Steve Kemp drove in three runs with a homer and two singles, while Ron LeFlore added three hits and two stolen bases, as the Tigers defeated the Brewers, 6-3. The Brewers scored all their runs in the second inning, taking a 3-1 lead, on doubles by Gorman Thomas, Charlie Moore and Jim Wohlford and a single by Dick Davis. The Tigers came back to tie the score and then put the game away with two runs in the seventh on a triple by LeFlore, sacrifice fly by Lou Whitaker and homer by Kemp. [The Sporting News]
Detroit Tigers 6, Milwaukee Brewers 3

Game Played on Saturday, July 7, 1979 (Day game) at County Stadium

Tigers       1  0  0    1  1  0    2  1  0  -   6 14  0
Brewers      0  3  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Brewers              AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   2   3   0     0   0   .292      Molitor ss            4   0   0   0     0   1   .329
Whitaker 2b           3   1   0   1     1   2   .309      Money 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .226
Kemp lf               3   1   3   3     2   0   .326      Bando 3b              4   0   1   0     0   0   .230
Thompson 1b           5   0   1   0     0   3   .272      Thomas cf             4   1   1   0     0   2   .244
Summers rf            3   0   0   1     0   0   .265      Lezcano rf            3   0   1   0     1   1   .319
  Morales ph,rf       2   0   1   0     0   0   .239      Cooper 1b             4   0   2   0     0   0   .315
Staub dh              5   0   2   0     0   1   .233      Davis dh              4   1   1   1     0   0   .278
Parrish c             4   1   1   0     0   2   .280      Moore c               4   1   2   0     0   1   .370
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   1   .247      Wohlford lf           2   0   1   2     0   0   .250
Trammell ss           3   0   1   1     0   0   .286        Oglivie ph,lf       1   0   0   0     1   0   .245
  Wagner ss           1   1   1   0     0   0   .315      Mitchell p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Augustine p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Cleveland p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            McClure p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               38   6  14   6     3   9             Totals               34   3   9   3     2   5

Time of Game: 2:55   Attendance: 33,265
Left on Base: Tigers 9, Brewers 6
DP: Tigers 2, Brewers 0
Errors: Money, Moore
Doubles: Trammell (5), Rodriguez (13), Thomas (18), Moore (9), Wohlford (5)
Triples: LeFlore (5)
Home Runs: Kemp (12)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore 2 (43), Kemp (2), Parrish (3)
Caught Stealing: Morales (3)
Sacrifice Flies: Whitaker (4)
GIDP: Davis (6)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood W(3-0)        6     6   3   3   1   2   0  24   3.78
Lopez SV(4)             3     3   0   0   1   3   0  12   3.25
Totals                  9     9   3   3   2   5   0  36

Brewers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Mitchell L(1-6)         6.1   7   5   4   3   5   1  30   5.33
Augustine               0.1   2   0   0   0   0   0   3   3.00
Cleveland               0.2   3   1   1   0   1   0   4   4.68
McClure                 1.2   2   0   0   0   3   0   5   4.80
Totals                  9    14   6   5   3   9   1  42

Wild Pitches: Underwood (2)

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore reached on an error by Money; LeFlore stole
second; Whitaker was called out on strikes; Kemp singled to left
[LeFlore scored (unearned)]; Kemp stole second [Kemp to third
(error by Moore)]; Thompson struck out; Summers flied out to
center; 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Brewers 0.

BREWERS 1ST: Molitor struck out; Money grounded out (shortstop
to first); Bando flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Brewers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Staub singled to center; Parrish struck out;
Rodriguez forced Staub (right to shortstop); Trammell grounded
out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Brewers
0.

BREWERS 2ND: Thomas doubled to center; Lezcano walked; Underwood
threw a wild pitch [Lezcano to second, Thomas to third]; Cooper
lined into a double play (second unassisted) [Lezcano out at
second]; Davis singled to center [Thomas scored]; Moore doubled
to left [Davis to third]; Wohlford doubled to left [Moore
scored, Davis scored]; Molitor flied out to center; 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Brewers 3.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore singled to left; LeFlore stole second;
Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first); Kemp walked; Thompson
struck out; Summers popped to first in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 3RD: Money grounded out (third to first); Bando made an
out to third; Thomas flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 1, Brewers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Staub flied out to right; Parrish singled to left;
Parrish stole second; Rodriguez struck out; Trammell doubled to
right [Parrish scored]; LeFlore grounded out (third to first); 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 4TH: Lezcano flied out to left; Cooper grounded out
(second to first); Davis flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 2, Brewers 3.

TIGERS 5TH: Whitaker walked; Kemp walked [Whitaker to second];
Thompson flied out to center [Whitaker to third]; Summers
grounded out (first unassisted) [Kemp to second, Whitaker
scored]; Staub made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 3, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 5TH: Moore flied out to center; Wohlford made an out to
shortstop; Molitor flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 3, Brewers 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Parrish grounded out (pitcher to first); Rodriguez
grounded out (third to first); Trammell made an out to second; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 6TH: Money made an out to first; Bando made an out to
second; Thomas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Brewers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: LeFlore tripled to right; Whitaker hit a sacrifice
fly to left [LeFlore scored]; Kemp homered; AUGUSTINE REPLACED
MITCHELL (PITCHING); Thompson singled to center; MORALES BATTED
FOR SUMMERS; Morales lined to right; Staub singled to left
[Thompson to second]; CLEVELAND REPLACED AUGUSTINE (PITCHING);
Parrish struck out; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 7TH: MORALES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); WAGNER
REPLACED TRAMMELL (PLAYING SS); Lezcano singled to left; Cooper
singled to right [Lezcano to second]; LOPEZ REPLACED UNDERWOOD
(PITCHING); On a bunt Davis forced Lezcano (pitcher to third)
[Cooper to second]; Moore struck out; OGLIVIE BATTED FOR
WOHLFORD; Oglivie walked [Cooper to third, Davis to second];
Molitor flied out to right; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Brewers 3.

TIGERS 8TH: OGLIVIE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Rodriguez
doubled to left; Rodriguez was picked off second (catcher to
second); Wagner singled to right; LeFlore singled to left
[Wagner to second]; MCCLURE REPLACED CLEVELAND (PITCHING);
Whitaker was called out on strikes; Kemp singled to right
[LeFlore to third, Wagner scored]; LeFlore was picked off third
(pitcher to third); 1 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 8TH: Money grounded out (third to first); Bando singled
to left; Thomas struck out; Lezcano struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 6, Brewers 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Thompson struck out; Morales singled to left;
Morales was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Staub
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Brewers 3.

BREWERS 9TH: Cooper singled to center; Davis grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Cooper out at
second]; Moore singled to left; Oglivie grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Brewers 3.
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