A two-run homer by Alan Trammell in the first inning triggered the Tigers to a 3-1 triumph over the A's. Trammell's circuit clout followed a single by Ron LeFlore. The Tigers added an insurance marker in the fourth on a sacrifice fly by Jerry Morales. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 3, Oakland Athletics 1
Game Played on Wednesday, August    22, 1979 (Day game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Tigers       2  0  0    1  0  0    0  0  0  -   3  7  3
A's          0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  8  1


Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
LeFlore cf            4   1   1   0     1   0   .302      Henderson lf,cf       4   0   2   0     0   0   .256
Trammell ss           4   1   1   2     0   2   .272      Murphy cf             1   0   0   0     0   0   .263
Summers rf            2   1   0   0     1   0   .278        Heath ph,lf         3   0   1   1     0   0   .256
Thompson 1b           3   0   1   0     0   0   .252        Murray pr,lf        0   0   0   0     0   0   .185
  Putman 1b           0   0   0   0     1   0   .222      Essian c              4   0   0   0     0   1   .272
Wockenfuss c          3   0   1   0     0   1   .269      Revering 1b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .280
Morales lf            3   0   1   1     0   0   .219      Page dh               3   0   0   0     1   0   .251
Greene dh             3   0   1   0     1   0   .167      Edwards 2b            4   0   2   0     0   0   .243
Rodriguez 3b          4   0   1   0     0   2   .254      Armas rf              4   0   2   0     0   1   .251
Wagner 2b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .267      Chalk 3b              3   0   0   0     0   0   .227
Wilcox p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Newman ph           1   0   0   0     0   1   .237
  Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Picciolo ss           3   1   1   0     0   1   .268
                                                            Gross ph            1   0   0   0     0   1   .225
                                                          McCatty p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               29   3   7   3     5   5             Totals               34   1   8   1     1   6

Time of Game: 2:38   Attendance:  2,609
Left on Base: Tigers 7, A's 8
DP: Tigers 3, A's 2
Errors: Trammell, Thompson, Wagner, Edwards
Doubles: Armas (9)
Home Runs: Trammell (3)
Stolen Bases: Henderson 2 (17)
Caught Stealing: Wagner 2 (2), LeFlore (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Morales (7)
GIDP: Rodriguez (8), Morales (13), Edwards (7), Picciolo (6), Essian (10)
Hit by Pitch: Summers (1,by McCatty), Wockenfuss (1,by McCatty), Revering (1,by Wilcox)


Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Wilcox W(11-6)          7     7   1   1   0   3   0  29   4.64
Lopez SV(13)            2     1   0   0   1   3   0   7   2.58
Totals                  9     8   1   1   1   6   0  36

A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
McCatty L(8-8)          9     7   3   3   5   5   1  37   4.07
Totals                  9     7   3   3   5   5   1  37

Hit by Pitch: Wilcox (9), McCatty 2 (9)

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Vic Voltaggio


TIGERS 1ST: LeFlore singled; Trammell homered [LeFlore scored];
Summers popped to third in foul territory; Thompson made an out
to first; Wockenfuss struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (catcher to first); Murphy
grounded out (second to first); Essian struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Greene
grounded out (first unassisted); Rodriguez was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Revering grounded out (second to first); Page
reached on an error by Trammell; Edwards grounded into a double
play (shortstop to second to first) [Page out at second]; 0 R, 0
H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Wagner walked; LeFlore flied out to center; Trammell
struck out; Wagner was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Armas doubled; Chalk lined to first; Picciolo
singled [Armas to third]; Henderson reached on a fielder's
choice [Armas out at home (pitcher to catcher), Picciolo to
second]; HEATH BATTED FOR MURPHY; Heath singled [Picciolo
scored, Henderson to third]; Thompson dropped a foul fly hit by
Essian for an error; Essian forced Heath (shortstop to second);
1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 2, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 4TH: HEATH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HENDERSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); Summers was hit by a pitch; Thompson
singled [Summers to second]; Wockenfuss singled [Summers to
third, Thompson to second]; Morales hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Summers scored, Thompson to third]; Greene walked [Wockenfuss
to second]; Rodriguez struck out; Wagner grounded out (first to
pitcher); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Tigers 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering was hit by a pitch; Page flied out to
left; Edwards flied out to center; Armas struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 5TH: LeFlore walked; LeFlore was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); Trammell flied out to center; Summers
walked; Thompson grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Chalk grounded out (third to first); Picciolo
struck out; Henderson singled; Henderson stole second; Heath
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers
3, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 6TH: Wockenfuss made an out to shortstop; Morales
singled; Greene singled [Morales to second]; Rodriguez grounded
into a double play (shortstop to first) [Greene out at second];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Essian grounded out (second to first); Revering
grounded out (first to pitcher); Page flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers 3, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 7TH: Wagner reached on an error by Edwards; LeFlore made
an out to first; Wagner was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Trammell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Tigers
3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 7TH: PUTMAN REPLACED THOMPSON (PLAYING 1B); Edwards
singled; Armas singled [Edwards to second]; Chalk forced Edwards
(pitcher to third) [Armas to second]; Picciolo grounded into a
double play (pitcher to second to first) [Chalk out at second];
0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Athletics 1.

TIGERS 8TH: Summers lined to first; Putman walked; Wockenfuss
was hit by a pitch [Putman to second]; Morales grounded into a
double play (second to shortstop to first) [Wockenfuss out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 8TH: Henderson singled to left; Heath reached on a
fielder's choice [Henderson to second (error by Wagner)]; MURRAY
RAN FOR HEATH; Henderson stole third; LOPEZ REPLACED WILCOX
(PITCHING); Essian grounded into a double play (pitcher to
shortstop to first) [Henderson stayed at third, Murray out at
second]; Revering struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Tigers 3,
Athletics 1.

TIGERS 9TH: MURRAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Greene flied out
to center; Rodriguez singled; Wagner forced Rodriguez (pitcher
to shortstop); LeFlore flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Tigers 3, Athletics 1.

ATHLETICS 9TH: Page walked; Edwards singled [Page to second];
Armas popped to first in foul territory; NEWMAN BATTED FOR
CHALK; Newman struck out; GROSS BATTED FOR PICCIOLO; Gross
struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Tigers 3, Athletics 1.