A crowd of 42,563 turned out to watch Mark Fidrych make his first home appearance of the season for the Tigers, but The Bird was removed after 5 1/3 innings and lost to the Brewers, 5-1. Fidrych, who had been plagued by tendinitis, gave up doubles by Robin Yount and Cecil Cooper for a run in the first inning.

The Tigers tied the score with a homer by Lance Parrish in the fifth, but Fidrych ran out of steam in the sixth. A double by Ben Oglivie, intentional pass to Gorman Thomas and double by Ray Fosse produced the tie-breaking tally and resulted in Fidrych's departure. Jack Billingham, in relief, struck out Buck Martinez, but Paul Molitor doubled for another run. Thomas capped the Brewers' scoring with a homer in the eighth. [The Sporting News]

Milwaukee Brewers 5, Detroit Tigers 1

Game Played on Friday, May 11, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Brewers      1  0  0    0  0  3    0  1  0  -   5 10  0
Tigers       0  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   1  5  0


Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Molitor 2b            5   0   2   2     0   0   .290      LeFlore cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .340
Yount ss              4   1   1   0     0   1   .235      Whitaker 2b           4   0   2   0     0   2   .318
Cooper 1b             4   0   1   1     1   1   .312      Staub dh              4   0   0   0     0   0   .333
Bando 3b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .240      Kemp lf               3   0   0   0     0   1   .400
Oglivie lf            3   1   1   0     1   0   .233      Thompson 1b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .278
Lezcano rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .287      Parrish c             3   1   1   1     0   0   .301
Thomas cf             3   2   3   1     1   0   .320      Corcoran rf           3   0   0   0     0   0   .150
Fosse dh              3   1   1   1     0   0   .174      Mankowski 3b          3   0   1   0     0   0   .200
Martinez c            4   0   1   0     0   1   .152      Trammell ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .317
Sorensen p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Fidrych p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Billingham p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Baker p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   5  10   5     3   3             Totals               30   1   5   1     0   4

Time of Game: 2:00   Attendance: 42,563
Left on Base: Brewers 7, Tigers 2
DP: Brewers 2, Tigers 2
Doubles: Yount (9), Cooper (11), Thomas (4), Oglivie (3), Fosse (1), Molitor (7), LeFlore (2)
Home Runs: Thomas (10), Parrish (3)
Sacrifice Hits: Yount (4)
GIDP: Bando (3)
Hit by Pitch: Fosse (1,by Fidrych)


Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Sorensen W(5-3)         9     5   1   1   0   4   1  30   2.54
Totals                  9     5   1   1   0   4   1  30

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Fidrych L(0-1)          5.1   8   4   4   3   0   0  26   5.79
Billingham              0.2   1   0   0   0   2   0   3   3.89
Baker                   3     1   1   1   0   1   1  10   4.55
Totals                  9    10   5   5   3   3   1  39

Hit by Pitch: Fidrych (1)

Umpires: HP - Tom Ravashiere, 1B - Dick Nelson, 2B - Bob Moyer, 3B - Doug Cossey


BREWERS 1ST: Molitor grounded out (third to first); Yount
doubled to right; Cooper doubled to left [Yount scored]; Bando
grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Cooper to third];
Oglivie grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (second to first); Whitaker
singled to left; Staub forced Whitaker (first to shortstop);
Kemp grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 1, Tigers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Lezcano grounded out (second to first); Thomas
doubled to right; Fosse was hit by a pitch; Martinez hit into a
double play (shortstop to second to shortstop) [Thomas out at
third, Fosse out at second]; Gorman Thomas called for
interference with throw; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 1,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson was called out on strikes; Parrish popped
to first; Corcoran grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Tigers 0.

BREWERS 3RD: Molitor grounded out (shortstop to first); Yount
made an out to second; Cooper grounded out (second to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Mankowski singled to right; Trammell lined into a
double play (first unassisted) [Mankowski out at first]; LeFlore
doubled to center; Whitaker struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Brewers 1, Tigers 0.

BREWERS 4TH: Bando lined to left; Oglivie walked; Lezcano popped
to shortstop; Thomas singled to center [Oglivie to third]; Fosse
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Brewers 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub grounded out (second to first); Kemp struck
out; Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Brewers 1, Tigers 0.

BREWERS 5TH: Martinez singled to left; Molitor singled to right
[Martinez to second]; Yount out on a sacrifice bunt (third to
second) [Martinez to third, Molitor to second]; Cooper was
walked intentionally; Bando grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Cooper out at second]; 0 R, 2 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Brewers 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Parrish homered; Corcoran grounded out (second to
first); Mankowski lined to left; Trammell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 1, Tigers 1.

BREWERS 6TH: Oglivie doubled to right; Lezcano flied out to
right [Oglivie to third]; Thomas was walked intentionally; Fosse
doubled to left [Oglivie scored, Thomas to third]; BILLINGHAM
REPLACED FIDRYCH (PITCHING); Martinez struck out; Molitor
doubled to left [Thomas scored, Fosse scored]; Yount struck out;
3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Brewers 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Whitaker was
called out on strikes; Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Tigers 1.

BREWERS 7TH: BAKER REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Cooper struck
out; Bando made an out to second; Oglivie flied out to right; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Kemp lined to left; Thompson flied out to center;
Parrish made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 4,
Tigers 1.

BREWERS 8TH: Lezcano flied to right in foul territory; Thomas
homered; Fosse flied out to center; Martinez grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 5, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Corcoran grounded out (first to pitcher); Mankowski
grounded out (pitcher to first); Trammell grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 5, Tigers 1.

BREWERS 9TH: Molitor grounded out (first unassisted); Yount
lined to right; Cooper grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 5, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 9TH: LeFlore flied out to right; Whitaker singled to
center; Staub lined into a double play (first unassisted)
[Whitaker out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Brewers 5,
Tigers 1.

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