Making his first major league start, Mike Chris flirted with a no-hitter for six innings before the rookie lefthander gave up two runs in the seventh when John Hiller relieved to complete the Tigers' 5-2 victory over the Royals. Frank White drew Chris' third walk to open the seventh and Hal McRae followed with a double to spoil the youngster's no-hit bid. Al Cowens followed with a single to plate the Royals' pair.

The Tigers scored twice in the third on a single by Ron LeFlore, a stolen base, triple by Lou Whitaker and double by Steve Kemp. John Wockenfuss doubled and Jason Thompson singled for a run in the sixth before the Tigers clinched the verdict with an unearned pair in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Kansas City Royals 2
Game Played on Saturday, August    4, 1979 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Royals       0  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   2  5  2
Tigers       0  0  2    0  0  1    2  0  x  -   5 10  0


Royals               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Wilson lf             4   0   0   0     0   2   .302      LeFlore cf            3   1   2   0     0   0   .302
White 2b              3   0   1   0     1   0   .246        Jones ph,cf         1   1   0   0     0   0   .281
Porter c              2   1   0   0     2   0   .293      Whitaker 2b           4   2   2   1     0   0   .276
McRae dh              4   1   1   0     0   1   .252      Kemp lf               2   0   1   1     2   0   .333
Cowens rf             4   0   1   2     0   1   .300      Morales rf            4   0   1   1     0   0   .223
Otis cf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .285      Parrish c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .271
Scott 1b              4   0   1   0     0   1   .247      Wockenfuss dh         4   1   2   0     0   1   .275
Patek ss              4   0   0   0     0   1   .241      Thompson 1b           4   0   1   1     0   1   .257
Terrell 3b            3   0   0   0     0   0   .333      Brookens 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .261
Gura p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Trammell ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .272
  Pattin p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Chris p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   5   2     3   6             Totals               33   5  10   4     2   4

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 39,402
Left on Base: Royals 6, Tigers 6
DP: Royals 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Porter, Terrell
Doubles: McRae (17), Kemp (22), Wockenfuss (5)
Triples: Whitaker (5)
Stolen Bases: White (19), Porter (2), LeFlore (54)
Caught Stealing: LeFlore (10), Kemp (6)


Royals                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Gura L(7-8)             6.2   9   5   3   2   2   0  30   4.85
Pattin                  1.1   1   0   0   0   2   0   5   4.18
Totals                  8    10   5   3   2   4   0  35

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Chris W(1-0)            6     2   2   2   3   4   0  23   6.43
Hiller SV(8)            3     3   0   0   0   2   0  12   5.03
Totals                  9     5   2   2   3   6   0  35

Wild Pitches: Chris (1), Hiller (2)

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Terry Cooney, 3B - Mike Reilly


ROYALS 1ST: Wilson grounded out (pitcher to first); White lined
to second; Porter popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore grounded out (third to first); Whitaker
flied out to left; Kemp walked; Morales forced Kemp (third to
second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

ROYALS 2ND: McRae struck out; Cowens grounded out (pitcher to
first); Otis grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Parrish grounded out (second to first); Wockenfuss
singled to left; Thompson popped to catcher in foul territory;
Brookens flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Tigers 0.

ROYALS 3RD: Scott flied out to right; Patek grounded out
(shortstop to first); Terrell grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Trammell grounded out (third to first); LeFlore
singled to center; LeFlore stole second; Whitaker tripled to
center [LeFlore scored]; Kemp doubled to right [Whitaker
scored]; Morales flied out to left; Parrish struck out; 2 R, 3
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 2.

ROYALS 4TH: Wilson grounded out (second to first); White walked;
Porter walked [White to second]; White stole third and Porter
stole second; McRae reached on a fielder's choice [White out at
home (third to catcher), Porter to third]; Chris threw a wild
pitch [McRae to second]; Cowens struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Wockenfuss struck out; Thompson grounded out
(pitcher to first); Brookens singled to center; Trammell popped
to catcher in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 0,
Tigers 2.

ROYALS 5TH: Otis flied out to center; Scott struck out; Patek
flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore singled to left; Whitaker popped to third;
LeFlore was picked off and caught stealing second (pitcher to
first to shortstop); Kemp walked; Kemp was caught stealing
second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Tigers 2.

ROYALS 6TH: Terrell grounded out (third to first); Wilson struck
out; White popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Royals 0,
Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: Morales flied out to center; Parrish popped to first
in foul territory; Wockenfuss doubled to left; Thompson singled
to left [Wockenfuss scored, Thompson to second (on throw to
home)]; Brookens grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Royals 0, Tigers 3.

ROYALS 7TH: Porter walked; McRae doubled to right [Porter to
third]; Cowens singled to right [Porter scored, McRae scored];
HILLER REPLACED CHRIS (PITCHING); Otis singled to left [Cowens
to second]; Hiller threw a wild pitch [Cowens to third, Otis to
second]; Scott flied out to right; Patek struck out; Terrell
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Royals 2,
Tigers 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Trammell grounded out (second to first); JONES
BATTED FOR LEFLORE; Jones reached on an error by Terrell;
Whitaker singled to right [Jones to third]; Kemp flied to left
in foul territory [Whitaker to second]; PATTIN REPLACED GURA
(PITCHING); Morales singled to left [Jones scored (unearned),
Whitaker scored (error by Porter) (unearned) (no RBI), Morales
to second]; Parrish struck out; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.
Royals 2, Tigers 5.

ROYALS 8TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Wilson was called
out on strikes; White singled to left; Porter grounded out
(second unassisted) [White to second]; McRae popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 5.

TIGERS 8TH: Wockenfuss flied out to left; Thompson was called
out on strikes; Brookens lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Royals 2, Tigers 5.

ROYALS 9TH: Cowens popped to second; Otis lined to left; Scott
singled to left; Patek popped to catcher in foul territory; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Royals 2, Tigers 5.