After three defeats under Sparky Anderson, the Tigers gained the first victory for their new manager, breaking loose for four runs in the eighth inning to beat the Angels, 8-4. With two out, Ron LeFlore singled. Dave LaRoche relieved Don Aase and was greeted with a single by Rusty Staub. After Steve Kemp walked to load the sacks, Jason Thompson singled, driving in two runs to snap a 4-4 tie, and two more tallies followed on singles by Lance Parrish and Lynn Jones. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 8, California Angels 4
Game Played on Sunday, June      17, 1979 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Angels       0  2  0    1  0  0    0  1  0  -   4 11  1
Tigers       0  2  0    0  0  1    1  4  x  -   8 14  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Thon ss               4   0   2   2     0   1   .375      LeFlore cf            5   2   3   0     0   1   .313
  Davis ph            1   0   1   0     0   0   .194      Staub dh              4   0   1   0     0   1   .214
Lansford 3b           5   0   2   0     0   2   .317        Machemer pr,dh      0   1   0   0     0   0   .000
Ford rf               5   0   1   0     0   2   .295      Kemp lf               3   1   2   1     2   0   .353
Baylor lf             4   1   0   0     0   0   .302      Thompson 1b           3   1   1   2     2   0   .273
Downing dh            4   0   2   0     0   0   .359      Parrish c             5   0   2   1     0   1   .296
Aikens 1b             3   1   0   0     1   1   .304      Summers rf            3   1   1   0     1   1   .248
Grich 2b              4   1   1   0     0   0   .319        Jones rf            1   0   1   1     0   0   .291
Donohue c             4   1   1   0     0   1   .271      Rodriguez 3b          4   1   0   0     0   0   .256
Harlow cf             3   0   1   1     1   1   .244      Trammell ss           2   1   1   3     1   0   .259
Aase p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Wagner 2b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .299
  LaRoche p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Barlow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               37   4  11   3     2   8             Totals               34   8  14   8     6   4

Time of Game: 2:43   Attendance: 32,744
Left on Base: Angels 9, Tigers 11
DP: Angels 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Thon, Rodriguez
Doubles: Grich (15), Harlow (3), Ford (11), Summers (2), LeFlore (7), Kemp (14)
Home Runs: Trammell (2)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore (33)
Caught Stealing: Ford (2), Trammell (6)
Sacrifice Hits: Rodriguez (4), Staub (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Trammell (3)
Hit by Pitch: Baylor (7,by Underwood)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Aase L(6-5)             7.2  10   5   4   5   4   1  37   3.72
LaRoche                 0     2   3   3   1   0   0   3   6.62
Barlow                  0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   4.83
Totals                  8    14   8   7   6   4   1  43

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood               7.1   9   4   3   2   6   0  33   3.62
Lopez W(1-1)            1.2   2   0   0   0   2   0   7   3.90
Totals                  9    11   4   3   2   8   0  40

Hit by Pitch: Underwood (1)
Wild Pitches: Aase (5)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Thon was called out on strikes; Lansford singled to
left; Ford struck out; Baylor lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Angels 0, Tigers 0.

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

ANGELS 2ND: Downing singled to pitcher; Aikens forced Downing
(third to second); Grich flied out to center; Donohue singled to
left [Aikens to second]; Harlow walked [Aikens to third, Donohue
to second]; Thon singled to right [Aikens scored, Donohue
scored, Harlow to third]; Lansford struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Angels 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Summers made an out to shortstop; Rodriguez reached
on an error by Thon; Trammell homered [Rodriguez scored
(unearned)]; Wagner singled to right; LeFlore struck out; Staub
made an out to first; 2 R (1 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2,
Tigers 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Ford flied out to center; Baylor grounded out (third
to first); Downing singled to second; Aikens grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Kemp walked; Thompson lined into a double play
(shortstop to first) [Kemp out at first]; Parrish singled to
third; Summers struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2,
Tigers 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Grich doubled to left; Donohue flied out to center
[Grich to third]; Harlow doubled to right [Grich scored]; Thon
flied out to right [Harlow to third]; Lansford was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Rodriguez flied out to center; Trammell walked;
Trammell was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Wagner
singled to right; LeFlore singled to right [Wagner to third];
LeFlore stole second; Staub struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 3, Tigers 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Ford doubled to right; Baylor grounded out
(shortstop to first); Ford was caught stealing third (catcher to
third); Downing lined to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Kemp grounded out (second to first); Thompson
grounded out (first to pitcher); Parrish made an out to second;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 2.

ANGELS 6TH: Aikens struck out; Grich grounded out (shortstop to
first); Donohue struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Summers doubled to right; Rodriguez out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Summers to third]; Trammell
hit a sacrifice fly to center [Summers scored]; Wagner flied out
to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 3.

ANGELS 7TH: Harlow grounded out (second to first); Thon singled
to third; Lansford made an out to second; Ford lined to center;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore doubled to left; Staub out on a sacrifice
bunt (first to second) [LeFlore to third]; Kemp doubled to
center [LeFlore scored]; Thompson was walked intentionally; Aase
threw a wild pitch [Kemp to third, Thompson to second]; Parrish
made an out to second; Summers was walked intentionally;
Rodriguez forced Summers (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3
LOB.  Angels 3, Tigers 4.

ANGELS 8TH: JONES REPLACED SUMMERS (PLAYING RF); Baylor was hit
by a pitch; Downing flied out to right; Aikens walked [Baylor to
second]; LOPEZ REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Grich forced
Aikens (second unassisted) [Baylor to third]; Donohue reached on
an error by Rodriguez [Baylor scored (unearned) (no RBI), Grich
to second]; Harlow struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 4, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: Trammell flied out to center; Wagner popped to first
in foul territory; LeFlore singled to right; LAROCHE REPLACED
AASE (PITCHING); Staub singled to center [LeFlore to second];
MACHEMER RAN FOR STAUB; Kemp walked [LeFlore to third, Machemer
to second]; Thompson singled to left [LeFlore scored, Machemer
scored, Kemp to third]; BARLOW REPLACED LAROCHE (PITCHING);
Parrish singled to left [Kemp scored, Thompson to third]; Jones
singled to left [Thompson scored, Parrish to second]; Rodriguez
grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels
4, Tigers 8.

ANGELS 9TH: MACHEMER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); DAVIS BATTED
FOR THON; Davis singled to left; Lansford singled to center
[Davis to second]; Ford struck out; Baylor flied into a double
play (center to pitcher to shortstop) [Davis out at second];
Willie Davis was called out on appeal for leaving 2B early;
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 4, Tigers 8.