Making his first start since suffering a calf injury May 30, Nolan Ryan allowed only four hits, struck out 16 and pitched the Angels to a 9-1 victory over the Tigers. Carney Lansford and Willie Aikens led the Angels' attack.

Lansford had four hits including a homer, driving in three runs, while Aikens accounted for four RBIs with three hits including a homer. The Tigers' tally counted in the fourth inning on a double by Steve Kemp and a single by Jason Thompson. [The Sporting News]

California Angels 9, Detroit Tigers 1

Game Played on Saturday, June 9, 1979 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium

Tigers       0  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  4  1
Angels       0  0  1    0  1  0    5  2  x  -   9 14  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   0   0   0     0   3   .294      Campaneris ss         4   1   1   0     0   1   .216
Whitaker 2b           3   0   0   0     1   3   .297      Lansford 3b           5   2   4   3     0   0   .314
Kemp lf               3   1   1   0     1   2   .350      Ford rf               5   0   0   0     0   2   .280
Staub dh              3   0   0   0     0   1   .236      Baylor lf             4   2   0   0     1   0   .308
Thompson 1b           4   0   1   1     0   2   .279      Aikens 1b             4   1   3   4     1   0   .286
Summers rf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .236      Downing c             5   1   3   0     0   0   .332
Parrish c             2   0   0   0     0   1   .314      Harlow cf             4   1   1   1     0   1   .250
  Wockenfuss c        1   0   0   0     0   0   .255      Grich 2b              3   0   1   1     1   2   .304
Rodriguez 3b          3   0   2   0     0   0   .257      Davis dh              4   1   1   0     0   2   .214
Trammell ss           3   0   0   0     0   3   .248      Ryan p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tobik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               30   1   4   1     2  16             Totals               38   9  14   9     3   8

Time of Game: 2:41   Attendance: 36,499
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Angels 9
DP: Tigers 0, Angels 1
Errors: Rodriguez
Doubles: Kemp (13), Lansford (9)
Triples: Harlow (1)
Home Runs: Aikens (8), Lansford (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (4)
GIDP: Summers (1)
Hit by Pitch: Staub (3,by Ryan)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema L(3-3)           6.2  11   7   2   2   5   1  34   3.34
Tobik                   0.1   1   0   0   0   1   0   2   1.00
Lopez                   1     2   2   2   1   2   1   6   4.11
Totals                  8    14   9   4   3   8   2  42

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Ryan W(7-3)             9     4   1   1   2  16   0  33   2.92
Totals                  9     4   1   1   2  16   0  33

Hit by Pitch: Ryan (2)
Wild Pitches: Lopez (2)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Whitaker struck
out; Kemp walked; Staub popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Campaneris grounded out (second to first); Lansford
flied out to center; Ford was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson made an out to shortstop; Summers grounded
out (first unassisted); Parrish grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first); Aikens
flied out to left; Downing singled to center; Harlow grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels
0.

TIGERS 3RD: Rodriguez singled to center; Trammell struck out;
LeFlore struck out; Whitaker was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 3RD: Grich struck out; Davis singled to right; Campaneris
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Davis to second];
Lansford singled to left [Davis scored]; Ford grounded out
(first unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp doubled to left; Staub flied out to right;
Thompson singled to center [Kemp scored]; Summers grounded into
a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Thompson out at
second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Baylor popped to catcher in foul territory; Aikens
singled to right; Downing singled to left [Aikens to second];
Harlow was called out on strikes; Grich walked [Aikens to third,
Downing to second]; Davis was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Parrish struck out; Rodriguez singled to right;
Trammell struck out; LeFlore struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 1, Angels 1.

ANGELS 5TH: Campaneris singled to left; Lansford doubled
[Campaneris scored]; Ford lined to shortstop; Baylor grounded
out (third to first); Aikens walked; Downing lined to left; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Whitaker walked; Kemp was called out on strikes;
Staub was hit by a pitch [Whitaker to second]; Thompson was
called out on strikes; Summers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
 Tigers 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 6TH: WOCKENFUSS REPLACED PARRISH (PLAYING C ); Harlow
grounded out (first unassisted); Grich struck out; Davis flied
out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 2.

ANGELS 7TH: Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Lansford
singled to third; Ford reached on a fielder's choice [Lansford
to second (error by Rodriguez)]; Baylor forced Ford (shortstop
to second) [Lansford to third]; Aikens homered (unearned)
[Lansford scored (unearned), Baylor scored (unearned)]; Downing
singled to right; Harlow tripled [Downing scored (unearned)];
TOBIK REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING); Grich singled to right [Harlow
scored (unearned)]; Davis struck out; 5 R (0 ER), 5 H, 1 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 7.

TIGERS 8TH: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Whitaker was
called out on strikes; Kemp was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 7.

ANGELS 8TH: LOPEZ REPLACED TOBIK (PITCHING); Campaneris struck
out; Lansford homered; Ford struck out; Baylor walked; Lopez
threw a wild pitch [Baylor to second]; Aikens singled to left
[Baylor scored]; Downing popped to catcher in foul territory; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 9.

TIGERS 9TH: Staub struck out; Thompson was called out on
strikes; Summers grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Angels 9.

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