Tuesday August 28, 1979
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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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