Dan Schatzeder, obtained from the Expos in a winter deal, recorded his first A.L. shutout, pitching the Tigers to a 7-0 victory over the A's. Tom Brookens, breaking an 0-for-21 slump, drove in a run with a double in the second inning and added an RBI with a grounder in the sixth. Al Cowens produced two runs with a single in the seventh. [The Sporting News]

Detroit Tigers 7, Oakland Athletics 0

Game Played on Saturday, July 26, 1980 (Day game) at Tiger Stadium

A's 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 2 Tigers 2 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 x - 7 8 0 A's AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Tigers AB R H RBI BB SO AVG Henderson lf 4 0 0 0 0 1 .298 Peters cf 4 1 0 0 0 0 .289 Murphy cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 .276 Trammell ss 5 1 1 0 0 2 .316 Essian c 4 0 0 0 0 0 .217 Kemp lf 4 1 1 0 0 0 .290 Armas rf 4 0 1 0 0 1 .274 Hebner 1b 4 1 2 0 0 0 .303 Newman 1b 4 0 0 0 0 2 .243 Corcoran 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164 Heath dh 3 0 0 0 0 0 .223 Summers dh 1 0 0 0 3 0 .325 Guerrero ss 3 0 3 0 0 0 .226 Cowens rf 3 1 1 2 1 0 .262 McKay 3b 3 0 0 0 0 1 .195 Wockenfuss c 3 2 1 0 1 1 .285 Cox 2b 2 0 0 0 0 1 .253 Brookens 3b 4 0 2 2 0 0 .275 Edwards ph,2b 1 0 1 0 0 0 .239 Whitaker 2b 3 0 0 1 0 0 .224 Kingman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Schatzeder p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Beard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Totals 32 0 5 0 0 6 Totals 31 7 8 5 5 3 Time of Game: 2:27 Attendance: 39,758 Left on Base: A's 5, Tigers 7 DP: A's 0, Tigers 0 Errors: Essian, Cox Doubles: Trammell (12), Brookens (15) Caught Stealing: Hebner (3) Sacrifice Flies: Whitaker (2) Hit by Pitch: Peters (1,by Kingman) A's IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Kingman L(5-11) 6.1 8 7 5 5 2 0 33 3.60 Beard 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 0.00 Totals 8 8 7 5 5 3 0 38 Tigers IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP ERA Schatzeder W(6-6) 9 5 0 0 0 6 0 32 4.38 Totals 9 5 0 0 0 6 0 32 Hit by Pitch: Kingman (3) Umpires: HP - George Maloney, 1B - Dallas Parks, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Jerry Neudecker ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson struck out; Murphy made an out to first; Essian flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 0. TIGERS 1ST: Peters was hit by a pitch; Trammell doubled to left [Peters scored (error by Essian; assist by Henderson) (unearned) (no RBI), Trammell scored (unearned) (no RBI)]; Kemp grounded out (pitcher to first); Hebner flied out to left; Summers walked; Cowens flied out to left; 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 2. ATHLETICS 2ND: Armas singled to right; Newman made an out to first; Heath flied out to right; Guerrero singled to left [Armas to second]; McKay grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 2. TIGERS 2ND: Wockenfuss walked; Brookens doubled to left [Wockenfuss scored]; Whitaker flied out to center [Brookens to third]; Peters flied out to left; Trammell flied out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 3. ATHLETICS 3RD: Cox struck out; Henderson flied out to left; Murphy made an out to catcher; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 3RD: Kemp flied out to left; Hebner singled to right; Hebner was caught stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Summers walked; Cowens flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 3. ATHLETICS 4TH: Essian grounded out (third to first); Armas flied out to right; Newman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 4TH: Wockenfuss made an out to second; Brookens singled to left; Whitaker forced Brookens (second to shortstop); Peters grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 3. ATHLETICS 5TH: Heath flied out to center; Guerrero singled to left; McKay struck out; Cox grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 5TH: Trammell struck out; Kemp grounded out (first unassisted); Hebner made an out to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 3. ATHLETICS 6TH: Henderson flied out to left; Murphy grounded out (first unassisted); Essian flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 3. TIGERS 6TH: Summers flied out to center; Cowens walked; Wockenfuss singled to right [Cowens to third]; Brookens reached on a fielder's choice [Cowens scored (RBI), Wockenfuss to third (error by Cox)]; Whitaker hit a sacrifice fly to center [Wockenfuss scored]; Peters flied out to center; 2 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 5. ATHLETICS 7TH: Armas flied out to right; Newman struck out; Heath grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 5. TIGERS 7TH: Trammell struck out; Kemp singled to center; Hebner singled to right [Kemp to second]; Summers walked [Kemp to third, Hebner to second]; Cowens singled to center [Kemp scored, Hebner scored, Summers to third, Cowens to second (on throw)]; BEARD REPLACED KINGMAN (PITCHING); Wockenfuss struck out; Brookens flied out to center; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 7. ATHLETICS 8TH: CORCORAN REPLACED HEBNER (PLAYING 1B); Guerrero singled to center; McKay flied out to left; EDWARDS BATTED FOR COX; Edwards singled to left [Guerrero to second]; Henderson made an out to second; Murphy flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 7. TIGERS 8TH: EDWARDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Whitaker flied out to left; Peters grounded out (second to first); Trammell made an out to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 7. ATHLETICS 9TH: Essian made an out to catcher; Armas struck out; Newman made an out to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Tigers 7.

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