 2 --3 12 Yastrzemski struck out (FBFC)
************** Top of the 9th inning, Generals batting
Norman D moved to left field
Sorensen now pitching
14-4 0 --- 00 McBride grounded out to first (X)
14-4 1 --- 01 Kessinger grounded out to third (CX)
14-4 2 --- 10 Cox T reached on an infield single to the pitcher (BX)
14-4 2 1-- 10 Kranepool grounded to second, forcing Cox T at second (BX)
************** Bottom of the 9th inning, Firebugs batting
14-4 0 --- 32 Thompson J walked (SBCBFBB)
14-4 0 1-- 12 Valentine E singled down the right field line, Thompson J
to third (BSCX)
14-4 0 1-3 00 Paciorek grounded into a double play, Bowa to Kessinger
to Kranepool, Thompson J scored (X)
14-5 2 --- 32 Johnson Davey walked (BBBCSFB)
Freed pinch hitting for Almon
14-5 2 1-- 30 Freed walked, Johnson Davey to second (BBBB)
14-5 2 12- 21 Boone tripled deep to right center, Johnson Davey scored,
Freed scored (BBCX)
14-7 2 --3 10 Norman D grounded out to second (BX)