Turning in the first complete-game shutout by the Tigers' staff this season, Dave Rozema defeated the A's, 2-0. The Tigers scored their first run in the fifth inning on singles by John Wockenfuss and Aurelio Rodriguez and a sacrifice fly by Mark Wagner. Lance Parrish clouted a solo homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 2, Oakland Athletics 0
Game Played on Sunday, June      3, 1979 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Tigers       0  0  0    0  1  0    1  0  0  -   2  6  1
A's          0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  5  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .306      Murphy cf             3   0   3   0     1   0   .291
Morales rf            4   0   1   0     0   0   .241      Murray rf             4   0   0   0     0   1   .169
Kemp lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .350      Page dh               4   0   0   0     0   0   .232
Staub dh              3   0   0   0     1   1   .248      Revering 1b           3   0   0   0     1   0   .286
Parrish c             4   1   1   1     0   0   .333      Newman c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .230
Wockenfuss 1b         3   1   1   0     0   1   .262      Guerrero ss           4   0   1   0     0   0   .243
  Thompson 1b         1   0   1   0     0   0   .297      Gross 3b              4   0   1   0     0   2   .261
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   0   .267      Burke lf              3   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Wagner 2b             2   0   0   1     0   0   .317      Edwards 2b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .221
Trammell ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .248      Johnson p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   2     1   3             Totals               32   0   5   0     2   4

Time of Game: 2:14   Attendance:  4,030
Left on Base: Tigers 5, A's 7
DP: Tigers 1, A's 1
Errors: Trammell, Gross, Edwards
Home Runs: Parrish (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Wagner (1)
GIDP: LeFlore (7), Newman (7)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema W(3-2)           9     5   0   0   2   4   0  34   3.41
Totals                  9     5   0   0   2   4   0  34

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Johnson L(2-8)          9     6   2   2   1   3   1  34   4.68
Totals                  9     6   2   2   1   3   1  34

Umpires: HP - Russ Goetz, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Ron Luciano


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore popped to first in foul territory; Morales
grounded out (third to first); Kemp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Murphy singled to right; Murray grounded out
(first to pitcher) [Murphy to second]; Page grounded out (first
unassisted) [Murphy to third]; Revering made an out to second; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Staub walked; Parrish popped to first in foul
territory; Wockenfuss struck out; Rodriguez made an out to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Newman grounded out (shortstop to first);
Guerrero flied out to left; Gross singled to right; Burke forced
Gross (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0,
Athletics 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Wagner reached on an error by Gross; Trammell made
an out to second; LeFlore grounded into a double play (pitcher
to shortstop to first) [Wagner out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Edwards flied out to right; Murphy singled to
left; Murray flied out to left; Page grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Morales lined to center; Kemp grounded out (first
unassisted); Staub flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering grounded out (first unassisted); Newman
popped to first in foul territory; Guerrero grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 5TH: Parrish lined to second; Wockenfuss singled to
right; Rodriguez singled to center [Wockenfuss to third]; Wagner
hit a sacrifice fly to left [Wockenfuss scored]; Trammell popped
to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Gross was called out on strikes; Burke grounded
out (shortstop to first); Edwards grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore singled [LeFlore to second (error by
Edwards)]; Morales flied out to left; Kemp flied out to left;
Staub made an out to first; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Murphy singled to center; Murray reached on an
error by Trammell [Murphy to third, Murray to second]; Page
flied out to left; Revering was walked intentionally; Newman
grounded into a double play (third to first) [Murray out at
third]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 7TH: Parrish homered; Wockenfuss flied out to right;
Rodriguez flied out to center; Wagner made an out to second; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 7TH: THOMPSON REPLACED WOCKENFUSS (PLAYING 1B);
Guerrero grounded out (pitcher to first); Gross flied out to
center; Burke made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 8TH: Trammell grounded out (pitcher unassisted); LeFlore
grounded out (third to first); Morales singled to right; Kemp
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Edwards flied out to center; Murphy walked;
Murray was called out on strikes; Page grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 9TH: Staub struck out; Parrish grounded out (second to
first); Thompson singled to right; Rodriguez grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Revering flied out to left; Newman struck out;
Guerrero singled to center; Gross was called out on strikes; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 0.