Unbeaten rookie Pat Underwood got credit for his fifth straight victory as the Tigers pounded out an 8-3 decision over the Twins. The Tigers scored four times in the fourth inning on triples by Lance Parrish and Alan Trammell, a double by Ron LeFlore and single by Lynn Jones. Errors by John Castino and Roy Smalley helped the Tigers to two more runs in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 8, Minnesota Twins 3
Game Played on Thursday, July      19, 1979 (Night game) at Metropolitan Stadium
Tigers       1  1  0    4  0  2    0  0  0  -   8  9  0
Twins        0  0  0    2  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  8  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Twins                AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   2   2   1     1   0   .303      Randall 2b            4   1   1   0     0   0   .294
Whitaker 2b           4   1   1   1     1   2   .299      Rivera lf             4   0   1   1     0   0   .265
Morales rf            3   2   0   0     2   0   .227      Smalley ss            4   0   1   0     0   1   .340
Parrish c             5   0   2   3     0   1   .280      R. Jackson 1b         4   1   1   0     0   0   .279
Staub dh              3   0   1   2     0   0   .236      Morales dh            4   1   1   0     0   0   .282
Thompson 1b           4   0   0   0     1   1   .262      Edwards cf            3   0   1   0     1   0   .310
Jones lf              4   2   1   0     1   1   .296      Norwood rf            4   0   2   2     0   0   .255
Brookens 3b           4   0   1   0     0   2   .308      Castino 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .270
Trammell ss           4   1   1   1     0   1   .278        Landreaux ph        1   0   0   0     0   1   .279
Underwood p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Borgmann c            3   0   0   0     0   1   .175
  Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Adams ph            1   0   0   0     0   0   .333
                                                          Koosman p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Bacsik p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Zahn p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   8   9   8     6   8             Totals               35   3   8   3     1   3

Time of Game: 2:45   Attendance: 17,391
Left on Base: Tigers 9, Twins 6
DP: Tigers 0, Twins 1
Errors: Smalley, Castino
Doubles: LeFlore (12), Edwards (5), Rivera (9)
Triples: Trammell (2), Parrish (3)
Stolen Bases: Jones 2 (4), LeFlore (50)
Sacrifice Hits: Brookens (1)
Sacrifice Flies: Staub (4)
GIDP: Thompson (11)
Hit by Pitch: Staub (5,by Koosman)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Underwood W(5-0)        8.1   8   3   3   1   2   0  34   3.41
Lopez                   0.2   0   0   0   0   1   0   2   2.97
Totals                  9     8   3   3   1   3   0  36

Twins                  IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Koosman L(11-8)         3.2   6   6   6   4   3   0  21   3.92
Bacsik                  2.1   2   2   0   1   2   0  12   4.29
Zahn                    3     1   0   0   1   3   0  11   3.24
Totals                  9     9   8   6   6   8   0  44

Hit by Pitch: Koosman (3)

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Vic Voltaggio, 2B - Marty Springstead, 3B - Larry McCoy


TIGERS 1ST: 26 minute rain delay before start of game;
LeFlore grounded out (first unassisted); Whitaker popped to
third in foul territory; Morales walked; Parrish singled to
right [Morales to third]; Staub singled [Morales scored, Parrish
to second]; Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 2
H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Randall lined to shortstop; Rivera made an out to
third; Smalley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Twins 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Jones walked; Brookens struck out; Trammell struck
out; Jones stole second; LeFlore was walked intentionally;
Whitaker singled [Jones scored, LeFlore to third, Whitaker to
second (on throw)]; Morales lined to shortstop; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 2, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: R. Jackson lined to shortstop; Morales grounded out
(third to first); Edwards doubled; Norwood lined to center; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Twins 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Parrish lined to third; Staub was hit by a pitch;
Thompson grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to
first) [Staub out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Twins 0.

TWINS 3RD: Castino grounded out (third to first); Borgmann
grounded out (shortstop to first); Randall grounded out (third
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Twins 0.

TIGERS 4TH: Jones singled; Jones stole second; Brookens out on a
sacrifice bunt (third to first) [Jones to third]; Trammell
tripled [Jones scored]; LeFlore doubled [Trammell scored];
Whitaker struck out; Morales walked; BACSIK REPLACED KOOSMAN
(PITCHING); Parrish tripled [LeFlore scored, Morales scored];
Staub grounded out (first unassisted); 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 6, Twins 0.

TWINS 4TH: Rivera popped to first in foul territory; Smalley
singled; R. Jackson singled [Smalley to second]; Morales singled
[Smalley to third, R. Jackson to second]; Edwards forced Smalley
(pitcher to catcher) [R. Jackson to third, Morales to second];
Norwood singled [R. Jackson scored, Morales scored, Edwards to
third]; Castino made an out to second; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Tigers 6, Twins 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Thompson struck out; Jones flied out to center;
Brookens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Borgmann flied out to left; Randall singled; Rivera
doubled [Randall scored]; Smalley flied out to left; R. Jackson
made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Twins
3.

TIGERS 6TH: Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore
singled; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker walked; Morales reached
on a fielder's choice [LeFlore to third, Whitaker to second
(error by Castino)]; Parrish reached on a fielder's choice
[LeFlore scored (unearned) (RBI), Whitaker to third, Morales to
second (error by Smalley)]; Staub hit a sacrifice fly to left
[Whitaker scored (unearned)]; Thompson flied out to center; 2 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 8, Twins 3.

TWINS 6TH: Morales lined to right; Edwards grounded out
(shortstop to first); Norwood flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8, Twins 3.

TIGERS 7TH: ZAHN REPLACED BACSIK (PITCHING); Jones made an out
to first; Brookens singled; Trammell flied out to right; LeFlore
forced Brookens (second to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 8, Twins 3.

TWINS 7TH: Castino flied out to right; Borgmann struck out;
Randall made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
8, Twins 3.

TIGERS 8TH: Whitaker was called out on strikes; Morales flied
out to center; Parrish was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Tigers 8, Twins 3.

TWINS 8TH: Rivera lined to right; Smalley made an out to
shortstop; R. Jackson grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 8, Twins 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Staub popped to catcher in foul territory; Thompson
walked; Jones struck out; Brookens grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 8, Twins 3.

TWINS 9TH: Morales grounded out (second to first); Edwards
walked; Norwood singled [Edwards to second]; LOPEZ REPLACED
UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); LANDREAUX BATTED FOR CASTINO; Landreaux
struck out; ADAMS BATTED FOR BORGMANN; Adams grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 8, Twins 3.