Willie Horton hit two homers, including the ninth grand slam of his career, to lead the Mariners to an 8-4 victory over the Tigers. The Mariners also had homers by Dan Meyer and Larry Milbourne, while all of the Tigers' tallies came on round-trippers. Jason Thompson hit one and Champ Summers rapped two, his second blow coming with a man on base in the ninth inning. [The Sporting News]



Seattle Mariners 8, Detroit Tigers 4
Game Played on Saturday, August    25, 1979 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium
Mariners     0  1  5    0  0  1    1  0  0  -   8  9  0
Tigers       0  1  0    1  0  0    0  0  2  -   4  5  1


Mariners             AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Cruz 2b               5   1   2   0     0   0   .277      Whitaker 2b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .288
R. Jones cf           3   1   0   0     1   1   .262        Wagner 2b           0   0   0   0     0   0   .267
Bochte 1b             4   1   0   1     0   1   .324      Trammell ss           4   0   0   0     0   2   .269
Horton dh             4   2   3   5     0   0   .275      Kemp lf               4   1   1   0     0   0   .322
Meyer 3b              4   1   1   1     0   0   .287      Thompson dh           3   1   1   1     1   0   .253
Paciorek lf           3   0   1   0     1   1   .314      Summers 1b            4   2   2   3     0   0   .282
Simpson rf            2   0   0   0     0   2   .278      Morales cf            3   0   0   0     1   0   .215
  Roberts ph,rf       2   0   0   0     0   1   .266      Jones rf              4   0   0   0     0   2   .276
Milbourne ss          4   1   1   1     0   0   .289      Parrish c             1   0   0   0     0   1   .265
Cox c                 4   1   1   0     0   2   .228        Putman c            2   0   0   0     0   2   .207
Parrott p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000      Brookens 3b           3   0   0   0     0   1   .256
                                                          Petry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
                                                            Hiller p            0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               35   8   9   8     2   8             Totals               32   4   5   4     2   8

Time of Game: 2:12   Attendance: 28,770
Left on Base: Mariners 2, Tigers 3
DP: Mariners 0, Tigers 0
Errors: Trammell
Doubles: Horton (13)
Home Runs: Meyer (19), Horton 2 (24), Milbourne (1), Summers 2 (15), Thompson (15)
Caught Stealing: Paciorek 2 (4)


Mariners               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Parrott W(12-8)         9     5   4   4   2   8   3  34   3.62
Totals                  9     5   4   4   2   8   3  34

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Petry L(5-4)            6     6   7   6   2   7   3  25   3.45
Hiller                  3     3   1   1   0   1   1  12   4.96
Totals                  9     9   8   7   2   8   4  37

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


MARINERS 1ST: Cruz grounded out (pitcher to first); R. Jones was
called out on strikes; Bochte struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Whitaker grounded out (pitcher to first); Trammell
struck out; Kemp flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 0, Tigers 0.

MARINERS 2ND: Horton grounded out (second to first); Meyer
homered; Paciorek struck out; Simpson struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Mariners 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Thompson grounded out (second to first); Summers
homered; Morales grounded out (shortstop to first); Jones
grounded out (shortstop to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Mariners 1, Tigers 1.

MARINERS 3RD: Milbourne flied out to left; Cox singled to left;
Cruz singled [Cox to third, Cruz to second (on throw to 3b)]; R.
Jones was walked intentionally; Bochte reached on an error by
Trammell [Cox scored (RBI), Cruz to third, R. Jones to second];
Horton homered [Cruz scored, R. Jones scored, Bochte scored
(unearned)]; Meyer flied out to center; Paciorek singled to
left; Paciorek was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 5 R (4 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 6, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 3RD: Parrish struck out; Brookens struck out; Whitaker
singled to center; Trammell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 6, Tigers 1.

MARINERS 4TH: PUTMAN REPLACED PARRISH (PLAYING C ); Simpson was
called out on strikes; Milbourne grounded out (second to first);
Cox struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 6, Tigers 1.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp grounded out (second to first); Thompson
homered; Summers grounded out (second to first); Morales
grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners
6, Tigers 2.

MARINERS 5TH: Cruz grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Jones
grounded out (first unassisted); Bochte grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 6, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 5TH: Jones struck out; Putman struck out; Brookens flied
out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 6, Tigers 2.

MARINERS 6TH: Horton homered; Meyer flied out to left; Paciorek
walked; Joe Simpson left with a 1-1 count after fouling pitch
off his foot; ROBERTS BATTED FOR SIMPSON; Roberts was called
out on strikes; Paciorek was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 7, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 6TH: ROBERTS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Whitaker
grounded out (first unassisted); Trammell flied out to center;
Kemp lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 7, Tigers 2.

MARINERS 7TH: HILLER REPLACED PETRY (PITCHING); Milbourne
homered; Cox struck out; Cruz singled to center; R. Jones popped
to first in foul territory; Bochte grounded out (second to
first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Mariners 8, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 7TH: Thompson walked; Summers flied out to center;
Morales walked [Thompson to second]; Jones was called out on
strikes; Putman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Mariners 8,
Tigers 2.

MARINERS 8TH: Horton doubled to right; Meyer grounded out
(second to first); Paciorek grounded out (third to first);
Roberts grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Mariners 8, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 8TH: Brookens flied out to right; Whitaker grounded out
(pitcher to first); Trammell flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Mariners 8, Tigers 2.

MARINERS 9TH: WAGNER REPLACED WHITAKER (PLAYING 2B); Milbourne
flied out to left; Cox lined to shortstop; Cruz grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 8, Tigers
2.

TIGERS 9TH: Kemp singled to right; Thompson grounded out (first
unassisted) [Kemp to second]; Summers homered [Kemp scored];
Morales grounded out (third to first); Jones flied out to
center; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Mariners 8, Tigers 4.