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Angels
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 28, 1979
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the California Angels, played on August 28, 1979 at Tiger Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | August 28, 1979 |
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Visiting Team |
California Angels
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Home Team |
Detroit Tigers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 28, 1979 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | California Angels |
Home Team | Detroit Tigers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Don Aase |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bruce Robbins |
Ballpark | Tiger Stadium |
City | Detroit |
State | MI |
Attendance | 19,178 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 29 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Nick Bremigan 2B: Steve Palermo 3B: Rich Garcia |
California Angels Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rod Carew | First Baseman |
Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
Dan Ford | Right Fielder |
Don Baylor | DH |
Brian Downing | Catcher |
Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
Bobby Clark | Left Fielder |
Rick Miller | Center Fielder |
Bert Campaneris | Shortstop |
Jim Fregosi | Manager |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Whitaker | Second Baseman |
Alan Trammell | Shortstop |
Ron LeFlore | Center Fielder |
Steve Kemp | DH |
Jason Thompson | First Baseman |
Champ Summers | Right Fielder |
Jerry Morales | Left Fielder |
John Wockenfuss | Catcher |
Tom Brookens | Third Baseman |
Sparky Anderson | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Angels
@ Tigers
Tiger Stadium
August 28, 1979
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Robbins
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Robbins
Lansford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Carew moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ford vs. Robbins
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Carew moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Baylor vs. Robbins
Baylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Downing vs. Robbins
Downing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carew scores. Baylor moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grich vs. Robbins
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Aase
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Trammell vs. Aase
Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Aase
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Robbins
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first, with Robbins covering, for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Robbins
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Robbins
Campaneris strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Aase
Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Aase
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Aase
Summers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Morales vs. Aase
Morales hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Clark. Morales reaches second base with a double. Summers goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wockenfuss vs. Aase
Wockenfuss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brookens vs. Aase
Brookens hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Morales scores. There goes Wockenfuss trying to get to second. Clark throws the ball in to Lansford who relays the ball to Grich who tags Wockenfuss for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Robbins
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Robbins
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Robbins
Ford hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Aase
Whitaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Aase
Trammell hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
LeFlore vs. Aase
LeFlore hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Miller who is chasing the ball. LeFlore reaches third base with a triple. Whitaker goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kemp vs. Aase
Kemp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Aase
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Kemp moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Summers vs. Botting
Ralph Botting now pitching.
Summers takes first base on ball four. LeFlore scores. Kemp moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Morales vs. Botting
Morales hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kemp scores. Thompson scores. Summers moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wockenfuss vs. Botting
Wockenfuss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Summers scores. Morales moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brookens vs. Botting
Brookens hits a fly ball into left field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitaker vs. Botting
Whitaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Morales scores. Wockenfuss moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Trammell vs. Botting
Trammell takes first base on ball four. Wockenfuss moves to third. Whitaker moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
LeFlore vs. Botting
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Robbins
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brookens fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Robbins
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Robbins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Robbins
Grich strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Botting
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with Botting covering, for the out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Botting
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Summers vs. Botting
Summers hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Botting
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards short. Campaneris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Robbins
Clark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Summers. Clark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Robbins
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 1 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Campaneris vs. Robbins
Campaneris hits a fly ball into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Clark tags and scores. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carew vs. Robbins
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Robbins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. Robbins
Lansford hits a popup, foul, towards first. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Botting
Wockenfuss hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Botting
Brookens hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Downing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Botting
Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Trammell vs. Botting
Trammell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
LeFlore vs. Botting
LeFlore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kemp vs. Botting
Kemp is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Robbins
Ford hits a line drive towards first. Thompson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Robbins
Baylor hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. Robbins
Downing hits a fly ball into left field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Robbins
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Botting
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Botting
Lynn Jones pinch hits for Champ Summers.
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Botting
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Morales for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Tobik
Lynn Jones now playing left field. Jerry Morales now playing right field. Mark Wagner now playing shortstop. Dave Tobik now pitching.
Clark strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Tobik
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Campaneris vs. Tobik
Campaneris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Tobik
There goes Campaneris. The throw from Wockenfuss and he is safe. Campaneris steals second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carew vs. Tobik
There's a wild pitch. Campaneris moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Carew vs. Tobik
Carew takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lansford vs. Tobik
Lansford hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wockenfuss vs. Botting
Dickie Thon now playing second base. Larry Harlow now playing center field.
Wockenfuss strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brookens vs. Botting
Brookens hits a fly ball into right field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitaker vs. Botting
Whitaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wagner vs. Botting
Wagner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitaker moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
LeFlore vs. Botting
LeFlore hits a fly ball into center field. Harlow settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Tobik
Ford hits a fly ball into right field. Morales settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Tobik
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wagner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Tobik
Downing hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker misplays the ball. That's an error on Whitaker. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thon vs. Tobik
Tom Donohue pinch runs for Brian Downing.
There's a wild pitch. Donohue moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thon vs. Tobik
Thon is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kemp vs. Botting
Tom Donohue now catching. Willie Davis now playing right field.
Kemp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Botting
Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Botting
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Morales vs. Botting
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Botting fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 2 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Chris
Mike Chris now pitching.
Clark hits a line drive into center field. LeFlore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harlow vs. Chris
Harlow hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Campaneris vs. Chris
Campaneris strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 2 - Tigers, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carew vs. Chris
Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/28/1979 -- California at Detroit (N) California AB R H RBI Detroit AB R H RBI Carew R, 1b 4 1 2 0 Whitaker L, 2b 4 2 3 1 Lansford C, 3b 4 0 1 0 Trammell A, ss 3 1 1 2 Ford D, rf 4 0 0 0 Wagner M, ss 1 0 1 0 Davis W, rf 0 0 0 0 LeFlore R, cf 5 1 2 1 Baylor D, dh 3 0 1 0 Kemp S, dh 3 1 0 0 Downing B, c 4 0 1 1 Thompson J, 1b 4 2 1 1 Donohue T, pr-c 0 0 0 0 Summers C, rf 1 3 1 2 Grich B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Jones L, ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Thon D, 2b 1 0 0 0 Morales J, lf-rf 5 2 2 3 Clark B, lf 4 1 1 0 Wockenfuss J, c 3 0 1 1 Miller R, cf 3 0 0 0 Brookens T, 3b 4 0 1 1 Harlow L, cf 1 0 1 0 Campaneris B, ss 3 0 1 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 2 8 2 35 12 13 12 California 100 010 000 -- 2 Detroit 026 120 01x -- 12 California IP H R ER BB SO Aase D (L) 2.1 4 6 6 5 0 Botting R 5.2 9 6 6 3 4 Detroit IP H R ER BB SO Robbins B (W) 6.0 6 2 2 1 2 Tobik D 2.0 1 0 0 1 3 Chris M 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 E -- Whitaker L DP -- California 1, Detroit 1 LOB -- California 8, Detroit 7 2B -- Morales J, Clark B 3B -- LeFlore R HR -- Summers C, Trammell A, Thompson J SB -- Campaneris B SF -- Campaneris B WP -- Tobik D 2 T -- 2:29 A -- 19178
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