Driving in three runs, Jerry Morales led the Tigers to a 12-2 lambasting of the slumping Angels, who lost their sixth game out of the last seven. Morales doubled home a run in the second inning and scored on a single by Tom Brookens.

Ron LeFlore tripled in a third-inning run and came home on three walks. Morales followed with a two-run single. Singles by John Wockenfuss and Lou Whitaker plated two more runs before the inning ended. [The Sporting News]
Detroit Tigers 12, California Angels 2

Game Played on Tuesday, August 28, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium

Angels       1  0  0    0  1  0    0  0  0  -   2  8  0
Tigers       0  2  6    1  2  0    0  1  x  -  12 13  1


Angels               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Carew 1b              4   1   2   0     1   0   .324      Whitaker 2b           4   2   3   1     1   0   .289
Lansford 3b           4   0   1   0     0   0   .297      Trammell ss           3   1   1   2     1   0   .273
Ford rf               4   0   0   0     0   0   .291        Wagner ss           1   0   1   0     0   0   .265
  Davis rf            0   0   0   0     0   0   .196      LeFlore cf            5   1   2   1     0   0   .294
Baylor dh             3   0   1   0     1   0   .294      Kemp dh               3   1   0   0     2   1   .327
Downing c             4   0   1   1     0   0   .329      Thompson 1b           4   2   1   1     1   2   .249
  Donohue pr,c        0   0   0   0     0   0   .235      Summers rf            1   3   1   2     2   0   .283
Grich 2b              3   0   0   0     0   1   .299        Jones ph,lf         2   0   0   0     0   0   .273
  Thon 2b             1   0   0   0     0   1   .340      Morales lf,rf         5   2   2   3     0   0   .221
Clark lf              4   1   1   0     0   1   .400      Wockenfuss c          3   0   1   1     1   1   .277
R. Miller cf          3   0   0   0     0   1   .289      Brookens 3b           4   0   1   1     0   0   .260
  Harlow cf           1   0   1   0     0   0   .193      Robbins p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Campaneris ss         3   0   1   1     0   2   .234        Tobik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Aase p                0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Chris p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Botting p           0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               34   2   8   2     2   6             Totals               35  12  13  12     8   4

Time of Game: 2:29   Attendance: 19,178
Left on Base: Angels 8, Tigers 7
DP: Angels 1, Tigers 1
Errors: Whitaker
Doubles: Clark (1), Morales (19)
Triples: LeFlore (7)
Home Runs: Summers (17), Trammell (4), Thompson (17)
Stolen Bases: Campaneris (11)
Sacrifice Flies: Campaneris (2)
GIDP: Ford (16), Thompson (13)


Angels                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Aase L(9-9)             2.1   4   6   6   5   0   0  14   4.60
Botting                 5.2   9   6   6   3   4   3  29   8.79
Totals                  8    13  12  12   8   4   3  43

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Robbins W(3-2)          6     6   2   2   1   2   0  24   4.28
Tobik                   2     1   0   0   1   3   0   9   4.22
Chris                   1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4   7.13
Totals                  9     8   2   2   2   6   0  37

Wild Pitches: Tobik 2 (3)

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


ANGELS 1ST: Carew singled to shortstop; Lansford singled to left
[Carew to second]; Ford grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Carew to third, Lansford out at second];
Baylor walked; Downing singled to center [Carew scored, Baylor
to second]; Grich grounded out (second to first); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Whitaker grounded out (shortstop to first); Trammell
grounded out (shortstop to first); LeFlore grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 0.

ANGELS 2ND: Clark grounded out (first to pitcher); R. Miller
grounded out (shortstop to first); Campaneris struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: Kemp walked; Thompson grounded into a double play
(shortstop to second to first) [Kemp out at second]; Summers
walked; Morales doubled to left [Summers scored]; Wockenfuss
walked; Brookens singled to left [Morales scored, Wockenfuss out
at third (left to third to second to shortstop)]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 2.

ANGELS 3RD: Carew grounded out (shortstop to first); Lansford
grounded out (shortstop to first); Ford popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 2.

TIGERS 3RD: Whitaker singled to center; Trammell flied out to
center; LeFlore tripled to center [Whitaker scored]; Kemp
walked; Thompson walked [Kemp to second]; BOTTING REPLACED AASE
(PITCHING); Summers walked [LeFlore scored, Kemp to third,
Thompson to second]; Morales singled to center [Kemp scored,
Thompson scored, Summers to third]; Wockenfuss singled to left
[Summers scored, Morales to second]; Brookens flied out to left;
Whitaker singled to center [Morales scored, Wockenfuss to
second]; Trammell walked [Wockenfuss to third, Whitaker to
second]; LeFlore forced Trammell (shortstop to second); 6 R, 5
H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 8.

ANGELS 4TH: Baylor grounded out (third to first); Downing
grounded out (pitcher to first); Grich struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 8.

TIGERS 4TH: Kemp grounded out (first to pitcher); Thompson
struck out; Summers homered; Morales grounded out (shortstop to
first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 1, Tigers 9.

ANGELS 5TH: Clark doubled to right; R. Miller grounded out
(first unassisted) [Clark to third]; Campaneris hit a sacrifice
fly to center [Clark scored]; Carew singled to pitcher; Lansford
popped to first in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels
2, Tigers 9.

TIGERS 5TH: Wockenfuss flied out to center; Brookens popped to
catcher in foul territory; Whitaker singled to second; Trammell
homered [Whitaker scored]; LeFlore singled to third; Kemp was
called out on strikes; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Tigers
11.

ANGELS 6TH: Ford lined to first; Baylor singled to left; Downing
flied out to left; Grich forced Baylor (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2, Tigers 11.

TIGERS 6TH: Thompson was called out on strikes; JONES BATTED FOR
SUMMERS; Jones grounded out (second to first); Morales grounded
out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Tigers
11.

ANGELS 7TH: JONES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MORALES CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); WAGNER REPLACED TRAMMELL (PLAYING SS);
TOBIK REPLACED ROBBINS (PITCHING); Clark struck out; R. Miller
struck out; Campaneris singled to left; Campaneris stole second;
Tobik threw a wild pitch [Campaneris to third]; Carew walked;
Lansford flied out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Angels 2,
Tigers 11.

TIGERS 7TH: THON REPLACED GRICH (PLAYING 2B); HARLOW REPLACED R.
MILLER (PLAYING CF); Wockenfuss struck out; Brookens flied out
to right; Whitaker walked; Wagner singled to center [Whitaker to
third]; LeFlore flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Angels 2, Tigers 11.

ANGELS 8TH: Ford flied out to right; Baylor grounded out
(shortstop to first); Downing reached on an error by Whitaker;
DONOHUE RAN FOR DOWNING; Tobik threw a wild pitch [Donohue to
second]; Thon was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
Angels 2, Tigers 11.

TIGERS 8TH: DONOHUE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); DAVIS REPLACED
FORD (PLAYING RF); Kemp grounded out (second to first); Thompson
homered; Jones grounded out (third to first); Morales grounded
out (pitcher to first); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Angels 2, Tigers
12.

ANGELS 9TH: CHRIS REPLACED TOBIK (PITCHING); Clark lined to
center; Harlow singled to left; Campaneris struck out; Carew
grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Angels 2,
Tigers 12.
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