Rookies Dan Petry and Pat Underwood combined on a two-hitter as the Tigers breezed to a 6-1 victory over the Angels. The Tigers picked up three runs in the fourth inning. Singles by Alan Trammell, Ron LeFlore and Champ Summers produced one marker and a two-run homer by Jason Thompson capped the scoring. Summers hit a solo homer in the sixth. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 6, California Angels 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August    15, 1979 (Night game) at Anaheim Stadium
Tigers       0  0  0    3  0  1    1  1  0  -   6 10  2
Angels       0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  2  0


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Whitaker 2b           4   0   1   0     1   1   .289      R. Miller cf          4   0   0   0     0   2   .289
Trammell ss           3   2   1   0     1   0   .278      Lansford 3b           3   1   0   0     1   1   .292
LeFlore cf            3   1   2   0     1   0   .302      Ford rf               4   0   1   0     0   0   .297
Summers rf            3   1   2   2     0   0   .287      Baylor dh             1   0   0   0     2   0   .297
  Jones rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .275      Carew 1b              4   0   0   0     0   2   .335
Thompson 1b           4   1   1   2     0   1   .251      Rudi lf               3   0   1   0     0   0   .242
Morales lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .220        Harlow lf           0   0   0   0     0   0   .193
Wockenfuss dh         3   0   0   0     1   0   .278        Rettenmund ph       1   0   0   0     0   0   .279
Parrish c             4   1   2   0     0   0   .268      Grich 2b              2   0   0   0     2   0   .292
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   1     0   0   .253      Anderson ss           3   0   0   0     0   0   .245
Petry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Donohue c             3   0   0   0     0   0   .225
  Underwood p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Barr p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Botting p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Barlow p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   6  10   5     4   3             Totals               28   1   2   0     5   5

Time of Game: 2:37   Attendance: 31,885
Left on Base: Tigers 4, Angels 6
DP: Tigers 2, Angels 1
Errors: Trammell, Petry
Doubles: Parrish (19)
Home Runs: Thompson (13), Summers (13)
Stolen Bases: Whitaker (15), LeFlore (57), Baylor (16)
Caught Stealing: Whitaker (9), Rodriguez (1)
Sacrifice Hits: Jones (1)
GIDP: Anderson (5), Ford (14)
Hit by Pitch: Baylor (9,by Petry)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Petry W(4-3)            8     2   1   0   5   4   0  31   2.98
Underwood               1     0   0   0   0   1   0   3   4.76
Totals                  9     2   1   0   5   5   0  34

Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Barr L(8-10)            6.1   8   5   5   2   0   2  27   4.15
Botting                 1.2   1   1   1   1   3   0   6   6.86
Barlow                  1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.84
Totals                  9    10   6   6   4   3   2  37

Hit by Pitch: Petry (3)
Wild Pitches: Botting (3)

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


TIGERS 1ST: Whitaker singled to left; Trammell popped to
shortstop; Whitaker stole second; Whitaker was caught stealing
third (catcher to third); LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second;
Summers reached on a fielder's choice [LeFlore out at third
(third unassisted)]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 1ST: R. Miller was called out on strikes; Lansford was
called out on strikes; Ford made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Morales
grounded out (third to first); Wockenfuss grounded out (second
to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Baylor was hit by a pitch; Carew struck out; Baylor
stole second; Rudi grounded out (third to first); Grich was
walked intentionally; Anderson flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 0.

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

ANGELS 3RD: Donohue made an out to third; R. Miller flied out to
center; Lansford reached on an error by Trammell; Ford singled
to center [Lansford to third]; Ford was picked off first but was
safe on an error by Petry [Lansford scored (unearned), Ford to
second]; Baylor walked; Carew lined to shortstop; 1 R (0 ER), 1
H, 2 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 0, Angels 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Trammell singled to left; LeFlore singled to right
[Trammell to second]; Summers singled to left [Trammell scored,
LeFlore to second, Summers out at first (left to second to
first)]; Thompson homered [LeFlore scored]; Morales flied out to
right; Wockenfuss grounded out (pitcher to first); 3 R, 4 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Angels 1.

ANGELS 4TH: Rudi grounded out (third to first); Grich walked;
Anderson grounded into a double play (second to first) [Grich
out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Angels 1.

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

ANGELS 5TH: Donohue flied out to center; R. Miller struck out;
Lansford flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Angels 1.

TIGERS 6TH: LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to first); Summers
homered; Thompson grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 4,
Angels 1.

ANGELS 6TH: JONES REPLACED SUMMERS (PLAYING RF); Ford grounded
out (third to first); Baylor grounded out (shortstop to first);
Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 4, Angels 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first);
Parrish doubled to center; Rodriguez singled to right [Parrish
scored]; BOTTING REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); Rodriguez was caught
stealing second (catcher to second); Whitaker was called out on
strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 5, Angels 1.

ANGELS 7TH: Rudi singled to shortstop; Grich flied out to left;
Anderson popped to second; Donohue forced Rudi (third to
second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 5, Angels 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Trammell walked; LeFlore singled to center [Trammell
to second]; Jones out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second)
[Trammell to third, LeFlore to second]; Botting threw a wild
pitch [Trammell scored, LeFlore to third]; Thompson struck out;
Morales was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
6, Angels 1.

ANGELS 8TH: R. Miller grounded out (second to first); Lansford
walked; Ford grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Lansford out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
6, Angels 1.

TIGERS 9TH: HARLOW REPLACED RUDI (PLAYING LF); BARLOW REPLACED
BOTTING (PITCHING); Wockenfuss walked; Parrish singled to left
[Wockenfuss to second]; Rodriguez lined into a double play
(second unassisted) [Wockenfuss out at second]; Whitaker flied
out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Angels 1.

ANGELS 9TH: Baylor walked; UNDERWOOD REPLACED PETRY (PITCHING);
Carew was called out on strikes; RETTENMUND BATTED FOR HARLOW;
Rettenmund flied out to center; Grich forced Baylor (shortstop
to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 6, Angels 1.