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. Detroit Tigers 5, Seattle Mariners 2Game Played on Friday, August 24, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger StadiumMariners 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. |
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