A homer by Dan Ford in the ninth inning gave the Angels an 8-7 victory over the Tigers, who suffered their second straight defeat by one run under Sparky Anderson as their new manager. In addition to Ford's winning blast, the Angels had three other homers -- two by Bobby Grich, who drove in three runs, and one by Carney Lansford. Jason Thompson and Champ Summers rapped round-trippers for the Tigers. [The Sporting News]



California Angels 8, Detroit Tigers 7
Game Played on Friday, June      15, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Angels       0  0  3    2  0  1    1  0  1  -   8  8  2
Tigers       0  1  1    1  3  0    1  0  0  -   7 13  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Campaneris ss         4   1   0   0     0   1   .200      LeFlore cf            4   1   1   0     1   0   .308
Lansford 3b           5   1   1   1     0   2   .320      Staub dh              5   0   0   0     0   3   .219
Ford rf               4   1   1   2     0   1   .298      Kemp lf               3   1   1   1     1   0   .348
Baylor lf             4   0   1   0     1   0   .309      Thompson 1b           4   1   2   2     1   0   .267
Aikens 1b             3   1   0   0     2   0   .305      Parrish c             5   1   1   0     0   3   .298
Downing dh            3   0   2   1     0   0   .357      Summers rf            4   2   2   1     1   0   .253
Harlow cf             3   1   0   0     0   1   .247        Machemer pr         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Grich 2b              3   2   2   3     1   0   .318      Rodriguez 3b          5   1   3   2     0   2   .268
Donohue c             3   1   1   0     0   1   .275      Trammell ss           4   0   2   0     0   0   .255
Barr p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wagner 2b             4   0   1   1     0   0   .295
  Barlow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Rozema p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Clear p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Baker p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Tobik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   8   8   7     4   6             Totals               38   7  13   7     4   8

Time of Game: 2:48   Attendance: 41,151
Left on Base: Angels 6, Tigers 10
DP: Angels 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Campaneris, Harlow, Parrish
Doubles: Downing (18), Parrish (10), Rodriguez (9)
Home Runs: Grich 2 (15), Lansford (7), Ford (8), Thompson (6), Summers (3)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (31), Summers (1), Wagner (1)
Caught Stealing: Baylor (5), Machemer (2)
Sacrifice Hits: Campaneris (6), Downing (1), Trammell (4)
Sacrifice Flies: Ford (3), Kemp (2)
Hit by Pitch: Donohue (1,by Rozema), Harlow (2,by Rozema)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr                    4     8   5   5   1   2   1  22   4.11
Barlow                  2     4   2   2   1   3   1  11   4.88
Clear W(7-2)            3     1   0   0   2   3   0  11   2.76
Totals                  9    13   7   7   4   8   2  44

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Rozema                  5     4   5   3   1   1   2  22   3.48
Baker                   2     2   2   2   2   4   1  10   5.63
Tobik L(1-1)            2     2   1   1   1   1   1   9   1.64
Totals                  9     8   8   6   4   6   4  41

Hit by Pitch: Rozema 2 (5)
Wild Pitches: Barr (1)

Umpires: HP - Bill Kunkel, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Terry Cooney


ANGELS 1ST: Campaneris flied out to center; Lansford flied out
to left; Ford flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels
0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore lined to shortstop; Staub struck out; Kemp
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 0,
Tigers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Aikens
grounded out (first unassisted); Downing singled to right;
Harlow grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson flied out to left; Parrish doubled to
center; Summers grounded out (first unassisted) [Parrish to
third]; Rodriguez singled to center [Parrish scored]; Trammell
singled to right [Rodriguez to third]; Wagner forced Trammell
(third to second); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 1.

ANGELS 3RD: Grich homered; Donohue was hit by a pitch;
Campaneris reached on an error by Parrish on a sacrifice bunt
[Donohue scored (unearned) (no RBI), Campaneris to second];
Lansford grounded out (first unassisted) [Campaneris to third];
Ford hit a sacrifice fly to right [Campaneris scored
(unearned)]; Baylor walked; Baylor was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 3 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3,
Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore singled to third; LeFlore stole second;
Staub grounded out (second to first) [LeFlore to third]; Kemp
hit a sacrifice fly to center [LeFlore scored]; Thompson walked;
Parrish flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3,
Tigers 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Aikens flied out to center; Downing grounded out
(third to first); Harlow was hit by a pitch; Grich homered
[Harlow scored]; Donohue singled to left; Campaneris popped to
first in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Tigers
2.

TIGERS 4TH: Summers grounded out (second to first); Rodriguez
doubled to center; Trammell lined to shortstop; Wagner singled
to center [Rodriguez scored]; LeFlore reached on an error by
Campaneris [Wagner to second]; Staub struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB.  Angels 5, Tigers 3.

ANGELS 5TH: Lansford was called out on strikes; Ford grounded
out (shortstop to first); Baylor made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 5, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Kemp singled to right; Barr threw a wild pitch [Kemp
to second]; Thompson homered [Kemp scored]; BARLOW REPLACED BARR
(PITCHING); Parrish struck out; Summers homered; Rodriguez
struck out; Trammell singled to second; Wagner flied out to
left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 5, Tigers 6.

ANGELS 6TH: BAKER REPLACED ROZEMA (PITCHING); Aikens walked;
Downing doubled to right [Aikens scored]; Harlow was called out
on strikes; Grich reached on a fielder's choice [Downing out at
third (shortstop to third)]; Donohue struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 6, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Staub
grounded out (second to first); Kemp walked; Thompson singled to
right [Kemp to second]; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 6, Tigers 6.

ANGELS 7TH: On a bunt Campaneris struck out; Lansford homered;
Ford struck out; Baylor grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 7, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 7TH: Summers singled to center; CLEAR REPLACED BARLOW
(PITCHING); Summers stole second; Rodriguez singled to center
[Summers scored, Rodriguez to second (error by Harlow)];
Trammell out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Rodriguez
to third]; Wagner reached on a fielder's choice [Rodriguez out
at home (second to catcher)]; Wagner stole second; LeFlore
walked; Staub struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 7,
Tigers 7.

ANGELS 8TH: Aikens walked; TOBIK REPLACED BAKER (PITCHING);
Downing out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Aikens to
second]; Harlow grounded out (first to pitcher) [Aikens to
third]; Grich was walked intentionally; Donohue flied out to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 7, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 8TH: Kemp made an out to shortstop; Thompson flied out to
left; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 7,
Tigers 7.

ANGELS 9TH: Campaneris flied out to left; Lansford struck out;
Ford homered; Baylor singled to left; Aikens grounded out (first
unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 8, Tigers 7.

TIGERS 9TH: Summers walked; MACHEMER RAN FOR SUMMERS; Machemer
was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Rodriguez
struck out; Trammell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Angels 8, Tigers 7.