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Jack Morris scattered nine hits as the Tigers posted a 3-1 verdict over the A's. A single by Lou Whitaker, walk to Rusty Staub and RBI single by Jason Thompson netted the Tigers a run in the first inning. They picked up two more tallies in the fourth on a single by Phil Mankowski, a sacrifice bunt, fielder's choice grounder by Ron LeFlore, single by Whitaker, RBI single by Steve Kemp and run-scoring single by Staub. [The Sporting News] Detroit Tigers 3, Oakland Athletics 1Game Played on Monday, June 11, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger StadiumA's 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 2 Tigers 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 x - 3 9 2 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Murphy cf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .285 LeFlore cf 5 1 3 0 0 0 .304 Murray rf 4 0 2 0 0 0 .192 Whitaker 2b 5 2 2 0 0 1 .305 Page dh 4 0 1 0 0 2 .232 Kemp lf 3 0 1 1 1 0 .350 Newman 1b 4 1 1 0 0 1 .223 Staub dh 3 0 1 1 1 0 .231 Gross 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 .256 Thompson 1b 3 0 1 1 1 0 .273 Essian c 3 0 1 0 1 1 .226 Summers rf 2 0 0 0 1 1 .231 Bryant lf 4 0 1 1 0 0 .167 Morales ph,rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 .240 Ramirez 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 .182 Parrish c 3 0 0 0 1 0 .307 Revering ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 .289 Mankowski 3b 3 0 1 0 0 0 .176 Edwards pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Rodriguez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 .248 Picciolo ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 .213 Trammell ss 2 0 0 0 1 0 .252 Guerrero ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .218 Morris p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McCatty p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lacey p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Keough p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 35 1 9 1 1 4 Totals 31 3 9 3 6 2 Time of Game: 2:36 Attendance: 15,625 Left on Base: A's 8, Tigers 11 DP: A's 2, Tigers 2 Errors: Newman, Picciolo, Rodriguez, Morris Stolen Bases: Murray (3), LeFlore (29) Caught Stealing: LeFlore (7) Sacrifice Hits: Trammell (2) GIDP: Ramirez (1), Bryant (4), Whitaker (3) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA McCatty L(4-1) 3.2 7 3 3 4 0 0 22 1.49 Lacey 3.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 12 4.57 Keough 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 6.21 Totals 8 9 3 3 6 2 0 38 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Morris W(4-2) 9 9 1 1 1 4 0 36 3.68 Totals 9 9 1 1 1 4 0 36 Passed Balls: Parrish (9) Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Terry Cooney ATHLETICS 1ST: Murphy grounded out (pitcher to first); Murray singled to left; Page singled to right [Murray to second]; Newman struck out; Gross flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore reached on an error by Picciolo; LeFlore was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Whitaker singled to center; Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first) [Whitaker to second]; Staub walked; Thompson singled to left [Whitaker scored, Staub to third]; Summers walked [Thompson to second]; Parrish flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 1. ATHLETICS 2ND: Essian walked; Bryant flied out to right; Ramirez forced Essian (third to second); Picciolo forced Ramirez (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 2ND: Mankowski grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell walked; LeFlore singled to center [Trammell to second]; Whitaker grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [LeFlore out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 1. ATHLETICS 3RD: Murphy made an out to second; Murray grounded out (first to pitcher); Page popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 1. TIGERS 3RD: Kemp walked; Staub reached on an error by Newman [Kemp to third]; Thompson reached on a fielder's choice [Kemp out at home (first to third to catcher), Staub to second]; Summers forced Thompson (first to shortstop) [Staub to third]; Parrish grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 1. ATHLETICS 4TH: Newman singled; Parrish allowed a passed ball [Newman to second]; Gross popped to catcher in foul territory; Essian singled [Newman to third]; Bryant singled [Newman scored, Essian to third]; Ramirez grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Bryant out at second]; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 1. TIGERS 4TH: Mankowski singled; Trammell out on a sacrifice bunt (first unassisted) [Mankowski to second]; LeFlore reached on a fielder's choice [Mankowski out at third (pitcher to third)]; Whitaker singled [LeFlore to third]; Kemp singled [LeFlore scored, Whitaker to second]; Staub singled [Whitaker scored, Kemp to third]; LACEY REPLACED MCCATTY (PITCHING); Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 3. ATHLETICS 5TH: Picciolo made an out to second; Murphy singled; Murphy was picked off first but was safe on an error by Morris [Murphy to second]; Murray singled [Murphy to third]; Murray stole second; Page struck out; Newman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 3. TIGERS 5TH: Summers struck out; Parrish walked; Mankowski flied out to center; Trammell flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED MANKOWSKI (PLAYING 3B); Gross grounded out (second to first); Essian struck out; Bryant grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 3. TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore singled; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker struck out; Kemp flied out to center; Staub grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 3. ATHLETICS 7TH: Ramirez grounded out (second to first); Picciolo flied out to center; Murphy singled; Murray grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 3. TIGERS 7TH: Thompson walked; MORALES BATTED FOR SUMMERS; Morales flied out to right; Parrish lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Thompson out at first]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 3. ATHLETICS 8TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Page was called out on strikes; Newman grounded out (shortstop to first); Gross made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 3. TIGERS 8TH: KEOUGH REPLACED LACEY (PITCHING); Rodriguez grounded out (third to first); Trammell flied out to right; LeFlore singled; Whitaker grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 3. ATHLETICS 9TH: Essian reached on an error by Rodriguez; Bryant grounded into a double play (second to first) [Essian out at second]; REVERING BATTED FOR RAMIREZ; Revering singled; EDWARDS RAN FOR REVERING; GUERRERO BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Guerrero forced Edwards (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Tigers 3. |
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