Ron LeFlore hit four singles and stole three bases, bringing his league-leading theft total to 26, as the Tigers sped past the A's, 9-3. Lance Parrish collected a double and two singles, driving in three runs. Detroit Tigers 9, Oakland Athletics 3Game Played on Saturday, June 2, 1979 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumTigers 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 3 - 9 15 0 A's 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 - 3 5 0 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG LeFlore cf 5 2 4 1 0 0 .307 Murphy cf 3 1 0 0 1 2 .275 Whitaker 2b 3 2 1 0 2 1 .308 Ramirez 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .211 Parrish c 5 2 3 3 0 0 .336 Page dh 4 0 0 0 0 1 .237 Staub dh 4 0 1 0 1 0 .255 Revering 1b 4 0 2 2 0 1 .291 Thompson 1b 5 0 1 1 0 0 .293 Guerrero ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 .243 Morales rf 5 1 1 0 0 1 .241 Gross 3b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .262 Wockenfuss lf 3 0 1 0 0 0 .256 Burke lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 .235 Jones lf 2 0 1 1 0 1 .282 Essian c 4 1 1 1 0 0 .210 Rodriguez 3b 4 1 1 1 1 0 .267 Murray rf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .175 Trammell ss 3 1 1 0 1 1 .254 Minetto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Todd p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Tobik p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Norris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Hamilton p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 9 15 7 5 4 Totals 32 3 5 3 4 8 Time of Game: 2:41 Attendance: 3,420 Left on Base: Tigers 8, A's 6 DP: Tigers 0, A's 3 Doubles: Parrish (9), Morales (11), Rodriguez (8) Home Runs: Essian (2) Stolen Bases: LeFlore 3 (26), Whitaker (4), Murray (2) GIDP: Thompson (3), Rodriguez (6) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morris W(3-1) 7 4 3 3 4 5 1 29 3.96 Tobik SV(1) 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 7 1.35 Totals 9 5 3 3 4 8 1 36 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Minetto L(1-1) 1 4 2 2 2 0 0 9 4.60 Todd 4.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 15 8.31 Lacey 1.2 4 3 3 1 1 0 9 5.29 Norris 1 3 3 3 0 2 0 6 5.78 Hamilton 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 5 3.09 Totals 9 15 9 9 5 4 0 44 Passed Balls: Parrish (7) Wild Pitches: Lacey (3) Umpires: HP - Ron Luciano, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Bill Haller TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled to left; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker walked; Parrish doubled to center [LeFlore scored, Whitaker scored]; Staub flied out to center; Thompson flied out to left; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Murphy struck out; Ramirez grounded out (third to first); Page flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 0. TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss singled to left; Rodriguez walked [Wockenfuss to second]; Trammell singled to left [Wockenfuss to third, Rodriguez to second]; TODD REPLACED MINETTO (PITCHING); LeFlore hit into a double play to right [Wockenfuss out at home (right to catcher)]; Whitaker walked [Rodriguez to third, Trammell to second]; Parrish flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering singled to left; Guerrero grounded out (second to first) [Revering to second]; Gross grounded out (second to first); Burke struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 0. TIGERS 3RD: Staub grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson flied to left in foul territory; Morales was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 3RD: Essian grounded out (third to first); Murray walked; Murray stole second; Murphy struck out; Ramirez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 0. TIGERS 4TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first); Rodriguez flied out to center; Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 4TH: Page made an out to second; Revering grounded out (second to first); Guerrero grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 0. TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore singled to center; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Parrish grounded out (second to first) [LeFlore to third]; Staub made an out to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 5TH: Gross grounded out (second to first); Burke grounded out (second to first); Essian homered; Murray made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Athletics 1. TIGERS 6TH: Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales doubled to left; LACEY REPLACED TODD (PITCHING); Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez doubled to left [Morales scored]; Trammell walked; LeFlore singled to center [Rodriguez scored, Trammell to third]; LeFlore stole second [Trammell scored on a wild pitch, LeFlore to third]; Whitaker struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 6TH: JONES REPLACED WOCKENFUSS (PLAYING LF); Murphy made an out to first; Ramirez struck out; Page grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Athletics 1. TIGERS 7TH: Parrish singled to left; Staub singled to right [Parrish to third]; Thompson grounded into a double play (second to first) [Parrish scored (no RBI), Staub out at second]; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 7TH: Revering was called out on strikes; Guerrero flied out to center; Gross walked; Burke singled to center [Gross to second]; Essian flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 1. TIGERS 8TH: NORRIS REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Jones was called out on strikes; Rodriguez flied to left in foul territory; Trammell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 1. ATHLETICS 8TH: Murray singled to right; Murphy walked [Murray to second]; Ramirez walked [Murray to third, Murphy to second]; TOBIK REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING); Page struck out; Revering singled to center [Murray scored, Murphy scored, Ramirez to second]; Parrish allowed a passed ball [Ramirez to third, Revering to second]; Guerrero made an out to second; Gross struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 3. TIGERS 9TH: LeFlore singled to center; Whitaker singled to right [LeFlore to third]; Whitaker stole second; Parrish singled to center [LeFlore scored, Whitaker to third]; HAMILTON REPLACED NORRIS (PITCHING); Staub walked [Parrish to second]; Thompson singled to right [Whitaker scored, Parrish to third, Staub to second]; Morales flied out to center; Jones singled to right [Parrish scored, Staub to third, Thompson to second]; Rodriguez grounded into a double play (third to first) [Thompson out at third]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 9, Athletics 3. ATHLETICS 9TH: Burke struck out; Essian made an out to shortstop; Murray popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 9, Athletics 3. |
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