A three-run homer by Lance Parrish highlighted a 7-2 victory by the Tigers over the A's. After a single by Richie Hebner plated the first run in the fourth inning, the Tigers batted around in the sixth, scoring five runs -- three on Parrish's round-tripper -- for a 6-2 lead.

A double by Parrish and single by Tom Brookens accounted for the final tally in the eighth. Milt Wilcox left the game when he suffered a pulled muscle in his left side and Roger Weaver picked up the win by pitching the final six innings and yielding just two hits. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 7, Oakland Athletics 2

Game Played on Wednesday, July 16, 1980 (Night game) at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Tigers 0 0 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 - 7 12 0 A's 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 3 1 Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Peters cf 5 2 3 0 0 0 .294 Henderson lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 .299 Trammell ss 5 1 2 0 0 2 .316 Murphy cf 4 0 0 0 0 2 .296 Kemp lf 5 1 1 1 0 1 .293 Gross 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .275 Hebner 1b 4 1 2 2 0 0 .311 Armas rf 3 1 0 0 1 2 .270 Summers dh 2 0 0 0 0 2 .337 Page dh 4 0 0 0 0 0 .231 Parrish ph,dh 2 2 2 3 0 0 .270 Newman 1b 2 1 0 0 1 1 .236 Cowens rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .257 Heath c 2 0 0 0 0 0 .221 Wockenfuss c 4 0 1 0 0 1 .295 Guerrero ss 3 0 2 2 0 0 .221 Brookens 3b 4 0 1 1 0 1 .295 Cox 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 .239 Whitaker 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 .216 Davis ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 .230 Wilcox p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 McKay 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .184 Weaver p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Kingman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Minetto p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Jones p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Bordi p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 39 7 12 7 0 8 Totals 29 2 3 2 2 6 Time of Game: 2:44 Attendance: 7,413 Left on Base: Tigers 5, A's 3 DP: Tigers 0, A's 0 Errors: Kingman Doubles: Wockenfuss (4), Peters (7), Parrish (17) Home Runs: Parrish (12) Sacrifice Hits: Heath (4) Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Wilcox 3 1 2 2 2 2 0 12 3.69 Weaver W(2-0) 6 2 0 0 0 4 0 20 1.35 Totals 9 3 2 2 2 6 0 32 A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kingman L(5-9) 5.1 5 4 3 0 7 0 21 3.61 Minetto 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 9.00 Jones 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 1 4 2.31 Bordi 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 10 4.50 Beard 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0.00 Totals 9 12 7 6 0 8 1 39 Wild Pitches: Kingman (3) Umpires: HP - Nick Bremigan, 1B - Mark Johnson, 2B - Jim McKean, 3B - Larry Barnett TIGERS 1ST: Peters flied out to right; Trammell struck out; Kemp flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (catcher to first); Murphy flied out to left; Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0. TIGERS 2ND: Hebner made an out to second; Summers struck out; Cowens flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 0. ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas walked; Page flied out to center; Newman walked [Armas to second]; Heath out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to first) [Armas to third, Newman to second]; Guerrero singled to right [Armas scored, Newman scored]; Cox forced Guerrero (second unassisted); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 2. TIGERS 3RD: Wockenfuss struck out; Brookens struck out; Whitaker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 3RD: Henderson flied out to right; Murphy struck out; Gross struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Athletics 2. TIGERS 4TH: Peters singled to center; Peters was picked off first but was safe on an error by Kingman [Peters to third]; Trammell struck out; Kemp flied out to left; Hebner singled to right [Peters scored (unearned)]; Summers struck out; 1 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 4TH: WEAVER REPLACED WILCOX (PITCHING); Armas struck out; Page made an out to second; Newman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 2. TIGERS 5TH: Cowens flied out to right; Wockenfuss made an out to third; Brookens flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 5TH: Heath grounded out (third to first); Guerrero grounded out (third to first); Cox made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Athletics 2. TIGERS 6TH: Whitaker flied out to left; Peters singled to second; Trammell singled to left [Peters to second]; Kingman threw a wild pitch [Peters to third]; Kemp singled to left [Peters scored, Trammell to second]; MINETTO REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); Hebner singled to center [Trammell scored, Kemp to second]; JONES REPLACED MINETTO (PITCHING); PARRISH BATTED FOR SUMMERS; Parrish homered [Kemp scored, Hebner scored]; Cowens made an out to second; Wockenfuss doubled to left; Brookens made an out to first; 5 R, 6 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 6TH: PARRISH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Henderson grounded out (third to first); Murphy flied out to right; Gross grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 2. TIGERS 7TH: BORDI REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Whitaker made an out to third; Debut game for Rich Bordi; Peters doubled to center; Trammell singled to third [Peters stayed at second]; Kemp forced Trammell (second to shortstop) [Peters to third]; Hebner grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 7TH: Armas struck out; Page grounded out (second to first); Newman flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Athletics 2. TIGERS 8TH: Parrish doubled to center; Cowens grounded out (second to first) [Parrish to third]; Wockenfuss grounded out (shortstop to first); Brookens singled to center [Parrish scored]; Whitaker forced Brookens (shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Tigers 7, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 8TH: Heath flied out to right; Guerrero singled to left; DAVIS BATTED FOR COX; Davis made an out to shortstop; Henderson singled to third [Guerrero to second]; Murphy struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Tigers 7, Athletics 2. TIGERS 9TH: MCKAY REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING 2B); BEARD REPLACED BORDI (PITCHING); Peters made an out to third; Debut game for Dave Beard; Trammell flied out to center; Kemp struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Athletics 2. ATHLETICS 9TH: Gross grounded out (first unassisted); Armas flied out to center; Page flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Tigers 7, Athletics 2.

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