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 2
Game Played on Monday, August    27, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
Angels       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.