Driving in three runs, Jason Thompson paced the Tigers to a 6-3 verdict over the Angels. Thompson clouted a two-run homer in the fourth inning. The Tigers scored twice more in the sixth on singles by Lou Whitaker, Alan Trammell and Ron LeFlore and a groundout by Thompson. Lance Parrish belted his 16th homer in the seventh. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, California Angels 3
Game Played on Tuesday, August    14, 1979 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    2  0  2    1  1  0  -   6  9  1
Angels       2  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   3  9  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Whitaker 2b           5   1   2   0     0   0   .289      Carew 1b              3   1   0   0     2   0   .340
Trammell ss           4   1   1   0     0   1   .277      Lansford 3b           5   1   3   1     0   1   .294
LeFlore cf            3   1   1   1     1   1   .299      Ford rf               3   0   0   1     0   0   .297
Summers rf            4   1   2   1     0   0   .282      Baylor dh             3   0   1   1     1   0   .298
Thompson 1b           3   1   2   3     1   0   .251      Rudi lf               4   0   2   0     0   1   .242
Morales lf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .223      Grich 2b              4   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Greene dh             4   0   0   0     0   0   .132      Donohue c             4   0   1   0     0   1   .233
Parrish c             4   1   1   1     0   1   .266      R. Miller cf          4   0   0   0     0   0   .293
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   0   0     0   1   .253      Anderson ss           3   1   2   0     0   1   .250
Robbins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Aikens ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .265
  Billingham p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Aase p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Knapp p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   6   9   6     2   4             Totals               34   3   9   3     3   5

Time of Game: 2:24   Attendance: 29,465
Left on Base: Tigers 4, Angels 8
DP: Tigers 1, Angels 1
Errors: LeFlore
Doubles: Whitaker (12), Summers (8), Anderson (9)
Home Runs: Thompson (12), Parrish (16)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore 2 (56)
Sacrifice Flies: Ford (9)
GIDP: Greene (1), Grich (10)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Robbins W(2-1)          6     6   3   3   3   3   0  26   3.65
Billingham SV(3)        3     3   0   0   0   2   0  12   3.50
Totals                  9     9   3   3   3   5   0  38

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Aase L(8-8)             5.1   7   4   4   1   2   1  23   4.36
Knapp                   3.2   2   2   2   1   2   1  14   5.49
Totals                  9     9   6   6   2   4   2  37

Umpires: HP - John Shulock, 1B - Jerry Neudecker, 2B - Mark Johnson, 3B - Bill Deegan


TIGERS 1ST: Whitaker doubled to left; Trammell was called out on
strikes; LeFlore struck out; Summers flied out to center; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: Carew walked; Lansford singled to center [Carew to
third, Lansford to second (error by LeFlore)]; Ford hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Carew scored]; Baylor singled to center
[Lansford scored]; Rudi singled to left [Baylor to second];
Grich grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Rudi out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 2.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson singled to left; Morales flied out to
center; Greene grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 2ND: Donohue grounded out (third to first); On a bunt R.
Miller made an out to first; Anderson was called out on strikes;
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Parrish grounded out (third to first); Rodriguez
flied out to right; Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Carew grounded out (third to first); Lansford flied
out to center; Ford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 0, Angels 2.

TIGERS 4TH: Trammell grounded out (pitcher to first); LeFlore
flied out to right; Summers doubled to left; Thompson homered
[Summers scored]; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 4TH: Baylor made an out to second; Rudi struck out; Grich
lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Greene flied out to center; Parrish flied out to
center; Rodriguez grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Angels 2.

ANGELS 5TH: Donohue grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Miller
grounded out (second to first); Anderson doubled to left; Carew
walked; Lansford singled to center [Anderson scored, Carew to
second]; Ford flied out to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
2, Angels 3.

TIGERS 6TH: Whitaker singled to shortstop; Trammell singled to
left [Whitaker to third]; LeFlore singled to left [Whitaker
scored, Trammell to third]; LeFlore stole second; Summers
grounded out (second to first) [Trammell scored]; Thompson was
walked intentionally; KNAPP REPLACED AASE (PITCHING); Morales
forced LeFlore (shortstop to third) [Thompson to second]; Greene
grounded out (second to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Angels 3.

ANGELS 6TH: Baylor walked; Rudi singled to left [Baylor to
second]; Grich grounded out (third to first) [Baylor to third,
Rudi to second]; Donohue was called out on strikes; R. Miller
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Angels 3.

TIGERS 7TH: Parrish homered; Rodriguez struck out; Whitaker
grounded out (pitcher to first); Trammell flied out to center; 1
R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Angels 3.

ANGELS 7TH: BILLINGHAM REPLACED ROBBINS (PITCHING); Anderson
singled to right; Carew forced Anderson (second to shortstop);
Lansford singled to shortstop [Carew to second]; Ford grounded
out (second to first) [Carew to third, Lansford to second];
Baylor flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 5,
Angels 3.

TIGERS 8TH: LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second; Summers
singled to left [LeFlore to third]; Thompson grounded out (first
to second to first) [LeFlore scored, Summers to second]; Morales
flied out to center; Greene grounded out (second to first); 1 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Angels 3.

ANGELS 8TH: On a bunt Rudi grounded out (pitcher to first);
Grich flied out to center; Donohue singled to right; R. Miller
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
6, Angels 3.

TIGERS 9TH: Parrish struck out; Rodriguez made an out to second;
Whitaker flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6,
Angels 3.

ANGELS 9TH: AIKENS BATTED FOR ANDERSON; Aikens struck out; Carew
grounded out (second to first); Lansford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 6, Angels 3.