With relief help from Aurelio Lopez, Jack Morris posted his fifth straight victory when the Tigers defeated the Mariners, 5-2. After Julio Cruz beat out a bunt and Ruppert Jones walked in the first inning, Morris retired 19 batters in a row before Willie Horton singled with two out in the seventh.

The Mariners chased Morris in the eighth, but Lopez came in and gained his 14th save. The Tigers' scoring included a two-run double by John Wockenfuss and a homer by Lynn Jones. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 5, Seattle Mariners 2
Game Played on Friday, August    24, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Mariners     0  0  0    0  0  0    0  2  0  -   2  6  1
Tigers       3  0  0    1  0  0    0  1  x  -   5  9  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               4   0   2   1     0   0   .274      Whitaker 2b           2   1   1   0     2   0   .289
R. Jones cf           2   0   0   1     1   1   .264      Trammell ss           4   0   1   1     1   0   .272
Bochte 1b             3   0   0   0     1   0   .327      LeFlore cf            5   1   0   0     0   1   .299
Horton dh             4   0   1   0     0   1   .271      Kemp dh               4   1   1   0     0   0   .323
Meyer 3b              4   0   0   0     0   1   .287      Wockenfuss 1b         2   0   2   2     0   0   .277
Paciorek lf           4   1   1   0     0   0   .314        Thompson ph,1b      0   0   0   0     2   0   .252
Simpson rf            4   1   1   0     0   1   .281      Morales lf            4   0   0   0     0   1   .217
Milbourne ss          4   0   1   0     0   0   .290      Parrish c             4   0   0   0     0   2   .266
Cox c                 2   0   0   0     0   1   .227      Jones rf              3   1   2   1     1   0   .283
  Stinson ph,c        1   0   0   0     1   0   .248      Brookens 3b           2   1   2   0     1   0   .263
Bannister p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Morris p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  R. Stein p          0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Lopez p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  McLaughlin p        0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   2   6   2     3   5             Totals               30   5   9   4     7   4

Time of Game: 2:46   Attendance: 26,068
Left on Base: Mariners 7, Tigers 10
DP: Mariners 0, Tigers 1
Errors: Meyer, Brookens
Doubles: Wockenfuss (6), Brookens (3)
Home Runs: Jones (4)
Stolen Bases: Cruz (36), Kemp (4), Jones (6), Whitaker (17)
Caught Stealing: Trammell (10)
Sacrifice Hits: Brookens (2), Whitaker (9)
Sacrifice Flies: R. Jones (4)
GIDP: Bochte (19)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Bannister L(7-13)       3.1   6   4   3   3   1   0  20   4.02
R. Stein                3.2   2   1   1   3   3   1  15   5.93
McLaughlin              1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4   4.70
Totals                  8     9   5   4   7   4   1  39

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Morris W(12-5)          7.1   4   2   0   2   3   0  28   3.51
Lopez SV(14)            1.2   2   0   0   1   2   0   8   2.53
Totals                  9     6   2   0   3   5   0  36

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Steve Palermo


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz singled; Cruz stole second; R. Jones walked;
Bochte grounded into a double play (second to first) [Cruz to
third, R. Jones out at second]; Horton flied out to right; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Whitaker walked; Trammell grounded out (third to
first) [Whitaker to second]; LeFlore reached on an error by
Meyer [Whitaker scored (no RBI), LeFlore to second]; Kemp
singled to left [LeFlore to third]; Kemp stole second;
Wockenfuss doubled to left [LeFlore scored (unearned), Kemp
scored]; Morales grounded out (third to first); Parrish struck
out; 3 R (2 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 3.

MARINERS 2ND: Meyer flied out to right; Paciorek popped to first
in foul territory; Simpson grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 2ND: Jones singled to right; Brookens out on a sacrifice
bunt (pitcher to first) [Jones to second]; Whitaker walked;
Jones stole third and Whitaker stole second; Trammell walked;
LeFlore forced Jones (first to catcher) [Whitaker to third,
Trammell to second]; Kemp grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 3.

MARINERS 3RD: Milbourne grounded out (second to first); Cox
grounded out (second to first); Cruz flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 3RD: Wockenfuss singled to center; Morales grounded out
(second to first) [Wockenfuss to second]; Parrish flied out to
left; Jones flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners
0, Tigers 3.

MARINERS 4TH: R. Jones grounded out (second to first); Bochte
flied out to left; Horton struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Tigers 3.

TIGERS 4TH: Brookens doubled to left; Whitaker flied out to
left; Trammell singled to left [Brookens scored]; R. STEIN
REPLACED BANNISTER (PITCHING); Trammell was caught stealing
second (catcher to shortstop); LeFlore struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 4.

MARINERS 5TH: Meyer grounded out (first unassisted); Paciorek
grounded out (shortstop to first); Simpson grounded out (first
to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Kemp made an out to shortstop; THOMPSON BATTED FOR
WOCKENFUSS; Thompson walked; Morales flied out to right; Parrish
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 4.

MARINERS 6TH: THOMPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Milbourne
grounded out (first unassisted); Cox struck out; Cruz grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers
4.

TIGERS 6TH: Jones walked; Brookens singled [Jones to second];
Whitaker out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Jones to
third, Brookens to second]; Trammell reached on a fielder's
choice [Jones out at home (shortstop to catcher), Brookens to
third]; LeFlore grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 4.

MARINERS 7TH: R. Jones struck out; Bochte grounded out (second
to first); Horton singled to right; Meyer grounded out (first
unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 0, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 7TH: Kemp flied out to right; Thompson walked; Morales
struck out; Parrish flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 0, Tigers 4.

MARINERS 8TH: Paciorek reached on an error by Brookens; Simpson
singled to right [Paciorek to second]; Milbourne made an out to
shortstop; STINSON BATTED FOR COX; Stinson walked [Paciorek to
third, Simpson to second]; Cruz singled to left [Paciorek scored
(unearned), Simpson to third, Stinson to second]; LOPEZ REPLACED
MORRIS (PITCHING); R. Jones hit a sacrifice fly to right
[Simpson scored (unearned)]; Bochte walked [Stinson to third,
Cruz to second]; Horton flied out to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1
E, 3 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 8TH: STINSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Jones homered;
MCLAUGHLIN REPLACED R. STEIN (PITCHING); Brookens walked;
Whitaker singled to right [Brookens out at home (right to third
to first to catcher), Whitaker to second]; Trammell flied out to
left [Whitaker to third]; LeFlore grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 2, Tigers 5.

MARINERS 9TH: Meyer struck out; Paciorek singled to center;
Simpson struck out; Milbourne singled to left [Paciorek to
third]; Stinson flied out to left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Mariners 2, Tigers 5.