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Jack Billingham and Aurelio Lopez combined on a five-hitter as the Tigers downed the Angels, 3-2. The Tigers picked up two runs in the third inning on consecutive doubles by John Wockenfuss and Tom Brookens, a sacrifice by Lou Whitaker and single by Alan Trammell. Steve Kemp doubled in the fourth and eventually came home on a groundout by Champ Summers. [The Sporting News] Detroit Tigers 3, California Angels 2Game Played on Monday, August 27, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger StadiumAngels 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 5 1 Tigers 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 x - 3 7 0 Angels AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Carew 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 .321 Whitaker 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .284 Lansford 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 .297 Trammell ss 4 0 2 1 0 0 .273 Ford rf 4 0 0 0 0 3 .293 LeFlore cf 3 0 0 0 1 0 .293 Baylor lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .294 Kemp lf 3 1 1 0 1 2 .329 Aikens dh 3 0 0 0 1 0 .276 Thompson 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .249 Downing c 4 0 0 0 0 1 .330 Summers dh 3 0 0 1 0 1 .280 Grich 2b 3 0 0 0 1 1 .301 Morales rf 3 0 2 0 0 0 .219 R. Miller cf 3 1 1 0 1 0 .292 Wockenfuss c 3 1 1 0 0 0 .276 Campaneris ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 .233 Parrish c 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 Barr p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Brookens 3b 3 1 1 1 0 0 .260 Barlow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Billingham p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 LaRoche p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Lopez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 2 5 1 4 6 Totals 28 3 7 3 2 5 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 22,874 Left on Base: Angels 7, Tigers 4 DP: Angels 2, Tigers 0 Errors: Downing Doubles: Wockenfuss (7), Brookens (4), Kemp (25) Triples: Campaneris (4) Stolen Bases: Carew (16), Baylor (18), Trammell (10), LeFlore (65) Sacrifice Hits: Whitaker (10) GIDP: LeFlore (12), Wockenfuss (6) Angels IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Barr L(8-11) 3.2 5 3 2 1 1 0 16 4.25 Barlow 4 2 0 0 1 3 0 14 4.76 LaRoche 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 5.73 Totals 8 7 3 2 2 5 0 31 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Billingham W(9-6) 7 5 2 2 3 4 0 29 3.62 Lopez SV(15) 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 7 2.41 Totals 9 5 2 2 4 6 0 36 Wild Pitches: Billingham 2 (5) Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Nick Bremigan, 3B - Steve Palermo ANGELS 1ST: Carew grounded out (pitcher to first); Lansford singled to left; Ford struck out; Baylor lined to shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Whitaker grounded out (third to first); Trammell grounded out (third to first); LeFlore flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 0. ANGELS 2ND: Aikens flied out to left; Downing flied out to center; Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 2ND: Kemp walked; Thompson struck out; Summers forced Kemp (second to shortstop); Morales forced Summers (shortstop to second); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 0. ANGELS 3RD: R. Miller flied out to center; Campaneris grounded out (third to first); Carew singled to pitcher; Carew stole second; Lansford was walked intentionally; Ford grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 3RD: Wockenfuss doubled to left; Downing dropped a foul fly hit by Brookens for an error; Brookens doubled to right [Wockenfuss scored]; Whitaker out on a sacrifice bunt (third to second) [Brookens to third]; Trammell singled to pitcher [Brookens scored (unearned)]; LeFlore grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Trammell out at second]; 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. Angels 0, Tigers 2. ANGELS 4TH: Baylor singled to center; Aikens flied out to center; Baylor stole second; Downing popped to third in foul territory; Billingham threw a wild pitch [Baylor to third]; Billingham threw a wild pitch [Baylor scored]; Grich walked; R. Miller grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Tigers 2. TIGERS 4TH: Kemp doubled to left; Thompson grounded out (first to pitcher) [Kemp to third]; Summers grounded out (second to first) [Kemp scored]; Morales singled to pitcher; Jerry Morales lined the ball off Jim Barr's right shin; BARLOW REPLACED BARR (PITCHING); Wockenfuss popped to second; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Tigers 3. ANGELS 5TH: Campaneris flied out to left; Carew grounded out (first unassisted); Lansford grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Tigers 3. TIGERS 5TH: Brookens made an out to shortstop; Whitaker struck out; Trammell singled to left; Trammell stole second; LeFlore flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Tigers 3. ANGELS 6TH: Ford was called out on strikes; Baylor grounded out (third to first); Aikens walked; Downing struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 1, Tigers 3. TIGERS 6TH: Kemp was called out on strikes; Thompson flied out to center; Summers struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 1, Tigers 3. ANGELS 7TH: Grich grounded out (shortstop to first); R. Miller singled to first; Campaneris tripled to right [R. Miller scored]; Carew reached on a fielder's choice [Campaneris out at home (shortstop to catcher)]; Lansford grounded out (third to first); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Tigers 3. TIGERS 7TH: Morales singled to third; Wockenfuss grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Morales out at second]; Brookens grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Tigers 3. ANGELS 8TH: PARRISH REPLACED WOCKENFUSS (PLAYING C ); LOPEZ REPLACED BILLINGHAM (PITCHING); Ford struck out; Baylor flied out to right; Aikens made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Angels 2, Tigers 3. TIGERS 8TH: Whitaker grounded out (second to first); Trammell grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore walked; LAROCHE REPLACED BARLOW (PITCHING); LeFlore stole second; Kemp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Tigers 3. ANGELS 9TH: Downing flied out to center; Grich grounded out (pitcher to first); R. Miller walked; Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Angels 2, Tigers 3. |
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