Homers by Leon Roberts and Willie Horton highlighted the Mariners' 8-4 triumph over the Tigers. The Mariners scored three times in the first inning on doubles by Ruppert Jones and Tom Paciorek and a round-tripper by Roberts. Horton led off the Seattle third with his 21st circuit clout. The Mariners combined three singles, two walks and two Tiger errors for four more runs in the fifth. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 8, Detroit Tigers 4
Game Played on Sunday, August    19, 1979 (Night game) at Kingdome
Tigers       1  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   4  7  2
Mariners     3  0  1    0  4  0    0  0  x  -   8 11  2


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            5   1   3   0     0   0   .302      Cruz 2b               4   0   3   2     1   0   .261
Trammell ss           5   0   0   0     0   2   .274      R. Jones cf           4   1   1   0     1   0   .259
Morales lf            4   0   0   0     1   2   .220      Paciorek 1b           5   1   1   1     0   0   .308
Wockenfuss dh         2   0   0   0     3   1   .278      Horton dh             4   1   1   1     0   0   .269
Parrish c             3   1   1   1     0   1   .269      Roberts lf            3   2   2   2     1   0   .270
  Rodriguez 1b,3b     1   0   1   0     0   0   .253      B. Stein 3b           4   1   2   0     0   1   .243
Jones rf              2   0   0   0     2   0   .263      Valentine rf          2   0   0   0     0   0   .239
Brookens 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .257        Simpson ph,rf       1   1   0   0     1   0   .274
  Thompson ph,1b      1   0   0   0     0   0   .253      Cox c                 3   1   1   1     1   0   .233
Putman 1b,c           3   1   1   0     1   1   .231      Mendoza ss            3   0   0   0     0   1   .203
Wagner 2b             3   0   0   0     0   0   .276      Bannister p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Greene ph           1   1   1   2     0   0   .154        McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Robbins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        R. Stein p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Billingham p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Underwood p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Tobik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               33   4   7   3     7   8             Totals               33   8  11   7     5   2

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance:  7,262
Left on Base: Tigers 9, Mariners 7
DP: Tigers 1, Mariners 0
Errors: Brookens, Putman, B. Stein, Mendoza
Doubles: LeFlore (15), Putman (3), R. Jones (25), Paciorek (20)
Home Runs: Parrish (17), Greene (2), Roberts (13), Horton (21)
Stolen Bases: LeFlore 3 (61), Morales (6), Cruz 2 (33)
Caught Stealing: Wockenfuss (2), Jones (5)
Sacrifice Hits: Mendoza (13)
GIDP: R. Jones (14)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Robbins L(2-2)          3     7   4   4   1   0   2  17   4.55
Billingham              1.1   4   4   3   3   1   0  11   3.68
Underwood               0.2   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   4.73
Tobik                   3     0   0   0   1   1   0  10   5.04
Totals                  8    11   8   7   5   2   2  39

Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bannister W(7-12)       7     4   2   1   4   5   1  28   3.92
McLaughlin              1     2   2   2   3   0   1   8   4.92
R. Stein                1     1   0   0   0   3   0   4   6.41
Totals                  9     7   4   3   7   8   2  40

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


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled; Trammell struck out; LeFlore stole
second; Morales walked while LeFlore stole third [LeFlore scored
(error by B. Stein) (unearned) (no RBI)]; Morales stole second;
Wockenfuss walked; Parrish was called out on strikes; Jones
forced Wockenfuss (third to second); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2
LOB.  Tigers 1, Mariners 0.

MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); R. Jones
doubled to right; Paciorek doubled to right [R. Jones scored];
Horton flied out to right; Roberts homered [Paciorek scored]; B.
Stein singled to left; Valentine grounded out (third to first);
3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Mariners 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Brookens flied out to right; Putman struck out;
Wagner flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Mariners 3.

MARINERS 2ND: Cox walked; Mendoza out on a sacrifice bunt (first
to second) [Cox to second]; Cruz singled to center [Cox to
third]; R. Jones reached on a fielder's choice [Cox out at home
(third to catcher to third), Cruz to second]; Paciorek forced
Cruz (third unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 1,
Mariners 3.

TIGERS 3RD: LeFlore doubled to right; Trammell flied out to
right [LeFlore to third]; Morales struck out; Wockenfuss walked;
Wockenfuss was caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 1, Mariners 3.

MARINERS 3RD: Horton homered; Roberts singled to left; B. Stein
flied out to center; Valentine forced Roberts (third to second);
Cox forced Valentine (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Tigers 1, Mariners 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Parrish homered; Jones walked; Jones was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Brookens struck out;
Putman flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Mariners 4.

MARINERS 4TH: BILLINGHAM REPLACED ROBBINS (PITCHING); Mendoza
struck out; Cruz singled to left; Cruz stole second; R. Jones
was walked intentionally; Paciorek lined to second; Horton
forced R. Jones (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers
2, Mariners 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Wagner flied out to right; LeFlore grounded out
(shortstop to first); Trammell flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Mariners 4.

MARINERS 5TH: Roberts walked; B. Stein singled [Roberts to third
(error by Putman), B. Stein to second]; SIMPSON BATTED FOR
VALENTINE; Simpson was walked intentionally; Cox singled
[Roberts scored (RBI), B. Stein scored (error by Brookens) (no
RBI), Simpson to third, Cox to second]; Mendoza grounded out
(third to first); Cruz singled to right [Simpson scored, Cox
scored (unearned)]; UNDERWOOD REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); R.
Jones grounded into a double play (first to shortstop to first)
[Cruz out at second]; 4 R (3 ER), 3 H, 2 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Mariners 8.

TIGERS 6TH: SIMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Morales reached
on an error by Mendoza; Wockenfuss flied out to left; Parrish
grounded out (shortstop to first) [Morales to second]; Jones
flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Mariners 8.

MARINERS 6TH: TOBIK REPLACED UNDERWOOD (PITCHING); Paciorek
flied out to center; Horton grounded out (third to first);
Roberts flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2,
Mariners 8.

TIGERS 7TH: Brookens flied out to right; Putman doubled to left;
Wagner grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 2, Mariners
8.

MARINERS 7TH: RODRIGUEZ REPLACED PARRISH (PLAYING 1B); PUTMAN
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING C ); B. Stein struck out; Simpson
flied out to left; Cox flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Tigers 2, Mariners 8.

TIGERS 8TH: MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); Trammell
grounded out (shortstop to first); Morales lined to second;
Wockenfuss walked; Rodriguez singled to left [Wockenfuss to
second]; Jones walked [Wockenfuss to third, Rodriguez to
second]; THOMPSON BATTED FOR BROOKENS; Thompson flied out to
right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 2, Mariners 8.

MARINERS 8TH: THOMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); RODRIGUEZ
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); Mendoza grounded out (shortstop
to first); Cruz walked; Cruz stole second; R. Jones flied out to
right; Paciorek flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Tigers 2, Mariners 8.

TIGERS 9TH: Putman walked; GREENE BATTED FOR WAGNER; Greene
homered [Putman scored]; R. STEIN REPLACED MCLAUGHLIN
(PITCHING); LeFlore singled to right; LeFlore stole second;
Trammell struck out; Morales struck out; Wockenfuss struck out;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 4, Mariners 8.