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Angels 1 @ Tigers 2
Tiger Stadium
August 29, 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 29, 1979 at Tiger Stadium. The home team Tigers beat the visiting Angels with a score of 2 to 1.

Game Summary

DateAugust 29, 1979 
Visiting Team
California Angels
R: 1 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 1
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Detroit Tigers
R: 2 H: 6 E: 0 LOB: 6
Runs: 2
Hits: 6
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherJack Morris  
Losing PitcherDave Frost  
SaveAurelio Lopez  
Game Winning RBISteve Kemp 

Game Info

DateAugust 29, 1979 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCalifornia Angels 
Home TeamDetroit Tigers 
Visiting Starting PitcherDave Frost  
Home Starting PitcherJack Morris  
BallparkTiger Stadium 
CityDetroit 
StateMI 
Attendance19,880 
Time of Game2 hours 37 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Nick Bremigan
1B: Steve Palermo
2B: Rich Garcia
3B: Don Denkinger

California Angels Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rod Carew  First Baseman 
Carney Lansford  Third Baseman 
Dan Ford  Right Fielder 
Don Baylor  Left Fielder 
Willie Aikens  DH 
Brian Downing  Catcher 
Bobby Grich  Second Baseman 
Rick Miller  Center Fielder 
Bert Campaneris  Shortstop 
Jim Fregosi  Manager 

Detroit Tigers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lou Whitaker  Second Baseman 
Alan Trammell  Shortstop 
Steve Kemp  Left Fielder 
Jason Thompson  First Baseman 
Champ Summers  Right Fielder 
Ron LeFlore  DH 
Jerry Morales  Center Fielder 
John Wockenfuss  Catcher 
Tom Brookens  Third Baseman 
Sparky Anderson  Manager 

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Angels 1 @ Tigers 2
Tiger Stadium
August 29, 1979

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/29/1979 -- California at Detroit (N)

  California         AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Carew R, 1b           3  0  0  0   Whitaker L, 2b        3  1  1  0   
Harlow L, lf          2  0  1  0   Trammell A, ss        3  0  0  0   
Lansford C, 3b        4  0  0  0   Kemp S, lf            4  0  1  1   
Ford D, rf            3  0  1  0   Thompson J, 1b        4  1  2  0   
Baylor D, lf-1b       4  1  2  0   Summers C, rf         2  0  0  0   
Aikens W, dh          3  0  1  0   LeFlore R, dh         2  0  0  0   
Downing B, c          4  0  1  0   Morales J, cf         3  0  0  1   
Grich B, 2b           2  0  1  0   Wockenfuss J, c       2  0  0  0   
Thon D, 2b            1  0  0  0   Parrish L, c          1  0  1  0   
Rettenmund M, ph      1  0  0  0   Brookens T, 3b        3  0  1  0   
Anderson J, 2b        0  0  0  0                                      
Miller R, cf          3  0  1  0                                      
Campaneris B, ss      3  0  0  0                                      
Davis W, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  1  8  0                        27  2  6  2

California       010 000 000 --  1
Detroit          010 001 00x --  2

  California           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Frost D (L)           7.0  6  2  2  4  2
LaRoche D             1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Morris J (W)*         7.0  8  1  1  3  3
Lopez A (S)           2.0  0  0  0  0  2
  * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th

DP -- California 1, Detroit 1
LOB -- California 9, Detroit 6
2B -- Baylor D
SB -- Morales J
CS -- Summers C
SH -- Trammell A
WP -- Morris J
PB -- Wockenfuss J
T -- 2:37
A -- 19880

    

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