The Tigers garnered a 3-1 decision over the Mariners as Jack Billingham and John Hiller combined on a four-hitter. The Tigers broke a 1-1 tie in the fourth inning when Mark Wagner singled and Alan Trammell doubled. Jerry Morales provided insurance with a homer in the ninth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, Seattle Mariners 1
Game Played on Tuesday, June      5, 1979 (Night game) at Kingdome
Tigers       1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  1  -   3 11  1
Mariners     1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            3   0   1   0     0   0   .301      Milbourne 2b          5   1   1   0     0   0   .289
  Morales cf          2   1   1   1     0   0   .238      R. Jones cf           3   0   0   0     1   0   .249
Summers rf            5   1   2   0     0   0   .259      Bochte 1b             2   0   0   1     1   1   .355
Kemp lf               5   0   1   0     0   1   .357      Horton dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .288
Thompson 1b           2   0   0   0     2   0   .292      Meyer 3b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .288
Staub dh              4   0   1   1     0   0   .239      Roberts rf            2   0   1   0     2   0   .273
Parrish c             4   0   0   0     0   1   .319      Cox c                 3   0   1   0     1   0   .306
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   0   0     1   0   .254      Hale lf               3   0   0   0     0   0   .304
Wagner 2b             4   1   3   0     0   0   .333        Stinson ph          0   0   0   0     1   0   .242
Trammell ss           4   0   2   1     0   0   .258        Simpson pr          0   0   0   0     0   0   .235
Billingham p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Mendoza ss            2   0   0   0     0   0   .187
  Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Beamon ph           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Paciorek ph         1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
                                                            Valentine ss        1   0   0   0     0   0   .258
                                                          Abbott p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Rawley p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   3  11   3     3   2             Totals               30   1   4   1     6   4

Time of Game: 2:07   Attendance:  6,156
Left on Base: Tigers 9, Mariners 9
DP: Tigers 1, Mariners 1
Errors: Trammell
Doubles: Summers (1), Trammell (3), Roberts (10)
Home Runs: Morales (5)
Stolen Bases: Milbourne (2), R. Jones (14)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (6)
Sacrifice Flies: Bochte (3)
GIDP: Kemp (5), Hale (1)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Billingham W(6-3)       6.1   3   1   1   4   3   0  26   2.62
Hiller SV(5)            2.2   1   0   0   2   1   0  11   3.50
Totals                  9     4   1   1   6   4   0  37

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Abbott L(2-7)           6    10   2   2   2   1   0  28   5.17
Rawley                  3     1   1   1   1   1   1  11   4.53
Totals                  9    11   3   3   3   2   1  39

Umpires: HP - Marty Springstead, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Dallas Parks


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Summers
doubled to right; Kemp grounded out (first to pitcher) [Summers
to third]; Thompson walked; Staub singled to right [Summers
scored, Thompson to second]; Parrish flied out to center; 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Milbourne singled to center; Milbourne stole
second; R. Jones grounded out (first unassisted) [Milbourne to
third]; Bochte hit a sacrifice fly to center [Milbourne scored];
Horton flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Mariners 1.

TIGERS 2ND: Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Wagner
singled to center; Trammell grounded out (second to first)
[Wagner to second]; LeFlore singled [Wagner to third]; LeFlore
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer struck out; Roberts grounded out (third to
first); Cox flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
1, Mariners 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Summers grounded out (second to first); Kemp
singled; Thompson flied out to center; Staub flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Hale grounded out (first unassisted); Mendoza
grounded out (shortstop to first); Milbourne grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Mariners 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Parrish struck out; Rodriguez flied out to right;
Wagner singled to right; Trammell doubled to center [Wagner
scored]; LeFlore flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 4TH: R. Jones grounded out (second to first); Bochte
grounded out (first to pitcher); Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Mariners 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Summers singled to left; Kemp grounded into a double
play (first to shortstop) [Summers out at second]; Thompson
walked; Staub flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
2, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 5TH: MORALES REPLACED LEFLORE (PLAYING CF); Meyer
struck out; Roberts walked; Cox singled to right [Roberts to
second]; Hale grounded into a double play (second to shortstop
to first) [Cox out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Mariners 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Parrish flied out to right; Rodriguez grounded out
(third to first); Wagner singled to left; Trammell singled
[Wagner to second]; Morales flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 2, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Mendoza grounded out (third to first); Milbourne
grounded out (first unassisted); R. Jones walked; R. Jones stole
second; Bochte walked; Horton flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Mariners 1.

TIGERS 7TH: RAWLEY REPLACED ABBOTT (PITCHING); Summers grounded
out (second to first); Kemp struck out; Thompson grounded out
(second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Meyer flied out to right; Roberts doubled to left;
Cox walked; Hale reached on a fielder's choice [Cox to second
(error by Trammell; assist by Wagner), Roberts to third]; BEAMON
BATTED FOR MENDOZA; HILLER REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING);
PACIOREK BATTED FOR BEAMON; Paciorek made an out to first;
Milbourne flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Mariners 1.

TIGERS 8TH: VALENTINE REPLACED PACIOREK (PLAYING SS); Staub
grounded out (second to first); Parrish flied out to center;
Rodriguez walked; Wagner grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 8TH: R. Jones made an out to shortstop; Bochte struck
out; Horton singled to left; Willie Horton's long drive to LF
hit a speaker; it would have been the 300th home run of Horton's
career; Meyer flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Mariners 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Trammell flied out to right; Morales homered;
Summers flied out to center; Kemp grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 9TH: Roberts walked; Cox made an out to second; STINSON
BATTED FOR HALE; Stinson walked [Roberts to second]; SIMPSON RAN
FOR STINSON; Valentine made an out to shortstop; Milbourne
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Mariners 1.