After scoring three runs in the ninth inning, the Tigers stood off a three-run rally by the Mariners in their half and gained a 7-4 victory to extend their winning streak to five games. Jason Thompson batted in three runs for the Tigers, including a pair with a single in the first inning. Bob Stinson homered for the Mariners in the third.

The Tigers went into the ninth with a 4-1 lead and and added what proved to be their winning margin. Steve Kemp singled and Lynn Jones ran for him. Champ Summers was safe on an error by Bruce Bochte. Thompson singled, scoring Jones. Jerry Morales forced Thompson and then took third on a single by John Wockenfuss. After Wockenfuss stole second, Tom Brookens drove in two runs with a single. In their half, the Mariners loaded the bases and counted on a sacrifice fly by Larry Milbourne and singles by Joe Simpson and Julio Cruz before the rally ended. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 7, Seattle Mariners 4

Game Played on Saturday, August 18, 1979 (Night game) at Kingdome

Tigers       3  0  0    0  0  0    0  1  3  -   7 10  0
Mariners     0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  3  -   4  9  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Whitaker 2b           5   1   2   1     0   2   .290      Cruz 2b               4   0   1   1     1   1   .254
Wagner ss             4   1   1   0     0   1   .282      R. Jones cf           5   0   1   0     0   1   .259
LeFlore cf            4   1   1   1     0   1   .298      Bochte 1b             3   0   1   0     1   1   .325
Kemp dh               4   0   1   0     0   1   .324      Horton dh             4   1   1   0     0   2   .269
  Jones pr,dh,rf      0   1   0   0     0   0   .266      Meyer 3b              4   1   1   0     0   1   .291
Summers rf            4   0   0   0     0   0   .282      Paciorek lf           3   1   0   0     1   0   .311
  Morris p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Milbourne ss          3   0   1   1     0   2   .287
  Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Simpson rf            4   0   2   1     0   1   .276
Thompson 1b           3   0   2   3     1   0   .254      Stinson c             4   1   1   1     0   3   .254
Morales lf            4   1   0   0     0   0   .223      Dressler p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Wockenfuss c          4   1   1   0     0   0   .281
Brookens 3b           4   1   2   2     0   0   .265

Totals               36   7  10   7     1   5             Totals               34   4   9   4     3  12

Time of Game: 2:28   Attendance: 14,049
Left on Base: Tigers 3, Mariners 7
DP: Tigers 1, Mariners 1
Errors: Bochte
Doubles: Brookens (2)
Home Runs: Stinson (5)
Stolen Bases: Whitaker (16), Wockenfuss (2), R. Jones (25)
Sacrifice Flies: Milbourne (2)
GIDP: Morales (12), Simpson (3)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morris W(11-5)          8     7   4   4   3  10   1  33   3.69
Lopez                   1     2   0   0   0   2   0   5   2.59
Totals                  9     9   4   4   3  12   1  38

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Dressler L(0-2)         9    10   7   7   1   5   0  37   5.82
Totals                  9    10   7   7   1   5   0  37

Wild Pitches: Morris (4)

Umpires: HP - Rocky Roe, 1B - Ron Luciano, 2B - Russ Goetz, 3B - Ken Kaiser


TIGERS 1ST: Whitaker singled to left; Whitaker stole second;
Wagner singled [Whitaker to third]; LeFlore singled to left
[Whitaker scored, Wagner to second]; Kemp flied out to left;
Summers grounded out (third to first) [Wagner to third, LeFlore
to second]; Thompson singled to left [Wagner scored, LeFlore
scored]; Morales forced Thompson (shortstop to second); 3 R, 4
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (second to first); R. Jones
grounded out (second to first); Bochte singled to center; Horton
flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Mariners 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first);
Brookens popped to first in foul territory; Whitaker was called
out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer made an out to shortstop; Paciorek grounded
out (third to first); Milbourne struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Tigers 3, Mariners 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Wagner grounded out (third to first); LeFlore struck
out; Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 3, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 3RD: Simpson struck out; Stinson homered; Cruz was
called out on strikes; R. Jones made an out to third; 1 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Mariners 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Summers grounded out (shortstop to first); Thompson
walked; Morales grounded into a double play (shortstop to second
to first) [Thompson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Tigers 3, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 4TH: Bochte struck out; Horton struck out; Meyer flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Mariners 1.

TIGERS 5TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (third to first); Brookens
lined to first; Whitaker was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 5TH: Paciorek grounded out (second to first); Milbourne
struck out; Simpson singled to center; Stinson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Mariners 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Wagner struck out; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop
to first); Kemp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Mariners 1.

MARINERS 6TH: Cruz flied out to left; R. Jones singled to left;
R. Jones stole second; Bochte walked; Horton was called out on
strikes; Morris threw a wild pitch [R. Jones to third, Bochte to
second]; Meyer struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Mariners 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Summers grounded out (first unassisted); Thompson
flied out to left; Morales grounded out (second to first); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 7TH: Paciorek grounded out (shortstop to first);
Milbourne singled to right; Simpson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Milbourne out at second]; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Mariners 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first);
Brookens doubled to left; Whitaker singled to center [Brookens
scored, Whitaker to second (on throw to home)]; Wagner grounded
out (shortstop to first); LeFlore flied out to center; 1 R, 2 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Mariners 1.

MARINERS 8TH: Stinson struck out; Cruz walked; R. Jones grounded
out (first unassisted) [Cruz to second]; Bochte grounded out
(first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Mariners 1.

TIGERS 9TH: Kemp singled to right; JONES RAN FOR KEMP; Jones was
picked off first but was safe on an error by Bochte [Jones to
second]; Summers grounded out (second to first) [Jones to
third]; Thompson singled [Jones scored]; Morales forced Thompson
(shortstop to second); Wockenfuss singled to right [Morales to
third]; Wockenfuss stole second; Brookens singled to center
[Morales scored, Wockenfuss scored]; Whitaker grounded out
(shortstop to first); 3 R, 4 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 7, Mariners
1.

MARINERS 9TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MORRIS REPLACED
SUMMERS (PITCHING); Horton singled to center; Meyer singled to
left [Horton to second]; Paciorek walked [Horton to third, Meyer
to second]; LOPEZ REPLACED MORRIS (PITCHING); Milbourne hit a
sacrifice fly to right [Horton scored, Meyer to third]; Simpson
singled [Meyer scored, Paciorek to second]; Stinson struck out;
Cruz singled to center [Paciorek scored, Simpson to second]; R.
Jones struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 7, Mariners 4.

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