Two homers by Jerry Morales paced the Tigers to an 8-7 decision over the A's. His first round-tripper came with a mate aboard in the fifth inning and put the Tigers ahead, 6-5.

After the A's tied the game in the eighth, Morales led off the bottom of the frame with another circuit clout. The Tigers then added what proved to be their winning run on a triple by Jason Thompson and single by Lynn Jones. [The Sporting News]



Detroit Tigers 8, Oakland Athletics 7
Game Played on Thursday, August    30, 1979 (Night game) at Tiger Stadium
A's          2  0  0    0  3  0    0  1  1  -   7 10  2
Tigers       0  0  4    0  2  0    0  2  x  -   8  9  0


A's                  AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG      Tigers               AB   R   H RBI    BB  SO    AVG
Henderson lf,cf       5   1   1   0     0   0   .260      Brookens 2b           4   1   1   0     0   2   .261
Murray rf             1   1   1   1     1   0   .192        Whitaker ph,2b      0   0   0   0     1   0   .289
  Heath ph,lf         1   1   1   0     0   0   .262      Trammell ss           5   0   0   0     0   0   .268
Murphy cf,rf          3   2   2   3     0   0   .259      Kemp lf               4   0   0   0     0   1   .324
Revering 1b           4   0   3   2     0   0   .286      LeFlore dh            2   2   0   0     2   1   .292
Guerrero ss           4   0   0   0     0   0   .228      Morales cf            2   2   2   3     2   0   .224
Page dh               2   0   0   0     2   0   .251      Parrish c             4   0   1   2     0   1   .267
Gross 3b              4   1   1   1     0   1   .221      Thompson 1b           3   1   1   0     1   1   .252
Essian c              4   1   1   0     0   1   .272      Jones rf              4   1   3   1     0   0   .283
Picciolo 2b           3   0   0   0     0   0   .272      Rodriguez 3b          4   1   1   0     0   1   .261
  Newman ph           1   0   0   0     0   0   .233      Petry p               0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
Minetto p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Underwood p         0   0   0   0     0   0   .000
  Todd p              0   0   0   0     0   0   .000        Tobik p             0   0   0   0     0   0   .000

Totals               32   7  10   7     3   2             Totals               32   8   9   6     6   7

Time of Game: 2:50   Attendance: 12,870
Left on Base: A's 3, Tigers 6
DP: A's 0, Tigers 2
Errors: Revering, Essian
Doubles: Murphy (7), Jones (8)
Triples: Thompson (1)
Home Runs: Murphy (9), Gross (11), Morales 2 (13)
Stolen Bases: Revering (1), Brookens (8), LeFlore (66), Thompson (2)
Caught Stealing: Page (16)
Sacrifice Hits: Murray (5), Murphy (10)
GIDP: Guerrero (5)


A's                    IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Minetto L(1-5)          7     7   7   7   5   6   2  32   5.81
Todd                    1     2   1   1   1   1   0   6   6.78
Totals                  8     9   8   8   6   7   2  38

Tigers                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP    ERA
Petry                   4.2   7   5   5   3   1   1  21   3.84
Underwood               2.2   2   1   1   0   1   0  10   4.96
Tobik W(3-4)            1.2   1   1   1   0   0   1   6   4.25
Totals                  9    10   7   7   3   2   2  37

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - Fred Spenn


ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson singled; Murray out on a sacrifice bunt
(catcher to first) [Henderson to second]; Murphy doubled
[Henderson scored]; Revering singled [Murphy scored]; Guerrero
grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first)
[Revering out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Tigers 0.

TIGERS 1ST: Brookens flied out to center; Trammell flied out to
right; Kemp lined to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2,
Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 2ND: Page walked; Gross flied out to left; Page was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); Essian struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 2ND: LeFlore was called out on strikes; Morales walked;
Parrish was called out on strikes; Thompson was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 0.

ATHLETICS 3RD: Picciolo grounded out (shortstop to first);
Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); Murray walked;
Murphy grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Tigers 0.

TIGERS 3RD: Jones singled; Rodriguez singled [Jones to third];
Rodriguez was picked off first but was safe on an error by
Essian [Jones scored, Rodriguez to second]; Brookens singled
[Rodriguez to third]; Brookens stole second [Rodriguez scored
(error by Revering), Brookens to third]; Trammell made an out to
second; Kemp struck out; LeFlore walked; LeFlore stole second;
Morales walked; Parrish singled to right [Brookens scored,
LeFlore scored, Morales out at third (right to third)]; 4 R, 4
H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 4.

ATHLETICS 4TH: Revering singled; Revering stole second; Guerrero
flied out to right; Page walked; Gross lined into a double play
(first unassisted) [Page out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 2, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 4TH: Thompson walked; Thompson stole second; Jones
singled [Thompson to third]; Rodriguez popped to first in foul
territory; Brookens struck out; Trammell made an out to
shortstop; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 2, Tigers 4.

ATHLETICS 5TH: Essian singled; Picciolo lined to right;
Henderson grounded out (third to first) [Essian to second];
Murray singled [Essian scored]; Murphy homered [Murray scored];
UNDERWOOD REPLACED PETRY (PITCHING); Revering flied out to
right; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Tigers 4.

TIGERS 5TH: Kemp lined to shortstop; LeFlore walked; Morales
homered [LeFlore scored]; Parrish popped to catcher in foul
territory; Thompson lined to center; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 5, Tigers 6.

ATHLETICS 6TH: Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); Page
grounded out (second to first); Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 6TH: Jones flied out to center; Rodriguez flied out to
right; Brookens was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Athletics 5, Tigers 6.

ATHLETICS 7TH: Essian made an out to third; Picciolo grounded
out (pitcher to first); Henderson popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 5, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 7TH: Trammell lined to center; Kemp grounded out (second
to first); LeFlore flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 5, Tigers 6.

ATHLETICS 8TH: HEATH BATTED FOR MURRAY; Heath singled; Murphy
out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second) [Heath to second];
Revering singled [Heath scored]; TOBIK REPLACED UNDERWOOD
(PITCHING); Guerrero forced Revering (shortstop to second); Page
forced Guerrero (shortstop unassisted); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 6, Tigers 6.

TIGERS 8TH: HEATH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); HENDERSON CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); MURPHY CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF);
Morales homered; TODD REPLACED MINETTO (PITCHING); Parrish
grounded out (third to first); Thompson tripled; Jones doubled
[Thompson scored]; Rodriguez struck out; WHITAKER BATTED FOR
BROOKENS; Whitaker was walked intentionally; Trammell flied out
to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Athletics 6, Tigers 8.

ATHLETICS 9TH: WHITAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Gross
homered; Essian grounded out (third to first); NEWMAN BATTED FOR
PICCIOLO; Newman flied out to center; Henderson flied out to
left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Athletics 7, Tigers 8.