Celebrating his 25th birthday, Jason Thompson rapped three hits in the first game and smashed a two-run homer in the second game as the Tigers swept over the Brewers in a twi-night doubleheader, 7-4 and 5-4. Thompson batted in the Tigers' initial run in the opener with a single in the first inning and accounted for another RBI with a single in the eighth when the Tigers erupted for four runs. After Thompson's hit broke a 3-3 tie, the Tigers loaded the bases and Lance Parrish rapped a two-run single. The fourth run of the frame counted on a throwing error by Robin Yount.

In the nightcap, Lou Whitaker walked in the sixth inning and Thompson followed with his homer to put the Tigers ahead, 4-3. Singles by Champ Summers and John Wockenfuss around a wild pitch by Jim Slaton then added what proved to be the winning run. A Cushion Night promotion helped attract the second largest crowd in Brewers' history, 54,630. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 7, Milwaukee Brewers 4 (Game 1)
Game Played on Friday, July      6, 1979 (Night game) at County Stadium
Tigers       1  0  0    1  0  1    0  4  0  -   7 12  1
Brewers      0  1  1    0  0  1    0  0  1  -   4 12  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   0   0   0     0   2   .288      Molitor dh            4   0   1   1     1   1   .334
Whitaker 2b           4   2   2   0     1   1   .313      Money 3b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .233
Kemp lf               5   1   1   0     0   2   .325        Bando 3b            1   0   0   0     0   0   .229
Thompson 1b           4   2   3   2     0   1   .274      Cooper 1b             4   0   2   1     0   0   .313
Summers rf            3   0   1   0     0   1   .263      Thomas cf             4   2   2   1     0   1   .246
  Morales ph,rf       0   0   0   0     0   0   .237      Oglivie lf            4   0   1   1     0   1   .242
Staub dh              3   2   2   1     1   0   .233      Lezcano rf            4   0   1   0     0   1   .319
Parrish c             4   0   2   2     0   1   .281      Yount ss              4   1   2   0     0   0   .251
Mankowski 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .233      Moore c               4   0   1   0     0   1   .371
Trammell ss           4   0   1   0     0   1   .286      Gantner 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .263
Morris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Haas p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Augustine p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Castro p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               36   7  12   5     2  10             Totals               37   4  12   4     1   6

Time of Game: 2:55
Left on Base: Tigers 5, Brewers 7
DP: Tigers 1, Brewers 1
Errors: Morris, Yount
Doubles: Thomas (17), Cooper (22)
Home Runs: Staub (8), Thomas (21)
Stolen Bases: Whitaker (8), Molitor (18)
Caught Stealing: Parrish (4), Cooper (2), Yount (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Morales (1)
GIDP: Kemp (8)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morris W(7-4)           8.1  11   4   4   1   6   1  35   3.68
Lopez SV(3)             0.2   1   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.44
Totals                  9    12   4   4   1   6   1  38

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Haas L(5-6)             7    10   5   5   0   9   1  30   5.55
Augustine               0.1   1   2   1   1   0   0   3   3.02
Castro                  1.2   1   0   0   1   1   0   6   1.80
Totals                  9    12   7   6   2  10   1  39

Passed Balls: Parrish (14)
Wild Pitches: Haas (4)

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - George Maloney, 3B - Bill Deegan


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore struck out; Whitaker singled to left;
Whitaker stole second; Kemp struck out; Thompson singled to
center [Whitaker scored]; Summers struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor reached on an error by Morris; Money lined
into a double play (third to first) [Molitor out at first];
Cooper singled to center; Cooper was caught stealing second
(catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1, Brewers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Staub flied out to center; Parrish struck out;
Mankowski flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Brewers 0.

BREWERS 2ND: Thomas doubled to right; Oglivie singled to left
[Thomas scored]; Lezcano struck out; Yount grounded out (second
to first) [Oglivie to second]; Moore struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Brewers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell grounded out (pitcher to first); LeFlore
flied out to right; Whitaker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Brewers 1.

BREWERS 3RD: Gantner singled to center; Molitor grounded out
(left to first) [Gantner to second]; Paul Molitor hit a
sinking liner to LF; Steve Kemp appeared to catch it but 3B
umpire Bill Deegan signaled no catch; neither Jim Gantner nor
Molitor saw the signal at first and Molitor started back to the
dugout, thinking he was out; Ganter started to 2B, went back to
1B and then finally to 2B Brewers Manager George Bamberger
ejected by 1B umpire Jerry Neudecker; Money singled to
center [Gantner to third, Money out at second (center to
shortstop)]; Cooper doubled to right [Gantner scored]; Thomas
struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Brewers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first); Thompson
singled to left; Summers singled to right [Thompson to second];
Staub singled to right [Summers to second, Thompson to third];
Haas threw a wild pitch [Staub to second, Summers to third,
Thompson scored]; Parrish made an out to third; Mankowski struck
out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 4TH: Oglivie lined to second; Lezcano grounded out
(third to first); Yount singled to center; Yount was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 2, Brewers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Trammell singled to right; LeFlore struck out;
Whitaker flied out to left; Kemp was called out on strikes; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 5TH: Moore flied out to left; Gantner flied out to left;
Molitor walked; Molitor stole second; Money was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Brewers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Thompson struck out; Summers flied out to center;
Staub homered; Parrish singled to left; Parrish was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 3, Brewers 2.

BREWERS 6TH: Cooper grounded out (third to first); Thomas
homered; Oglivie struck out but advanced to first on a passed
ball; Lezcano singled to left [Oglivie to second]; Yount flied
out to right [Oglivie to third]; Moore grounded out (third to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Brewers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Mankowski flied out to left; Trammell flied out to
left; LeFlore grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 3, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 7TH: Gantner flied out to center; Molitor struck out;
Money grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 3, Brewers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Whitaker singled to left; Don Money ejected by 1B
umpire Jerry Neudecker; BANDO REPLACED MONEY (PLAYING 3B);
Kemp singled to right [Whitaker to third]; AUGUSTINE REPLACED
HAAS (PITCHING); Thompson singled to right [Kemp to second,
Whitaker scored]; MORALES BATTED FOR SUMMERS; Morales out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Thompson to second, Kemp to
third]; Staub was walked intentionally; CASTRO REPLACED
AUGUSTINE (PITCHING); Parrish singled to center [Staub to
second, Thompson scored, Kemp scored]; Mankowski forced Parrish
(first to shortstop) [Staub scored (error by Yount) (unearned),
Mankowski to second]; Trammell struck out; 4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 7, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 8TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Cooper
grounded out (second to first); Thomas flied out to left;
Oglivie lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 7, Brewers
3.

TIGERS 9TH: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Whitaker
walked; Kemp grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to
first) [Whitaker out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
7, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 9TH: Lezcano grounded out (shortstop to first); Yount
singled to center; Moore singled to left [Yount to second];
LOPEZ REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING); Gantner forced Moore
(shortstop to second) [Yount to third]; Molitor singled to left
[Yount scored, Gantner to second]; Bando flied out to right; 1
R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 7, Brewers 4.